Hey everyone!
Last week was one of those weird weeks where it goes by quick but slow at the same time. Probably because of the scene I was working on. I really need to split them better. This scene was about 300 renders and honestly could have been split into two scenes. And I think that matters because as a dev, at least for me, moving onto the next scene feels like a milestone for the chapter. So when you're working on the same scene for a while, I dunno. Feels like you didn't make progress even though you did. I dunno, developer mindset I guess.
Anyways, week was productive and that's all that matters. Unfortunately, taking down the render box didn't go through as planned. I shut it down and took a look at the GPU waterblock and there's definitely some algae or build up. When CH6 released earlier this year in April, I did a full disassembly and cleaned everything. Then a few months later did a water change.
(By the way, that's not rust. The nickel plating got stripped away, exposing the copper underneath.)
Lionheart made a comment about the murky water which hit the nail on the head. I changed the water a month or so ago I think, but the biocide and inhibitor needs to be a specific ratio. X drops for every Y liters of water. I most likely miscalculated the mixture. I don't use anything fancy since it just sits in the garage slaving for me to render, its just distilled water. This week I plan on taking the thing apart completely and doing a deep clean on it. I've got a few batches of renders I want to get through first this week, so Wednesday I'll be taking this thing down for some cleaning. Any waterloop gurus want to chime in, I'm all years. I use distilled water with Mayhems Hades+ and Inhibitor+ mixed in. I'm open to suggestions to preventing this. My Maintenace schedule was 6 months, but since this thing gets used daily. I'm probably going to start water changes every 4 months now and see how it goes.
So for those who plan on romancing Artemis, keep maintenace in mind folks.
thanks everyone! And let this be a reminder to drink some water and take your vitamins!
digi.B