Project Raven ATCS 840

[ohms]

Welcome to my Worklog

Red denotes what I have purchased/ordered already.

Anyway the build is comprised of the following:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4 GHz
Asus Crosshair III AMD 790 FX Motherboard
OCZ 8GB (4x2) AMD Black Edition DDR3-1600
OCZ Memory Cooler
Diamond Radeon 5870 Cypress XT 1GB
Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050 Watt Power Supply
(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 1TB SATA
Liteon DVD-RW SATA
Coolermaster ATCS 840 Case
Intel X-25M 80GB SSD

Coolermaster V8 Cooler (Just in the meanwhile, until the watercooling starts!)

Watercooling parts soon to be ordered:
Alphacool NexXxus X2 Highflow Nickel Plated
EK Crosshair III chipset full board block
EK-FC Radeon 5870 reference block - Nickel Plated
Swiftech MCR-220 QP radiator
Swiftech MCR-320 QP radiator
Swiftech MCP-655 pump 12 VDC
Bitspower D5 MCP655 mod top
Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150
Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Mod Kit - Black Sparkle
(17) Bitspower Compression Fittings
(10) Bitspower 45 Degree Angle Fitting
(1) Bitspower Triple Rotary Angle Fitting
(2) Bitspower Five Rotary Snake-style Fitting
(3) Bitspower 90 Degree Adapter
(3) Bitspower Male to Male Connector
(1) Koolance Ball Valve
(1) Dangerden Delren Fill Port
(8) Enermax "Magma" -Twister Bearing SilentExtreme 120mm Fan
(8) 120mm Black Metal Fan Guard
15 feet Primochill Primoflex Pro LRT Black Tubing -1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD
Koolance TMS-200 and INS-FM17 Flow Meter
Koolance Coolant Temperature Sensor Plug
Black Sleeving Kit

Koolance CPU-360
EK Dual D5 Top
Swiftech MCP-655 w/ Tach Sensor
(2) Bitspower G 3/8 to G 1/4 adapter
Bitspower G 1/4 male to male adapter
PT Nuke
10' Primoflex Pro LRT UV blue tubing


I'll be swapping out my MCR-220 for my old Thermochill PA160! Going back to old school!


This is gonna be a long LONG work log as I have to save up each week to order my watercooling parts since my poor dog has to have surgery.

[ohms]

And so it begins! Waiting on more boxes...

Tomorrow I will have to run to Autozone and pick up Matte black automotive paint for the inside of the case! <Insert Evil Laugh here>

Sorry about the crappy phone cam pic, I will break out the Canon when its time for the cooler stuff!

[shazza]

Hi ohms. Nice selection of hardware you have there. A couple thoughts as I read through your proposed water cooling components:


1) I wouldn't recommend the Koolance 350 water block for your PII CPU. It's a great block, but is one of the most restrictive blocks - I think they have a less restrictive version (340?). You would be better off with a less restrictive block, especially if you are planning on including the mobo water block. The XT is reportedly less flow restrictive, but you'll want to check with Swiftech to see if the optional AM2 backplate is available. You can check some of the i7 waterblock reviews to get an idea of how the blocks compare for flow restriction. Any block that is compatible with AM2 or AM2+ should work with the AM3.

I've only done one recent AMD build, with the 955. I used a high flow block (alphacool NexXxus), and temperatures were great. I seldom saw anything past 40 degrees C at load. This leaves me to believe the PIIs run much cooler than the i7 setups, and the CPU waterblock is not as critical. Not sure cooling the mobo is required either, but it sure can't hurt - another reason I'd go with a less restrictive CPU water block.

Also wondering why you're going with the two different pumps? Absolutely nothing wrong with it, just curious.

Sorry - didn't mean to write a book. There's just so little out here on AMD setups for water coooling, I wanted to share my thoughts.

[ohms]

haha np Shazza

I just thinking of going with 2 loops mainly because I didn't want to put 3 things that generate that much heat into 1 loop. I was always under the impression that the AMD chips run hotter then their Intel counterparts and the Northbridge/Southbridge/Mosfets in combination do tend to run pretty hot on any motherboard from my experience when overclocking. (my Blood Rage with the waterblock option runs very hot, 120 F most times) So you think 1 loop is fine with the 2 rads?

As for my choice on the CPU block I just never had any personal experience with anything other then the Heatkillers, KL CPU-350 or Swiftech's. I figured i'd try to save a few bucks on the block and just use the KL CPU-350. I was never aware that it was that restrictive, so thank you for the heads up. I will probably try the Alphacool NexXxus X2 Highflow Nickel Plated if Swiftech doesn't release the AM2/3 backplate in time for when I order.

[ohms]

So I finally got around to opening the boxes that arrived and I'm still expecting 2 more packages, but here it is...

Tomorrow once I get back from taking my pooch to the vet I am going to break down the case and begin coat the inside frame.

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The ever so beautiful ATCS 840


Asus Crosshair III, Intel X-25M SSD, (2) Seagate 1TB 7200 RPM SATAs, 8GB of OCZ Black Editions, and the CM V8 which is temporary until I can order my watercooling goodies.

[JumpingJack]

So I finally got around to opening the boxes that arrived and I'm still expecting 2 more packages, but here it is...

Tomorrow once I get back from taking my pooch to the vet I am going to break down the case and begin coat the inside frame.

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The ever so beautiful ATCS 840

That is a really slick case isn't it have one sitting next to me right this moment.

Jack

[2cpu]

My favorite case + my favorite system
Waiting for the next step"s.

[ohms]

So I spray painted the inside of my case today, for the most part it came out nice but in some places there was dripping

[RedFang300]

Very nice black job. I only wish I had thought about all these possibilities when I was chopping away at my 840... oh how damn impatient I am. Can't wait to see more.

[shazza]

Paint job looks great!

Did you decide on your water block yet? Another one I'd consider for an AMD built is the EK Supreme LT ( http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26343 )

[ohms]

Did you decide on your water block yet? Another one I'd consider for an AMD built is the EK Supreme LT ( http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26343 )

Alphacool NexXxus X2 Highflow Nickel Plated

or

Apogee XT (if they have the backpage made by the time I order)

[Ced-G60]

You got a nice case their colleague

[ohms]

So I have done some work, got the motherboard mounted, cpu and ram dropped in and my temporary cooler the D2X Xonar snuck its way in.




And here is a zoom shot of the OCZ AMD edition memory that I hope will help yield high overclocks!

[Anemic]

Looks great so far! =)

[ohms]

Ordered my first set of cooling parts today

Swiftech MCR-120x2 and MCR-120x3 radiators.

[ohms]

Here are some pictures of the rig on air, while I wait for my water cooling parts.

I know its a mess of wires at the moment but I don't care to organize the wires or sleeve them until I get all my water cooling items and I am ready to build

Sorry for the blurry picture, I'm not the best camera man.





My poor lonely OCZ XTC Memory cooler that can't fit at the moment

[shazza]

Great update, ohms. Looks good.

[ohms]

I have been thinking about picking up a Coolit Boreas MTEC and removing the pump, redoing the tubing and using adapters from 3/8" to 1/2" and incorporating that into my WC system.

[SimpleTECH]

Curious, how are you planning on setting up both rads? I was thinking about a similar setup and still trying to figure out the best way to organize everything.

[ohms]

One on the top and one behind the 3.5" drive bay using the mounting bracket provided with the case.

[Anemic]

Its such an awsome case! Just like the HAF but alot bether =)

[ohms]

So this is my poor dog Dutch 1 week after his surgery. He looks worse then he is, he's actually doing 100% better then before the surgery.

He got 30 staples in all, 2 incisions on his left side and 1 on his right side which has the most which you can't see in the picture.

[ohms]

Its such an awsome case! Just like the HAF but alot bether =)

I used to have an HAF 932 but I like this case much better. I prefer the cleaner, sleek look.

[HuffPCair]

Its such an awsome case! Just like the HAF but alot bether =)

+1 to that. I love mine getting ready to cut a window probably tomorrow.

looking good so far man. Cant wait to see more

[leo_bsb]

So this is my poor dog Dutch 1 week after his surgery. He looks worse then he is, he's actually doing 100% better then before the surgery.

He got 30 staples in all, 2 incisions on his left side and 1 on his right side which has the most which you can't see in the picture.

I hope he gets better soon.