OneOwnerSydney

What graphics card do you have installed?

You can swap out the original PSW with a Corsair 750 SFX. I have recently gutted my i7-7700k Pro system and upgraded everything.

I’m looking at modifying the following; https://www.amazon.com.au/XSPC-TX240-Ultra-Radiator-120mm/dp/B07FNXCLCJ Remove the two outlets from the bottom of the rad - which are soldered into position) and machine up and insert two outlets on the side, as per the factory shipped rads. Then couple radiator to an off the shelf Corsair AIO with appropriate length plumbing. The next task is to engineer a HG10 (Corsair) style assembly for the 2080, incorporating heat sink and blower to cool the VRMs.

The case external design is brilliant and it captured my attention and wallet, but refusing to provide C1 owners with access to parts, it’s inexcusable. Upgrading your C1 is not without challenges. You will find that there’s little to no space in this case, so thermals are a challenge. I’ve upgraded the top fan to the 3,000rpm Noctura and it’s helped with cooling. I am now checking out some ultra-thin radiators and will design a Rad/AIO solution for the RTX 2080 Ti.

OK, everything was going well until around 1:30am when all of a sudden the system started getting highly unstable and crashing. Black screen, big surges in fans, system hanging etc. Was too late to do any further investigation, however, on the last crash, a green artifact line appeared across the bottom of the screen... BINGO, we have a shot PCI Riser Cable in here! Next day I pulled the graphics card out and the PSU, which gave me access to pull the factory PCI riser out. It's folded like origami and there's little wonder why it would be playing up, cant imagine being folded over itself so drastically would be good for it. A trip to the PC hardware store and purchased a Phanteks 300mm Ultra Slim PCi 16x riser. I tried desperately across Sydney to get the fabric covered cable, but could only get the rubber risers... So... I was doubting i could fold it and make it work. However, with the mrs hairdryer in hand, I set about heating up the cable and gently manipulating it into the required folds. A quick install and away we went, not a single hang, crash or black screen since. 5 hours of clean fault free operation! So the end result.... CORSAIR FRANKEN-ONE PLUS - ASUS ROG Z390i MOBO - Corsair 750W PSU - INTEL i9-9900k CPU - 64GB DDR4 RAM - 2 x 1TB M.2 Samsung Drives - ZOTAC RTX 2080 Ti 11GB Was it worth it? I have invested just over $3,000 AUD into the new build, compared to dropping another $5,600 AUD on a factory new Corsair One Pro. So with the $2,600 spare money I have in my pocket, I have upgraded to an Oculus Rift S and some other nice hardware. MOST IMPORTANTLY.... Corsair does not get a single cent of my money, after the woeful and downright disgraceful customer support they provided with my Corsair One Pro i7-7700k system (which has now been re-birthed as the Franken-One PLUS) as i could not purchase a replacement GPU side radiator and AIO pump. For the sake of a $350 radiator and pump - Corsair.... what are you thinking! Don't figure I will be buying another Corsair One again!

I have version 2603 5/8/2019, but the ASUS ROG z390i website says version 2603 27/9/2019. Prob a stupid question, but is that the same version? Sorry for the million questions, i am learning PC, which is like a foreign language to us Apple users!

My new problem now, is intermittently the system just turns off. Then reboots, fans run to MAX PERFORMANCE, then stops, then restarts again into Windows? Is there any error log that can be inspected? It has been happening when i run CINEBENCH almost like it becomes overloaded or exceeds the power limit or something. The GPU card is connected to the PSU with a single power lead, which has a jumper on the end that goes into both power plugs on the end of the GPU card. Is this right? I should mention that I installed the Corsair 750 SFX power supply, as I felt the original may not have the juice for the i9 and the associated hardware.

The picture above shows the tight fit of the ZOTAC RTX 2080ti Twin Fan unit. To assist with additional suction through the CPU Radiator, I have installed two 120mm Corsair MagLev 2,500rpm fans, which pull air out of the unit. I had to install a rubber spacer (which was installed across the mid-section of the RTX card, which ensured separation between the GPU and fans as the tolerances are very tight. To retain them into the side-casing I have used zip ties, until I have time to fabricate a lightweight retainer that will secure to the factory radiator mounting points, which I will paint black to keep a factory install feel about it. I conducted a very scientific test using a hair-drier in cold mode, to see how much the AIO Pump and CPU temperatures would drop if I provided additional induction (photo of the rig below). The long USB cable exiting the unit was a temporary Corsair Link cable! I managed to misplace the factory cable and substituted with a full length USB cable that I routed to the back of the MOBO. Daggy, but it worked to get the initial launch and testing underway. The following is temperature results after 30 minutes of continuous idle with the top and dual side fans running at 100% throttle.

Managed to jump into BIOS and set the CPU and chassis fans to 100%. Running MAX performance cooling experiment to see how cool the system will run with as much air going through as possible. My big problem atm is that my M.2 drives are running hot. One is at 51deg and the other at 59deg C. My graphics card side has a massive ZOTAC 2080ti card shoehorned in, so I am thinking that the heatsink/backplate on the GPU card is heating the back of the MOBO where the M.2's are located. Any thoughts? My Corsair One Pro i7-7700k system suffered a similar problem in that the M.2 ran overly hot. Average CPU idle temperature is now hovering at 35deg C. Average AIO coolant temperature of 25.9deg C. Average GPU temperature of 32deg C.

Also, what temperature are your M.2 Drives operating at?

Chris, is that the middle socket? The AIO pump has three wires.... 1. SATA power 2. 4 Pin to connect to top fan 3. A single wire... where does this go?

Chris, Just did that update, thank you. Is there a way that I can manually set the fan to MAX performance?

After weeks of trying to purchase a replacement GPU Rad + Pump (after it was accidentally damaged during a cleaning of the system), I have dumped all the old i7-7700k + 1080 Ti hardware and built my own Franken-One! Let’s not get me started on Corsair’s customer support, leaves me bewildered. Went with the Z390i MOBO upgrade, with an i9-9900k chipset. Got it all installed, thanks to Chris, got the Corsair Link running and am monitoring temps and fans etc. Difference in my system is that I have a ZOTAC RTX2080 Ti TwinFan installed - which was covered in another post on this forum. PROBLEM.... my idle temps are 44-50 deg with the top fan spinning at like 500rpm, which is not drawing enough air through the CPU rad. I need to increase the base idle fan spin, to provide adequate cooling. How can I do this? I am an ex-apple user that has come to the dark-side, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Ben

After weeks of trying to purchase a replacement GPU Rad + Pump (after it was accidentally damaged during a cleaning of the system), I have dumped all the old i7-7700k + 1080 Ti hardware and built my own Franken-One! Went with the Z390i MOBO upgrade, with an i9-9900k chipset. Got it all installed, thanks to Chris, got the Corsair Link running and am monitoring temps and fans etc. Difference in my system is that I have a ZOTAC RTX2080 Ti TwinFan installed - which was covered in another post on this forum. PROBLEM.... my idle temps are 44-50 deg with the top fan spinning at like 500rpm. I need to increase the base idle fan spin, to provide adequate cooling. How can I do this? I am an ex-apple user that has come to the dark-side, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Ben

It just doesn’t make sense. Corsair have designed and built a great product, which has introduced customers like myself and others. However, to not support the product with spares?? It’s crazy! Who throws away a $5,000 computer because the RAD/AIO is damaged? I received an email from Corsair yesterday informing me that my request to purchase a replacement RAD/AIO had been escalated. What does this mean? My problem is dead simple, I just need to purchase a replacement RAD/AIO for the GPU side! Frustrated and waiting!