Feser X-Changer With Koolance Shroud mod (lots of pics)
For those who wanted to see the final pics of my little project, here it is. I didn't want to hijack the Feser attack thread, so I thought I would start one for this. Hope that is ok!
Over the last few weeks I have torn my rig down twice, and added several cooling componets. It took alot of dremel work and caused some anxiety on my part, but well worth it!
Cut out the back of the mb tray for the processor support bracket to make it easier to change, since I like to mess with things. Also cut two 2" holes for cable management so the case looks clean and no wires in the way of air flow.
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After cutting holes, remounted the board and components and ran wires.
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Installed Swiftech MCP-655 Variable rate pump and Micro-Reservoir in the lower front bay after removing one of the hard drive racks which really isn't needed., Primochill Pro Lrt 1/2" x 3/4" uv blue tubing with smart coils all around and attached them with bitspower 1/2" x 3/4" compression fittings.
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Modified my Koolance shroud, and attached Sanyo-Denki Ace 109R1212H101 fans in the shroud. Attached the shroud to a Feser X-Changer Triple 120mm Xtreme Performance Radiator. Had to dremel out some of the front and back of the shroud underneath for the radiator to clear. Radiator is sitting temporarily on blocks for leak testing, while waiting for the Koolance riser.
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No leaks, and riser installed. Again, I had to break out the dremel and clear out some of the back and front of the riser on the bottom for clearance of the radiator.
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The radiator is over 50mm thick, so I had to raise it out of the case for clearance sake, so the riser was necessary, and it looks freakin sweet at the same time.
Right side view through the window with all components installed.
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Front view of case. Installed logisys cold cathode lights onto the two noctua nf-s12 1200rpm case fans in front. There are 4 total of these fans, 2 in front one in the side which I cut the blowhole for and one in the back. All intake fans. The Sanyo-Denki fans on the radiator are all blowing out.
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The swiftech pump is near silent, and the flow is phenomenal. My idle temps are in the mid 30's with ambient room temp in the low 70's, and this is with my Q6600 B3 oc'ed to 3.0 ghz. I'm gonna go higher when I get the time to fiddle with it.
