Show Us Your Rig [3]

[essenbe]

Well it's together and running. Its sitting on the bench right now, with the stock Intel cooler. I haven't received all my parts yet. Goy the XSPC late yesterday. I was looking at it, and may have bit off more than I can chew. But, it started 1st try. What can I say, it ain't prettty but it works.

 

[Britton30]

It's a start Steve and a good one.
What's a XSPC?
Don't you have a better cooler than the Intel laying around?

 

[Hopalong X]

Wow a transparent aluminum case. :shock:

I always thought that was a Trekkie fable.

I know, I know you wanted to be sure the hardware worked before installing it in the case.
I don't blame you a bit after your past experiences.

 

[StalkeR]

Well it's together and running. Its sitting on the bench right now, with the stock Intel cooler. I haven't received all my parts yet. Goy the XSPC late yesterday. I was looking at it, and may have bit off more than I can chew. But, it started 1st try. What can I say, it ain't prettty but it works.
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That's beutty Steve.
As I seen, the cpu is using only 4 pin connector to the motherboard ?

It's a start Steve and a good one.
What's a XSPC?
Don't you have a better cooler than the Intel laying around?

It's water cooling, as Google told me. XSPC - Performance PC WaterCooling

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Steve you're going to have a blast learning to plumb this new rig up. You planning on CPU and GPU water cooling together?

 

[Alsisgevat]

Looking very promising Steve!

 

[essenbe]

The motherboard has an 8 pin and a 4 pin ATX connections. Bummer. I intend to only cool the CPU. At least for now. The GPU does not need it. It's idling at 31 right now. I haven't put it under stress, but the last 670 I had only reached 63 running Mard 3D 11 and Heaven. Alan, you may call it a blast, I hope you were being sarcastic. I may have to break the dremmel out. I hope to install the cooling in the case, test it, then put in the motherboard. This bay reservoir is causing much grief. XSPC is XSPC Raystorm RX360 Extreme Universal CPU Water Cooling Kit w/ RX360 Radiator and Free Kill Coil! Hot item!! - FrozenCPU.com

Hope that answered all the questions.

 

[Terronium 12]

You're going to be quite happy with your XSPC kit, trust me.

And the RX rad is going to net you some better temps than my RS. Looking great so far!

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Steve,
I don't think your CPU will ever get above ambient with that rad ! The reservoir is problematic as in needing mods to slide into the case?

 

[essenbe]

No mods needed to slide into the case, Alan, but it takes 2 5.25 bays, you would need to leave the bay above empty to get to it, and the bay above that has a fan in it from the rad. Now, that's a problem when you have only 4 bays. I don't use it much but you do need a DVD/CD player. Of course you cluld do several workarounds, but they require a lot of work for normal usage. I want one of the watercooling experts here ( Joey, I'm calling you) to tell me why I can't place the reservoir someplace else inside the case.

EDIT: Now that I am talking about the problem, I may have thought of a way to do it. But I would just rather place it somewhere else if that would be acceptable and wise. It may cause problems with how the wiring is run, but as usual, resolving one problem creates another.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Steve, could you squeeze a half height lappy style drive in?

http://biz.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1747935&CatId=3634

 

[essenbe]

Not sure Alan. But I just thought that I could use the top bay, that has the fan from the rad blocking about 1/3 of it, for the extra bay on top for access, that would leave the bottom bay for a DVD/CD. But I'd still like to place it inside the case somewhere other than ihe drive bays. I think.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

With just a little extra hose drape or some QD's the res. in the drive bay you can slip it out just enough to do water additions and changes.

 

[Alsisgevat]

Steve- very nice rad choice, I am sorry,but I dont like the bay reservoir choice, its just my own oppinion. And hope it servers you well,but they are very hard to fill and drain...no offence.

 

[essenbe]

Steve- very nice rad choice, I am sorry,but I dont like the bay reservoir choice, its just my own oppinion. And hope it servers you well,but they are very hard to fill and drain...no offence.

Not a problem Joey. That's what I didn't like about the kit. But, it was the only choice, so build a similar spec kit, would have cost much more. But, life is a compromise, to get something you want you have to give up some things you don't want to. But, is it a viable option to put the reservoir some place other in the bays, such as just above the floor?

 

[Alsisgevat]

Aslong as the res is above the pump(not here of importance) but dont let it make your tubing to far,you will loose cooling

 

[Alsisgevat]

Small tip Steve (and anyone else that may find this helpfull) If your gonna use clear distilled water,make sure you have enough killcoils. General rule is one per 1litre, so in my case for example, I used more then 2 and a half bottles of water,it worked out at around 1.8 litres, so I use 2 kill coils. Secondly,if possable put one kill koil in your res,and the other in the tubing behind the rad. But you can have both in the res.

 

[ZaLiTH]

Small tip Steve (and anyone else that may find this helpfull) If your gonna use clear distilled water,make sure you have enough killcoils. General rule is one per 1litre, so in my case for example, I used more then 2 and a half bottles of water,it worked out at around 1.8 litres, so I use 2 kill coils. Secondly,if possable put one kill koil in your res,and the other in the tubing behind the rad. But you can have both in the res.

I'll admit, I had to Google "kill coil"... I've never had any experience with water cooling before. Found a rather amusing link in my search though: Petra's Tech Shop. Read the 'instructions and ingredients' section...

 

[essenbe]

Thanks, I didn't know that. I got the GT's today.

 

[Alsisgevat]

(Petra's Tech Shop. Read the 'instructions and ingredients' section...

hehe,yeah that about sums it up.

Thanks, I didn't know that. I got the GT's today.

Congrats! Post some pics, I am very eager to see how the build is going! And another very small tip, I think Michael (Terronium 12) will be able to back me up here, you will fill a res up to the top,start the pump and refill it up again, and when all is running smooth,and great you will notice after about 2 days the water in the res has dropped about to 3/4, don't worry,you dont have a leak,the radiator just had allot of air in ti and it is starting to get pushed out,so wait a week and fill it up again.


And this part is only for Yussi, When are you gonna post those rig pics? Or should I come and take them myself! (or atleast chicken out and send someone to take the pics)