[Project] Philip's TJ09

[psmawson]

Hi guys,

First ever post so I thought I'd make it a good one :d

Just going to start to rebuild my current water cooled pc "Pics Below" which currently consits of:

Asus Striker II Formula 780i
Intel Q6600 G0
8Gb Crucial BalistiX Tracer PC6400
EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra (2 Way SLI)
Asus Ageia PhysX 128MB P1 (Not installed)
Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1
Western Digital 36 & 74GB Raptor
Western Digital 320GB Caviar SE, 3*500GB Caviar SE

I have a third EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra sat beside which has been wait for me to add to the system when the funds became available, which they now have :d

For my current water cooling loop I am using:

Laing DDC 18w Pump
EK-DDC X-TOP
EK-Supreme CPU - Acetal
EK-FC8800 8800 GTX - Acetal
Feser One F1 Fluid
3/8" Clearflex Hose
Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme III Radiator (*1)
Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme I Radiator (*2)

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/128/OldComp1.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5345/OldComp2.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6789/OldComp3.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1250/OldComp4.jpg

I have on order to add to the setup

A second Laing DDC 18w Pump
A third EK-FC8800 8800 GTX - Acetal
EK-DDC X-RES 100
EK-Mosfet ASUS 3a - Acetal
EK-NB S-MAX - Acetal
EK-SB Striker II Formula - Acetal
Alphacool NexXxoS Xtreme I Radiator

Update 15/05/08

Ok, Spent from 11am till 11pm yesterday taking apart my rig and starting to put it back to gether, here's what I have done so far.

Image of all the new parts on my desk :d

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2166/NewParts1.jpg

Ok, I carnt remember where, but on someones rebuild I had seen this done so took the idea and added in a SilverStoner FN121 Rotary Fan

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/3808/NewComp1.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7398/NewComp2.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5667/NewComp3.jpg

Inside of case with Sharkoon Lights
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7859/NewComp4.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4259/NewComp5.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5489/NewComp6.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/3687/NewComp7.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8807/NewComp8.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8064/NewComp9.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/3058/NewComp10.jpg

Keep watching for more updates!

Update 16/05/08

Just now waiting a new SB block as there is a problem with the Striker II Formula SB and the top pcie slot been used. The barb sits to high and doesnt allow enough room for the card to slot in with the tubing on the barb

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/391/newcompprob1ar5.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8936/newcompprob2if9.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8061/newcompprob3di5.jpg

All comments welcome!

[disruptfam]

nice pink :)

abit of clean (dust)

nice rig

[Marcng]

having the res right after the pump will put a lot of stress on the pump.

[psmawson]

Cheers, I've learn't alot since I set this up about three months ago.

I'm now changing to dual loops and changing the orders to

" res, pump, 120.3, gpu1, gpu2, gpu3, physx "

" res, pump, 120.1, 120.1, cpu, 120.1, ms, ms, nb, sb "

Thanks for the advice though.

[Boogerlad]

use the swiftech mcr series rad, or the xspc or the current king, thermochill for your rads. I heard that alphacool rads ain't that great compared to others similarly priced (exept for the TC).

[No1451]

I love that I am seeing more people trying to watercool the TJ09 lately, it makes me feel like I am NOT embarking on a useless attempt.

Nice loop, can't wait to see it expanded!

[[XC] NetburstXE]

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[MomijiTMO]

Looking good mate. Have you got any other shots of the bottom? The tubing on the 8800GTX looks pretty strained.

[taylormsj]

I like the look of that, but your flow is being killed by the pump going straight to the res.

i see you plan to change it, godd job

[psmawson]

Ok Guys

All the new kit should arrived today so will keep the updates coming as quickly as possible. will get some more photos of the old system online first before I dismantle it :d

Just want to thank Tom and the gang (if there is one) from Chilled PC for helping sort out a few problems with my order and getting it sent out as soon as it was possible :)

[psmawson]

(Moved Updates To First Post)

[disruptfam]

can u resize the pics mate

800 x 600 is good

[psmawson]

Thanks for the feed back on the image size, got it all sorted now :d

[LockBreaker]

Good project, very nice finish. =)

Well done mate! :D

Cheers. :)

[psmawson]

Nothing has really happening atm, just awaiting the new SB block from EK...

GOOO! EDDY :D

[wra1th]

Nice work! Looks well!

[Stewartwi]

Subscribed waiting to see your project finished. I have a TJ09 case as well been thinking alot lately of going watercooled. Looks great so far.

[psmawson]

Not much yet again

Want to thank Edyy for the new Striker SB Top. I've had to RMA my motherboard yet again due to it hanging at CPU INIT. I was on my 7th, Scan are collecting it tomorrow and so will receive my 8th, OMFG its doing my head in. If i hadn't just bought 4* 2GB sticks of DDR2 I would have gone for the Extreme version of my mobo by now :(

My last Striker Was posted to my on the 30/05/08 and its been RMa'd and collect on the 06/06/08. Something is beging to tell me this mobo is S**T...

Oh well...

[evil-98]

you got your top? did it fix it? im waiting for mine

can you get some pics btw

[psmawson]

yeah, got the top, I can send through some picks but it wont be on the mobo? It does solve the prob (Its Hard Finding correct barb clamps that will fit though)

I realy need to think about this and need some advice. Should I break my bank and go for the Striker II Extreme and the Formula has now dropped £50 from what I paid (£200) and I can get the Extreme for an extra £40. would mean having to go DDR3. Again is it worth it? Any Recomendations if so?

If so would anybody be interested in the following:

EK S-MAX - Acetel
EK S2F - Acetel
4*2GB Crucial BalistiX Tracer - Black

[MomijiTMO]

Don't bother. It's not like the 790i are free from flaws too.

[dubtown]

Update 05/06/08

Ok,

Not much happening at the moment

Want to thank Edyy for the new Striker SB Top. I've had to RMA my motherboard yet again due to it hanging at CPU INIT. I was on my 7th, Scan are collecting it tomorrow and so will receive my 8th, OMFG its doing my head in. If i hadn't just bought 4* 2GB sticks of DDR2 I would have gone for the Extreme version of my mobo by now :(

My last Striker Was posted to my on the 30/05/08 and its been RMa'd and collect on the 06/06/08. Something is beging to tell me this mobo is S**T...

Oh well...

Keep an eye out for updates

after 7 motherboards common sense would say it isnt the board but the user

[psmawson]

The problem is I beleive it isnt me. But can definatly see how it would look about me killing motherboards.

I've been building machines for years and NEVER! had to RMA a motherboard in my life going all the way back to 486 machines. But yeah theres allways the chance its me :(

Suppose any user is going to say this though. Just going to have to been evermore care full than I normaly am.

I've gone a bit OTT on the amount of board i think this one was my 4th so will be on 5 now. But still its way to many :|


Fealing a bit bettre this morning was just find of in a tance about my pc all last night. Cheers for the advice will keep the 780i :d

[dubtown]

maybe a different piece of hardware is killing the boards or not working at all... have you tested with other boards?

[RockfordFosgate]

I like the new updated system keep going ;)

[psmawson]

maybe a different piece of hardware is killing the boards or not working at all... have you tested with other boards?

The problem is i dont have another mortherboard with pcie or even a intel cpu socket 775 or DDR2

I know it isnt my PhysX or the Sound card had then working in older machines

Will have to try everything else in a friends comp this week whilst waiting

[psmawson]

YAY finaly some progress :d

Just order some more parts to get this nuild finished as my new motherboard arrived today :d

Changing my EK res 100 to another EK-DDC EK-Res 100 so both shall be mounted ontop of ther intake fan :d

Got some Silverstonetek PCI vents.

Tom at ChilledPC is going to reduce my 3*8800 tops down from 13mm to 10mm therefor making then single slot EK block whilst also counter sinking holes in the tops :d GO TOM

if all goes to plan, lots more picies tomorrow and a nice finished system minus my 3*8800's

[MomijiTMO]

That's some extra TLC you got there :D.

When are you expecting to have your build finished? End of the month?

We want piccies !!!

[psmawson]

As soon as Tom get my block tops back after some milling done on them, so :d, so yeah end of months for 100% completion

Carn't wait now

[tetete]

nice work

and the over all looks nice~

[psmawson]

maybe a different piece of hardware is killing the boards or not working at all... have you tested with other boards?

yeop you were right it was another piece of hardware killing my boards. And it was my Ageia PhysX card, It now on RMA direct with Asus (so should only be a few months :help:)

[psmawson]

Ok, Hey guys.

I need some major advice now as to where to head with this build...

I'm not currently liking my setup with how its looking so far...

I'm thinking of changing my dual loops:

RES > DDC 18W > 120.1 > 120.1 > EK Supreme > 120.1 > Mofset > Mofset > S-Max > EK 780i SB > Maze 4 (PhysX)

RES > DDC 18W > 120.3 > 8800Ultra > 8800Ultra > 8800Ultra

I'm now looking at doing 3 loops as follows:

RES > DDC 18W > 120.1 > 120.1 > EK Supreme (1/2")

RES > DDC 18W > 120.1 > Mofset > Mofset > S-Max > EK 780i SB (3/8")

RES > DDC 18W > 120.3 > 8800Ultra > 8800Ultra > 8800Ultra > EK GPU-Supreme (PhysX) (Unknown/Unknown")

???

Also going to get some heat srink tape and wire sleving and cover all my cables, is it worth the effot though?


Still awaiting my gpu tops back from Tom (Chilled PC) as he is now sourcing a some new screws and counter sinking the holes at the same time as reducing the block top thickness to make them true single slot :)

[pcaddict]

any updates?

[nsidious]

what did you use to mount the rad on the top panel?

[YMAA]

Nice work! I'm looking to do something similar with my TJ09. How far does the 360mm rad hang over the 5.25" bays? I'm guessing you can't use the top two bays with the radiator there.