External Setups - Curious on your thoughts

[MpG]

I've personally kind of given up on the all-internal route. I'm beginning to realize that you just tend to give up too much in the process of allowing a radiator or two to sit nicely inside. Things like acoustics, cable-management, aesthetics, accessibility... ever since I went the external route, it's amazing how much easier everything else is to optimize. And as a bonus, it becomes much easier to let both the radiator and the rest of the computer get fresh air for cooling, instead of having to let one settle for the warm stuff.

[OC Maximus]

And as a bonus, it becomes much easier to let both the radiator and the rest of the computer get fresh air for cooling, instead of having to let one settle for the warm stuff.

Well said.

[NaeKuh]

i think i found my power supply:
http://www.jab-tech.com/12v-DC-Power...A-pr-4468.html

Since GT's are quiet to my standards at 100%, i think im gonna Y that molex, connect one end to this guy:
http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-Mult...t-pr-3371.html

And the other end of the Y to the pump.

[OC Maximus]

Which and how many GTs?

[coolmiester]

External Setups - Curious on your thoughts

I'd rather stick a swarm of live wasps up my ass than go for an exturnal mounted rad but that's just me


........but, i'm all for a nice little rad box with QDC's though

[Edit] oh, i only read page one but i'll play catch up!

[SiGfever]

I'd rather stick a swarm of live wasps up my ass than go for an exturnal mounted rad but that's just me


........but, i'm all for a nice little rad box with QDC's though

[Edit] oh, i only read page one but i'll play catch up!

Now that's a visual that will take some ajax to remove.

[OC Maximus]

I'd rather stick a swarm of live wasps up my ass than go for an exturnal mounted rad but that's just me

Ouch

[coolmiester]

Now that's a visual that will take some ajax to remove.

Ouch

Hey don't knock it until you tried it............certainly less painful than mounting a rad on the back of your case

[OC Maximus]

Hey don't knock it until you tried it............certainly less painful than mounting a rad on the back of your case

[OC Maximus]

I like it, simple sleek and beautiful. A lot better than swarm of wasps up my arse

[Clunk]

I'd rather stick a swarm of live wasps up my ass than go for an exturnal mounted rad but that's just me


........but, i'm all for a nice little rad box with QDC's though

[Edit] oh, i only read page one but i'll play catch up!

Some people get a buzz out of things like that.

[Alexandr0s]

Some people get a buzz out of things like that.

[Martinm210]

check this out for a similar
but somewhat smaller construction
(2 x 360 rads+ 2 x mcp655)
it surely provides a lot of space
but once the rads and all parts are in
it becomes to heavy to move around...
wheels or casters are a necessity
and extensive use of aluminum (something i didn't do)
would also help in this matter

Wow, that's really cool..I like it!

[-Whiteroom-]

My design of an external rad box:



Two radiators can be mounted on edge. Cool air enters in through the back and exhausts out the side panels.

This is along the same lines as I was thinking.

[OC Maximus]

Now how would one go about constructing something like that with minimal tools.

[-Whiteroom-]

Now how would one go about constructing something like that with minimal tools.

get maximum tools. or at least some, I just pick stuff up as it goes on sale.

or if not, get one of these and add a side panel.
http://www.mountainmods.com/tower-pedestal-p-565.html

[OC Maximus]

get maximum tools. or at least some, I just pick stuff up as it goes on sale.

Well, being that my tools are in storage on the other side of the planet I'm a bit limited in what I can do. Nor do I have the work shop to do it. Man, I miss my garage.

[NaeKuh]

So my 1/2 my parts arrived.
The Koolance Parts.

Now i just need to figure out what extra fittings i need.

First off please excuse my pictures. As i said my camera is busted, and this is off my phone.
Here is the shell double stacked with shroud:


Side view:


Note, nothing is mounted so its not alligned. But it will give you a basic idea of how i will lay stuff out.
The top as i said will be just blow out holes, i will have fan gaurds on them:


Whats inside?
Magicool 400mm res <--- Skinnee says im NUTS for throwing this guy in.
XSPC Dual DDC /w DDC
XSPC RX360.

It will look something simular to this layout:


More to come when wave 2 of parts arrive.

[affiliate13]

Having the Res and pumps in there like that looks really tidy.
Is there room in there for the sunbeam fan connectors too?

[NaeKuh]

Having the Res and pumps in there like that looks really tidy.
Is there room in there for the sunbeam fan connectors too?

LOL skinnee said i was nuts.
I love water volume. And in an external id think you want that capacity.
i think i can squeeze in that sunbeam fan port.

it has 6 12v ports, and takes a single molex.
my idea is to connect that to a 12V DC switch, on a molex head, and then connect it to that external psu's molex head.

I wont be able to fit the psu internally, but it looks like a laptop psu, so i dont mind it being external.

[skinnee]

Only because I don't know how you're going to zip-tie that in there like you have it.

[NaeKuh]

Only because I don't know how you're going to zip-tie that in there like you have it.

read my avatar... i ran out of zipties on this build!

im gonan actually mount stuff, because it will need to be portable.

Zipties wont survive stress from being moved around all the time.

Option 3 is i could move the res into the side grill, if i shifted the rad to hug the wall.


Id lose symetry.... and id lose bling.
Id have to re evaluate that when i come to that road.

[skinnee]

the way you have it, how the hell are you going to tube it?

edit: even on the side like that... what is your ingenious plan for tubing?

[NaeKuh]

the way you have it, how the hell are you going to tube it?

edit: even on the side like that... what is your ingenious plan for tubing?

<3 BITSPOWER

there is nothing u cant route without the help of bitspower

[skinnee]

weak sauce