Hmm... I can’t quite figure why. You may want to find a flatter back plate to try. For me, I just turned the thumbscrews slowly until it just stops, and not try over do it.
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I'm pretty sure that the water block and cold plate are in the correct orientation.
I'll get another backplate and test it again.
That doesn't look like anything a few careful taps with a hammer couldn't fix.
Isn't the mounting pressure of the ("thumb")screws what`s determining for the evenness of the mounting?
The rods aren't that important if they are not level I would imagine.
The rods aren't that important if they are not level I would imagine.
I'm just saying the backplate could likely be flattened easily with simple tools. The gap doesn't look big enough for there to be much effort involved.
After trying with another backplate, the performance was nearly same as the taobao one.
Sorry for my misleading information, the screws are fine.
That's great!?
BTW just out of interest, did you use the jet plate? Understand it's a hassle to test with and without the jet plate. Just wonder if jet plate will make any difference at all. I do have worry that it will make temp worse coz the flow is in reverse.
Sorry if I'm asking a question that has been already asked.
Is Aquanaut compatible with EK Supremacy Mount Kit? I'm not sure which platform I'll choose and there is no option to order only kit. And also what is it mean "Taobao customized"?
Is Aquanaut compatible with EK Supremacy Mount Kit? I'm not sure which platform I'll choose and there is no option to order only kit. And also what is it mean "Taobao customized"?
Yep. I think this is the only one actually.
I wonder if asrock will keep lga115X mounting for future AMD boards.
Ok, I was finally able to get my loop back together with the Aquanaut.
Here's a write-up of the data (and the raw data for all you nerds) but the TL;DR is: There is no significant difference in performance between the Aquanaut and Apogee Drive II. I'd consider this to be awesome news for the SFF world, granted that to-date, the ADII was the only viable option for space-constrained loops with any amount of flow restriction.
However, the main reason I wasn't able to perform these tests earlier is because I had to rebuild the loop and disassemble the block a number of times to figure out how best to clear air from the impeller. For whatever reason, I was plagued with a captive bubble in the impeller or cold-plate throughout three nights of fiddling. Ultimately, orienting the entire machine with the outlet port of the Aquanaut "up" ended up being the most reliable means to clear the air.
The ADII did not exhibit this problem, likely due to the simpler cold-plate/chamber design.
Thanks to @Nouvolo for the opportunity to try this out! Very happy to see this come to market, but sorry I couldn't get this comparison ready, sooner! ?
Edit: Fixed Google document permissions. Sigh.
Here's a write-up of the data (and the raw data for all you nerds) but the TL;DR is: There is no significant difference in performance between the Aquanaut and Apogee Drive II. I'd consider this to be awesome news for the SFF world, granted that to-date, the ADII was the only viable option for space-constrained loops with any amount of flow restriction.
However, the main reason I wasn't able to perform these tests earlier is because I had to rebuild the loop and disassemble the block a number of times to figure out how best to clear air from the impeller. For whatever reason, I was plagued with a captive bubble in the impeller or cold-plate throughout three nights of fiddling. Ultimately, orienting the entire machine with the outlet port of the Aquanaut "up" ended up being the most reliable means to clear the air.
The ADII did not exhibit this problem, likely due to the simpler cold-plate/chamber design.
Thanks to @Nouvolo for the opportunity to try this out! Very happy to see this come to market, but sorry I couldn't get this comparison ready, sooner! ?
Edit: Fixed Google document permissions. Sigh.
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I use these methods to try get bubbles out quicker:
- tilt the case about
- adjust the speed of the pump (from slow to fast)
And yes, I find bleeding the loop is so important for flow rate. I can get 10-15% better flow rate with a proper bled loop.
Absolutely this! An air bubble in the fluid path causes a restriction/resistance to flow.
In addition to these tips, what I've also found useful is that once every few minutes while filling the loop, I'll power down the pump, wait about a minute or two for the bubbles to settle, and then power on the pump again. A lot of the time, the stubborn bubbles that tends to get stuck in low-pressure turbulent flow zones are difficlt to dislodge by changing the pump speed up/down, but the jolt from the pump being turned on may help get things moving
Managed to get my Aquanaut in the T1 in 3 slot gpu configuration, with a res and a standard 240mm radiator all with rigid tubing.
Was a pain!
Was a pain!
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