My second water cooling attempt...

[noteworthy]

Well I went after it again. Bought up some parts and made my Athlon 64 system watercooled.

This shows the entire system.

Temps are good considering my ambients.

Used the following:
Via Aqua 1300 - Bought on Anandtech
Ford Heatercore - Bought on Anandtech
Maze 4 CPU Block
Maze 4 GPU Block
Reservoir
1/2" ID Clearflex
Zerex SuperCoolant

The only problem I am having is securing the water pump. I did have it zip tied to the case with the foam insulation but my whole case was rattling and loud. Finally I cut the cable and silence was mine. but if I move the case the pump will not be attached. I just have foam under and on both sides to insulate the vibrations.

Do you like my cardboard shroud? Have a silent 120mm fan on it. I have another 80mm fan mounted above the 120mm but I don't think I'll need to use it.

For the rest of the pics of my 2nd water cooling attempt goto:
http://www.geocities.com/trombonegws/h2o/

For a web page on my 1st water cooling attempt goto:
http://www.geocities.com/trombonegws/


What do you guys think? Someone on IRC told me it has to be the ugliest watercooling attempt he ever saw. Any ideas on how to secure the pump without making my case vibrate?

 

[stumpy]

Looks pretty decent, the only thing that could be better is the pump mounted inside the case. Do you have room to put it underneath the graphics card? You could secure it there to the bottom of the case with bolts or velcro...or something like that.

 

[noteworthy]

Bolts would probably work. I think I saw a link to pump bolt mounts. They have rubber spacers to kill vibration. I thought it would look cleaner to put the pump outside the case. I could mount it under the video card.

I've also thought about putting the water cooling stuff in another case.. and run tubes into this computer. It is sitting beside my computer and I have a cabinet spot for my computer with a door to shut it off. I could put my rad and pump in there.