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[InitialDriveGTR]

I couldn't find a thread like this so I make this one!!1!

Post up a picture of the desktop you built and it's specs



And is now this:



Apevia Full Tower Case
Asus P8Z68-V Pro motherboard
Intel I7 2600K Overclocked to 5.0 GHz (1.456v, 104.5 BCLK, 48x multiplier)
8Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
MSI GTX560 Twin Frozr II OC
Intel 320 series 80GB SSD (used as a cache for a 1TB drive)
Corsair H60 Liquid cooling
Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W power supply

Edited by InitialDriveGTR, 01 February 2012 - 02:40 PM.

[Che'_Moderator]

Move the radiator outside the case. I would also install a small 80mm or so fan on the bottom blowing up to help cool the chipsets on the MOBO since you went passive. Otherwise their own heat and the GPU will cook them.

[InitialDriveGTR]

Che, on 20 December 2011 - 07:11 PM, said:

Move the radiator outside the case. I would also install a small 80mm or so fan on the bottom blowing up to help cool the chipsets on the MOBO since you went passive. Otherwise their own heat and the GPU will cook them.

Getting a new case for xmas, so I'll be able to rework the air flow then. The shitty part about these liquid cooling setups is you can't disconnect the hoses and put the radiator outside the case. I do have two fans mounted to either side of the radiator exhausting the heat though

[Che'_Moderator]

Not for exhaust, for flow. Two fans on the back will pull between the radiator and case. Simple 60mm fan on the chip set allow me to over clock by over 10% more. That is a pretty janky WC wet up if its one piece non servicable. Workstation next to me is double pass 120x360x40 lol.

[InitialDriveGTR]

Che, on 20 December 2011 - 07:35 PM, said:

Not for exhaust, for flow. Two fans on the back will pull between the radiator and case. Simple 60mm fan on the chip set allow me to over clock by over 10% more. That is a pretty janky WC wet up if its one piece non servicable. Workstation next to me is double pass 120x360x40 lol.

Had to build it for $1000, and it works well, cpu idles around 17c - 18c and maxes out at around 60c

When I get the money I'm going to do a real liquid cooling setup with 13mm ID hoses, a 120x480x60 radiator and cool the cpu, chipset, gpu and power components that around the cpu

[Che'_Moderator]

[corivus]

InitialDriveGTR, on 20 December 2011 - 07:20 PM, said:

Getting a new case for xmas, so I'll be able to rework the air flow then. The shitty part about these liquid cooling setups is you can't disconnect the hoses and put the radiator outside the case. I do have two fans mounted to either side of the radiator exhausting the heat though

you should think about the antec 900.... I'll post my setup tomorrow, don't remember my temps but its been running stable for a long time with water cooling got the case on ebay.

[InitialDriveGTR]

I've got this case coming: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811144204

It was the gaudiest color I could find aside from pink, and the price is great.

[Serge]

Che, on 20 December 2011 - 07:11 PM, said:

I would also install a small 80mm or so fan on the bottom blowing up to help cool the chipsets on the MOBO since you went passive. Otherwise their own heat and the GPU will cook them.

This. That's the problem with getting rid of the fan on the CPU cooler, since you're leaving all the surrounding components (voltage regulators, chipset) to cool passively.

i5-2500K @ 3.3 (stock)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
16GB Corsair DDR3
Corsair 64GB SSD
Lian-Li PC-6 case
Dual head GeForce 8600 GTS
Dual head ATi FireGL V3400
Some 500W PSU

I either need to ditch the optical drive, or get a Lian-Li bezel that matches.

A bit annoyed with the 80mm fans in the front of the case, since the LC-6 case is older. Want a new new Lian-Li case, but can't justify spending $200 on one.

Edited by Serge, 22 December 2011 - 05:59 AM.

[InitialDriveGTR]

Serge, on 20 December 2011 - 10:39 PM, said:

This. That's the problem with getting rid of the fan on the CPU cooler, since you're leaving all the surrounding components (voltage regulators, chipset) to cool passively.

i5-2500K @ 3.3 (stock), Gigabyte Z68AP-D3, 16GB Corsair DDR3, Corsair 64GB SSD, Lian-Li PC-6 case, dual head GeForce 8600 GTS, dual head ATi FireGL V3400, and some 500W PSU.

I either need to ditch the optical drive, or get a Lian-Li bezel that matches.

A bit annoyed with the 80mm fans in the front of the case, since the LC-6 case is older. Want a new new Lian-Li case, but can't justify spending $200 on one.

you run nvidia and ati on the same computer?

with new case I'm going to mount the radiator up on the top of the case and push/pull straight out the top

[Serge]

InitialDriveGTR, on 20 December 2011 - 10:55 PM, said:

you run nvidia and ati on the same computer?

with new case I'm going to mount the radiator up on the top of the case and push/pull straight out the top

Yep, no issues at all. I'm using the 2nd card for a 3rd monitor, so it doesn't need to do anything special. Don't play games, so that's not a concern.

[InitialDriveGTR]

Serge, on 20 December 2011 - 11:43 PM, said:

Yep, no issues at all. I'm using the 2nd card for a 3rd monitor, so it doesn't need to do anything special. Don't play games, so that's not a concern.

Ah I built mine to be a well rounded machine

[fivex84]

AMD 720 BE @ 3.4Ghz
Hyper 212+ heatsink
Gigabyte MA77OT-UD3P
8Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 1600
Gigabyte GTX 460 @ 820Mhz
X-fi Xtreme Music soundcard
Running Win 7 Pro 64bit, Win 8 preview 64bit and Ubuntu 11.10 64bit

Pretty much that...


In this...

[PyROTech]

I have a few comps, but only really two desktops for the most part that can actually do any decent gaming. They both have basically the same specs except for video cards between both.

i7 920 oc
p6td deluxe
haf case, added fans and controller for them.
h100 cooler
wd blacks, and an old raptor
revodrive3
addon harddrive card
hx1000 psu
basic cd/dvd writer and bluray drives
domintaor ddr3 12800 12gb

[Get Some]

fivex84, on 21 December 2011 - 12:45 AM, said:

Pretty much that...


In this...

for some reason i really like that case

Edited by Get Some, 21 December 2011 - 03:32 AM.

[Boost3237]

Cooler Master HAF 932 case

amd 965BE @ 4.2ghz
Patriot 8GB DDR3 (1333mhz)
2x 1TB 7200 HD's
EVGA GTX 560 (2GB)
Corsair 650w PS
Win7 64bit

pics to follow

[fivex84]

Get Some, on 21 December 2011 - 03:32 AM, said:

for some reason i really like that case

Best looking case out there in my opinion. Also it is quite as hell. It's the Fractal R3 Define.
That's a generic pic I posted don't have a good pic of mine yet, just brought it a couple of weeks ago.

Next round of mods for me are a new gpu and ssd.

[InitialDriveGTR]

PyROTech, on 21 December 2011 - 01:43 AM, said:

I have a few comps, but only really two desktops for the most part that can actually do any decent gaming. They both have basically the same specs except for video cards between both.

i7 920 oc
p6td deluxe
haf case, added fans and controller for them.
h100 cooler
wd blacks, and an old raptor
revodrive3
addon harddrive card
hx1000 psu
basic cd/dvd writer and bluray drives
domintaor ddr3 12800 12gb

how do you like the H100?

[bdimag]

i7 2600k sandy bridge
MSI P67A-GD80 (win)
gskill ripjaw 8gb (ddr3 1600)
pc power & cooling 950watt
samsung 27" monitor
LIAN LI PC-A70F Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower (FUCKING MONSTER)
OCZ Vertex 3 max iops 120gb
some samsung blueray player
nvidia gtx570 (evga)

razer mamba mouse (the wireless one)
razer black widow

bose companion II speakers

[PyROTech]

InitialDriveGTR, on 21 December 2011 - 05:03 AM, said:

how do you like the H100?

i like it. It has some pros and cons though. As said before it cant be located just anywhere you want since its closed loop non serviceable system. So your stuck with the length of the tubes and also the holes of the case. I would have liked to do a radiator on the outside of the case, but it works fine inside. Im running push pull (4 fans) exhausting out from the top. My case has mounting for a radiator on the top so i was fine with that. Other people arent as lucky with there cases. Its very easy to install, not to mention upgrade friendly since the other units i believe use the same back bracket.

Bottom line, its cheap compared to some other water cooling options, has a long warrenty and if it leaks they will replace damaged components (i think on hardforums they did this for someone). This was an important issue for me, since if i did something myself, and it leaked i could be out a grand or more. It seems to produce very nice cooling numbers. Some people argue that you can get same temps with air, but air at those temps is very loud. This thing is very quite from what i was running before.

If your lazy, and want a drop in watercooling unit. Then this is your answer (or atleast was awhile back)