Me. I made me lol. It was that or tears.
I've not gamed as much as I wanted because my eyes were much worse and I'd put off going to the opto. I did in the end.
Last time I gamed at home I tapped out after two hours because my flat was so hot I couldnt take it. As I leaned over to turn off the PC I noticed the top of the PC was so hot I could barely touch it. "That's strange" and thought no more about it. What I also noticed was the GPU ran nearly 20c hotter than review samples but again I just figured it was crap luck and maybe why it was B grade (poor bin).
Today I cleaned the rig. Last time was about 5 months ago when I got the GPU. Before I did so I wanted to see if I could see the Vardars spinning. Turns out you can't see anything and when you try the glass reflects so you still can't see anything. So, I grabbed my torch. Had a look and to my absolute horror I realised they were very still. Like, static.
So I took the rig down and took it apart. First I realised id fitted the front rad carrier backwards. So by now most of the rig had to be taken apart. Rebuilt it and removed the halos because they look stupid with RGB fans. The fans are now miles away from the glass.
Got to the top and pulled up the rad and immediately realised the fans were not plugged in. At all.
My rig has survived for 5 months passive. Like, just the EK pump. It's overclocked, and has never throttled or crashed or shut down.
The moral of this story? If you are buying an AIO? Get the EK. No poxy puny little pump could have taken that without burning out.
Which ironically? Was what made me pick it in the first place.
GPU now hits 47c in overclocked mode.
/Facepalm.
