Head max on D5 Vario

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:28

bigjimmyauk said:
Cleeecooo do you actually have them running in a rig at present?

no. Used them a few weeks ago for smoe testing

bigjimmyauk · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:34

Cleeecooo said:
no. Used them a few weeks ago for smoe testing

You stillgot them ?

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:40

bigjimmyauk said:
You stillgot them ?

yes, both of them

bigjimmyauk · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:46

Cleeecooo said:
yes, both of them

Fancy sending me one to try when i get this build done so i can compare to a tube res

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:47

bigjimmyauk said:
Fancy sending me one to try when i get this build done so i can compare to a tube res

no

Tube res' are horrid, especially the EK ones with their crappy mounting

bigjimmyauk · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:51

Cleeecooo said:
no

Tube res' are horrid, especially the EK ones with their crappy mounting

ah you stinker, i would gladly leave you a deposit why i try it.

and i thought the revision 2's sorted the mouting problems with brackets breaking?

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:52

bigjimmyauk said:
ah you stinker, i would gladly leave you a deposit why i try it.

and i thought the revision 2's sorted the mouting problems with brackets breaking?

There's a revision 2?

Just get one from OcUK and return under DSR

bigjimmyauk · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:53

Cleeecooo said:
There's a revision 2?

Just get one from OcUK and return under DSR

You can't DSR if you've used it can you?

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 18:57

you can

bigjimmyauk · 22 Jan 2012 at 19:06

Cleeecooo said:
you can

So what reason do i use if i have to send it back, simply say it was too noisy?

Cleeecooo · 22 Jan 2012 at 19:06

bigjimmyauk said:
So what reason do i use if i have to send it back, simply say it was too noisy?

Say you didn't like it

That's the reason DSR exists!

bigjimmyauk · 23 Jan 2012 at 02:04

This look ok to you, goes like this

RES>PUMP>RAD>CPU>RES

Remember no gpu's for a month or two after the build is done

i would have mounted the rad so the fittings were at the front of the case but it would not leave much room for fittings as i'm going for a 480 rad which comes right to the front of the case, other option would be to use a tube res so i have another 2 optical bays free.

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stueng · 23 Jan 2012 at 02:20

Can you not run that long tube along the top and then down behind the drive bays rather than across like that to have less clutter?

bigjimmyauk · 23 Jan 2012 at 03:03

Ah bugger we have a problem, the sr-1 480 is going to foul the front panel connectors by 4 mm Namely the front panel audio and USB 3, behind the 2 holes is a large metal block to take the 3.5mm jacks and the USB 3 takes full size usb 3 leads. either of which i can live without

Now my choices.

de-solder the blocks and leave 4 holes where the connectors are in the front panel
totally remove the front panel connectors and replace with a piece of black perspex with just 2 holes for the activity lights or cover it with fablon and replace the led's with hyperbrights so they shine through the fablon still

mayjor bummer but that guys Skynet build the RX 480 is actually smaller than the black ice

Biffa · 23 Jan 2012 at 13:49

Or sell the rad and get a 360 or RX?

bigjimmyauk · 23 Jan 2012 at 17:01

Biffa said:
Or sell the rad and get a 360 or RX?

NO lol

Paddy McGinty · 24 Jan 2012 at 11:46

I have 2 of these pumps,1 is enough for your hardware that you have said on speed 5.

Paddy McGinty · 24 Jan 2012 at 11:48

bigjimmyauk said:
Ah bugger we have a problem, the sr-1 480 is going to foul the front panel connectors by 4 mm Namely the front panel audio and USB 3, behind the 2 holes is a large metal block to take the 3.5mm jacks and the USB 3 takes full size usb 3 leads. either of which i can live without

Now my choices.

de-solder the blocks and leave 4 holes where the connectors are in the front panel
totally remove the front panel connectors and replace with a piece of black perspex with just 2 holes for the activity lights or cover it with fablon and replace the led's with hyperbrights so they shine through the fablon still

mayjor bummer but that guys Skynet build the RX 480 is actually smaller than the black ice

You could always bang your rad on the back using a koolance clamp or radbox,then you could add another triple rad in the roof either now or at a later date and make use of a second d5.

bigjimmyauk · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:06

Paddy McGinty said:
I have 2 of these pumps,1 is enough for your hardware that you have said on speed 5.

You think it would really need to be on speed 5 , 1200LPH is quite a lot really for such a small loop,my Ehiem canister filter for my fish does that much lol.

And i do really like this idea >>>Koolance Radiator Mounting Bracket with Quick Release

Paddy McGinty · 26 Jan 2012 at 19:03

bigjimmyauk said:
You think it would really need to be on speed 5 , 1200LPH is quite a lot really for such a small loop,my Ehiem canister filter for my fish does that much lol.

And i do really like this idea >>>Koolance Radiator Mounting Bracket with Quick Release

Regarding speed depends on how restrictive your blocks are assuming your going to watercool everything...cards,cpu and whole motherboard so yeah 5 speed.