Antec 1200 Water Cooling

[andressergio]

That's also a 900 though to but gives the general idea & looks good to I might ad! I have one here that i'm debating doing something similer to as well but bigger projects are on my mind atm. I'm curious why the SanAces with such a thin rad design? kinda overkill wouldn't you think?

Well yes I'm testing them right now cause as i have the 8800 ultra vmoded on the same loop temps raised some C's and summer's almost here, a month ago i had 22C on my room now 26C, playing Crysis witht the Q6600 at 3825 and the ultra on 756/1782/2268 get it hot, so i changed for this fans with lots of static pressure sacrificing silence of course, but i have hughe problems on my customs to enter things that are heave so I could make it to this 360rad, so the san ace's are helping me drop temps on some C's, at 7volts drop tems 3 to 4C on IDLE than the noctuas PH12 at 12V full rpm's...and playing temps get much better

Thank you for your comments
Regards
Sergio

[andressergio]

I was a little uncomfortable about it too at first. My understanding was the big disadvantage was bleeding, but in my test loop, a couple of res fills and it seems ok.

Yes that's one big disadvantage, mine takes 3 hours to bleed and no more on that position

Regards
Sergio

[Newblar]

That's also a 900 though to but gives the general idea & looks good to I might ad! I have one here that i'm debating doing something similer to as well but bigger projects are on my mind atm. I'm curious why the SanAces with such a thin rad design? kinda overkill wouldn't you think?

the 360gt stealth needs some high cfm fans for it to be effective, since the rad is so compact

and looks good serg
those san aces must cause you some stress at some point though. unless you have some nice headphones ^^

[andressergio]

the 360gt stealth needs some high cfm fans for it to be effective, since the rad is so compact

and looks good serg
those san aces must cause you some stress at some point though. unless you have some nice headphones ^^

I can hear the wind when I pump the sunbeam controller

Cheers mate
Sergio

[Armstrong57]

My current (and first) WC build. (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=204292)
I have since cleaned up the tubing at the reservoir by using a 90degree elbow to get rid of the long loop at the back.

[douirc]

hmm...no one has put the a 120x2 on the inside of the case, attached to the two 120's on the back? I would think this would be the easiest solution. this is what i'm thinking to do, with an apogee drive to cut down on parts (rad and block/pump and i'm done). has anyone tried mounting their 120x2 to the fans on the inside?

[aspire.comptech]

My current (and first) WC build.
I have since cleaned up the tubing at the reservoir by using a 90degree elbow to get rid of the long loop at the back.

Needs clamps.

[BieBiep]

I thought Antec sold a 200x200 Radiator for the bigboy-fan on top?

[_G_]

I onder if a quad radiator with narrow fan spacing would fit in the front of one of these ?

[BDW88]

A quad can fit but your going to have to find a place to mount the Harddrive's.

I got a triple up front with this holding my HDD's http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/schadistx4sp.html.

I just cut it enough were it can hold 3 HHD's and mounted in the space above the rad.

[fox3]

hmm...no one has put the a 120x2 on the inside of the case, attached to the two 120's on the back? I would think this would be the easiest solution.

It won't work with my MB inside the case as the MOSFET HS and soundcard would interfere. Plus it would require raising the top fan. Need to hang that one outside.

You can fit a triple or quad in the front and I have seen the HDD mounted vertically on the side chassis between the side panel but with a quad you would need to use an external DVD/ CD.

I am thinking about a PA160 up top under the 200 fan for a loop to handle the BP RE chipset block but will wait until it hits the shelves before going forward with that solution.

[douirc]

It won't work with my MB inside the case as the MOSFET HS and soundcard would interfere. Plus it would require raising the top fan.

that sucks. i've got the P5Q Deluxe with low profile mosfet hs and no fan on the peripherial side. i've got plenty of clearance for a PA120.2, although i think i'd prefer a slimmer GT Stealth. My only concern is the gap between the rear fans...the holes with the rad won't line up. i guess i could just mount both fans to the rad but then only mount the top fan to the case. the bottom fan will be hanging, but still should be flush with the case.

anyway, i think this is the direction i'm going to head. i've still got my BIPIII with D-Tek and DD-D5, but I don't want to try and cram all that into the case and make a mess. Whole reason I went with the twelve hundred was for a clean install with lots of room and airflow. don't want to kill with with a bunch of crap inside.

[lyl]

im not usually one for external rad setups, but that one looks nice.. good one

[douirc]

ok, so i just bought the H2O-220 Compact and it fit PERFECTLY on my 1200! I couldn't be happier. I bolted it on the outside of the case to the top 120mm fan. i simply removed the case screws that hold the top 120 in place and replaced them with the fan screws that are included with the Compact. i put the screw through the fan, through the case and straight into the rad. with 4 screws in it won't move. the bottom fan i didn't touch and both fans line up perfectly with the rad. I then just run the in/out tubes through the tube holes on the back of the case to the block and i'm done. easy squeezy. I used two plastic spacers from the mounting kit for my FuZion in between the case and rad to leave just a small amount of room for the lip on the side panel to fit in, otherwise the case won't close right. either way, it looks great, well hidden and very very easy to assemble. plus, didn't have to use any additional fans, just the ones that were already in the case. i left them on medium since high didn't make a difference in temps. of course, my fuzion with BIPIII and DD-D5 performed better, but not significantly. this is working like a champ.

i'll try taking some pics with my iphone (some jerk stole my camera at the club).

[fox3]

I just fired off an email to ANTEC Support asking why they would offer this 200mm rad in aluminum. I was thinking of using a PA160.1 with the BP's Rampage Extreme NB/ SB MOSFET chipset now that ANTEC put out their Rad design in Alum.

http://www.antec.com/usa/productDeta...d=75210&lan=us

[moogle]

Ugh...

That's a fail by Antec. Why do companies not listen to the watercooling community?

[DeathWalking]

They probably read Koolance's article from a couple years ago on why Alu is better.

[pika198]

They probably read Koolance's article from a couple years ago on why Alu is better.

hahaha lol

[NaeKuh]

im not usually one for res external setups, but that one looks nice.. good one

he's showing off he mounted a 120x3 up front internal by tilting it a little.



yes please use clamps, other then that looks very clean...

[stangracin2]

he's showing off he mounted a 120x3 up front internal by tilting it a little.



yes please use clamps, other then that looks very clean...

i just mounted mine in the 900. still gotta figure out the hard drive config but i can deal with having my case open to connect a dvd drive

[NaeKuh]

mount your drives sideways ontop of your psu, if your config is simular.

[stangracin2]

how do you mean side ways.

so that the connectors face mobo i'm assuming.