Watercooled Eclipse. Finished

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Ok just finished off my install.

cooling
Apogee GT
Thermochill 120.1 Rad + Panaflo 120x38
Swiftech Micro Res
Swiftech MC655 Pump
7/16 Tubing
Zerex and Deironized Water
2x 120x38 Panaflo Fans

Specs
Core2duo 6600
PW5B DH
G.SKILL 6400 HZ
X1800XT (till r600)
Corsair HX620 PSU


Decided to go with a single 120 rad over double because i was only cooling the cpu and wanted to install it all internal without the loss of drive bays and also didnt want something hanging from the back. I had already cut a top blowhole a while ago. The only other thing need to be cut in order for the rad to fit was the psu tray.

At the moment i am getting 48c load with dual prime on 3.6ghz 1.45vcore, temps taken via TAT. This is will the fan on lowest setting and pump on medium. Before on air, this was creeping up to 70c.

This sound right?

Ok here are some pics -

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p4radox said:
That is superb It would look better with clear water though...;)

How do you find the thicker fans? More airflow than thin ones? Quieter? What model are they?
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Thanks

Yeah, zerex isnt the best colour lol dont have a window so dosnt really matter too much. :)

120x38mm fans have 40% more pressure than 120x25mm. I have then at 5v and they still pack a punch. Very quiet indeed. They are nmb-mat (panaflo)
 
simonnance said:
what's the downside on 38mm thickness rather than the 25mm standard? From what i can see you get better pressure and airflow, with reduced noise.

OK, they no doubt weight a bit more, and cost more, and are really hard to find (i sure cant find any). Most case mounts will prob fit both, so i cant see the major downside...... so why arent they more popular?
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tbh i dont see a downside in them. I have always used panaflo's. Delta also make some of there more powerful 120 fans in 38mm. They are quite easy to find.

You may have trouble fitting them in some cases due to the restrictions of drive bays etc. I had to modify the one in my eclipse for it to fit. Worth it though :)
 
Best thing to do is hunt down the ones i use, nmb-mat (panaflo) and run them at 5v/7v they are very quiet and still produce a fair amount of airflow.

Very Low Noise 12V - 69cfm 30dB(A) Silent 7V - 41cfm <19dB(A)
 
andyh said:
Dreamcaster, is the Rad your using capable of dealing with a ND waterblock in the loop as well? I like the idea of having all the kit internal however the dual rads look a bit to big to fit in.
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If you fit a dual rad then you will lose two of the bays. (something i wanted to avoid as i need all of them.) You can always mount the rad on the back.

I'm getting 48c-51c load on 3.6 @ 1.45v dual prime TAT. I would have thought it would be fine to put the chipset in too. Things would just start to get iffy with a graphics card.

I plan to dual loop in the future when i get a card worth cooling :)
 
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andyh said:
I had thought of getting the Swiftech ultra kit and taking the easy option of just sticking the rad on the back but the case is big enough without a huge Rad hanging off the back.
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Yeah thats the thing. If you are only thinking of cooling the cpu this is the ideal option imo. You lose no drive bays and it looks very neat.

If you plan to cool the gpu you could always add another loop dedicated to that and have it internally mounted on the back fan. This is what i plan to do anyways.
 
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No, it works perfect tbh, although i am selling the case and cooling as i'm upgrading and need a bigger rad. Looking to get a lian li with rad in roof.
 
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