[Project] Water-Cooled HAF 932, Painted Satin Black

OK, I've finally got all the parts. Everything has worked out perfect. I just started tonight, I'll be taking my Sig Rig, and making it into a Water-Cooled HAF.. Yet to be named, but I have some idea's for it. (Gotta HAF Water, Darker HAF, My Better HAF, things like that. lol) *Open to suggestions*

Anyways, I'll start with a picture of the goods, and then the case. Feel free to comment, leave constructive criticism, give me idea's. and ask questions.

FINISHED PICTURE
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...leteLoop-1.jpg

OK, Here's the Case, Just got it in the mail.
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8721/dsc0017yc6.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3170/dsc0020rc6.jpg
Parts from left to right, Top to bottom.
1. Cable Clamps
2. Sleeving Kit, Shrink Tube
3. Zip Ties 100pk.
4. Masterkleer 15ft. 7/16 ID
5. Yate Loon D12SM, 120mm Medium 71CFM 33dbA x 4
6. Dual 12" Cold Cathode UV Tubs
7. Swiftech MCP-655 D5 Pump
8. Pentosin G11 UV Blue Dye, PT-Nuke (Kill Coil in Mail)
9. PTS 3x3" Gel Stuff, For pump mount
10. Swiftech Micro Res v2 w/ DD Fatboy (High Flow 1/2 Barbs)
11. More DD Fatboy 1/2 High Flow Barbs
12. Swiftech Apogee GTZ Block w/ Same barbs
13. Black DD Fillport (Mounting in top of HAF)
14. Rust-oleum Black Satin Paint for inside case
If your wondering where the RAD is, I had the PA120.2 and had to sell it. I will have the Feser TFC 360 Tomorrow.

OK, Now to start. I've decided to paint the case Satin Black, and I just applied my second coat of primer.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4619/dsc0001sd5.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4306/dsc0002hl2.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/711/dsc0003my4.jpg
Painting Side Panels
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8193/dsc0014uc4.jpg
I'll cut out the rear 120/140mm fan Grill to help with airflor and cut down on noise.
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7217/dsc0015ee5.jpg
Check out my work area, and see my Kayaks. During the summer I take those out about once a week. It's amazingly fun.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8053/dsc0016vd2.jpg
More pics of my parts I'll be using, so everyone doesn't need to ask. (I hate imageshack) What's better to use?
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1512/dsc0034kz9.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4476/dsc0043uf2.jpg
All my parts that were removed from the HAF 932 for painting. Patiently awaiting going home.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5149/hafpartsme1.jpg

This is it for tonight, More to come tomorrow. Thanks for looking. Feel free to comment.

oh no, I couldn't find where to do a log.. and after posting this. I see it now.. ahaha.. Sorry

i would do a glossy coat after that to make the it seem shiny
other than it keep working

well, thats just the primer, and the Black Satin has some clear coat in the bottle already so it won't really help any. the guy at home depot said it would be a waste of time to do it that way. Just use the spraypaint and be good. He said do 5-7 light coats instead of 3 thick ones, and no need for a clear coat after..

I'm going to sand a little today now I have 2 coats of my main black satin, Get that orange peel away. then go ahead and finish this job for today, and post pics tonight.

Thanks!

So, Like the above post, I got a lot done, but not many pics. I went ahead and got up this morning and did another coat of Satin Black at about 10 in the morning. around 1:30 I did some Wet Sanding with some 1000 grit paper, just lightly, nothing to severe. and then I let it dry, helped it with my Compressor of air.. haha. And then I did another coat, and so on.

So today I did 3 more coats, for a total of 5 coats to my CM HAF inside. It looks really good, and I think the sanding really helped smooth it out, so I don't have too much of that orange peel look to it. but I didn't do it to the last 2 coats. plus I'll use grease where you take the panel off to help with scratching.

Anyways, enough talking, Here are the pics.

My new RAD.. I'm exited.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0061.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0068.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0073.jpg

Here are some pics of my Fans, like said above. I got the Yate Loon Medium speed fans, and I went ahead and sleeved all them today. I love the sleeve job, Looks so clean.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0802.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0804.jpg

Close up on the sleeving.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0807.jpg
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...F/DSC_0812.jpg

And thats about it for now, I took a few more pics than that, but I'll have to do some editing in Lightroom tomorrow and remove some of the marks from the dust in the Sensor on my Nikon D40, to bad amazon's shipping is slow, or I'd have my sensor cleaner already. ;( I have to take all the shots at a low enough f/stop in order to not see the dust marks, but soon I'll have that fixed.

More pics to come tomorrow as I put the case back together.

Thanks for watching.

good sleeving on fans :up:
may you show another end, near connectors?

Nice sleeving, and glad to see you got your radiator. Looking forward to seeing how your paint job came out.

Oh hey, I just got some of that same sleeving from Fry's last night. It's great stuff. I don't know how you're cutting it, but I've been cleaning up the ends with a soldering iron. Absolutely no chance of fraying after that. Great job on the fans.

looking good!!! cant wait to see the rest.

i use photobucket to host the pictures.

edit...how do you take these off?
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...afpartsme1.jpg

Watch the sleeving, it can become addicting!

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Watch the sleeving, it can become addicting!

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yeah but..
if you are addicted to coke, you get a bleeding nose,
if you are addicted to sleeving, you get painful, sore, bleeding fingers :p:
nice project! I like those cases.

but i would like fans come sleeved right out of box :)
unfortunately this never happened, or quality is quite poor

Subscribed!!!
I have a same case. Gonna start WC project soon. Can't wait of your progress

well, performancepc's you cang et fans sleeved already for you.. great buy, but I did them by myself, and I'll post pics of the other connectors tomorrow..

Yes, sleeving is addictive, I want all my wires to be sleeved now.. all of them.

Thanks everyone, and yea, I just used a lighter to seal the sleeve ends. I'd barely get it warm and use my finger to open the end a little, then seal it off better. then just use it after that. Then I used a lighter for the heatshrink tubing also. Might as well. It works.

as for taking the drive bay locks out. you need to start with like the top left side. and push down as hard as you can without breaking it, and it will pop out, it has to clear the plastic edge, then do the otherside and your good. I did that on the first few, my fingers got tired, but then I started just doing that, with a screwdriver inside helping my push them over the metal lip's that are in the way. So it went very fast, I hear the trouble is adding them back on without scratching my new paint job. lol. I'm sure I'll figure it out though.

More pics of sleeving, and the case with finished paint coming tomorrow, I drank to much jack tonight to actually do work. lol.

Thanks, stay tuned!

Looks awesome so far. Is there any way to remove the cooler master badge off the front?

Bet this turns out nice, good job so far.

Thanks guys, Yea I could remove that if I wanted to... why?

Same setup as what I've got planned....I've got this thread bookmarked!!

wasn't able to take pics tonight. I'll for sure be posting some tomorrow.

check back tomorrow night for paint pics.

how do u plan to setup 360 rad?

I have not decided yet on that, any idea's or suggestions would be nice.. I only have 4 matching fans at the moment. I dont wanna put 3 medium fans on one side, and 1 on the other along with 2 high speed. that would be all wacked out...

I have the 120mm Yate Loon Medium speed fans from Petra's. and I was planning on just mounting the RAD up top. I was going to put the fans on the top of inside of case. and then mount the RAD to the fans. So it would go top, Fans, RAD.. and have the air being sucked into the case. but that would be a Push config.. but I've been told that pull is better, but then I also don't wanna be pulling warm air from inside my case and from my GPU's through my RAD and out the top of my case, as that wont yield the best temps.. So what does everyone suggest.. depending on how everything goes, I might get 3 more of the YL mediums for a Push Pull config.

So is pull better than push

but mesh on the roof covers only 2 fans
3d would be covered with plastic part

on other hand, those mesh is very wide so how will rad looks when it'll be lot of space on the sides?

From Martin "Push Vs Pull - This depends on fan speed/power. The high speed fans at 2000RPM with a 38mm fan thickness provided the best performance in a push condition. The slow speed fans with 1350RPM with a 25mm fan thickness provided the best performance in a pull condition. I would estimate that performance line is likely to cross in the 1500-1700RPM range where they are equal. So.... slow speed = pull, high speed = push, medium speed = it doesn't really matter."

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Thanks guys, Yea I could remove that if I wanted to... why?

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It just looked like it could be removed. Also, i don't like company badges on my case.

Great case!
I expect a good work here!

I personally like to show off what a company has provided for me as far as a quality product is concerned.

Ya, I'll be leaving the badge on, I'll support my Cooler Master, I like there products.

and booger, I like that info there about the fans. So Slow Speed fans work better in a Pull config, Faster fans work better in a push config, and medium fans like mine, it doesn't really matter.

So I'd be ok to just set them for push and have it go Case, fan, Rad then?

Also, this is my first loop ever. I have everything ready to go. I just need to do it. I have tomorrow off, and then thursday and friday. So tomorrow I want to put the case back together, and this is what I had planne.d Tell me what you all think. I was going to take an old motherboard and mount it inside my new HAF.. I'll then completely setup the Watercooling system where I "Think" I'll put it all, and then use an old 300w PSU to power on, and run the Pump. Then I'll leave everything in there, and the old Mobo. set it all up, and run a leak test from tomorrow, all through Wednesday. and if all goes well. Then Thursday I can go ahead and take apart my current system, and move everything over to the new HAF. and mount the Mobo into new case, and just hook up the CPU Block to it's spot. and everything else will be in place... Does this sound Ideal? and would that work ok? and when I do it, I'll just take into consideration the two 260's that will be in the middle, bottom of case, and I wont run any tubing there. Does this sound like an OK way to do this.

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on where to put the Res, I was thinking right in front of my 260's on the back end of the case, under the rear 120mm fan. but now I'm thinking I'll just put it in the bottom 5.25 drive bay instead?.. sound ok?

thanks

Your plan will work, but here's what I would do:

Put you fittings on your CPU block and GPU blocks ... connect to the res and pump outside the case (You can include your radiator(s) here, but it's not absolutely necessary). Use your old PSU to test your connections (being sure to jumper the Pin No. 4 - the green one, and one of the nearby black/ground pins). If none of your fittings leak, you should be ready for the next step. Then, place your CPU and GPU blocks on your motherboard. Use your old PSU to connect to the pump (jumpering again, so just the pump is running). Put paper towels beneath all your fittings --- just in case. Turn on your pump and check your fittings, including the radiator connections, for a few hours (24 hrs is best, but I'm comfortable with 3-4 hours). If all is well, go ahead and connect your main PSU to your motherboard, pumps, etc. and fire it up. Watch it closely and let it run for an hour or so. If all is good, you should be okay.

Again, your idea with the older motherboard is fine, and will give you confidence that everything works when fitted together.

Good Luck!

Hm.. Well, I see your point as well there, but my only concern there is how would I know how much tubing to use. You're way I'd just be guessing. Or are you saying I should sort of reach up inside the case, and get rough estimates on what all the lengths will be. Then run the CPU block with pump outside of case. Also I'm not running the GPU's the first round. This is my first loop, so I'm learning first, and the blocks for the 260's are an arm and a leg. So I'm going to add those on later. but for now it's only a CPU loop. 360 RAD just for my PSU should cool plenty well right..

It's probably not as hard as I think, I'm just a little nervous with it being Water thats all. lol. but I'm sure it's fine, as I'm always very careful with everything I do with my system. oh and for like $2.00 dollars I got some clip that looks just like your regular 24 pin but it's a bridge thing I plug over my original 24 pin, I bought it at Petra's Tech shop. and thats going to make it easy to just tweak the PSU, then I'll just plug in and go with the Molex for my Pump.

So ya, my only concern with your idea is that I wont have the right length's for all the tubing. But now that I think about it. It sort of makes sense. What I Should do is go ahead and build my entire new system in my HAF. Put everything together. But don't install the GPU's or the CPU Cooler of Course. Then I should go ahead and get the old PSU, set it up, and test my WC system the way you explained to. Then when the first step passes. I install it onto my Block, inside my PC. with my main PSU and test more. and if that all goes well. Then I can go ahead and seal the deal, install my GPU's, and be on my way.. that's probably the better idea.. right?

No pics of the paint job yet?

coming now.. lol but my lighting sucks. ;(

Lol, it can't be as bad on the lighting in my basement...

well I'm in a tiny room with nothing but a Lamp.. I think I have the bad lighting for the day.lol.

tomorrow in the daylight I'll take some better ones, Here's some I just took really fast just now. Nothing special, with only a lamp for lighting.. can ya tell. lol

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0813.jpg

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0814.jpg

Thats all I took tonight, I can do more tomorrow.

wow..looking great..

nice paint job..

that reminds mi..i shld have gone for powder coating of my internals..

Yea, the paint turned out really good, but these pics don't do ANY justice, when I have my water gear out tomorrow, I'll take pics of everything with some natural light, that will show the paint a little better.

Thanks, ya I looked into Powdercoating, just slightly to much though.

wow nice paint job :up: looks very professional.

nice paint job! project looking good!
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Nice paint job. I missed the fact that you are doing only your CPU right now --- that's a good idea, and something I'd definitely recommend for your first time.

What I do is mock up the tubing first ... set everything in the case, measure your tubing - even attaching it to make sure if you want. Then, I tear it down and test outside the case. With the GTZ, this is pretty simple, because you don't have to remove the motherboard to get the waterblock off (altho the HAF does have that nice cutout in the mb for those not using the GTZ. If you are worried about your rad fittings leaking, you can estimate the tubing without putting the rad in, then test with your CPU loop out of the case before re-installing everything. Hope this makes sense. Careful is never a bad thing when mixing electronics and water.

Great paint job!

Thanks guys.. Ya it turned out pretty well. I'll be starting the water today. Up bright and early. lol

That's a ton better than my paint job which looks uneven. Keep up the work, more pics plz!!

awsome paint job! keep it up!

great paint job. What paint did you use? Did you clearcoat?

great paintjob!

is that paint this color?

http://localhostr.com/files/fe4bc4/2...atin_Black.jpg

Have you decided yet where to mount the rad?

The rad will be mounted up top. with the barbs at the back.. the pump will be in the HD bay, and the RES is the question I'm still not sure on yet.

Here's some pictures. I went head and sleeved the Pump's wires today also.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0833.jpg

Close-Up of Sleeving
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0830.jpg

Here's a view of it, there's this slot, gap thingy on the back right there were I can run the tube to the top. So I'll be doing that. and then I'm trying to decide to have my RES be either right there that's pictured, or have it on the left side in front of the 1-3 PCI slots.. but if I did it that way, I'd have another long tube running to the filport.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0837.jpg

what ya guys think, how should I mount it all.

thanks guys, I used 3-4 coats of a aluminum automotive primer, rust-oleum brand, and I used 3 cans, and about 5-6 light coats of the rust-oleum Black Satin, there satin has a coating in the paint so I did not use any clear coat afterwards.

thanks for the compliments. I appreciate it peoples!

where are you gonna mount your hd's?

He has 2 HDD's which he can mount at the top of the HDD bay above where the pump is located.

I only have 1, and will be getting a second, but with the pump right there. there's still room. there's like a gap for the tube to go out right there. and I'll be able to put it there.

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I only have 1, and will be getting a second, but with the pump right there. there's still room. there's like a gap for the tube to go out right there. and I'll be able to put it there.

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will it not put pressure on the tubing?

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will it not put pressure on the tubing?

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Maybe a bit, but fortunately it is on the outlet and not the inlet so the pump won't get thirsty. Eyeballing the angle, if the D5 is back as far as it can go the bend looks pretty reasonable to me. Also, once you get some tubing on those plastic barbs it is loathe to go anywhere. I would just say that a worm drive on that particular fitting would be a very good idea for the sake of redundancy. You don't want a leak anywhere in your system, but you REALLY don't want the tubing to pop off your pump outlet, especially with hard disks mounted inches above.

that is a very very true comment there. I will make sure my hose clamps are ALL tight... but I'm worried that tightening them to much could cut the tubing..

OK, Here's some updates for everyone. Something is wrong and I'm not able to access my Photobucket account tonight, so I'll be uploading with imageshack.. ;(

Here's some pics of my Leak Test, and I'll be installing system tomorrow after all night testing.

Yes thats the PSU on the left by the sink, with wires in the sink. But I've not used that side in over a year. (It's a 2 sink Bathroom.) So it's dry and safe. oh and I didn't mean to catch the reflection on the right side through the mirror, but it turned out cool as you can see the RAD in the mirror.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2...throom1yn7.jpg

Here is the Res, I decided to mount it here, It's temporary til I get the EK 150 Multi-Option. But it looks ok. It's just to high for the filport to be used. So I just had to pour right into it, but it was pretty easy access.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3183/leaktestvu6.jpg

Here is a close-up of the GTZ.. it looks like a nice block. And everything works great so far. (Can I use my never been mounted Backplate that came with my extra TRUE Cooler instead of the one that came with the GTZ) As it's all scratched and wont stick to backside anymore, but the True one would.. can I use it instead?)
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/963...testgtzbr8.jpg

Here's the pump, I scooted it to the back of the HD Bay, and the tube is completely out of the way, so mounting my HD wont be a problem, but if I get a second, that might be tight.
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4968/leaktestpumpvo4.jpg

Last for tonight, Here's another shot of the Swiftech Micro Res v2. I like it a little more now I've seen it in action. but I'll still probably replace it.
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2787/...icroreszm6.jpg

I gave myself a little extra slack on a few of the tubes, just in case I need to drain it, and make any adjustments.. But I'm hoping it goes together good tomorrow.
What does everyone think, the pics aren't that good I know. it will look better with the GTZ mounted, my SLI 260's and some Pentosin G11 Blue UV Dye in there.. So after I get those installed tomorrow I'll post some better pics.

What does everyone think?

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my Water Build!

oh and what does everyone think about the amount of bubbles or Air in my loop. The bubbles disappeared very fast after I went from slow, to fast on speeds. I went from 1 to 3 to 5, and back to 3 for a few mintes. Just changing it up. Now it's going all night on 3.5, unless someone says to do different.

Also that last bit of Air in the top of res. I can get a little out. but it's hard to get it. is it ok like that in the last picture? I could have someone tilt it, while I top it off where the bubble is. lol. Then it would be completely full. Other than that, I shook the case a bit, but I still need to try and get some air out of the rad, I'm sure there is still some in there. I doubt I got it all my first try..

Id say you actually have too much water in that res.
I usually have mine between the top of that angled plate in there and the top of the res. Filling it up to the top isnt a good thing id say.

Why not, wouldn't more mean cooler temperatures?

really, you think there is to much. I was told after it bled all night to top it off. so Thats what I did, but when I woke up this morning it was a little lower from going all night, it was at the top of that little ear mount thing on the left. so it had dropped a little, but I topped it right off this morning like suggested.

Why would I want it to be only 3/4 full? whats the difference?

oh, and do those pics look ok to you guys? I did them with no flash. So they might have some noise.

your fine filling it up gunth :up:

sorry I never responded to your PM, I was a little unclear on what you were asking me... maybe post the questions up explicitly onthe thread here and I will try my best to help you out

looks great so far BTW :D

Yea, I thought it was ok to fill it up... Cool.

Oh don't worry about it, i was just asking for some general idea's and suggestions from a pro.. No worries.

and Thanks, I'm exited to see it in action

Looking good. Shouldn't be a problem with having the res filled up like that.

my res is damn near full...no issues here :) (knocking vigorously on wood) :)

That's good, just don't knock too hard.

ok guys, it's all up and running good... so I think. I used the Shin Etsu for now.

Here's another update for everyone. I've got her going, and all is well so far. I think.

I'm liking my temps. but I don't know whats good or not with water, as this is my first time. I lost my H2O V.. So far I'm idle 26c, Prime Blend Load 37-40c Load!

Anways it's late and I work tomorrow, but I just figured I'd throw a few pictures up here really fast. and I'll post more tomorrow.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...leteLoop-1.jpg
Yes, that's cash under the already stack of cash on the left.. I'm a Waiter in Caesars Palace ok. I have lots of Cash sometimes!

Here's a shot of the RAD emblem, this is just a teaser shot. I'll be back with more.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/FeserRad.jpg

If anyone has any questions, or wants specific pictures or anything, just ask. and feel free to comment about my results.

Thanks!

Looking sharp! You've done a nice job with your cable management, and your water loop is nice and simple -a good thing.

While you are missing a drain, you have the advantage of your pump being at the lowest point in your loop and out of the way of everything else. So, you can pop a connection to drain without doing too much damage :p:

Very clean!

I see what you mean Shazza, when it comes time. I can remove the HD above it. and pop a spot for a drain right there. That would work.. just use paper towels like you said. Good point. Thanks!

i wonder how it all looks from the top?

Which way does the pump push water? Through the side or the top?

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Which way does the pump push water? Through the side or the top?

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its out the top.

good stuff gunther, you've done a nice job making it very neat :up:

nice setup :)

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I'm liking my temps. but I don't know whats good or not with water, as this is my first time. I lost my H2O V.. So far I'm idle 26c, Prime Blend Load 37-40c Load!

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Thats good. What's your ambient?

Have you got any fans on the radiator ?

Ninja

nice water setup, been looking for a setup to copy off of :)

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Which way does the pump push water? Through the side or the top?

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Goes out the Top, and in the Side/front

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its out the top.

good stuff gunther, you've done a nice job making it very neat :up:

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Thanks Sniipe, good to hear coming from you. I was trying to keep it nice and clean inside.. I hate having wires everywhere, now I just need to sleeve my 6/8 pin PCI connectors.

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Thats good. What's your ambient?

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Ambient is 70F in the house, so around 21c

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Have you got any fans on the radiator ?

Ninja

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Yes, there is 3 Yate Loon D12SM.. medium speed fans on top of the RAD blowing air in a Push, down into the case. as I didn't wanna be pulling the hot air from my GPU's now would I?

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nice water setup, been looking for a setup to copy off of :)

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Awesome, copy it all you want. thanks for the compliment. I'm glad my system makes you want to do the same.

thanks for the nice comments guys, I'll post more pics tomorrow. I didn't get a chance today.

you did a really good job, i hope mine comes out even half as good as that.

I just finished taking everything apart, need to mask off areas i don't want to get paint on and then just do primer and paint.

only using air cooling for now but i do want to eventually get water cooling and this case seems like it does a good job with a wc setup.

Gunth, how close does your rad come to your fillport?

I just moved everything from my antec 900 to my haf after painting the inside black, it has way more room and i think having black inside the case makes it look a lot cleaner.

thanks for your pics and progress gunth

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/e9a17ca1bf.jpg

Does the fan at the front of the rad at the top get any air, any pics. of that area please??

sweet job, top Notch!

yes the top has room for air.. Here's some pictures that will explain it better for you. The top is designed with vents on the forward plastic so that fan gets air as well.

See the front has a vent for that third fan, or first fan depending on how you look at it.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0969.jpg

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0971.jpg

here is a top view.
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...c/DSC_0978.jpg

Let me add by telling you all, yes I know I didn't finish screwing the RAD down. I ran out of screws. I went and got more that next morning and its all good now. It's been running strong. And I'm soon going to be changing the RES to either the EK Multi 150 (Sitting in the closet) or the T3 when released. :D
Check out the ATH-AD500's. they are amazing headphones. I love em.

Thanks for all the Compliments guys. and zbomb. Looks good. Nice work. pictures seem fuzzy or dusty or something though.

I know this maybe a little late.
but sweet build mang.
I to have a HAF, which is wc also and you paint job is superb.
I am gonna "re-do" my loop when my new hardware comes in.
i7 rig is in the works. gonna add another MCR-320 to my loop.
Keep up the good work.
I am thinking of switching my cpu block to the GTZ, I have the fuzion v2
I like the way the GTZ looks looks uber.
take it easy.
shashoots
v1ral

Doing a build very similar to yours, painting ATM (just the interior too), and I have some different stuff too. I'm not a WC virgin, so I'm adding a GPU (GTX 285) to the loop as well, and maybe a second rad later on. Some good stuff. I'll have a worklog up VERY soon.

Awesome job so far!

Good setup :up:

So let me get this straight... you have 3 fans ontop of the rad pulling fresh air through the rad where it gets heated by the rad and forced into your case where 2 285gtx's are creating more heat along with your hard drive and motherboard.

Wouldnt it make more sense to:

Have the Side Fan and front blow fresh air in, set up the rad fans in a pull config blowing heated air out the top so the rest of your components don't get heated up more than they already are by the video cards?

Am i the only one that that thinks blowing more hot air into your case is a problem here? I'm no pro at airflow and water cooling but in my head this just creates more heat so if there's been some study done to prove me wrong, i'd like to know this because i'm planning a new setup soon and this will be my basis.

Other than that, I love your build and will probably copy the layout.