Louqe Ghost: AIO to GPU space

[ro9ue]

I'm not really attempting this but could it be possible to install an AIO-cooler or custom loop without using a tophat? This would omit a discrete graphics card but if I'd survive using a iGPU it's an interesting idea to me.

Some kind of a bracket with similar mounting to a GPU io-shield holding the radiator assembly would be required. 45mm worth of thickness clearance could give enough space.

 

[hrh_ginsterbusch]

I'm not really attempting this but could it be possible to install an AIO-cooler or custom loop without using a tophat? This would omit a discrete graphics card but if I'd survive using a iGPU it's an interesting idea to me.

Some kind of a bracket with similar mounting to a GPU io-shield holding the radiator assembly would be required. 45mm worth of thickness clearance could give enough space.

Well, technically you can do this even with an S300, so I dont see why it would work with the Ghost S1.

Main issue would be: there is very limited space on the GPU side - 45 mm at max.
So you'd either have to go with a regular sized AIO + slim fans, eg. 27 mm radiator + 15 / 15.6 mm slim fans = 42 - 43 mm

OR something like the Silverstone Vida 240, which sits at 22 mm radiator height + 15.6 mm slim fans ~= 38 mm.
Be warned thought: This thing can be a bit tricky to work with, because of the unusually hard tubes and the tube inlet / outlet positions (also see my S396 build log).

cu, w0lf.

 

[ro9ue]

Vida 240 looks promising and I've got a suitable mounting frame prospect.

This would be my first step towards the realm of water cooling and many enlightened ones have advised to not mix aluminum with copper in the loop. Vida 240 has a copper block with an aluminum rad, which contradicts this basic rule. Am I missing something here?

 

[hrh_ginsterbusch]

Vida 240 looks promising and I've got a suitable mounting frame prospect.

This would be my first step towards the realm of water cooling and many enlightened ones have advised to not mix aluminum with copper in the loop. Vida 240 has a copper block with an aluminum rad, which contradicts this basic rule. Am I missing something here?

That rule only applies to CUSTOM Loops. But even then, next to no water blocks are exposed copper, they ALL get a plating to avoid mixed. Except, obviously, when you build a full copper loop, which is a challenge by itself already (ask Billet Labs).

AIOs do the same, ie. their water-blocks are nickel-plated, too. The copper is only exposed at the CPU side, but the part that is exposed to the liquid (its usually a water-based solution mixed with a biocide) IS NOT.

For an excessive info about the topic, watch the recent video of der3auer, where he gets into the details and challenges of creating a direct die water block. There, he shows the results of the nickel-plating process. Rest is irrelevant for the topic:


cu, w0lf.