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So far I just redid the Liquid Metal and GPU thermal paste. I uninstalled a few things on the factory OS, I can’t tweak anything else. The Windows 11 is still a little bloated but not too bad, I just keep the Predator app installed. I find the Predator software to be pretty good. I have some nice profiles setup, and I can push a button to pop between them. I have a balanced profile with auto fan that I use while working during the day, and I never even hear the machine fans. I’ll look in to Aida 64 that’s a good idea. I’ve honestly been just playing on it more than actually benching it.

I assume the bots will buy all of these. Good luck! 9950X3D looks amazing!

Made a quick video. I was most impressed by how tight the core to temps are. I can’t push it. But, It pushes its self really well stock anyways I think. I find the CPU boosting pretty high in games. I really like it!

@electrosoft How are these temps during a single R23 run on my 14900HX Laptop? This is 100% Fan speed of course.

So happy with my build!!! So happy it does not leak.

System is leak tested and air tight at 0.45 Bar! It wasn’t on the first go. It kept losing pressure. It was a bad hardline tubing connection. Had to sand the end of a tube, make it flat and smooth and that did the trick. I cannot run more than 0.50 bar or one of my 90 degree fittings swivels leaks lol. I’ll replace it for sure. I hate bubbles in my loop. Each individual main part was checked for leaks outside of the loop. That’s a nice GPU @Mr. Fox I like it

Doing some more bends. I hope this thing is air tight lol. I’ll do a leak test soon. It is not complete just yet though. I really need to get a 4090 block I’m being cheap though, part of me doesn’t want to spend another dime. We’ll see.

This was a complex bend for me. But I managed okay on the first go! I discovered that if you just hold the tube in place, and check it by eye, and mark where you think the 90 degree bend needs to be, it actually works out. I haven’t used a tape measure one time. I have just eyed everything out. And put a dot, bend, cut, dot, bend cut etc. I have not had to redo a single tube. And Anyways, almost done with it! I just need a G1/4 Y-adapter, and a G1/4 drain valve for my basement dual D5 (This way I can quickly and easily drain the loop for maintenance, this system weights about 100+ pounds if I guessed, no exaggerating here, I literally cannot lift it or move it, so I have to make the drain easy to access without moving or tipping the case at all, because unfortunately it’s just too large and way too heavy to move at all) I also need some bright purple coolant. (NO PASTELS) May use a pink or red, maybe even a blue, maybe nvidia green. Would love to hear everyone’s opinions on colors, or maybe drain recommendations. (I’ve never ran a drain before)

Yes it has (6) PCIe 8 pin connections, and (1) Gen 5.1 connection. (2) of the PCIe are used for CPU, and (4) more can be used for a second GPU if needed. It’s a very nice PSU! I love that it has fan headers, and usb 2.0 headers on it for easy cable routing. Everything plugs in to the PSU. The removable magnetic dust/fan cover is really awesome! I also use excel and PowerBi on a daily lol. 4K is amazing though! That’ll give the 4090 a good workout. Although still runs it easily maxed out on all modern titles. The 4090 comfortable works with 600+ watt power limit even at 4K. Unfortunately not the case for the 5090 lol. (More like starvation model) 😂

I found one in the package! So essentially it has two gen 5 PCIe cables, and one being the preferred method I suppose. That is very NICE! I never even thought of it like this.

Being able to directly hook up all of our fans, and pumps, and USB 2.0 devices directly to our Power supply is a thing of MAGIC!!!

@Papusan I’m selling my 4090 for $500 bucks and snatching a 5070 ASAP! 🥴 What I am doing is putting a waterblock on my RTX 4090. I just ordered one of those Optimus ultra soft 3mm Fujipoly rear full cover thermal pads. These pads are like a god send to any GPU. It’s truly a miracle what happens when we cover our whole GPU backside with a thermal pads. And more build pics!! I have discovered that when you use hard tubing, each piece to connect a component is like specially crafting a single pipe to a custom fit. The process takes the longest. Bending, Cutting, beveling the edges. It’s a process! But when you get it just right, it’s very rewarding!

I’m excited to upgrade my 4090 laptop and 4090 desktop GPU once the 5090 laptop and 5090 desktop parts Are no longer interesting to the whole world. 😀 These companies AMD and Nvidia are so shady and extremely greedy.

Id be running that MSI 1300w over the EVGA 1600w any day, smaller and could probably pull down the same juice without breaking a sweat. That’s just my opinion. My MSI 1KW with the single 2x6 Gen 5.1 connector has been one of the best PSU’s I’ve ever owned, the fact that it has been powering a w3175X/Doninus Extreme/ 192GB DDR4/ 5 pumps/ RTX 4090 with 666w bios Is a miracle. This is a system with 2x24 pins meant for (2) power supplies. It has always stayed silent and never batted an eye to this system, it’s a much smaller unit than I’d typically run but that just goes to show how good the unit has been. Just my system ram consumes 120 watts under heavy loads 🤣 Both my EVGA power supplies were noisy and sub par. Maybe the 1600w models were built to different standards. But my EVGA models also had that big fat C19 style power plug too. I’m still using one of them in my son’s build but even with his RTX 3060/12900KS we hear the coil whine sometimes. Lately the random power offs have been occurring and I’m worried this 2nd EVGA unit is on its way out. I’ve never owned a EVGA 1600w, so I cannot speak on those units. Maybe they are good. My white Lian Li 1200w Edge Gold will be here tomorrow, I hope it’s as good or better than the MSI PSU. 😁

The air cooled stock 9070XT is still faster than the worlds fastest watercooled tapped out XOC’d 3090Ti. I think that’s pretty good. Shame these AIB’s and Retailers are a whole bunch of scammers/scalpers. And now the 9070XT price is just too high to make sense. $600 is good. But I think everyone as a whole needs to stop buying graphics cards. I cannot support this horrible market we’re in.

Build update. The GPU sits so well. Just perfectly straight. The case quality and also case and motherboard rigidity play a huge impact on this.

I have torn down my entire test bench in a matter of minutes. I plan to hook the laptop up to the chiller now 😂 I’m joking. But I do have the pumpas ready to go in new rig. Going to tear them down for inspection. But chilled water doesn’t grow anything so it’s amazing how all of the parts are just pure spotless inside.

It’s really a great platform! It has been crazy reliable. I wasn’t expecting to like it this much. But it’s a great platform.

This motherboard how it sits in the photo weights 15.2 pounds. 🤯 It is 14”x14” and 192GB DDR4, CPU block, VRM block installed. It’s a massive 15+ pound chunk!

The OG 3090KP was really a great value for the $1,949 MSRP. Being that It was actually cheaper than the 3090 Strix air cooled model and slightly faster right out of the box than future released 3090Ti FE. If there was a Kingpin now, it would be crazy expensive probably. If the Astral is still $4,000-$4,500. I’d say at least that much.

The 5090 scalper prices on eBay have reached an all time low. So that’s definitely GOOD!!

Man your overclocking results with your 5070Ti were impressive, I am really wondering how one of these would do on chilled water or something. But, yeah I really think so lol. Jensen was talking about 5070Ti beats the RTX 4090. the 175w laptop 4090 from 2 years ago 😂. Would be so cool to juice one of these laptop 4090’s up to the same power levels as the 4080 desktop. @jaybee83 which GPU are you running? Did you ever get a 5090? Would be awesome to see Nvidia drop a 5090Ti with dual connectors. Something capable of 1200W. Maybe if that launches it’ll bring the regular 5090’s down.

Yep! I had been in the market about a few weeks tossing around the idea of getting a new laptop. I was looking at Asus G14’s. Preferably the 4090 models, but I know they get super hot and are extremely limited. But it’s really okay I think. I’m gaming on this Acer Predator Helios. And the experience is fantastic! Butter smooth. I can dial the performance down and reduce the fans a bit for a quieter experience. And it’s still smooth. This machine is really big and heavy though, but I only move it to my kitchen island, kitchen table, back to my office desk. I can work on the go around my house. And at night I can play a game out in the kitchen while my wife makes dinner sometimes. That’s about it really. After owning this 4090 machine, I can really appreciate the lighter 4060/4070 machines even more now. Because this machine has more power than I need really.

This case freakin swallows thick 480’s whole!!! I need two more lol. Dang….I need one for the front, and one for the bottom.

Look what just arrived!!!