Greetings, as many times as I searched on the net I'm not able to find anyone that has spliced a GPU block into a CPU all in one. I have been running a deepcool Maelstrom 240mm on a mildly overclocked 6600 k for the last 6 months and want to start experimenting, so I figure get a cheap block off eBay and series into the AIO. I figure if the AIO pump dies I can just put in an ek 100 with pump. Has this been done before? Or is the AIO pump never going to have a chance?
I understood that you want to expand your AIO. If so you just pull the tubes from inlet and outlet. They should come off with a bit of force. Then you just conntect it with the gpu. But you cant use compresion fittings on the block/pump combo. You can only use barb and it has a barb connector pre attached.
Are there any resources around that might have the LPM and head pressure of the deepcool AIO pump or other AIO pumps?
I am also wondering what to use as top up for the loop, distilled water only or drain the whole thing and do a 30% ethylene glycol mix with a $10 reservoir to make it easier to eliminate trapped air.
Side note; the block is ordered, only AUD$18 off ebay
AIO has a mixture of diffrent liquids in order to keep running many years. You should drain it and then add destiled water with a few frops of biocide to prevent algies from growing. Is you add reservoir you shold have less trouble bleeding air bubles.
FYI: You also might want to find some form of corrosion inhibitor, since the rad is aluminum and the block is copper. Otherwise, you're going to be running into some issues down the road....
Greetings, as many times as I searched on the net I'm not able to find anyone that has spliced a GPU block into a CPU all in one. I have been running a deepcool Maelstrom 240mm on a mildly overclocked 6600 k for the last 6 months and want to start experimenting, so I figure get a cheap block off eBay and series into the AIO. I figure if the AIO pump dies I can just put in an ek 100 with pump. Has this been done before? Or is the AIO pump never going to have a chance?
You are trying to expand a loop who's pump is only marginally able to move enough coolant as it is. Combine this with the radiator is only good enough for the CPU alone and you most likely not enough pump flow rate, but also not enough radiator cooling ability.
Do you know where I can find any specs for the deep cool AIO pump? Do any manufacturers of AIOs list their LPM or head pressure? I am about to pull it apart to find out because I can't find the info anywhere, the best review for the deep cool maelstrom I can find is the one at frostytech.com , when I'm not even breaking 50c/122F on the CPU I'm sure the 240mm has the capacity to add the GPU.
Do you know where I can find any specs for the deep cool AIO pump? Do any manufacturers of AIOs list their LPM or head pressure? I am about to pull it apart to find out because I can't find the info anywhere, the best review for the deep cool maelstrom I can find is the one at frostytech.com , when I'm not even breaking 50c/122F on the CPU I'm sure the 240mm has the capacity to add the GPU.
Only that the pump is rated Pump Power Consumption 1.92W. Here is data for some AIO pumps (not CLC). By comparison a D5 custom loop pump has 1200 l/h, 3.7 meter lift. and 37 watts .. many times more flow, lift and power .. and these are AIOs (not CLCs) advertised as being expandable. I think you can see how the D5 pump has way more performance than the AIOs do. These AIOs have much more pump performance ability than CLCs do. If CLC pumps have any ratings given (most have no flow or head ratings) only give them amp ratings, and these rating are more like fan amp ratings .. lower than many performance fan amp ratings.
OK so i have opted for the easy way out after testing that the deep-cool head pressure isn't really enough and the 1/4" to 3/8" barb mis-match would be a pain to deal with.
AUD$65 for a IDCooling frostflow 120 to do the quoted "green mod" and even though the stock cooler doesn't contact the VRMs AUD$10 for some self adhesive sinks.
pics next weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ANyMdI2MoA
There it is, the cheapest (reliable) and easiest way to water cool the GTX1060 card i have.
The IDCooling Frostflow 120 comes with a 2g tube of generic paste which was used.
The VRM self adhesive sinks i am expecting should arrive tomorrow and maybe then i can try an OC on the Vram, for now it is stock.
After an hour of heat-soak the card has topped out at 64C/147F and is still pinned at 2100MHz without throttling.
All the while being whisper quiet running the 120mm fan at 40%.
Not sure if you noticed the VRM is passive from stock, and as i said i have Vram/VRM sinks coming in the mail.
This is a legitimate mod for smoothing frequency dips that cause the 0.1 percentile low frame rates.
And If you think an EK thermosphere setup is as price competitive as this, no it isnt, this was 3/4 the cost of the EK block alone.
Why would i spend more money than i have to to achieve my goal? the card will get sold on as soon as Volta is out
Actually the heatsink fan was blowing cool air at them
Personally I would've gone the Accelero route - a little cheaper, comes with VRM heatsinks, provides airflow to those heatsinks, more reliable, probably cools better, quieter than a CLC, etc...
Yeah sorry i haven't framed the pump mounting very wide, otherwise you would see that in the Prodigy case the 240mm radiator mounts in the top and the fans under that are only half an inch above the AIO pump.
I am going to have to agree with suryapk13:
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Originally Posted by suryapk13
Screw the Accelero cooler pricing. To my surprise, the Accelero Mono Plus costs more than the Accelero Twin Turbo III.
The Twin Turbo III costs as much as low-end liquid coolers. Do you think it will outperform them?
The Accellero coolers aren't available in Australia either and if i could get one i would have concerns it would not fit in my setup.
Advantage of the water loop is majority of heat is being ejected out the back of the case.
Thanks for the recommendation though i know the air cooler would likely be more reliable long term.
It is almost like Australia is a second rate country when it comes to PC parts availability -We only just got Newegg Oz! but prices are inflated
I will post more pics with the sinks applied
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