EK Supreme - Correct Orientation??

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Originally Posted by NysoO

Man this is confusing! I understand that the block should be mounted horizontal like in R3's pick. But is the supreme logo or the EK logo supposed to be upwards / downwards? or is it the accelerator / top that is supposed to sit in a certain way?

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It's probably block specific, you'll have to try your particular block out and see..:shrug:

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Originally Posted by Martinm210

It's probably block specific, you'll have to try your particular block out and see..:shrug:

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Doh! It isn't too fun to re mount the block 3 times to see what orientation the block is supposed to be at. Btw, I noticed when cleaning the block that the nozzle plate sits a bit tight in the base. Maybe that's why a space may occur? Hence giving the block so different performances. Also as said earlier in this thread, there is unevenness at the end of the nozzle after machining/lasercutting. It would be good to know all this before mounting the block.

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Originally Posted by NysoO

Doh! It isn't too fun to re mount the block 3 times to see what orientation the block is supposed to be at. Btw, I noticed when cleaning the block that the nozzle plate sits a bit tight in the base. Maybe that's why a space may occur? Hence giving the block so different performances. Also as said earlier in this thread, there is unevenness at the end of the nozzle after machining/lasercutting. It would be good to know all this before mounting the block.

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Call it tinkering...there's always room for improvement and there's no free lunch..:D

You think 3 mounts is bad, I've been through over 40 mounts in the past few weeks most of which I had to throw away because of problems..:eek:

Practice makes perfect!:)

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Originally Posted by Martinm210

Call it tinkering...there's always room for improvement and there's no free lunch..:D

You think 3 mounts is bad, I've been through over 40 mounts in the past few weeks most of which I had to throw away because of problems..:eek:

Practice makes perfect!:)

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Well you are able to do it on a testbed. It's harder if you have to drain and refill the loop when motherboard and such are mounted in a case.
Props to you though for taking time reviewing all these WC components. It's much appreciated :up::up:

Edit: Maybe we should have a mounting competition here at the forums? Fastest to demount and remount wins :D

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Originally Posted by NysoO

Well you are able to do it on a testbed. It's harder if you have to drain and refill the loop when motherboard and such are mounted in a case.
Props to you though for taking time reviewing all these WC components. It's much appreciated :up::up:

Edit: Maybe we should have a mounting competition here at the forums? Fastest to demount and remount wins :D

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I'm just mounting in a regular TT armor case. I do cheat though, I've since cut a hole in the back of the motherboard tray so I can swap out backplates and hardware as needed, and I've also install two globe valves I can shut down to minimize the water loss when swapping blocks out. Then all I have to do is run the air out into the reservoir and top it off.

But you don't have to break into the loop to try the left right thing. There is always the inlet and outlet as designed, that's not in question here. We're just talking about which side or orientation the inlet should be mounted. All you need to do is unscrew the block mounting nuts and flip the block around with new paste.

I'm down to just a few minutes and that even using digital calipers to measure spring tension on all four corners...:D

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

if you count refilling and bleeding the loop also, I'd win:D

andyc

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I guess we'll have to find out ;)

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Originally Posted by Martinm210

But you don't have to break into the loop to try the left right thing. There is always the inlet and outlet as designed, that's not in question here. We're just talking about which side or orientation the inlet should be mounted. All you need to do is unscrew the block mounting nuts and flip the block around with new paste.

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Yeah that's really mind boggling. How could that possible affect the performance when the inlet and outlet is always the same?

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Originally Posted by Martinm210

I'm down to just a few minutes and that even using digital calipers to measure spring tension on all four corners...:D

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Ah man, that's really somethin' somethin' to tell the women: "You know, I'm really fast at measuring spring tension :hrhr: :D

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Originally Posted by NysoO

I guess we'll have to find out ;)

Yeah that's really mind boggling. How could that possible affect the performance when the inlet and outlet is always the same?

Ah man, that's really somethin' somethin' to tell the women: "You know, I'm really fast at measuring spring tension :hrhr: :D

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LOL:ROTF:

This is the reason I think it might matter. The heat signature is not perfectly centered on the IHS...it's actually offset a couple of mm or so that's the theory. So there might be some very small advantage to having more flow rate on one side vs. the other... Who know though...it could all just be testing error on our part..

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

If we stickied everything, the whole front page would be a stickey at this point :)

andyc

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no, i know mate. It's just someone earlier in the thread asked for it to be sticky, and no one responded. So i thought i'd ask. np buddy
And since i saw a thread about a dif section for specific advice, i thought i'd ask.
And it seems this has affected seasoned users and noobs alike, so seems like it should be a sticky

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

I'm ready, meet the tripletts:D

http://lh4.ggpht.com/mcoffeyXS/SKNrr...0/DSC_0011.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/mcoffeyXS/SKMEJ...0/DSC_0009.JPG

and where they hang out most of the time:D

You just gotta have fun with it sometimes. Takes the drudge out the drudgery.

andyc

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which quick disconnects are u using - colder? Are they the ones that spill a ml or summin? Mine are huge in comparison - i like the ones u are using, have u got a link? (sorry i've been drinking far too much vodka while playing bf2142, lol)

OMG Andy those triplets are gorgous! :rofl:

Nice QD's too.

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

if you count refilling and bleeding the loop also, I'd win:D

andyc

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You just take your ball and go home, no one wants to play with you. :p: :ROTF:

Andy, man that's cheating! You hear me? Cheating!! :D

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Originally Posted by NysoO

Andy, man that's cheating! You hear me? Cheating!! :D

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dude dont even look at me if you call that cheating.

ive been "cheating" for 1 yr now with different ideas. :rofl:

hell im even trying to find a cheat to our biggest wall, "thermodynamics".

Unfortunately, the large hadron collider required for it is still out of my budget. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

See..that's what happens as you get older, you slow down some, but you get sneaky:D

andyc

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Lol. Sneaky old buggers :p:

hello

I have the EK supreme and if I understood, for a dual or quad, the WB is mounted horizontally with the left exit and entry right it's that?

thank you very much :up:

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Originally Posted by NysoO

Man this is confusing! I understand that the block should be mounted horizontal like in R3's pick. But is the supreme logo or the EK logo supposed to be upwards / downwards? or is it the accelerator / top that is supposed to sit in a certain way?

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first stand on one foot.

one hand rubbing your head, the other patting your tummy.

and then....


:rofl:

Each supreme is different, so you really need to give both sides a try b4 you can find out what side yours likes the best.

ok thank you, I will leave horizontal ^^

hello

I'd would like to known, if with "Intel I7" the EK supreme must always be mounted like that?

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Originally Posted by RealRedRaider

Here are the pics...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/...4c104cb2_b.jpg

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thank you