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With the desire to push my Q6600 further...a box of goodies arrived:
My personal postal inspector decided to make sure the box was safe.
Inside the box were many wonderful things:
The first order of business was to open up the brand new D5 (Swiftech MCP655) pump and port it:
After some test fitting and measuring and more test fitting, I was able to tuck my loop in the case with minimal modifications. In fact, the only mods were:
1) Removing the front drive cage. If I need more drive space, I'll add one of those spiffy Lian Li cages to my 5.25" bays.
2) Drilling two small holes in the motherboard tray (I drilled out two screw mount points) to mount the reservoir.
3) Drilling two small holes in the case bottom to mount the pump (I drilled out two of the vent holes to accept the screws).
4) Flipping the front fan mount upside down to fit the front radiator.
5) Removal of the rear fan guard.
This is the (unfilled) result:
I snapped the picture right before filling and hooking the last few things up (like the pump and additional video power cords). As my webserver is sitting right next to this desk, I rummaged up an unused molex and hooked up the pump. This way I was powering the loop without powering the components...perfect for testing, and I didn't have to jump a PS to do it.
Filled the loop, ran the pump on low, and filled some more. After getting the level pretty much set, I turned up the speed on the pump and bled the system. I also tested for leaks. I found one small leak in the base of the reservoir, due to not screwing the delrin bottom cap all the way into the acrylic tank...it was an easy fix. After leak testing, I added two drops of Petra's PT_Nuke. Since I don't have any windows into my case, I didn't concern myself with any fancy lighting or coolant dye. I also said "the heck with it" and got the silver lined tygon (again no need to see the water in the loop).
I made one final modification to the case. I pulled out my 4.5" hole saw, my dremel, my drill, and a sheet of acrylic. I removed the vent screen from the case and cut a new fan mount / blow hole in place of the old mesh.
I guess I do have a "window" in my case after all...
Results pending, but initially it looks like around a 10*C drop in temperatures over the TRUE.
My personal postal inspector decided to make sure the box was safe.
Inside the box were many wonderful things:
The first order of business was to open up the brand new D5 (Swiftech MCP655) pump and port it:
After some test fitting and measuring and more test fitting, I was able to tuck my loop in the case with minimal modifications. In fact, the only mods were:
1) Removing the front drive cage. If I need more drive space, I'll add one of those spiffy Lian Li cages to my 5.25" bays.
2) Drilling two small holes in the motherboard tray (I drilled out two screw mount points) to mount the reservoir.
3) Drilling two small holes in the case bottom to mount the pump (I drilled out two of the vent holes to accept the screws).
4) Flipping the front fan mount upside down to fit the front radiator.
5) Removal of the rear fan guard.
This is the (unfilled) result:
I snapped the picture right before filling and hooking the last few things up (like the pump and additional video power cords). As my webserver is sitting right next to this desk, I rummaged up an unused molex and hooked up the pump. This way I was powering the loop without powering the components...perfect for testing, and I didn't have to jump a PS to do it.
Filled the loop, ran the pump on low, and filled some more. After getting the level pretty much set, I turned up the speed on the pump and bled the system. I also tested for leaks. I found one small leak in the base of the reservoir, due to not screwing the delrin bottom cap all the way into the acrylic tank...it was an easy fix. After leak testing, I added two drops of Petra's PT_Nuke. Since I don't have any windows into my case, I didn't concern myself with any fancy lighting or coolant dye. I also said "the heck with it" and got the silver lined tygon (again no need to see the water in the loop).
I made one final modification to the case. I pulled out my 4.5" hole saw, my dremel, my drill, and a sheet of acrylic. I removed the vent screen from the case and cut a new fan mount / blow hole in place of the old mesh.
I guess I do have a "window" in my case after all...
Results pending, but initially it looks like around a 10*C drop in temperatures over the TRUE.
