got bored....

breadturbo · 30 Jun 2009 at 17:45

i dont like my Q6600 loading at 52c o.O with the TRUE in this stupid english weather so dug a few bits from the garage

Got out my old 40gallon fishtank, 1000gph pond pump and spare radiator from 406 coupe v6

going to slap it all together now along with a dtek fuzion2 and see if it works

been done before many times but im sure itll be a laugh

FaceplantSi · 30 Jun 2009 at 17:47

lol! This I gotta see - pics please when done!

Greebo · 30 Jun 2009 at 17:48

Smacks of Top Gear with their v8 engine alternative uses

Pictures please. Thread subscribed.

TheRedZealot · 30 Jun 2009 at 17:49

breadturbo said:
i dont like my Q6600 loading at 52c o.O with the TRUE

Its only 52' :confused:

xiphrex · 30 Jun 2009 at 18:39

This will be interesting...

Happy · 30 Jun 2009 at 18:40

TheRedZealot said:
Its only 52'

Yeah, unless windows 'loads' and it's sitting at 52C :confused:

But..

xiphrex said:
This will be interesting...

wnm0 · 30 Jun 2009 at 18:45

Really looking to see how this works out, 1000 gph thats a hell of a lot of water..

breadturbo · 30 Jun 2009 at 20:22

on hold at the minute, got the cpu block off a guy i know and somehow the threads for the barbs are non-existant on one of the holes. :/

So... i need another block, OCUK is outof stock of the fuzion2 so any suggestions for a high flowing good socket775 block?

Happy · 30 Jun 2009 at 21:26

Just put 'dtek fuzion 2' into google shopping and get it from the cheapest shop at £42

Or http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18024513

breadturbo · 1 Aug 2009 at 22:31

Finally got round to finishing it off, however i went for a smaller 6gallon res using a plastic box i had

uses all 1/2" fittings and tubing
1900l/h pond pump which i put a restrictor on the inlet of set just above max flow rate of the block.

EK supreme LT and nice noctua fan (off my TRUE) to cool ram

Res with pump complete with silver chain which does keep everything clear

oh and yes yes yes, my cable management sucks i know
im a function over looks person, i got the office fan for it which does a great job when turned on

I left it priming for 24hrs with the fan running and the water temp sat at 25c, cpu 45c
without the fan running priming for 24hrs water gets to 35c core 50c
I've not yet managed to get it over 50c

after 1hr priming

***ona side note theres an awful lot of air from the fan being lost sideways, i may make some kind of shroud to force it through the rad instead

bulldog147 · 1 Aug 2009 at 22:43

It make me laugh of those fish tank !!! lol

capriboy1978 · 1 Aug 2009 at 22:47

gotta admit that looks like it was great fun. Is the rad leaning against the wall? If so your going to re-circulate some of that warm air back with the fan.

JonJ678 · 1 Aug 2009 at 22:48

That is excellent. Well done sir

Mr-White · 1 Aug 2009 at 22:49

Haven't seen such a crude watercooling setup since watercooling became so main stream

MW

DM · 1 Aug 2009 at 23:03

Good work

breadturbo · 1 Aug 2009 at 23:04

crude it may be, but it works

and yeh i thought about putting the fan at the other side blowing outwards, havent got round to trying it yet

***
oh and it cost me 50quid for the block/pipe/barbs, pump i had lying about roughly 20quid, tenner for the fan, and an old car rad for a tenner

show me another watercooling system that can beat its performance for that price? hehe

Mr-White · 1 Aug 2009 at 23:30

breadturbo said:
crude it may be, but it works

yes in deed, I remember seeing setups like this 7-8 years ago when i was researching my first watercooling. These setups have way more character than the off the shelf jobbies

MW

breadturbo · 2 Aug 2009 at 01:51

gets a great reception when folks walk in the room too lol.

'wth is that'? lol

Sayso · 2 Aug 2009 at 09:21

excellent stuff now lets see you fit it inside the case

Derek W · 2 Aug 2009 at 11:31

Is it really wise to have that much water, a radiator and fan sat precariously over your monitor like that :eek: