when the cost of your loops exceeds the cost of the actual hardware.
when your computer weighs 40lbs more than when it was air cooled.
when your room is dust-free because all the dust got sucked into your radiators.
Next?
when the cost of your loops exceeds the cost of the actual hardware.
when your computer weighs 40lbs more than when it was air cooled.
when your room is dust-free because all the dust got sucked into your radiators.
Next?
My HeatWare: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=70151
haha, more time installing and tuning hardware then actual using time X-D lol
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When you got a pile of dead video cards caused by that drip that got away
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Originally Posted by {GOD}Raptor22
mostly same as u all, pieces of parts over the floor when assembling, computer weight is heavy, mid-high end hardware with much more expensive water cooling components, spent most time setting up water cooling loop compare to setting up hardware components, spending hours just to get the loop done etc...
Primary rig:
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4200 Mhz
ASUS P8P67 Pro
Mushkin 2x2gb DDR3 1600 CL 6-8-6-24 @ DDR3 1866 CL 6-10-6-24
ASUS 4890 Voltage Tweak Edition
Intel 160GB X-25M SSD
Seagate 750GB 7200.11 HDD
Cooled By:
Water Blocks: Swiftech Apogee XT, EK 4890 FC Special Edition
Radiator: HWLabs GT Stealth 240
Pump: Laing DDC 3.2
Very guilty of the pieces around the floor...in fact, I had finished my last loop change for almost a month and there're still things littered about
Here's more:
When you find yourself tempted to watercool things that are not really hot or yields no overclocking advantages.
You find yourself still very tempted to watercool those things even after seeing the price tags on those specialty blocks
You still insist on watercooling those things although you've been fighting with tubing routes and fittings for a week and still cannot get them in proper order
You're happy when its all over and done with although your vital components are now running warmer because all these extra junk in the loop and the casing are restricting water and airflow
I'm guilty of that
When you only have watercooling parts and no hardware at all
lol
When as soon as you have installed your new WC setup, you already start thinking of possible upgrades
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WaterCooled by XSPC Raystorm ~ TC PA 120.3 + 3xAP 15 ~ MCP655 with EK-D5 X-Top Rev.2 ~ EK Multi 250
Powered by APC Smart-UPS SC 1500 ~ MGE ellipse premium 500
When you're in work and reading XS forum instead of work
Oh dear .......... all of the above
Also, when your 24/7 temps are never low enough.
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Project Millertime: The Core I5 build
Crunching/folding box on air: AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition; Sapphire Radeon HD 4830; Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H; Lian Li PC-V351; Windows 7 RC
my build has been awaiting parts for the past 4 months, from what my computer was, the only thing still the same is the hard drives.
even my signature, which i thought was finished, is now incorrect.
all my new parts are bought more or less week by week.
even now, i'm still awaiting some un designs parts.
You started with a $200-400 budget and have ended up spending over $1000-2000
when you have a rubber ducky in your reservoir and not in your bathtub
when a leak in your bathroom is of a 'MEH' level, and the leek in the loop is of the
!!!!MARSIANS ATTACKING, NUCLEAR MISSILERS LAUNCHED, MOTHER-IN-LAW VISITING!!! level
when you piss it is all about pressure, not flow
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When you finish your new computer but you dont actually use it because its going to be in the photo studio for the next 2 weeks
When you get a quote for laser cutting the acrylic for your reservoir @ $196 and you say "yeah lets do it, that's not bad"
When you have so many extra parts that you can run a contest with many prizes based on things you have but dont need.
When you finish your most recent build and you have already started the CAD drawings for your next, three fold more complex, build.....
..when you are at a Tesco and fill your cart with only bottles of vinegar and de-ionized
Cashier: "Sir please, other people may want to buy those!"
[Project] : Altair | A Lian-Li PC-P80, dual loop, all internal build. Written as a tutorial for any newcomers
Hardware
Core i7 920 D0 | 12GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz CL8 RAM | 2x EVGA GTX 285 SLI | ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 | ASUS Xonar D2X
2x Intel X-25M SSD | Corsair HX-1000W | Lian-Li PC-P80 | Dell 3008WFP 30"
Watercooling Gear (Dual Loop)
Koolance 350AT (CPU Loop) | 2x Koolance VID-NX285 (GPU Loop) | 2x Laing DDC 3.2 / XSPC Acrylic top Rev. 3 | 2x EK Multioption 150 Res Ver. 2 | 2x Thermochill PA 120.3 |
6x Scythe S-Flex 1200 RPM Fans | 7/16" Primochill Pro Green LRT | 7/16" Primochill Pro Blue LRT | B.P. Silver Shiny 1\2" Barbs | Alphacool Ball Valve / B.P. M-M Rotary fill-port / drain | Bitspower Black Freezer AIX58NS NB/SB (GPU Loop)| Black Freezer MOS AMOSII POM Version (GPU Loop)| Bitspower Black Freezer MOS AMOSIII POM Version (GPU Loop)
health risk involved ...do not try this at home ...or anywhere else:
when you tell your GF that a DDC 3.2 with aftermarkt top squirts with more pressure than she
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Lol, this is good.
When you buy more blocks and rads even though there's nowhere to use them (i've only the one rig, 5 rads and 3 cpu blocks).
1 - WC stuff: Pump, Reserv, rad, CPU block.
2 - WC Stuff: Pump, reserv, rad, CPU block, VGA block.
3 - WC Stuff: 2 Pump, 2 Reserv, 4 rad, CPU block, VGA block, Mosfet block, NB block.
4 - WC Stuff: 5 Pump, 9 Reserv, 10 Rad, CPU block, VGA block, Mosfet block, NB block, SB block, HDD block, memory block and your home became a big water cooling case :p.
Problems???? Your wife is not the problem, your mom is not the problem...
The problem is that you need less temp, At least 1º less....
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Cooling System: Swiftech Apex Ultra H2O Kit + MCW60
When you upgrade your CPU block for a 1C drop in temp at best...
or when you add a second rad to your cpu only loop, just for the fun of it.
Last edited by nipper575; 08-06-2009 at 05:05 AM.
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