Can anyone tell me what case that is?
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ah ddc tank top, harder to bleed air out, and vortex issue.
Thanks!
No, it's a second one!
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/foru...opic.php?t=757
Thanks man!
It's a deionized water with uv dye from here:
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/cata...roducts_id=234
(orange) and nothing else.
All blocks are copper so no worries about corrosion.
I will post rig photos to stacker slacker "the best case ever!!!"
Thank you very much!
Radiators are 2 x Black Ice GT stealth 240 one at the front and one at the top of the case!
Check this link for more information about watercooling system
and more photos:
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/foru...opic.php?t=757
Open or closed, it doesn't make a difference. Once the water level in your reservoir drops low, the pump will start sucking in the air again and round it goes. You'll have to put a sponge in if you have that problem or keep it completely filled, which is near impossible.
NEvolution: if you could remove that tank top, much better for you.
btw are you planning to close your side panel? if so where would you route your tubing.
I plan on cutting one of the horizontal PCI supports so the tubing can go through the top PCI slot plus the extra space from the support.
So are you saying that I should remove the tank top and just use the Alphacool top?
Would I need to run a T-Line since I don't have a res/water tank anymore?
ah so don't forget to file/sand the edges or put some rubber edge trims/hole gromets so as not to damage tubing.
btw do you have some pics of your cpu block's inner workings?
This is the only pic that I know of that shows the insides.
http://www.rigshowcase.com/img/60DjEY4/10220.jpg
Edit:
Would it be a good idea to move the inlet barb that goes into the water tank to go directly into the Alphacool Top? So as to reduce the turbulance/vortex. (While still keeping the water tank on as a reservoir.)
As in, moving it from the top position to the currently unoccupied location.
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1479/cimg0443ix0.jpg
there would be no point in moving inlet while retaining top tank.
hmm... i disagree. I've see these tops used before and as NEvolution points out, the small size and design create a lot of turbulence and is quite a headache to bleed completely.
Leaving the top off results in sloshing water that splashes out.
I think moving the inlet barb into the inlet of the pump is not a bad idea.
the reservoir would then act more like a t-line and not be subject to direct flow thereby reducing turbulence / sloshing.
*edit: Cool block design btw
btw - NEvolution, by looking at your blocks you obviously have the skills and tools...
why don't you drill out two holes above your video card slot on your case and flip your radiator so the barbs point towards your case?
you would drastically reduce the amount of tubing and you'd then also be able to actually put a side panel on.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I have gone through with it and I now have absolutely no bubbles and stream of air bubbles.
Actually I plan on cutting the metal PCI support bar on top the video card so that the tubing can go through there.
If that doesn't work well, I guess I'll try drilling a hole where you suggested.
By the way, the block is handmade by FstFrddy from the forums.
Here is his website if you'd like some more info on it. Stinger Waterblocks
There have been a few threads about his blocks and they're very nice quality.
v1.0 deceased. VRegs crushed by a not-so-well mounted cooling block. RIP.
I had to "rework" this TT Armor quite a bit to fit my "vision" inside (and outside :P)
Apart from the obvious differences with the stock one (top-front USBs, bulgin switches, custom delrin top, magnets) there's quite a bit of filing, nibbling, removing and shuffling involved :D
Once you start installing things in places where they are not supposed to be, everything seems to get in the way, even the left reinforcement bar and the PSU support bracket, which had to be modified and moved to fit the pump/res assembly ^^
v1.1:
Diverse front views:
Unfortunately not the best pics in the world.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/4953/frontnkdwk1.jpg http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/3134/frontopnti2.jpg http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3118/frontclsc3.jpg http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8294/itlivesbt8.jpg
Front USB, magnets and switches detail:
I Don't particularly like the top placement of the USBs in the stock TT Armor. And the tendency of the "doors" to open by themselves http://forum.overclock3d.net/oc3d_gf...es/cussing.gifhttp://forum.overclock3d.net/oc3d_gf...es/cussing.gifhttp://forum.overclock3d.net/oc3d_gf...es/cussing.gifhttp://forum.overclock3d.net/oc3d_gf...es/cussing.gifes me off big time, hence the visible 1.5kg magnets.
Finally, using a whole 5 1/4 bay just for the power/reset switch wasn't my cup of tea.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/6535/detlusbyp3.jpg http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2559/detlswthc5.jpg
Custom delrin top:
Even with positive air pressure too much dust/debris was entering the enclosure from the top. Besides, the stock design didn't look very good once I removed the plastic cover to fit the reservoir and the top USB/Firewire/Audio connectors were gone.
Delrin came to the rescue ^^. Aluminium 6mm spacers were used in order to leave a gap for the hot air to escape. They are barely noticeable in the picture, but the bolts are SS316 countersunk hex, which I think look gorgeous :p I suppose not to everyone's taste, but certainly to mine.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9892/detltoprq8.jpg
Side view:
Welcome to my cable/tube routing nightmare ^^. Mind you, before the advent of SATA optical units was even worse. Not a tear was shed when I said goodbye to the IDE cable :D
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4755/opnsidemr0.jpg
Detail of the MB area:
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7170/intdet1uu9.jpg
Detail of the pump/res:
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8721/pumpresbe4.jpg
And finally... Case Closed :p
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9015/asssideuf0.jpg
Hope you enjoyed the little tour. Or at least that you don't regard it as a waste of bandwidth ^^.
BONUS CONTENT:
Ghetto front USBs:
Let's make some holes in this brand new 100 quid case. Bring it on!
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/9599/usbfrntheo7.jpg
Who cares if they look awful? They stay in place and you can't possibly make them cheaper ^^ And best of all, no one can see them.
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/9687/usbltopmz2.jpghttp://img398.imageshack.us/img398/253/usblbttmbi2.jpg
And the very first pic, testing components on air, running rawhide, with the now deceased Abit IN9 32X-MAX shining:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6158/originshc5.jpg
How do you like that Corsair PSU? I've been thinking of getting one.
I have that same Corsair unit, it is really really nice. Minor complaint is there are 2 separate lines for the 4 pin and the 8 pin connectors for the CPU power but neither are modular, so you have to hide the one you don't use. The 24pin cable is a bit stiff and could be a bit more flexible but it isn't bad. The unit is very nice overall :)
Agree. Given is either or, I'd have made those connectors modular. I must admit I don't know if the reason why are fixed is purely cost related or there's something in the specification that prevents this feature (insertion loss, mechanical characteristics...)
But it does what it says in the box. In my setup is silent, provides stable voltages across the board, if both the manufacturers and third parties figures are right it's fairly efficient, helps with cable routing and is not painful to look at.
It's a great unit, the fact that it is OEMed by Seasonic doesn't hurt either. Very quiet but still dissipates heat nicely
I have the Corsair HX620W also, my only complaint is the use of proprietary connectors at the psu end of the modular cables. My Silverstone Strider 750 uses standard molex plugs, so I can make my own wire runs as needed. Other than that no complaints at all.
MrToad: Nice case you've got there! :)
Hey guys,
Last days i have built up my first wc. I have to optimize the cable management but i couldn't wait to get started. ;)
http://www.abload.de/thumb/overviewbjn.jpg
http://www.abload.de/thumb/cpun6d.jpg
For those who can not see the thumbs:
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=cpun6d.jpg
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=overviewbjn.jpg
During the week I barely have time to do anything, and when I do I'm playing Oblivion :D
I'll post proper stock / oc-ed temps over the weeked. For now Idle temps @stock are:
Ambient: 19
Water: 24
GPU (8800GTX): 39
CPU (X6800): C1 > 36, C2> 38
Not that impressive I'm afraid. We'll see load...
And I've the feeling I will have to re-mount the CPU. Those 2C difference between cores smell to bad mount / uneven TIM to me.
Edit:
I made a quick (16 min) Orthos run and temps went up to: C1 > 41 / C2 > 43
Water temp went up to 25.
My SSCube just (almost) finished ;):
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2...rontpc1.th.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5...opensr3.th.jpg
Loop order: -->pump->MCW60B->BIP2->ApogeeGT->MCR220QP-T.line-->
Yeah, your case looks great terminator_no2.:toast:
After the soft case mod :woot:
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/2...wizard1ee6.jpg
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/8...amod095gg6.jpg
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5650/kasamod097wq5.jpg
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/7...amod129mf1.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6...amod135pg2.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2...amod142mk2.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/4...amod159eo4.jpg
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/6...amod160gw8.jpg
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/1...amod170aa4.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8...amod172wp0.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/5...2007860ga9.jpg
for more pictures --> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...04#post2152504
Someone likes orange. :>
I love the Orange color ! the Candy black too =)
do u like it ?
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8326/vizha1ej0.jpg
not finished yet ... ;)
Nice Job Atrin. I like the blue and orange combination.
yan
ps- where are the out of the ordinary cases? they are so cool compared to all the stackers and lian li's and blah
Atrim, nice black and orange combo.
btw, are those the stock 80mm fans from Thermaltake?
word of advice, change em up soon, they're quit whiny after a few months.
for the front 2 80mms, you could mod to accomodate 2 120mms, for the back single 120mm fans.
Here's my latest pics
Case, rad, pump and stuf...
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6291/kuva019lm3.jpg
Interior
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1664/kuva020xe5.jpg
Closer look
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/1886/kuva021rh3.jpg
There's also one 120.3 hidden under the couch. Hope you like it:)
Ya that orange looks nice with black.
thanks i'm glad you liked it.
yes those are stock 80mm tt. it's been working fine for the last 2 years :toast:. but u r right i must change..
@Concept 5000-FX
thanks :toast:
I don't really use my pc in summer, and if i buy a block now i won't be able to get rid of it. But i'm thinkin about buyin a new graphics card end of this summer so hopefully i'll find a good block for that depending on what i am goin to buy..
Atrin you must have a nice clean house. here that stock fan wouldn't last 6months without complaining about dust in its gears.
yah mod em to 120mms.
New Stacker T01 - D-Tek fuZion, EK 8800GTS, PA120.3, EK Multires 150, Tygon 7/16" ID, DD D-5
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00674.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00683.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00680.jpg
had to mod the 4-in-3 device to fit in the case
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00668.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00669.jpg
very nice. could you post some pics of the PA mounting?
and what are the specs of your rig?
I used thick adhesive foam to friction mount the PA120.3 in the front, forgot to take any pics during the build sorry. As for specs, eVGA 680i A1, E6400 (OC 3.0ghz), 4gigs OCZ PC-8500 SLI rdy, 2x eVGA 8800GTS 640mb, Corsair HX620, WD Raptor 74g, Seagate Barracuda 250g, Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty. Replaced the stock NB and SB cooling with Evercool VC-RE's, temps from core temp read my cpu at 41 idle, 48 load, gpu's are around 43-49 idle.
Here is my updated TJ09.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture030.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture034.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture031.jpg
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http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...Picture038.jpg
hey darkatom could you post some pics without the side panel, so we could also admire the innards of your pc.
lil more tidying up to do... @ 3.5 ghz (so far) temps are awsome !
idle 19 -20 c (same as room temp) load = 2 instance's of orthos 42 c
E6600
Evga 680i A1
2x 1gig sticks OCZ8500 sli edition timings 5 5 5 15
2 x Evga 7800GTX KO
PC & PC 1 kw sli psu
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2...age0020ux1.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2...age0025ao0.jpg
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9...age0023vo8.jpg
Here is mine:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/P1010891.jpg
There's my rad:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/P1010894.jpg
Internal:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/P1010902.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/P1010907.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/P1010908.jpg
Holy Sh*t :slobber:
Thats.....Thats...... BEATIFUL :eek:
Yozzman your case has to be the one of the best cable managed cases ever.. thats so clean looking. great case..
btw do you have a project log... i would love to see the whole story.
Yozzman, didn't u make that case by yourself?
Holy Crap Yozzman, your case is beautiful! Love the front part! Did you make the case? I WANT ONE!! :bounces:
Nice rig Yozz. Very clean.
I'm not very keen on the W/C gear choice, but Yozz, the case itself looks... stunning. You've given it a very personal look indeed.
Agreed. In fact is laboratory clean. When I saw the pics the first though that came to my mind was... Umbrella Corporation :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syderoxylon
Here ya go,
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00702.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/DSC00706.jpg
I used thick foam adhesive and attached it to the side of the rad and friction mounted it to the front of the case, it leaves just enough room for a optical drive and the front i/o panel. 3 Yate Loon D12SM's provide the air flow over the pa120.3
Yozzman I'm totally diggen your rig man... nice n clean!
I'm telling u guys I swear I've seen someone post a worklog of making a case that looks exactly like Yozzman's.
very cool looking case yozzman, more pictures are simply required/requested...
yanbooth, that is an EK multi option res, comes in 3 sizes, 150, 200, 250mm, there is also a thread here detailing its conception to its actuality here in liquid cooling.
Eddy does
Brendan
Thx a lot u all :D
It's build by myself out of MDF :)
Here is the log (dutch):
http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/...ssages/1174022
I will make some more pictures later this week ;)
Hello dudes im a 18 Years Old Student from Germany and i started to create an Flow Optimized Loop. But dont think the following Rig is already done :slapass:
http://benstyle.de/projekt/pc.jpg
http://benstyle.de/projekt/pc2.jpg
For Details look in my Signature (Not Ready Yet) :fact:
hmm magic invisible watercooling...
more pics required....
-Apogee GT Extreme
-Swiftech MCW30 chipset block
-Dangerden Maze4 Vga block
-Laing D5 pump
-XSPC 250mm Passive reservoir
-10 x Swiftech 1/2 Chrome barb
-5m Primoflex 1/2 Tube
-OCZ ram cooler
-3x 120mm Enermax 66cfm fan
-Alphacool Nexxos 360LE Radiator (L x B x H): 407 x 130 x 57,5mm
Loop:
Res > Pump > CPU > VGA > Chipset > Rad
Pics:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5...2007943nu0.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7...2007948uc4.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8...2007950jo9.jpg
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6...2007952gj4.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4...2007955zj0.jpg
I'm totally diggen your rig...Bling, Bling!!!
i know the cables is not there....but i really like it...i shd say that its clean not tidy :P
vkbms.... thx for the info, looking at it in vadim computer now :)