New Mozart TX Dual Loop Build with Lots of Pics

[Nate P.]

While the Koolance fittings are nice, I like the EK ones more. And the Stubbies aren't useless. (can you say "SLI"?)

[Sunayknits]

While the Koolance fittings are nice, I like the EK ones more. And the Stubbies aren't useless. (can you say "SLI"?)

Why?

And for SLI, I suppose if the cards were really close together ... but they're not even long enough to put a normal sized clamp on so I found they have little utility.

Hey listen, I'm a fan of EK stuff too - just look at all my H20 blocks - but I call bull when I see it and I think their fittings straight-up suck

[smee]

Why?

And for SLI, I suppose if the cards were really close together ... but they're not even long enough to put a normal sized clamp on so I found they have little utility.

Hey listen, I'm a fan of EK stuff too - just look at all my H20 blocks - but I call bull when I see it and I think their fittings straight-up suck

Stubbies are great, heres my dad's WC SLI build.

Between the two vga's and that turn on the bottom vga you see in the pic he used stubbies, they fit the normal sized clamps just fine, and we've had no leaks at all.

The stubbies are mainly used for tight turns or SLI.

Anyway, good job on the build!

[Nate P.]

Well, the EK's have little ridges perfect for zipties (two of the small ones). I dunno, I guess I just prefer EK over Koolance.

Smee, your dads build looks awesome... I guess your dad is a little more enthusiastic about spending money than my parents.

[smee]

Smee, your dads build looks awesome... I guess your dad is a little more enthusiastic about spending money than my parents.

Ya well... It was time to upgrade from our old p4 pressy (which was also watercooled), and because the mobo (ABIT IC7-MAX3) died.
We first where just going to have one vga, but after some convincing ... he bought another one.
Here's the specs of the system:
M2N32-SLI mobo
AMD 6000+ @ stock 3.0GHz (he's not into overclocking)
4GB Corsair XMS2
2x eVGA 8600GTS 512MB Superclock
850W Antec PSU
and like 1.2TB of HDs.

It's our home comp, my mom uses it the most

[Nate P.]

When I built my first computer my parents were really enthusiastic, but after that it was downhill. Now it's just like, "can't you be happy with the computer you have?" Me: "NO."

[disruptfam]

i'm with nate... ek barbs i'm my fav... so easy to work with and they look great...

imho i dont like the look of those koolance ones...

builds coming along nicely btw

[teko]

It's to types of barbs, and different price ranges, what do you expect? Appart from that, nice work

[dethred]

Can anyone, or the OP, tell me if Thermochill 120.2's will fit side-by-side on the rear fan openings? My swiftech MCR320's wouldn't even bolt in next to each other on the back of the case. I am trying to figure out a few ways of making my setup 100% internal so I can actually move the case in a few months.

[Nate P.]

Can anyone, or the OP, tell me if Thermochill 120.2's will fit side-by-side on the rear fan openings? My swiftech MCR320's wouldn't even bolt in next to each other on the back of the case. I am trying to figure out a few ways of making my setup 100% internal so I can actually move the case in a few months.

The Thermochills are fatter (bigger) than the Swiftech's, if they would fit, the Thermochills definitely won't.

[Sunayknits]

Can anyone, or the OP, tell me if Thermochill 120.2's will fit side-by-side on the rear fan openings? My swiftech MCR320's wouldn't even bolt in next to each other on the back of the case. I am trying to figure out a few ways of making my setup 100% internal so I can actually move the case in a few months.

Sure man, look at my previous posts, around the fan/rad testing area. I think I mentioned earlier that the spacing on the back is a perfect square. The holes are placed such that you can fit 4 120mm fans on the back and they will all be touching.

Normal rads will not fit without case modification, since most are > 120mm wide. Magicool Extreme Slim Profile rads (bought from Performance-PCs) work great since they are exactly 120mm wide. They may not perform quite as well as PA120's but the difference is minimal especially at the high fan speeds I'm using in this build.


And BTW, thanks for the kudos, I appreciate everyone's comments

[Scubar]

With regards to the locking mechanisms on the side panels, Can they be removed at all ? I Ask because i want to paint the side panels.

[Sunayknits]

With regards to the locking mechanisms on the side panels, Can they be removed at all ? I Ask because i want to paint the side panels.

Shouldn't be a problem. You can remove the latch assembly, acrylic and hinges from both doors. The latch just snaps in, the acrylic uses plastic rivets (which look re-usable but I haven't tried), and the hinges are screwed on.

[Sunayknits]

Anyone wanna see my plumber's butt? I do a crack job with this tubing! Lolz



The pumps are installed!



And so are the drains!



Should be easy to flush!



But testing remains!



Computer veins!


... I'm a dork

[disruptfam]

nice!!!

that case has so much room!!

[Evil-Fruits|R4z]

Shouldn't be a problem. You can remove the latch assembly, acrylic and hinges from both doors. The latch just snaps in, the acrylic uses plastic rivets (which look re-usable but I haven't tried), and the hinges are screwed on.

The plastic rivets can be re-used for the acrylic panel but, are a bh to get back in, I advise the use of pliers to squeeze all but one of the legs in then use extreme force and bad language to get the last leg in.

Either that or use metal pop-rivets or some sort of hex nut and bolt solution maybe.

R4z

[Sunayknits]

Finally I had some time to work on my project again!

Here are my Foxconn 8800GTX cards and EK blocks:



Overclocked from the factory @ 600 / 1000Mhz



Backside



Naked!



Playing with macro



The stocker



She's mounted!


These Foxconn cards are not completely stable at these speeds on air. After an hour or so of HL2:EP2 they would inevitably cause a hang.

Hopefully on water they'll work better.

I mounted the block once, took it off and checked for good contact, and found a couple areas that needed more pressure. Gotta be careful not to get the screws too tight, but they gotta be tweaked to get proper contact.

Next up, motherboard waterblock mounting!

Also, for you eagle-eyed readers who've noticed my signature has changed (all zero of you lol), you might be interested to see I now have 2 Gigabyte i-Ram boxes on hand fresh from Hong Kong. Both are fully loaded with brand new memory, tested and ready to go. They are simply incredible and I will talk more about these later!

[hecktic]

My Rad design for your reference

PA120.3 + PA120.2 External

I really like these cases, if they made them one fan taller to fit two triple rads, I'd buy one for sure.

Very nice build, all these awesome case builds are making me want to redo my case build.

You can definitely fit 2 PA 120.3 rads... the orientation of physical location would seem a bit weird but it will be possible to fit 2 PA 120.3 radiators in this case.

You can actually fit, 1 x 120.3 on back, 1 x 120.2 on back, and 1 x 120.3 in the front behind the front cover/door

P.s. I am going to try this

[QuadSLI]

You can definitely fit 2 PA 120.3 rads... the orientation of physical location would seem a bit weird but it will be possible to fit 2 PA 120.3 radiators in this case.

You can actually fit, 1 x 120.3 on back, 1 x 120.2 on back, and 1 x 120.3 in the front behind the front cover/door

P.s. I am going to try this

Are you serious, PA120.3 in front interior..
Which area? Under drive or floppy area or under floppy?
I have PA120.2, 120.3 hanged at back, will do it after you if you done it.

[QuadSLI]

Are you serious, PA120.3 in front interior..
Which area? Under drive or floppy area or under floppy?
I have PA120.2, 120.3 hanged at back, will do it after you if you done it.

Any news on your Front PA120.3 build?

[Sunayknits]

Here we go with another update, this time installing the motherboard heatsinks!



Stock ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus board, a close relative of the Striker Extreme



Look at that crappy contact patch!



The NB and SB were nearly epoxied on, I was cursing during this removal!



A bit more contact here, but still very poor. No wonder the stock solutions don't work well!



All stock parts removed



Shoddy machining on the EK mosfet blocks was a surprise. They're flat, but sharp edges and lower quality than Eddy's other parts gives me sadface



NB + SB blocks are flawless



Starting to look like a comfuser again!



Yeah!



I'm gettin' excited!



More macro madness



It's hard to believe that sensitive electronics can be man-handled like this without being harmed. When I'm prying off my old heatsinks I always get a bit worried

[Nate P.]

I'd be worried with that alu top... see http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179040

[Sunayknits]

I'd be worried with that alu top... see http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179040

Thanks for the heads up, however I use a considerable amount of anti-corrosives in my mix so I don't have to worry about this problem. I learned that the hard way, and verified that it does work.

You just have to be diligent about changing out your coolant every 6 months or so and use the proper amount of Zerex or antifreeze

[QuadSLI]

Looks like your taking your time and doing a great job Sunayknits,

Very intresting build. Keep up the great work.

andyc

What ya doing, you didnt do much for like a half year already, get to work

[Sunayknits]

Looks like your taking your time and doing a great job Sunayknits,

Very intresting build. Keep up the great work.

andyc

Thanks! I hate taking so long, but priority 1 is making enough money to fund my hobby, and that simply takes time