Log [COMPLETE] X300-M(AX): A watercooled sandwich style X300M build! [5.6-5.9L, 12V!]

[Curiosity]

cooler master

Are you saying the block you linked is a cooler master block? Or something else?

 

[petricor]

https://i.postimg.cc/hvk21XMb/IMG-2138.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/bYZ8g43s/IMG-2140.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/44jGSwSw/IMG-2147.jpg

consider this option, it is the most compact and efficient water block for cpu

What's this? Product name? Link?

 

[petricor]

Weird but cool, not sure if it's just my 1060 cooperating or if this is normal, but my 1060 6gb is perfectly happy to run on the riser with the 5v line snipped.

So at least for my 1060 it seems like I can get away with only running 12V power to the GPU, fantastic.

Pretty impressive. BTW - what's that screen you're using?

 

[Curiosity]

@petricor thanks. It's an iPad 3 lcd panel with an abusemark edp→dp adapter board. Uses mini b for power and full-size DP for video in. Though I'm considering swapping the board for a newer version USB C adapter so I can put OEM iPad glass on it again. Right now the DP connector sits slightly higher than the edge of the case.
Also the a300 doesn't play nice with it, so unless I have my 1060 plugged in I can't use it. ?

@sancho I'm sorry friend, I'm not sure what you're getting at.

 

[Curiosity]

Ah alright. I just failed to locate it on their website so when you linked their homepage I was confused.

Looked harder, looks like it's the block from the masterliquid maker 92?

 

[Curiosity]

MasterLiquid Maker 92

Rog

Are the fitting locations g1/4 on that block? From what I've seen most AIO's have some weird proprietary thread and fittings.

 

[Curiosity]

Update:
Got a 140mm fan extension/ shround and new version of the mobo plate printed, as well as a 'single slot gpu' standin. The shroud is just a stand in for a fan until I actually get one.

I made my standoffs a little too thin, but that's not a major issue, it served it's purpose to mock up the layout.



I need to tweak the geometry of the mobo plate where the rad attaches to not obstruct airflow, and actually include mounting arms to mount the riser with.
Also determine the location of the rear io.

For hardware I still need a pump, some 90° fittings and tubing. Also maybe to mod my 1060 to have a 2060fe style power connector.

 

[Curiosity]

Update: watercooling parts came in and I was able to mock them up on my first mockup spine print.



Almost everything lines up the way

I expected and hoped, however I realize I forgot the fittings to facilitate filling and draining in my order, lol. So I'll need to order some more fittings to facilitate that when I can. Also, the geometry of the pump top causes issues I didn't forsee, so I'll need to figure out the placement for that exactly before I place another order for fittings. Right now I'm thinking I might just mount it against the radiator since (currently, at least) I don't need any of the space in front of the rad for the GPU.

Next steps:
Figure out pump placement
After that figure out the fill/ drain plumbing
Print another spine with holes in the correct places + re test fit
If everything fits correctly, order 5mm aluminum plate and start machining it to be the spine, front and rear of the case. (Inspired by @Da_Korn 's build using 5mm alu)

 

[Valantar]

Following this, really like the build. Hope you can squeeze in the pump somewhere. Also love your use of 3D printing for prototyping, don't think I've seen that done this thoroughly before - that MeanWell print is impressively detailed. Perhaps a bit late now given that you already have most of the fittings, but I was wondering if using thinner tubing might make fitting this a bit easier? Shouldn't be too much of a restriction given the tiny loop. Also, with the radiator mount in your previous post it looks like there should be room above (below?) the motherboard to fit the pump there, but in the latest pictures it looks like the board has been shifted a bit relative to the radiator - or is that just perspective playing tricks on me?

 

[Curiosity]

@Valantar thanks!
For tubing I'm already using 6/10mm (1/4" x 3/8"), going smaller would be possible but like you said, I already have fittings. Plus 6/10 is already fairly small.
For the alignment of the rad/ mobo, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Since I'm using my first draft of the spine plate the radiator is 1cm or so higher than it needs to be relative to the mobo. I've since corrected it, but not had a chance to print the whole spine with corrected placements. Hopefully I can do that this week, though. I'm not 100% sure if the pump will fit under the mobo tray with the psu in place, but once I have he new spine printed we'll find out. If it does, that's wonderful, but right now I'm thinking it's going to end up on it's side near the mobo or in front of the rad like I said.

 

[Valantar]

@Valantar thanks!
For tubing I'm already using 6/10mm (1/4" x 3/8"), going smaller would be possible but like you said, I already have fittings. Plus 6/10 is already fairly small.
For the alignment of the rad/ mobo, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Since I'm using my first draft of the spine plate the radiator is 1cm or so higher than it needs to be relative to the mobo. I've since corrected it, but not had a chance to print the whole spine with corrected placements. Hopefully I can do that this week, though. I'm not 100% sure if the pump will fit under the mobo tray with the psu in place, but once I have he new spine printed we'll find out. If it does, that's wonderful, but right now I'm thinking it's going to end up on it's side near the mobo or in front of the rad like I said.

Even if it ends up in front of the rad and thus shortening GPU clearance by a bit, you'll nonetheless have a very impressive build on your hands. Looking forward to seeing it progress

 

[Curiosity]

Tested my wife's broken 20v 2.25a adapter for her laptop with a 5.5*2.5 pigtail I did the 12v testing with, it crashed after 10min when running heaven extreme + p95, but didn't crash after 2 hours of heaven ultra by itself, So I soldered the pigtail on and now have a more portable brick for light use while it's still in stock a300 mode.

 

[Valantar]

I said so on Discord too, but man, this is so cool. The amount of performance possible at those power levels is bonkers.

 

[Curiosity]

Quick update since a few parts came in from my latest batch or orders:
Got my teenytiny screw kit, and my heat set standoffs, as well as my DC-in panel mount jack.
So I was able to secure the endplates to the spine and mock it up a bit more.
I need to get the heat set inserts in before I can properly test fit the mobo. (I printed the version of the spine model designed for inserts instead of screwing in standoffs directly on accident)

And finally a bad picture of the rear plate:

I need to make the relief around the round cutout smaller, remove a screw hole, resize the 8pin power inlet, and modify the GPU IO slightly so it doesn't impact the HDMI port.

 

[Curiosity]

Small update:

I have successfully test mounted all comments to the spine/ bookends and ran the system!


Next steps:

• Buy dc in barrel Jack + build the relocation wire
• Print new revision of rear bookend with revised dimensions and more holes (including holes for wifi antennas)
• Print new revision of spine with corrected radiator placement (currently sits about 5mm too high)
• Buy some more fittings and get to work on actually constructing the WC loop
• Have determined the best riser for my use is the r42 UF, so I'll need that as well.

 

[Curiosity]

Update!
Very exciting update.
Got the parts for my barrel Jack passthrough that I'll be using until I can afford the WLP350+ WLP350CK. I assembled the passthrough at work last night and put together the PC sans watercooling (since I still need some fittings)

The passthrough cable I built, I only had 26ga wire in hand so I tripled them up to be roughly equal to 20ga wire.

The computer, built and working!!!
It's now a solid unit that I can keep together until I get more parts and need to modify it again.
(I am aware that in the last pic the spine is bowing pretty bad, it's just plastic and not meant to sit in that orientation)

To-do list in the order I'm most likely to do them:
*Print modified rear panel (the one I'm using now has just had holes haphazardly drilled)
*Order remaining fittings for WC
*Order and install WLP350+WLP350CK
*order R42UF Riser
*Order aluminum plate and sheets for final construction of the case once the designs are prefected.

Edit:
Perfect start to page 3.
Also Firestrike score:

I scored 10 413 in Fire Strike

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060-6GB x 1, 8192 MB, 64-bit Windows 10}

www.3dmark.com

 

[Curiosity]

Got (hopefully) the last wc parts I need in today, so I installed the rad to make sure everything fits nice. it does!

Just need to go ahead and plumb it all together now.

ideally I'd print an updated spine and rear panel, but the makerspace is closed for the virus at the moment so I'm not sure when I'll be able to do that.

 

[Curiosity]

WATERCOOLING INSTALLED
pump→cpu→gpu→rad→pump
First test went well
The I think the bubbles are causing an issue In the GPU block though, ran time spy stress test and it hit 97c while the CPU peaked at 64c. Stress test was 86% stable or whater the unit of measurement for the score is.

Also I need to do a long leak test still lol

 

[Windfall]

WATERCOOLING INSTALLED
pump→cpu→gpu→rad→pump
First test went well
The I think the bubbles are causing an issue In the GPU block though, ran time spy stress test and it hit 97c while the CPU peaked at 64c. Stress test was 86% stable or whater the unit of measurement for the score is.

Also I need to do a long leak test still lol

Another insane build I somehow missed!
This is absolutly mad and truly in the spirit of sff, nice work!

 

[Curiosity]

Another insane build I somehow missed!
This is absolutly mad and truly in the spirit of sff, nice work!

Thanks friend! it might be due to my slow and small updates, the thread isn't bumped too often.



hopefully I can finish it off with a real case and the PSU sooner than later.