Hoobie7's First Worklog

[hoobie7]

MY FIRST WORKLOG

So, I got this great deal on a Core 2 Duo through the Intel Retail Edge program, and I decided it needed a brand new home to go in to.

I started with the Thermaltake Armor case.

And some other various parts:

That's a Silencer 610 in there!

This also included an Apogee block for the C2D.

I decided to go with this case for the express purpose of slapping in a triple 120 rad in the front, like this one:

A little foam tape on there for a good seal against these:

I decided the fan itself wasn't quite enough so got some RC plane spinners and put them on there too! As you might note the prop holes are filled. That was prolly the most difficult part of this whole project. I actually ordered 6 of those and took three and hacked 'em apart then sanded the little pieces down until they fit perfect.

This all went together to give me something like this:

 

[hoobie7]

From there I needed to decide where to put the res:

With pictures to come soon I decided on a spot right above the pump which I thought would be perfect to have the res feed right into the top of pump.
Oh, what? The pump intake isn't on top, it's the side one! Crap!
Hmmm, ok new idea: put a 90* elbow on the pump.
But a barbed elbow with a piece of hose to the pump will make it stick out too far.

What's a modder to do? V V V

Well, that actually worked pretty well.
So, I bought a threaded elbow from DD to put on that. Oh, but wait, it doesn't fit.
What the hell? The die is 9/16-18. The elbow is G1/4 BSPP.

Why are all the water cooling parts G1/4?

So, anyway, another trip back to the hardware store and a little more elbow grease had this:

In, the meantime, during one of several trips to the hardware store I also bought myself a Unibit to put a hole in the top for my new fillport like this:

Anywho, more to come later!

Thanks
Hoobie7

 

[bartsimsonii]

Mind sharing where ya got those plane props?

 

[spint3]

I would assume any local hobby store, or you can checkout http://towerhobbies.com , thats where i used to do all my RC shopping when i was really into it.

 

[hoobie7]

Sure, I used the 1 1/2" spinner from Tower Hobbies HERE

So, here's a question for you guys.
I got a 1/2" to 3/8" reducer. (You can see it in the background of the pump pic.)
I was planning on putting that right out of the pump and go 3/8" to the Apogee block.
Or I could go 1/2" all the way in to the block and 3/8" out of the block.
What do you think?

 

[bartsimsonii]

Optimally you would go 7/16 into the block and 5/16 out of it.

But of the 2 choices you stated 1/2 into and 3/8 out of would be better.

 

[hoobie7]

Ok, so here's my little update.

I went ahead and installed the "Good Helper to Reduces the Noise".
That would be the sound mating for those not in the know.

Then I had to get my 7800 out of my old system and into the new.
Problem being it was part of the old loop.
So some major surgery had to be performed without draining the loop.
It was a bit messy but I got it done.

Next, I went ahead and finished out the loop.
Clamped everything down and double and triple checked everything.

And then I filled the loop.
This is where I've run into a problem.
The reservoir has a tube inside it to get the return water higher up in the res.
The problem is the pump is pulling so hard that it throws the water all the way to the top of the res.
This is creating splashing and bubbles that are then pulled back through the loop.
I went ahead and filled the res all the way to the top but it still seems to be pulling air.
Heres some pics to illustrate.

Hopefully you can see the bubbles.
And not just the big ones, it's those little mini bubbles that are getting constantly sucked through the loop.
I think those are getting sucked through the pump and making it fairly loud.
I can hear the pump hum but the bubbles are making a lot more noise.

So who has suggestions on how to fix this please?

P.S. Oh, and if you have any other ideas on what I could do to it lemme know. I don't have much of a creative side.

Thanks
Hoobie

 

[filthysanchez]

cut the tube that pushes the water up higher?

 

[hoobie7]

I can't the tube is plexi plus I think the res is sealed.

This one shows threads but mine doesn't have those.

Thanks for the try. Any other ideas?

Thanks
Hoobie

 

[FadedSpark]

turn the pump down to a lower setting for a while

 

[filthysanchez]

just make/get a new res
can't be that expensive

 

[k00lance]

I used to put soundmat all over my case and I realized it's almost impossible to clean out dirts about a year later. I decided to remove the mat but doesn't come off clean

 

[bail_w]

Temperature @ what voltages?

 

[DarkenReaper57]

Honestly I think the bubbles *might* be caused by that 90 degree elbow at the inlet of your pump. A 90 degree bend can cause some turbulence. It also will slow down your coolant flow (by how much exactly, I don't know, but not having it there would be better). If tube routing is a problem, you can always turn the pump so the outlet faces to the left (towards the cpu) and the inlet comes from the top.

Is the water being pumped back into the res at such a high velocity that it is splashing all over the top, causing turbulence? If so, turn the pump down for a while. Changes are this is the problem, rather than the 90 degree elbow. Hopefully it is, since you spent time making that thing .

EDIT: I read that the turbulence problem is true. At least the elbow doesn't seem to be killing flow . Since your fill port is attached to the res, try filling the tubing connecting to the port with water as high as you can, and let it run overnight so the air bubbles can exit the system. It works like a charm for me.

 

[bail_w]

as long as there is no bubble inside the loop, there shouldnt be any problem. btw, there shouldnt be any bubble in the reservior.

 

[Top Nurse]

Nice worklog.

To fix this bubble problem you need to put in a plastic strainer to break up the whirlwind in your reservoir. Some people shove a credit card in the tube to do the same thing.