New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

[jpongin]

Swiftech blocks and pump, DD Rads, Silverstone Fans

 

[wilson82]

Here my rig, just finished it a few days ago. What do ya guys think

FLOW: Pump>Rad>CPU>GPU>Res>Pump




** had to flip my res over due to air issues. when i get new pics ill post them.

 

[aldy402]

 

[aiya]

here's mine

 

[infin@]

Well got tired of waiting for the r600 and decided to build my first crossfire setup. I had just sold one of my old comps and found a x1950 xtx crossfire card for $419.99 cdn on ncix and decided to pull the trigger. Got rid of my ultra 550 ps, the fan was loud when my system was stressed. Picked up a corsair HX620 as a replacement and am very happy with it. I apologize for the pictures, still using my 5 year old 2.0mp digital camera.

new x1950 xtx crossfire b/f waterblock install as well as x1950xtx, corsair ps, and dd maze 5 gpu waterblock, threw the x-fi plat in for kicks.

assembling was a pan in the butt...pulled a newbie mistake, my acrylic reservoir had a little residue build up and decided to swish it with isopropyl Needless to say it was rendered useless the next morning.

Hade some space issues, was very hard to find fittings and parts up here in canada. Used an old maze4 chipset cooler that i had from a previous build. It works well, was a little bit tricky to install had to bend the retention bracked a little, nice and snug now.

Went a little overboard with the radiators I have 1x120 Blackice gt stealth between my cpu/chipset and my graphics cards. Then a 3x120 Blackice gt stealth that cools everything off before the loop starts over.

Previous configuration, Version 1.1

My overall setup hasn't changed much.
Version 2.0

Temps according to coretemp are 40-43c idle 56-60c under load (orthos). I think the higher temps are due to the fact that i have an older core 2. I needed 1.6v to get to 3.6 stable. I am currently running a little below that, 3.56 @ 1.55v. The gpus idle at 37-40c and the ambient room temperature is betweem 20-24c. See sig for more details on specs, I haven't got a chance to run 3dmark 06, but current benching has shown large increases.
CSS 1920x1200 max everything. v1.1 156fps v2.0 233fps
FEAR 1920x1200 max everything, soft shadows off, FSAA Off, Anis 4x, volumetric lights on medium.
v2.0 Min 52, Avg 110, Max 294
v1.1 Min 24, Avg 56, Max 128
more to come in a few days...

 

[officermartinez]

Just finished it yesterday..

 

[officermartinez]

A few more..

 

[officermartinez]

Consider it done.. First shot is with the flash on.. Second and third shots are with the flash off..

 

[Banks]

Crappy photo job

 

[BrokenMonkey]

This is my first water cooling rig, it's a work in progress that should have been done already. It would have too if it weren't for the defective pump that I got. Now I have to wait for an RMA and then ship my pump back before they ship me a new one.

Filling the system:

Draining the system:

Empty system, complete view:

 

[DJS2]

First build, very fun, but cant wait to upgrade it and get better parts/make it look nicer.

CPU WB: DD TDX
Pump: d5
Tubing: masterkleer 7/16"
Radiator: X-Flow Stealth GTS 240 w/ 2 Yate Loons, 7v.
Res: Swiftech Micro

Put a window and some yate loons on the all steel side panel

My rad is sitting on the bottom of the case, but I have cut two large squares through the bottom of the case to let hot air out from the radiator, because the fans are in push. The case is propped up on bricks lol to give more room for the heat to let out, but it does work!

E6400 oced to 2.8Ghz.
Idle: 38-42
Load: 48-52

I would definately like to see lower temps than Im seeing. This is my first and only WC setup so some of the parts may not be top of the line but still.

I was having problems with the DD TDX WB with my Asus P5B-E motherboard, hitting one of the capacitors and not getting good contact so i sanded it down and am at these temps now. I think the capacitor is still slightly in the way so Im thinking about getting a Dtek Fuzion WB, because if I sand my TDX anymore than my loop wont be closed anymore

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Heres mine. I finally wanted watercooling. So....I got it.

 

[BrokenMonkey]

Got my replacement pump and got my system up and running, overclocked it to 4.25 GHz

 

[nightwalker]

heres my baby... shes not finished yet though

 

[grugar]

Haven't tried o/c yet.

lol

 

[BlackHouse]

hi i m french

Asus Crosshair
x2 5200+ @ 3055mhz 1.57v
2GO Dominator pc8500 @ 4.4.3.8.11 2.35v
x2 8800GTX XFX @ 660/2050
x2 raptor x 150 GO raid 0
XFI Fatal1ty fps
alim Tagan turbojet 1100w
2x plextor 760A

watercooling >

2x 120mm - Black Ice GT Stealth II
Laing Delphi DDC-1+T Pro 12V + Réservoir 110ml
CPU WATERBLOCK - NexXxoS XP
x2 EK WATERBLOCK - EK-FC8800
8/10 tubing pur

 

[Boozer]

heres my newest build. its a few months old but i just got around to taking pics of it. dont mind the cooling. it looks a lil foggy but its not.







a few wires are showing just above the CPU, thats because i just added 2 lil fans to the northbridge and i didnt have a permanent solution to giving them power yet. so its just a temp rig for now. besides a few zip ties showing *which you never see when side panel is on* everything else looks good. my cleanest build yet.

 

[Jomanscool2]

Hey guys, just finished my first 'real' build. I say this because my first build I did when I was 11 and merely plugged cable A into socket A.

So, lemme give you the rundown, incase you are too blind to see from my pictures below.

I went for a minimalist look, while trying to keep it cool. It is a PC-V2100B-PlusII case, but does not have the side fan due to fititng issues with the DD-8800GTX water block. I have cathodes in the system, but they are the only lights, and are controlled by a switch on the side. I mainly have them because it is sick looking through the mesh when they are on (you get to see the 8800GTX!).

The case is mostly stock, with the few adaptations being a bigger hole cut in the back for wire-management (where the header cables come up), 3x 120MM holes drilled into the bottom for a completely internal PA120.3 with 3x 120x120x38MM silenX fans (I know... don't rant on me..). I also had to drill new holes in the PSU mount so that I could mount my Toughpower in the top slot, but have the 120MM fan face downwards, instead of into a slab of metal. Besides this, the case is completely stock.

I loved this build, but am regretting I didn't go with the Mid-Tower version of the case. It is just a pain to lug to lan parties =D.

So, enough chat, here's the build!


Profile shot:

Head on:

'Nother shot with the panel off:

Profile with side off, look at that wiring job! (around mobo area, not near PSU =D):

Another shot showing mobo' side wiring but from dif angle:

Now.... to the cables!:

And the grand finale.... CABLES!:

Comments and suggestions for my next build are greatly appreciated. I just ordered an Antec 900 case I am going to mod for a friends comp, so specific to my LL-V2100, or just something I need to focus on in general, all comments are wanted.

=D

 

[R1ckCa1n]

Here is my latest creation. For this one I wanted an external solution that could do more than imagined. The aquaduct exceeded my expectations. Here are some of the things it can do.

1. Temp sensors on each exhaust fan
2. Temp sensors on incoming and outgoing water
3. Flow senor
4. Water level sensor
5. Fans will raise and lower based on any combination of sensor (configurable via included software)
6. LCD display on unit that will display all fans/sensors/pump
7. Pump is overclockable via LCD or software
8. Blue/Red LED's that change color based on temp sensors

 

[sladesurfer]

Here's mine

 

[Darkatom]

Here is my WaterCooled Rig.

 

[MakubexGB]

It might not be the prettiest, but it cools like a mofo!

 

[AuroraProject]

My latest build:

 

[Slufa111]

I know its messy but its ok



This is my first watercooling project

 

[Bio-Hazard]

Upgraded to a C2D system, so I figured I'd post it up here along with a few additions and changes to my cooling system.

 

[Nicksterr]

Need a uv cathode now

 

[bonghitter400]

Well here goes, after finally getting up the guts and some funds I got the chance to build my first system. Please don't be too critical on me, oh watercooled and heavily overclocked gurus.

I didn't have a crazy amount of funds so I tried to concentrate more on simple game performance rather than looks or features I'll probably never use. I'm an avid Counter-Strike player so I went with the recommended graphics card by nVidia. I also made sure I got an sli-ready mobo, hopefully I'll have that second card soon, I just have to recover from the initial investment. I'll just have to see whether it's worth it to get another aging 7900gt or just wait and get one smoking hot card when some new technologies come out.

Started with a Ultra Grid case. 400w psu. nothing fancy. I did want a window so I could show it off a bit.

Then I added
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard socket 929
AMD64 X2 4200+ dual-core processor
BFG 7900gt oc graphics card
2 Gig Kingston ram (2x 1 gig)
160G hand drive
(2) DVD RW multi format type burners
64 in 1 card reader
And enough fans to blow yo mommas wig off

It looked sloppy as hell and was louder than I could have imagined. So after trying to play around with the fans for two days and cleaning the dust out of the case twice, I decided to go WC and add a couple of lights. If i was to try overclocking this thing now it would probably stay semi-cool with a moderate oc, but I wanted more power and by doing so, would probably cause a tornado in my living room from the 7 fans total in the rig.

So I tore it all down and got a Vantec STG-100 watercooling system and a couple cold cathode tubes and LEDs and got back to work. I wanted a res because I read somewhere that it was easier to bleed and top off when needed. I may switch up the pump and res eventually.
The performance was a huge improvement over my old Dell but I knew I could get more out of it by overclocking now that I had a good cooling system for it. It's kind of a no-brainer if you ask me when it comes to watercooling. You can push your hardware harder and cooler without all the noise and dust froms fans.

Started by taking off all the heatsinks. Then I removed the heatpipe for the NB and SB.

Then I put on the new thermal paste and waterblocks (after cleaning all the old stuff off of course)

Then the radiator and lighted fan.

Then cut and attached all the hoses and anti-kink wrap

Filled it up, lit it up.

I just spent a few days researching and toying around with my timing, and now the cpu is overclocked from 2.2 Ghz. to 2.7 Ghz. with temps of 31c at idle and the most I've seen so far is when I ran the highest setting of SuperPi. The core temp got up to only 41c. After I learn some mo

Counter-Strike is crazy quick with all quality setting turned up to high and Doom 3 is like a completely new game again. I'm going to get a modular power supply to clean up all the wires, but for now it's more than I could have expected.
Thanks for checking it out and please give me some feedback and some suggestions if you could. And thanks to those of you who answered all my questions over the last couple of weeks.

 

[bonghitter400]

Who says I can't take some advice? Added a 530 watt power supply and took the stock fan and remounted it with part of the original heatpipe. Also installed some additional cooling heatsinks and a fan controller. The modular ps really helps clean it up along with some split loom tubing. Also took out some of those gay looking lights. Not bad for my first build I might say!

 

[pvtdonuts]

Just finished my recent build:
Old rig in Antec 900 - DD TDX, PA120.1, Swiftech Micro-res, Tygon 1/2" ID, DD D-5

New Stacker T01 - D-Tek fuZion, EK 8800GTS, PA120.3, EK Multires 150, Tygon 7/16" ID, DD D-5

 

[Darkatom]

Updated Pics:

 

[Trendy]

It's bleeding ATM, but I should have it up and running fully when I get some AS5 tuesday:

 

[Tangent inc.]

workbench

coolermaster atcs
Enermax Liberty 500w
A7n8E delux
athlon 2500 m
CMX2048-4400PRO kit
BFG 7800GS agp

crimped my own cables (enermax wire choice sucks)

all case fans are Panaflo at 5v and rad has silverstone 120mm and rheostat
inaudible when standing next to tower
233 x 11 at 36c-41c 1.75v
2-3-2-5 T1 2.8V

 

[AaronP]

I need a bigger case.

 

[invalidbuffalo]

Heres mine

Works fine on my AMD 3500+ winchester.

 

[NEvolution]

Loop re-done:

 

[Ebisan]

Long time lurker. First time WC build. Learned a lot from this forum. Happy with the temps and overclock (e6600 @ 3.2 with 1.28v). On a nice day, it idles at 25-30C and under load 40-45C.

 

[bonghitter400]

Here's my new build using some old and some new. OC'd at 2.7Ghz and runs cool as ice.

and the obligatory "light-up shots-

Thanks for looking!

 

[Tilde84]

Here's my PC-7B, got lots of help from the right ppl here on [H] so ty to those that helped me out. Enjoy:

 

[hobbes70790]

mine.

EK-FC8800 block, sorry for the blurry

the Fuzion and the pipes on my new Asus P5k

EK rez in action.. Dang that thing is slick

top shot

side shot

D-Tek Fuzion and the corner of my OCZ XTC cooler

side panel off

w/side panel

w/side panel take 2

OCZ XTC cooler and the EK Multioption (you can also see the red/green lights from my tracers in the middle)

during the test and windows install etc. earlier in the day, basically a day shot w/window off

 

[Vengeance]

Ok so mine got deleted with the forum roll-back.

So here it is again...

Nothing special inside right now.

Currently:

AMD 3200+ Venice 2.1 GHz @ 2.8GHz (255*11)
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
1.5GB Kingston Hyper X (2-3-2-6-2T 215MHz @ DDR333)
Sapphire X1950 512MB GDDR3 AGP (Clock 648Mhz, Mem: 1538MHz)
WD 200GB SATA HD
Antec 900

Future Plan:

Intell Q6600
ASUS P5K Delux
4GB Crucial Ballistix 1066(PC8500) DDR2
Nvidia 8800 GTS - 640MB

Pics...