Been and Le Chuck : Talk about watercooling a computer...LOL
jagt : Hmm...I saw that Stacker somewhere :D **Cough**John**Cough** Heh
Anyway, it's awesome and looks like one of my numerous Stacker \ PA120.3 build! :D
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Been and Le Chuck : Talk about watercooling a computer...LOL
jagt : Hmm...I saw that Stacker somewhere :D **Cough**John**Cough** Heh
Anyway, it's awesome and looks like one of my numerous Stacker \ PA120.3 build! :D
Yer, that's me. I've been lurking here since 2002 or something ;) The Stacker suits my needs perfectly. It's roomy and easy to mod. It's style is rather minimalistic compared to other "blingy" cases, and since I don't care for bling, it's perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriote
I recently sold off my 2nd 8800GTX as I found maintaing SLI wasn't worth it. Then replaced my eVGA 680i M/B with a new Gigabyte P35-DQ6 board and redid my loop. And since I'm using this system 24/7 I moved from a DDC-2 to the dependable Laing D5 Vario and changed my tubing from 3/8" to 1/2" (which is ironic considering there is talk of people moving from 1/2" to 3/8"). But so far I'm quite content with the changes.
Here are the results:
Front view:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/IMGP0600.jpg
Overview.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t.../IMGP0594.jpg?
Closeup of the loop. I went for a very simple loop with only two blocks and a T-Line; nothing complicated like my previous loop:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/IMGP0595.jpg
i love it man, very clean
Quote:
Originally Posted by echn111
How hard is it to maintain SLi? What's involved in that?
Perhaps should have rephrased that. Maintaining an extra 8800GTX in my system, even if completely unusued and without SLI active, caused my system to consume more electricity and put pressure on my PSU and increased the noise level of my PC. Even worse, while it acted as a glorified paperweight in my PC, it dumped it's heat into the waterloop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Prodigy
And while turning SLI on may have helped framerate a bit, in terms of actual use within games, it really didn't make much of a difference except to push my PSU into overdrive, increase heat and consume electricity. Fine it increased my benchmarks, but in terms of actual use, one overclocked 8800GTX handled everything anyway.
So I didn't gain anything by SLI except a larger electricity bill, a noiser PC, and a hotter running PC. Having tried it, I think SLI is overrated.
p.s. I am aware that I could have created more loops to handle the extra heat. But given the (questionable) benefits SLI has verses one overclocked 8800GTX, I'd rather not focus my efforts here.
Thanks. I prefer clean, simple loops.Quote:
Originally Posted by N H O
me too ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by echn111
nice loop man. i like to keeps things simple too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by echn111
seeing your case makes me want it and i think it will be my next case too, lol. i like to keep my watercooling internal and your case seems to be the one that can do it with a 240 rad without much modding.
me 4. took about 3 or 4 revisions on my setup to get clean:clap:
btw: i'd give up a kidney before one my 8800gtx sli cards;)
qx6700 / fuzion
8800gtx sli wc by danger den
pa120.3
G70 case
GJ dude, looks sexy :)
Nice looking loop. Short and sweet. I don't like the full cover block at all though. And your SLI troubles are worth it for the badass factor :p: Plus it will benefit when we get dx10 games.
Ditto! Nice and clean. Great set-up echn111Quote:
Originally Posted by N H O
There is more of my setup outside the case, rather than in
It should all be in once I get a GPU block for the HD2900XT and drill some holes in the case to mount the rad
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...th2/Ghetto.jpg
Awesome new pics of my system. Just took them :D
Thats with new 8800GTX (Big Thanks goes to Dynasty :up:) installed and some more cable management done. Also, i removed that crappy mosfet Asus include with their motherboard...It would not make any temps difference and the NB would become enough hot that i couldn't touch it for more than 5 secs. Instead, i removed the Asus "shield" and hooked my Sunon 60mm fan. NB is pretty much just warm now.
http://img.zenixstudios.com/2007/6/1...yof2333005.jpg
http://img.zenixstudios.com/2007/6/1...pyof244002.jpg
http://img.zenixstudios.com/2007/6/1...pyof244007.jpg
PS: I know... I know... In the first pic you can actually see some of my toes right next to my phone. :p: Go figure why it's on the floor :shrug:
^^ nice build.
Thanks :) I'm hoping to put that heat-dispenser (8800GTX) onto watercooling pretty soon. I have a DD NV-88GTX WB. But i think it'll suck. So, i might get a EK or use one of my multiple MCW60s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mankz_91
You have a DD block and you think it'll suck? lol...Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriote
I gotta say the EK block is pretty good, keeps my 8800GTS 640mb @ 40 idle 44 load :)
I'm currently busy working my own case now, nothing special just a Lian Li PC71... PA120.3 comes within 2 weeks and then... pics :D
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1739/10663969vk6.jpg
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3480/63677356es2.jpg
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3861/70903615xm3.jpg
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4195/12888438ww6.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1753/44061015nu0.jpg
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8580/68250046wm5.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/790/67037582hl3.jpg
Cool! Look forward to see pics!Quote:
Originally Posted by Garrett
Yeah the block looks awful inside. When i opened it for cleaning, i found the design pretty weak ... and hooking back the o-ring in correct position to re-mount back the top was a pain in the *ss... Thats why im considering either the EK or hook back one of my MCW60 with maybe a Unisink.
The only MM build I like better than yours are my own ;) Sweet job dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriote
Thanks! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
Glad to see u Canadians are good for something ;)
Hah...(Sarcastic laughs) :shakes:Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
BTW: I'm Quebecer before being Canadian! The Patriote name isn't there for nothing!
But yeah thanks for the kind of "kind words" LOL! :p:
LOL... quite interesting to see this Quebec thing in something like a tech forum, it seemed so irrelevant when I was learning about it in class last month because Quebec is so damn far away :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriote