That's a hell nice job Sweeter
Keep up the good work :)
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That's a hell nice job Sweeter
Keep up the good work :)
W-o-w ..... O_o
that is friggin insane.. absolutely awesome! :up:
I started at page 1 and its had me drooling ever since!! Damn fine workman ship here :) Amazed at the quality of everything that you have done :)
Really hope it manages what you want it to do :) By the looks of the pics, it should do no problem :D
Hello? Is anyone here? :p:
Wow that looks gorgeous. Can't wait to see it in action :)
That's unbelievable :| :D
e-peen needs update.....cmon
Hey Guys, sorry I haven't updated....but I've been working out of town the past few weeks. I have a small update of the progress to date. The cooling chamber refrigeration system is complete and ready for testing with heat load. I need to make a panel for the controller which will control and monitor temps for both systems. Then, the next step will be to mount the power supplies and run the wiring for the computer components.
I'm hoping to be up and running in a few weeks.:D
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Yeah I`ve got one just like it that I made last night :rofl Amazing.
Tis :banana::banana::banana::banana:in amazing.
He takes the words "Xtreme Systems" really serious. :shocked:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ine=1193539618 doesn't describe it enough.
Im amazed! good work
geez, you've been working on this forever, I wish I had that kind of patience (not to mention moneyz lol). Any idea when you will finish it? Or at least get a system running in it?
I love how it's so clean.
I think this unit might have enough power to change the weather....
LOL, this guys is insane...
How much $$$ is this costing...
Me too.. simply elegant !Quote:
Originally Posted by Gir92
The engineering involved is just short of miraculous... you'll be manufacturing your own CPU at this rate.
I was blown away by Jake's Silent Convective Water Cooled PC for it's sheer green cost effective simplicity but your muscled beast is a true testament to human engenuity.
wtg !!!
:):devil::D
Pascal
Quality costs time and money. Perfection... priceless !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by [ShowMe!]
:):devil::D
Pascal
question about the sealed chamber in the top, i was wondering if u where gonna put a vacuum on it, then bring it back to atmospheric pressure with nitrogen.
Yes, I will vacuum and pressure with nitrogen the cooling chamber to make sure no moisture is left.Quote:
Originally Posted by iNF3rN0
I've completed the control panel and temperature controller installation. Thought I would post a couple of pics.
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Oh wow, that is coming along very nicely. Good job! :)
Incredible. :up: :yepp:
Sorry if all I can manage is a WOW!
i was hoping i'd see the whole thread in 1 viewing , but it seems i have to wait too. oh well, it'll be worth it. awesome job! wtf do u do for a living?
I bet your wife's making you sleep on the couch from now on.....
I love the control panel. It looks very "industrial" very very sweet. :clap:
Very nice work so far! :)
Keep it up! :up:
I'm wondering about a few things though.... just how loud is a cooling system such as this? Is it like a refrigerator in terms of noise?
And why did you not make full cover blocks for the graphics?
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No full cover for video because that whole chamber will be chilled as well. The ambient "air" temp in that chamber will also be -40c hopefully to avoid condensation.
Probably a little louder than a refigerator due to two compressors and the pump. Shouldn't be too bad though.
This project reminds me of the IBM PS/2 model 80 .
I had a Model 80-041 in '87 (released Apr 2 - check out John Dvorak, PC Magazine) .
32-bit MCA bus at 16 MHz, Intel 80386 DX CPU, 4 MB RAM, 2 x 40 MB ST-506 HDD, VGA (640x480 x 16 colors), Caldera OpenDOS 7.01
It even had a math co-processor.
It was built like a tank with rock-solid sheet metal... full weight was over 60 lbs (27 kg).
Of course, there's no comparison with a custom built rig like the Goliath.
:):devil::D
Pascal
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I must say... I'ld love to get hold of one of these old rigs, rip out all the innards and do a PC version of Wrecks to Riches , Pimp my Ride or American Hotrod .
It would make a super server allthough, at 166 mm wide it's a bit narrower than your regular PC case... and DVD ROM's will have to go vertical (2 slots available)... lots of HDD space !
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Looking at this....makes me feel small...
A couple of 1 TB HDD's will go a long way in easing the pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by lokitexas
That said, speed is a great alternative for all those adrenaline junkies... and Raptors are certainly up there at No 1 on the HDD list of speed demons (after a few serious CPU's, maybe 4 and kickass RAM)...
Perhaps 2 x 150's in stripped RAID array will even break the sound/light barrier.
It's all good !
:):devil::D
Pascal
Kickass job.
Ummm..where in the hell are you going put put that thing?
FIRE IT UP....FIRE IT UP....FIRE IT UP....!!!!
Can't wait to see how this project runs. Sooooo Extreme!!
Seems like the front cover will condense though if the ambient is that cold, unless you used a thermal break like two sheets with a vacuum in between or something...
the front of the lexan? doubtful, its extremely dense and his cut is thick
I have a case just like that and did exactly what you are talking about - It's the #1 in my sig. I'll post pictures later.Quote:
Originally Posted by delacroixp
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VERY slick, though I hope you're not putting your poor drives in there
simply amazing. Im speechless
Wow ambient at -40c (target) with no condensation! That's a oc'ers dream! More importantly, you can really help trouble shoot problems with mobo limits. I'm learning just how important that can be. For example, my northbridge is the bottleneck in my system - anything above 40c and instability results. With that thing, it doesn't matter what the problem might be, it's no problem. :D
Awesome, just awesome!
It's a monster !Quote:
Originally Posted by chris.y2k.r1
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Pascal
Thanks for the compliments. Sorry I've not posted any results lately.....I had a few problems with the cooling chamber compressor and now I finally got it running. Below are a few pictures of the cooling chamber evaporator and temps. Keep in mind it is not tuned....hope to start tuning both sytems, once all the components are installed.
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Nice!
Lookin' good!
looks like those STEAM PUNK themes
Wow this is insane Sweeper. I'm glad I subscribed. Hopefully the summer time will open up your schedule a little so you can work on it some more.
Yup, that about sums up how I feel watching this build!:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] riptide
:am:
so im completely new to all these concepts ... and i was expecting some crazy s*** but man I had no idea that people would go THIS far for a rig!!!
First off Welcome to XtremeSystems !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
I don't even have a PC at this time and so it's been exhilirating to hang out on a forum where this level of professionalism is fairly commonplace !
I've always fantasized about supercomputers and have had great admiration for the Cray-1 .
It used a cooling system that would make grown men cry ...
It's all good !Quote:
All of this high-power circuitry generates considerable heat, and as always Cray's designers spent as much effort on the refrigeration system as the rest of the mechanical design. In this case each circuit board was paired with a second, placed back to back with a sheet of copper between them. The copper sheet conducted heat to the edges of the cage, where liquid freon running in pipes drew it away to the cooling unit below the machine. The first Cray-1 was delayed six months due to problems in the cooling system; lubricant that is normally mixed with the freon to keep the compressor running would leak through the seals and eventually coat the boards with oil until they shorted out. New welding techniques had to be used to properly seal the tubing.
The initial model, the Cray-1A, weighed 5.5 tons including the freon refrigeration system. Configured with 1 million words of RAM, the machine and its power supplies consumed about 115 kW of power; cooling and storage likely more than doubled this figure.
As of 2007, the fastest PC processors perform over 40 GFLOPS, over 130 times faster than a Cray-1.
References: Tom's Hardware's 2007 CPU ChartsQuote:
Roadrunner, built by IBM with components originally developed for Sony's PlayStation 3, has become the world's fastest computer. The $133 million Roadrunner is capable of processing a petaflop (1000 GFLOPS) of data, or 1,000 trillion calculations per second. Some observers see it as a U.S. resurgence in supercomputing.
:):devil::D
Pascal
Well thank you for the welcoming! :)
Sweeper hows your project comming along!!!?
building a computer cooling system this awesome elevates your e-peen to "city smasher" size.
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Man that cooling system must be taking so much time to put together.
I don't have any new updates at this time. I only get to work on the project on the weekend, because I work out of town during the week. I'm currently routing wires and cleaning up a few things. I will update with pics soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
Thanks for the interest in my project.
Subscribed! Looks like a cool project! :up:
Hey man No problem. Rarely do you get to see something so intense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweeper
Looks very interesting indeed but I do wonder and would like to know how the motherboard will cope with the cold.
I really like you project but sometimes outter pression does not help at all and should leave the crafstmen under their own will
Ive already said it but I love your project.. take your time
wow... I haven't seen this before now, but this is incredible work!
Gr8 line ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Duh
Time waits for no man !
It's all good .
:):devil::D
pascal
This is a good question regarding how the motherboard will cope with the low temps. All I can say is this whole project is experimental and there are lots of unknowns. I just hope the project will be a success and work as planned.Quote:
Originally Posted by barbus
Thanks for your interest.
MINDBLOWING!!! In process of first watercooled project maybe refridgerated buil nextQuote:
Originally Posted by Sweeper
Hey Sweeper don't motherboards have a temperature range for it to work??Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweeper
like on the box? you know what im talking about right?
Only the cheap stuff comes in boxes...Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
The good stuff comes in custom packaging (alienware) and only thrives in the deep freeze... like
those organisms they discovered in the Antarctic (south pole) living inside of rocks and stuff !
That's really where it's happening.
It's all good.
:):devil::D
Pascal
god it be awsome to live in the south pole if ur an extreme overclocker. Just have to mobo on the outside and the screen/keyboard/dics drive/ mouse on the inside. like through a wall. Get what i mean?
I know some guys who pipe in outdoor air during winter or place their PC radiators outside the house !Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
Even piping up air from a basement can work pretty well.
It's all good !
:):devil::D
Pascal
true dat delacroixp
Wow amazing job, I spent the last 2:30 hours reading through the thread... can't wait for the outcome
Last thing I heard you lost a compressor. Did you get that all worked out?
Oh noes! I want to see this alive!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] 2long4u
Sweeper: What a beast! Goliath indeed!
- Good luck - hope all goes well.
As for the mobo surviving, the capacitors are probably the main concern at such low temps, but most are rated down to -40c, so should be OK..
I did have problems with one compressor....but its working fine now. I had to order a few more parts to complete the controls for both systems. I'm working on the project...but its slow. I hope to post a few pics soon.
Thanks for the interest and compliments.
Lol you should have a place for people to donate money for your cause
Fixed :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
wohhhhhh outta this world !
no i didnt mean computer case. i meant like for the project.Quote:
Originally Posted by eXa
Maybe we can set up a fund for Greenpeace or Global Warming .Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3Lol you should have a place for people to donate money for your causeQuote:
Originally Posted by eXaFixed :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
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Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
The North Pole icepack, Greenland glaciers and Antarctic ice loss is accellerating !
We really need a big-rig like Goliath to keep things kewl !!
It's all good !!!
:):devil::D
Pascal
lol agreed. i like your mindset delacroixp.
hey are you french?
My mom is Belgian, my dad was Polish and I was born and raised in South Africa ... so I guess that would be a no !Quote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
Even the name is not genuinely French since my Dad took on a more French persona after WW II.
Many French Huguenots settled in the then Cape Colony during the 1600's ... giving South Africa a certain French flavour and a sympathy for all things French.
I guess it was a natural way to go since my mom and dad already communicated with each other in French. They originally spoke to us in French but that gradually faded away after going to English schools.
It's all good !
:):devil::D
Pascal
oh alright. Well i guess thats pretty cool. I wish my family was so rich in background.
Its time for another update. I finally finished the controls for the low temp systems and they work great! :D It took a long time to make everything function as planned...but the end results was worth it. Now I will start with the case and water cooling system for the harddrives. Hopefully, this will not take as long to complete as the low temp systems. I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!:yepp:
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good to see the project is not stopped, really good case, congratulations for such a nice job!
Gobsmacked!!
This is just insane. You really need to have lots of resources, tools/machines and skill to do this kind of stuff. It's an industrial grade big ass mother:banana::banana::banana::banana:in chiller (sorry but i just had to use these words, anything else would be just humiliating for such piece of machinery). Can't wait to see some high end equipemenet hooked on to it.
What sort of controllers you using?
I'm using a Minco controller which has 8 RTD inputs and 4 relay inputs. Zone 1 is controlling the liquid chiller compressor, condenser fans and monitoring temps of liquid in the loop. Zone 2 is controlling the cooling chamber compressor, condenser fans and monitoring temps inside the chamber. Both systems will independently shut down and start up at the desired temps programmed into the controller. I'm also monitoring temps at the CPU and both GPU blocks. The controller will constantly cycle through all zones and will display temps for each zone. You may noticed the ( blue gauge ) below the controller... this is for monitoring the vacuum and air pressure inside the chamber.Quote:
Originally Posted by n00b 0f l337
Absolutely friggin' awesome!
Very nice work. Can really appreciate the sheet metal work and attention to detail. I work with stainless and mild steel for the most part and I really do like the work you've done. Such work always puts a smile on my face.
Sweeper i don't know how you're doing it but its still freaking awsome!!!
what kind of classes did u take to know how to do all of this stuff?
i mean have u been an electrician/plumber/artist/all of the above in the past?
Thanks for the compliment. Most of my skills came from the work I do in state and federal construction. I help build high security prisons and federal buildings. I have seen alot and learned alot over the years. The company I work for installs all the security devices and electronics for the facilities. I learned most of my refrigeration skills from reading and experimenting after I fully understand the process. I've also gotten help from the experienced builders on this forum. XS is the best place for getting information to build phase exchangers and water chillers.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by |\|EW|3
My advice to anyone wanting to get into this kind of extreme building...read everything you can before starting a project and make sure you have planned everything out from start to end. Most of all, have patience... accomplishment don't come easy!:)
The color coded cable-ties really work for me .Quote:
It's all good !
:):devil::D
Pascal
I work for Johnson Controls and we dabble in that as well... currently just won a bid to do the HVAC controls and equipment for a new "Juvenile Justice Center."Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweeper
Internaly equalized TXVs are used on evaps with low back pressure (2 to 3psig) an externaly equalized one is used for a evap with a high back pressure, this ensures that the true SH is detected and refrigerant is properly metered into the system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Polizei
Progress update. The case for the power supply, fan controls, floppy drive, DVD drive, harddrives and water cooling loop is almost complete. I had to modify the case by cutting it down 1 1/4" shorter to fit in the Goliath case. I think it turned out well, but it will be a little cramped to work in.:D
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Impressive work. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweeper
This is easily the sickest build I've ever seen. You have mad skills... :slobber::eek2::shocked::shock2::worship: DAMN!
wicked build! :shocked: i wonder which temps you'll be able to reach.
Wow, that is amazing.
The CD drives will be in the case outside the cooling chamber. The wires from the power supply will run through a insulated wire loom into the cooling chamber to power the mobo and GPU's. Once the chamber is sealed, it will be air tight.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaptCrunch
subscribed:)
What are u going to water cool?