Hey!
I just finished my first custom watercooling loop. It uses distilled water and glycol; 90/10 ratio. The temps are insane; 30C at idle (fans turned off), and 37C after 3dmark Firestrike test (80% fan speed). However, I'm noticing small bubbles in the radiator! None in the tubes (occassional big bubble when I tilt the computer; but I assume that's just because of new build, only need to keep tilting it every hour or so?).
Any suggestions on how to get the microbubbles out of the resevoir? They seem to be glycol, as I poured that in after filling the loop (50/50 mix of glycol and water). Are the microbubbles damaging to the pump in any way? They don't seem to be going through the tubes frequently.
Any way to get the remaining air out of the radiator? I've tipped the computer upside down, and back and forth (only back and forth while running).
Cheers
Loop info:
Vega 64 card with EK acetal waterblock
XE 360 radiator
250 resevoir, helix red (alphacool)
Hardtubes, compression fittings
DDC 310 Alphacool pump
I just finished my first custom watercooling loop. It uses distilled water and glycol; 90/10 ratio. The temps are insane; 30C at idle (fans turned off), and 37C after 3dmark Firestrike test (80% fan speed). However, I'm noticing small bubbles in the radiator! None in the tubes (occassional big bubble when I tilt the computer; but I assume that's just because of new build, only need to keep tilting it every hour or so?).
Any suggestions on how to get the microbubbles out of the resevoir? They seem to be glycol, as I poured that in after filling the loop (50/50 mix of glycol and water). Are the microbubbles damaging to the pump in any way? They don't seem to be going through the tubes frequently.
Any way to get the remaining air out of the radiator? I've tipped the computer upside down, and back and forth (only back and forth while running).
Cheers
Loop info:
Vega 64 card with EK acetal waterblock
XE 360 radiator
250 resevoir, helix red (alphacool)
Hardtubes, compression fittings
DDC 310 Alphacool pump