agrikk
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I installed a Zalman Reserator 1 over the weekend and have finally gotten around to posting the pics I took during the proccess. Enjoy!
These are sized pics. If you want to see the full size 1024x768 pics, click here.
My homemade woody before:
Inside the case. Nice spaghetti, eh?
Removing cables prior to motherboard removal.
Another inside shot.
After removing the stock OEM heatsink.
The naked processor after cleaning off the old thermal grease with alcohol and installing the standoffs for the waterblock retention mechanism.
The waterblock.
The waterblock with retention mechanism. Originally, the tension bar didn't hold the waterblock firmly in place, so I had to add a small nut as a spacer on the bolt to supply more tension.
The motherboard back in the case with the waterblock mounted.
My 9800 Pro with stock heatsink.
The 9800 Pro with the heatsink removed and GPU exposed.
With the GPU waterblock and ram heatsinks installed.
The vid card installed back in the case.
Threading the tubing from the GPU block to the PCI slot bolt-thingy.
Another shot of the GPU block, tubing and the PCI slot tibe interface things.
External shot of the PCI slot and the tube bolts.
Tube goodness.
The tubes with the flow meter installed.
My case and the cooling tower.
My home recording setup.
Overall I'm very pleased with this thing. It was easy as anything to setup and the pump is silent. Plus, after running at 100% for 48 hours, my system is 4C cooler than it was with the stock heatsink, running at a cool and comfy 37C at 100% load.
These are sized pics. If you want to see the full size 1024x768 pics, click here.
My homemade woody before:
Inside the case. Nice spaghetti, eh?
Removing cables prior to motherboard removal.
Another inside shot.
After removing the stock OEM heatsink.
The naked processor after cleaning off the old thermal grease with alcohol and installing the standoffs for the waterblock retention mechanism.
The waterblock.
The waterblock with retention mechanism. Originally, the tension bar didn't hold the waterblock firmly in place, so I had to add a small nut as a spacer on the bolt to supply more tension.
The motherboard back in the case with the waterblock mounted.
My 9800 Pro with stock heatsink.
The 9800 Pro with the heatsink removed and GPU exposed.
With the GPU waterblock and ram heatsinks installed.
The vid card installed back in the case.
Threading the tubing from the GPU block to the PCI slot bolt-thingy.
Another shot of the GPU block, tubing and the PCI slot tibe interface things.
External shot of the PCI slot and the tube bolts.
Tube goodness.
The tubes with the flow meter installed.
My case and the cooling tower.
My home recording setup.
Overall I'm very pleased with this thing. It was easy as anything to setup and the pump is silent. Plus, after running at 100% for 48 hours, my system is 4C cooler than it was with the stock heatsink, running at a cool and comfy 37C at 100% load.