Water cooling Asus Striker II Formula . with Tri - Sli

[Sammo]

Hi guys …

Have just finished an upgrade to a striker 2 board ….no chipset blocks were available when I started so I made my own…..
Here`s how it turned out….

























I wanted the Tri sli because I use a 30”monitor and to date have never been able to use it to it`s full capability…

My preference is for smaller 8-10 mm pipework with compression fittings and the system was designed to use them ….
The temps are good….with watercooling the Northbridge has been brought under control at last

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[Charles Wirth]

Nice rig, how is the temps on the third card? one pump?

You might want to put a fan or two on the back of those cards near the power.

[[XC] NetburstXE]

Amazing job on creating your own waterblocks. Those look as good as the ones you can buy. What are your temps with everything in one loops (preferably load temps)? Are those 8800GTX cards or 8800Ultra cards?

[Sammo]

Nice rig, how is the temps on the third card? one pump?

You might want to put a fan or two on the back of those cards near the power.

Here`s a few temperatures

At Idle





With Load (Crysis) but no overclock…





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Here`s the temps on the 3 GPU`s…





Interesting to note here that even though a single loop is used with 8 mm ID pipe work the temperature rise across the 3 units is only 2 C …..this is with a water temp of around 36 C ...though I can lower that by speeding up the fans....at the moment they are at about 1200 revs...I can go up to 1800..

The cards are 8800 GTX`s


still experimenting.




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[QuadSLI]

Nice clean 1 pc block. Can you send me one ? My Striker II still in the box waiting for the WB to be available.

BTW, what GPU WB is that? Koolance or DD Ion?

[biglipzit]

He mentioned it was koolance just a couple of inches above your post.

[crash5s]

Very nice, I've been waiting on some blocks for the Striker II before I take the plunge.

[QuadSLI]

He mentioned it was koolance just a couple of inches above your post.

Where? Please point that out. I just can't see it and im not on drug.

[Sammo]

Where? Please point that out. I just can't see it and im not on drug.

My fault Quad ....I edited it so I can give you the full spec...


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[disruptfam]

very nice work on those blocks and a great overall system

[2fink]

nice system

[Sammo]

Yep…. Koolance ….as I already had 2 8800 GTX`s with the Koolance blocks on that I had on an Evga 680i for awhile I purchased another 8800 GTX (non retail in a bag) and then went looking for another Koolance water block…….everyone was out of stock here in the UK so I ended up getting it from Denmark….









By cutting the vent off the bottom card I was then able to fit my SB card.


Matter of interest…….I know the one about not mixing copper with alum so I split one of the Koolance blocks that had been in use for nearly a year to check for corrosion….it was clean as a whistle….

Sorry Quad ….but I used up to many favours getting it made (use of band saw…milling machine ect)….So it is strictly a one off….

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[Pete]

Do you have a drawing or photo of the internals of the blocks you made at all? Very very nice i like it.

I personly would of used 2 PA120.2's, get some better temps then

[Maxx103]

Very impressive on that one full coverage waterblock......can you post the what the inside layout of the water block looks like, is it safe to say it's set up in a maze like configuration?

Also what kind of tools did you use to create the waterblocks.

And finally, I have been thinking of using Koolance GPU blocks myself and I really like the clean set up that you have going on there. Are the GPU blocks that you have have Copper with an aluminum plate touching the coolant or is there acrillic (sp?) in between? I am only asking because of I i'm interested in galvanic corrosion.

[QuadSLI]

If that's not ALU, 1000% i will get these Koolance Blocks

Anyone think that 3 EK FC will fit in there? EK one kind of thicker that the koolance.

[QuadSLI]

Sorry Quad ….but I used up to many favours getting it made (use of band saw…milling machine ect)….So it is strictly a one off….

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O , NP, thx man.

I guess i had to wait a bit more

[ownage]

You have great skills Sammo, i would i could make my own waterblocks.

[[XC] NetburstXE]

How much did the temps rise when you added the 3rd 8800GTX?

[Waterlogged]

If that's not ALU, 1000% i will get these Koolance Blocks

Anyone think that 3 EK FC will fit in there? EK one kind of thicker that the koolance.

It is alu.

I did however notice that Koolance is not using any alu in their new ATi blocks for 3850, 3870 and 3870x2. It's just gold(nickel for X2) plated copper, a thin piece of acrylic and a piece of steel to support/seal the acrylic.

[Sammo]

great work man, very nice.

How much improvment did you see when adding the 3rd GPU in Crysis? I have a 30in also with 2 GTX's.

again, very nice work.

andyc

Difficult to say as another double radiator was added to accommodate the Tri setup and the temp of the Cards fell by 14 C .

The material in the Koolance is alum and gold (plated) copper …there is no reaction between gold and Aluminium ……Any copper is a long way away and earthed…..I think they are the best ….as I said I have been using one for over a year now and so far there is no sign of any corrosion…should be alright for a bit longer…

Pete,,,,

I`m doing a drawing and description of the waterways …will post it soon.


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[Pete]

Pete,,,,

I`m doing a drawing and description of the waterways …will post it soon.


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Cheers dude, looking forward to it!

[evil-98]

wow you much have some high ambient my NB is at a lower temp then yours. but the idea is awesome. im sure some company is going to steal it from you now lol

[taylormsj]

Wow, thats awesome, im suprised that a single pump can power this lot with over a GPM though, your custom NB block looks pretty restrictive too, but sexy, good job !

[Pete]

wow you much have some high ambient my NB is at a lower temp then yours. but the idea is awesome. im sure some company is going to steal it from you now lol

It's cold in the UK at mo and i for one as most other probs do have the central heating on to keep warm

[Sammo]

great work man, very nice.

How much improvment did you see when adding the 3rd GPU in Crysis? I have a 30in also with 2 GTX's.

again, very nice work.

andyc

Basically the resolutions all became more stable ….but then that might have been in some part due to the new patch……

When I hit the default button the game loaded everything `Very High` …

2560 x 1600 ran but only with NO antialiasing …..jerky

2048 x 1536 ran Ok but again with NO antialiasing …..ran smoothly

1920 x 1400 ran Ok with 4x antialiasing but it was jerky ….with 2x it was acceptable

1920 x 1200 ran Ok with full 16x antialiasing ….…..but could slow during intense action….


My personal preference is 1920 x 1200 … with 8x antialiasing….clear precise mouse action ……awesome graphics…..


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