Finally modded my case and stuffed everything inside

**aca** · 05-09-2006, 07:39 AM

My hardware:

Northwood 3.0C (TDX)
IC7 (Swiftech chipset cooler MCX159-P)
Corsair PC4400C25
X800XL BBA (MAZE4)
Enermax Coolergiant 480W
Tt Purepower 480W
2x AQX-50Zs in series
2x copper/brass heatercores
MeanWell SD-50A-12 converter

Need just to connect fans to fan controllers, pumps to MeanWell converter @13+V, and fill the system with distilled water. But it won't look much different then it looks on the pics.

I'm having problems with bga ramsinks on my radeon. They are large and massive and bottom ones keep falling off.

Hope there are no leaks when I leak test it.

Cheers guys!

P.S. Though I'm not yet all done, I'd like to thank all of you for your help with my questions, and MaxxxRacer for PMs and great guides!

P.P.S. Sorry, the pics are not in any particular order.

**creidiki** · 05-09-2006, 07:44 AM

Its good to know that there are people whos' computers are messier than mine.

Quite a feat that, well done, absolutely capital, old chap

**Reinvented** · 05-09-2006, 07:50 AM

Looks great man. All that's left is cable management.

And i thought that my PC-75 WAS big...

**aca** · 05-09-2006, 08:06 AM

Thanx guys!!!

Has to be messy since everything is inside. But I like the looks this way.

Clean setups are nice, but somehow... empty.

Cable management is last on my list, but I'll try to do it. Unfortunately I haven't ordered enough cable sleeves from USA when I ordered everything. I'll have to improvise.

**npk** · 05-09-2006, 08:28 AM

A bit messy, but great looking. just a question, what brand/model is that case? plenty of room there.

**eXa** · 05-09-2006, 08:32 AM

this is an old chieftech!

**aca** · 05-09-2006, 08:43 AM

It's modded Chieftec Matrix big tower (MA-01BD)

**mindwreck** · 05-09-2006, 10:18 AM

My GOD that is a lot of stuff. very nice mod. nice and clean outside to hide the beast inside.

**aca** · 05-13-2006, 01:45 PM

I filled my res with dist water almost all the way and here's how it looks like when only 1 pump is on:

and here is when both pumps are on:

When 2 pumps are working a huge vortex forms in my res and the bubbles can't disappear like they should. They keep getting sucked back in. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Maybe I need to fill the res completely?

**lross78550** · 05-13-2006, 01:54 PM

very nice dont get me wrong. but you spent $3000.00 on front panel displays and fan controllers and you dont have a dvd burner? go to newegg and shell out the $50.00 for a dvd burner and chunk that asus 52x in the trash

other than that looks great
jmo
Lee

**NickS** · 05-13-2006, 01:57 PM

That is CRAZY. Nice job man, that case has got to be pushing 100+ lbs!!

Nick

**creidiki** · 05-13-2006, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by aca

and here is when both pumps are on:

When 2 pumps are working a huge vortex forms in my res and the bubbles can't disappear like they should. They keep getting sucked back in. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Maybe I need to fill the res completely?

Lol @ teh vortex

Yeah, give it a go, cant hurt

**eXa** · 05-13-2006, 02:19 PM

yeah fill it some more! you can try a small spunge in the top. but dont put it so far down that it blocks the flow!

**aca** · 05-13-2006, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by lross78550

very nice dont get me wrong. but you spent $3000.00 on front panel displays and fan controllers and you dont have a dvd burner? go to newegg and shell out the $50.00 for a dvd burner and chunk that asus 52x in the trash

other than that looks great
jmo
Lee

But I have a DVD burner. It's right under Asus cd-rom.

It's Pioneer 108D.

Originally Posted by NickS

That is CRAZY. Nice job man, that case has got to be pushing 100+ lbs!!

Nick

Something like that.

I'll try to weigh it soon. Must be at least 40kg.

Originally Posted by creidiki

Lol @ teh vortex

Yeah, give it a go, cant hurt

The vortex rules. I get dizzy just watching it. Looks like some air gets pulled down the middle of it and then the outlet barb from the res sucks it right in (this sucks... literally LOL)

**Garrett** · 05-13-2006, 03:22 PM

Well... stuffed is the perfect word indeed for what you did

But since you like it it's no problem, and how are your temps now?

**aca** · 05-13-2006, 03:56 PM

@Garrett:
I'm still leak testing it. Just started today. Had some leakage (after 30min) on both pumps, but I tightened the hose clamps on them and 2-3h everything is dry. I'm a bit scared to let it run over night. Don't like to wake up and find a pool of water in my case. But I guess it'll have to do it.

**JoeBar** · 05-14-2006, 04:06 AM

OMG i've owned that case in the past and i know exactly its space. It's certainly stuffed. I guess u won't remove your mb for quite sometime...

Nice work!

**aca** · 05-14-2006, 11:42 AM

Thanx!

I'm not planning on upgrading it any time soon (and I don't have money atm).

Leak test went fine. Everything works - both PSUs, fans, uv tubes (I'll post final pics later). Most of all I was worried about power switch on my front panel of the case since those 2 small wires soldered to it kept twisting and breaking off while I was doing the front mod. I also didn't know if those small wires leading from the front panel to mobo (powre switch, reset...) were ok since I had to bend them to 90 degrees so the bottom rad could fit (it barely fit btw).

**aca** · 05-14-2006, 02:13 PM

I have a question.

It looks like some bubbles are coming out of my Maze4 into TDX.
Examined the rest of the tubing and it looks like it's OK.
So I think I only see bubbles between Maze4 and TDX.
Any clue on why this is happening?

My order is as follows:

Res-->Pump1-->Pump2-->Rad1-->Rad2-->Maze4-->TDX-->Res

**~~-aDaM^~~** · 05-14-2006, 02:41 PM

nice job

**JoeBar** · 05-15-2006, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by aca

I have a question.

It looks like some bubbles are coming out of my Maze4 into TDX.
Examined the rest of the tubing and it looks like it's OK.
So I think I only see bubbles between Maze4 and TDX.
Any clue on why this is happening?

My order is as follows:

Res-->Pump1-->Pump2-->Rad1-->Rad2-->Maze4-->TDX-->Res

The bubbles are possibly trapped inside your rads. U have to take all the air out.

**Zenjirou** · 05-15-2006, 10:07 AM

Is that TWO Heatercores I see 0.0

What kind of Heatercores are those and where did you get them?

**eXa** · 05-15-2006, 10:10 AM

not only 2, its also 2 double heatercores!

**aca** · 05-15-2006, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by JoeBar

The bubbles are possibly trapped inside your rads. U have to take all the air out.

But I saw them only coming out of maze4 wb, not the rads.
Anyway... I added some more water and Zerex and the bubbles are gone now. Or maybe they are still there but I just can't see them since the water has become blurry after Zerex.

Originally Posted by Zenjirou

Is that TWO Heatercores I see 0.0

What kind of Heatercores are those and where did you get them?

I don't think you'll find them. They are from a car made in my country.

**skaktuss** · 05-15-2006, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by aca

But I saw them only coming out of maze4 wb, not the rads.
Anyway... I added some more water and Zerex and the bubbles are gone now. Or maybe they are still there but I just can't see them since the water has become blurry after Zerex.

if there is bubles in the loop, you will hear them!

they make funny noise running through pump and it sounds like somewhere is a leak!

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