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this is the first time i modded a case and first time i ever played with watercooling i read lot of reviews and did the best i could take a look and tell me what u all think.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...6/DSCF0012.jpg
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idle temp for 3375Mhz
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x.../untitled3.jpg
load temp for 3375Mhz
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x.../untitled2.jpg
looks pretty damn good to me for a rookie...LOL...way to go man....looks awesome!
what fans are you using on your MCR 220? And at what RPM are they running? Are you using a shroud? Where's your rad located at?
Those are pretty nice temps...
rad looks like it is on top of case...looking at the 4th pic...looks like no shroud...
nice temps...
next on the mod change all 80mm fans to 120mm and watercool that gpu card too...
you did the best with what you had to work with ......and what you have is a great looking rig . wish my 1st attempt at wc had looked like that
Looks great man! :)
Simply awesome, great job! 1 quick question though: To make it easier for you the next time you fill your loop up, put the res a little higher then the pump in let. I'm assuming now when you go to fill your loop, you fill up the res, then tilt the case toward the pump?
Nice Mods man..
its looking uber awesome :toast:
nice job :)
fans are apevia and run at 1700rpm pushing 64cfm eachQuote:
Originally Posted by jinsean
Looks nice :) I think if you try draining a big of the PC ice, then replacing it with water, you'll see an improvement ;)
was going to try but when i measured i didnt have enough space to put 2x 120mm in back i would only be able to fit one and i would have had a ugly looking mad after cutting and as far as the gpu i am fine where its at it runs cool at 49-52c idle i have applied ceramique on gpu and thermal tape on memory but will consider water because i am upgrading to a gtxQuote:
Originally Posted by septim
are u serious i am all for lower temps how much do you recommend removing half or 1/4Quote:
Originally Posted by serialk11r
I'd try to get rid of as much of it as possible :D Some guys had PC Ice and they said its viscosity was damn high compared to water, and switching to water improved temps by a good bit. Do you still care about the color? The best coolant is water plus some algaecide (preferably this? http://www.petrastechshop.com/pepcobi1.html) and for the bling, add some dye. Its a shame jab-tech doesn't stock their old dye, the D-tek stuff is more expensive...:( Well Frozen CPU still has theirs for 5 dollars. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17...tl=g30c103s186Quote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
7.5 shipped for the dye, 5 shipped for the PT nuke, and some water (what? 30 cents???) and you'll see a drop in temps :D
Beautiful machine... except I have to cover my prejudiced eyes.. "Toughpower" :)
What's your room temp??
Your temps is very good for me
My e6400@3.0 1.38v
Idle 34-35
Load ortos After 1hour 40 41
Why my idle temps is so high??
Room temp:27-28
There's one problem with your loop setup. You need to reorient your GT block. You'll get better temps with the "Swiftech" label in the upright position.
I agree. Nice setup. Beats my idle temp. I get around 35 with coretemp. My first water setup looked like crap.
How much vcore are you pumping through that baby?
actually he wont. PCice is pretty good IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by serialk11r
I used it b4 and i didnt see that much of a difference from straight distilled. Its nothing like fluidXP.
I personally wouldnt change it. Its expensive coolant that actually somewhat works. You could get simular temps for less cost, but better wont be by much.
And also ranker is correct. It was shown by niksub that having the GT lined up so the barbs are up and down will actually increase its performance and drop your temps by a 2-3C. This was discovered accidentally by nikhsub. But later realized its because the cores are lined vertically, and hence in the path of the direction of flow of water.
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Originally Posted by ranker
reorient ???
Before I'm using like this
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5...2007950qo8.jpg
After like this
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3...2007986av7.jpg
Only 1 degree down
Nice job! And Nice Temps too! :toast:
1.475 but on cpuz it says something like 1.44Quote:
Originally Posted by Vice
dont know how to test room tempsQuote:
Originally Posted by RockfordFosgate
what does the thermostat on your AC say?:woot:Quote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
What's the black edge behind the mobo at your cpu?
Is it rubber trim for a hole in your mobo mounting panel?
I'm about to nibble a hole in mine. So sick of pulling the mobo to swop cooling back plates.
Had any hassles with the two black heat blocks near your cpu? I found they didn't make good contact on the middle of each row. Had to bend them in a tad and regrease them. Got rid of piles of that gunk gap filling TIM they used.
here browse around for some inspiration. www.themodnation.com
2 120 rear exhaust, you'd have to fab some sheets and move PSU a little upwards.
its rubber i cut a panel out a mounted 2x yate loon 120mm fans dont have pictures of it but i will be taking asapQuote:
Originally Posted by Jedda
could you please give me a specific link could findQuote:
Originally Posted by septim
just has a number 8Quote:
Originally Posted by Grinch
thermostat is usually #1-10, 8 is nice already...
that link is for inspiration if you want to extremely mod your case too.
http://www.themodnation-forums.com/
try one of bill owen's or stu kings threads...
2 120 holes and PSU, i plan to fab my own alum back panel.
rofl... welcome to collge, if thats where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
The thermostat in my room at school was like that. 1-10, 1 being coldest. Further to the left of the 1, beyond "cold" was a symbol of 2 snowflakes. I usually put it on there an hour or so before I wanted to bench. :rolleyes: :p:
Awww come on, those PSU's have got nothing but good reviews. Especially their 1200 Watt version. Yes Thermaltake USUALLY makes some crap products, but these new PSU's are a step in a different direction for them. If you can afford it, it's one bad @ss PSU.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanY
http://www.jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=107
http://www.overclockercafe.com/Revie...00w/index.html
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==
I'm not going to argue with you because its pointless. I should ask Hard H20 to comment. He recently lost a new $500 server motherboard because of a new ThermalTake Toughpower PSU. I think it was a 850watt model.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baleful
Anyway, it doesn't matter what I think, although I do not have a high regard for CWT PSUs. I did pay more for my PSU than the $400 price of the Toughpower 1200w.
toughpower is pretty good its been doing good for me but what do you think of the pc power & cooling psu
pc power & cooling is the BEST!
so why do you have a toughpower psu alsoQuote:
Originally Posted by Grinch
$$$$;)Quote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
So Mr. OP, did you ever end up taking my advice and reorient your CPU waterblock? That's 2-3C drop in temps.
not yet waiting to recieve my 8000gtx once i get that i will do that change as well and all you said i had to do was turn it 90degrees from where i have it now but guy on first page said he only saw a minus 1degree changeQuote:
Originally Posted by ranker
1C drop in temps is great for 60 seconds of work =)Quote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
more pics of setup
here is my lcd tv which i use as my moniter
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...6/DSCF0044.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...6/DSCF0045.jpg
2x yate loons blowing air directly on the back of my board where cpu and nb are
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...6/DSCF0046.jpg
front of case
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...6/DSCF0047.jpg
side view
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...6/DSCF0048.jpg
Those two fans are probably doing your mosfets a power of good.
I've seen that R50 lettering cooked off the coil covers in two weeks of use and contact on the two black sinks is poor to average. So I think your rear fan mod is likely quite beneficial to the board's life.
those r50 things get really really hot that another reason i added the fans and also reason i put heatsinks on them
Yeah, that motherboard has brought quite a few of us to WC. lol
lol no kidding
sorry to go off topic but i was thinking of getting an 8800 gtx but did everyone see the r600 specs on tomhardware.com that thing sounds great and cheaper im thinking of trying ati for the first time
any suggestions i was thinking of fully modding my case i am tired of looking at dull black i was thinking of sanding off paint and going for polished aluminum look and also swapping out clear acyrlic for blue uv does anyone have any other suggestions or thoughts on how to make case look better and o yeah i was also wanting to paint inside of case nice shiny black
Thing that caught my attention was it draws 15watt more than a 8800GTX.Quote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
It's a seriously hot card. A friend says he can't touch the heat sink when running.
Notice the new EK block for it has a two sided option! Serious heat control required if you went crossfire later on.
I think I'd prefer Sli to crossfire so it's the cooler 8800 for me with a second coming a little later.
I like your perspex trim panel on the fans. Might add that to my rad fans as they're outside the case (rad inside) and it'd finish them off visually like yours'.
yeah i just said screw the r600 i got myself a 8800gtx so fari testd it once and got a 13596 3dmark06 score i dont know how good that is for one tho
You've got me. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by louie101086
I must be the only guy here who's never run 3d Mark. I rate my gear on how it performs with several 3d apps the box is built for.
So it's more card and driver combinations that matter than which benches fastest or what ever index.