Liquid Mango II (A lot of pics)

Well I thought I would post my lastest upgrade build to my Cosmos 1000. My first project Liquid Mango http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=187590 was a great learning experience I decided I could do a lot better.
My goal here was to stealth two pumps for a dual loop system, add some bling, an MCR320 and set it up for my future upgrades.

Here is what I started with.

Liquid Mango

Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 CASE
Cooler Master COSMOS 1000 Custom DIY Bolt-On Full Window Kit
5 X Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fans
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor 3.16GHz
MB: EVGA 780i
GPU: 8800GTS 512 x 2 SLI
RAM: 4GB OCZ 1066
OCZ OCZTXTCC Memory Cooler
PSU: OCZ 700W
HD: 2 X WD 250 gig
OS: XP 32BIT
DRIVERS 175.16 BETA

Cooling

Flow path ...........Pump-220Rad-CPU-Chipset-120RAD-GPU-GPU-Reservoir

Swiftech MCR-120 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator
Swiftech MCR-220 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator
Swiftech MCP655 12 VDC Pump
D-TEK FuZion Universal CPU Waterblock - 1/2"
D-Tek FuZion Accelerator Nozzle Kit
2 x Danger Den IONE Full Cover GPU Waterblock (For 8800GT and G92 GTS)
Viperjohn 780I SPP/NF200 Chipset Water Block & Vcore Mosfet Heat Sink Kits G1/4 Support
EVERCOOL EC-VC-RE Ball All In One Vga Cooler Kit
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir 5.25" with Bubble Window - Clear
About 15' of 1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Tygon R-3603 Laboratory-Grade Tubing
Koolance Swiveling Angle Fittings
Feser One Non Conductive Cooling Fluid - 1000 ml - UV Blue
15 x Herbie Clip Nylon Hose Clamp Size H



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Not bad looking and great performance but it really needed more.

Here is the old pump location

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I searched the net to find a good way to mount 2 Swiftech MCP655 pumps in a Cosmos 1000 case and couldn't find what I had in mind so it was time to be creative.
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I made bracket to hold the 2 pumps side by side in the lower HD bay and cut out the bottom for easy speed adustment of the pumps and I can alos put the drain tubes down ther out of sight.

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A little test fit, but where is the other pump? Well I'm not giving up gaming and playing matches so the other pump is busy working. Flushing the old blue out here.

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More mods to the case before the painting can start.

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Wiring managment holes cut out.

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Increased the breathing holes.

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Added some modders mesh to the top grill.

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Ok all the cutting is done, lets pic some colors, I'm thinking blue metalic and semi-flat black for the case.

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I looked at keeping the doors silver but gave that up for more blue. Time to paint the frame.

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2 days later and 100 plus rivets

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Now for some bling, I loved the blue and black thing so I painted the 120 and 220 rads blue added some chrome fans and its looking good. Yes I know that fan is blowing toward the HD and is not in the same flow path but it works great.

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Back to the pumps, this is what I ended up with. I was worried about flow loss from the 90 elbows but I tested it out on the bench and flow loss was minimal.

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The drain tubes work great. Lay the computer on its side, pop the cork, plug in my long drain tube, put computer on table and drain away.

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This was a little something to add character to the case.

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Some other ideas I'm still working on

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I wanted a lot of UV light but didn't want to see the tubes.

Ok time to show you where I'm at today.

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Can you see the smile on the skulls face, I think he likes it there. Anyway I've got the left side door painted but still need to paint the back panel door. The Tagan power suppy has a lot of wires and getting that back door on was a pain but its on and fits.
I can paint it without damaging the a paint job when I install the back panel.

I decide to help the ecomomy with my own computer upgrade stimulus bill. I suggest you all do the same.

I just ordered 2 EVGA 285 SSC video cards, 2 x EK-FC285 GTX SLI - Nickel-Plated gpu coolers, a Q9650 to replace my E8500 and 4 more gigs of Munchkin Ram. Everything except the coolers will be here tomorrow. EK says 3to 5 days before they ship.

I'll be posting some more pics soon of the final build. When I get the 285's I'm thinking of ways to clean up the gpu loop, looks to busy right now.

Anyway tell me what you think.

real nice looking man! love the blue paint. how quiet are those aluminum-cased fans?

I run them at 65% most of the time so I don't here them but at 100% they are not quiet. They are also very heavy but work like aluminum heat sinks. I had to mill the sides of 2 of them for the 220 rad just to get them to fit. They are about a 1/16 of an inch bigger than a regualr 120mm fan.

Wow, great looking rig!

Nice looking setup. You do realize that this now should be in the liquid cooling case log section, not here. PM a mod and they can move it for you.

Very cool. Great job.

Thanks Voigts, I will PM a Mod to move it for me.

Excellent tube routing and hiding of the pumps. The dual drains is awesome :up:

You packed in a lot of stuff and it looks great.

Looking good nice job

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Originally Posted by Eddie3dfx

Excellent tube routing and hiding of the pumps. The dual drains is awesome :up:

You packed in a lot of stuff and it looks great.

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+1 also the paint job is amazing!

very nice rig,but cosmos s, still the king for watercooling.

Thanks guys! Now for some more horsepower.


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Great job on the painting!

That graphic cards... :eek:

Congratulations by the mod! (I don't like only that blue...)

Very nice job:up:

I really the colorscheme of this build somehow, great job!

Great looking build. And that color's is amazing. Nice painted CM. W8 for more :]

Thanks again I got some early Vantage scores now with the 285's and the Quad, 27783, http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=771790

As for the paint here is what I used and you can find the blue at any hobby shop.

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I chose this color because about 4 years ago we use to have a pinewood derby contest in my design department. I worked with balsa and pine to make this little beauty and thats why I painted my case the same.

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My wife caught me playing WaW, I think the picture says it all.

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After waiting 3 weeks for my gpu blocks to arrive all I can say is it was worth it.

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Nice Vantage scores and my idle temps are now 30-34C and load is 40-45C. EK-blocks without useing the standoffs made for great contact.

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http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=822300

Wow, this build is unbelievable. Just..... wow:shocked:

Amazing Cosmos man!:up:

Thanks TedShred, Now for the total picture with my new 285's under EK water.

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RESIZE YOUR PHOTOS!!! Photobucket has an uploading automatic resizer. Set it to 800 x 600, it'll keep your bandwidth down also........

Nice build though!

Thanks Frosty, Lets see if this works better.

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okay, something more coherent than my earlier "omg! omg!" :D :

I love your mods to the hard drive cage area especially, and your cabling is amazingly clean. I was wondering if you had a pic of the other side of the case with the panel off to show how you did your cable routing. Thanks.

awesome looking build. I like the clashing blue and green colors, and the new hardware is SEXY

Thanks sniper. Ted I don't have pic of the final back panel cable routing right now. Next time I pull the back off I'll take a picture for you. I did however have to jump up and down like packing a suitcase to get it all in place. The main power supply wiring I cut the mesh off and flatened as best I could. Held the rest down with e-tape. The Tagan 1100w came with everything upside down so I ripped the side labels off turned the upside down and mounted the pw supply upside down also. That gave me the wires in the back rather than in the front. I like the combo of the single rad and dual in the top but if I could do it again I would mount a 3x120 in the top and drop the single by the hard drive. It looks cool but I don't like the retriction to flow and the tube routing I've changed twice for the gpu's. A 3x120 off the back and a 3x120 up top would give me better flow, cooling and package space. Those 285's are huge! I plan on buying one more and another EK block as I want TRI-sli before I leap to the i7 board. Building in stages here. I can say the best thing about this build is I can drain, reroute tubing, fill and bleed the system in less than an hour. Here is an ealier pic of the wiring mess in the back.

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Thanks, it's really interesting hearing about how that all works together. I'm lookin' forward to seein' the backside of the case after all was said and done, whenever you have a chance to snap a pic. Man, I can believe there had to be some major squishing involved. And, I thought there was something different about that PSU! Very cool idea to turn it all upside down like that.

Tri-SLI sounds tasty!:up: