Hi there,
Finally finished my TU100 build, build around a Ryzen 7 3700X and a GTX 1650 Super
The goal was to get the some silent possible build, without modifying the case : no extra holes, no butchering of any sort.
There are some nice mods out there but I wanted to get the most of the original design.
Since the GPU is the main offender noise-wise, and since I did not want to drill fan holes in the bottom panel, I decided to watercool the GPU using a single XSPC TX120 radiator and a Fractal Design X2 GP-12 PWM 120 mm fan.
I fitted a modified EK VGA-Supremacy on the 1650 Super, while the loop is made of 10/6 Koolance tubing and an Alphacool DC-LT pump, fed by a Barrow 50 x 60 mm reservoir.
The VRM are cooled by a Noctua 40mm fan, also extracting the warm air trapped below the GPU.
The CPU is cooled by a Noctua NH-U9S, the most efficient cooler available for this case.
Both 92 mm fans are fed by the 120 mm radiator fan and are set to exhaust the air from the case (from front to back).
To be able to do so, I add to replace the SFX PSU by something smaller, here an industrial 12V Meanwell 400W PSU, powering a J-Hack Distro 400 kit from @Thehack.
The fans are controlled by an Aquacomputer Quadro, best hardware piece I have ever purchased
To fit all this gear inside the case, I used the original four tray holes to fix an aluminium plate supporting the pump, res, Quadro and Distro 400.
The new plate is supported by 4 silent-blocs, effectively decoupling the pump from the case.
The Meanwell 400W is supported by a cage I build with laser-cut 2 mm aluminium, screwed to the cases holes.
This has to be the most difficult build I worked on. This case is really not easy to work with ! Every step has to be planned carrefully.
Even if I've spent lots of time planning the mod in CAD, I had to make last-minute changes while actually assembling the parts.
Anyway, goal reached ! Very silent with the following fan settings ; you just hear a very faint woosh :
Ambient temp (inside case) is 20°C, while the water idle temp is 27°C.
Temps are not bad after 30 min of OCCT Power (both CPU and GPU) :
Under Octane Render (GPU-based 3D rendering software), the GPU maxed out at 41°C !
Some pics :
Finally finished my TU100 build, build around a Ryzen 7 3700X and a GTX 1650 Super
The goal was to get the some silent possible build, without modifying the case : no extra holes, no butchering of any sort.
There are some nice mods out there but I wanted to get the most of the original design.
Since the GPU is the main offender noise-wise, and since I did not want to drill fan holes in the bottom panel, I decided to watercool the GPU using a single XSPC TX120 radiator and a Fractal Design X2 GP-12 PWM 120 mm fan.
I fitted a modified EK VGA-Supremacy on the 1650 Super, while the loop is made of 10/6 Koolance tubing and an Alphacool DC-LT pump, fed by a Barrow 50 x 60 mm reservoir.
The VRM are cooled by a Noctua 40mm fan, also extracting the warm air trapped below the GPU.
The CPU is cooled by a Noctua NH-U9S, the most efficient cooler available for this case.
Both 92 mm fans are fed by the 120 mm radiator fan and are set to exhaust the air from the case (from front to back).
To be able to do so, I add to replace the SFX PSU by something smaller, here an industrial 12V Meanwell 400W PSU, powering a J-Hack Distro 400 kit from @Thehack.
The fans are controlled by an Aquacomputer Quadro, best hardware piece I have ever purchased
To fit all this gear inside the case, I used the original four tray holes to fix an aluminium plate supporting the pump, res, Quadro and Distro 400.
The new plate is supported by 4 silent-blocs, effectively decoupling the pump from the case.
The Meanwell 400W is supported by a cage I build with laser-cut 2 mm aluminium, screwed to the cases holes.
This has to be the most difficult build I worked on. This case is really not easy to work with ! Every step has to be planned carrefully.
Even if I've spent lots of time planning the mod in CAD, I had to make last-minute changes while actually assembling the parts.
Anyway, goal reached ! Very silent with the following fan settings ; you just hear a very faint woosh :
- Fractal 120 mm fan @ 800 RPM
- Both Noctua 92 mm fan @ 950 RPM
- Pump @ 1800 RPM
Ambient temp (inside case) is 20°C, while the water idle temp is 27°C.
Temps are not bad after 30 min of OCCT Power (both CPU and GPU) :
- CPU : stable at 86°C.
- GPU : stable 49°C. GPU VRM never went above 70°C.
- Water : stable at 37°C.
Under Octane Render (GPU-based 3D rendering software), the GPU maxed out at 41°C !
Some pics :
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