Shazza's MM Cube Water Cooling Worklog (pics)

[Jokester_wild]

Looks very good, having the space to run two loops is awesome. Sometimes I wish I could.

hahaha @ maggie

[DarthBeavis]

shaz u should put something in here to look at or put in a window with blackout etching with lights behind the etching.

[shazza]

shaz u should put something in here to look at or put in a window with blackout etching with lights behind the etching.
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or just not look at it

Actually, an etched window is a good idea. Wonder if Mountain Mods will do a "Barbie" version for me.

[disruptfam]

wow looks nice shazza, i love that blue coolant the green cable ties look good on the blue loop, the only thing i don't like are those white clamp's in the pink loop but u already said u were changing them so algud.The case looks really spacious...more so than my v2000 to bad we can't get them in Aus....

[Jedda]

Cool dog! lol
Maggie spend all summer like that?

[shazza]

Yep - Maggie attaches herself to the tile in the summer. Amazing she can still do the frog-spread, cause she's 16.

To answer a few questions asked earlier -

1) No issue with a vortex in the EK res, this is no doubt helped because I'm running Fluid XP+ Ultra - it's more viscous, bleeds quite easily, but temps are 2-3 degrees higher. Not a bad trade off for the colors. I'll watch for separation/gunk build up.

2) Temps seem to be okay. Low-mid 30's at idle on the CPU (now running the E6850, not the Q6600) with ambient around 25. CPU is now at 47-48 (using Core #0 and Core #1 readings from Core Temp 0.95.4). GPU shows 43 using NVIDIA Monitor. This is after running ORTHOS for 30 minutes. Note - I'm getting virtually the same temps with all fans set at 7V. System is very quiet, even with two pumps running right next to my ear - happy with everything so far!

3) New cable ties on order...

[DarthBeavis]

Yep - Maggie attaches herself to the tile in the summer. Amazing she can still do the frog-spread, cause she's 16.

To answer a few questions asked earlier -

1) No issue with a vortex in the EK res, this is no doubt helped because I'm running Fluid XP+ Ultra - it's more viscous, bleeds quite easily, but temps are 2-3 degrees higher. Not a bad trade off for the colors. I'll watch for separation/gunk build up.

2) Temps seem to be okay. Low-mid 30's at idle on the CPU (now running the E6850, not the Q6600) with ambient around 25. CPU is now at 47-48 (using Core #0 and Core #1 readings from Core Temp 0.95.4). GPU shows 43 using NVIDIA Monitor. This is after running ORTHOS for 30 minutes. Note - I'm getting virtually the same temps with all fans set at 7V. System is very quiet, even with two pumps running right next to my ear - happy with everything so far!

3) New cable ties on order...

Shaz when God made u he broke the damned mold . . .arg.

[shazza]

Shaz when God made u he broke the damned mold . . .arg.

My husband would argue that's a good thing


Making progress ... system is running fine. Got my top fans in, now just gotta change out my Optical Drive and a bit more cable management. Waiting for one more part to come in this week. Will post some more pics today, but here's one for now. I found THIS on the floor when I was cleaning up my mess this morning. Almost had a heart attack ... the joys of living in Florida:

[disruptfam]

lol damn toad....

Any pic's of updated rig?

[AAjax]

What kind of lighting is that on the ram slots?

[newls1]

where at in FL do you hail from?? Used to live in wellington.........

[Jedda]

What kind of lighting is that on the ram slots?

Corsair Xpert RAM

[Clockwork_Apple]

Very clean dual loop setup

[shazza]

@ AAjax ... it's Crucial Ballistix Tracer RAM with LEDs

@ newls1 ... currently living in Palm Beach Gardens - not all that far from Wellington.

@ Clockwork Apple ... Thanks for the clap (wait a minute ... that didn't come out quite right )

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Here's some more pics from the weekend's efforts:


Most of my efforts were spent on hooking up the UV CCFLs ( a pain in the neck. I picked up 2 Overboost AC Ryan CCFLs ... very disappointing). Here's my sleeving efforts:




A look after more cable management (not very exciting, I know ... but I'm working hard at it):




With the back door on ... note, the biohazard sign is just an applique - it will come off when I figure out just what I want to do with the window:





And, a few pics of the mosfet/chipset waterblocks:














(Looks like a bit of dust showing up in that last pic)

[shazza]

and a couple more. Working on using the nighttime mode on my camera. These give a pretty good representation of what the color looks like in a darkened room with the UV lights on:

[disruptfam]

Wow looking awesome shazza.... how bright is that ram ?

are you finished with the build?

nice work on the cable management by the way

[SiGfever]

Beautiful job young lady!

How about a picture of your dog's face etched into a panel for the side?

[shazza]

Thanks, disruptfam and SiGfever. The support on this forum is a great motivating factor.

The build is almost done. Just waiting for the last part - a 5 x 5 1/4 bay cover from Mountain Mods. Should be here this week, and next weekend will be THE END (for now, I imagine). I'm happy with everything so far, but I believe my next build will be a little more subtle (all black, maybe some red).

[RX7boricua]

...and next weekend will be THE END (for now, I imagine).

HAHAHAHA!!!!

I've said that like 4 times now. :P Hell, tomorrow I'm going to partially drain my GPU loop to swap out my 8800GTXs for a pair of Ultras. It never ends shazza, just ask IanY. :P

[Canadmos]

Great build and very nice pictures!

One curiosity though. For the first piece of tubing going into the mosfet loop from the radiator, why did you choose to wrap it all the way behind the mobo tray? Instead of going directly overtop?

[warbux]

nice work, what fitting did you use on the res, and what did you use to clean the gunk off of the gpu, oh and the fans, you found an article on em, can you link it?

You mentioned your NB running hot, they sell nice aftermarket air cooled options. I wouldnt waste the water flow on a water cooled solution

[DarthBeavis]

Shaz is meh heroin . . .I mean heroine . . .uhhh . . .female hero dammit

[shazza]

Great build and very nice pictures!

One curiosity though. For the first piece of tubing going into the mosfet loop from the radiator, why did you choose to wrap it all the way behind the mobo tray? Instead of going directly overtop?

I was wondering when someone would ask that. Originally left the tubing long for my leak testing, installed it ... thinking I'd be tearing it down again, but everything worked fine, so I've got a bit much tubing there. It doesn't look too bad ... adds a bit more blue to the look, but I'll fix it next time I redo.

The fitting for the pump to res was this one.

As for why I water cooled the NB/SB/mosfets ... just for fun and looks - that's why they are in a separate loop.

HAHAHAHA!!!!

I've said that like 4 times now. :P Hell, tomorrow I'm going to partially drain my GPU loop to swap out my 8800GTXs for a pair of Ultras. It never ends shazza, just ask IanY. :P

I should qualify ... "THE END" means I can post a few pics in the gallery, and all the basics are done ... screws, zip ties, etc. (I'm already picking out my next case and components for build #2 )

Shaz is meh heroin . . .I mean heroine . . .uhhh . . .female hero dammit

lolz ... I may be the only person here who happily admits DarthBeavis is my mentor.

[disruptfam]

(I'm already picking out my next case and components for build #2 )

can't wait!!!!

[Nate P.]

Ooh, excellent build! The contrast between the coolants looks amazing... awsome job!