Where’s the radiator for that water cooling?
It’s below the case, in the pic. I have it mounted on the frame of the SimBox.
That just looks so great!
It is very much inspirational.
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I just love old dymo text tapes and Swedish technical translations as they always sound a bit corny, compared to the english terminology.
Looks like a christmastree in there! Just need to tidy up some cables…
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Snyggt! (NIce!)
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CRISIS!!!
I have a leak in the cooling system…!
I noticed some of the hose fittings needed quite a lot of force to unscrew, when I dismantled the cooling system. I have probably damaged a thread and or O-ring in the process.
Well…darned…!
Ordering new fittings, hose and radiator. Don’t think anything is the matter with the radiator, but I want one with the inlet/outlet on the short sides.
And then I have to empty the system and install the new parts. Needless to say, the SimBox is out of comission, at present. 
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Not to worry! Lars and Sven are on it! 
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Crisis averted! Stand down!
It seems like a hose fitting hadn’t been tightened appropriately so some fluid seeped out.
The investigation shows a total fluid loss of 3,6ml, which is not great, but not terrible… 
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Well, after delivering the extension today, they hit the pub. Don’t think they will be in any shape to drive, for a few days…
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…after a few rounds I’m sure Lars and Sven will be able to “donate” at least 3,6 ml of fluid…
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Hehe I see what you did there comrade.
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O, cool.
I guess that’s what it says on the big box
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Sometimes the solution to my problem is so obvious that I can’t, for the life of me, understand why I didn’t think of this solution in the first place…
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Checking the new cooling system…
This time the radiator is mounted on the computer case, instead of beneath it.
I think this will be a better solution.
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The CK37 has been installed in the SimBox again…
I have two 120 fans blowing into the case and two 120 fans blowing out, through the radiator.
CPU temps seems to be like before. Around 40°C idle and 70°C max load.
The new radiator is 50% thicker than before. 30mm vs. 45mm. Don’t know if that means better cooling, or worse. I mean, the area of the cooling fins are larger but the air probably slows down as it flows through a deeper radiator…
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@Troll you got me interested in getting some answers since my Corsair AIO is a 360mm and quite thin.
https://www.ekwb.com/blog/radiators-part-3-surface-thickness/
Looks like large and thin wins - and the result makes sense, the air absorbs heat as it passes through so the extra thickness doesn’t help too much as the air is already warm once it gets that far. To get more out of a thicker radiator, you will need more airflow so that it doesn’t saturate the air with heat before it finishes passing through.
So if we go to Push/Pull, a thicker radiator allows lower fan speed and less noise:
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Makes sense…
The Rift S uses Built in cameras For tracking and doesn’t like darkness as this messes up the positional awareness.
Having the ceiling light on emits IR light that messes with the tracking of the PointCtrl when the finger control units shuts off to save battery.
So, I installed LED light strips into the sidewall frame.
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