Recent content by Zarathustra

Well, what I am talking about is related to mixing ratios. If we had the coolant coming in from the radiator at 0.8GPM at ambient (lets make it easy and say 20C) and the coolant coming in warmed up from the blocks lets say at the same flow rate at lets say 26C, this would be a 50:50 mixing...

In a traditional loop that exits the radiator and goes straight into the block, that would be accurate*, but since I have decoupled the hot sides and the cold sides of my loop, they can operate at different flow rates, so ambient at too low in the "mixing chamber" can be a lot worse than above...

The cooling effectiveness winds up being a combination of the flow rate through the radiator and the temperature when exiting the radiator. Higher flow rate results in higher exiting temperatures (less of a temperature decrease across the radiator) but there is also much more coolant at that...

Yeah, it winds up being a set of differential equations. The flow may be faster across the blocks, but that means that each cycle of water also heats up less, so it isn't a big problem. This is a rather unique way of looking at things due to my approach of breaking up the loop and using the...

Thank you sir! It still feels a little bit messy to me, but once I get the medusas hair of wires inside the flexible conduit, I think I will be much happier with it :)

Oh, and I forgot to mention, the little boiled black Noctua fans actually help keep the DDC pumps quite cool. The heat sink feels cold to the touch even after running at full speed for 24 hours. I understand these normally can get quite warm, and some have suggested this might shorten their...

Alrighty, Way too long between updates again, but such is life. I was able to make some progress this weekend, and got the fittings bends and tubing installed for the Radiator side of the loop installed, and test filled (with just distilled water) to test for leaks. Here is the top reservoir...

Thais is awesome! Thank you! Wow! I didn't know anyone actually still used light modes on computers! 😅

I hate it when I'm right :(

Touché. 😅

My thought process is that from upstairs it will just look like a regular HVAC vent. I'd probably install it "kickstand heater" style in the dead space under a kitchen cabinet. In the server closet, well, that's a closed "non-public" space anyway, so who cares if it looks a little "ghetto" 😅

hings that are slowing me down right now. I want more black Bitspower 90 degree dual rotary bends. I like these because they offer a more gradual bend than a hard 90 degree, and thus don't harm flow as much as tight 90 degree bends do. I could technically complete the build using the bends...

Well, I don't know if this is the "forever home" but we do own it, so we do have some flexibility that I didn't have back when I rented. I feel like I have no problems making some changes, as long as I can undo them should we ever want to sell. Once this computer project is complete, I have...

So, this was a long weekend, and I thought I'd get a lot done, but other things got in the way as always. I spent way too much time trying to "upgrade" the VM I use for work from Windows 10 to Windows 11, which was made really difficult because it was originally installed with traditional...

I've been using them for a long time now. Since about 2015. I mean, no for profit company is your friend, but still I get the sense they are among the few that are really just trying to make good products and are willing to call out those who don't. They are the ones who cued me into that...