Log My (second) Streacom DB4 build

[Raiju]

That's awesome! I'm currently working on a similar build... may I ask which tool you used to bend the heatpipes? I got a "breakline bending tool" from eBay but the bending radius seems to be much bigger than yours.

You have a link to your build?

I used this one

Plumbers Copper Mini 3 in 1 Brake Pipe Bender 3 4.75 & 6mm Fluid Pipe Rod TE393

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I paid 5 or 6 euros for mine.

 

[REVOCCASES]

You have a link to your build?

I used this one

Plumbers Copper Mini 3 in 1 Brake Pipe Bender 3 4.75 & 6mm Fluid Pipe Rod TE393

AB Tools specialises in high quality tools suitable for professionals, enthusiasts and the keen DIYer! We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service with our 100% satisfaction guarantee, ABToolsonline, ABTools, AB, Tools, Tool, Bergen, Toolzone, Laser, Kamasa, Kamassa, Neilson...

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I paid 5 or 6 euros for mine.

Thanks, I'll give that a try. I bought a similar one but for 6/8/10mm and the radius is just too big for the bends I need to do.

Still waiting for materials to start with the build, I'll make a thread later down the road.

 

[asffn]

I figured I test the hardware first before I build it. Normally I am build, flip switch and hope everything works.

I decided to check the contact between the cpu and heatsink first. So I put the cpu on top of the theatsink. O dear, I could rock it about a full mm, that’s bad, very bad.

The heatsink showed light machine grooves, nothing bad, looked ok. Did some tests with light and it failed. Out with the sanding paper, took for ever to grind the grooves away. After that took a lot of further sanding to get it flat. My arm is sore but the heat sink is flat.

Second try with the cpu, better but still could rock it a bit. Should I do the cpu? Never done one with pins before. Wasn’t so bad, put some foam on top of the pins and it did the job. Ihs had one nasty high spot.

Third try, nice contact! In fact I am so pleased with it I think Coollaboratory metal pad might just work.

Time to assemble and see if I can get it to flow in the bios.

Hi there,
Thanks for sharing, your post was the nudge I needed to get me building. What are the 2 nickel parts screwed on the left and right side of the HDPlex block?

 

[Mark13]

Those APUs are ridiculously easy to cool, I've been running my 4650G (mostly) passively under an Accelero S1 GPU cooler with great success. It has a fan, but it barely ever runs, set to kick in above 65°C.

I had no idea Gigabyte had an A520 ITX board btw. Looks nice! Nicer than the ASRock my APU lives in

Another plus about cooling the 4750G is it idles at 7 watts. I added an RTX A2000 that also idles at 7 watts to my modded 678 case. Very pleased with the results.
For info, the 5700G also idles at about 7 to 8 watts, but will run about 10% hotter temps under full Blender render about 10% faster than the 4750G.
I found the 4750G to be more stable than the 5700G when both the CPU & APU were fully stressed - the 5700G would at times crash in this test - the 4750G never did.