Watercooled Case Gallery
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Think I win the prize for worst water cooling project ever!
I look through these pages and am blow away by the creativity and dedication people have put into their set ups. Clean lines, perfect bends beautiful lighting.........Isn't it about time we just see some turd!
well you're in luck! just keep scrolling.
So one morning a guy from work brings in 3 massive sheets of pink acrylic he saw a builder throwing into a skip. I asked What he plans to do with it? He replied "I dunno"
2 years later the stuff is still sitting at the back of the work shop collecting dust doing nothing. "if only I could use it for something, I mean it is a pretty fetching colour"
So I started by cutting some strips of acrylic then heating and bending them round some MDF.
I made 2 of these parts and cut them to lengh
Next I waited 2 weeks for a G1/4 tap to arrive from China, I'm not willing to pay the extra pound to get one from the UK, which came from China!
Then I acrylic welded the two halves together and set out the various ports on the back
Drilled and tapped the holes and cut the shape on the bandsaw.
Next I welded the back on and added some deflectors, I dont know why I added them but my other reservoir has then so why not, I mean they do nothing other than look trash and help to send micro bubbles back round the loop!
And here it is done. The ugliest, worst ever made pink reservoir.
While I was at it I also made a base plate for the bottom of the PC case. I've seen ones other people have made and they look fantastic....Mine on the other hand just looks like Katy prices washing up board.
I removed half the loop. I set the draining bored in place and fitted the compression fittings.
Added the pumps and drain lines to the res. SC600 pumps from China if any ones interested. they move a surprising amount of water and are quieter than my old EK 4.0 pump. How long they will last who knows.
Hard line tubing is so last year so I'm reusing all my old flexi tube fittings and going back to the 00's
Look at these bends pretty tight eh?
With every thing buttoned down I set out filling the loops up and leak testing. I also went with the worst 2 colours I could think of just to give the loop that je ne sais quoi.
And Finally the moment you've all been waiting for. The big reveal.
Voila!
Rip me all you can
this project was more about learning to work with acrylic than any thing else and seeing as the total cost was about a tenner I'm not fussed. this system will soon be broken down as the upgrade bug has bitten.
Hopefully you got a laugh out of all this, I did
I look through these pages and am blow away by the creativity and dedication people have put into their set ups. Clean lines, perfect bends beautiful lighting.........Isn't it about time we just see some turd!
well you're in luck! just keep scrolling.
So one morning a guy from work brings in 3 massive sheets of pink acrylic he saw a builder throwing into a skip. I asked What he plans to do with it? He replied "I dunno"
2 years later the stuff is still sitting at the back of the work shop collecting dust doing nothing. "if only I could use it for something, I mean it is a pretty fetching colour"
So I started by cutting some strips of acrylic then heating and bending them round some MDF.
I made 2 of these parts and cut them to lengh
Next I waited 2 weeks for a G1/4 tap to arrive from China, I'm not willing to pay the extra pound to get one from the UK, which came from China!
Then I acrylic welded the two halves together and set out the various ports on the back
Drilled and tapped the holes and cut the shape on the bandsaw.
Next I welded the back on and added some deflectors, I dont know why I added them but my other reservoir has then so why not, I mean they do nothing other than look trash and help to send micro bubbles back round the loop!
And here it is done. The ugliest, worst ever made pink reservoir.
While I was at it I also made a base plate for the bottom of the PC case. I've seen ones other people have made and they look fantastic....Mine on the other hand just looks like Katy prices washing up board.
I removed half the loop. I set the draining bored in place and fitted the compression fittings.
Added the pumps and drain lines to the res. SC600 pumps from China if any ones interested. they move a surprising amount of water and are quieter than my old EK 4.0 pump. How long they will last who knows.
Hard line tubing is so last year so I'm reusing all my old flexi tube fittings and going back to the 00's
Look at these bends pretty tight eh?
With every thing buttoned down I set out filling the loops up and leak testing. I also went with the worst 2 colours I could think of just to give the loop that je ne sais quoi.
And Finally the moment you've all been waiting for. The big reveal.
Voila!
Rip me all you can
this project was more about learning to work with acrylic than any thing else and seeing as the total cost was about a tenner I'm not fussed. this system will soon be broken down as the upgrade bug has bitten.Hopefully you got a laugh out of all this, I did
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fun story ... i ordered evga power link and they send me two by mystake :>Nice @Chaos666, if front rad is gone, where is the res / pump mounted to ?
Also EVGA Powerlink in there, very nice
exactly ..same mounting spot.... just no radiator :>
i was planning to hide that "box" from the light strip but I'll be changing my case soon probably so i didn't bother
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My mini-itx build at 11.5L volume, reused as many parts and possible hence the beat up old rad. Wish I could watercool my gpu but it runs extremely quiet and is only a 1060 and due to the huge 2.5 cooler I had to rip it off and stick a 15mm slim fan on it.
Somehow managed to fit a D5 pump in there too!
Somehow managed to fit a D5 pump in there too!
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My camera is awful, my cable management is awful and my rad is caked in dust but this took ages.
Upgraded to ryzen and happy with it so far, RAM overclocked to 3300ish MHz, CPU at just over 4Ghz.
Controversially my loop goes GPU > CPU.
Upgraded to ryzen and happy with it so far, RAM overclocked to 3300ish MHz, CPU at just over 4Ghz.
Controversially my loop goes GPU > CPU.
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Just finished redoing my loop after breaking down my existing 390 crossfire setup.
It's been a wee bit painful waiting for over a week for EK to get the Vega FC waterblock and backplate to me. Well worth it now though, so pleased with temps and performance. Just got some finishing touches but it's now back in a usable state again.
It's been a wee bit painful waiting for over a week for EK to get the Vega FC waterblock and backplate to me. Well worth it now though, so pleased with temps and performance. Just got some finishing touches but it's now back in a usable state again.
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Thats how my build looks. For me only external radiators are an option. 14 years ago used to have DIY water cooling with car radiator and cpu block my mate CNCd from block of copper since was no ready kits back then. Ofc using mains powered pump back then 
Anyway Monster overkill build. If calculating 120mm/100w this is 1100w cooling power. When playing Wow in 3D 2100mhz on my Titan. It stays 2-3 above ambient temperature :]
Anyway Monster overkill build. If calculating 120mm/100w this is 1100w cooling power. When playing Wow in 3D 2100mhz on my Titan. It stays 2-3 above ambient temperature :]
Soldato
Upgraded from a 4820K to a Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
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Soldato
Finished hopefully until the next Ti . Really happy with how the new colour/theme has turned out.
Taken without all the flashy lights as my camera doesn't pick them up brilliantly. Not really a fan of RGB and only have the board on white anyway
. Really happy with how the new colour/theme has turned out.Taken without all the flashy lights as my camera doesn't pick them up brilliantly. Not really a fan of RGB and only have the board on white anyway
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First go at watercooling.
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe
360 rad top
240 rad front
Ryzen 1700X - XSPC block
1080 FE with EK Waterblock
Koolance Dual Bay res and 2 x d5 pumps.
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe
360 rad top
240 rad front
Ryzen 1700X - XSPC block
1080 FE with EK Waterblock
Koolance Dual Bay res and 2 x d5 pumps.
@chroniclard 2 D5 pumps? Woah that stuff must be swimming about at a hundred miles an hour in a case that size
I love the Phanteks case.
Picture with the side off so we could see more would be nice.
@tyler_jrb Aww deleted picture before I even saw it
I love the Phanteks case.
Picture with the side off so we could see more would be nice.
@tyler_jrb Aww deleted picture before I even saw it
Soldato
@chroniclard 2 D5 pumps? Woah that stuff must be swimming about at a hundred miles an hour in a case that size
@tyler_jrb Aww deleted picture before I even saw it
Sorry, sorted now
.My (extremely) humble, budget build. Consists of a Rainintek triton (regularly inspected for cracks/leaks), rad replaced with a 360mm one and an R9 Nano.
Overall, I like the simplicity since everything is just on one side. Temps are decent too, 68c on the 2600k at 4.5ghz and 47c on the nano at 1050mhz after running furmark and prime for 15mins.
When I do decide to do a full 'proper' loop, I think I'll look for a waterblock/pump/res combo (if they exist?) Also I've fixed the kink on the GPU
Overall, I like the simplicity since everything is just on one side. Temps are decent too, 68c on the 2600k at 4.5ghz and 47c on the nano at 1050mhz after running furmark and prime for 15mins.
When I do decide to do a full 'proper' loop, I think I'll look for a waterblock/pump/res combo (if they exist?) Also I've fixed the kink on the GPU
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@chroniclard 2 D5 pumps? Woah that stuff must be swimming about at a hundred miles an hour in a case that size
I love the Phanteks case.
Picture with the side off so we could see more would be nice.
Cant see a whole lot more with the side off. Res top right, 2 pumps are set to lowest speed. Front rad bottom right(hdd cages removed), can see the two fans there.
Not actually sure I have the reservoir setup right, the right hand side shows water movement but the left doesn't appear to be doing a lot....but thats another thread.
Next upgrade will go for braided cables and try and make it tidier.
