[LL-A05NB]there's vacum cleaner in my case

hi guys , just finally get of all my courage to build LC setup for my i7 920, been in this section for a while for research(1 year) to get all of basic understanding of water cooling.
The goal of these setup would be good humble water cooling performance with acceptable noises. Actually, i dont mint about the noises but my flatmates does (megahalems ultra kaze 3000 rpm push and pull configuration for cpu and 2x 2000rpm fans for intake and out take :yepp:).

that setup actually gives me good reasonable temp @ 4ghz, but i'am trying to tone the noise down but it's give me a crap temp

this is the current air setup: (crap phone quality)
http://i56.tinypic.com/2py53c9.jpg

the heatware:

gigabyte X58A-UD3R
corsair dominator GT 3x2 cl8
gigabyte nvidia gtx460 1gb (planning to sli it later)
intel core i7 920 2.6 c0 stepping
corsair ax750
and some WD black and blues (OS and games already installed)
Crucial RealSSD c300 64gb

the coldware : (gonna order it in next two days, so feel free to suggest something)
Mayhems Dye Deep Blue
Sunbeam Multi-Fan Power Port
Bitspower G 1/4" Black Shiny Rotary 45 Degree
EK-Supreme HF High Flow - #1 CPU Water Block "FULL GOLD" (not really sure about this one, but ppc have this one discount, so why not :) )
EK-DCP 4.0 (12V DC Water Pump)
Koolance Nozzle Coupling Adapter, G 1/4 Male-Male
EK-Multioption RES X2 - 100 Basic
Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Male [For ID: 1/2"]
Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Female [For ID: 1/2"]
Mayhems Dye UV Clear Blue 5ml
Bitspower G1/4" Stop Fitting with O-ring - Black Matte Finish
Koolance Radiator, 3x120mm, Copper Hort. (any performance difference with the vertical version? )
GT 1850 rpm x3
bitspower compression fitting
Regal Castings silver stripes
Distilled water
masterkleer/ tygon tubings


criticism or recommendations or suggestion would be nice :)
ps: i know about the whole evilness of dyed coolants but mayhems dye is so unresistable :p (worth try haha)

Sunbeam Multi-Fan Power Port

Are you talking the Fan controller Reobus Or the large 4pin molex to 6 x 3 pin fan ?

The fan controller would make more sense for what your trying to do ?

the "4pin molex to 6 x 3 pin fan" ones. dont really need the fan controllers, because GT already quite enough for me :)

i plan to mount the radiator outside the case :)

I believe those sunbeam ones limit voltage to the fans and if your running 1850's (there actually power hogs .84amps but under volt well) not really enough so it under-volting them ?? watch out it doesn't burn out the splitter I'm in the middle of toasting a scythe drive bay controller only rated for 2 amps I was running 3x on each channel 2 of the 4 have died.

If you need an inspiration how to install water cooling in this case, here is my thread and set of examples that I managed to find (pics, thered is not in english).

http://forum.purepc.pl/Chlodzenie-Wo...5-t327103.html

there is also sketchup project of this case, can be handy for planning how to fit radiators.

thx for the input, i think i will stick on the "radiator on the outside top" or outside case :)

for the fans,
cant find GT anywhere, gonna drop it for now

just wondering, do GPU-210 or GPU-220 from koolance are compatible with GTX460 ?

parts ordered : (to be arrived next week :( )

COLD ware

1 x TFS X-changer 480 (got this only NZ$ 100 -w00t- )
1 x Mayhems Dye UV Clear Blue 5ml (MH-DYE-5G-UVCB)
1 x Mayhems Dye Deep Blue 5ml (MH-DYE-5G-DB)
1 x Danger Den DD-CPX-Pro 12V Pump (DD-CPX-PRO)
1 x EK-Reservoir Combo DCP 4.0 (EK-RES-COMBO-DCP40)
1 x Nickle Plated Small Case Handle (CASEHD-SM-NP)
1 x PCI Power Bracket- (2) 4-Pin & (2) 3-Pin - Sleeved (OK302)
1 x Deluxe Wire Sleeving Kit - Black
4 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Female [For ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 16mm (5/8")] (VL3N-F10-16S)
4 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Male [For ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 16mm (5/8")] (VL3N-M10-16S)
1 x EK-Supreme HF High Flow - #1 CPU Water Block - FULL COPPER - "FULL GOLD" (EK-Supreme-HF-CU-GD)
12x Bitspower 3/8" ID 5/8" OD Compression Fittings

Heat Ware :
Corsair AX850 850w

next week is gonna be fun, hey is that assignment and work deadline? shiii.......

stay tunes

BP compression fitting 3/8ID 5/8 OD + "aqua computer" 240 rads (going to check it to local radiator shop, to see it's alu or copper)
http://i56.tinypic.com/15hzm7k.jpg

SSD and new power supply arrived:
http://i51.tinypic.com/2yoz56o.jpg


still waiting for:
1 x XSPC RX 360 RADIATOR (the dudes that sell me 480 suddenlyu change his mind :( )
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon Fan 1850 rpm
1 x Mayhems Dye UV Clear Blue 5ml (MH-DYE-5G-UVCB)
1 x Mayhems Dye Deep Blue 5ml (MH-DYE-5G-DB)
1 x Danger Den DD-CPX-Pro 12V Pump (DD-CPX-PRO)
1 x EK-Reservoir Combo DCP 4.0 (EK-RES-COMBO-DCP40)
1 x PCI Power Bracket- (2) 4-Pin & (2) 3-Pin - Sleeved (OK302)
1 x Deluxe Wire Sleeving Kit - Black
4 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Female [For ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 16mm (5/8")] (VL3N-F10-16S)
4 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Male [For ID: 10mm (3/8"); OD: 16mm (5/8")] (VL3N-M10-16S)
1 x EK-Supreme HF High Flow - #1 CPU Water Block - FULL COPPER - "FULL GOLD" (EK-Supreme-HF-CU-GD)
12x Bitspower 3/8" ID 5/8" OD Compression Fittings

finally, every pieces of puzzle are available. i need to start planning my layout into more details

thanks, for performance-pcs, and thekoolroom for their watercooling gear. also Computer Lounge, and playtech for the hardware.

performance-pcs side :

look at that QDC , block, and stuffs
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8215/dscf0573wd.jpg
By warwic at 2010-09-24

thekoolroom side
yeah, Gentle typhoon:yepp::up:
http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/8316/dscf0570.jpg
By warwic at 2010-09-24

family shot

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4654/dscf0574zu.jpg
By warwic at 2010-09-24

the white cheetoz
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6...cf0568j.th.jpg


and eva-02 beast mode always related due to awesomeness in second movie
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6245/dscf0575n.jpg
By warwic at 2010-09-24

stays tune

Great choice of hardware for your loop. Love the family shot :)

pic snipped because its space wasting

so... the plan is

mounting 2 360 radiator internally, watercooling SLi gtx460,NB,mofset, ram, and CPU in single loop with QDC .. considering to add another 120 rad into the loop if its well fit (wait... i think it will fit) :rofl:

havent found the built that done this before, so i hope it turn out well :up:

everything that needed is almost complete (dominator block is still on the way but that not too urgent)


still in cutting process, i hope i can finish all of it by tomorrow:rolleyes:

anyway here's the stuff

and comments and suggestions are welcome :welcome:

checking up clearence between botom rads motherboard and fans (ignore that :banana::banana::banana::banana:ty fans, not gonna use it anyway)

and nice updates from lian li for this chase.. i dont neet to cut up extra hole for cable management.. except for mounting psu


http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3073/dscf0753o.jpg

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Subb'd, wanna see 2x 360s internally.. should be a mission with good cable management :)

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Subb'd, wanna see 2x 360s internally.. should be a mission with good cable management :)

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i think its not going that bad....

i already found some good reference for the cable management :up:

just finished bottom rad blow hole, no need to be clean because i 'm not going to use screw to secure the bottom rads:)

dear EK, can you revise your shrond to be more assamble friendly :mad:, otherwise your block is awesome :)

GTX 460
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4577/dscf0757v.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

EK VGA supreme HF
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1238/dscf0760x.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

unison

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6448/dscf0764b.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23
(tooks me more than 4 hours to replace the EK vga supreme HF into gtx460 mounting plate :( )

the mounting system for bottom rads.. :3
easy peasy
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8020/dscf0767n.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

keep fits each others
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1313/dscf0769a.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

and the upper rads now inside the case
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7213/dscf0770r.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

components placement ver 1
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/715/dscf0774c.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

some of placement will change into more tubing friendly
more closer (sorry for blurry pic)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9208/dscf0775j.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

special fitting.
two customs F type fitting was planned for making the GTX 460 runs in parallel not serial
idea scrapped due to unavoidable back of vga card with compression fitting and i wasted 30cm tygons in the process (that things was hella expensive in nz)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5558/dscf0777l.jpg

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the main theme on this build and previous version of this was modularity. this theme is fitting to my some kind lazy and undecisive :banana::banana::banana: like me, with this i can change the parts if i feel like to do, so thus the problem began
tubing enroutement and qdc placing is kinda tricky problem, due to small size of the case and XBAWKS huge QDC. its really hard to measure lenght between fittings, and QDC takse to much space... but for the sake oftheme i cant let it go
so heres the jobs
and i going to sleeve up it later... i guess :p

1 A05NB, 2 360 size radiator, 3 days work time,5 waterblocks from EK and koolance,6 fans, full QDC
and its worth it

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/422/dscf0778x.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2089/dscf0781b.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

whoever saying that this cases have to little space to tuck in rads can see this as references :D

closer look
(already bought plexi replacement top for this porject to much up the color, turns out its use different size of screw so i cant install it)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/97/dscf0784db.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

the EK SB5 with QDC

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3796/dscf0786cq.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

GTX 460 1gb SLI + EK HF waterblock in action

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8032/dscf0788l.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

humble res

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9603/dscf0792a.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23

current room condition after configuring this babe :o
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1733/dscf0791e.jpg
By warwic at 2011-01-23



comments and critics welcomed (but dont too harsh)

more pics, more pics!!:up:

thanks...

my pocket camera wont do justice about it:mad:... gotta borrow DSLR somewhere...

some extra pic
[URL=http://img440.imageshack.us/i/dscf0793a.jpg/]http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5067/dscf0793a.jpg

wow cant wait for more pics, that green looks fkn awesome mate.. mayhem green dye yeah??

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wow cant wait for more pics, that green looks fkn awesome mate.. mayhem green dye yeah??

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:rofl::rofl:

its actually blue, my light bulb messing with my camera and your eyes:rofl:

and yes its mayhem deepblue dye....:rofl:

i guess putting some drop of green dye/yellow/orange will get me kinda blue lil' bit greeny tone over it:yepp:

very nice build!
but, if its the DS3R MB, how did you cool the vol-reg? far as i know, there is no compilable block?

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:rofl::rofl:

its actually blue, my light bulb messing with my camera and your eyes:rofl:

and yes its mayhem deepblue dye....:rofl:

i guess putting some drop of green dye/yellow/orange will get me kinda blue lil' bit greeny tone over it:yepp:

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rofl dam.. that so called green looks better, keep your camera broken :D:rofl:

@arkadur

koolance MVR-40 with transfer plate

the placement of the mounting system us totally tedious, the swinging arm wont able to make you mount compression fitting (BP in this case) :shakes: other than that its good block

@jhonny87au

well, i'll keep it in mind that "greenish" blue is good for the loop

forget to attach the latest update

:)

Great job fitting it all in a small case like that.

I don't know how you guys do it :)

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Great job fitting it all in a small case like that.

I don't know how you guys do it :)

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dremel all the way :rocker::rocker::horse:

Can you take a pic of the front where the PSU is now located? Interested in how you mounted it... I want to do the same thing! I dislike top mounted rad because I like to put stuff on top of my cases :)

sure zoob, will take the pic soon...

well matters of taste actually,
but having rads on the top give me extra advantage to add more airflow to gpu since mine is universal blocks, and trying to fit in dual 360 rads need me to utilize every single space left inside the case

here you go..

hillway you leavin it like that? Clean that beast up XD

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hillway you leavin it like that? Clean that beast up XD

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nah,zoob just wants to see how i mount my psu so i kust take quick snaps for him :p
its usually covered by the case front panel so i'm not too bothered to clean it up :p.. usually like this

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9308/dscf0807.jpg

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going to revise some of configuration. going to recheck my 3 EK nickle blocks too, i hope something bad doesn't happen
same hardwares but with better watercooling gear and accessories

That`s a lot of hardware and watercooling you have in this tiny case! I love it... :D

Getting my A05NB this week for my Gf`s PC, also with internal watercooling but not that much as yours!! But I am positive now everything will fit, as I planned really less than you have inside.. :D

thanks,

this case just unexpectedly spacy :)

new stuff

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9889/imag0034a.jpg

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hardware update :)

i5 2500k and asus p8p67 m-pro (newest pic will be up tomorrow)

current hardware:
gtx460 Sli gigabyte
i5 2500k
p8p67 m-pro (shouda use m-atx earlier. this form factor was godsend to my build :D )
4gb dominator GT
ax850
corsair f60
samsung f4 2tb

cooling:
mcr360-qp-stackable on top 3x GT AP15
mcr360 qp on bottom 3x jyuuni slim 2000rpm
EK-Dominator Block nickel
EK- supreme HF gold ver
EK- Vga supreme HF nickel x2
diyinhk pcb mod mcp350
koolance cov-pmp400
bitspower fittings
mayhemdye+distilled water+silver
primochill LRT 3/8

regrading EK blocks nickel issues, all my 3 nickel blocks (dominator block,2x vga supreme HF) didn't have any issues about it:)
already check it and the plating seems solid while using a distilled water+ silver for 4/5 months of use(this coolant was the problem from what EK official statement said if i read it up correctly from here).
i don't know what happen out there with the issues but the block seems to be like " your millage will vary" situation :(

and also, is 32c normal for stock i5 2500k?