Read this:
http://www.xtremesystems.com/modules...wcontent&id=48
If I can do my first WC setup at age 55, you can!:up:
It's take your time and go step by step, and that manual takes you step by step..
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Read this:
http://www.xtremesystems.com/modules...wcontent&id=48
If I can do my first WC setup at age 55, you can!:up:
It's take your time and go step by step, and that manual takes you step by step..
My 1st watercooling build, was a pain in the ass to put it together and fill it up, it better be worth it now, once I've replaced the mainboard I corrupted 6 hours after starting up the system for the first time :banana:
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looking good
It will be ok!
If you're nervous then I would recommend some fesser one non conductive coolant. WJA96 on OcUK has a small leak through some cracked acrylic once but his motherboard was fine. The coolant just left some scum on a USB header on the motherboard which he cleaned off with IPA.
Just take your time to do a proper leak test with tissue paper.
A few things about your loop:
I don't see the need for the delrin 90 degree fitting before the video card block. Tubing should be able to go from your processor block to the VGA block without kinking.
7/16th tubing seals much better than 1/2". Look at your second picture and see how badly the tubing needs to be squished to the barb with a hose clamp.
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Now thats a system to be proud of!, what temps you get with vapo on load?
lil´ Update - now with lights in the Front :)
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Changed hoses from 1/2" tygon to ID 8mm OD 11,2mm. Also changed the watercolor and did some cablesleeving to black.
The picture in my avatar is how it looked before. Give me some thoughts! :yepp:
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She be alive :D
Oh and it is Orange UV dye so ill get some night shots tonight.
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Ill get more when the windows are finished.
Oh and check link in my sig for the mod log.
Here it is, my wc rig
xpatar: definitely looks good, i'm a fan of the v1000 and 2000 series cases.
i guess i could make some like joke about wire management, but to tell the truth, my case looks worse than yours!
I finished my build a while back (long awaited upgrade).
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By no measure silent though (3 x 120mm panaflo ultra high speeds) but I've lived with louder. :D
Dtek FuZion CPU
Swiftech MCW60
DDC w Petra's Top
MCR320-QP
Tygon R3603 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Coolant is a 1:9 Pentosin G11 and Distilled Water
Thought I'd add to the discussion. I recently heavily modified my Nine Hundred and water cooled it as well. I will say that it was the biggest pain in the ass I've ever had to deal with, but the results were well worth the effort. Here's some photos.
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This next one, the 12volt cord was lengthened and modified from a 6 pin to a 4 pin connector (Thermaltake decided an adapter wouldn't be a good thing to include) I'm still not happy about this cut out though, it's not as clean as I'd like.
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I'm sure many will disagree with me, but i found the best location on this case for the fill port would be at the bottom. It can be inconvenient for filling, but i really don't see a better location available.
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Well....sorry i got so liberal with the picture taking. The system rocks my socks. Here's the specs.
Intel Core 2 Due E4300 over clocked to 3.9 Ghz from 1.8 Ghz
Nvidea 8800GTS 620mb Overclocked horrendously (can't give exact numbers at this time)
2 GB of OCZ
2x 320 GB Barracudas in RAID 0
hope you have enjoyed folks. with a little TLC the Antec Nine Hundred can be a beautiful case.
how did you mount the pump in your antec 900
i say the tubing is supporting the pump with some fish strings on the top, haha