Call this one done.....dropped maybe 10c off my cores with my loop vs 100i....a bit more on some cores...have a few that still run a bit warmer than I thought they would....
Not sure how critical it is to tighten the V2 down to 0.6Nm...I generally tighten the blocks "very firmly"...I would think Im well beyond that.
Needed some more EK Cryo Concentrate so ordered the EK Torx screwdriver (was cheap) along with some coolant.
GPU temp seems a few degrees warmer that prior to this re-build, but could be due to the 12900k generating more heat than the 9900K.
Got to figure out how to sync all my led / rgb...although the Asus Aura software seems to work on W11, it doesnt recognize the Dominator RAM....when it was on my bench I tried the Corsair iCue Software, funny it didnt recognize the RAM kit either, not without disabling something in the BIOS.
The corsair iCue also didnt see my 3080Ti.....
Would be nice to have one solution for the led / rgb, will have to play around with it....not a fan of the Unicorn Rainbows shitting candy floss look
Thanks for checking out this project.....next up have my 9900K set up on my bench / table....going to "play" it a bit....think I may look at a new case and throw it all in there along with AX1200i.....