Greetings Small Form Factor Guru's!
I've been listening for a while, and it seems that there are some, who experience some quarrels with the 645LTs acoustic performance.
From what I've been able to gather it is mostly people who are in close proximity to their case and/or users where the radiator is mounted below (on the vertical axis) the pump.
This kind of mounting will inevitably lead to microbubbles getting caught in the pump, giving you a degraded acoustic performance...
And as a fellow SFF nerd, I feel your pain!
That's why I put it on myself to venture into the corners of our offices, to find the most nerdy and skilled engineers at Asetek.
And I challenged them. I challenged them to come up with a potential fix for our beloved 645LT users, who want to make the utmost of their product.
The road has been filled with interesting discoveries, but now I am ready to actually talk about a way that you can achieve better acoustics with your existing 645LTs. EVEN IF they are mounted below the pump (on the vertical axis).
Through rigorous testing, we've found a way to minimize microbubbles in products like the 645LT while having the often desired orientation in SFF.
What you will want to do, is to flip your radiator 180 degrees. That means, tubes at the bottom, rad at the top. This will allow the tank to catch most/all microbubbles leading to a much better acoustic performance in your system and seemingly no more "gurgling"
I know the solution is not perfect. Because at least Dan-Cases A4-SFX won't allow you to fasten it in that position (though it shouldn't matter, as long as you don't start tossing your case around) - but maybe this could be a challenge for @LoserCard if the solution proves to be as good in reality as we have experienced in-house.
Questions?
I'm always happy to answer here, on twitter, Reddit or your preferred social platform!
Happy hacking,
AsetekDennis
I've been listening for a while, and it seems that there are some, who experience some quarrels with the 645LTs acoustic performance.
From what I've been able to gather it is mostly people who are in close proximity to their case and/or users where the radiator is mounted below (on the vertical axis) the pump.
This kind of mounting will inevitably lead to microbubbles getting caught in the pump, giving you a degraded acoustic performance...
And as a fellow SFF nerd, I feel your pain!
That's why I put it on myself to venture into the corners of our offices, to find the most nerdy and skilled engineers at Asetek.
And I challenged them. I challenged them to come up with a potential fix for our beloved 645LT users, who want to make the utmost of their product.
The road has been filled with interesting discoveries, but now I am ready to actually talk about a way that you can achieve better acoustics with your existing 645LTs. EVEN IF they are mounted below the pump (on the vertical axis).
Through rigorous testing, we've found a way to minimize microbubbles in products like the 645LT while having the often desired orientation in SFF.
What you will want to do, is to flip your radiator 180 degrees. That means, tubes at the bottom, rad at the top. This will allow the tank to catch most/all microbubbles leading to a much better acoustic performance in your system and seemingly no more "gurgling"
I know the solution is not perfect. Because at least Dan-Cases A4-SFX won't allow you to fasten it in that position (though it shouldn't matter, as long as you don't start tossing your case around) - but maybe this could be a challenge for @LoserCard if the solution proves to be as good in reality as we have experienced in-house.
Questions?
I'm always happy to answer here, on twitter, Reddit or your preferred social platform!
Happy hacking,
AsetekDennis
