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Not much for a build log.... build pics was based of of acrylic tubing
Finished this build a few weeks ago. I wanted to lower temperatures for my 9900k and the R6 case was limited... it's literally gone through 3 tear downs (in 2.5 weeks). 1) due to particle separation of dye from a bad batch of Mayhems. 2) Decided to Direct die. 3) Decided to lap the silicon, polish the plexi blocks and go with glass to prevent staining.
A link to my previous R6 build https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/memb...87700-r6-build
Parts
9900k @5.2 (-1avx, core cache 49) with a vcore ~ @1.337v (8h+, occt avx2 stable)
Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 *no issues or concerns with the vrm
Asus Dual RTX 2080 TI (Galax bios) Core 2185 MHz and 2000 MHz.
Trident Z 3600C16 DDR4 @4000Mhz 16-17-17-36 2T @1.41v
Samsung Evo 970 1TB
Hitachi TravelStar 1TB
WD Red 4TB
Corsair RM850x
Corsair ML120s and ML140s
Cablemods custom
Cooling Setup
EKWB D5 Pump Res Combo
EKWB Velocity CPU and GPU blocks
Barrow Fittings
12'/10' Glass tubing
Hardware Labs Nemesis 360 GTS, 360 GTX, 420 GTX
MISC Darkside UV and RGB strips, misc fan hubs and some tessa tape for wires (why not?)
(I think that's literally everything)
Writeups (for those interested in direct die and or lapping results)
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...nd-after-9900k
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...uper-long-read
Thoughts and reflections
Learned all fluids should be filtered, premix, concentrates... even distilled / dye prior to introducing it into a loop. Bottles can vary from one to another, learned the hard way...
Glass cleaning towel is a must for View 71
I hate plexiglass and dont think I'll ever work with it again!
Should have gotten 2 multiport rads for easier draining, front and top
Cutting Glass tubes is super easy! Much easier than acrylic IMO
Pay attention whenever you are sanding anything!
Flame polishing Plexi is quite dangerous, I used a spare sheet and practiced before doing the blocks. 1) too much heat can cause bubbling, 2) stay away from threads, melting would be a disaster 3) melting channels for O-rings would be a disaster! Pretty much very little room to make a mistake. (I do not recommend unless you got a backup or are super careful!)
Cutting the small glass tube to connect the GPU and CPU was extremely difficult, and the double 90 rotary used was a real PITA. I had a barrow offset fitting that I should have used with the double 90, but for some reason, my stubbornness got the better of me (on all 3 rebuilds)... ah well next time? LMAO!)
Planning things before hand only goes so far... Originally wanted the front rad ports on top.... There was just no way even with offsets and double 90s.
Figuring out the drain setup took literally 2hours..
Used to say the 9900k was a furnace, but it now runs cool as ice!
Anyway on to the pics....
Particle Separation (ALWAYS STRAIN YOUR FLUIDS!), it got bad! Real bad!, tubes were messed up, blocks were clogged, all noticed 2 days after the completed loop. Had to spend maybe 6 hours tearing down and flushing and re-cutting tubes (acrylic at the time)
Flame Polished Plexi
Glass Tubing Cut and Flame Polished
Die Lapping thickness (Recovered from a Horrible Disaster!)
Final Result after recovery
The Lapped Direct Die mount that I repainted
Donesos! (I think I like it without the RGB)
Once again, Perpendicular and Parallel Runs for a clean finish.
(sorry didn't take pics of the plexi shroud)
Now then, I think the Enthoo Luxe 2 is something I definitely want to work on next, maybe if i get lucky and win, I can look into a dual loop quad rad build. lol
Hope you enjoyed the read up as much as I loved to hate the process of this build! (3 rebuilds and the messup with the silicon really put a toll on me) LMAO!
Build progress (acrylic tube, prior to my multiple tear downs)
Coolant particle fall out (24-48hours) (sigh, ah well, it motivated me to do what i did to accomplish what I wanted) =D
Not much for a build log.... build pics was based of of acrylic tubing
Finished this build a few weeks ago. I wanted to lower temperatures for my 9900k and the R6 case was limited... it's literally gone through 3 tear downs (in 2.5 weeks). 1) due to particle separation of dye from a bad batch of Mayhems. 2) Decided to Direct die. 3) Decided to lap the silicon, polish the plexi blocks and go with glass to prevent staining.
A link to my previous R6 build https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/memb...87700-r6-build
Parts
9900k @5.2 (-1avx, core cache 49) with a vcore ~ @1.337v (8h+, occt avx2 stable)
Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 *no issues or concerns with the vrm
Asus Dual RTX 2080 TI (Galax bios) Core 2185 MHz and 2000 MHz.
Trident Z 3600C16 DDR4 @4000Mhz 16-17-17-36 2T @1.41v
Samsung Evo 970 1TB
Hitachi TravelStar 1TB
WD Red 4TB
Corsair RM850x
Corsair ML120s and ML140s
Cablemods custom
Cooling Setup
EKWB D5 Pump Res Combo
EKWB Velocity CPU and GPU blocks
Barrow Fittings
12'/10' Glass tubing
Hardware Labs Nemesis 360 GTS, 360 GTX, 420 GTX
MISC Darkside UV and RGB strips, misc fan hubs and some tessa tape for wires (why not?)
(I think that's literally everything)
Writeups (for those interested in direct die and or lapping results)
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...nd-after-9900k
https://forum.dazmode.com/forum/hear...uper-long-read
Thoughts and reflections
Learned all fluids should be filtered, premix, concentrates... even distilled / dye prior to introducing it into a loop. Bottles can vary from one to another, learned the hard way...
Glass cleaning towel is a must for View 71
I hate plexiglass and dont think I'll ever work with it again!
Should have gotten 2 multiport rads for easier draining, front and top
Cutting Glass tubes is super easy! Much easier than acrylic IMO
Pay attention whenever you are sanding anything!
Flame polishing Plexi is quite dangerous, I used a spare sheet and practiced before doing the blocks. 1) too much heat can cause bubbling, 2) stay away from threads, melting would be a disaster 3) melting channels for O-rings would be a disaster! Pretty much very little room to make a mistake. (I do not recommend unless you got a backup or are super careful!)
Cutting the small glass tube to connect the GPU and CPU was extremely difficult, and the double 90 rotary used was a real PITA. I had a barrow offset fitting that I should have used with the double 90, but for some reason, my stubbornness got the better of me (on all 3 rebuilds)... ah well next time? LMAO!)
Planning things before hand only goes so far... Originally wanted the front rad ports on top.... There was just no way even with offsets and double 90s.
Figuring out the drain setup took literally 2hours..
Used to say the 9900k was a furnace, but it now runs cool as ice!
Anyway on to the pics....
Particle Separation (ALWAYS STRAIN YOUR FLUIDS!), it got bad! Real bad!, tubes were messed up, blocks were clogged, all noticed 2 days after the completed loop. Had to spend maybe 6 hours tearing down and flushing and re-cutting tubes (acrylic at the time)
Flame Polished Plexi
Glass Tubing Cut and Flame Polished
Die Lapping thickness (Recovered from a Horrible Disaster!)
Final Result after recovery
The Lapped Direct Die mount that I repainted
Donesos! (I think I like it without the RGB)
Once again, Perpendicular and Parallel Runs for a clean finish.
(sorry didn't take pics of the plexi shroud)
Now then, I think the Enthoo Luxe 2 is something I definitely want to work on next, maybe if i get lucky and win, I can look into a dual loop quad rad build. lol
Hope you enjoyed the read up as much as I loved to hate the process of this build! (3 rebuilds and the messup with the silicon really put a toll on me) LMAO!
Build progress (acrylic tube, prior to my multiple tear downs)
Coolant particle fall out (24-48hours) (sigh, ah well, it motivated me to do what i did to accomplish what I wanted) =D
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