{Dark-Night} {Cosmos S} {Pics & Vids Updated}
Hello To all
Well I have been reading the forums for some time now and decided it was time to join up and Start water-cooling my pc. This will be my first time by the way.
This is my current system spec:
Asus P5K3 Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz @ 3.6GHz
OCZ 2GB DDR3 1333MHz Gold
8800 GTS G92
Quadro FX 370
WD Raptor 74GB, Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB
Creative SB X-Fi
Antec P180
SilverStone ST75ZF
Scythe NINJA PLUS Cooler
Corsair Memory Cooler
Zalman ZM-MFC2 Multi Fan Controller
Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus Black Multi Fan Controller
Razor Mouse & Keyboard
Vista 64
This is the kit I have bought:
Cooler Master RC-1100 Cosmos S
EK Supreme Clear Top
XSPC Full Cover 8800GT/GTS (G92)
Swiftech Laing D5 Vario MCP655
Swiftech MCR320-QP Triple 120mm
XSPC Single Bay Reservoir - Clear
EK 1/2" Hose fitting
Thermochill 3/8"BSP to 1/2" Barb
XSPC 1/2" High Flexibility PVC Tubing
Feser One UV Reactive Coolant 1 Litre (Red)
PVC Hose Clip 1/2"
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
Arctic Silver ArctiClean 60ml Kit
Hose Cutter (10-40mm)
Pre-Wired 5mm Red LED
ATX PSU Bridging Tool 24 Pin
YS-TECH FD1225 120mm Fan
Akasa AK174CR-4RDB 120mm Red LED Fan
AC Ryan Wire Sleeving Kit - Black
1/4" Inline Temperature Sensor Probe
Distilled water
Vinegar
Blotting paper
So on Friday night I started to disassemble the cosmos s ready to send out to get powered coated. The case was only gone for 1 day at the powered coaters. The first step was to start to put the main bits of the case back together, side and front panels, case handles. I could then start to find a home for the new water-cooling kit. I started with the rad just to make sure it will line up with the holes. I then had to find a home for the pump I decided to mount the pump at the bottom under the hard drive cage, this was a perfect spot because it had loads of room and was easy to drill the holes. I then added the res but was not sure where to put this it wouldn’t fit at the top as the rad's tubing was in the way so I put it about half way down the case.
I used distilled water to flash and clean the water-cooling blocks and also the rad and res.
I then put the motherboard in so that I could start to run the tubing, I had to mount the CPU cooler and graphics card as I needed to make sure that the tubing was going to be spot on. To do this I placed a paper towel in between the cooler and CPU and the same for the graphics card.
I started the tubing from the rad's output barb and run it down to the CPU ( I left extra on the tubing so that I could come back later and cut more off if needed.) Then out of the CPU to the GPU and then out to the res and then out to pump and back up to the rad.
I then cut the tubing to the correct length and used the hose clips.
I then took the motherboard and graphics back out and filled the res with the coolant, When the coolant was in I moved it around by raising the CPU and Graphics blocks so that the water run around the loop. I made sure that there was some coolant in the pump before switching on.
The first time when you turn the pump on it makes some very worrying sounds but this is just the air passing around the loop, after about 20 seconds the pump kicks in and the coolant starts to flow, you can see the coolant flowing around the loop as the tubing is not full with coolant. I kept adding more coolant until the res and tubing filled up.
I left the system running for 24 hours until most of the air was gone from the tubing but there were a lot of bubbles left in the res.
After carefully checking for leaks I was happy that the system was stable and working ok.
I then started to put all my kit back in and tested for another 24 hours just in case I had created a leak when putting the kit back together. All was good so I added some thermal paste to the GPU and mounted it; I then did the same for the CPU.
System was now ready for the final test, I left it running for about 3 hours before I powered up the system into windows. The first thing I did was run core temp and GPU temp. Nice my temps were down by a massive jump so I was pleased.
The system has been stable for a day now so last night I decided to see what I could now push my system too. I had 3.6 MHz before and wanted more so I changed the multiplier from 9 to 8 and got a very nice 3.6 with 1800 FSB and it was running cooler than it was at 9x. I then raised the FSB to 475 and got 3.8 MHz and this is where I am at today. I will be going to 500 FSB to get to 4 MHz.
I also decided that the GPU needed some extra speed so I overclocked it from 670 / 972 / 1650 to 800 / 1000 / 2000
My temps:
Before
CPU @ 3.6
58c Idle
70c Load
GPU @ 672
48c Idle
65c Load 70% Fan
After
CPU @ 3.8
38c Idle
48c Load
GPU @ 800
33c Idle
42c Load
Below is some pictures I took of the work carried out also I have attached a link with a video of the first test run.
Hope you all enjoy
{Dark-Night}
Pictures Below From Start to finish, Also some video clips
Clip 1 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5ru-EdESRaM)
Clip 2 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yIeWl9JGvxM)
Clip 3 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zAL7fELgub0)
Clip 4 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkVcgMWbaU)
Clip 5 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZPyyVxnf0Y)
