Thinking about going back to a custom loop

ChrisD. · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:13

Currently have the following:

I'm thinking of putting a XSPC in one of the front bays, a EK Supreme HF block, and a 120.1 rad where the current H70 rad sits. Though saying this, if I'm not going to see good temp drops, I'm not sure if it's worth the bother?

Think this could work? I'd quite like an easy way of draining it, so would imagine I'd need a t pipe in there somewhere.

Also, what tubing would be the best for this? And any recommendations for a liquid that's UV reactive so I can show the front res of a bit as well?

Sorry for the questions!

jinxpad · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:19

while I might be wrong, I think you'd pretty much get the same/similar performance if you were only going to put in a 120.1 in there.

ChrisD. · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:26

Yeah that's what I'm thinking, I can't think of where a 120.2 would sit nicely though.

JeffyB · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:29

I wouldn't bother with a custom loop for just a 120.1 over a closed system. Most that watercool the ft02/rv02 remove the 3 180mm fans at the bottom and fit a 120.3/120.4 rad there. Decent thread on xs for these cases should give you some ideas. If you remove the hdd rack i think you can even fit a 140.4 rad in the case.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums...rtress-FT02-amp-Raven-RV02-Liquid-Cooled-Club

ChrisD. · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:33

Cheers, I'm not sure I want to mod the case to that extent so will more than likely give it a miss.

JonJ678 · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:01

Seriously cunning airflow design in that case, I'm inclined to say leave it be.

setter · 5 Aug 2011 at 22:15

A 120.1 would be pointless tbh, ive considered watercooling myself, but on very good air cooling, my 920 runs perfectly cool, yes watercooling might let me achieve a higher clock, not that i need it. Silence due to lower fan speeds. Im primarily a gamer, but as i use very good quality noise cancelling headphones when gaming, fan noise is never an issue.

dfour · 9 Aug 2011 at 12:08

I do like the case design. Might consider it if I decide to change my case as I run my WC rad externally. If your happy with the asthetics you would have to do that (120.3 externally on a rad rack) but its a lot of money and hastle for not that much gain unless your also going to cool the GPU.

scrlk · 9 Aug 2011 at 12:23

You can place a slim 120.2 on the bottom using the 180mm intakes as fans.

EDIT: Seems like you can fit a 120.3 in there.

ChrisD. · 9 Aug 2011 at 12:51

That's a tight fit. Would it affect the GPU airflow though? I would only want a loop for the CPU tbh, taking the GPU stuff off always puts me off.

ChrisD. · 9 Aug 2011 at 13:27

Is that image part of a thread?

dfour · 9 Aug 2011 at 14:02

MilanoChris said:
That's a tight fit. Would it affect the GPU airflow though? I would only want a loop for the CPU tbh, taking the GPU stuff off always puts me off.

It might as you would be dumping the cpu heat inside the case. Watercooling the GPU is SO WORTH the hastle. No fan spin up noise, no fan noise under preasure and much lower temps.

ChrisD. · 9 Aug 2011 at 14:10

dfour said:
It might as you would be dumping the cpu heat inside the case. Watercooling the GPU is SO WORTH the hastle. No fan spin up noise, no fan noise under preasure and much lower temps.

What about a 120.3 and running the CPU and GPU of that?

Would it heat up the motherboard components too much?

Starting to think it's not worth the effort tbh.

dfour · 9 Aug 2011 at 16:09

You could get away with a decent 120.2 as I only use a 120.2 for my cpu and gpu. No I dont think it would get hot enough to bother the motherboard even under preasure and you would still have the 1 top fan to remove heat.

IMHO if your happy with your rig and temps I wouldnt bother as the cost could be quite a bit.

Moothead2 · 9 Aug 2011 at 16:15

Sandybridge chips aren't exactly roasty CPUs. I don't think you'd see much benifit from custom WC unless you were going for some form of extreme OC or if the pump/fan noise is annoying you or is loud.

ChrisD. · 9 Aug 2011 at 16:17

I have no particular reason for wanting to do it, other then just wanting to do it. I'm not sure if that makes sense though!