Richatarded
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New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here
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My Setup: Swiftech Storm, MCP655/D5 pump, BIX 120 with Sanyo Denki fan, 7/16" Master Kleer tubing and some cheap bay res i've had forever.
Previously I had a Scythe infinity cooling the Core 2 Duo overclocked to 3.6ghz with 1.51v, temps where 83c using core temp, or 70c in Asus Probe.
Now, same clocks and voltage, 65c using core temp or 51c in Asus Probe.
(System in sig)
Previously I had a Scythe infinity cooling the Core 2 Duo overclocked to 3.6ghz with 1.51v, temps where 83c using core temp, or 70c in Asus Probe.
Now, same clocks and voltage, 65c using core temp or 51c in Asus Probe.
(System in sig)
Borgschulze
2[H]4U
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Finally get to post my system, it's finished after about 7 months of changes.
catkicker
Limp Gawd
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Not quite done yet.
futuredenied
n00b
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air sucks
in the box
res/pump/rad/fan in the basement silent
e6300 from 40 idle to 23 from 55 load to 39
from 3150 to 3300 and absolutley silent 265 gph sub pump from feeders supply heater core from mustang 120 mm antec case fan all zalman blocks...
in the box
res/pump/rad/fan in the basement silent
e6300 from 40 idle to 23 from 55 load to 39
from 3150 to 3300 and absolutley silent 265 gph sub pump from feeders supply heater core from mustang 120 mm antec case fan all zalman blocks...
madmat
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My latest incarnation of my system:
Eventually I'll make the move to A64 X2 but right now I'm still plugging away on this P4...
Eventually I'll make the move to A64 X2 but right now I'm still plugging away on this P4...
ikellensbro
[H]ard|Gawd
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What better things are there to do on a Saturday night than post pictures of a 5 month old loop?
(Note: my Lanboy isn't that badly bent, my camera just likes to do a bit of a fisheye in macro mode)
Mandatory poor-quality dark-UV shot:
I wouldn't really reccomend a Lanboy for anyone's main rig, just something that is incredible light (and bendable) for solely LAN use. Then again, mine was $40.
(Note: my Lanboy isn't that badly bent, my camera just likes to do a bit of a fisheye in macro mode)
Mandatory poor-quality dark-UV shot:
I wouldn't really reccomend a Lanboy for anyone's main rig, just something that is incredible light (and bendable) for solely LAN use. Then again, mine was $40.
infin@
Gawd
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Gotta love my 4 year old 2mp digital camera 
I have a danger den 3x120 stealth rad on the roof the case.
I have a danger den 3x120 stealth rad on the roof the case.
sladesurfer
[H]ard|Gawd
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Here's my set up:th_coolio:
spyder_flex97
[H]ard|Gawd
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here is my v2000 with double raddy
[email protected] 1.55v 37c load Seti, 43c load dual prime.
X1900xt@ 690/1550
2g SuperTalent DDR800 4-4-3-8
Dual Power Supplies. 600w/430w
Power supply adapter (homemade). 600w turns on the 430w. 430w powers, pump, 8 fans, and 1 hard drive. If the 430 dies the machine will turn off. The pumps RPM sensor is pluged into the CPU fan header.
Sniper_Merc
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Here it's finally done
Wire hiding extreme!!!!
Well worth the work into wire hiding considering how clean I got the interior.
Nice little close up shot
Great big pic so not putting this one inline, just clicky
http://snipershide.us/images/sniper/new_puter_oct_2006/redone/open_side_complete_1.jpg
And the all important over exposed dark shot
Linkage to the worklog showing why it took me a month to get this right.
http://snipershide.us/index3.htm
Wire hiding extreme!!!!
Well worth the work into wire hiding considering how clean I got the interior.
Nice little close up shot
Great big pic so not putting this one inline, just clicky
http://snipershide.us/images/sniper/new_puter_oct_2006/redone/open_side_complete_1.jpg
And the all important over exposed dark shot
Linkage to the worklog showing why it took me a month to get this right.
http://snipershide.us/index3.htm
EclipseMTL
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Hey guys, im new to the forum, but marveling for the past year. You guys have some of the best watercooling setups ive seen, and it puts mine to shame, and since i finally have something to be proud of, I thought id post it. Now before you guys say anything, im switching the ugly sunbeam case for a armor as soon as i get paid, and hopefully getting another triple fan rad. I get about 80F for CPU, and about 90F for GPU, and when i add ice, it stays around 65F for both .
. Dark Prodigy
Jawbreaker
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Posted in the Cooler Master thread a while back, but never got around to posting here in the coveted spot of the Watercooling Sticky =).
I just finished my dual WC loop.
First loop (CPU only): Laing D5 pump > Swiftech MCR220 Rad > Storm Rev. 2 CPU Block> Coolingworks Bay Reservoir > back to pump.
Second loop (GPU and North Bridge): AquaXtreme 50Z pump > Swiftech MCW30 NB block > Weapon Heatercore > LP Maze4 GPU Block> T-line > back to pump.
First loop (CPU only): Laing D5 pump > Swiftech MCR220 Rad > Storm Rev. 2 CPU Block> Coolingworks Bay Reservoir > back to pump.
Second loop (GPU and North Bridge): AquaXtreme 50Z pump > Swiftech MCW30 NB block > Weapon Heatercore > LP Maze4 GPU Block> T-line > back to pump.
madmat
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I finally got my 939 rig going. It's in a Mozart TX case and consists of an A8N32-SLI Deluxe, X2 3800+ @ 2.55Ghz (10x255) @ 1.44Vcore, 2X 1gig Corsair PC4400Pro (recent addition, not in these pics) 2 x 160gig WD1600JD SATA drives, 1 x 500gig Seagate 7200.9 SATAII, eVGA 7950GT KO @ 650Core / 1550mem, Apex Ultra 220 with MCW60 and MCWRamcool, be quiet! BQT 600 P6 600W modular PSU and Samsung 16X DVD burner.
Not the tidiest but not bad and everything is easily swapped out.
Same shot sans flash.
Entire case lit up. The blue glow in the upper right is from EL wire wrapped all the way around the window edges.
The blue tubing is running to the other side of the case where the res lives. I like having the res there since the case sits to the left of me, with the res mounted on the right side I can see it through the right side window and keep tabs on the flow and level.
The LED fans are a bit whiny at 12V but at 7V they're pretty quiet and not too shabby as far as air flow goes.
Not the tidiest but not bad and everything is easily swapped out.
Same shot sans flash.
Entire case lit up. The blue glow in the upper right is from EL wire wrapped all the way around the window edges.
The blue tubing is running to the other side of the case where the res lives. I like having the res there since the case sits to the left of me, with the res mounted on the right side I can see it through the right side window and keep tabs on the flow and level.
The LED fans are a bit whiny at 12V but at 7V they're pretty quiet and not too shabby as far as air flow goes.
EclipseMTL
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It gets the job done haha
danks said:
Dank,
NICE RIG! We have almost the exact same setup, except I'm able to run my X2
4800 at 2.83Ghz. It might be because of my DFI board. I'm actually going with a
Mountain Mods case for my next build next year. How do you like the case?
Check out my rig.
Mobo: DFI LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert
CPU: AMD X2 4800+ @ 1.58V 269x10.5 2.824Ghz
GPU1|2: BFG 7800GTXOC @ 515/1340 SLI
RAM: Corsair TWINX2048-4400PRO 3-4-4-8 1T
Monitor: Viewsonic 20.1" LCD Pro
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z5500 | Sennheiser
Case: Modded CM Preatorian custom watercooled
3DMark06: 8437 | PCMark05: 6567
My Rig: http://www.vrforums.com/showthread.php?t=37543&page=4
Suicidal Insanity
Limp Gawd
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Just started putting my system back together after upgrading the CPU/mobo/case.
Preliminary images:
Temps are around 35-38 idle, 40-41 load so far. Havn't had time for a long load test tho.
Anyone have suggestions on quieting the pump down, its the loudest part of the build atm.
Preliminary images:
Temps are around 35-38 idle, 40-41 load so far. Havn't had time for a long load test tho.
Anyone have suggestions on quieting the pump down, its the loudest part of the build atm.
Suicidal Insanity
Limp Gawd
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Added the graphic card as well as sound and TV tuner.
click for large version
click for large version
I originally installed this system in August, but I was never happy with, so I never posted it. I didn't like the tubing hanging out the back, the pump placement was cramped, and the res and pump were not firmly mounted to the case. Here's the original setup. The res is a Swiftech MCRES-MICRO sitting in the 5.25" area.
And the new setup. One of my white CCFL's decided to die on me during all this, so thats missing in the pics, but will be replaced soon.
And the new setup. One of my white CCFL's decided to die on me during all this, so thats missing in the pics, but will be replaced soon.
macrospect
[H]ard|Gawd
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Been a while since I have posted mine up. The wiring is sort of a mess ATM because I am planning on rebuilding it after christmas. Specs are in my sig. Today I actually changed the coolant out from purple Zerex to blue Pentosin G11. If anyone wants some PM me. I have a gallon of it. Thats enough to make like 100 gallons of coolant!
Yes, it is a pond pump been going stong for 2+ years. Its REALLY quiet and offers high GPM.
Homemade window of course:
The inside. Again, sort of messy ATM.
And since I am tired of crimping new molex plugs I came up with this idea:
Someone needs to learn how to use a ruler and drill. Obviously the terminal strips don't line up properly.
Feel free to leave any comments!
Yes, it is a pond pump been going stong for 2+ years.
Its REALLY quiet and offers high GPM.
Homemade window of course:
The inside. Again, sort of messy ATM.
And since I am tired of crimping new molex plugs I came up with this idea:
Someone needs to learn how to use a ruler and drill. Obviously the terminal strips don't line up properly.
Feel free to leave any comments!
Hi guys....very nice topic....i'll give my contribute....
HW:
Asus p5b dlx
E6600 @ 3600 (1.4v)
2x1Gb Teamgroup 667 chip Micron
Xfx 7600gt XXX
2x74 Raptor Raid
WD Caviar RE 320Gb
Gigabyte Dvb-t
Creative Xfi Xtreme Music
Samsung dvd burner Sata
Loop:
Black Ice Gt Stealth 360
Swiftech mcp655
Dtek Mp05 spray pattern
Dtek mp01
Danger Den 5.25 bay res
Hope you like it!
HW:
Asus p5b dlx
E6600 @ 3600 (1.4v)
2x1Gb Teamgroup 667 chip Micron
Xfx 7600gt XXX
2x74 Raptor Raid
WD Caviar RE 320Gb
Gigabyte Dvb-t
Creative Xfi Xtreme Music
Samsung dvd burner Sata
Loop:
Black Ice Gt Stealth 360
Swiftech mcp655
Dtek Mp05 spray pattern
Dtek mp01
Danger Den 5.25 bay res
Hope you like it!
This is my first setup. It's with the free after rebate ultra wizard mid-tower. Case is a little nicked up even though I masking taped everything because I'm a complete noob at any type of physical work. I used a 4.5" holesaw and smoked up my old power drill trying.
Components:
Apogee, DDC2 + Petra's top, MCW60, zalman ramsinks for 7900gs, thermalright hr05 nb heatsink, 7/16 masterkleer, mc microres, coolingworks coolrad 22t, 4 yate sl's in push/pull intake for rad.
Honestly, I can see why this case was free after rebate. Initial fiddling showed the case as decent. But once you get involved, you quickly realize all its shortcomings. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but the drive cages have room for 4 external 5.25, 3 external 3.5", and 2 internal 3.5". However, the front bezel only has room to implement 3 external 5.25" (2 of which get dominated by the rad setup), 1 3.5" external in a 5.25" caddy, and the rest all internal.
Here's a shot with the drive covers removed so you can get a better look. It looks like it's really close to the bottom, but there's about half an inch or a little more, and the airflow isn't all too bad. It turned out to be surprisingly well positioned. I didn't realize until after I was done that I only had a margin of error of about 1/2" front to back, without hitting the front rail or psu in the back. To get to the psu, the rad has to be removed, so hopefully the pos ultra 500w v power won't fail again too soon (hey it was free after rebate!).
Here's the main shot. I had to make a notch in the lower left where the lip is for the side panel rails (done after picture was taken). It allows me to remove the motherboard without removing anything else, except for the rear 120mm exhaust. I had a hell of a time getting the brackets on the mc microres, and ended giving up and just using the velcro approach. It's actually more stable than I had imagined. Also, for the ddc, I drilled two holes for it, but then ended up rotating it 90 degrees, which obsoleted the holes. I ended up just using the adhesive neoprene pad it came with. Also, since the base panel of the ultra wizard isn't flat (what the hell!!!), it was a pain in the ass, but surprisingly, the neoprene was extremely flexible and adapted to it just fine.
I used the front barb on the rad for the cpu to avoid too sharp a turn. This meant that I had to use the inner barb to connect to the ddc. I hope it's not killing flow to the ram too much. Maybe I'll get those active ram coolers in the future.
Nothing about watercooling in this shot, but something I picked up from some of your posts, and really liked the idea. Routing cables through back here really takes care of a lot of the mess!! I'm still thinking of 7volting the fans, which is why I haven't tied the wiring down a bit more yet. In a case like the ultra wizard, where it wasn't designed to have you route wires back there, the mobo tray lip comes up pretty much right to where the side panel would be. This makes closing the panel a little harder, but it's not really a problem.
Final pic of a closeup of the holes I made for the top. You can really see the scratches here, where I slipped once when I was drilling the first hole. I got a lot better on the second one, but both look similar in the picture. Rad is attached simply with 8 #6-32 1.5" screws going top down through the grill, case, fan, and into the rad. Bottom yates are attached with #6-32 1.25" screws.
Components:
Apogee, DDC2 + Petra's top, MCW60, zalman ramsinks for 7900gs, thermalright hr05 nb heatsink, 7/16 masterkleer, mc microres, coolingworks coolrad 22t, 4 yate sl's in push/pull intake for rad.
Honestly, I can see why this case was free after rebate. Initial fiddling showed the case as decent. But once you get involved, you quickly realize all its shortcomings. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but the drive cages have room for 4 external 5.25, 3 external 3.5", and 2 internal 3.5". However, the front bezel only has room to implement 3 external 5.25" (2 of which get dominated by the rad setup), 1 3.5" external in a 5.25" caddy, and the rest all internal.
Here's a shot with the drive covers removed so you can get a better look. It looks like it's really close to the bottom, but there's about half an inch or a little more, and the airflow isn't all too bad. It turned out to be surprisingly well positioned. I didn't realize until after I was done that I only had a margin of error of about 1/2" front to back, without hitting the front rail or psu in the back. To get to the psu, the rad has to be removed, so hopefully the pos ultra 500w v power won't fail again too soon
(hey it was free after rebate!).
Here's the main shot. I had to make a notch in the lower left where the lip is for the side panel rails (done after picture was taken). It allows me to remove the motherboard without removing anything else, except for the rear 120mm exhaust. I had a hell of a time getting the brackets on the mc microres, and ended giving up and just using the velcro approach. It's actually more stable than I had imagined. Also, for the ddc, I drilled two holes for it, but then ended up rotating it 90 degrees, which obsoleted the holes. I ended up just using the adhesive neoprene pad it came with. Also, since the base panel of the ultra wizard isn't flat (what the hell!!!), it was a pain in the ass, but surprisingly, the neoprene was extremely flexible and adapted to it just fine.
I used the front barb on the rad for the cpu to avoid too sharp a turn. This meant that I had to use the inner barb to connect to the ddc. I hope it's not killing flow to the ram too much. Maybe I'll get those active ram coolers in the future.
Nothing about watercooling in this shot, but something I picked up from some of your posts, and really liked the idea. Routing cables through back here really takes care of a lot of the mess!! I'm still thinking of 7volting the fans, which is why I haven't tied the wiring down a bit more yet. In a case like the ultra wizard, where it wasn't designed to have you route wires back there, the mobo tray lip comes up pretty much right to where the side panel would be. This makes closing the panel a little harder, but it's not really a problem.
Final pic of a closeup of the holes I made for the top. You can really see the scratches here, where I slipped once when I was drilling the first hole. I got a lot better on the second one, but both look similar in the picture. Rad is attached simply with 8 #6-32 1.5" screws going top down through the grill, case, fan, and into the rad. Bottom yates are attached with #6-32 1.25" screws.
Here is my first try:
CASE LIANLI|PC-V1200BPLUS II
PSU ENERMAX|EGA1000EWL-DXX 1000W
ASUS Comando MB
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Air for now
Core 2 Extreme QX6700
Corsair XMS 9136 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2
NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5"
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive(RAID 0)
PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Asetek WaterChill Xtreme Integrated Pump (modified)
Swiftech Radiator - MCR220 Quiet Power Series Dual 120 mm
Alphacool NexXxoS XP Socket 775 Water Block
1 x Alphacool Heattrap RegCooler Asus SLI
2 x MIPS ASUS Chipset Freezers
XP+ EXT (Extreme Performance) Coolant - UV Red
10 PrimoFlex Tubing 3/8
CASE LIANLI|PC-V1200BPLUS II
PSU ENERMAX|EGA1000EWL-DXX 1000W
ASUS Comando MB
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Air for now
Core 2 Extreme QX6700
Corsair XMS 9136 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2
NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5"
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive(RAID 0)
PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Asetek WaterChill Xtreme Integrated Pump (modified)
Swiftech Radiator - MCR220 Quiet Power Series Dual 120 mm
Alphacool NexXxoS XP Socket 775 Water Block
1 x Alphacool Heattrap RegCooler Asus SLI
2 x MIPS ASUS Chipset Freezers
XP+ EXT (Extreme Performance) Coolant - UV Red
10 PrimoFlex Tubing 3/8
after reading these forums many ,many times ,Ive finished my first w/c project ,
I'm very happy with it and thanks for all the good info available in these forums
i know the apogee block is the king right now ,but i received a $200 gift certificate for new egg this xmas and wanted to use it on this
i also don't on planning a gpu block till i get a dx10 card
I'm very happy with it and thanks for all the good info available in these forums
i know the apogee block is the king right now ,but i received a $200 gift certificate for new egg this xmas and wanted to use it on this
i also don't on planning a gpu block till i get a dx10 card
So I'm on version 2.5 of my watercooled system. I think I've only posted pics once, and since I just redid all the tubing here's an update.
Version 1.0
Yes, I know there is no video card, this was the leak test.
Version 2.0
Moved to a Coolermaster Stacker, new mobo, new chip, new video card, etc. Changed to a t-line as well.
Yes, I know it looks bad, wires and tubing everywhere. Why do you think there is a 2.5?
Version 2.5
New tubing, new arrangment for the tubing, somewhat better wire management, added UV.
Version 1.0
Yes, I know there is no video card, this was the leak test.
Version 2.0
Moved to a Coolermaster Stacker, new mobo, new chip, new video card, etc. Changed to a t-line as well.
Yes, I know it looks bad, wires and tubing everywhere. Why do you think there is a 2.5?
Version 2.5
New tubing, new arrangment for the tubing, somewhat better wire management, added UV.
AuroraProject
Gawd
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She's not fancy but she's mine!! Here are the early pics of my first water cooled rig. I have some cleaning up to do with cables and what not... and I need to finalize how I'm going to store the fill tube. Yes, my shroud is a bit ghetto but it's working well. I might try to fashion something more visually appealing later as well do some OC'ing.
