New water cooling setup

[tritium]

I was so pi**ed of at my air cooling setup I decided to go with water cooling. I ordered a Flowmaster xt kit from d-tek and put her to use.

My case wasnt quite big enough for the kit so I placed the kit into another case ( an old IBM Aptiva case)

Everything went very well. I attached the cooling hoses through the blowhole circle in my case and onto the cpu block.

No leaks, and very quiet.

Air cooling temps: Idle: 45 degrees C
Load: 53 degrees C

Watercooler temps: Idle: 26 degrees C
Load: 34 degrees C

I urge anyone thinking about getting a water cooling setup-- Do it. It is well worth the 200 dollar investment.

I have pics but I do not know how to post them? They are on my local drive.

[tritium]

Here are some pics of the watercooler setup in the IBM case.

[tritium]

One more. same setup, different view.

[pulverizer]

Looks good, does the pumps vibration make any noise mounted like that, or do you just have it screwed down real tight?

[tritium]

Yea I have it screwed down pretty tight. No pump vibration at all.

[Pro Kid]

I'm sorry, but maybe I'm missing something. Where do you put the motherboard when you have the pump set right there?

[TheWeaseL]

He doesn't put the machine in that case. That case will sit next to/under/on top of the case his actual computer is in, and then he mounts the wb to the cpu.

[sandman]

Looks pretty slick.

[Vitalizer]

take some in action pics.. when u have connected it to the cpu.. We have almost the same setup dude:)

[tritium]

Here is the final product. I still need to put the cover on the IBM case. Thanks for all the positive comments.

[Pimpsho]

that must b a pain in the arss to get it takin appart...if i was u i would put some shut off valves where u put those barbs in the middle(inbetween the two cases) so that u dont get water all over when u take it appart:D good job man

[tritium]

Yea, I was thinking about putting in some valves between the two.

[Firelord-OCHW]

I like it and think the valves would be a great idea :)

[kommando]

Is the res a §§§§§ to refill?

Nice setup btw, perosnally i like setups in the one case.

[biglipzit]

wow it looks good... not bad at all very impressed. Its a shame u can't get it all into one case but its better because ambient in ur main rig would be close to 5-10 degrees above air ambient outside so in that open case it works with the efficiency of a cube. Well done mate

[kommando]

What wb is that, i cna't see?

and biglipzit do u live in da coutnry st lucia?

[iceman2g]

Few questions. What vcore are you running? Did you tighten things knurled nuts till they were almost fully compressed? I just installed my watercooling setup and am getting 41c idle and about 45c load (ambient 21c). My cpu is running 1.83v.

[tritium]

Few questions. What vcore are you running? Did you tighten things knurled nuts till they were almost fully compressed? I just installed my watercooling setup and am getting 41c idle and about 45c load (ambient 21c). My cpu is running 1.83v.

My Vcore is at 1.85 (Undervolted due to MB) Probably around 1.82v. I tightened the springs down pretty tight with the thumb nuts. I thought I was going to crush the core. The springs were almost fully compressed. It's tight but I can make it tighter with only hand force. Again, I didnt want to put to much pressure on the core. I used AS 2 as the thermal compound. I think your temps should be a bit lower than they are.

It took me about 2 hours to mount the cpu block. I took sooo much time because I did not want to do it again.

Good luck.

[toolbox]

Looks pretty good, could use some painting.

[tritium]

What wb is that, i cna't see?

The waterblock is stock from the kit: D-Tek Spiral Aluminum waterblock. .5 inch ID connecters.

[tritium]

Thanks, A white aluminum cover will be placed over the metal frame. I need a Dremel yet-----------Santa????:D :D

[iceman2g]

What are your water temps like? Also would submerging my pump in the water cause it to heat up?

http://www3.sympatico.ca/althea.porter-harvey/DSCI00171.JPG

[pakotlar]

how is your pump relay set up? I just ordered a kit from d-tek and plan to put everything in a seperate case like you did (i have a spare, with 120mm fan holes). Can I use criticool powerplant even though the pump is in a seperate case? thanks for any help possible.

[tritium]

I bought the relay kit from d-tek also. It is pretty simple. The pump has it's own 120v plug which is tied into the relay switch. The relay is also tied into your PSU via 12v Molex connector. When you turn on your computer, it powers the 12v Molex connector, which in turn completes the 120v pump circuit. The pump turns on and off with your computer power (psu) switch. You can also bypass the relay to fill and test your pump,res,rad and block.


Can I use criticool powerplant even though the pump is in a seperate case? thanks for any help possible.

Sorry about that. I did not read your question correctly.
Yes, I believe that you can use the criticool powerplant in this situation. It should not be a problem. You will need to bring the pump ac wires into your computer case and connect them to the relay on the powerplant.

Good luck

[pakotlar]

thanks :) any more feedback on the question would only be appreciated:toast: . Merry christmas everyone!