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Inside view before adding radiator.

12mm extensions

Perfect fit

Tools

Auto OC to 26%, still whisper quite.

After Cleaning, used microfiber cloth, seemed to work well.

Kit for cleaning radiator. I really though the bottle and funnel were going to be bigger. it's really a tiny funnel. For such a small radiator I only needed 1/8th of the bottle and 250ml of water. Turned out a small water bottle was perfect for mixing the water and chemicals together. Also worked well with funnel to poor into radiator.

Before Cleaning, foggy panels, yellowing block and green debris.

Before cleaning hard water build up on window. More green debris.

After Cleaning, used microfiber cloth to clean.

Mini DTX Monster

Computer:
(1) AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
(1) NVidea 1080 Founder (Still trying to get a ASUS ROG 3080)
(1) Crucial Ballistix 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
(1) Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
(1) Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Impact Mini DTX AM4 Motherboard
(1) Corsair SF 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply
(1) Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut Thermal Paste, 3.9g

Water Cooling:
(1) Bitspower Mono Block for ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact (cools CPU and VRMs)
(1) Iceman Cooler DDC Combo Res For Ncase Chasis M1
(1) Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus Pump
(1) Single Black Plastic Bottom (for iceman)
(1) EK-CoolStream PE 240 (Dual)
(2) Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan
(1) XSPC G1/4" Plug with 10k Sensor
(1) Utah Pneumatic Vinyl Tubing 3/8" Id 1/2" Od 25 Feet

Fittings For Water Cooling:
(6) Barrow G1/4" to 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD Compression Fitting for Soft Tubing
(4) EKWB EK-AF G1/4" 90° Angled Fitting
(2) EKWB EK-AF Classic G1/4" 45° Angled Fitting
(2) Bitspower G1/4" 10mm Male to Female Fitting, Matte Black
(2) EKWB EK-Quantum Torque 14mm Rotary Male to Female Extender Fitting
(1) XSPC G1/4" Ball Valve

Case:
(1) nCase M1 (side mount for rad in the top position)

Tools Used:
(1) EKWB EK-Loop Soft Tube Cutter
(1) PrimoChill Water Cooling Cleaning Prep Kit - New System
(1) PrimoChill Liquid Utopia - 15ml Bottle
(1) Squeeze Bottle 500ml
(1) EKWB EK-Loop Multi Allen Key
(1) Alphacool Alphacool Leak Tester
(1) Philips 1
(1) Allen key included with radiator
(1) Allen key included with water block
(6) XSPC M20 Fillcap

Color(s): Black Silver

RGB Lighting? No

Theme: none

Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling

Size: SFF

Type: General Build

Build Updates

Alphacool Laing DDC Pump failed, replaced with Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus Pump

Summer Cleaning

When I replaced the 1st pump, I noticed there is some green debris built up in the water block. Knowing I was going to need to clean the water block, I ran a cleaner through the loop. For a few days and flushed the loop.

The tubing had also yellowed, which I found out is a common problem with clear tubing. So ordered some new tubing, rad cleaner, and a few more fittings. (I updated the build to reflect the changes) On the suggestion of the SFFPC, I'm going to try some Vinyl. So I've ordered some Utah Pneumatic Vinyl Tubing 3/8" Id 1/2" Od.

While I was waiting for everything to arrive, the 2nd pump failed. With the pump being less then a month old, that seemed very SUS. I arranged for a return, and ordered another Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus. This time from Titan Rig. After getting a real Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus pump, it was clear that the 2nd pump wasn't a Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus.

If your going to do buy a Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus, make sure you buy it from a reputable store. A real Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus has a 4 pin fan connector with 2 wires. If you buy a Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus and the fan header is 3 pin, one wire. It's not a Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus!

After Cleaning, used microfiber cloth, seemed to work well.

Before Cleaning, foggy panels, yellowing block and green debris.

Before cleaning hard water build up on window. More green debris.

After Cleaning, used microfiber cloth to clean.

Hardware

Category / Value

Brand / Part

CPU

$ 194.34

AMD - Ryzen 5 (5600X)

Socket: AM4

Cores: 6

Motherboard

$ 589.00

ASUS - Crosshair VIII Impact

Chipset: X570

CPU Socket: AM4

Size: Mini-DTX

Memory

$ 361.12

Crucial - Ballistix (3600MHz) (Black)

Type: DDR4

Capacity: 64 GB

Graphics

$ 299.00

NVIDIA - Founders Edition

Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip: GTX 1080

Storage

$ 179.99

Samsung - 980 Pro

Form Factor: M.2

Interface: M.2 (M)

Capacity: 1 TB

PSU

$ 285.00

Corsair - SF750

Wattage: 750

Form Factor: SFX

Efficiency: 80+ Platinum

Case

$ 210.00

Ncases - NCase M1

Type: Mini-Tower

Side Panel: Solid

Case Fan

$ 49.90

Noctua - NF-A14 PWM (2x)

Size: 140 mm

Cooling

$ 146.75

Alphacool - Laing DDC-1T

Type: Pump

Cooling

$ 23.94

Barrow - Compression Fitting (ID3/8-OD1/2) Soft Tubing (6x)

Type: Fittings

Cooling

$ 139.99

Bitspower - Block for ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact

Type: Monoblock

Cooling

Bitspower - G1/4" Matt Black IG1/4" Extender-10MM (2x)

Type: Fittings

Cooling

$ 74.18

EKWB - EK-AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black (2x)

Type: Fittings

Cooling

$ 133.16

EKWB - EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black (4x)

Type: Fittings

Cooling

$ 272.31

EKWB - EK-CoolStream Classic PE (3x)

Type: Radiator

Size (WxHxD): 240 mm

Accessories

$ 16.99

Corsair - Hydro X Series XT Softline 10/13mm Tubing

Accessories

$ 31.33

Mayhems - Water Cooling Systems Inhibitor + and Biocide + 15ml

Accessories

$ 7.99

Thermal Grizzly - Aeronaut Thermal Paste (3.9g)

Accessories

$ 10.52

XSPC - G1/4" Plug with 10k Sensor

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Build Updates

Alphacool Laing DDC Pump failed, replaced with Alphacool Laing 12V DDC-1T Plus Pump

Summer Cleaning

Hardware

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