New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

[ekuest]

hey guys, I'm starting my first watercooling project and looking for suggestions for tube ID/OD sizing. For the ID, anything that is widely available for both fitting and tubing. OD for Tubing I'd like something in the middle; not too thin and not too thick.

1/2" inside is pretty standard. if you want a tight fit then you can get 7/16 and then theyll be really hard to get on the barbs but you can heat them or just give them a good push. thats good if youre using barbs and dont want clamps. if you are using clamps or compresion fittings then 1/2" is good.

for OD, you either have 5/8" or 3/4". 3/4 is less likely to collapse when you bend it, but its a lot bigger and doesnt look as good. 5/8" can collapse if you make too tight of a turn. personally i think 1/2" ID 5/8" OD is the best size, but the brand (material) is also important, maybe some people can give you suggestions on that, i dont know anything.

 

[SonDa5]

Here is close up of my blocks for my CPU and NB/Mosfet.


CPU is Apogee XT and NB/MOSFET by MIPS.

 

[SonDa5]

Testing my loop for leaks and running all the air bubbles out.

I used a mixture of 10% Design Engineering, INC Radiator Relief and 90% distilled water.

 

[lilfiend]

you plan on cooling that second card?

 

[R-Type]

Testing my loop for leaks and running all the air bubbles out.

I used a mixture of 10% Design Engineering, INC Radiator Relief and 90% distilled water.

I was wondering how watercooling would work in one of those Silverstone cases. Looks like a PITA but you made it work so cheers!

Also, I noticed the second card doesn't have its auxilary power hooked up... what is the plan with this guy?

 

[SonDa5]

I was wondering how watercooling would work in one of those Silverstone cases. Looks like a PITA but you made it work so cheers!

Also, I noticed the second card doesn't have its auxilary power hooked up... what is the plan with this guy?

Thanks. I bought the case with the loop build in mind. First system with loop that I have built.


The card with the Aquatuning block is a MSI GTX470 and the other card without a block is a MSI GTX560Ti.

I just got theMSI Twin Frozer II GTX 560 Ti and don't have a block for it. I don't think these cards can run in Xfire. I won the card here last week. My plan is to get the GTX470 running first and see how the cooling is then after I play with it I will run the GTX560ti. I want to see how the cards compare.

I don't think anyone makes a block for this GTX560ti.

 

[fx9]

Here's a picture of my revamped water loop, got some new compression fittings, new XSPC reservoir and put in a DangerDen water block on the northbridge of my Asus P6T v2.

 

[SonDa5]

DFI P45 JR Loopy Raven up and running.

 

[Dark Mantis]

I thought I would add a couple of pictures of my watercooled testbench here even though I have the review elsewhere.

 

[SonDa5]

More views of first full loop build with Silverstone Raven case.

 

[vexvegaz]

new build..

 

[TooYellow]

Howdy folks,

I'm new to the forum and to water cooling. I have a question. I've got most of my parts picked out but I want to be sure I've gotten sufficient cooling for my gear. I am planning on cooling an overclocked 2600k (~4.5GHz) and a Radeon 6990 (dual GPU, single card).

Can I get away with this:
Swiftech MCP655-B pump
one 2x140mm magicool slim rad (dual 140mm), mounted in the top
one 1x120mm EK Rad-XT 120 (single 120mm), mounted over rear exaust

I'm trying to cram it all into an Obsidian 650D. If it's not enough cooling I should be able to put a 200mm rad in the front if mod the case slightly instead of using the 120mm in the rear.

Any feedback would be great!

 

[Blazemore]

^ First things first put your question in it's own thread

 

[TooYellow]

Oh woops, sorry. I thought it went in the water cooling thread. I'll start another!

 

[Zoson]

Bingo! What is this setup? Looks like what I am searching for... something to cool my I7 920 D0 and single ATI 5870 reference GPU.

That's a silverstone tj07.
You can do the same thing with a lian li pc-a10b also.

 

[domenic]

More Pics

Qty - Product Description
3 x 30" LCD
2 x 20" LCD
1 x Black Ice GT Stealth 120 Radiator
1 x Black Ice GT Stealth 140 Radiator
1 x RS 120mm Radiator
1 x XSPC X2O 750 Dual 5.25” Bay Reservoir Pump
1 x XSPC Rasa Black (Acetal) CPU Waterblock
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm x 25mm Fan - 1150 RPM (D1225C12B3AP-13)
1 x Scythe KAMA-FLEX 135mm x 25mm Fan - 1600 RPM w/ S-FDB Bearing (140mm Mount) (SA1325FDB12H)
1 x Koolance VID-AR699 Radeon HD6990 VGA Liquid Cooling Block
1 x Koolance 1/2" (13mm) ID G1/4 Threaded Angled Nozzles Pair (NZL-L13KG)
5 x Koolance 1/2" (13mm) ID G1/4 Threaded Nozzles Pair (NZL-V13KG)
1 x Koolance Dual VID Connector - Adjustable 2-3 Slot Spacing (CNT-VDA34)
2 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff Nozzle, Female Compression (13mm, 1/2" x 16mm, 5/8") (VL3N-F13S)
2 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff Nozzle, Male G1/4 Thread (VL3N-MG)
20 x 1/2" ID - (5/8" OD) PVC Clear Tubing (1ft)
2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
1 x ASUS P8P67 WS REVOLUTION LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVIDIA NF200 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
2 x PowerColor AX6990 4GBD5-M4D Radeon HD 6990 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
1 x CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x Thermaltake Level 10 GT (VN10001W2N) Black SECC / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
2 x Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

[Ames974]

 

[rennyf77]

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lovely. a fellow armor suit p80 builder. crammed the rad in the front?

 

[Ames974]

Yes, a 360 in the 5,25" bay

 

[rennyf77]

Yes, a 360 in the 5,25" bay

yeah, i just noticed it in the bottom. i'm mounting a 280 in the front or mine, and hanging a 360 out the back. you can see it in the case mod work log.

 

[ryuji]

not quite perfect yet... also forgot to include my top radiator in on the pictures

 

[Buzzycaf]

Ok my turn! Newer pics are in the bottom. Check out my youtube channel to see videos of the build.. Feel free to comment and suggest things I could change. It's my first water build that didn't come from a kit.







A small update, changed a few things. I wanted white but went green to match the new res.

 

[hardasdf]

I need to clean the wb Should I just get a new one...I hate cleaning it......
btw it's a koolance 6990 wb.

 

[Ace.KIA.]

Morning Ladys
here my 3 Cases I hope you like it

 

[yang88she]

nothing crazy, but it sure is nice to stretch out my tri sli w/ my 920@4.3

 

[BLiTzKRiEG]

Ace.KIA, what is the case you posted in your last two pics, the micro-ATX one? Thanks.

 

[Ace.KIA.]

It's a Lian Li V351 Case

 

[Colonel_Panic]

Just overclocked my watercooled i7-950 so I thought I'd share.

Intel i7-950 @ 4.00 GHz / 21 multi / 191 bclk / 1.272 V
ASUS P6X58D Premium
12GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 RAM @ 1800 MHz
Intel 510 120GB SSD
Corsair 700D
EVGA GTX470

EK ASUS x58 mosfet blocks
EK ASUS x58 NB/SB blocks
Aqua computer GTX470 block
Aqua computer Kuplex CPU block
standard aquarium pump
2x Zalman Reserator 1V2 radiators

Temps so far are excellent, as far as I'm concerned. Normal use at 4 GHz is about 45 C with a max of 70 at full load. Game performance is excellent, too. Water temps range from 21 C when starting up and usually stabilize at 33 C during full load.

I made a nice write up in the worklog forum but here's a link to my blog post http://www.wesg.ca/aFX

here are some other obligatory photos for those interested
http://www.wesg.ca/ruS
http://www.wesg.ca/158
http://www.wesg.ca/hGW
http://www.wesg.ca/ayY
http://www.wesg.ca/bS5
http://www.wesg.ca/frW

 

[MrSneis]

Here's me is. It's hard to get a pic of the res, but it's a DD rad-res sitting in the 5.25" bay area.

MCP350 w/ XSPC Acrylic Top
XSPC Rasa
XSPC Razor 6970 Full Coverage
Swiftech MCR320-QP
Primochill 7/16" ID 5/8" OD Tubing
DangerDen Fatboy Fittings
DanderDen RadRes
IandH KillCoil

 

[Tooterfish]

Nicely done Sneis. I'm going for a similar look myself. Yours is looking very tidy and sexy.

 

[R-Type]

Just overclocked my watercooled i7-950 so I thought I'd share.

Intel i7-950 @ 4.00 GHz / 21 multi / 191 bclk / 1.272 V
ASUS P6X58D Premium
12GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 RAM @ 1800 MHz
Intel 510 120GB SSD
Corsair 700D
EVGA GTX470

EK ASUS x58 mosfet blocks
EK ASUS x58 NB/SB blocks
Aqua computer GTX470 block
Aqua computer Kuplex CPU block
standard aquarium pump
2x Zalman Reserator 1V2 radiators

Temps so far are excellent, as far as I'm concerned. Normal use at 4 GHz is about 45 C with a max of 70 at full load. Game performance is excellent, too. Water temps range from 21 C when starting up and usually stabilize at 33 C during full load.

I made a nice write up in the worklog forum but here's a link to my blog post http://www.wesg.ca/aFX

here are some other obligatory photos for those interested
http://www.wesg.ca/ruS
http://www.wesg.ca/158
http://www.wesg.ca/hGW
http://www.wesg.ca/ayY
http://www.wesg.ca/bS5
http://www.wesg.ca/frW

I love it, definitely a badass rig to be passively radiated!

 

[cypher22]

My power cube. NZXT Rogue micro atx case.

Core i7 920 at 4.4ghz
asus rampage gene
sli'd gtx 285 oc'd
2 ssd in raid 0
6gb corsair dominator
slot load pioneer drive

One push pull 120mmx2 rad in front. push pull 120mm mounted on rear.

heatkiller cpu block
MIPS chipset/mosfet blocks
EK gpu blocks

Idle temps=34
Full load under lynx= 69
I was concerned about the rads getting heat soaked but that turned out not to be the case.

 

[dragonhunter]

Just finished redo my Hot-Rod to dual WC loops, some pics

 

[aphasia]

Just finished redo my Hot-Rod to dual WC loops, some pics

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its a nice rig but seriously dude you need to resize your pics before posting.
2592 x 1944 isn't really browser / forum friendly.

 

[Ace.KIA.]

 

[p0lish]

Here's my newly water cooler system. Currently running my Q9400 2.6ghz at 3.7ghz with high temps at 54c. Tubes are UV reactive, no dye for me, just some PT Nuke. Sorry for the phone pics.

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[ShadowDragon]

Some updates.

 

[Jeeps]

Update to my system. Added a reservoir and sleeved the watercooling tubes.

 

[aviduser]

Don't think I've posted my system here. Amazed its been nearly a year since I made any substantial changes to it.

 

[sabregen]

Specs:

Lian-Li PC-T60B w/T60-1 option
Silverstone Strider 1500w fully modular
ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution
Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.85GHz
16GB PC3-1600 Corsair Vengeance
ASUS 12x BD-RE
OCZ Vertex2 120GB
3x eVGA GTX580 3GB
XSPX Rasa 750 RX240 kit
Tygon 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD


on the way - silver coil and Mayhems Ultra Deep Blue dye from WCDYES.COM