first w/c build

well after a few weeks of purchase i finally have all my kit minus the fluid which should be here monday after alot of help from the fine folks on these forums am now ready to start heres some pics for ya

my kit
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...6a36b11f47.jpg
thermochill pa120.2
swiftech d5
swiftech microres
d-tek fusion
3m of 7/16" Masterkleer
ac ryan anti coil
2x sharkoon 2000
ac ryan uv lights

all going in here

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...c098b4a1c9.jpg

annoying bracket for psu is gone, easy than i thought it would be (god bless my dremel)

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...6b09d4667d.jpg

rad and pump in the bottom

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...6b09d75465.jpg

thats all for now :up:

hope you enjoy

update

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...6f288738b7.jpg

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...6f28898a63.jpg

right just an update on with the pics

psu taken out
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8644cdb5b4.jpg

along with everthing else apart from the mobo as i need it to measure the tubes
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8644cb3528.jpg

on it just for measurements the plastic is still on the front of the block to protect it
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8644d0d0dc.jpg

res done
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8644d61458.jpg

cpu done
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8644d98af5.jpg

water rig done
http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8644e112c7.jpg

now i just need the fluid tomorrow and for me to dig up my other psu

reserved :up: :shocked:

looks good bud

you dremled off the bracket?

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Originally Posted by disruptfam

looks good bud

you dremled off the bracket?

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no mate just used the dremel with a small drill bit about the same size as the holes already on the case so it doesnt show :)

Isn't there supposed to be one way up not to mount the D5?

Sharkoon looks good in the side fan mount. Still got two of those unused. Guess I'll use them one day.

shouldnt be a problem as i have seen many a pic of the pump mounted like that with no probs :yepp:

The pump is fine how it is.
Great job mate!!!

Looks great for your first shot at water cooling!

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Originally Posted by Jedda

Isn't there supposed to be one way up not to mount the D5?

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You don't want the intake pointing down. Other than that, no real restrictions on how the pump is oriented.

I also think that The Pump inlet must be towards the TOP of the Case ,
Other than this - you have a beautiful System

Nah the pump is fine. As long as there is an ample supply being fed by gravity that does not have an upturn it works great.

That's a nice location and size for the rad. Might have to copy that.

Nice work :up:

update in post number 2 guys thanks for the comments, if the fentilation is not enough down there i will either cut the bottom to i can have it there or buy for a premodded side panel that has a 120.2 mount on there

Looks excellent!
What color liquid are you thinking about? :D

Can't wait till you get the hardware in!

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Originally Posted by SparkyJJO

You don't want the intake pointing down. Other than that, no real restrictions on how the pump is oriented.

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Thanks. I've never used one and couldn't remember what the impeller orientation limit was.

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Originally Posted by smee

Looks excellent!
What color liquid are you thinking about? :D

Can't wait till you get the hardware in!

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thanks very much
going for a black and blue theme so went with the feser one uv blue as for the hardware it will most likely be next weekend when i get it all in again as i have 5 12 hour shifts this week :shakes:

just made these to lift the rad up

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8a38e54110.jpg

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...8a38e82340.jpg

should help with the cooling

psu is clear only prob now is i need to move the pump up abit

If you don't cut holes on the bottom of the case, you won't get very much fresh air. You will just be recirculating the warmer case air.

--pak

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Originally Posted by pak

If you don't cut holes on the bottom of the case, you won't get very much fresh air. You will just be recirculating the warmer case air.

--pak

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check post 13 i now this but thanks for bringing it up again :shakes: the fans on the rad are pushing down so the warm is leaving the bottom of the case, i also have 2 fans in the bottom section sucking cold air in

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Originally Posted by Masterchief

check post 13 i now this but thanks for bringing it up again :shakes: the fans on the rad are pushing down so the warm is leaving the bottom of the case, i also have 2 fans in the bottom section sucking cold air in

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somehow missed that comment in # 13.

Are you putting the PSU above the rad?

--pak

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Originally Posted by pak

somehow missed that comment in # 13.

Are you putting the PSU above the rad?

--pak

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yup did the brackets low enough so that the psu is still clear to go in the bottom

yyiiipppeeee delivery mans been

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...95ae199cc6.jpg

nice. more pictures required...

ok just one more lol

ITS AAAAAALLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEE

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...95fc8823d0.jpg

bleeding it at the mo with the psu jumper and an old hiper x psu lots of air in the rad still i take it once the air is out its become more silent its kind of wierd hearing the air rush through

Cant wait for more, keep it up!





-yonton228/timmy

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still got some stuff to tidy up but all seems ok

it looks good. and tidy...

like the blue, might have to give that feser one stuff a try. nice first build

nice 1st build matey! should be great after a clean up :)

Hi Masterchief!

I find myself dreaming about watercooling and keep coming to the point whether I should go for a Lian li V2000+ or a Silverstone TJ-07. That's is one of the reasons I really appriciate your worklog so much. Besides, this is one of those which fall right into my matter of taste.

That's why I'm asking you this:
If I'd eventually choose to go for a V2000 I thought of a similiar setup for the power supply but I'm a bit worried about the stress caused on the screws holding up the PSU. Have you made any reinforcement brackets or something to ease the screws?

Thank you again for help lads like myself by share your worklog, keep it up :up:

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Originally Posted by Blundie

Hi Masterchief!

I find myself dreaming about watercooling and keep coming to the point whether I should go for a Lian li V2000+ or a Silverstone TJ-07. That's is one of the reasons I really appriciate your worklog so much. Besides, this is one of those which fall right into my matter of taste.

That's why I'm asking you this:
If I'd eventually choose to go for a V2000 I thought of a similiar setup for the power supply but I'm a bit worried about the stress caused on the screws holding up the PSU. Have you made any reinforcement brackets or something to ease the screws?

Thank you again for help lads like myself by share your worklog, keep it up :up:

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I have a V2100, which is the same case on the inside and haven't noticed any sagging as from the screws holding up the PSU. The only downside is that the PSU has to be turned upside down, so if you have a PSU w/ the fan opening on the bottom, it doesn't get as much air and tends to run a little warmer.

Looks really good and clean masterchief!

But I think you should put some tip ties around that base of the D5 (around and through the HD cage holes there) to secure it more.
It looks like it's about to fall off... ;)

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...a9c883a55c.jpg

how are temps?

idle @ 3.6 is 30 to 33
load @ 3.6 is about 45 to 50 with prime95 over 12 hours :up:

before on my zalman i was touching high 80s at load thats at 3ghz :shocked:

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Originally Posted by Masterchief

idle @ 3.6 is 30 to 33
load @ 3.6 is about 45 to 50 with prime95 over 12 hours :up:

before on my zalman i was touching high 80s at load thats at 3ghz :shocked:

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nice improvement!

i was going to start a new thread but thought that its all the same so keep it in here


any way after my first water build was a semi success in that it didnt leak and dropped my temps alot i new i needed to do some work on my case to help it out so heres some pics for ya, still have the mounting holes to drill and clean up then i can get on with my side panels the radgrill holes where done with a dremel (one of the discs shattered on me and i got a piece on my top lip fooker wouldnt stop bleeding lol) on with the pics

rad grill bottom

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...fc14d867d0.jpg

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...fc15012ded.jpg

rad grill top

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...fc15120445.jpg

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...fc15200424.jpg

hey man, looks awesome so far! nice modding... i am wanting to start my first water cooled system as well and i was wondering how much did you whole kit cost roughly? looks awesome... and i deffinately would need a new case for one too >.<

i have found that water cooling stuff is alot cheaper in the usa than in the uk so my prices might shock ya even tubing is a rip of over here :shakes: i tells ya if i win the lottery am moving over there :up:

what were your temps at idle and load prior to installing this w/c system? i want to be persuaded to order that stuff right now =P

before my w/cing i had a zalman 9500 and i was touching high 80s with my cpu at 3ghz running prime95 i can now get 3.8ghz with aload of 60 in a warm room:up:

edit

think i have found my unofficial sponsor 2 more of them came today lol

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...fcc9f00442.jpg

3x front intakes
2x top exhaust
1x side intake
1x back exhaust
4x rad in push/pull

wow, i am mainly just scared to go w/c because i heard horror stories of spills and fried hardware >.< im currently using an asus arctic square as my hsf with arctic silver 5 and my temps are still very good running my 6400+ at 3.5ghz... but im wondering if i can hit 3.6 with a w/c rig =P

you could do what i did and fit it all in with out the hardware, run it for a few days via the psu wire trick that way if it does leak the headware is not in there to get damaged save option :shrug:

another question... how loud is your system now with the w/c rig? is the rad/pump pretty load compared to just an air cooled system. also what is the psu wire trick? lol

i can not hear the pump at all but thats down to having 11 sharkoon 2000s in there at 100% lol :up:

as for the wire trick here is a website that uses a paperclip but i prefer to use wire http://aphnetworks.com/tutorials/psu_paperclip_trick it just means i can power up the water setup with out the need for a mobo and other hardware

i calculated it out... for a kit like yours its gunna be around 380 dollars. not too bad. just means im not gunna be buying me a 3870 x2 =(. lol

http://www.clandesertrats.co.uk/foru...fe981a1eb2.jpg

got some trimming to do but i really like it what you guys think

Hi MC!

Are you going to do a dual loop for gpu and/or NB,SB,mosfets etc or Are you going for dual PA120.2 in series?

Btw I really love your rig so far, really neat. Just about something I'd like to do.

just wondering what are your room temps?

the feser one coolant looks ridiculously nice, in all colours. I wish we got it in AUS :(

Great build - impressive results :)

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Originally Posted by Blundie

Hi MC!

Are you going to do a dual loop for gpu and/or NB,SB,mosfets etc or Are you going for dual PA120.2 in series?

Btw I really love your rig so far, really neat. Just about something I'd like to do.

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no dual loop for now it was on the cards but have other things first :(

not sure on temps at the moment as my thermometer has go for a walk (dam nephew)

yea the feser does look nice but if your after some good uv action then the blue is not for you if Aus gets a supplier as its just a bit to weak for my liking