AMD FRAME BUILD - we have a problem! 🤯

We are heading into Part 4 - the last part of our AMD FRAME build - to give away to one lucky viewer. Thanks to AMD for sponsoring this build!

Sadly, as we try to complete our AMD FRAME build - we ran into an issue - one we want to discuss with you. Feedback welcome below !

Core System Specification
• CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Motherboard – Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme
• Memory – 64 GB (4 x 16GB Modules) G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Elite DDR4-3600
• Graphics Card – Gigabyte Radeon RX 6950XT Gaming OC
• Main Storage – 1TB AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD
• Additional Storage – 2 x 2TB Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
• Chassis – Cooler Master Master Frame 700
• CPU Cooling – EKWB Custom Loop
• Power Supply – Seasonic Prime TX-1000 80+ Titanium 1000W
• Fans – 12 x Lian Li Uni Fan SL120 RGB White
Cooling Hardware
• CPU Water Block: EK-Quantum Velocity² D-RGB - AM4 Full Nickel
• GPU Water Block: EK-Quantum Vector Master RX 6800XT/6900XT D-RGB - Nickel + Plexi
• Pump/Res Combo: EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 300 D5 PWM D-RGB – Acetal
• Radiators: EK-Quantum Surface X480M – Black
• Fittings: EK-Quantum Torque HDC 16 – Nickel
• Tubing: Alphacool Eisrohr 16/13mm Acryl (PMMA) HardTube satin 80cm
• Coolant – Liquid Cool CFX Ghost White
Additional Hardware Components
• Barrowch multimode OLED display protector with alarm for overheating and Intelligent shutdown FBFT04 V2
• Waveshare 11.9inch Capacitive Touch Screen LCD 320×1480 Resolution (H×V) HDMI Display Port IPS Display Panel Toughened Glass Cover
• MDPC-X Cable sleeving – Natural White and Platinum X

JAMES NOTES:

I was working on the system without any problems yesterday but when I came to boot up the system to take some B-Roll shots for the Part 4 video I initially noticed that the coolant had changed colour from bright white to a light blue colour.

When powering on the system I noticed that the flow meters were not moving but power was still being supplied to the pumps from the PSU. I proceeded to drain the CPU loop to investigate the issue and found that when disassembling the pump the impeller was seized in position.

I managed to free up the impeller manually and when the pump was completely disassembled it was clear that a build-up on the bearing had seized the pump impeller enough to stop it from spinning up when power was supplied from the PSU.

Whether this is due to the coolant or the debris in the radiators I am not sure, However, I did flush the radiators completely before building the system. This is the first time I have used this brand of coolant so I can’t comment on its long-term performance or if this has happened to me before. It seems that the issue can be fixed by cleaning up the pump, flushing the system through and replacing the coolant.

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