Sometimes everything goes as I want ... sometimes not.
That next to my 2 jobs at the moment, got some problems finding time
Last week after a 3 hour test I noticed this ...
So time to get my UV light, maybe I can discover more.
Setup.
Lights off.
Probably 2 small leaks.
So opened it carefully again, maybe I can see more.
Going to test it once more with a POM remount and 2x serial connected D5's. (This to be really sure)
This time with a new glued big O-ring and small cast O-rings.
Problem could be the distance between some of the M3 bolts (6-7cm) to keep the POM really flat on the copper.
It does seem it's completely flat..
Met Rogier from Asus last friday for a coming project and ..
He asked me if he could borrow L4n for an Asus media event next friday.
Told him I couldn't get it fully running that fast, that was no problem.
So he would pick it up next tuesday..
Oops...
Will be some late evenings this weekend
First tests without PCB.
After a full leaktest still dry!!
Also didn't leave any Loctite
And then I had to remove it again for a full mount..pff
I really had to cut it loose.
And clean it for an hour
Used and army of heat transfer pads on back and front
And a new layer of Loctite.
Made a quick movie that night of the mess.
Next day.. change the bracket .. for the third time.
This will be on top of the pump controller.
Small idea I got for the ssd's
The backside will be out of sight, but is able to catch light from the RGB leds.
That will give a nice effect on the front side.
Rest of the day ... Bitspower..
My skin let go on my vingers
Even sawing the crystallinks .. had to do it with my knife.
Left both of my saws at work :/
Didn't have much time to make pics.
Got 2 hours left tomorrow.
So it will be on the event as below, just the RGB leds and the touchscreen.
When it's back I'll make it 'flowready' and leaktest it completely for multiple days.
And off course some more pictures from the case and MarsII
The loop can still even change, didn't have enough C47's
Met Rogier from Asus last friday for a coming project and ..
He asked me if he could borrow L4n for an Asus media event next friday.
Told him I couldn't get it fully running that fast, that was no problem.
So he would pick it up next tuesday..
Oops...
Will be some late evenings this weekend
First tests without PCB.
After a full leaktest still dry!!
Also didn't leave any Loctite
And then I had to remove it again for a full mount..pff
I really had to cut it loose.
And clean it for an hour
Used and army of heat transfer pads on back and front
And a new layer of Loctite.
Made a quick movie that night of the mess.
Next day.. change the bracket .. for the third time.
This will be on top of the pump controller.
Small idea I got for the ssd's
The backside will be out of sight, but is able to catch light from the RGB leds.
That will give a nice effect on the front side.
Rest of the day ... Bitspower..
My skin let go on my vingers
Even sawing the crystallinks .. had to do it with my knife.
Left both of my saws at work :/
Didn't have much time to make pics.
Got 2 hours left tomorrow.
So it will be on the event as below, just the RGB leds and the touchscreen.
When it's back I'll make it 'flowready' and leaktest it completely for multiple days.
And off course some more pictures from the case and MarsII
The loop can still even change, didn't have enough C47's
This week some small changes on the SSD's and then I will be testing the loop and hardware of L4n.
After that, mount the MARSII and test it all over again
What a week .. 28°C inside and I'm busy with 2 builds
To finish L4n I had quite a checklist to walk through.
- Add cables for SSD, Leds and pump.
- Change in RGB Leds and wiring.
- RGB controller/remote died, had to replace it.
- Finding the right coolant color.
- Testing loop + blocks + fan/pump controller without MARS.
- Testing all hardware with loop without MARS.
- Testing loop with MARS in it.
- Full stress test of complete system.
First .. lets add an SDD activity led
SSD in action. (2GB copy)
Also removed the RGB above the SSD and added RGB between the acrylic of the SSD's
Bringing 3 little cables to their destination out of sight.... 45 minutes
RGB controller replaced and proper connection instead of soldering.
Literally removed the radiator 30 times to get it in.
Then I found out I still had to extend the pump wire. -_-
Playing with test tubes in RGB light.
Seems EK blood red looks good in switching red/blue light.
First looptest without MARS.
Loop needed exactly 1 liter.
Never thought something would go easy.
Reservoir isn't the highest point, still it keeps on level nicely and de-aeration works perfect.
Pump on speedsetting 1, completely silent and enough flow to cool it down.
SSd's and memory ... check.
Lapped CPU + cooling ... check
Leaving it running for the night.
Right before getting the MARS in I changed something on the contrast of the aluminum text.
(Thanks NOCA!)
Not much luck again ... really .. somehow the motorized screen pressed the color-change button of the enermax fan when opening. Cause of that it had blue and red leds on, not something I wanted.
Had to drain the loop and build the pump completely out to reach it and fix it for good.
Finally testing the full loop!
Pump on speedsetting 10
Love bubbles.
And leaving it for another night.
Next day ... testing the complete system.
MARS leds lit
Pretty scary, don't know what the MARS temps are before I'm in windows.
Quick USB install
Unfortunately....
It seems 1 of the 2 cores isn't getting cooled as it should.
With a furmark stresstest in SLI 1 core goes to 65°C, the other one.. goes slowly up to 100°C and starts to throttle.
I'm almost sure it's the thickness of the heatpads I used, I will have to re-open it again completely.
There are a lot of options I can still try with different combinations of heatpads/paste, sure I can solve it.
However .. going to keep that for another time, tired of it for now.
I'm actually more glad both GPU's still work after enlarging 3 holes in the PCB
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