GeneralI actually switched from Air to Water cooling...
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I never thought I'd do it. That whole old dogs and new tricks thing I guess.
The system basics: AMD Ryzen 7 3800xt Gigabyte 2070 Super Windforce OC3 Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra 32 GB PNY 3200 RAM (216) Silent Base 801 case with (6) 140mm fans (4) Pure Wings 2 (f/r) -- (2) Silent wings 3 (top exhaust) I was running a Noctua NH-C14S with (2) 140mm fans, (only one pictured) which under most conditions would keep the CPU around 67-72*C under load. This setup was adequate, but that 3800 chip heated the interior of the case nicely. My PC made a nice space heater. https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc/i-4TtnjJ2/0/30b4a23b/L/IMG_1136_heic-L.jpg I decided to try an AIO... Reasonably priced and a descent performer, I went with the bequiet! Pure Loop 280... hey, it's a bequiet! case! The install was very easy, and the whole swap took about an hour. I mounted the radiator on top as an exhaust with the (2) Silent Wings 3 140mm fans attached. The Pure loop definitely cleans up the look quite a bit inside the case, and has reduced interior temps enough to lower the GPU temps about 3*C under load. The heat pouring out of the back of the case is greatly reduced as well. https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc/i-6phzxtZ/0/19bccf90/L/IMG_1182_HEIC-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc/i-xkgGQ8J/0/4ecccd77/L/IMG_1184_HEIC-L.jpg Noise has barely been reduced, even though there's 2 less fans, Noctuas, which equate to church mouse farts. I can reduce fan speeds when I'm not running the system hard, which does quiet things down a bit. Overall, I am quite impressed with the end result: CPU temps are about 4*C cooler under load GPU temps are about 4*C cooler under load Temp under desk cooler too... bonus. Cleaner look behind the glass. Better airflow without the big cooler blocking air flow. |
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Solid. You should also get a anti-sag for GPU as it's bending a bit. It can cause a lot of defects in the future. Overall looks good
PS: Maybe get 8gb x 4 ram instead of 16x4.. I think the CL would be better and faster |
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Polaris- wrote Solid. You should also get a anti-sag for GPU as it's bending a bit. It can cause a lot of defects in the future. Overall looks good Thanks.... Appreciate the input. I ordered a gpu brace, and since the PSU is modular I'm going to go with sleeved cables. Pimp it up a bit. Maybe 4x16 on the ram down the road.... |
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The GPU Support, and the sleeved cable extensions went in today....
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-mb4t2CM/0/L/i-mb4t2CM-L.jpg Behind the scenes got a bit messy, but I can live with it. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-FsjXMxk/0/L/i-FsjXMxk-L.jpg Found some silver hose sleeves too... gotta wait for those. I like the 'bling'! |
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MrMcfly wrote The GPU Support, and the sleeved cable extensions went in today.... Custom cables really do make things look much tidier. The GPU bracket looks nice and discrete, blends in well |
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