A look at my new Silverstone case with "new/old" setup

[Exa.bit]

Here's a look at my old setup:

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/8699/new19nz.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=new19nz.jpg)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1825/customkoolance5vs.th.jpg (http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=customkoolance5vs.jpg)

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/4892/pc38dt.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pc38dt.jpg)

This setup actually worked quite well but it was extremely loud when fans where on high. Also the case was very beat up when I got done modifiying it the 4-5th time. lol This setup yeilded water temps probably 4-8c above ambient and very LOUD.

A small look at the gorgeous exterior of the case and niffty door:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5720/casedoor0mb.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=casedoor0mb.jpg)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1629/casedoor8ym.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=casedoor8ym.jpg)

A look at the new setup in Silverstone case:

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/4641/newcasewatersetup29do.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newcasewatersetup29do.jpg)

another pic of the heater core, as you can imagine I was gettin basically no airflow with this setup: Water temps where off the chart!!

http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/3718/radangle0sf.th.jpg (http://img309.imageshack.us/my.php?image=radangle0sf.jpg)

What did I do to fix that:

http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/4113/rad29ts.th.jpg (http://img309.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rad29ts.jpg)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5279/rad14bi.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rad14bi.jpg)


Now thats a custom shroud...... :rolleyes: ......But hey it works fantastic. the fans are all held together by zip ties and the tape is only there to seal the triangular sides. My water temps are maybe 1-2c above ambient with a load. It is also very quiet. I was skeptical of my fan setup at first but it turned out great and took like 5min. It kinda creates a shroud just the way the fans are positioned. All in all very happy, thanks for listening.
Last but not least some overclockin...24/7 stable

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8127/247stable1kd.th.png (http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=247stable1kd.png)

What do you people think?

[Scroatdog]

Very nice. Though I think you could still tuck some of those wires away. But definitely a head and shoulders improvement over the previously cramped setup.

[MaxxxRacer]

you have hte loop setup incorrectly.. res MUST be right before the pump otherwise you will get poor flow.

otherwise it looks pretty good.

[Exa.bit]

Thanks for the advice Maxxx but I get poor flow anyway with that pump. :rolleyes: As for wire managment I just got done working on that. I hate having my case cluttered and unorganized. As you said Maxxxracer the pump is not in the ideal location but I was in a rush to get things installed so I didnt want to wait on new tubing. So used the same pieces from the last setup. I got to installing the pump and was like "where the heck am I gonna put this at?". At that point I had like a 3" and 8" piece of tubing and a pump to put somewhere. I was baffled for a few, then I did as you see in the Pics. It's really just hangin there, great thing it is very small.

Afew updated pics:

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/660/dscf00161xl.th.jpg (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf00161xl.jpg)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/1630/dscf00170ao.th.jpg (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf00170ao.jpg)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2940/dscf00180wg.th.jpg (http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf00180wg.jpg)

[thegreek]

you have hte loop setup incorrectly.. res MUST be right before the pump otherwise you will get poor flow.

otherwise it looks pretty good.
Agree :)

[Exa.bit]

I guess I could just flip the pump around. My pump is silcone sealed so I dont have to worry much about leaks. I guess I figured since it's a closed loop it wouldn't really matter where the pump is? Judgeing from the replies it seems like it may help so......Does it really hurt flow that bad? I know that my old Maze3 block likes alot of flow to perform, so anything to improve it I'm all for.

[MaxxxRacer]

I dont have any numbers off hand, but trust me when i say its very noticeable.

[moonlightcheese]

just use your common sense man... if you pump water into a pool of water through an inlet pipe, how much pressure do you expect to come out of the outlet? not much... you're pretty much killing performance entirely.

[Exa.bit]

just use your common sense man... if you pump water into a pool of water through an inlet pipe, how much pressure do you expect to come out of the outlet? not much... you're pretty much killing performance entirely.

I'm really killin my performance eh. Well I got news for you, I flipped the pump around yesterday cause of the replies. Well same exact temps and flow are the result. What a waste of time. I guess my pool is not big enough to create enough pressure. Thanks for the lousy comments and such.

[Bloody_Sorcerer]

no, they're still right. Lemme guess, you're monitoring temps with software, and how are you monitoring flow? Unless you've got expensive equipment that people like maxxxrace and pHaestus have, you won't know. they weren't just posting "lousy comments", they're correct. It's been tested.

[moonlightcheese]

I'm really killin my performance eh. Well I got news for you, I flipped the pump around yesterday cause of the replies. Well same exact temps and flow are the result. What a waste of time. I guess my pool is not big enough to create enough pressure. Thanks for the lousy comments and such.
first of all, how would you know what your flow rate is? i don't see a flow indicator anywhere in that loop. and second, you just happened to be lucky about the temps i suppose but if you're measuring using the MBM (and it seems you are since i see no external temp monitor) then the accuracy of your statements is questionable.

realize that we are only trying to help you and we aren't badgering you about your setup. we assume that you, like us, are trying to achieve the maximum performance possible from your system and we're just providing feedback so that you can attain that performance. we are not criticizing you, just trying to help.

[Exa.bit]

I measured flow rate by fillling up a 1g jug. No I dont have any fancy equipment except a DM and yes I was using MBM. I know it is NOT accurate but it does not need to be for this. Im NOT trying to keep my chip in a certain temp range with LN2. Mobo probes are just fine and like I said it didnt change, though it was nice and cool with the cold water I put back in. Anyway I'm not pointing fingers or :stick:, just tellin U all my result NO noticeable/measureable gain. With a bigger res. and loop I could understand a performance loss. In terms of replies I guess I was looking more for "Good job" "Nice" blahblah. Instead I got your pump is WRONG, basically U Idiot, don't you know how to put a pump? Anyway......:/

[moonlightcheese]

yea sorry about that. we seem like we're putting you down when in fact we aren't. we're all very scrutinizing, taking in every detail and trying to find ways to make a more efficient setup in every way possible. it has been the experience of many users here that pumping into the res will hurt your flow rate so we, of course, will try to impart that to you. it's just how we work ^_^