Water Cooled Case Gallery

[Don_Won]

I'd say the rubberband doesn't touch the inner fan... only the frame.

[perfection]

rubber bands disintegrate under heat

btw, what are you temps??

[GrimReaperGuy]

I'd say the rubberband doesn't touch the inner fan... only the frame.

Aye.

rubber bands disintegrate under heat

btw, what are you temps??

The rubber band doesn't get hot at all; it's been set up like this for a few months now without any problems.
Idle temperatures are ~5-10 degrees over ambient, load temperatures 2 or 3 degrees above that; after around six hours of Orthos load, temperatures increase another few degrees, to ~10-15 degrees over ambient.
I run the E6600 @ 3.6 on 1.45v.

[ruff97]

Aye.


The rubber band doesn't get hot at all; it's been set up like this for a few months now without any problems.
Idle temperatures are ~5-10 degrees over ambient, load temperatures 2 or 3 degrees above that; after around six hours of Orthos load, temperatures increase another few degrees, to ~10-15 degrees over ambient.
I run the E6600 @ 3.6 on 1.45v.

you do all this work just to cool your cpu? why not also the gpu and nb/sb


But i like how you think outside the box nice work

[mike8913]

there have been several posts since mine, but i wanted to answer the mounting question regarding the pump. I was very simple actually. Danger Den included industrial Velcro with the d5, so considering that it's lightweight and the tubing would naturally be pushing up on it I decided to just use the Velcro. Very simple and very effective.

[dnb#]

omg, This is one of the most chanceless things I've ever seen in my whole entire life. I once cooled an x850xt(pe) amd 3000+ venice@2.7 and a northbridge on a a8n-sli premium with just one 120.1 black ice pro. And my temps were around 40C. And then you see one ubernerd who thinks all this work will make such a difference instead of buying a 120.2 :S ON A SINGLE 6600? I swear the E6600 @ 3.6 on 1.45v will run great on a 120.2. That's the same thing as flowrate BLEGH! i hate those theories, and I know higher flow can decrease your temps but it makes a 3C difference or maybe less?

Now I'm going to take a smoke...

[sbinh]

Did he "stick" that pump with neo_prene pad with adhesive to top side of the case?????

[HeephStan]

Grimreaperguy, i really appreciate all the hard work, but im going to have to agree with dnb#. All that work,time,effort,and money you spend while you couldve just bought a waterchiller...

w00ps, my sig is HUGE. imma edit that.

[YugenM]

^^ how is that NB fan spinning with the rubberband ??? wtf

you should invest in some zip ties man

My friend did that with his NB47J when his NF4 chip was reaching 80C, it worked just fine.

[Freebo]

[[cTx] Nooc]

^^I love that color man

[ls206]

Hey there!
My first post - been browsing the forums for a bit and finally registered!

Here's another Antec 900 as every1 else says...its cramped...also, I wanted to mount everything internally so opted for a Tt rad...bad choice.

I have a Lian-Li V1200 with a PA120.2 on the way soon (I hope!) so watch out for my new one
Only the CPU atm, but hope to extend it to the N/S Bridges and GPU and RAM (eventually - with 2 loops!)
PICS!:

With flash - I cut 2 messy holes to wire behind the mobo.

in the dark


My first attempt. it's OK

eurgh! ugly curtains!

[funkflix]

Rebuilded my system today, after the dryice-session this weekend.

[The_Beast]

nice case mike

[rbsmontemor]

I've had this setup running for a few weeks now, decided it was finally time to get some pics of it up.
The radiator, a Koyo/Adrad Ford Falcon AU Copper rad, fin area measuring 67cmx45cmx32mm.

The enclosure for the entire setup, which sits outside on a balcony. Amazing what $15 of pine and ply can get you.

Shots of the pump and an old heater, serving as a fan. Pump is a Nightingale TCP130, Qmax 90L/min, Hmax 23m. From memory it's around 1/2HP; My pump is bigger than your pump!

The fill tube:

The air bleed tube:

A few minutes drilling yielded a couple of 1/2" holes, into which were inserted a pair of copper pipes, over which the tubes were forced. The smaller hole is for the line to the power board, which feeds the pump and fan.

The tubes emerging from the other side of the wall. I am yet to clean this end up.

The tubes final destination: A Swiftech Storm Rev2 on an E6600.

Awesome man!!!!!

[GrimReaperGuy]

you do all this work just to cool your cpu? why not also the gpu and nb/sb

But i like how you think outside the box nice work

Well, the NB runs under 40 degrees with the HR-05 sitting on it, no matter how many volts I throw at the thing, and I'm yet to find a block(s) for my 7950GX2 that isn't as expensive as the card itself.

Grimreaperguy, i really appreciate all the hard work, but im going to have to agree with dnb#. All that work,time,effort,and money you spend while you couldve just bought a waterchiller...

Last I checked, this is XS, and we're supposed to enjoy what we do. If tinkering around with water cooling is 'hard work' instead of 'good fun', I think you're in the wrong place.
As for cost, this project was largely begun because of the high cost of the loops that we normally use; the pump set me back AUD$80, and the radiator $100. A DDC and a Thermochill would cost almost twice that, and an Iwaki would cost as much as the entire loop!

Rebuilded my system today, after the dryice-session this weekend.

Funkflix, that's alot of spare space in you case; why not bring the radiators inside? I really like that black tubing.

[elk]

Rebuilded my system today, after the dryice-session this weekend.

Which painting black have you use ?

[HeephStan]

Last I checked, this is XS, and we're supposed to enjoy what we do. If tinkering around with water cooling is 'hard work' instead of 'good fun', I think you're in the wrong place.

Point taken, Allthough for me the Xtreme in Xtreme systems stands for Xtreme perfomance, or Xtremely cold computer. Not Xtremely-difficult-way-to-make-something-that-couldve-been-done-much-more-easily.

Dont misunderstand me, i love your setup. It's just that you could've reached the same result with a lot less trouble. And then if you went thru all the trouble you would have gotten even better result.

[tiro_uspsss]

Rebuilded my system today, after the dryice-session this weekend.

WOW - & i thought ladies underwear was the only thing best in black

[dnb#]

WOW - & i thought ladies underwear was the only thing best in black

AHAHAH I think you earn the funny-man award

[ANP !!!]

WOW - & i thought ladies underwear was the only thing best in black

Simply Priceless

AHAHAH I think you earn the funny-man award

+2

[Grinch]

Rebuilded my system today, after the dryice-session this weekend.

my

your build would look better if the rads were internal....

[Dark Prodigy]

my

your build would look better if the rads were internal....

I agree...MUCH better. External watercooling components can truly kill the aesthetics a build.

[TheJollyFellow]

Aesthetics is a relative term, something which people here forget...

A personal opinion on what looks appealing is all anyone can physically share--the beauty is in the beholder

[3000MACHINES]

the mod is good but i don't like this antec case, but overall it's a very good job