Bit the bullet. First custom loop. Will be logging here.

[Dateranoth]

Currently own... dare I say without being judged? Might as well, everyone makes mistakes. I currently own a Gigabyte 3d galaxy II. Which, though it never performed as well as all the reviews I read, it still did good enough for me at first. Plus, it was a present, so free is free .

With ambient temperatures of 26C+ and 3.2ghz @ 1.4volts I was reaching 62C load after a 10 hour orthos loop on my C2D 6400. This was obviously the limit I wanted to push, though I have pushed 72C on air for brief periods of time with no ill effect.

However, I recently purchased a MCW60 for my gpu, and after installing my cpu temps started hitting 62C just a few minutes into orthos. And even more recently, my pump decided to go erratic. Now, every so often I will have to give it a tap when booting so it will pump. Luckily its under warranty, so I will be sending it in leaving me with no cooling means.

Obviously, all this lead up to me deciding to get a new system. I tinkered with WC back around the Athlon Thunderbird days with a friend of mine but not since. So, I did some research on this forum and finally came up with a system that I just finished ordering. Here are the major parts:

D-TEK FuZion Universal CPU Waterblock - 1/2"
Swiftech MCR-320 "Quiet Power" Series Radiator - Black
3x 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 Case Fan - Black (47 CFM, 28 dBA)
1/2" ID (3/4" OD) Tygon R-3603 Laboratory-Grade Tubing
Laing DDC w/ Petra'sTech DDCT-01s Top Combo
and
D-Tek GFX UNI-Sink ( because the installation of those ramsinks on my 8800 was a pain, I thought I'd get this and at least test it out. )

Also included all the various thermal pastes, hose clamps, biocide, etc.
And, I already have teh MCW60 which I plan to use in the loop.

I just wanted to post here and thank everyone for all the info they have already provided, and for being there when help is needed. I will be logging as I setup because this will be my first custom loop, and I am sure I will need all the help I can get.

Here are some pictures of my first loop, and then the loop once the gpu was added. All of which required absolutely no case modification, and I doubt I will get away with that with the new setup.

My original loop with just the CPU.


Orthos after 10 Hours with just the CPU in the loop


My 8800GTX sporting a sweet MCW60 and ramsinks ( what a pain )


Read about this somewhere. Look at the stock TIM on my NB and SB of my EVGA 680i. Replaced it with some AS5.


My loop with 8800GTX added to it.



That's about it for now. Hopefully my new stuff will be arriving this week sometime and I can begin the transfer over. Probably be some cutting I have to do to my case, so dunno how long it will take. Any input will be useful Like where to put my new radiator in that case.

Thanks,
Dateranoth