project: coldfusion

cwsempire · Oct 29, 2009

Project outline:

1. All parts ordered seperate.
2. Build from start to finish.

Build to include: Full water cooling (cpu, gpu, northbridge, southbridge, ram, hdd and psu)

Parts purchased:

Clearwater Water Cooling Dispenser
ASUS P5Q Pro Mainboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600
Palit nVidia GeForce GTX 260 896MB DDR3
Corsair 8GB PC2-6400 (800MHz) DDR2 RAM Kit, 4x 2GB XMS2
Maxtor 200GB SATA HDD
Antec Earthwatts 500 Watt Power Supply
Powerware 5110 Uninterruptible power supply
Swiftech MCP655-B Water Pump
Swiftech Apogee GTZ CPU Waterblock
EK Waterblocks EK-FC260/275/285 GTX - GW Acetal
EK Waterblocks North Bridge S-MAX Acetal
EK Waterblocks South Bridge EK-NB/SB 1 Acetal
EK Waterblocks EK-MOSFET ASUS 3a Acetal x2
Tygon 1/2" Highflow Tubing (2 x100cm)

Build photos:

TeeJay88 · Oct 29, 2009

Now thats hot, and first to reply, but this is freaking sexy man, good work. I have a few questions though, when the coil thaws wont it drip water, and what about condensation in general.

FrEaKy · Oct 29, 2009

Thats awesome dude, I like it.

As for the drippage, the coil is not directly over the mobo, the mobo and comp items are actually away from the coil from the looks of the pictures, so my guess is, drippage probally isnt an issue.

MassiveOverkill · Oct 29, 2009

Nice. Anyway you can replace the plastic bucket with a stainless steel one? I would think it would transfer the heat better and produce less condensation.

cwsempire · Oct 29, 2009

Hi everyone thanks for your support.
Condensation isnt big issue; while the computer is running the water temperature dosn't drop below 20C and when the computer is off the compressor is off, this helps not to waste electricity and not let temps drop to low.
However when the refrigeration coils first started to thaw this did cause a small dripping scare; by adding foam and insulation around the reservoir this is now solved.

Adidas4275 · Oct 29, 2009

looks cool man........... what kind of OCs do you hit on that C2Q

Elledan · Oct 30, 2009

Interesting concept

K-Mac · Oct 30, 2009

very cool idea, id be curious to see what it ocs to as well!

cwsempire · Nov 12, 2009

K-Mac said:
very cool idea, id be curious to see what it ocs to as well!

I have'nt had time to play but at the moment I am running the Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz.

cwsempire · Nov 12, 2009

Update and fixes:
Rebuild frame to secure compressor & condenser.
Cut expansion slot support for better view of device.
Moved power supply to rear.
Added insulation.

][V][AGIC · Nov 12, 2009

I did that same thing a couple years ago and had condensation problems on my blocks and the tube itself, but maybe my water cooler was more powerful. Looks good tho.

Randominal · Nov 12, 2009

Looks awesome in a ghetto/mad scientist sorta way!

Mohonri · Nov 12, 2009

Yeah, you *definitely* need to insulate the refrigerant coils. Not only will the insulation prevent condensation, but it'll reduce the load on the compressor, since it will only be cooling the water, and not the surrounding air.

inotocracy · Nov 12, 2009

Pretty sweet cooling setup! Is 3.2 as far as you can push it?

Rossi~ · Nov 16, 2009

Why a plastic bucket and not aluminium/stainless steel?

cwsempire · Nov 19, 2009

Mohonri said:
Yeah, you *definitely* need to insulate the refrigerant coils. Not only will the insulation prevent condensation, but it'll reduce the load on the compressor, since it will only be cooling the water, and not the surrounding air.

Thanks for the support I took your advise and wrapped up coils and reservoir.

inotocracy said:
Pretty sweet cooling setup! Is 3.2 as far as you can push it?

I got some time to overclock on the weekend and ran a stable 3.8Ghz for most of the day but my Q6600 b3 seems to double as a space heater.
The temps skyrocket to an idle of 68C and above. These temps put to much load on the compressor so I have purchased a small radiator to help stablize and lower.

Rossi~ said:
Why a plastic bucket and not aluminium/stainless steel?

Sadly.. i can't find a metal replacement which will sink into the diameter of refrigerant coils.
In the mean time i wrapped aluminium foil around the bucket where the coils make contact.

Thor · Nov 19, 2009

cwsempire said:
Sadly.. i can't find a metal replacement which will sink into the diameter of refrigerant coils.
In the mean time i wrapped aluminium foil around the bucket where the coils make contact.

the plastic would be perfect, and more efficient if you could pop the cooler coils into the buck so they make direct contact with the water they are trying to chill, need to make sure you have really high flow around them however, as any water that becomes static will become ice very quickly, the down side to this is that you will most likely get sub ambient temps on your blocks causing condensation issues and requiring you to cover them up in insulation, snowballing your temps lower and lower..

cwsempire · Nov 19, 2009

Additions:
1 x Swiftech MCR220-QP Radiator with
2 x Nexus Real Silent 120mm Case Fan

Update:
1. Insulated the refrigerant coils & reservoir.
2. Secured radiator to frame and into cooling loop.

project: coldfusion

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