HTPC modding Cooler Master Elite 120 and Koolance

[ArtX38]

PC Components :
Case - Cooler Master Elite 120
Power Supply - Thermaltake TR2 RX 550W
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI
Processors - Intel Core i5-3570K
Memory - Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz
Video Card - Asus Radeon HD 7850
SSD - OCZ Agility 3 60 GB SATA III
Fan – 2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1200rpm
Veris Multimedia Station Premium

Water Cooling Component:
Koolance CPU-370 (CPU)
Koolance CHC-125 (MB)
Koolance RAM-33 X 2
Koolance RP-401X2 Single 5.25" Reservoir
Koolance Water Pump PMP-400 High-flow Pump
Koolance Radiator, 1x120mm 20-FPI Copper
Koolance Liquid Coolant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bVwhGWZZb4&feature=channel&list=UL

Cooler Master Elite 120 sound of the fan.
A large microphone background
1 meters away nothing is heard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukmo9zg30Xg&feature=channel&list=UL

Test LinX 0.64, CPUID HM Pro

Original http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6519/15673287.c/0_9ebdd_25a8bcf9_orig

This is not all.
Will continue to be integrated:
Changed the video card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 + Koolance VID-NX680 (GeForce GTX680)
Scythe Gentle Typhoon changed to 3x 120mm Scythe Slip Stream Slim 120mm 1600rpm
Second radiator Koolance Radiator, 1x120mm 11-FPI Copper
Second Koolance PMP-400 High-flow Pump

 

[ArtX38]

HTPC media center upgrade :
Video Card - Asus Radeon HD 7850 changed to ---> Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 (GV-R797OC-3GD)

modified / changed

Added water block Koolance VID-AR797 (modified / changed)

Koolance Radiator changed to ---> Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 x 2 units

Also modified parts :
Power Supply - Thermaltake TR2 RX changed to ---> OCZ ZT Series 550W
SSD - OCZ Agility 3 60GB changed to ---> INTEL 330 SATA3 SSD 120GB

Final (complete) results :

 

[Schuebrew]

System looks great.
I'm in the process of making my first custom system after doing pre-fab systems for the last few years.
I'm looking at getting the same video card (7970) and already ordered the same waterblock that you're using. I'm really worried about how well the Gigabyte 7970 rev 2.1 card matches the AMD reference design. It looks like you moved the capacitors to the back side of the board just to make the water block even fit. I've read elsewhere where the EK and Swiftech waterblock doesn't make contact with the MOSFETs.

I was really hoping you could help answer the question of how well the koolance block mounts to the rev 2.1 board as I'm having a really hard time finding anyone else who has done the install on this card. Does the block make contact with the MOSFETs or are there any other spots where the contact is marginal?

Just for reference, here's the pictures of the rev 1.0 and rev 2.1 boards I've found online which so the differences, primarily in the MOSFET and capacitor locaitons
Rev1.0

Rev2.1

 

[thekinslayer]

Clean build, I was wondering, how is your OCZ 550W PSU holding up?

 

[ArtX38]

System looks great.
I'm in the process of making my first custom system after doing pre-fab systems for the last few years......

The best option:
Swiftech MCW82-7900 Waterblock for Radeon™ HD7900 series (HD7970 and HD7950)
Swiftech HD7900 Series Full Cover Heatsink for AMD Radeon HD7970

My goal was - all the water cooling system block "Koolance"
But right now, I'd choose the following options:
Swiftech APOGEE HD Ultimate Extreme Performance Water Block
Swiftech MCW82-7900 Waterblock for Radeon™ HD7900 series
Swiftech HD7900 Series Full Cover Heatsink for AMD Radeon HD7970


Koolance blocking to do so:

(Sorry for bad English)

 

[ArtX38]

Clean build, I was wondering, how is your OCZ 550W PSU holding up?

This is a standard block and it's not a remake
(Sorry for bad English)

 

[ArtX38]

Rev2.1

Options 1 / 2: move to the other side
Option 3: put a copper plate (corresponding to the size and thickness) contact with the water block

 

[ArtX38]

Final Cooler Master Elite 120 and Mediatheque assembly into a single casing:

 

[ArtX38]

Test results (URL original image size 1920x1080):

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5407/15673287.d/0_a2061_4face379_orig

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4604/15673287.d/0_a205f_fcced4b7_orig

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6500/15673287.d/0_a2060_b717a8ec_orig

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6502/15673287.d/0_a2062_4dceed45_orig

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6506/15673287.d/0_a2275_31a34997_orig

 

[ArtX38]

Little case, great power ( Small box, big power )

PC Components:
Cooler Master Elite 120
OCZ ZT Series 550W
Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI
Intel Core i5-3570K
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz
Intel 330 SATA3 SSD 120GB
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 (GV-R797OC-3GD)
Veris Multimedia Station Premium

Water cooling components:
Koolance CPU-370 (CPU)
Koolance CHC-125 (MB)
Koolance RAM-33 X 2
Koolance video block VID-AR797
Koolance RP-401X2 Single 5.25" Reservoir
Koolance Water Pump PMP-400 High-flow Pump
Koolance Liquid Coolant
Radiator Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 x 2 unit

MediaTek components:
WD Elements Desktop 3.5'' 2TB x10 unit
Cooler master cm 4-in-3 device module 3x5.25"->4x3.5" x 4 unit
Psu Enermax Liberty elt400awt
D-link dub-h7 7-port USB x 2 unit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bVwhGWZZb4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukmo9zg30Xg

 

[SonDa5]

This came out awesome. Good job.

 

[1337m0dd3r]

sick man i dig it!