stinkas first go at water cooling

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after my case mod in this thread: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17743309
i thought id have a go at water cooling the beast :

well i new it would be a tight squeeze and it was but it works super :

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so i drilled the rivits and took the top off to mark out where the 120.2 thermochill would go i cut that out and mounted the rad in the top with fans pulling through rad

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then i bolted the pump to the floor of case bellow hdd's :

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big thanks to my mate george for knocking me up the t piece and tempory fill port cap as my nylon t piece and danger den filport never arrived on day of build, so good olg george made me some from half inch plumbing fittings and TBH the t piece is prolly less restrictive than the nylon one would be

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so i piped it up and began filling and bleeding :

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dead straight forward TBH

i did a leak test for an hour and a half not very long i know but im pretty confident and its been running for 3 hrs now with no sign of anything on this simple loop

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well im chuffed to bits was a piece of cake and ive broke my watercooling virginity

max load after 10 mins of priority 9 orthos is 47 c down from 59 c

so im gonna wack some voltage through her set a divider for mem and see how far shell go

thermochill 120.2 with stainless grill, swiftec ddc, swiftech apogee gtx, fesser 1, t line
 
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stinka said:
why so bad mate just cos of the top ?
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Your running 1/2" or 7/16" tubing, with 1/2" barbs all round by the look of things, however your pump is 3/8", negating everything else being of a wider bore.

Get yourself a petra top, and 1/2" barbs ;) Shorten the tubes from the rad too, the shorter the better :)
 
jellybeard999 said:
Your running 1/2" or 7/16" tubing, with 1/2" barbs all round by the look of things, however your pump is 3/8", negating everything else being of a wider bore.

Get yourself a petra top, and 1/2" barbs ;) Shorten the tubes from the rad too, the shorter the better :)
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The difference between 3/8" and 1/2" is next to nothing, though I do recommend getting a better top, but not for larger bore, but for the superior flow path into the pump.

Jokester
 
When pushed hard tho the top inlet pumps are much better but I bet the system isnt being pushed to much at the moment, upgrade the top next time you add something to the loop:)

Nice job btw!
 
Jokester said:
The difference between 3/8" and 1/2" is next to nothing, though I do recommend getting a better top, but not for larger bore, but for the superior flow path into the pump.

Jokester
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Forgot that was the main reason for the top :o

Haven't had w/cing for ages now... got sick of it :p

You could also do the ghetto top intake mod if you feel inclined :eek:
 
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