Ready to watercool

scorchedbee · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:30

Processor Intel i7 920 @ 4ghz
Memory Corsair Dominator 1600mhz 8gb (4x2048mb)
Hard Drive 60GB OCZ Vertex SSD + 2 TB + 500 GB
Motherboard Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
Operating System Windows 8 Pro
Video Card 2 x Gigabyte 7970 winforce3x 3gb Crossfire
Monitor 27" Asus PB278Q WQHD
Sound Card ASUS Xonar D2
Speakers Sennheiser PC 350 or harmon Kardon Soundsticks III
Keyboard Razor Black Widow Ultimate
Mouse Razor Mamba
Mouse Surface 99p Cheap thing
Computer Case Corsair Carbide 300r

very happy with my current rig, and instead or updating to a newer i7 im going to wc the lot, only problem being, im new to wcing and want to cool the entire rig (both gpus and cpu) with water and want to keep my same case if possible.

Any advice on what ill need or a pointer in the right direction will be great, also can i get a block for my 7970 as has a non reference cooler on (windforce 3x)

Drangueos · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:41

Nice, but why do you use 2 crossfire bridges?

ubersonic · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:42

IIRC EK make blocks that will fit your non standard card, their cooling config site will clarify, if im wrong you can still go universal GPU block.

Drangueos · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:42

and another thing, how are the max temps on the top and botton card?

DaleTheWhale · 5 Apr 2013 at 11:57

Big Big pictures! Make them smaller please, my little work laptop canny see them!

Something Else · 5 Apr 2013 at 12:30

You would be better off posting in watercooling section. Project logs is for project logs

scorchedbee · 5 Apr 2013 at 12:33

SORRY! will re size the pics when i can.

max temp on the top card is 72 currently after a few hours of gaming and lower card hits 59. so temps are ok, i have two 140mm corsair fans blowing directly onto them as the gap is not all that big.

I use two crossfire bridges as i am a man and did not read instructions! doesn't make any difference at all though does it?

and sorry if in wrong section, as you can see im a newbie here so please be gentle!

skylineboy · 5 Apr 2013 at 12:37

scorchedbee said:
and sorry if in wrong section, as you can see im a newbie here so please be gentle!

This will be great in project logs once you have what you need to get going.

pgi947 · 5 Apr 2013 at 12:40

Makes no odds I use two so I know where they both are

Click the little red and white triangle under your name in the opening post and request it to be moved to wc.

scorchedbee · 5 Apr 2013 at 12:48

little red triangle done! thanks guys! Once i know what on earth im doing with wcing and how many rads/ size of rads and a res i need ill post a build log and do step by step pics of how im doing, and you can all laugh at how crap my first wc attempt will be!

so far i know i need 3 blocks, two gpu and a cpu. A pump, a reservoir, cables/tubing stuff. and some form of attachment to attach tubing to block holes? this is going to be a learning curve for sure!