FormD T1 - Watercooled 3080 FE & 5900X

Errata:
- The 5900X is shown running at 42/41 (per ccx) 1185mV all core. This is a mistake, the CPU core voltage is 1.085mV.
Parts:
- FormD T1
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- NVIDIA RTX 3080 Founders Edition
- GIGABYTE B550i AORUS Pro Ax
- Crucial Ballistix 16GB
- Corsair SF750
Water cooling:
- EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3080 D-RGB
- EK-Velocity AM4 - Nickel + Acrylic
- Alphacool DC-LT 2 - 2600rpm Ceramic
- Alphacool Eisstation 40 DC-LT
- XSPC TX240 (slim fan screws needed :6-32 UNC x 3/4)
Fittings:
- Bitspower G1/4 T-Rotarary Adapter
- EK-Quantum Torque STC-10/16 Compression Fittings
- Koolance G1/4 Extender, Male-Female 20mm
- Various Bitspower/Barrow/EK-classic 90deg and 45deg fittings
Quadro related parts used:
- Aquacomputer RGBpx-Connection cable 4cm (RGB)
- Aquacomputer RGBpx adapter (RGB)
- Aquacomputer high flow LT
- Phobya temperature sensor G1/4
Custom unsleeved PSU cables (by Ray on Etsy):
- motherboard 200mm
- cpu 300mm
- nvidia 12pin 220mm
- molex - 200mm (single header)

[@narenakurati]

That GPU water block has got to be one of the best looking blocks ever created. Amazing build. Super clean video

[@Redonepunch]

Yeah it's great and also the rear ports are super useful. I made the mistake of buying a FTW3 card and it's enormous.

[@blakes8901]

Great build, definitely subscribing! this is exactly the build I want to do in my FormD T1 so being able to see the temps before I purchase all the watercooling parts is very reassuring. I was worried that I'd build the whole thing and then find out that the thermals made it unviable

[@awts]

Great video loved the detail. Thank you for making this if I knew how to water cool my T1 I would.

[@rivall8105]

Insanely good quality video, keep up the good work 🙂

[@EIGAtech]

Thank you!

[@Trajectoree]

Dude the quality of your videos are excellent! My only suggestion would be to maybe raise volume of your voiceover because even on full volume you're a bit soft for me. Otherwise really sick build man!

[@EIGAtech]

Thank you, really appreciate it! Will definitely try to improve on that in the future.

[@Black_Onyx]

Nice video, great music !!

[@CrashForce]

This video is giving me Optimum Tech vibes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@EIGAtech]

Definitely a tribute and a huge influence! My first video was a custom loop in the NZXT H1 based on his build.

[@congp]

Reminds me of Optimum Tech's videos! But nonetheless, great video mate :)

[@limestone_xyz]

as if Optimum Tech has been the first to make videos that look like this 😅

[@reer3192]

@@limestone_xyz what if 😳

[@AndrewMcDreamy]

Definitely OT vibes!

[@edhirxtrastrange]

@@limestone_xyz being compared to Ali's videos is a compliment

[@skytreegirl6929]

@@edhirxtrastrange not really, it means he's a copy cat 🙄 😉

[@ranzelmo]

This build is sick! I'm plaining on doing something like this when I get my T1 V2.

[@EIGAtech]

Thanks! I hope to get one as well for an updated version of this build.

[@ranzelmo]

@@EIGAtech How well have those custom cables been working out for you? They look sick and I'm considering picking some up.

[@EIGAtech]

@@ranzelmo No problems with them at all but I would recommend silicone cables instead. They are better in every way except maybe less tidy due to their softness. I use them in my Meshlicious build.

[@brandonbajc2084]

I love it! Amazing! Lol I was going to use the dc-lt2 2600 and eisstation 40 in my thorzone mjolnir but noped the fuck out for the same reason as you. The quality scared me when I assembled it and thought it would leak on me haha. Plus I didn't want to deal with filling such a small reservoir and getting all the air bubbles out with that low of a pump speed! That's some outstanding work you did on your T1!!

[@EIGAtech]

Thank you! It does work as advertised though, and I know I've put the DC-LT pump inside the Eisbaer Solo through some intense workloads on the H1 build. The Eisstation is an absolute joke and they deserve to be called out on the build quality.

[@Elaba83]

Intresting to see you can cool all that with a single 240 rad. And also good to kow having the collant temps this high is ok. I'm trying to keep it under 40°c but currently only cooling my cpu (9900ks) . Plans are to also cool my 3080 FE with my current radiator setup of around 480mm.

[@EIGAtech]

The lower the better for sure. Most pumps are rated to 50-60C. The issue with such high coolant temps is that the delta between some components and the coolant can be rather high. It's not an issue with a GPU, where generally you're 5-10C above the coolant temperature, but with a CPU that delta is a lot higher because of all the thermal interfaces between the die and the cold plate, so if your coolant is already at 50C, the thermal transfer is going to be really poor.

[@Elaba83]

@@EIGAtech Thanks for the info. Its really hard to find any info about cooling temperature. I've been over 10 years in the pc watercooling hobby and haven't found any topic about this subject. I've always tried to keep it under 33°c in the past, but my recent hardware upgrade made my old watercooling setup be on the edge and i can't expand as i have no room for it. I've been searching for setups with little radiator surface and a 3080,looks like there's a hype going on with these little cases. I might give it a try aswell.

[@bertraminc9412]

#6-32 3/4" UNC (Course threads) should work. The Noctua 15mm fans should work with those. If you need a bit extra hight on the 15mm, add the sound dampening pads to the bottom which will raise the fan just slightly off of the radiator.

[@idontknowWhatTosay8]

i just discovered your channel and i dont know what type of coolers are these but ithey look so dope! wish i had one

[@martin28bln]

Nice video - keep on :P Try to combine such build with a MORA :P

[@EIGAtech]

I have seen them done but not sure how I feel about it. Makes sense for people who travel with the case though. Or maybe just hook it up in the summer, haha!

[@1stRanger]

You could easily fit EK-Quantum Kinetic FLT 80 in there and get that better quality you want. Also you could use much smaller fittings. Those you used are not meant for SFF and take too much space. Another option would be CPU water block & DDC pump combo like Modultra LOBO. Although I'm not sure it was available at the time you were building, it is available now.

[@EIGAtech]

Funny you should mention the Modultra LOBO. Take a look at my latest build video. Thanks for the feedback however, all very good points.

[@Matpermad]

I think that should be the name of sff builds. A very rewarding process. Building normal pcs is just too boring for me nowadays

[@prileee]

Can you give the link for the special screws for 15mm fans? Need those for my T1 build too. Thanks!

[@antonvinansky7594]

My temps on 5900x with corsair H60 are around 72 temps while gaming, so 66 would be fine with me :/

[@DZSlasher]

Great video! Hoping to build something similar when they restock. Is there space in the bottom or the front section to house a 2.5in drive in this config?

[@EIGAtech]

Hmm... I think so. I think normally it mounts to one of the front panel pieces, and it looks like there's enough room in my build. I'd be more worried about routing the cables. Still, should be doable.

[@DZSlasher]

@@EIGAtech How has your longer term experience been with the T1? I was planning on doing the exact same build but received feedback from the formd T1 subreddit that a single 240 slim rad would not provide enough cooling.

[@victorfabianrodriguez527]

Beautiful build! How do you fill the loop without the reservoir, and how do you know it is full?

[@EIGAtech]

Thank you! It’s not that hard as long as you have at least two inlets, preferably at opposite sides. Fill as much as you can from the inlets you have, then run the pump briefly until you hear air getting sucked in then stop and fill some more. Eventually you should be able to tell by sound when it’s full as the loop should run silent. There are likely air pockets remaining that you won’t see but with some clever loop design you can bleed those out in time.

[@yuchuga8341]

Hi where can I research on how to watercool for the upcoming formdt1 v2 case

[@farzamimani5339]

I’m building in mine soon but was under the assumption I could fit a 27mm rad AND P12 fans. Am I mistaken? Should I return? Lol and thank you for the video, very helpful

[@EIGAtech]

The XSPC 240 rad claims to be "the world's thinnest" at 20mm, and the only builds I've seen with full sized fans are the ones with sanded down fans. There is an even thinner radiator at 17mm found on TaoBao, but it's of doubtful quality. It's the only one that will work with the P12s. Take a look at this thread here: www.reddit.com/r/FormD/comments/ifjgrl/the_17mm_thin_radiator_is_actually_doing_ok/

[@MuhammadFikri-eq8kh]

hai, can u suggest me if i have/use rx 6800xt..what shuld i plan the liquid cooling

[@lsve]

Have there been any improvements since this video dropped as far as pump quality/speed goes?

[@EIGAtech]

In terms of new product releases, the EK FLT80, I have seen builds in the T1 managing to squeeze it in.

[@AbsoluteRecoil]

Ahhh, the dc-lt 2600. I’ve had 6 all failed.

[@EIGAtech]

That's a lot of pumps! The one in this build is still going strong. How did yours fail?

[@AbsoluteRecoil]

EIGA 2 failed on arrival and the other 4 just gave out. Every single time it went like this. Hear gurgling somewhere in room…hmm get up to check computer go to put hand on cpu and I can already teel immense heat. Ridiculous temps. Reboot to pump completely dead. Checked voltage and everything. This was before they released the new version. Form D sidearm with custom loop on a 3900x and Quadro.

[@EIGAtech]

@@AbsoluteRecoil That is just horrid. I have setup HWINFO alerts for pump failure, paired with a .bat that will also shut down the system after a short delay. For peace of mind if nothing else.

[@ConcernedWolf]

With that much underclock on the 5900x, how is performance affected in games mostly?

[@mydocuments1780]

Face reveal when

[@therealkevinleee]

Wtheck that’s better temps than my 3090fe in my Lian li case with 9 fans :(

[@EIGAtech]

That can’t be right. Which temps specifically? What RPM are you running the fans at?

[@CosminOtz]

Ma chinui de ceva vreme sa cumpar carcasa asta.

[@KompletterGeist]

I've used the aquabus parts as an RGB hub and can agree...it fuckin sucks.

[@IanSmithKSP]

Gaming at 4K will put almost no load on your overclocked CPU. So you’re testing very low strain on the CPU and full blast undervolted GPU temps, so Cyberpunk is unfortunately not a good test for your system.

[@EIGAtech]

The test is running at 1440p ultrawide and is uncapped. The bar chart in the overlay during the Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay represents thread load and you can see there's lots of it. In my experience it's a great real world test. Sure, it's not the absolute worst case scenario, but it's far from not being a good test. Edit: Another thing to keep in mind is that the test is a 30 minutes run, and while not seen in the short clip in the video, the run I did contained sections where the system was also CPU bound.

[@ryanjelinek3969]

@@EIGAtech what program did you use for the bar chart overlay?

[@EIGAtech]

@@ryanjelinek3969 It's RTSS with a custom overlay.