Finally modded my case and stuffed everything inside

My hardware:

Northwood 3.0C (TDX)
IC7 (Swiftech chipset cooler MCX159-P)
Corsair PC4400C25
X800XL BBA (MAZE4)
Enermax Coolergiant 480W
Tt Purepower 480W
2x AQX-50Zs in series
2x copper/brass heatercores
MeanWell SD-50A-12 converter

Need just to connect fans to fan controllers, pumps to MeanWell converter @13+V, and fill the system with distilled water. But it won't look much different then it looks on the pics.


http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5...ront3vm.th.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7...open5rd.th.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7585/acaback1om.th.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/1...side5dk.th.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9...atop2fo.th.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/216...ttom4vb.th.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/433...mpty1mg.th.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8...rads8qi.th.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9...roud8ok.th.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2...late3yl.th.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6...awip2oo.th.jpg

http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/8...wip26du.th.jpg

I'm having problems with bga ramsinks on my radeon. They are large and massive and bottom ones keep falling off.

Hope there are no leaks when I leak test it.

Cheers guys! :)

P.S. Though I'm not yet all done, I'd like to thank all of you for your help with my questions, and MaxxxRacer for PMs and great guides! :toast:
P.P.S. Sorry, the pics are not in any particular order.

Its good to know that there are people whos' computers are messier than mine.

Quite a feat that, well done, absolutely capital, old chap :)

Looks great man. All that's left is cable management. ;)

And i thought that my PC-75 WAS big... :(

Thanx guys!!!

Has to be messy since everything is inside. But I like the looks this way. :)Clean setups are nice, but somehow... empty. :D

Cable management is last on my list, but I'll try to do it. Unfortunately I haven't ordered enough cable sleeves from USA when I ordered everything. I'll have to improvise.

A bit messy, but great looking. just a question, what brand/model is that case? plenty of room there.

this is an old chieftech!

It's modded Chieftec Matrix big tower (MA-01BD)

My GOD that is a lot of stuff. very nice mod. nice and clean outside to hide the beast inside.

I filled my res with dist water almost all the way and here's how it looks like when only 1 pump is on:
http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/6...umpa9zt.th.jpg
and here is when both pumps are on:
http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/1...umpe7xh.th.jpg
When 2 pumps are working a huge vortex forms in my res and the bubbles can't disappear like they should. They keep getting sucked back in. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Maybe I need to fill the res completely?

very nice dont get me wrong. but you spent $3000.00 on front panel displays and fan controllers and you dont have a dvd burner? go to newegg and shell out the $50.00 for a dvd burner and chunk that asus 52x in the trash :)
other than that looks great
jmo
Lee

That is CRAZY. Nice job man, that case has got to be pushing 100+ lbs!!

Nick

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by aca

and here is when both pumps are on:
http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/1...umpe7xh.th.jpg
When 2 pumps are working a huge vortex forms in my res and the bubbles can't disappear like they should. They keep getting sucked back in. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Maybe I need to fill the res completely?

---

Lol @ teh vortex :lol:

Yeah, give it a go, cant hurt :)

yeah fill it some more! you can try a small spunge in the top. but dont put it so far down that it blocks the flow!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by lross78550

very nice dont get me wrong. but you spent $3000.00 on front panel displays and fan controllers and you dont have a dvd burner? go to newegg and shell out the $50.00 for a dvd burner and chunk that asus 52x in the trash :)
other than that looks great
jmo
Lee

---

But I have a DVD burner. It's right under Asus cd-rom. :D It's Pioneer 108D.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NickS

That is CRAZY. Nice job man, that case has got to be pushing 100+ lbs!!

Nick

---

Something like that. :) I'll try to weigh it soon. Must be at least 40kg.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by creidiki

Lol @ teh vortex :lol:

Yeah, give it a go, cant hurt :)

---

The vortex rules. I get dizzy just watching it. Looks like some air gets pulled down the middle of it and then the outlet barb from the res sucks it right in (this sucks... literally LOL)

Well... stuffed is the perfect word indeed for what you did :D
But since you like it it's no problem, and how are your temps now?

@Garrett:
I'm still leak testing it. Just started today. Had some leakage (after 30min) on both pumps, but I tightened the hose clamps on them and 2-3h everything is dry. I'm a bit scared to let it run over night. Don't like to wake up and find a pool of water in my case. But I guess it'll have to do it.

OMG i've owned that case in the past and i know exactly its space. It's certainly stuffed. I guess u won't remove your mb for quite sometime... :p:
Nice work! :up:

Thanx! :)

I'm not planning on upgrading it any time soon (and I don't have money atm).

Leak test went fine. Everything works - both PSUs, fans, uv tubes (I'll post final pics later). Most of all I was worried about power switch on my front panel of the case since those 2 small wires soldered to it kept twisting and breaking off while I was doing the front mod. I also didn't know if those small wires leading from the front panel to mobo (powre switch, reset...) were ok since I had to bend them to 90 degrees so the bottom rad could fit (it barely fit btw).

I have a question.

It looks like some bubbles are coming out of my Maze4 into TDX.
Examined the rest of the tubing and it looks like it's OK.
So I think I only see bubbles between Maze4 and TDX.
Any clue on why this is happening?

My order is as follows:

Res-->Pump1-->Pump2-->Rad1-->Rad2-->Maze4-->TDX-->Res

nice job :toast:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by aca

I have a question.

It looks like some bubbles are coming out of my Maze4 into TDX.
Examined the rest of the tubing and it looks like it's OK.
So I think I only see bubbles between Maze4 and TDX.
Any clue on why this is happening?

My order is as follows:

Res-->Pump1-->Pump2-->Rad1-->Rad2-->Maze4-->TDX-->Res

---

The bubbles are possibly trapped inside your rads. U have to take all the air out.

Is that TWO Heatercores I see 0.0

What kind of Heatercores are those and where did you get them?

not only 2, its also 2 double heatercores! :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by JoeBar

The bubbles are possibly trapped inside your rads. U have to take all the air out.

---

But I saw them only coming out of maze4 wb, not the rads.
Anyway... I added some more water and Zerex and the bubbles are gone now. Or maybe they are still there but I just can't see them since the water has become blurry after Zerex. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Zenjirou

Is that TWO Heatercores I see 0.0

What kind of Heatercores are those and where did you get them?

---

I don't think you'll find them. They are from a car made in my country. :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by aca

But I saw them only coming out of maze4 wb, not the rads.
Anyway... I added some more water and Zerex and the bubbles are gone now. Or maybe they are still there but I just can't see them since the water has become blurry after Zerex. :)

---

if there is bubles in the loop, you will hear them! ;)
they make funny noise running through pump and it sounds like somewhere is a leak! :)

How do you clear the cmos in that rig :D

Looks wild!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by skaktuss

if there is bubles in the loop, you will hear them! ;)
they make funny noise running through pump and it sounds like somewhere is a leak! :)

---

Aha... I remember hearing those noises in the beginning. I think it's ok now. I will check to be sure when I get back home later. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by jrw

How do you clear the cmos in that rig :D

Looks wild!

---

Well, I think I'll use some long tweezers. :D
cmos jumper on my IC7 mobo is big (not that small usual one) and it is easier to grab. :)

I set up everything (had some problems at the beginning... wouldn't work at all) and now it is working... well, all except my sound card! Could that be the reason why I get 3000 pts less in 3dmark03 test? 'Cause I think everything else is the same as it was before I installed w/c system (cpu, gpu clocks, mem latencies...).

Your liquid cooling looks great but the cablemesh :stick:

I compared the temps now with my previous aircooling and Motherboard Monitor program reports 45C now against 50C on aircooling (idle). Have no idea where the temp sensor is, but I don't believe those temps one bit! When I touch the copper base of my TDX it is almost cool... just sliiiiightly warm to the touch, while the Swiftech chipset aircooler (passive) is very hot!

Few more pics:
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2411/1115lo.th.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/1320/2223fa.th.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2383/3337zu.th.jpg
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/5372/4446yb.th.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/5416/5557zb.th.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/250/6660xa.th.jpg

BTW, sound card is working properly now. But still I get about 7400 3dmark03 points compared to almost 11000 before I set my w/c system!?!?!? Have no idea why!