Worklog: Antec P180B Watercooling (Project Complete, 56K Warning)

[lasse.j5]

P180B Watercooling setup


New update 25-07-2007


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Hello guys!

This is the worklog of my soon to be watercooled rig. I have spent alot of time picking out just the right parts for my build and i would like to thank everyone in here for helping me out with that.


This is the system that hungers for watercooling

Asus P5K Deluxe/WiFi
Core 2 Duo E6420
Crucial Tenth Anniversary PC-5300 CL3
Inno3D Geforce 8800 GTS 640 Mb
Corsair HX520W
2 x Western Digital 74 GB (RAID0)
Antec P180B

The watercooling parts:

CPU block: Swiftec Apogee GTX (Got it)
GPU block: Swiftec MCW60 with Swiftech MC8800 SMC ramsinks (Got it)
Radiator: ThermoChill PA 120.3 (Got it)
Pump: Laing DCC-2 with Alphacool top (Got it)
Reservoir: EK-Multi option RES 150 (Got it)
Tube: MasterKleer 7/16" ID (Got it)
Fillport: Dangerden Delring (Got it)
Fittings: Ek HighFlow (Got it)
Fans: Sharkoon Silent Eagle (Got it)

Things to do:

• Watercooling
  
• Clean the radiator with boiling distilled water (Done)
• Fabricate and powdercoat brackets for exterior radiator mounting (Done)
• Fabricate and powdercoat bracket for mounting the reservoir to the drivebay (Done)
• Assemble loop
• Cut holes in the case for tubing and fillport (Done)
• Mount GPU block and ramsinks (Done)
• Mount CPU block (Done)
• Leak testing (Done)

[IanY]

Beautiful work!

I'm intrigued by the video mods.

[Sideroxylon]

Very nice. Keep us updated and good luck with the build. Looks like it's gonna be sweet.

[RockfordFosgate]

Good job

Keep going

[ANP !!!]

Cant wait for the final pics

seems nice till now

[[cTx] Nooc]

pretty photos, pretty parts what can I say?...

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

when you are drilling on the P180 you should drill the 1 inch hole then use a dremel to feather the plastic part of the hole a bit more so that the fillport can sit more flush with the top of the case. i used this technique on my p180 and it came out flawless


BTW the PA looks great, excellent design of brackets, makes a rad box look like a child's toy.

[Aldy402]

those brackets you made are genius
looks way better then a radbox too

[ranker]

What are those resistors you're planning to solder onto the card?

[migueld]

Radbox ownage, nice work.

[Okda]

i like the look of ur rad behind the case

[septim]

very nice brackets for the PA. more pics pls...

[lasse.j5]

Thanks alot everyone!

when you are drilling on the P180 you should drill the 1 inch hole then use a dremel to feather the plastic part of the hole a bit more so that the fillport can sit more flush with the top of the case. i used this technique on my p180 and it came out flawless

Ill try that. I also just got a dremel with a lot of acessories.

very nice brackets for the PA. more pics pls...

I'll see if i can take some more pics tomorrow. I also just got my Swiftech Apogee GTX

What are those resistors you're planning to solder onto the card?

20 KOhm VR for VDDR mod
500 Ohm VR for VGPU mod

It says in the text

[ANP !!!]

Is the P180 good case for Wire-management ??

[Frank M]

If you are willing to mod, then you can tuck away some wires.
Depends also on the mobo connector location...

[Patriote]

Kick @ss job m8! Keep it up!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

for the plastic i used my engraving bit to feather it, works real nice

[lasse.j5]

Is the P180 good case for Wire-management ??

If you do some cutting in the case then its okay. If not then its horrible

My next update should include pics of where to cut.

for the plastic i used my engraving bit to feather it, works real nice

Ahh.. Okay. I got some engraving bits too.

Do you got any pictures of it?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

you can see my terrible drilling job (tape covering scratches) but the engraving is decent, you can't see any of those rough edges once the fill port is in.

[lasse.j5]

you can see my terrible drilling job (tape covering scratches) but the engraving is decent, you can't see any of those rough edges once the fill port is in.

http://www.tutorialtomb.com/upload/p...008333x222.jpg

It looks good.

I'll try that when im going to cut in the case.

Thanks for your input!

[ANP !!!]

Looking nice till now

r u considering painting the inner all black ??

[lasse.j5]

Looking nice till now

r u considering painting the inner all black ??

Thanks. Yeah thats the plan. Could be nice to get i powdercoated like the other parts but guess it will be too much of a hassle with maskings and such

Regular spray paint will do the trick i think.

[ANP !!!]

Thanks. Yeah thats the plan. Could be nice to get i powdercoated like the other parts but guess it will be too much of a hassle with maskings and such

Regular spray paint will do the trick i think.

Yeah just spray 2-3 coats, then its as good as Powder Coat, not as good but it wil do the job for u . I will do the same with my stacker.

[IanY]

Oh.. the color on the inside top of the Swiftech GTX is going to fade and there'll be some black dye coming off. Not to worry. Its perfectly normal. No, the top of the Apogee GTX is not made of delrin, but those who are scared of any use of aluminum are foolish because the plating is of considerable quality. Don't even think of painting anything on the inside of the block. You will wreck the highest performing water block in the market.

[lasse.j5]

Oh.. the color on the inside top of the Swiftech GTX is going to fade and there'll be some black dye coming off. Not to worry. Its perfectly normal. No, the top of the Apogee GTX is not made of delrin, but those who are scared of any use of aluminum are foolish because the plating is of considerable quality. Don't even think of painting anything on the inside of the block. You will wreck the highest performing water block in the market.

Okay. it's just some kind of plastic.

I won't paint the inside of the block. I know that wouldn't be smart