My new Cosmo S

I just moved everything out of my older Lian Li PC60+ into a Cosmo S. This case is a lot bigger then my old. Everything fits inside nicely. Using Swiftech GTZ, mcr60 with gtx200 heatsink and mounting hardware, EK res, MCR320 rad and D-5 set to 5.

Here is the old lian li. No room for wire management in that case.

Res outside the cas
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...uter/case2.jpg

Rad outside- this was the older 220
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...puter/case.jpg

the insides of that one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...uter/water.jpg


And the new Cosmo S
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...asin00/rad.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...asin00/res.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...0/gpublock.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../frontback.jpg

Hope you guys like.

Before any one notices yes i am using an Asus IDE cable with a Gigabyte board

pump - gpu - cpu - rad - res is the loop order to keep tubing to a minimum.

i like it. prolly should have gone in the water cool case gallery but what the hey.. on a side note.. just figured out that i didn't plug in the 2-pin power switch which is why is wouldn't work. now i feel bad for having cooler master send me a whole new part. should i send it back when i get it?

edit: you should def. paint the inside black, i'm sure going to it looks WAY better

Thanks. I would like to do black but dont want to tear it all down to do it. I realized after posting i should have put it in the case gallery. It is in there now though.

a better picture

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...00/tower-1.jpg

I'm glad you posted your setup, because I just ordered the same case, pump, and rad for my new setup. Except I'm doing SLI and going to be using a 2nd radiator, going to mount it on the back some how.

Looks good!!

Use a swiftech rad box and put the 2nd outside the case off the rear fan. above the rear fan there are to cutouts with grommets for running a external rad. You can see them in this picture.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../frontback.jpg

I saw the grommets in the pics, but I was thinking of mounting it with some sort of L brackets on the backside. It would be cheaper and easier to find at the local hardware store.

I too have an external Rad. Initially, I had my fans blowing out like yours. My cpu cooling under load did not seem right though. I switched the fans to blow toward the case and got a reduction of 6C.

Use the stand-offs you got with the radbox and move both fans to blow toward the case. NOTE: I adjusted the speed of the case exhaust fan to not block airflow from the opposing rad fan. I use a Bitspower bracket rather than a radbox so I do not need stand-offs.

What's up with twisting the X3 power cables to your video card?

I twisted them to shorten them up. Couldnt really find a good way to route them behind the mobo tray and then back to the cards. So I twisted them to run from the psu direct to the card to keep mess to a minimum.

youre lucky your cpu power cable reaches. mine is too short and it's going directly over my video card.. need an extension, more money.. :(

It has a good amount still behind the mobo tray. The x3 cable is long.

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I twisted them to shorten them up. Couldnt really find a good way to route them behind the mobo tray and then back to the cards. So I twisted them to run from the psu direct to the card to keep mess to a minimum.

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Thats why you use a dremel to the back of the motherboard tray and route them that way. It only takes a couple of seconds before the assembly. I always plan the routing of every cable before assembly and make any modifications that are needed before hand. That way you don't run into those kinds of problems. But you do what you got to do. Nice build anyway though. Keep up the good work. :up:

Here is my build so far (old picture just don't have a current one on hand at work here). Not completed mind you and don't mind the red hoses as those will not be used and were just for measuring purposes for the good tubing but you will notice that the cables all come from behind the motherboard tray. About 1 inch inward from the edge of the motherboard itself. Makes a for a very clean professional look. That way you won't have to twist your power cords. Don't mind me I am anal about keeping things clean and tidy.

http://www.houseofottawa.com/rig3.jpg

Case looks good. i dont think i trust myself to start cutting the mobo tray.

I have been building this rig for some time now. I have to say the cosmos is a real pleasure to work with. I installed two rads: the MCR320 up top, a no-brainer, and an MCR220 Res in the front. I bolted the front rad to the hard drive tray, and hung /bolted the MCP655 underneath the tray, using the existing pump bracket with a slight mod. The entire assembly slides out for easy maintenance.

Since I wanted quiet, I insulated with Akasa Paxmate everywhere I could, and I am using scythe SFF21D S-FLEX throughout (at 70% speed). The Q9650 runs stable and reasonably cool at 4275 (1.42 CPU, 1.52 FSB termination). Edit: need to qualify that: running OCTT, Furmark, while listening to my favorite French music :)

As you can see from the pics, I started the build with a GTX280, then switched to an HD4870X2 as soon as the Caldera's arrived this week (yes it's about to release finally, safe for a last minute screw up on LED wire length that we have to fix..). Other than that, the Intel 80 Gb SSD makes Vista 64 load in a few seconds, while photoshop CS4 loads in less than 3 seconds, and 8 gigs of mid-range G-Skill (some work needed on the o/c on that one) complete the core build.

With the space I saved by using no reservoir, and hanging the pump under the tray, I could have easily found space to build a dual pump loop, but decided against it. As it is, the CPU is running in the mid 60's at full load, which is more than adequate for this overclock.

This rig is about to find a spot under my desk very soon now!

Like your build Gabe. Far superior to mine.

nice build....did water cooling your north bridge gain you any fsb?....im on water now...i can get a swiftech block for my north bridge for like $23+shipping from newegg

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nice build....did water cooling your north bridge gain you any fsb?....im on water now...i can get a swiftech block for my north bridge for like $23+shipping from newegg

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I can't say if I gained any because I didn't test with the stock setup to compare. The problem with the stock Fusion water-block is fittings size, so i couldn't use it anyways.

nice build gabe. 2 things- ever think about painting the inside black? and i'm assuming you can still put the 5 1/4" bay covers in place with the front rad installed? (nice job btw)

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Can you send my more detailed photos of the MCR220? How did you place it and mount it and is there any place for the HDDs and the front panel parts?
Thanks!

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Originally Posted by shoota

nice build gabe. 2 things- ever think about painting the inside black?

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no time for that

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and i'm assuming you can still put the 5 1/4" bay covers in place with the front rad installed? (nice job btw)

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of course :)

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Can you send my more detailed photos of the MCR220? How did you place it and mount it and is there any place for the HDDs and the front panel parts?
Thanks!

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there are 4 holes for a 120 at end of the HDD housing. bolt the fan as intended, then use 4 snap rivets to fasten the rad to the fan

the HDD housing will no longer push all the way in. I drilled and tapped 4 holes to lock the housing in place. that's all.

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there are 4 holes for a 120 at end of the HDD housing. bolt the fan as intended, then use 4 snap rivets to fasten the rad to the fan

the HDD housing will no longer push all the way in. I drilled and tapped 4 holes to lock the housing in place. that's all.

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Got the idea (: Thank you very much! (:

Gabe, I have a Cosmos S too, and I bought your MCR320-QP rad(will receive it on 12/12/08.) My question are does it come with mounting screws? and how did you mount that MCR320 rad up there? because I found this it said that MCR320 is not compatible with Cosmos S.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by 123456iambelial

Gabe, I have a Cosmos S too, and I bought your MCR320-QP rad(will receive it on 12/12/08.) My question are does it come with mounting screws? and how did you mount that MCR320 rad up there? because I found this it said that MCR320 is not compatible with Cosmos S.

Thanks

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that site is wrong - the hole spacing is DESIGNED for the MCR series - they fit perfect

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Originally Posted by 123456iambelial

Gabe, I have a Cosmos S too, and I bought your MCR320-QP rad(will receive it on 12/12/08.) My question are does it come with mounting screws? and how did you mount that MCR320 rad up there? because I found this it said that MCR320 is not compatible with Cosmos S.

Thanks

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I used a screw driver ;) and 1/4" x 6-32 philips screws to bolt the rad to the case (from the top), then the stock screws (those that came with the rad) to fasten the fans to the rad (with fan guards).

Warning: DO NOT USE anything longer than 1/4" to bolt the rad to the case, or you WILL poke holes thru the rad (no warranty for that)