Ok, the Alphacool 1U ES is showing some design issue: It's leaking, due to a deformation of the base. Maybe it would have been a good idea from Alphacool to have a additional screws from the bottom! Damn it, now I need to come back or to the DC-LT or to the external pump+reservoir.
There is a gasket all around, but the bulge doesn't allow to be completely sealed, so under a bit of pressure it leaks now.
Oh, now we need to look for new ideas in the location of the pump inside. Maybe this happened because of a lot of pressure or a factory defect ?Ok, the Alphacool 1U ES is showing some design issue: It's leaking, due to a deformation of the base. Maybe it would have been a good idea from Alphacool to have a additional screws from the bottom! Damn it, now I need to come back or to the DC-LT or to the external pump+reservoir.
Good question, can be also the pressure given to the pump to screw in! But shouldn't happen! Especially in an "enterprise" solution as they say in the website...
Yes, a lot of thoughts in my head is really a problem and now maybe it will save people from such an incident. But maybe this is just a single factory defect problem.
Well, finally I have some time to post my updated build, which is much closer to the final look.
Made some major changes to it:
- got SF750 from Amazon (still is not available in my country);
- bought 11/8 tygon tubes and aquacomputer premix coolant to replace LT240 stock;
- inspired by @fabio custom cables photos decided to made my own
- used long standoffs from the package to move riser 1-slot closer to the side and solve the issue with GPU height (still have to modify power connectors a bit);
- finally bought power button and also changed the ram to trident z rgb.
The most time consuming was to made custom cables, it took something like 2 days of work to complete all of them, but nothing too complex there IMO, just a lot of patience.
Replacing LT240 tubing is absolutely another thing, problems arose starting from the disassembling, had to use pliers and adjustable wrench to unleash tubes from two fittings, and even using such tools it was pretty hard to do, no need to say that 50% of their surface was damaged significantly.
I hoped that there will be no issues with assembling, but they were. I've painted all the fittings with a spray, but when I tried to assemble the loop there was no chance to do that without using of a pliers again.
Apart form that, when fittings are almost fully tightened tube starts to rotate together with a fitting, so I have to mount all the fittings to the tubes initially and then to the rad/pump.
Filling the loop using fillport on the pump wasn't the problem at all, just a time consuming task.
That's about what was done, but I still have some things to improve in the build.
First of all, bitspower set of 11/8 mm fittings already on the way to me, should be delivered in a week, as I'm really unhappy with the stock one. Together with fittings I want to add second short spring to the tube (even such bend across the psu going to kink the tube, especially during workload, but that was mentioned by some member, and expected with 1.5mm tube wall thickness) and move long spring to the front for a better look.
Also need to buy two black nf-a12x15 fans, but can't find them in stock, so have to wait some time.
** sorry for the photos quality, illumination is far for perfect **
Ok, the Alphacool 1U ES is showing some design issue: It's leaking, due to a deformation of the base. Maybe it would have been a good idea from Alphacool to have a additional screws from the bottom! Damn it, now I need to come back or to the DC-LT or to the external pump+reservoir.
@fabio please tell me by specification it can be installed in T1? I'm looking for different options to replace the Alphacool ES Reservoir 1UOk, the Alphacool 1U ES is showing some design issue: It's leaking, due to a deformation of the base. Maybe it would have been a good idea from Alphacool to have a additional screws from the bottom! Damn it, now I need to come back or to the DC-LT or to the external pump+reservoir.
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I will test with another one, already ordered!
In dimensions, using a thin GPU block like the EKWB, YES! I should check with my new AquaComputer block that seems is thicker.@fabio please tell me by specification it can be installed in T1? I'm looking for different options to replace the Alphacool ES Reservoir 1U
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Now, I just need a 3950x and a 3080 Ti and I will setup Unraid for a portable gaming setup with my 60% keyboard, wireless mouse and portable monitor. Then, an hdmi cord going to the TV so my friend can play with a controller at the same time. This is ridiculous, dude! A 9.5L dual 8c gaming pc with its own gpu(my old 20 series), nvme drive(dual M.2's) and ram. The only con is single channel 16gb ddr4 module on ryzen. I don't know how bad this will perform but in theory its Awesome!
Well, seems is DDC model related. Alphacool just replied:
Too many questions. Let's see when and IF arrives.
