Xtreme Overkill - 48 TEC Build

[Vinas]

After all the time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears TECs are just not worth it. As the OP will no doubt eventually see. I tore my TEC system down last year after about 10 months of operation. These cool it systems never seem to work out for some reason (maybe the cheap powered TECs, overpriced, condensation, work/performance ratio). There are quite of few of these systems in the TEC section that have only marginal performance for all the work involved. Hopefully this build will prove to be worth while.

[malkiewicz]

I understand your doubts but I've tested this system and it works well... I'm sure you remember my last build / according to the person who owns it now - It's more than effective for OC'ing. This is a customizable system that will allow you to adjust / disable TEC's as needed which will maximize your performance. All and all I'm building this for the enjoyment / trying to avoid your typical every day build.

Note: I would not call this your typical coolit system because every part has been modified....

After all the time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears TECs are just not worth it. As the OP will no doubt eventually see. I tore my TEC system down last year after about 10 months of operation. These cool it systems never seem to work out for some reason (maybe the cheap powered TECs, overpriced, condensation, work/performance ratio). There are quite of few of these systems in the TEC section that have only marginal performance for all the work involved. Hopefully this build will prove to be worth while.

[BIGJOHNH24]

My Red Wire Sleeving Arrived.... I did't see the fine print (NEON RED that looks Orange)....

Time to place another order....

For red sleving check out this site http://www.arcticmod.com/computer-mo...d-1/8-inch.htm

best red I have found it is blood red

[Vinas]

Note: I would not call this your typical coolit system because every part has been modified....

That's true so I think you will have some interesting results. I was over generalizing a lot of the TEC work, and didn't mean to sound so critical of your build. I am really looking forward to see what you can do with this.

[malkiewicz]

For red sleving check out this site http://www.arcticmod.com/computer-mo...d-1/8-inch.htm

best red I have found it is blood red

Thanks for the link... I Love The Red UV Reactive Sleeving...

That's true so I think you will have some interesting results. I was over generalizing a lot of the TEC work, and didn't mean to sound so critical of your build. I am really looking forward to see what you can do with this.

Lets just hope I can finish this prior to the 31st of October... The US Postal Service takes forever.....

Small Update:

Small Update.... The US Postal service is killing me... Way too slow....

[nigelke]

i just love these kind of builds

can't wait to see more ^^

[Huww]

I can't wait to see this finished, I've been following this project for quite some time and I'm excited to see how it all comes together.

[zalbard]

I can't wait to see this finished, I've been following this project for quite some time and I'm excited to see how it all comes together.

Same here! Come on, USPS, hurry up, don't make us wait!

[systemviper]

I understand your doubts but I've tested this system and it works well... I'm sure you remember my last build / according to the person who owns it now - It's more than effective for OC'ing. This is a customizable system that will allow you to adjust / disable TEC's as needed which will maximize your performance. All and all I'm building this for the enjoyment / trying to avoid your typical every day build.

Note: I would not call this your typical coolit system because every part has been modified....

man o man, that is such a clean build, that is what catches my eye, love that you follow your own way,


can't wait to see it rockin and rollin

top notch effort!

[pcaddict]

Those little (hdd cage?) fans must be freakin' noisy O_o btw, get this red sleeving: http://en.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-sleeve/sle...-small-red.htm

[malkiewicz]

i just love these kind of builds

can't wait to see more ^^

Thanks... Worked hard on the cooling system today and the compression fittings rubbed my fingers raw

I can't wait to see this finished, I've been following this project for quite some time and I'm excited to see how it all comes together.

I agree / can't wait to finish this project.

Same here! Come on, USPS, hurry up, don't make us wait!

Most of my liquid cooling parts arrived yesterday, but I'm still waiting on my pins additonal fan controller...

man o man, that is such a clean build, that is what catches my eye, love that you follow your own way,


can't wait to see it rockin and rollin

top notch effort!

Thanks... I just hope this thing makes it to Europe in one piece... Moving in December.

Those little (hdd cage?) fans must be freakin' noisy O_o btw, get this red sleeving: http://en.mdpc-x.com/mdpc-sleeve/sle...-small-red.htm

Fans didn't seem to make that much noise and they seem to keep the HD's cool enough.... Oooo and I love the red sleeving - if I only had the time to order some....

[jumper2high]

Where'd you get those LED alphanumeric displays?

[ScottALot]

You don't see too many TEC or phase change builds that are as clean and neat as this one...

[malkiewicz]

Where'd you get those LED alphanumeric displays?

From Germany / its made by Aqua Computer.

You don't see too many TEC or phase change builds that are as clean and neat as this one...

Thanks... I'm making every effort to hide as many wires / use as little tubing as possible. It's nice to have a pedestal with dual PSU's because it allows you to minimize the wires needed for your main compartment.

Made some additonal progress / more photos soon.....

[malkiewicz]

Updated Photo's

Note: Currently working on a backup system that'll activate if and when the primary fails / we'll see how that goes...

[ScottALot]

Oh that is lovely... the pictures are so calm looking

[malkiewicz]

Oh that is lovely... the pictures are so calm looking

Thanks... Took a few night shots with different lighting... Unfortunately I'm not sure how the colors turned out / I used my laptop to view and post them... Ooo and I'm on my second bottle of wine

[Origin_Unknown]

thats a really epic build! good luck with the rest

[malkiewicz]

thats a really epic build! good luck with the rest

Thanks.. I noticed that you live in England / I'm moving to Brandon this January... Could you provide me with a few good places to purchase parts locally or VIA the web if available. Thanks in advance.

[Origin_Unknown]

I tend to use Scan.co.uk if its hardware

[malkiewicz]

I tend to use Scan.co.uk if its hardware

You're the man... That site has lots of good stuff and the prices look reasonable...

[shazza]

Fantastic job putting this all together.

The pics are nice - a little on the yellowish side on my monitor (not sure if that's a white balance adjustment needed, or the warm-glow-look you were going for after the 2nd bottle of wine )

[malkiewicz]

Fantastic job putting this all together.

The pics are nice - a little on the yellowish side on my monitor (not sure if that's a white balance adjustment needed, or the warm-glow-look you were going for after the 2nd bottle of wine )

lol... It's hard to believe but the pictures look great on my laptop and I was going for the warm glow. Unfortunately they do look a little yellow on my other monitor / maybe I'll adjust them later...

[malkiewicz]

I purchased some Japanese spec wire today to replace a few of my PSU adaptors ---> LINK <---

Original PSU Wires:
18 AWG, Style 1007, 80C, 300V

Replacement Wire:
VSF 0.50mm2, 75C, 300V

JP - Left / US - Right



US - Left / JP - Right



Seems like the wire I purchased today has less copper inside but the strand counts the same.

Any Ideas?

[yngndrw]

To match 18AWG, the wire's cross sectional area should be 0.823mm^2 so the 0.75 would have been the best option to match it.

A search on some random webpage for some generic 0.5mm^2 cable says it's rated to 11A.

According to a search, 6 pin PCI-E connectors are rated for up to 75Watts and have three conductors for each polarity. 75 / 12 / 3 ~= 2A so even the smaller wire should be far more than what's needed.