Lookie what I managed today!!

[phill9800]

Just been testing it for the last few hours and checking for problems, but all seems to be going rather well at the moment :)
Here's a few pics for you :)

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Its my first water cooled system, its running like a charm :) I'll post some before and after temp pics up I made sure I did before switching over :) Any comments you wanna make, please do :)

[Skorp]

You've made some very solid choices there. :)

D-Tek FuZion, awesome block. Myself and Avid use it.

That radiator looks like a Thermochill PA120.2, best performers on the market.

Danger Den D5 pump, or is it the Laing or a Swiftech version? Y'all look a like, same deal, but lots of pushing power.

There are pipes leading into the front of the case. What do they do?

[phill9800]

I've had this stuff for ages, I've just never gotten around to using it :(

Its a Laing pump :) Cant remember the exact model number now, but it maxes a 3.5 bar pressure iirc.. :)

The rad is the thermochill model you are correct :) I got it cheap so I decided to give it a go :) I want to move to a 120.3 if possible and maybe a second 120.3 rad for the GPU :)

If you mean the ones I think you mean, the tubing that goes to the front of the case is for the res :)

I just hope its got enough cooling power for my upgrade thats gonna be coming soon.... :)

[ElrichMeister]

nice setup, ive been needing to reconfigure my water cooling loop, i need a stronger pump and replace my tubing, currently have D-Tek fuzion as well, and im using some older parts, i have BlackIce Extreme II, and a Hydor L30 pump that ive had running for the past 2 years, ive been eyeing the DD D5 pump but not sure which pump to invest in, and i also got a CM stacker case but a little different from Phills i think its the 810.

[phill9800]

Thanks for the comments Elrich :) Its the 810 stacker alright, but its the orignal version. The other stacker I have sat right next to me is a version two, where the PSU sits at the bottom and there two 120mm fans instead of one and the PSU cage at the top.
Figured if the PSU was out of firing range from the water setup, it couldnt do as much damage if something bad happened :)

This is not the final setup as I'm looking to get a bigger rad, so it'll be the 120.3 Thermochill next :) Reminds me, I need to get some more water cooling liquid!! :)

[-=CrAnSwIcK=-]

overclock?? (15 char)

[phill9800]

Check out my other thread (I think I put it in Overclockers paradise!! :lol: - I cant remember and I've just come from there!! What it is to be getting old!! :()

[AKHandyman]

Looks great! I mean that ... :thumb: I have always wanted to get into water cooling. but that's the one area that I can't convince the boss that I need to stay on top of the technology ... :- ... she always says who needs water cooling in Alaska? :D

But if I were to consider it, would what you have be the minimum starting point? Just curious ... real curious!! ;)

[phill9800]

Basically what I have bought, I have bought second hand and its all good stuff from the start..

I've got a pump, res, rad, tubing, barbs, CPU block, jubalee clips (to tie onto the tubing and barbs) and fesser one cooling liquid.. Thats all I started with and to be honest, I'm very pleased with the results :)

I would suggest to get the best block you can for anything.. There's so little point in buying a CPU water block if its pants as your temps will be higher than with air cooling anyways.. also if the air around you is rather cool, then it'll cool a lot better because its a more efficent way of cooling :) So it is better than air cooling in Alaska ;)

Ask questions as much as you like, dont be afraid to ask and never worry about double checking and checking again.. Turning it on for the first time is very worrying (was for me!!) I was nervous as hell and so releaved when I got it running :)

I cant wait to tidy up the tubing a bit as I'm going to re-tube it when I get my new 120.3 rad.. With the way I've been told, it could reduce the temps even further :D