New Water Cooling Project
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lol mate we are in the same boat. A £400 H2O WC kit/case is a little hard to justify though
I'm thinking i might go a cheep-en-nasty 120.1 external, D-Tec fusion V2 + XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump combo.
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lol mate we are in the same boat. A £400 H2O WC kit/case is a little hard to justify though
beh, you and me are thinking the same, I am also switching to WC, I have managed to get a nice system off MM (much cheaper
).But dont go cheap & nasty, just keep looking on MM for someone who is upgrading
Right heres some better quality pictures!
Still not sure about the fan grills being black, so they may be re-sprayed at some point.
I was very pleased when I found out the fan controllers could do both green and blue back lighting, so everything matches!
Looking quite neat from when I first started!
As you can see, there are still a few little wires which need tidying or moving. The 2 on the left are for the UV lights switch, but I think I have a space lower down it can go in. I'm also not very happy with the power for the sound card, so I think I'll try and replace it with a 1xPCIe model, which could go in the top slot. This one is meant to be powered by the front bay module, but I didn't have the room to fit it!
Just a better picture to show the arrangement of pipes running around.
I'm really pleased how its gone so far (even with the explosions of water
), but there are still a few things to do.
I did some more testing last night as well using Everest and Prime95 and found that the CPU temp reading is around 20C, but the individual core readings are at about 40C when idle. After stressing the processors for a while they sit happily at 60C. This was all done with fans at minimum speed.
I really can't believe how quiet the thing is, even with the 6 fans. Yes its audible, but it is still amazingly quiet.
Thanks for all the kudos guys. I really can't say enough how good these cases are for a big water cooling job like this one. Yes they are expensive, but I think it was worth the money in the end.
Still not sure about the fan grills being black, so they may be re-sprayed at some point.
I was very pleased when I found out the fan controllers could do both green and blue back lighting, so everything matches!
Looking quite neat from when I first started!
As you can see, there are still a few little wires which need tidying or moving. The 2 on the left are for the UV lights switch, but I think I have a space lower down it can go in. I'm also not very happy with the power for the sound card, so I think I'll try and replace it with a 1xPCIe model, which could go in the top slot. This one is meant to be powered by the front bay module, but I didn't have the room to fit it!
Just a better picture to show the arrangement of pipes running around.
I'm really pleased how its gone so far (even with the explosions of water
), but there are still a few things to do.- Source a 3x120 grill for the back right of the case
- Find some small nuts and bolts to fit the 1x120 and 3x120 grills at the back
- Maybe spray all the grills white so they match
- Tidy up cables round the back of the case so they are a bit neater
I did some more testing last night as well using Everest and Prime95 and found that the CPU temp reading is around 20C, but the individual core readings are at about 40C when idle. After stressing the processors for a while they sit happily at 60C. This was all done with fans at minimum speed.
I really can't believe how quiet the thing is, even with the 6 fans. Yes its audible, but it is still amazingly quiet.
Thanks for all the kudos guys. I really can't say enough how good these cases are for a big water cooling job like this one. Yes they are expensive, but I think it was worth the money in the end.
