Can anyone rate the primochill Typhoon III?

[Utnorris]

That looks awesome!!!

[Sadasius]

Love that build! Now that is art right there I tell you what!

[BoxGods]

Bei Fei and UTnorris. A pair of T3's with top fill port mod shipped today to Buddy's address. Should make your part of Texas by Friday.

Kataro--yours may not make NYC by Friday, but should by Monday or Tuesday latest. Custom top port is on the left, as seen from the front, as per your request.

MillertIme359--I have already forgotten where you live but it went out today via UPS and will be wherever you are "soon" =) Still looking for the SW files for T3. They are posted somewhere in this thread if you don't want to wait, or if the sketchUp doesn't work for you.

All have the new transparent glue so no more amber bonding bands. I also inspected them all so your set.

I think that takes care of everyone right? If I missed anyone it may be because you didn't follow the email link in the PM I sent you. Just let me know.

[BoxGods]

That looks awesome!!!

Love that build! Now that is art right there I tell you what!

Sadly it was "liberated" by an outgoing CompUSA executive.

[Altspacen]

No, you want to get as much air out as you can. A D5 at BEST could generate 5 PSI and every T3 is pressure tested to 4 x that (20 psi) for 5 minutes. Bubbles/air will make your pump louder and rob some performance so bleed off as much as you can.

Don't feel bad about using the wrong fluid. I once spent three days building a curved for heat bending and building the rotating hatch for for a mod and to prep for paint I wiped it down with denatured alcohol--the most benign of things you would think...I sat there sorta stunned for almost an hour and watched it crack into a thousand pieces. Sounded like an ice tray lol.

a LOT of guys have learned that lesson the hard way.

Well thats good to know about not needing an expansion area.

And it is quite a lesson to learn.. I still ordered metal fittings though. *shrug* I was about to just bend some copper pipe, polish it up and clear coat it. Don't think I'll be going that far though.

[DarthBeavis]

Look who is in the Nvidia mod contest:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/ION_case_mod_contest.html

[BoxGods]

Look who is in the Nvidia mod contest:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/ION_case_mod_contest.html

Yeah. Am I going to get my butt kicked or WHAT lol.

I can't think of a more talented assemblage of modding "heavy weights" so I look at it like this, if your going to have the boots put to you, let be a by a group of totally dedicated and classy Gentlemen like Boddaker, Dennis, Ton, and Bill Owens.

They set up a private room in their forums (Modders Inc) for us and you would be shocked at how UN competitive the atmosphere in there is. It is almost like the only competition is to see which of those guys can help the others the most. Dennis has offered Danger Den's extensive machining capabilities to all the builders and each time somebody gets a sponsor to contribute parts, they get parts for everyone.

Not that all of these guys are not serious competitors of course, but more that they all just really like this format where it is not about the builders, but about the guys submitting their dream designs. Sounds campy and I am sure I will catch hell for it but it really is the type of contest we need to see a lot more of because it grows the commuity.

Win or loose I am really proud to be a part of it all.

It is worth mentioning that DB had a seat in the contest and gave it up...most likely because you just can't cram 85 pounds of bling into one of those tiny mods. =)

[millertime359]

Well I got everything up and running last night. I got a Asus Rampage II Striker, the T3, and a MCR320-QP to replace the MCR220-QP. Then the GTZ and the MCW60. I ran the rad off the top loop, and the MCW60 and GTZ off the bottom loop.

The E8400 was back to stock clock and was around 35 idle and I think 45 load. The GTX 260 was clocked to 700/1500/1200. It was showing about the same temps. I was testing load temps with Crysis on high settings.

Unfornately, the comp didn't turn back on today. It seems that this MB is bad now. So I now have to tear it all down, and test the CPU this weekend, and then call in an RMA on Monday. So it seems it is going to be a couple more weeks before I can get everything up and going again.

(I really need to get Firefox put on this crunching rig )

[BoxGods]

Well I got everything up and running last night. I got a Asus Rampage II Striker, the T3, and a MCR320-QP to replace the MCR220-QP. Then the GTZ and the MCW60. I ran the rad off the top loop, and the MCW60 and GTZ off the bottom loop.

The E8400 was back to stock clock and was around 35 idle and I think 45 load. The GTX 260 was clocked to 700/1500/1200. It was showing about the same temps. I was testing load temps with Crysis on high settings.

Unfornately, the comp didn't turn back on today. It seems that this MB is bad now. So I now have to tear it all down, and test the CPU this weekend, and then call in an RMA on Monday. So it seems it is going to be a couple more weeks before I can get everything up and going again.

(I really need to get Firefox put on this crunching rig )

Ah man, sorry to hear that as ASUS is such a solid board maker. Never had to RMA one befor so I have NO idea what that will be like...don't suppose you bought it from some place like the egg?

[BoxGods]

before I forget, PAZ, a rather bright guy in another forum mentioned that 5mm LED's fit perfectly in the 4 small cavities on the back / sides of the T3 for those using all four ports who can't use the LED plugs. I am going to design a slightly thicker acrylic mounting plate (3/8") with small notches to pass LED wires through and hold the LED's on the pump side in place. Will post up some pictures once I have a good design sussed out.

[millertime359]

Ah man, sorry to hear that as ASUS is such a solid board maker. Never had to RMA one befor so I have NO idea what that will be like...don't suppose you bought it from some place like the egg?

Nope, found a fresh RMA board on EBay. The only thing that was opened was the MB box so he could take the photo. The antistatic bag still had the tape on it.

[millertime359]

Well I just drained the rig tonight. It is a little tougher draining it as there will be some water dripping down the front of the case when you tip it. I guess you could try balancing it and pulling the plugs when it is tiped forward already, but that is a little hard with a 50 pound Cosmos 1000 .

Once you get over that, seems to drain pretty well. I just took into the bathtub and tipped it forward. Was a little easier than the old swifty res. I would recommend putting a drain line in though if you are using a MM case.

[Utnorris]

Got the replacement res in, thanks Boxgods. Looks 10 times better and now I have a fillport on top. I will let you know how it works this upcoming week.

[BoxGods]

Well I just drained the rig tonight. It is a little tougher draining it as there will be some water dripping down the front of the case when you tip it. I guess you could try balancing it and pulling the plugs when it is tiped forward already, but that is a little hard with a 50 pound Cosmos 1000 .

Once you get over that, seems to drain pretty well. I just took into the bathtub and tipped it forward. Was a little easier than the old swifty res. I would recommend putting a drain line in though if you are using a MM case.

I sort of cheat. I tilt my rig onto its back, screw in two fittings, add about 2 feet of scrap tube. Tilt it forward back onto it's feetand run one line into a bucket on the floor, and puff air into the other...drains FAST that way as there is no vacuum. Once it is partially drained just tilt the case forward onto its face.

Got the replacement res in, thanks Boxgods. Looks 10 times better and now I have a fillport on top. I will let you know how it works this upcoming week.

Any pics yet? They DO look a lot better huh? I was going to make little inserts to hold LED's in the 4 side slots (2 per side) that extend to the back, but when I tried an LED they stuck in there just fine without any need for a clip or anything. Looks like the simple solution for when you use all 4 ports and don't have any free for the LED plugs.

[millertime359]

I don't know why I didn't think about that. I have enough extra fittings and tubing now. That would make so you don't have water dripping down the front, I will have to try that next time.

[Barso]

What I do is, replace the front drain holes with 2 barbs and connect hose to both barbs.
Put one hose into a bucket and blow through the other.
when you get it down to the level of the barbs, tilt the case forward and bobs your uncle!.
Great piece of kit BOXGODS, thanks.

[BoxGods]

What I do is, replace the front drain holes with 2 barbs and connect hose to both barbs.
Put one hose into a bucket and blow through the other.
when you get it down to the level of the barbs, tilt the case forward and bobs your uncle!.
Great piece of kit BOXGODS, thanks.

Um thanks...I think lol.

And how did you know about my Uncle Bob?

[millertime359]

I liked just taking it into the bathtub. That worked great, didn't have to worry about water splashing anywhere of nothing.

[BoxGods]

I liked just taking it into the bathtub. That worked great, didn't have to worry about water splashing anywhere of nothing.

You just like being in the bathroom with your PC...alone...in the tub...

[millertime359]

You just like being in the bathroom with your PC...alone...in the tub...

Hey, nothing wrong with showing your PC a little love. That Asus MB on the other hand.

[Manicdan]

just got mine in today, and its a triple bonded one. not sure ill really care, since my water is so dark, but my case is acrylic. however it might be just fine if the rubbery glue make a nice vibration dampener.

boxgods, will i be able to test it out (ill be using just plain tap water first) and if i dont like it then get it swapped for a new one with your new glue?

and btw no instructions at all in the box, a bunch of nice numbered bags, but no guide (ill find one on the enternet). and i dont quite see how it was suppose to all fit together, it was able to move around quite a lot, good thing it had the foamy paper covering it

[ptrout]

Just got my new top mounted fillport version.

Its very very nice.........and the bonding band is much cleaner and crisper too. You can hardly see the join.

Big thanks to BoxGod.

[Altspacen]

Just got my new top mounted fillport version.

Its very very nice.........and the bonding band is much cleaner and crisper too. You can hardly see the join.

Big thanks to BoxGod.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/...445d0d7883.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/...45dff1b262.jpg

Thats beautiful. My new one ships tomorrow! I'm pretty psyched.

[Bei Fei]

Thanks Boxgods! I am at your mercy

[Eddie3dfx]

The reservoir looks really nice, but I'd throw those fittings out in a heartbeat.