Mangofire
05-12-2008, 10:25 AM
Thanks to all the advice off this forum I was able to go from not knowing a thing about water cooling to building my first rig. The Wizard project on here really caught my eye while doing research.
It gave me a lot of ideas on what I wanted to build and what to choose for parts. I hope by posting a few of my on photo's it might help someone else out as Rincewinds helped me out a lot.
I still need some more lights, a fan controler and wiring work but I need to add some colored fans first but I just can't decide on the color, red, green or all blue.
This was my first try water cooling and if you can afford it, do it!
I built this system after months of picking out the right parts. Believe it or not the case is the hardest thing to choose. There are so many good cases but I saw this one and I just love the design
and those hardrive bays are just plain cool.
Anyway here is a breakdown of the computer, and the water cooling.
Liquid Mango
Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 CASE
Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 Custom DIY Bolt-On Full Window Kit
5 X Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fans
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor 3.16GHz
MB: EVGA 780i
GPU: 8800GTS 512 x 2 SLI
RAM: 4GB OCZ 1066
OCZ OCZTXTCC Memory Cooler
PSU: OCZ 700W
HD: 2 X WD 250 gig
OS: XP 32BIT
DRIVERS 175.16 BETA
Cooling
Flow path ...........Pump-220Rad-CPU-Chipset-120RAD-GPU-GPU-Reservoir
Swiftech MCR-120 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator
Swiftech MCR-220 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator
Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump
D-TEK FuZion Universal CPU Waterblock - 1/2"
D-Tek FuZion Accelerator Nozzle Kit
2 x Danger Den IONE Full Cover GPU Waterblock (For 8800GT and G92 GTS)
Viperjohn 780I SPP/NF200 Chipset Water Block & Vcore Mosfet Heat Sink Kits G1/4 Support
EVERCOOL EC-VC-RE Ball All In One Vga Cooler Kit
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir 5.25" with Bubble Window - Clear
About 15' of 1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Tygon R-3603 Laboratory-Grade Tubing
Koolance Swiveling Angle Fittings
Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml - UV Blue
15 x Herbie Clip Nylon Hose Clamp Size H
Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound
Here is the old rig. Since EVGA was offering me a step up to 780i from the 680i and I really wanted one of those new E8500 cpu thats when it all started.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Picture002.jpg
Bought a new case another gpu some more memory and a window kit.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Picture032.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos061.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos068.jpg
Transplant is complete
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos074.jpg
Just can't stop there
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos005.jpg
It's like Christmas
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos008.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos015.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos017.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos003.jpg
Now to put all of this inside the case.
First I mounted the pump in the upper HD bays, its hidden and easy to access.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos024.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos022.jpg
Had to cut two holes in the side of the bay to get the water in and out
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos028.jpg
Next, setting up the MB, by the way the toothpick idea of lining up holes for heatsinks is priceless.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos032.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos035.jpg
Mistake number 1, I put the cpu bracket on incorrectly, thought the intel should line up with the Dtek but I fixed that later.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos039.jpg
Mistake number 2, Should have sleeved the Evercool cooler before putting this all together
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos041.jpg
Now the GPU's
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos040.jpg
The 220 Rad was easy to mount, the 120 however would fit in the back but it interfered with the closing latch for the door no mater how I mounted it so I took this time to ponder where I could put the 120. I wanted to keep it inside the case. Hmmm
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos001-4.jpg
I decided to mount it in the bottom floor, no cutting required, until you try putting the bottom back on the case. Had to grid a bit of plastic off to clear the screw heads.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos048.jpg
Note to self. Leave more slack in your lines just in case you have a problem
and don't use a battery as a plug just because your tired and want to see this puppy run. The fluid will leak thru the battery. Dumb idea I know.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos049.jpg
So I used the wifes plastic bead container instead, lol.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos059.jpg
Ok bleeding and leak test is complete, lets fire it up.
Not good! Booted into windows fine then crash BSOD, this is not what I was hoping for. All that work and she won't even turn over now. What did I do wrong it started up fine then died. After hours of checking and testing my new gpu had shorted out.
Not sure if it was something I did or the card just was bad. I did notice that when I removed the stock heatsink that one of the spings on the back and welded itself to the board so I concluded that the card had started to fry before I did anything.
So now it was time to drain everything and run with one gpu during the RMA process.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos004.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos015-1.jpg
After waiting 2 more weeks to get the new gpu I decided I didn't like the layout and moved the 120 Rad to the back, using some 3/4 steel and 1/4 nylon spacers and some 2 1/2" 6/32 screws I made my own offset bracket
for the rad.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos124.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos125.jpg
Now I'm done except for lighting, wiring and a fan controller.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos037.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos052.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos063.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos071.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos098.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos103.jpg
And the results speak for themselves
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/21604-1.jpg
I can't seem to ge this cpu stable past 4.635Ghz even with 1.7vcore but hey I can't complain It was a lot of fun building this computer. Thanks again to all of those who post there info. I could not have done this without you guys.
It gave me a lot of ideas on what I wanted to build and what to choose for parts. I hope by posting a few of my on photo's it might help someone else out as Rincewinds helped me out a lot.
I still need some more lights, a fan controler and wiring work but I need to add some colored fans first but I just can't decide on the color, red, green or all blue.
This was my first try water cooling and if you can afford it, do it!
I built this system after months of picking out the right parts. Believe it or not the case is the hardest thing to choose. There are so many good cases but I saw this one and I just love the design
and those hardrive bays are just plain cool.
Anyway here is a breakdown of the computer, and the water cooling.
Liquid Mango
Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 CASE
Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 Custom DIY Bolt-On Full Window Kit
5 X Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fans
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor 3.16GHz
MB: EVGA 780i
GPU: 8800GTS 512 x 2 SLI
RAM: 4GB OCZ 1066
OCZ OCZTXTCC Memory Cooler
PSU: OCZ 700W
HD: 2 X WD 250 gig
OS: XP 32BIT
DRIVERS 175.16 BETA
Cooling
Flow path ...........Pump-220Rad-CPU-Chipset-120RAD-GPU-GPU-Reservoir
Swiftech MCR-120 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator
Swiftech MCR-220 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator
Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump
D-TEK FuZion Universal CPU Waterblock - 1/2"
D-Tek FuZion Accelerator Nozzle Kit
2 x Danger Den IONE Full Cover GPU Waterblock (For 8800GT and G92 GTS)
Viperjohn 780I SPP/NF200 Chipset Water Block & Vcore Mosfet Heat Sink Kits G1/4 Support
EVERCOOL EC-VC-RE Ball All In One Vga Cooler Kit
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir 5.25" with Bubble Window - Clear
About 15' of 1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Tygon R-3603 Laboratory-Grade Tubing
Koolance Swiveling Angle Fittings
Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml - UV Blue
15 x Herbie Clip Nylon Hose Clamp Size H
Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound
Here is the old rig. Since EVGA was offering me a step up to 780i from the 680i and I really wanted one of those new E8500 cpu thats when it all started.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Picture002.jpg
Bought a new case another gpu some more memory and a window kit.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Picture032.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos061.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos068.jpg
Transplant is complete
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos074.jpg
Just can't stop there
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos005.jpg
It's like Christmas
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos008.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos015.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos017.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos003.jpg
Now to put all of this inside the case.
First I mounted the pump in the upper HD bays, its hidden and easy to access.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos024.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos022.jpg
Had to cut two holes in the side of the bay to get the water in and out
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos028.jpg
Next, setting up the MB, by the way the toothpick idea of lining up holes for heatsinks is priceless.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos032.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos035.jpg
Mistake number 1, I put the cpu bracket on incorrectly, thought the intel should line up with the Dtek but I fixed that later.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos039.jpg
Mistake number 2, Should have sleeved the Evercool cooler before putting this all together
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos041.jpg
Now the GPU's
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos040.jpg
The 220 Rad was easy to mount, the 120 however would fit in the back but it interfered with the closing latch for the door no mater how I mounted it so I took this time to ponder where I could put the 120. I wanted to keep it inside the case. Hmmm
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos001-4.jpg
I decided to mount it in the bottom floor, no cutting required, until you try putting the bottom back on the case. Had to grid a bit of plastic off to clear the screw heads.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos048.jpg
Note to self. Leave more slack in your lines just in case you have a problem
and don't use a battery as a plug just because your tired and want to see this puppy run. The fluid will leak thru the battery. Dumb idea I know.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos049.jpg
So I used the wifes plastic bead container instead, lol.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos059.jpg
Ok bleeding and leak test is complete, lets fire it up.
Not good! Booted into windows fine then crash BSOD, this is not what I was hoping for. All that work and she won't even turn over now. What did I do wrong it started up fine then died. After hours of checking and testing my new gpu had shorted out.
Not sure if it was something I did or the card just was bad. I did notice that when I removed the stock heatsink that one of the spings on the back and welded itself to the board so I concluded that the card had started to fry before I did anything.
So now it was time to drain everything and run with one gpu during the RMA process.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos004.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Computer%20Stuff/Cosmos015-1.jpg
After waiting 2 more weeks to get the new gpu I decided I didn't like the layout and moved the 120 Rad to the back, using some 3/4 steel and 1/4 nylon spacers and some 2 1/2" 6/32 screws I made my own offset bracket
for the rad.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos124.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos125.jpg
Now I'm done except for lighting, wiring and a fan controller.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos037.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos052.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos063.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos071.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos098.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/Cosmos103.jpg
And the results speak for themselves
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa143/mgriffi3/Cosmos/21604-1.jpg
I can't seem to ge this cpu stable past 4.635Ghz even with 1.7vcore but hey I can't complain It was a lot of fun building this computer. Thanks again to all of those who post there info. I could not have done this without you guys.