Thanks for your comment 🙏 Good to see you too my friend! But also, technically, I never left. I've been here the whole time, grinding away on these videos. I had to spent a lot of time working on a build that never worked out and I had to scrap it and start over on something new. I do recognize it has been longer than usual this time, but my plan is still to do my best on making more videos and making each video better. Thanks again for watching
Fantastic video! This will be my go-to guide when I build my first water-cooled PC using the M2. Now, I'm just waiting for the RTX 5090 and 9950X3D to be released.
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I appreciate the feedback and encouragement! My plan is to continue to make more videos and improve with each one, thanks again
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I appreciate the feedback and encouragement. My plan is to my best to make more videos and making improvements with each video.
I am currently starting to order parts for an M2 build too, I will be going for a dual 240mm rad build potentially triple. I’m gonna use the iceman pump res combo which was so popular on the M1 so that’ll give more space. Then the rest will just be bottom rad, side rad (maybe) and top rad. Just difficult to work out if it will fit or not yet since I’ve seen very few builds to the extreme I’m wanting to do
always looking forward to your videos 🙏 my (and probably some others) request would be: an upper midrange air cooled SFF PC build when the new components drop in Q1 2025: 9800x3D and whatever the best 80 series or equivalent is (e.g. 5080). I would build a liquid cooled PC but everyone and their mum (see LTT) advises against is because maintenance is always whack with those. by showing an air cooled build you might broaden your audience since you don't have to be a giga tech dude that fiddles with the system every couple months/years to fix/change the water cooling.
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Wow, that is really cool thank you. I love watercooling. I enjoy making the content. Having said that, I can totally do aircooling too. It all depends on what people want to see. The 9800X3D plus the 5080 seems like a solid choice. I would try to water cool it ha ha. So maybe I can do a standalone air cooled build and the follow it up the same parts but in a watercooled build. Tinkerers like myself enjoy that part of watercooling but I recognize that the maintenance and upkeep may not be as fun for everyone. Thanks again
@@vectornetwork hmm. what about building a same specced system twice (water vs air cooled) as you just said - and then in the conclusion compare temps and stuff against each other? Whatever you do, I am sure it will turn out great and I will watch it either way!
This build is just beyond my imagination for how good could an itx build can be. Thanks for sharing the details for you build as well . Do you do any requests?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I absolutely would read and take note of any requests. While the exact same thing may not be created, maybe parts of it will be. I think about what content to make all the time.
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I hope I can figure out another configuration that will work. Or I can do Air-cooling and then there are a lot (a lot) more options
Very nice!!! Do you think it's possible to do a triple 280mm slim radiator like the AlphaCool HPE-20 ? And what would be the limitations ? Obviously not with 16mm tubing but probably 8mm OD with pneumatic fittings and a cpu block/pump combo ... what do you think ?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 You know, not really. It would simply run really smooth with a 4080 or a 4080 Super. Actually, if I could, I would then upgrade to a 9800X3D and that would run better with the 4080 Super. But everything else can be the same. It would run like a dream.
Thanks for your comment 🙏 This is the second time I heard this and I actually looked up who hJune was (the first time someone said something) and....I do hear it haha
Interesting that your temps are almost the same or very slightly lower than mine and I have the newer Noctua 140mm fans with dual slim Alphacool HPE 280mm radiators. What is your coolant temp at in these tests and how long did you stress test for? Seems like you didn't let the loop fully heat saturate?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 You're flat out right. I double checked the source data and that's what it says, but in retrospect, that is maybe 30 degrees too high. I should have caught that, but I overlooked it since the GPU temps were good. It is likely a thermal pad contact issue. I will check it when I break down the build down the line. Thanks again
Do you ever experience discoloration on the heatkiller water bock? I have one on my 4080 Super, and the chrome parts on the gpu water have corners that look like it's washed out....
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Yea, all kinds of things can happen to the nickel-plated coating. What are you using as coolant? If you want to, HK blocks are good to take apart for cleaning and put back together well.
What about 2 280mm rads? There is so much unused space. Gpu behind the mainboard. pump between psu and mainbaord. One top radiator and one in front of the gpu or cpu. Depends where you left the space.
I'm actually running 2 280mm rads in this case and his temps seem to be very slightly better than mine. I'm using a Modultra Lobo (which could explain the slightly higher cpu temps compared to a standalone block) 9800X3D undervolted, 4090 with the same block, and the newer Noctua NF-A14x25 G2. Wondering if the testing in this video wasn't actually when the loop was heat saturated. I feel like longer gaming tests need to be done to really determine the efficiency here, but maybe a single thick rad in this case really is better than 2 slim.
Well, that would certainly be a reason why. Maintenance is part of the game. In the end, using simply distilled water has been much easier than all the coolants that I've tried and used over the years. I do maintenance all the time though, so that is one variable may be different for me. Hope that helps
@vectornetwork This is the second coolant that I have experienced. The first was primo chill. It went from a foggy purple to a clear, and I prepped the loop before filling it. The second is now, where the coolant hasn't changed colors, but the actual gpu water block has discoloration in certain spots. I have another PC that's running Go Chiller and no issues, think I'm just gonna stick to what I know
Thanks for your comment 🙏 You're flat out right. I double checked the source data and that's what it says, but in retrospect, that is maybe 30 degrees too high. I should have caught that, but I overlooked it since the GPU temps were good. It is likely a thermal pad contact issue. I will check it when I break down the build down the line.
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I double checked the source data and that's what it says, but in retrospect, that is maybe 30 degrees too high. I should have caught that, but I overlooked it since the GPU temps were good. It is likely a thermal pad contact issue. I will check it when I break down the build down the line.
Great build video! Lots to learn from you-this is really inspiring! 😍
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Wow, that is quite validating. The M2 is potentially my favorite case, an elusive balance of form and function. Its a joy.
Great timing! I was looking at this exact case for my next watercooled build. Thanks again!
What a beautiful build. This is what Im aspiring to
Please enjoy watching 🙏
Hooray, you're back!
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Good to see you too my friend! But also, technically, I never left. I've been here the whole time, grinding away on these videos. I had to spent a lot of time working on a build that never worked out and I had to scrap it and start over on something new. I do recognize it has been longer than usual this time, but my plan is still to do my best on making more videos and making each video better. Thanks again for watching
Fantastic video! This will be my go-to guide when I build my first water-cooled PC using the M2. Now, I'm just waiting for the RTX 5090 and 9950X3D to be released.
Awesome build
Perfect build! Very good work!
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I appreciate the feedback and encouragement! My plan is to continue to make more videos and improve with each one, thanks again
Awesome video! Really enjoyed this
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Feels good, slam dunk!
Good build well done
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I appreciate the feedback and encouragement. My plan is to my best to make more videos and making improvements with each video.
I am currently starting to order parts for an M2 build too, I will be going for a dual 240mm rad build potentially triple. I’m gonna use the iceman pump res combo which was so popular on the M1 so that’ll give more space. Then the rest will just be bottom rad, side rad (maybe) and top rad. Just difficult to work out if it will fit or not yet since I’ve seen very few builds to the extreme I’m wanting to do
always looking forward to your videos 🙏
my (and probably some others) request would be: an upper midrange air cooled SFF PC build when the new components drop in Q1 2025: 9800x3D and whatever the best 80 series or equivalent is (e.g. 5080).
I would build a liquid cooled PC but everyone and their mum (see LTT) advises against is because maintenance is always whack with those.
by showing an air cooled build you might broaden your audience since you don't have to be a giga tech dude that fiddles with the system every couple months/years to fix/change the water cooling.
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Wow, that is really cool thank you.
I love watercooling. I enjoy making the content. Having said that, I can totally do aircooling too. It all depends on what people want to see.
The 9800X3D plus the 5080 seems like a solid choice. I would try to water cool it ha ha. So maybe I can do a standalone air cooled build and the follow it up the same parts but in a watercooled build.
Tinkerers like myself enjoy that part of watercooling but I recognize that the maintenance and upkeep may not be as fun for everyone. Thanks again
@@vectornetwork hmm. what about building a same specced system twice (water vs air cooled) as you just said - and then in the conclusion compare temps and stuff against each other?
Whatever you do, I am sure it will turn out great and I will watch it either way!
This build is just beyond my imagination for how good could an itx build can be. Thanks for sharing the details for you build as well .
Do you do any requests?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I absolutely would read and take note of any requests. While the exact same thing may not be created, maybe parts of it will be. I think about what content to make all the time.
More m2 Builds pls!
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I hope I can figure out another configuration that will work. Or I can do Air-cooling and then there are a lot (a lot) more options
@@vectornetwork Perhaps a simple variant, with AIO and normal graphics card (Vertical). Or a completely reversed build
Very nice!!! Do you think it's possible to do a triple 280mm slim radiator like the AlphaCool HPE-20 ? And what would be the limitations ? Obviously not with 16mm tubing but probably 8mm OD with pneumatic fittings and a cpu block/pump combo ... what do you think ?
would you change any components if you were using a rtx 4080 (super if that's still a thing)?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 You know, not really. It would simply run really smooth with a 4080 or a 4080 Super. Actually, if I could, I would then upgrade to a 9800X3D and that would run better with the 4080 Super. But everything else can be the same. It would run like a dream.
looks good but i dont have enough kidneys to afford it
you sound like Blooprint and hJune combined XD
Thanks for your comment 🙏 This is the second time I heard this and I actually looked up who hJune was (the first time someone said something) and....I do hear it haha
Interesting that your temps are almost the same or very slightly lower than mine and I have the newer Noctua 140mm fans with dual slim Alphacool HPE 280mm radiators. What is your coolant temp at in these tests and how long did you stress test for? Seems like you didn't let the loop fully heat saturate?
VRAM at 89 celcius is not normal, is alpha cool beating heat killer that much?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 You're flat out right. I double checked the source data and that's what it says, but in retrospect, that is maybe 30 degrees too high. I should have caught that, but I overlooked it since the GPU temps were good. It is likely a thermal pad contact issue. I will check it when I break down the build down the line. Thanks again
@ exactly, I hope there’s no damage done to your parts
Do you ever experience discoloration on the heatkiller water bock? I have one on my 4080 Super, and the chrome parts on the gpu water have corners that look like it's washed out....
Thanks for your comment 🙏 Yea, all kinds of things can happen to the nickel-plated coating. What are you using as coolant? If you want to, HK blocks are good to take apart for cleaning and put back together well.
What about 2 280mm rads? There is so much unused space. Gpu behind the mainboard. pump between psu and mainbaord. One top radiator and one in front of the gpu or cpu. Depends where you left the space.
I'm actually running 2 280mm rads in this case and his temps seem to be very slightly better than mine. I'm using a Modultra Lobo (which could explain the slightly higher cpu temps compared to a standalone block) 9800X3D undervolted, 4090 with the same block, and the newer Noctua NF-A14x25 G2. Wondering if the testing in this video wasn't actually when the loop was heat saturated. I feel like longer gaming tests need to be done to really determine the efficiency here, but maybe a single thick rad in this case really is better than 2 slim.
Im using EK azure blue cryofuel coolant. I think I'm going to change it out to go chiller
Well, that would certainly be a reason why. Maintenance is part of the game. In the end, using simply distilled water has been much easier than all the coolants that I've tried and used over the years. I do maintenance all the time though, so that is one variable may be different for me. Hope that helps
@vectornetwork This is the second coolant that I have experienced. The first was primo chill. It went from a foggy purple to a clear, and I prepped the loop before filling it. The second is now, where the coolant hasn't changed colors, but the actual gpu water block has discoloration in certain spots. I have another PC that's running Go Chiller and no issues, think I'm just gonna stick to what I know
Total Cost??
Thanks for your comment 🙏 An arm and a leg and blood, sweat and tears
Why is your GPU memory hitting 99c without an under volt? Something doesn't seem right about that. Sick build tho
Thanks for your comment 🙏 You're flat out right. I double checked the source data and that's what it says, but in retrospect, that is maybe 30 degrees too high. I should have caught that, but I overlooked it since the GPU temps were good. It is likely a thermal pad contact issue. I will check it when I break down the build down the line.
Add a MO-RA3 420 to it and see what temps you get? That would be amazing!
MO-RA3 isn't being sold anymore, Watercool moved to MO-RA4 in the summer. Just saying this if you didn't know it already.
@@Simon_Denmark I didnt know that. but thanks.
make more vids
Thanks for your comment 🙏 That is the plan my friend! The 50-series is around the corner too, so more to come!
GPU memory 99c are you sure?
Thanks for your comment 🙏 I double checked the source data and that's what it says, but in retrospect, that is maybe 30 degrees too high. I should have caught that, but I overlooked it since the GPU temps were good. It is likely a thermal pad contact issue. I will check it when I break down the build down the line.
Who has money for a RTX 4090 ??
Me but waiting for the 5090.
First one