Water Cooled Case Gallery

[Necromonger]

Could you do some close up shots of your external box please. Great looking rig btw!

-Brandon

Thanks, Brandon
Here you go, the quality of the pic’s are not the greatest, because, I had to lower the resolution all the way, for them to fit.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28730&stc=1[/QUOTE]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28731stc=1[/QUOTE]

[caLume]

love it :up:

[Brandon_Tyler]

I agree. Its a wonderful lil box.

-Brandon

[drcrawn]

Picture is freakin huge! So to avoid annoying everyone, you get a thumbnail, lol. Swiftech everything except the Danger Den TDX-S block. Cant see them, but on the back of the twin rads there are twin enermax speed adjustable fans that I crank up for gaming.

http://img120.echo.cx/img120/4430/h2o1a7se.th.jpg (http://img120.echo.cx/my.php?image=h2o1a7se.jpg)

[sparky1_2007]

one of these days im gonna make a lil box like that for my WC kit :) my box right now is too cramped... give me a couple mins, and ill have a few pics of it

Edit: scratch that, i cant find the stupid digital camera... im guessing my parents took it to their work... :slapass: bad parents....

[Master_G]

Edit: scratch that, i cant find the stupid digital camera... im guessing my parents took it to their work... :slapass: bad parents....
Lol, you tell em :nono: :fact:

G

[sparky1_2007]

yeah, i just learned that it is in our van, so i have to wait till my parents get back home till i can take the pics, that and i will also be posting pictures of my new video card, memory, and PSU and posting them here, just for the heck of it :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[AMD Junkie83]

Ok well im new to XS so i thought i would post some pics of my rig.
Im having some air flow problems cause i have way to much air coming in and not enough coming out so im thinking of going to a tline and then adding a 120mm exhaust to the top. what dose everyone think of that?
my rig:
Chieftec dragon case
Antec truepower 430 Modded for cables behind the mobo tray
Epox 8rda3+ rev 2.1 (POS)
2500+ XP-m
2x 512 OCZ VX gold 3200
Audigy 2ZS w/ logitech z-5300s 5.1
tdk DVD+-R / TDK 52x cdrw
Watercooling:
DteK Whitewater cpu block
heatercore w/ sunon120mm fan
hydor L30I pump 320gph
DD Rez
Homedepot tubing
29C idle/ 34cload @ 200x11
I have a dfi infinity ultra b on the way now so hopefully ill hit arround 2.7ghz plus in the next few weeks!

[nordik]

Nice setup AMD Junkie and welcome to XS :woot:

[fei]

here's my current setup

http://phi.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/phi_bulldoghome_com/Case12.04.05.jpg

http://phi.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/phi_bulldoghome_com/Case12.04.05(2).jpg

http://phi.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/phi_bulldoghome_com/Case12.04.05(3).jpg

[Nubius]

cool setup fei. I shutter to think what would happen if the barbs on the rad were to leak right into that PSU

[mad mikee]

:welcome: to the :wierd: world of XS! :woot: :clap: :toast:
Psstt: we need more D2oL people :kitten2: :kittenhat
(unless you don't like kittens hehe)
XS D2oL goodies (http://www.adventurevision.com/ftp/Rodzilla/XSsoft.htm)
here's my current setup

[ferrari_freak]

wow, huge rad there. but going back to wat Nubius said, wats the chances of the water leaking onto ur psu? i shudder to think wat could happen if it were to happen....

[sparky1_2007]

is that a bonneville heatercore i spy?

[Thomas FJ]

Here is my newly renovated system :)

Pic 1 (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=10)

Pic 2 (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=6)

Pic 3 (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=7)

There are 2 120mm 25mm fans in the top...

And one of my bad ass office setup :banana:

Office (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=profil)

/Thomas

[TheReaper]

http://home.earthlink.net/~soleary007/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/frontcomp.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~soleary007/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fullsidecomp.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~soleary007/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/closeupside.jpg

[Grov]

Finally got mine all sorted, parts in sig, still working on max clocks.

http://img103.echo.cx/my.php?image=pict02107jq.jpg
http://img103.echo.cx/my.php?image=pict02117xh.jpg
http://img76.echo.cx/my.php?image=pict02128vp.jpg
http://img224.echo.cx/my.php?image=pict02149kx.jpg

[drftkng]

Grov, I like you fan stands. Very creative.

[jopers1986]

here's my current setup
http://phi.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/phi_bulldoghome_com/Case12.04.05(2).jpg


hey fei, just wondering if you cut holes in teh top of your stacker? if so you got any pics?
i've got a stacker, and put my triple in the bottom, lucky i did, had a bit of a leak :rolleyes:

[Grov]

Grov, I like you fan stands. Very creative.

Thanks, yeah i made them at work, nice stainless steel. They are definatly needed. The VX is nice and cool at 3.4V and the X800 definatly needs them blowing on it, the black fan especially on the Vcore mofsets and stuff.

This is the top of the case:
http://img231.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img231&image=pict01762rv.jpg

[shigs]

heres pics of my rig

specs:
danger den lga 775 tdx blok
danger den intel chipset block
danger den maze 4 actel block
single heatercore
double heatercore
hydor l-20 pump
ehiem 1250 pump

http://img242.echo.cx/img242/6121/pic18x66me.jpg

http://img242.echo.cx/img242/3580/pic28x67qu.jpg

[Vandread]

Your not running the 1250 and the l20 in series are you? :stick:

[shigs]

Your not running the 1250 and the l20 in series are you? :stick:

well basically this is how its config

from t-line to 1250
from 1250 to heatercore x2
heatercore x2 to cpu
cpu to chipset
chipset to l-20 pump
l-20 pump to single heatercore
single heatercore to grx card
grx card to t-line

im not sure wat u mean by series, but is my config incorrect?

[jopers1986]

are the 2 pumps in the same loop?

[Jasonhk]

Thats wrong..the two pumps should not be inthe same loop or in series..parrallel would be better but still the water flows faster from the faster jump with more pressure into the slower l20, which in the end will damage it.

[Vandread]

are the 2 pumps in the same loop?
Exactly...
2 different capacity pumps in 1 loop aint good according to my physics knowledge... ;) (edit: jasonhk says it in a better way ;))
Have you tried running w/o the hydor?

[shigs]

awwww maaaaaaaaaan now i ave 2 open it all up :slapass:
and replace hydor the pump with another ehiem 1250........

[rahssan]

BEFORE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/IMG_0359.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/IMG_0358.jpg

AFTER
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/y.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/jhgfh.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/oiyjk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/IMG_0360.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/rahssan/1231.jpg


Intel Pentium 4 2.4C@3.6
Watercooled CPU/VGA
GeForce 6800 Ultra @487/1.30
120 gb segate
8x plextor-dvd-wr
Mushkin black lvl2 2x512 at 2.5-5-2-2

[ferrari_freak]

nice setup rahssan, very neat. loving ur uv reactive fan and ur fan grills. :cool:

[mion]

people here have nice setups

[Alec]

Hey Rahssan,
very nice setup you got there; I have the same case as you but am wondering where you put your rad?
Looks very neat in there :D

Alec

[BRiT]

Hey Rahssan,
very nice setup you got there; I have the same case as you but am wondering where you put your rad?

If you look in the first messy pic you can see the bottom of the rad. It's stored at the very top beside the cpu. The top blowhole is for the rad.

Very nice and clean system indeed.

[Alec]

ah yes I see now :)
Very nicelly put together system :D

Alec

[Bla$nA]

So.. i did the last things now.. added fan-controller, new ide-cables..
That the finished version of my wc rig now :)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29522&stc=1
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29523&stc=1
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29524&stc=1

[aCidbAbY]

good stuff guys keep em comein...

[rahssan]

I will be posting new pic of my lian li v1200b when it come back from been painted :banana:

[samuknow]

I guess I will have to get in here. This is still a work in process. Not sure where I want to go from here. The door is next on the mod list and still thinking....

[aCidbAbY]

damn that thing is a monster!!!!

[Psyche911]

Wow...how many gallons does your reservoir hold? lol

[winston64]

heres mine.... its outside until I get my new video card

somewhat of a mess :$

http://photobucket.com/albums/y172/sky64/?action=view&current=DSC00419.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y172/sky64/?action=view&current=DSC00416.jpg

[SustaiN]

Winston64, Looks very good ;). What additive are you using. Green uv dye or?? :)

[samuknow]

damn that thing is a monster!!!!


It is rather large.....It weighs over 30 LB empty..

the res is not as big as it appearg. Holds about a Qt..

[winston64]

I'm using the MCT-5 that they have at the dangerden store. I got it as part of my kit for a review. Heres a cleaner pic of my setup:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/sky64/DD_WC-16.jpg

Edit: The coolant looks cool under LEDs or UVs, the tubing addopts the blue color and the coolant turns into like a more vibrant green. heres a pic:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/sky64/DD_WC-17.jpg

You can't see THAT much, just enough. I don't have many LEDs just the ones in my Antec True Blue PSU

[amduser]

some actually pic, even so none cares about :rolleyes: :

http://mitglied.lycos.de/amduser86/DSC01106.JPG
http://mitglied.lycos.de/amduser86/DSC01107.JPG

[Master_G]

Cool looking setup, what does the tube going up to the top of the case go to? Just the top of the res?
What HDD are you cooling, and why not the other one?
Nice mouse btw.

G

[Leeum]

Nice setup amduser :D What radiator is that?

[amduser]

ist a watercool mora2, not that expenive and if i would have a small car i could cool with it the engine :slobber: .

[winston64]

wow thats one big rad! I like how the case looks inside, very funky. But in the seccond picture where the room is dark its toooo bright for my taste

[amduser]

thx, but it isn't that bright at night, it is just, because my come doesn't like uv light. actually it isn't ready (*this weak will come a new pump for example*), but i actually have two big probs, mainly i don't have enough mony, and when i have time i normaly have no mony :( .

[ToNyYeUnG]

Here is mine :)

D.Heatercore & Heatercore.
http://www.anti-x.org/bbs/attachments/forumid_14/mWoN_IMG_2161.jpg

In dark.
http://www.anti-x.org/bbs/attachments/forumid_14/Nmag_IMG_2211.jpg

Whole case.
http://www.anti-x.org/bbs/attachments/forumid_14/AhWE_IMG_2645.jpg

[aCidbAbY]

well thats one hell of a first post there Tony;) welcome!!!!

[Korpse]

Tony that setup is BRIGHT! :D

offtopic....acid can u pm me saying if ur perm banned and what for from EOCF? cos im currently banned aswell - ps i think a mod has messed with ur sig making you look stupid (unless it was you :P)

[tahuru]

Hi !!! The systems posted in this thread are simply amazing.. here is my noobie entry to h20 cooling.
Opened
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/A64/case_opened.jpg
Closer View
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/A64/just_about.jpg
In the Dark
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/A64/case_closed.jpg
D-Tek Whitewater with USMA, Eheim 1048 and Unpainted Pro Rad.

[THunDA]

Great setups .. Just browsed the whole thread.. :)

Im gona be moving to water in the coming months I think..

[LittleDevil]

tahuru realy nice setup, which case is this? is it chiftec?

tnx

[tahuru]

tahuru realy nice setup, which case is this?

tnx

Thanks LittleDevil ...

Its an old Antec AMG1000 Plusview.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/PLUSVIEW1000AMG1.jpg

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[bmaffin13]

finally got myself some pics of my rig

http://img143.echo.cx/img143/9205/hpim0579s6qm.jpg

Whitewater, Aquaextreme 50z pump, 2-302 heater core, res, and 6 120mm fans. Keeps my cpu at around 22 idle and 32-35 loaded.

[aCidbAbY]

Great setups .. Just browsed the whole thread.. :)

Im gona be moving to water in the coming months I think..


dude water will take you to the next level... :toast:
your rig is already friggen amazing put some water on er :slapass: and see what she can really do...

[Smy]

here is my old rigg http://www.home.no/smy/dataromme/IMG_1008.JPG idle 22 load 29-30 on winnie 2,8ghz 1.8vcore
¨
got a second pump-unite for increased flow and need a new gfx block

[THunDA]

dude water will take you to the next level... :toast:
your rig is already friggen amazing put some water on er :slapass: and see what she can really do...


Thanks man..

Im just trying to recoupe from all the cash I spend recently and in the waiting time im just reading up and learning about water cooling.. but im sure its gona happen..

:banana:

[mjdart]

My Thermaltake Big Water in Alienware Area 51 Predator Case

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mjdart/Thermaltake%20Big%20Water/TtBigWaterInstalled.jpg


Installation pics
http://photobucket.com/albums/y25/mjdart/Thermaltake%20Big%20Water/Tt%20Big%20Water%20Installation/?action=view&current=1_ABIT_AA8XE_CPU_Block.jpg

[Thomas FJ]

Here is my newly renovated system :)

Pic 1 (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=10)

Pic 2 (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=6)

Pic 3 (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=7)

There are 2 120mm 25mm fans in the top...

And one of my bad ass office setup :banana:

Office (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=profil)

/Thomas


Nobody wants to commet on my setup!? :(

Or are you just too envious!?! :D
/Thomas

[spatman]

Just woundering why you decided to go Pump>GPU>CPU>Rad>Res. I guess it don't really matter, but I would have ran it like Pump>Rad>CPU>GPU>RES.

[Thomas FJ]

Just woundering why you decided to go Pump>GPU>CPU>Rad>Res. I guess it don't really matter, but I would have ran it like Pump>Rad>CPU>GPU>RES.

Hmm, haven't thought of that before... But then the pump have to stand normal, and I have to use a L-piece before the inlet...

Wouldn't it be best to keep it like it is now then?
/Thomas

[spatman]

That is totaly up to you! It looks great, what Iwaki you have?

[Thomas FJ]

That is totaly up to you! It looks great, what Iwaki you have?

A MD15-R like my sig says :D
It's totally silent, but very powerfull!
/Thomas

[spatman]

I have the Iwaki MD20RZT and made a custom res for it. The inlet of the pump is mounted right to the side of the res for max flow.

[Thomas FJ]

I have the Iwaki MD20RZT and made a custom res for it. The inlet of the pump is mounted right to the side of the res for max flow.
Cool! Any pics? :)

The way my setup is now, the water is also be pulled down by gravity, which also improves flow :)

BTW: How noisy is the 20RZT?
/Thomas

[spatman]

The pump has that motor hum, but my case fans are louder. Here is a Link (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=791679#post791679) to that res I made.

[Thomas FJ]

The pump has that motor hum, but my case fans are louder. Here is a Link (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=791679#post791679) to that res I made.

How many db(a) do you think it is?

Very nice system you got there! A monster core with weapon shroud and panafloes :woot:
/Thomas

[spatman]

Well I would have to guess less than 35db, but I'm not a pro at that. I can say that the noise is not irritating.

[mad mikee]

Get gel-type Heel pad @ drugstore. Stick under pump. No transmitted pump noise or vibration :banana:

[Thomas FJ]

Get gel-type Heel pad @ drugstore. Stick under pump. No transmitted pump noise or vibration :banana:

Hmm, my english isn't that good :)

Explain further, please :)
/THomas

[vapb400]

Hmm, my english isn't that good :)

Explain further, please :)
/THomas
they are inserts for your heel for your shoes :p:

[MaxxxRacer]

Dr. Schols to the rescue!! Dr. Schols gell inserts!

dunno if they sell them in denmark... here they are at all the supermarkets and drug stores.

[Thomas FJ]

Thanks! I'll try that :)
/Thomas

[mad mikee]

Hmm, my english isn't that good :)

Explain further, please :)
/THomas

You know those really soft shock absorbing heel pads for inside the back of your shoes? Check out the local drug store or sports store?

I have my mcp350 on its side @ a 45 degree angle on one of these and I have to feel the pump & tubing to tell if it is on :D
If this doesn't help I'll take a pic when I update in case gallery pics tomorrow. Let me know.

:toast:

/Edit just read further and noticed that maxx said more :doh:. Let us know it you found one or need a pic for showing others when hunting?

[funkflix]

Some Upgrades .. 8/6 Plug-in to 10/8 *dunnoenglishword*, new CPU and GPU-Cooler. :)

http://funkflix.de/pics/wakunew1.jpg

http://funkflix.de/pics/wakunew2.jpg

http://funkflix.de/pics/atinew1.jpg

[MiRaCL]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/miracl/vk13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/miracl/vk12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/miracl/vk8.jpg


I have complete uv setup aswell,just have to install it,but i've been planing to do that for 1.5 years now :D

Have a nice day :toast:

[ferrari_freak]

since setup miracl, love your case. im planning on getting the same one but in black :D keep the pics coming ppl! :slobber:

P.S., :welcome: to XS :woot:

[EnJoY]

miracl...there is so much exposed aluminum and anodized aluminum in that loop...I hope to god you're using some sort of additive in a suitable amount.

[Marlowe]

Some tricks were needed to fit the dual heatercore in my chieftec matrix ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/graastein/S4100169edit.jpg

[MiRaCL]

miracl...there is so much exposed aluminum and anodized aluminum in that loop...I hope to god you're using some sort of additive in a suitable amount.

Hehe,yes i am :) anti corrosion fluid & destilled water,but the alu is anodized so it shouldn't be a problem.. The water have been in the loop for about 6 month's now,still clear as new..

Have a Dual Procore here now,gona try to install it when i have the time :)
And im gona make a new fromt for the tank,in aluminium that matches the rest of the case this time..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/miracl/vk5.jpg

Marlow: sell you'r adata ram to me :P

[Nettwerk]

I raped this old koolance case apart and stuck my older computer in :)

AMD Clawhammer 64bit 3500+ (0504GPMW)
1gig mushkin 4400 hiperf
MSI Neo 2 platinum
EVGA Nvidia 6800 Ultra AGP
BIX 2
Dangerden TDX/MAZE 4 gpu

http://home.houston.rr.com/nettwerk/Foolance/

[Thomas FJ]

Some tricks were needed to fit the dual heatercore in my chieftec matrix ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/graastein/S4100169edit.jpg

Yes, the heatcore isn't the ideel rad to put in the top of a midi-case :D
/Thomas

[Master_G]

MiRaCL, what radiator grill do you have on that? Cant quite see it in the pics.
Nice setup.

G

[Marlowe]

Marlowe: sell you'r adata ram to me :PHehe never!! :D

Yes, the heatcore isn't the ideel rad to put in the top of a midi-case :D
/ThomasYou mean I should have put it in the front istead? And put the harddrives in the 5.25" slots? Hmm.. somebody else suggested that too.. Maby I'm just very stupid :(

Edit: Hmm.. I'm thinking.. what about a second dual heatercore in the front? :banana:

Edit2: But then were do I place the harddrives?? :confused:

[Thomas FJ]

Hehe never!! :D

You mean I should have put it in the front istead? And put the harddrives in the 5.25" slots? Hmm.. somebody else suggested that too.. Maby I'm just very stupid :(

Nope! I've a dual heatcore in the top of my TT XaserIII, so I know how hard and tricky work it is to get it there ;)
/Thomas

[Marlowe]

Nope! I've a dual heatcore in the top of my TT XaserIII, so I know how hard and tricky work it is to get it there ;)
/ThomasYes you've done a very similar thing yourself :D However I'm a bit uncertain of the way you've put it together in your loop..
http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=10
What is in and out of that pump?

And yeah, "Great minds think alike" ;) :D :toast:

[Thomas FJ]

MiRaCL, what radiator grill do you have on that? Cant quite see it in the pics.
Nice setup.

G

I'll put 50 bucks on a Aquacomputer grill! :)
Just like mine:
Aquacomputer fangrill (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=6)
/Thomas

[Thomas FJ]

Yes you've done a very similar thing yourself :D However I'm a bit uncertain of the way you've put it together in your loop..
http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=10
What is in and out of that pump?

And yeah, "Great minds think alike" ;) :D :toast:

Pump-->Maze4--> RBX....

I've nozzle #5 laying around, so i will try some day soon :)

Or insane :D
Would really like to have a Lian Li PC75 kabi instead... But I'm moving to London soon, so it has to wait...
/Thomas

[Marlowe]

I'll put 50 bucks on a Aquacomputer grill! :)
Just like mine:
Aquacomputer fangrill (http://www.hardware-test.dk/oc/billedbrowser.asp?id=12911&pic=6)
/ThomasOh I badly need one of those too :(

[MiRaCL]

MiRaCL, what radiator grill do you have on that? Cant quite see it in the pics.
Nice setup.

G


It's a Aqua-Computer Evo240 grill with a Evo 240 radiator beneath.Gona swap that with a dual procore soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/miracl/topp.jpg

[Thomas FJ]

Hehe, I was right :)

Oh I badly need one of those too :(

What about the XS grill?
/Thomas

[Master_G]

I thought it looked like an aquacomputer grill, i like them so much i bought one for myself, just got to do a touch of modding to fit it (which is taking ages with my lack of time atm :( )

G

[Marlowe]

What about the XS grill?
/Thomas

What?

[ferrari_freak]

the XS grill. its a fan grill designed by a well known XS (xtreme systems) members, maxxxracer and malph. he made the grill. looks pretty nice too.

[Marlowe]

Oh.. I'm sorry! I haven't heard about that. Much less seen it! I'm trying to search for it, but can't find.. do you have a link? :)

[Master_G]

You wont be able to access the thread, it is in the services section in the for sale part of the forum which needs 100posts to view.
If you are interested in one then i think MaxxxRacer is the one to PM.
They look like this if you are interested:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=24856&stc=1

G

[Marlowe]

Hehe I might be interested, but I can't see the picture.. maby it's part of the 100 posts thingie :p:

[Master_G]

Ive attached it to this post so everyone should be able to see it now.

G

[ferrari_freak]

congrats nubius! i remember the time when u all you could say about ur liquid cooling setup was how it sucks so bad. look MUCH better now, congrats again. :woot:

[Nubius]

lol yeah, well just look at the difference, bigwater was chumpstyle, now I got 1/2" tubing going on with a good pump and good blocks.

Temps were hitting 50C when folding with 1.875Vcore at 2.5GHz, now Im running 1.925Vcore with 2.6GHz and it's hitting 45C during the hottest part of the day :D Normally it'd be hitting probably 55C or so with the tornado at full blast.

GPU Idle WAS 70C and load was 84C
now it's 47C idle and 51C load :D

I like that....4C different between idle and load...yummy :D

Now that it's up and running I gotta get pics of it without the paper towel :P not only that, but man I gotta add more dye lol, so it doesn't look so damn pink.

[Nubius]

looks kind of neat but I'm not a believer in 'passive' anything :p

Guess technically water cooling without being chilled can be considered passive in a sense though

[Psyche911]

It looks aluminum. No thanks.

[EnJoY]

Convection only works if you have some serious surface area, and for anything more than a chipset that little passive rad wouldn't cut it. :rolleyes:

And then of course, it's aluminum...so you'd have the whole corrosion thing coming into play sooner or later. Another thoughtless, flow killing, unpractical product from innovatek.

[vkmobile]

My comp with WC

[ferrari_freak]

love your fans on the top. btw, welcome to XS :woot: :toast:

[vkmobile]

my comp 2 with WC

[tahuru]

Aight .... this is the final setup for this puter... it was WIP for a few weeks while waiting for the Maze4 Acetal Gpu block.. came a few days ago and this is it. Gonna skip the NB block since it will serve no purpose on Amd64 setup. Enjoy !!

FYI.. Cpu idles/loads at 27/34C and X800 XT PE idles/loads at 32/43C.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/A64/IMG_2990.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/A64/close.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/tahuru/A64/farther.jpg

[Pc juice]

It's my WC; simple and efficiently :)

http://members.lycos.co.uk/ckukla/wc/caloscs.jpg

http://members.lycos.co.uk/ckukla/wc/bloczeks.jpg

http://members.lycos.co.uk/ckukla/wc/calosctyls.jpg

[Thomas FJ]

It's my WC; simple and efficiently :)

http://members.lycos.co.uk/ckukla/wc/caloscs.jpg

http://members.lycos.co.uk/ckukla/wc/bloczeks.jpg

http://members.lycos.co.uk/ckukla/wc/calosctyls.jpg

Interesting pump, do you have any specs?
/Thomas

[Pc juice]

Yes, it's Laing S1-15/700 B
Spec:
http://www.laing.de/10Produkte/40Pumpen/01Brauchwasserpumpen/pdf.pdf

[MadMikeSS]

Here's the beginning of my setup: ( I don't want to hear anything about the wiring, it's getting fixed. Or for that matter the ghetto cardboard. ) :)

http://www.thepengellys.com/stuff/Watercooling/DSCN2100.JPG

[gfa3]

This is my w/c

[koei]

Decided to put a server together and had some extra watercooling parts so I thought, might as well put them to use. Still missing RAM, but the loop is done and running fine.

[zeebs]

OK, first I want to apologize in advance because I do not own, nor am I proficient in the use of, a digital camera. Some of the pictures are sideways which sucks, I wish I could flip them around but I am too lazy. Everything is in 1600x1200 so major 56k warning (for those not Xtreme enough for broadband). Also all of the pictures are incredibly blurry when viewed full size, so you are probably better off just looking at the thumbnails. Damn I wish I had good pictures. Whatever, enjoy!

http://img150.echo.cx/img150/434/kif24512gx.th.jpg (http://img150.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24512gx.jpg)
http://img150.echo.cx/img150/6580/kif24526ls.th.jpg (http://img150.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24526ls.jpg)
http://img180.echo.cx/img180/4396/kif24532gb.th.jpg (http://img180.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24532gb.jpg)
http://img180.echo.cx/img180/9899/kif24541sb.th.jpg (http://img180.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24541sb.jpg)
http://img180.echo.cx/img180/5372/kif24556cp.th.jpg (http://img180.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24556cp.jpg)

[idleuser]

wow zach i am speechless :D awesome case! that's my swify block i sold you!! i'm glad it's going to a good cause :)

[zeebs]

thx man!

[EnJoY]

What case is that zeebs?

[zeebs]

Silverstone Temjin TJ-03 in black. It is the same one falcon northwest uses on the Mach V. It is just like a huge Praetorian/Wavemaster on the inside.

EDIT: Water loop specs

Swiftech 6002
Danger Den Maze 4 Acetal GPU
Aquaextreme 50z pump
Black Ice Pro 3
HDPE reservoir
Panaflow fans on everything

[EnJoY]

I absolutely love the look of those, its my new favorite looking case. You could fit a triple 120mm radiator at the top? Could you measure clearance on the bottom more me? Width between drive cage and distance from case floor to third pci slot on your mobo?

(edt: also, what panaflos and is it quiet overall?)

[zeebs]

I absolutely love the look of those, its my new favorite looking case. You could fit a triple 120mm radiator at the top? Could you measure clearance on the bottom more me? Width between drive cage and distance from case floor to third pci slot on your mobo?

(edt: also, what panaflos and is it quiet overall?)

Overall it is very quiet with all the fans running on low, silence was a priority with this case. The BIP3 fit only because I was using a smaller PSU, the PC Power and Cooling Turbocool 510 express. A deeper PSU like the OCZ powerstream would not leave enough room for the BIP3 to fit. I will try to take better pics or get someone to come over who can. Also I am a little confused by your measurement requests aside from the "3rd PCI slot from the bottom one" PM with details of what you want and I will measure for you.

[EnJoY]

PM Sent! Thanks. What fans btw? L1A's?

[zeebs]

M1A's on everything. I like the M1A's because they are decently quiet but still spin fast enough so that undervolting is effective.

[EnJoY]

Ah so you undervolt them? You know at 7v they are exactly L1A specs?

[zeebs]

Then that's the equivalent of what I have. I use them at 7volts most of the time but I like the flexibility of having the full 12v speed if I ever need it.

Edit: A somewhat failed attempt at better pictures, lower resolution so the blur seen in the first set of pics is less pronounced.

http://img287.echo.cx/img287/2822/kif24683ji.th.jpg (http://img287.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24683ji.jpg)
http://img287.echo.cx/img287/7895/kif24691ul.th.jpg (http://img287.echo.cx/my.php?image=kif24691ul.jpg)

[Nubius]

oooh zeebs, are those patriots I see in there? :D That's what I got as well assuming that is infact what you have, I only assume because of the red heatspreaders honestly.

[zeebs]

Good guess, but it's Mushkin :D

[Nubius]

bah! Fooled! I thought they had predominately black heatspreaders....hmm oh well

EDIT: man, what a moron I am, I just now noticed I put 'read heatspreaders' meant red of course : :stick:

[Turok]

Check out my first WCed PC HERE (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=63987) :D

[bacon]

zeebs the setup is very clean, love the look, kinda simular to my pc75 setup

shame your pumping into your res only fault i can see really, good job!

and turok, already posted i your thread, excellent work

[ferrari_freak]

Nice setup there zeebs. Looks cool.

Turok, all I have to say is my jaw dropped when I saw how beautiful that looked. Looking at ur pics and I thought to myself, "Now that's Xtreme..." Great job!

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[Turok]

Nice setup there zeebs. Looks cool.

Turok, all I have to say is my jaw dropped when I saw how beautiful that looked. Looking at ur pics and I thought to myself, "Now that's Xtreme..." Great job!

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

Yeah. My familly is a bit impressed too, even tho they dont know a thing about PCs :D
They say Im a genius, because I can do all this stuff and Im only 16 years old.
Ive learned everything by research, reviews, and forums like this one.
Changed "Check out my WCed PC" to "Check out my first WCed PC"

Got those angle shots you asked. Check it out

I hope on makeing better PCs in the future :toast:

Turok

[HiJon89]

Yeah. My familly is a bit impressid too, even tho they dont know a thing about PCs :D
They say Im a genius, because I can do all this stuff and Im only 16 years old.
Ive learned everything by research, reviews, and forums like this one.
Changed "Check out my WCed PC" to "Check out my first WCed PC"

Got those angle shots you asked. Check it out

I hope on makeing better PCs in the future :toast:

Turok
Hey! I'm 16 too w00t :woot: :toast:

[ferrari_freak]

I'm only 13... :( Now if I can pull off something even close to that, then my family should be REALLY impressed. Been doing research for the last year almost every single day and I still don't understand everything going on at XS. Love those angle shots btw.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[zeebs]

zeebs the setup is very clean, love the look, kinda simular to my pc75 setup

shame your pumping into your res only fault i can see really, good job!

and turok, already posted i your thread, excellent work

For the sake of having simplistic tubing, pumping into the res was a must.

[idleuser]

Finally got my 2nd rig up :) my 1st rig with the pc75 is getting revamped again ;) here you go let me know what you think of it :) It's almost complete only a little thing left to do.

My setup is Dangerden TDX Brasstop, Dangerden maze 4 gpu acetal, and Swiftech MCP600

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/spyd3rman/Picture020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/spyd3rman/Picture023.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/spyd3rman/Picture024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/spyd3rman/Picture026.jpg

[Shark-357]

here´s how my WC is setup

[CNCL]

That's huge! how heavy is that thing

[zeebs]

nice work, idle, I see you found some water dye ;)

[idleuser]

thanks zeebs :D

[MegadetHCl]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/megadethcl/Koolance%20Updated/21_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/megadethcl/Koolance%20Updated/47_resize.jpg

[Shark-357]

That's huge! how heavy is that thing


if u were refering to me my case is about 24kg

[HiJon89]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/megadethcl/Koolance%20Updated/21_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/megadethcl/Koolance%20Updated/47_resize.jpg
That is THE hottest water color I've ever seen, what dye is that?

[Psyche911]

Finally got my 2nd rig up :) my 1st rig with the pc75 is getting revamped again ;) here you go let me know what you think of it :) It's almost complete only a little thing left to do.

My setup is Dangerden TDX Brasstop, Dangerden maze 4 gpu acetal, and Swiftech MCP600

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/spyd3rman/Picture026.jpg

What case is that one, idle?

[MegadetHCl]

That is THE hottest water color I've ever seen, what dye is that?

It is the blue UV dye (http://www.frozencpu.com/dye-01.html) from FrozenCPU.com, but I'm afraid the camera really did the trick on this one. It is nowhere as bright as in the picture, more like the following:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/megadethcl/Koolance%20Updated/37_resize.jpg

Sorry about false advertising, I would imagine you would need some serious UV illumination to achieve such luminosity.

[HiJon89]

It is the blue UV dye (http://www.frozencpu.com/dye-01.html) from FrozenCPU.com, but I'm afraid the camera really did the trick on this one. It is nowhere as bright as in the picture, more like the following:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/megadethcl/Koolance%20Updated/37_resize.jpg

Sorry about false advertising, I would imagine you would need some serious UV illumination to achieve such luminosity.
Ah I see, thanks for the link :)

[idleuser]

Psyche911: That's the kingwin kt424.

[Psyche911]

Ah, must be a custom hole in the rear then...

I'm wanting to move to a case with 120mm fans (front and rear), haven't found one quite right yet. Well, the Antec P180 might be but I don't think they'll ever release it. :(

[EnJoY]

Sorry about false advertising, I would imagine you would need some serious UV illumination to achieve such luminosity.


Well yea lol, it is UV dye after all. Why don't you grab a couple UV cathodes for it?

[MegadetHCl]

Well yea lol, it is UV dye after all. Why don't you grab a couple UV cathodes for it?

Actually, a couple of UV cathodes are placed behind those 2 aluminum supports in the front. This way, your eyes are not filled with all the UV goodness when the cathodes are on, and in my opinion it's better when you can't see the actual cathodes.

[idleuser]

Ah, must be a custom hole in the rear then...

I'm wanting to move to a case with 120mm fans (front and rear), haven't found one quite right yet. Well, the Antec P180 might be but I don't think they'll ever release it. :(

I believe the new P180 are 130 on preorder right now... If i had a choice I would get that case hands down. Anyways that's a 80mm fan bored out to 92mm in the rear. the radiator is mounted on top with dual BIX2.

[EnJoY]

The P180 is absolutely hideous, plus it really has nothing over a stacker. I'm waiting to replace my stacker with the stacker 2. :)

[Psyche911]

Hideous? Purely on looks, I think it's better than the stacker. Plus it's quiter, I'm pretty sure. I'll take your old Stacker though since you don't want it any more. :p

[CNCL]

It doesn't look bad.
But I think I'm gonna go for the one Zeebs used for his set up, the TJ03. The price though, seems quite deep which is keeping me away.

[JfRsQ]

My old setup.....Dangerden 1/2" I.D., Hydor L30, Heatercore

AthlonXP-M 2500+ @ 2500Mhz (Maze3)
Abit NF7-S rev. 2 (Zchipset)
ATI AIW9700Pro (Radeon Block)

near 75 pounds of things... +cables and hoses management :slapass: :eek:

[drftkng]

My old setup.....Dangerden 1/2" I.D., Hydor L30, Heatercore

AthlonXP-M 2500+ @ 2500Mhz (Maze3)
Abit NF7-S rev. 2 (Zchipset)
ATI AIW9700Pro (Radeon Block)

near 75 pounds of things... +cables and hoses management :slapass: :eek:

Looks nice, but your right it does look very heavy.

[funkflix]

I know it looks crazy, but it works! :D

http://funkflix.de/pics/allesneu1.jpg

http://funkflix.de/pics/allesneu2.jpg

[vkmobile]

My UV WaterCooler Update :)

[Kverna]

My UV WaterCooler Update :)

WTF is those cracks round the cpublock nipples ?

[uniacid]

WTF is those cracks round the cpublock nipples ?

yeah I noticed that, wth?

[Master_G]

Looks like thread from UV reactive sleeving or something to me.

G

[drftkng]

Looks like thread from UV reactive sleeving or something to me.

G

I would have to agree, cause you can see them on the lower portion of the tube also.

[ferrari_freak]

I know it looks crazy, but it works! :D

http://funkflix.de/pics/allesneu1.jpg

http://funkflix.de/pics/allesneu2.jpg

Wow man, I feel sorry for your pump having to deal with all those 90 degree angles....

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[Thomas FJ]

Wow man, I feel sorry for your pump having to deal with all those 90 degree angles....

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

Yes and 2 single pass rads!!
/Thomas

[EnJoY]

Oh god, even an iwaki would be brought to it's knees... Well maybe not. :p:

Get rid of all those aluminum 90 degree bends, you don't need them. And get a pump that doesn't suck, no excuse nowadays to be using an Eheim.

[Nettwerk]

What sux so bad about Eheim pumps?

[ferrari_freak]

Nothing sucks about them. They are actually really good, known for their reliability. The thing about them is that their flow rates are really low so they arent the best choice if you're going to be cooling a lot of parts. More flow would mean better temps so that's why people don't like using Eheim unless reliability is superior to flow rate. Nowadays their are a lot of high power reliable pumps so that's why he doesnt want the guy to use an Eheim.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[geep®]

UPDATE:
New PSU and change case Xaser3 to Lian-Li PC65B (LOL) :D
Aluminum has a nice touch!! :hehe:
Mid-tower cases really reduces spaces for a WC setup, but now i choose a T-line to get more room inside and a easy access with other elements.

[ferrari_freak]

Ooooh, pretty colours! :slobber: Lol. Nice setup there. Very bright, but not too bright, and believe me, I've seen some that can be regarded as too bright. It's like someone put a flourescent light in them.... Gotta wear :cool: if you wanna look at it.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[ferrari_freak]

Very nice, especially the 120mm window mod. Btw, I get what you mean by the pics being darker than they're supposed to be :p: . Great job :toast:

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[CandymanCan]

It isnt a window mod, nothing is modded on my case i paid $160 for my baby, it came with a very pretty psu also. I dont use it tho cuss the 12v line using a multimeter was a little jumpy (cheap PSU) I poped it in my bro's 2500+ system and kept my antec.

The only real mod i actually did to the case was the actuall window where the 120mm fan is had a grill cut into the window which made a horrible noise when my fan was on high, even worse they put the 120mm fan blowing out and the 2 80mm in theb ack blowing in i changed it where they should be and the 120mm made an even worse noise cuss the blades were almost touching the grill cut int he window so i snipped then off looks better actually and makes no horrid noise.

This is my case btw, check out some the pic newegg has there its a nice looking case

Only thing that doesnt work and hasnt from day one are the 2 light indicating HDD activity and that the PC is on in the front makes me mad i shoulda rma'd it but i didnt care.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144089

The psu is aspire's 500w powersupply that modded to the extreme with a clear top to see inside 2 80mm adjustable blue led fans all the wires are sleeved ina UV bright green color.

The 12v line says its 34A, but using a multimeter idle i get 12.30v on my a64 system but load it falls to like 11.8-11.9v i dont like that jump so i never used the psu.

Im thinking of putting it back in tho cuss i get no overclock diff between the 2 so i might as well for looks .

[ferrari_freak]

Nice case. Looked like a window mod because most cases with side fans have them in the middle of the window (Scorpio). And yeah, you're right, you really should have RMA'd it.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[DFI pit bull]

A few pics of my case. Note that my radiator, pump & reservoir are outside, great in the winter but not so great in summer.

[Vandread]

How is that Socket A blok connected to the s754? :stick:

[DFI pit bull]

All I did was to unscrew the plastic heatsink holder around the socket and removed it from the MB, then placed the socket A water block on it centrally on a flat surface (table), then marked all four holes through WB with a marker, I then removed the WB, after I drilled holes where the marks were, then I ran the screws through the underside of the heatsink holder, later I re-attached the whole lot back on around the socket (with the two mounting holes and screws). I did not use the original DD screws but ones bought in a wardware store as they were more shallow at the end, because my fear was that the originals would make contact with the MB on the underside, the other benefit is that the screws from the wardware store are only one piece instead of 2, after remount the waterblock using the springs and plastic washers to the new socket 754 MB.
Also I had to sand the four legs/stands on the underside of the plastic holder, with a sheet of sandpaper on a flat surface I removed a couple mm so that the WB can make good contact with DTR.
I did setup the water cooling without first sanding "all ok and quite low temps, but after I sanded I noticed a drop in temp of about 4-5 degrees.

[Cashman]

Here is my new project...

I still have a lot of things I plan to do to it yet but this is how it is now.

I still have a 120.3 Performance shroud on its way, some EP exclusive fan grills. A little more colour planning still to be done.

Then I will tidy up the cabling, add another fan controller to the Floppy drive bay and install a fan covering the Ram and PWM IC on the DFI SLI-DR.

What are you opinions so far?

http://img87.echo.cx/img87/9887/dscf11702od.th.jpg

http://img87.echo.cx/img87/9887/dscf11702od.th.jpg (http://img87.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11702od.jpg)

3700+ San Diego
DFI SLI-DR
Lian-Li PC75
Storm G4
HE120.3 + Performance shroud
AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12-T
X850XT
Silverprop HL
Fillport
Panaflo M1's
Tygon R1000

[mad mikee]

Looks okay :up: Temps?

[DFI pit bull]

Your water cooling looks well put together and tidy.

[iMAX]

my sick :D

DangerDen TDX/Maze4 + Iwaki MD20-R + handmade

[n00b 0f l337]

Holy crap. Got enough liquid in that resevoir?

[DFI pit bull]

Very original, what are your temps iMAX?

[iMAX]

Holy crap. Got enough liquid in that resevoir?

Holy.....wood ^_^.

Resevoir is about 25 liter of water anh enough for me :p:

Resevoir is RAD. j/k :p: I'm waiting DD BlackIce :slobber:


Very original, what are your temps iMAX?

Temp idle is 32C and fl 40C, rom temp 30C :D

[timpanogos]

Hey, it’s my first build (April 2005), never studied/done the OC thing before …
so go easy on me ...

So this is my first attempt/experience with many things, including W/C.

As you can see I’m quite the LanParty animal – looks are everything!! (not).

Actually I’d gone through an XP-120 with 120cfm fan trying to get this bad-boy FX55 under 60C with OC/load (unsuccessfully I might add) . My goal was pure functionality …

I found success! I now run 42C to 45C max oc load on cpu (and pwmic)

My new system has exceeded my expectations. I’m very very pleased with my initial results!! Now, where are those dualies?? Bring em on!

Here is my main parts list:

Radiator – very pleased with this one!
Get the shroud! and the fans .. all the goodies come with it, very nice/simple setup

http://www.dangerdenstore.com/home.php?cat=14

Water block – very simple installation – seems ok, used the stock restrictor/pressure thing, but have the others that I could play with later.

http://www.dangerdenstore.com/produ...7&cat=21&page=1

Pump – seems ok 350gph 10’ head
http://www.yourpondstore.com/keysea...d-keywords=mag3


Local grocery store provided the 1.25 gallon drinking water container .. Lowe’s provided the fittings for the reservoir.

Here is a look inside the cooler case

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Timpanogos/coolerInside.png

Cpu -> Radiator -> top of reservoir -> bottom of reservoir -> pump in -> pump out -> cpu

Take a close look at that Radiator mounting .. this is a CompUSA branded mini-tower that sells without a PS for $29.00. I was worried about pain of mod'ing/mounting the rad to the back panel, but it turns out that the motherboard framework on this thing provided a square slot that fit the radiator PERFECTLY! I simply tie-wrapped the top in to hold it in place. Cutting the rivets of the drive tray framework and removing it was simple.

Here is a look at the outside of the cooler case. Gonna be working on re-routing the tubes to the back

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/Timpanogos/coolerOutside.png

[Marlowe]

The flow is ok, and the temps too, u not really need the best pump to get good temps, and there are only 3 angels. Anyway i have this eheim since 3 years now, time to time i upgrade my watercooling, next step is an laing dcc and an better external compensating reservoir.
I am also in the market for a good pump. They say there is little reason to have a eheim any more, well I still have a Hydor L30 that came with my first WC setup, and I guess that is even less powerful than the eheim. The dangerden/lain DCC pump you have pictured is really interesting - it has a lot of 'head' as you call it. That meaning it is powerful despite its small size and useful in loops with much resistance. The max flow is not the best however, but the worst thing about it is the noise afaik. I think I read about that in a review sometime ago. Do you guys know of a pump that is quiter than the L30 and still more powerful? That doesn't cost 100 $ of course.. I'm not very rich :(

Also when I see all you guys' pictures I'm thinking.. Isn't it better to have the T-mounted refill hose on the intake of the pump, instead of the output? Or does it matter at all? In the end I am also a bit confused about this whole pressure vs. flow topic.. what the heck is the difference of the two? Oh well I wrote much longer than I intended :p:

[RaptorRaider]

The Laing DDC is not a noisy pump. It's very quiet. I don't have any experience with L30's but I doubt the DDC makes more noise.


Max flow of the DDC is something which surprises me. With the standard top it's low; ~350LPH.
Why is it so low? Because there is a 90 degrees bend right in front of the inlet of the pump. With a modded top the max flow is almost doubled.

The interesting thing is that the modded DDC GravediggA actually has a top inlet which removes the 90 degrees bend. Many people don't know this and don't use it, but it might improve max flow a lot. Maybe not double it, since the inlet does look rather small, but it should be an improvement.

[funkflix]

No, not yet, but i will have one soon. :)

It's an Cape Coolplex 25. http://www.alphacool.de/perl/shop.pl?s=cd9203c031d1b2a6795a&l=1&rm=show_art&menu_id=2&prod_id=150&art_kz=157

[BRiT]

I'd hesitate in getting that reservoir. It seems like double-trouble. It uses uses Aluminum and Plexiglass. If you have copper in the loop with Aluminum, it's prone to corrosion. Also, Plexi is prone to micro fractures which leads to leaks.

[fareastgq]

if u really want a res, I have NEVER had any leaks with angel eyes bay res, all I run is zerex + distilled water. No metals and looks great, u do have to be very careful though and not stress the threads for the screws too much. Other than that, I had it for 2 yrs no leaks.

[Cashman]

Hi there guys 'n' galls...

Right here are a few pics of my new case and watercooling setup. I loved my old Wavemaster but it was just too small for 1/2" ID water hose.

The components are:

Lian-Li PC75
DFI SLI-DR
3700+ San Diego @ 2.9ghz
X850XTPE
OCZ Powerstream 600w
74gb Raptor

Water stuff:

Thermochill HE 120.3
Thermochill Performance shroud
Danger Den Fillport
Panaflo M1's
Tygon r1000
Cather's Storm G4
Aqua Extreme A50z
Silverprop HL

Here goes....

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/787/dscf11810qm.th.jpg (http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11810qm.jpg)

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/2135/dscf11735ey.th.jpg (http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11735ey.jpg)

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/8902/dscf11792jf.th.jpg (http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11792jf.jpg)

Performance wise, I couldnt be happier... its virtually silent and if I wanna play games or load the CPU heavily then I can crank the fans up to keep the temps constantly low.

Temps are good. Idle is 28-30.c load is around 38.c thats with the 3700+ SD @ 1.65v, and the X850XTPE at 570/600

[Trice]

if u really want a res, I have NEVER had any leaks with angel eyes bay res, all I run is zerex + distilled water. No metals and looks great, u do have to be very careful though and not stress the threads for the screws too much. Other than that, I had it for 2 yrs no leaks.


What size hole did you cut for the 120 openings?

[fareastgq]

I used a dremel and made them a bit bigger than the 120mm fan holes.

[Trice]

Hi there guys 'n' galls...

Right here are a few pics of my new case and watercooling setup. I loved my old Wavemaster but it was just too small for 1/2" ID water hose.

The components are:

Lian-Li PC75
DFI SLI-DR
3700+ San Diego @ 2.9ghz
X850XTPE
OCZ Powerstream 600w
74gb Raptor

Water stuff:

Thermochill HE 120.3
Thermochill Performance shroud
Danger Den Fillport
Panaflo M1's
Tygon r1000
Cather's Storm G4
Aqua Extreme A50z
Silverprop HL

Here goes....

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/787/dscf11810qm.th.jpg (http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11810qm.jpg)

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/2135/dscf11735ey.th.jpg (http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11735ey.jpg)

http://img299.echo.cx/img299/8902/dscf11792jf.th.jpg (http://img299.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11792jf.jpg)

Performance wise, I couldnt be happier... its virtually silent and if I wanna play games or load the CPU heavily then I can crank the fans up to keep the temps constantly low.

Temps are good. Idle is 28-30.c load is around 38.c thats with the 3700+ SD @ 1.65v, and the X850XTPE at 570/600

What about the size you used to cut the 120 mm holes? Im not good enough with my dremel skills yet hehe.

[bacon]

ill help you out here bud, 114mm hole saw was used on those holes

[Cashman]

lol ello BAcon mate :)

Yeah.. before I take all the credit... it was Mr BAcon that cut the case and choose all the watercooling stuff :)

You will need a 114mm holsaw and an Arbor to cut the hole... however take it from someone who knows... get this done properly or you'll be wanting a new £140 case! :)

Bacon.. what do you think of it now then?

[Trice]

What is an Arbor?

[Cashman]

its the middle part of the drill that will attatch the holesaw to the drill.

[ferrari_freak]

Nice upgrades there Cashman. Much better than they were before.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[bacon]

lol ello BAcon mate :)

Yeah.. before I take all the credit... it was Mr BAcon that cut the case and choose all the watercooling stuff :)

You will need a 114mm holsaw and an Arbor to cut the hole... however take it from someone who knows... get this done properly or you'll be wanting a new £140 case! :)

Bacon.. what do you think of it now then?

not usually a uv fan, but your few alterations look very suave indeed

im liking it bud ;)

[Trice]

Ok thanks, I have a drill, after work I will go grab that hole cutter, and then take measurements for the holes.

How did you guys get that part done? Ex: Process in which you traced the holes, and the drilling holes to mount the rad to the case. I guess thats my biggest concern is how you lined it all up.

[bacon]

Ok thanks, I have a drill, after work I will go grab that hole cutter, and then take measurements for the holes.

How did you guys get that part done? Ex: Process in which you traced the holes, and the drilling holes to mount the rad to the case. I guess thats my biggest concern is how you lined it all up.

set square, ruler and i made a template by joining all the individual shrouds together (before thermochill offered a complete single solution like they do now)

mask off the area first and use a pencil to mark it all out

simple stuff

[MaxxxRacer]

BAcon, long time no see mate. been a while sense u have paroozed the water section.

[bacon]

BAcon, long time no see mate. been a while sense u have paroozed the water section.

hey maxx, yeh im skint after uni so had to sell my dell 2405 (only had it a month but i wanted to play) and then the water to our friend cashman, it wasnt a huge amount of hassle just fancied a change back to air with some cash to start covering some of the overdraft :toast:

i may venture into water again next year when i have some more cash to spend....

also noticed cathar selling (?) his G4 design to swiftech

good move for the unlucky people not forunate enough to grab a g4 earlier this year

i do read here from time to time, just dont post too much :)

[Absolute_0]

Yeah, I was talking to you.

So, did you need to buy anything special to mount it, or did it come with the TDX?

I was complementing your nice wiring job!

Yan

I agree, Trice gets an "A" on wiring from me :D

I want my future WC system to look similar - short, direct, and thick lengths of tubing, none of that skinny stuff with slack throughout the case...

[Trice]

Yeah, I was talking to you.

So, did you need to buy anything special to mount it, or did it come with the TDX?

I was complementing your nice wiring job!

Yan


Oh thanks!

Yeah the TDX comes with a long screw like shaft that you place in the MB holes. Under that you screw on a little locking nut, put a washer under that, and then its just a matter of screwing it down. Really easy

[mad mikee]

Ok thanks, I have a drill, after work I will go grab that hole cutter, and then take measurements for the holes.

How did you guys get that part done? Ex: Process in which you traced the holes, and the drilling holes to mount the rad to the case. I guess thats my biggest concern is how you lined it all up.

Masking tape on where you want to cut and then lay it out on there :D, cut thru tape...

Think of hole saw as cup w/ teeth, hole in center of cup mounts to arbor (central stalk that cup screws onto, then put the whole thing into the drill like giant bit) Arbor also has pilot drill point to center the hole saw, drill pilot hole first.

CLAMP IT DOWN. DRILL AND SAW GENERATE ALOT OF TORQUE and YOU dont WANT to SCREW UP your CASE do YOU? :D

[bullit]

My Rig...
http://img275.echo.cx/img275/3362/dscn52073sf.jpg
http://img275.echo.cx/img275/7853/dscn52053aw.jpg
http://img12.echo.cx/img12/7493/dscn5055peq8rs.jpg
http://img151.echo.cx/img151/161/dscn53000dx.jpg
http://img17.echo.cx/img17/2614/dscn50129da.jpg
http://img182.echo.cx/img182/3460/dscn50105ol.jpg
http://img182.echo.cx/img182/5360/dscn49716kc.jpg
http://img182.echo.cx/img182/4071/dscn49575cs.jpg
http://img182.echo.cx/img182/3136/dscn49555bf.jpg
http://img220.echo.cx/img220/1116/hdtach0gg.jpg
http://img108.echo.cx/img108/7214/untitled0tv.jpg
http://img147.echo.cx/img147/633/untitled4ak.jpg

[EnJoY]

That is wicked sexy. :clap:

[Trice]

Yeah that looks good, but do the 90 deg angles mess with the flow rate much?

[specialblend218]

Yeah that looks good, but do the 90 deg angles mess with the flow rate much?

It's aquacomputer, it never had much flow to begin with. :rolleyes:

[EnJoY]

Yea, it's basically looks, would slightly better load temps than decent air. It's their style that gets ya... ;)

[eBoy0]

My rig.... changing EVERYTHING, going phase in next few days. Got 2 double hc's for sale. Pm Me =) Pictures are kinda old, i did some wire managements since i put it together in a hurry and got a CM mobo blower. And there's a second double hc in the grate on the bottom the case. Temps high 30's cooling a 3700+ Sandy at 1.65v at 260 x11/x3 1:1. :cool:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/eBoy0/overclock.jpg

[Trice]

Oooooooooo that looks nice, nice ugly wires though haha jk.

You will like the phase changing Im sure.

[Playful_Buffalo]

bullit that is hott

[eBoy0]

Oooooooooo that looks nice, nice ugly wires though haha jk.

You will like the phase changing Im sure.

donno if you were talking to me :D but it seems like i'm the only one w/ the wires. Yah like i said those are old pictures, and most of the wires coming from the psu are managed, only the LED wires are a jungle! :mad:

[Peen]

not in my case right now

[ferrari_freak]

bullit that is hott

Agreed 100% dude!!! :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:


eBoy0, that looks nice too. And I agree, wire management would have made it look a lot better.

Usama aka Ferrari Freak aka dude drooling at bullit's big XS entrance :slobber:

[Trice]

Yeah these look really great!

[Activate: AMD]

Fillport:

Now you see it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Activate_AMD/WC%20rig/IMGP0904.jpg

Now you dont ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Activate_AMD/WC%20rig/IMGP0905.jpg

Token full shot of system

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Activate_AMD/WC%20rig/IMGP0906.jpg

WB closeup

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Activate_AMD/WC%20rig/IMGP0908.jpg

About HALF of the god damn tubing i wasted just trying to cut and peice together the system... what a pain in the ass

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Activate_AMD/WC%20rig/IMGP0909.jpg

omg my rooms a mess


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Activate_AMD/WC%20rig/IMGP0911.jpg


System breakdown:

AMD64 DangerDen TDX
DangerDen Heatercore w/ shroud (fan will be a Panaflo U1A until a suitable replacement is available)
Clearflex60 1/2"ID / 3/4" OD tubing
Swiftech MCP655 pump
T-Line
DD fillport (totally unnecessary, but kinda nice)

[Trice]

Is your flow setup right? I thought it was from pump to the rad.

[Nettwerk]

Is your flow setup right? I thought it was from pump to the rad.

Flow order doesnt matter as long as its not pump>res lol.

[bullit]

pump»»rad»»CPU»»Chipset»»Vga»»Aquatube (res)and netwerk on a low flow 90 degreees doesn´t make a diference and my temperatures are (with 26 Ambient)36 idle and 46 in load (1.5Vcore)

[Activate: AMD]

Is your flow setup right? I thought it was from pump to the rad.
mine? its pump->CPU->Rad->pump


as was mentioned above i dont think it would really make a difference.. especially considering its a small loop

[Nettwerk]

pump»»rad»»CPU»»Chipset»»Vga»»Aquatube (res)and netwerk on a low flow 90 degreees doesn´t make a diference and my temperatures are (with 26 Ambient)36 idle and 46 in load (1.5Vcore)

no no.. I mean the pump going to the res first then out to the blocks

[Trice]

mine? its pump->CPU->Rad->pump


as was mentioned above i dont think it would really make a difference.. especially considering its a small loop


Yeah, youre probably right, mines a bit different, mine goes Pump, rad, cpu, gpu, through T, to pump

[_Veseliq_BG]

http://modsbg.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=25

That's mine! :)
Here in Bulgaria I couldn't find green UV liquid addition for the water, so I bought green hose /it even wasn't enought, so there is still one old piece clear hose, that isn't very clear, becouse of it's age :D/ The water blocks are from the Asetek Whater Chill WC Kit, all brought from USA. The pump is Hydor L35 /1700l per hour/ and the heatercore is from old russian car - bought for 10 lewa /about 6$/. It's pure cooper and handles the cooling very well!

Some pics of my old water block:
http://modsbg.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=0
http://modsbg.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=1

[Peen]

here is mine, in a case and not in a case :p:

[Gioz]

this is my selfmade case:
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8168/case22zp.jpg
my tank(with a minijet600 pump and an handmade staff to attack the tank to the base of my case):
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9908/vasca9nj.jpg
my radiator(AirFreezer100 from ybris-cooling):
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2992/rad7zb.jpg
and my (one of mine)selfmade waterblock:
http://img77.echo.cx/img77/3397/wb12kb.jpg

[Alec]

nice home-made case and waterblocks there, Gioz :toast:
What temps do u get with that?

[Gioz]

34C° on cpu in full load with 25C° air/ambient temp
(winter temp :D)
38-39C° on cpu in full load with 30C°air/ambient temp(summer temp)

[Alec]

daaamn nice temps man :toast:

[187(V)URD@]

I need to find my cam so i can post some pics of mine..

[bigtimeballer50]

amd ath 64 3500+ gigabyte k8nxp-sli mobo raptor 10krpm 74 gb hdd 1 gb corsair xms twin pack memory ultra X connect 500 watt power supply dual layer liteon cd rom TT shark case =]

[Sc4mpi]

My rig. all housed in a nice u2-ufo :)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/Sc4mpi2/u2-sli/DSCF0134.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/Sc4mpi2/DSCF0244.jpg

At the moment one big single loop,

hpps(12v 1048),hpps(12v 1048),hpps(12v 1048),bip dual, cpu (xx-flow), gfx 1, bip single, gfx2, 120.3, 120.1 , hd 1 , hd 2, hd 3, res.

soon to be tripple loops ;)

Gfx loop,

hpps(12v 1048), bip dual, gfx 1, bip single, gfx2, headertank

hd loop,

hpps(12v 1048), hd 1, hd 2, hd 3, 120.1, headertank

cpu loop

12v d5, 120.3, swiftech storm, res (fass - o - matic)

I like water :woot:

[caLume]

omg, that setup is really nice :eek:

[ferrari_freak]

Very nice shroud there :toast:

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

[Thomas FJ]

(VERY) Brief guide on how to build a shroud to mount a Papst 150mm on a PA 160....

Mounted:

Had it running for a few days (5V) but still annoyed me so - NEXT!!!

Put back teh Old shroud and a Panaflo L (note teh shiny G5 hiding in there :woot: and the modded mcp350 )


Also note how I opened up the wire pass-through and then used a piece of AL angle to maint structural integrity. THIS ALLOWS ME TO REMOVE THE WHOLE WC SYSTEM AS A UNIT (B4 DRAINING IF NEED BE!!!!)

Got fed up w/ the t-line and bleeding so stuff the mc5000(?) res from swifty in and after epoxying in the barbs all is GOOD :banana:

Some people have been wondering how they would mount some WC in a V1000, so when I was re-arranging the case for my wife (moving drive bays back a bit for less noise) I dummied up my trusty old BIX setup to give an idea :hrhr:


This one is for eva2000 and the others who seem to have mounting issues for there storm blocks, etc (will also work on Big typhoon :D ) Threaded rod screwed into standoff screwed into backplate.


Thats alot of good moding work! Kabi, pump and shroud! :toast:
/Thomas

[YanBooth]

My rig. all housed in a nice u2-ufo :)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/Sc4mpi2/u2-sli/DSCF0134.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/Sc4mpi2/DSCF0244.jpg

At the moment one big single loop,

hpps(12v 1048),hpps(12v 1048),hpps(12v 1048),bip dual, cpu (xx-flow), gfx 1, bip single, gfx2, 120.3, 120.1 , hd 1 , hd 2, hd 3, res.

soon to be tripple loops ;)

Gfx loop,

hpps(12v 1048), bip dual, gfx 1, bip single, gfx2, headertank

hd loop,

hpps(12v 1048), hd 1, hd 2, hd 3, 120.1, headertank

cpu loop

12v d5, 120.3, swiftech storm, res (fass - o - matic)

I like water :woot:

Do you like the U2 UFO? I am pleased with it! When I get the WCing in, I will post some pictures.

Later
Yan

[slavic1705]

<img src="http://wookie.hipsterdoofus.com/Done_Case3.jpg">

[Turok]

slavic1705
What did you do to put your loop that red?

[mad mikee]

clean and almost no angles (unless I am not seeing the tee to the right of the pump correctly)?

[slavic1705]

Thanks for the replys.

To answer your questions:

Turok: I used some Water Wetter for anti-corrosion etc. however it turned the water pink so I put some red food coloring in it. :D It turned the tubes red.

Mikee: The item right of the was my homemade reservoir but I had to turn the case side ways to fill the system. Needless to say I don't use it anymore, I don't really need it.

Here are some more pics:

<img src="http://wookie.hipsterdoofus.com/res.JPG"><P>
<img src="http://wookie.hipsterdoofus.com/back.JPG"><P>
<img src="http://wookie.hipsterdoofus.com/blocks.JPG">

[Xyus89]

hi,

al very cool en nice meshed cases!!

Hopefully I will have an watercooling setup one day.
probally Thermaltake Bigwater or a second hand.

@Activate: AMD: were did all the cables goe mate?! :D
you should see my current case.. you'll become depressive

xyus

[Activate: AMD]

Thermaltake Bigwater



run :slapass:


:p:

[Jupiler]

I redid mine, after getting some advise from Maxxx (thx buddy).
Tubing from res to pump was way to long, which annoyed me.
That's why I removed the floppy bay from my PC75 and placed the pump above the HD cage.
Gives me some more space at the bottom and looks cleaner this way.
Im thinking about moving this whole setup to my CM Stacker, which would give me even more room to work in.

This is how is was this morning :

http://users.skynet.be/MetalHead/case/case1.jpg


And now :

http://users.skynet.be/MetalHead/case/case2.jpg


http://users.skynet.be/MetalHead/case/case3.jpg

[JBREAKS]

well mines lame compared to those loverly monsters but hey i got water in there so heres my pic

[diablos]

my pc is composed by:
DFI panparty 939 ultra-d nf4
amd64 venice 3200+
2*256 vitesta 566 TCCD
tagan 480watt
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1729/300720050078le.th.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=300720050078le.jpg)
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1035/300720050062ut.th.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=300720050062ut.jpg)
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5470/300720050080ua.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=300720050080ua.jpg)
have you any tips?
thanks

[funkflix]

I redid mine, after getting some advise from Maxxx (thx buddy).


Nice setup mate! :toast:

I removed all my angles today.

http://funkflix.de/pics/wakune.jpg

http://funkflix.de/pics/wakune2.jpg

[ClawHammer]

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9783/dsc000836yc.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc000836yc.jpg)

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9316/dsc000886uv.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc000886uv.jpg)

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/8950/dsc000894ti.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc000894ti.jpg)