Water Cooled Case Gallery

[Nate P.]

Just a quick question...
Anyone here had some experience with Koolance products. I dont see many people using Koolance, but their stuff looks so nice. Really good quality, excelent engineering, and just so pretty. Why dont we see more of it going around. Im planning to get myself a whole bunch of Koolance products, +- 800 Euros worth... Ill put up some pics soon as Im done with my build.

I'd rather get EK stuff. Really good quality, excellent engineering, and just so pretty. but made of COPPER not ALUMINUM.

[dnb#]

Just a quick question...
Anyone here had some experience with Koolance products. I dont see many people using Koolance, but their stuff looks so nice. Really good quality, excelent engineering, and just so pretty. Why dont we see more of it going around. Im planning to get myself a whole bunch of Koolance products, +- 800 Euros worth... Ill put up some pics soon as Im done with my build.

First of all: koolance products don't look nice, it's definitley not a quality product like thermochill, ek, swiftech or others. and engineeringwise it doesn't worth a damn. If you want to spend like 800 euros on a product that looks awfull and the most important, performs bad, then you really have to read more on this pages.

A friend of mine once bought a Koolance kit.....since then he never saw a naked girl again.
(just to give you an idea how it will perform on your setup)

but still, cheers m8 for your confidence at the wc section

[Nate P.]

A friend of mine once bought a Koolance kit.....since then he never saw a naked girl again.
(just to give you an idea how it will perform on your setup)

NICE!

[supa-fly]

WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @ dnb#.... Im feel so sorry for your freind!!! He He!!!


Koolance stuff isnt all ALUMINUM... its 24K GOLD plated COPPER where it counts thermally and corrosively (If theres such a word)... and ANODIZED ALUMINUM where it counts asthectily. Go take a look.

CPU Block - CPU-330 - http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=402

MB Block - CHC-120 - http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=437

ATI Block - VID-385 - http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=578

The EK stuff is also really nice, id just like the looks of the Koolance stuff more. But Im also wondering why more people arent using it. Is it maybe the price... cuase theyre not cheap. But there are some of us that money is no object. So why are more people using Koolance. Im just thinking out loud.

[HeephStan]

A friend of mine once bought a Koolance kit.....since then he never saw a naked girl again.
(just to give you an idea how it will perform on your setup)

Indeed, it is true, Koolance Kills Your Libido.

[supa-fly]

Come on you cant tell me this stuff doent look nice... not sure about performance... Ill post some results when I have my build. Im gonna try anyway. Well at least it will be different to what most people have. I just hope its not a waste of $$$. We'll see. Wish me luck.

[evil-98]

your going to get bashed soo much for using koolance, just that alone would be enough reason to go with something else...

people generally dont use koolance b/c of its value. comparing it to other companies, koolance is the McDonald of the WC world... mainstream (noob/ill informed) killers.

for the price you would get a more killer build else were

edit:

doesnt the lack of usage tell you something about the product?

edit:

teaser of my new build

[supa-fly]

I suppose you got a point...

Who else make Gold Plated Blocks, that i could standardise with.
I had a bad experience with a previous build regadring corrosion.
My pipes started turning yellow... looked really gross.

Also I would like all components to look Stainless Steel Like...
since everthing I have is pretty much Black and Silver.

Any Suggestion?
Is Black & Silver.

[evil-98]

well if you standardize on copper (the good stuff) you wont have to put any effort into preventing corrosion and you can focus on the important parts. looking good and performing well. now if your tubes were stain its probably something in your liquid. stainless steel like? well if everything you got is black in silver, your in luck. b/c pretty much all WC componets come in that scheme, disregarding the copper base.

suggestions?

ek, swiftech, DD, thermochill, hwlabs, dtek, etc.

[sargatanas]

well there is no use of gold or silver plated coolers...
if u want some bling bling cooler, go and get a bar of gold or sterling silver and find some1 who builds a cooler...

sure, a pure sterling or even gold block would perfom the best...but kinda expensive.

pure copper cooler are the best choice and u wont have problems with corrosion if u would use the right cooling fluid

if u want black or silver coolers, take the ek blocks with delrin or nickel plated.

koolance...is just wasting money

[supa-fly]

OK well thanks alot for all your suggestions guys. im really gonna go rethink my WC plans. Ill go look some more and come up with another plan.

Thanks a mil guys... youre great :-)

[Razor_Blade]

Trust me, DO NOT GET KOOLANCE!!!!! Unless you like galvanic corrosion.... Also, do not believe anything that claims that it will stop corrosion. Some may slow it, but nothing will stop it. For recommendations, I HIGHLY endorse EK waterblocks. They are overall very good performers and are pure sex in looks. Avoid any blocks that use metal that is not copper, brass, or nickel plated. Never ever use aluminum, it is inferior at transferring heat and will corrode. Plating can also be stripped over time from aluminum, so just avoid it in water cooling setups completely. Please take time to read the stickies, they will help greatly. I was in your shoes 5 years ago and am glad that I listened to the forum members here. Hope my rant helps.

[Razor_Blade]

LOL, beat me to it.

[dnb#]

I hope supa-fly gets our point now

Just buy an EK set of blocks just as sargatanas said. It's a fact EK performs better and looks much better too, which is a little fact too Then you could buy a thermochill rad which is absolutely the best performer for an quiet and cool solution. With some 1200rpm fans on it, like YL's or Noctuas.

listen to what I'm saying: with that stuff you're way better off then using a brand we all laugh at.

edit: here is a list of what one of the most expensive and best wc parts cost in euros:


DTEK01 D–Tek FuZion uni 59.00 59.00
EKVG31 EK Water Blocks EK–FC 3850 CF – Acetal 79.95 79.95
PA1202 Thermochill PA120.2 240mm radiator 78.50 157.00
EKRS06 EK water Blocks – Multioption 100 31.25 62.50
91727 Feser FeserAqua Ultra Pure Water 1L 4.95 9.90
LAI27 Laing 12V DDC 1 plus 64.00 128.00
YAT01 Yate Loon D12SL–12 120mm 5.00 20.00
B104 Danger Den 1/4 naar 3/8" Highflow 2.50 40.00
SLNG26 Tygon 3603 Tubing 3/8" ID 5/8" OD 8.95 44.75

total: 601.10

=

1x d-tek fuzion (CPU)
1x ek 3850 acetal (GPU)
2x thermochill 120.2 (RAD)
2x ek multioption 100 reservoir (RES)
2x 1L Feser pure distilled water (anti corrosion without dye)
2x ddc laing 12v (PUMP)
4x Yate Loon 1350rpm (FAN)
16x barbs from DD (BARB)
5x 1M tygon 3/8 ID (TUBE)

Just to give you an idea how good 600 euro performance stuff costs.
And Why 2 loops? because if you want to cool your NB,SB etc. too sometime in the future, you know how expensive it would be.



Did I missed something important?

cheers m8,

dnb# (Bastiaan)

[sobepmp]

What did you use to get the red water?

Here's my liquid-cooled gaming rig :

[WheelMan]

A friend of mine once bought a Koolance kit.....since then he never saw a naked girl again.
(just to give you an idea how it will perform on your setup)

Cool, i want watercooling kits that make people gay to



I just had to

[supa-fly]

Yeh man... Im really reconsidering...
Thanks alot... REALLY!!!!

I Like that D-Tek Fusion Block...
Pitty D-Tek dont have an all in one 3850

For now Im considering going EK
With a EK-Supreme - Acetal...
With a EK-FC3850 CF Acetal (2nd one later when I get an additional HD3850)...
And a EK-NB4 intel - Acetal...

What Im planning to do.
Ive got a CM Stacker 830
Im planning to mount 3 RADS...
Dual RAD under the top fan oppening...
Single RAD at the back fan oppening...
And a Tripple Rad mounted under the case (Will have to cut out section)
Then having a single loop system with each RAD between Blocks (RAD Block RAD Block RAD Block)
Obviously Id need a pretty strong pump, so im still looking for something.

Now I know this might sound Over Kill... But I like Over Kill.

Im also planning on placing a 288 Watt TEC attached to the loop with an additional block to chill the liquid passing though. The TEC will be cooled with a CM Geminni Fan Cooler.

I will have to carefully plan this whole thing since I have 8 HDD's and with me DVD writer completely fills up my Drive bays, so i wont have space to hide pumps and so on in there. Im a bit of a neat freak... so Ill have to do it really nicely.

This guy is doing something similar to what I want to do.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=178079

[~aoe~]

That sounds like a really interesting project. Be sure to post a build log.

As you can tell, there are lots of experienced people here who will be more than happy to advise you throughout the build .

[Waterlogged]

Yeh man... Im really reconsidering...
Thanks alot... REALLY!!!!

I Like that D-Tek Fusion Block...
Pitty D-Tek dont have an all in one 3850

For now Im considering going EK
With a EK-Supreme - Acetal...
With a EK-FC3850 CF Acetal (2nd one later when I get an additional HD3850)...
And a EK-NB4 intel - Acetal...

What Im planning to do.
Ive got a CM Stacker 830
Im planning to mount 3 RADS...
Dual RAD under the top fan oppening...
Single RAD at the back fan oppening...
And a Tripple Rad mounted under the case (Will have to cut out section)
Then having a single loop system with each RAD between Blocks (RAD Block RAD Block RAD Block)
Obviously Id need a pretty strong pump, so im still looking for something.

Now I know this might sound Over Kill... But I like Over Kill.

Im also planning on placing a 288 Watt TEC attached to the loop with an additional block to chill the liquid passing though. The TEC will be cooled with a CM Geminni Fan Cooler.

I will have to carefully plan this whole thing since I have 8 HDD's and with me DVD writer completely fills up my Drive bays, so i wont have space to hide pumps and so on in there. Im a bit of a neat freak... so Ill have to do it really nicely.

This guy is doing something similar to what I want to do.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=178079

Not to be an arsehat but, please take this to a new topic, this thread is for "finished" system builds.

[dnb#]

That sounds like a really interesting project. Be sure to post a build log.

As you can tell, there are lots of experienced people here who will be more than happy to advise you throughout the build .

he's definitely right

[supa-fly]

Yeh I know... XS and the people here really rock.
Ive been reading XS for years now... and have come to learn a gread deal.
XS have become my Bible For PC Enthusiasts, and source on the latest cutting edge tech news.
Thanks alot for all the advice... I deffinately post a work log as i go along.
If anyone else has some input advice or Ideas, Id really like to hear them.

[Utnorris]

Ok,
So I have my system up and running, however I think I will be making some changes. I will probably change the color of the coolant to red, I think it will look way better. And I am going to change the lights to red also, but till then here is a couple of pics. This is my first true w/c system and I am maintaining less than 60 degrees celsius (ambient is 72 degrees faranheit) under load of P95 and Everest running at the same time.

My specs are:

Q6600 @3.6Ghz at 450fsb Lapped
2Gb mushkin Ram @ 1080Mhz
Gigabyte P35-DS3R motherboard
Swiftech Apogee GT bowed
Swiftech MP350 with Petra top - It's a lot more powerful than I expected
Swiftech MCW60
Swiftech MCR120 Rad/Res
Swiftech MCR220 Rad
ATI X1950Pro 256mb
XP PRO SP2
Masterkleer 3/8ID tubing

Here are a few pics

[Utnorris]

By the way, I am still getting the bubbles and such out of the coolant, thats why it looks milky.

Thanks,

Utnorris

[Waterlogged]

Ok,
So I have my system up and running, however I think I will be making some changes. I will probably change the color of the coolant to red, I think it will look way better. And I am going to change the lights to red also, but till then here is a couple of pics. This is my first true w/c system and I am maintaining less than 60 degrees celsius (ambient is 72 degrees faranheit) under load of P95 and Everest running at the same time.

My specs are:

Q6600 @3.6Ghz at 450fsb Lapped
2Gb mushkin Ram @ 1080Mhz
Gigabyte P35-DS3R motherboard
Swiftech Apogee GT bowed
Swiftech MP350 with Petra top - It's a lot more powerful than I expected
Swiftech MCW60
Swiftech MCR120 Rad/Res
Swiftech MCR220 Rad
ATI X1950Pro 256mb
XP PRO SP2
Masterkleer 3/8ID tubing

Here are a few pics

Hey, SilenX Nazis. You need to yell and berate Utnorris for using those fans.

[Utnorris]

I take it no one really likes Silenx fans. They are pretty silent,

What do you think so far Waterlogged? Am I committing any faux paus? Anyway, like I said I will probably make some changes to the coolant and lighting, but I do like the quietness of the system.

Utnorris