New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

JLangevin said:
Ok, I know I just posted pics, but this just looks so much better with the white tube that I had to post more... I'll stop I promise!

Specs in sig, changed out the clear Tygon tube for Fesser tube in white.
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Man that looks so nice!
 
revenant said:
Loving the orange and black theme, Ace. :)
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Agreed - very nice looking setup!

WTF is going on with your tubing/fittings there? Are those compression with additional tubing/wrapping around them?:confused:
 
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This is my new but old setup. Diablo 3!!!
Old Li-Lian PC-V1000B case. Modded by me to fit everything.

Ive been out of the game for a wile. This is a small case to cram all this gear into. So take it easy on me!
CPU is @ 4.5ghz. idles at 27C. Max temp after Prime95 for 1 hour was 53C
GPU is @ 900/2150 @ 1.085v. Also idles at 27C. Max temp after 1 hour of furmark, Kombustor and Heaven was 37C.

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A few mods i made to the case to fit the WC setup.

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this is looking up at top of the inside of the case. So you can see the holes that were drilled to allow air flow.
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Soldered the fan wires to clean it up. I soldered them in parallel, in groups of 3, as to not exceed the 30Watt ratings on my board.
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Borrowed a friends Canon DSLR so I could get some decent shots
Hope you like , comments welcome :)


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Thanks very much
They're just called pass through connectors pal most of the good water cooling stores stock them. ;)
 
That's an awesome loop :D

The lack of curve in the tubing is...unique.

Are you using barb and compression fittings?
 
On my last rig when my H50 started having problems I did a custom loop and became hooked on watercooling. After much research and part gathering, here is my first attempt at a real liquid cooled loop.

Parts list:

I7 2700k @ 4.5ghz w/ XSPC waterblock
Asus Z77 Sabertooth
Asus GTX 680 1200/7000 w/ Heatkiller block and backplate
4 x 4gb GSkill Sniper 1866 ram
256 Samsung 830 SSD
2x 1TB HDD

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I'm going to do water cooling next, I have to just wrap my head around which brands sell the best parts for each part. Nice looking systems here. I can wait to try hand at it. I may buy a TJ11 to water cool.
 
NeoDiNardo said:
I'm going to do water cooling next, I have to just wrap my head around which brands sell the best parts for each part. Nice looking systems here. I can wait to try hand at it. I may buy a TJ11 to water cool.
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Might as well buy a gold-plated i7 3960x while you're at it :D TJ11s are fantastic cases, but totally unaffordable (for me :D) My entire system isn't as expensive as that...ok fine, it is, but only by a few bucks.
 
TehYoyo said:
Might as well buy a gold-plated i7 3960x while you're at it :D TJ11s are fantastic cases, but totally unaffordable (for me :D) My entire system isn't as expensive as that...ok fine, it is, but only by a few bucks.
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While I don't cap my budget, I do have buying limits weekly, so it is more of how long I want to wait rather than how much I can spend. No reason for me to do anything but a 3770K. Wait... they make gold plated CPUS? And any watercooling system is going to run more than $600 dollars!!

Besides that, I like the stack cooling, the dual unibody, air penetrator fans, and the modding friendly design of the TJ11. Might be worth it if I keep her for 10 years or so. If not, overtime at work will cover it.
 
NeoDiNardo said:
While I don't cap my budget, I do have buying limits weekly, so it is more of how long I want to wait rather than how much I can spend. No reason for me to do anything but a 3770K. Wait... they make gold plated CPUS? And any watercooling system is going to run more than $600 dollars!!

Besides that, I like the stack cooling, the dual unibody, air penetrator fans, and the modding friendly design of the TJ11. Might be worth it if I keep her for 10 years or so. If not, overtime at work will cover it.
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It's definitely a fantastic case, that's for absolutely sure. The rivetless design itself is just nice.

I don't know about the $600...unless you're talking about PC parts in addition to the loop. My loop costs 350.
 
TehYoyo said:
It's definitely a fantastic case, that's for absolutely sure. The rivetless design itself is just nice.

I don't know about the $600...unless you're talking about PC parts in addition to the loop. My loop costs 350.
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Yeah, the tj11 looks amazing! Loops can get pretty expensive if you start getting real specific. My D5 cost $200 without a res or fittings. Bitspower ;)

Edit: Also, if anything is gonna be future proof it's a good case and watercooling.
I've understood overtime that there is no point skimping on a case if you are really into building pc's
I'd rather spend hundreds more on fancy fittings and a case than have sli 670s as I personally get enough performance out of one.
I'm more into spiffy builds than exorbitant amounts of power.
If money is tight and saving is impossible that is understandable though.
 
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not nearly as nice as some here, but it seems to work well for my first time water cooling :)

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Last loop for a while. I'll be switching to air shortly. I'm tired of the expensive part of wc and I need the money for new graphics :(
 
Soulmetzger said:
On my last rig when my H50 started having problems I did a custom loop and became hooked on watercooling. After much research and part gathering, here is my first attempt at a real liquid cooled loop.

Parts list:

I7 2700k @ 4.5ghz w/ XSPC waterblock
Asus Z77 Sabertooth
Asus GTX 680 1200/7000 w/ Heatkiller block and backplate
4 x 4gb GSkill Sniper 1866 ram
256 Samsung 830 SSD
2x 1TB HDD

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Easily my favorite setup here. Love the clean and neat look
 
Ames974 said:
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Very neat. Making me wish I used thinner tube.
Nothing looks out of place and the Lian Li keeps your hard work looking great!


ocbaud said:
not nearly as nice as some here, but it seems to work well for my first time water cooling :)

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Neat first time. Gpu as well.
 
Fractal Design Arc Mini Case
ASRock Z77E-ITX
Kingston HyperX DIMM Kit 16GB PC3L-17066U CL11 (DDR3-2133) (KHX21C11T1BK2/16X)
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB
Intel Core i5-3450, @ 4x 3.7 GHz
Cougar GX G600 600W PSU ATX 2.3
Swiftech Apogee Drive II
Swiftech ⅜” x ⅝” Lok-Seal™ Compression Fitting
Swiftech Helix 120 Fans
Aquacomputer Airplex Pro 240 Radiator
Alphacool Cape Corp AGB2 Black Rev. 2 Reservoir
XSPC ⅜” x ⅝” (16/10mm) Tubing

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I don't understand why people use larger tubing when the connections are 1/4" on nearly everything. Can someone explain this to me... Why use 1/2" ID?
 
1/4" is the thread size, not the diameter of the opening. 1/2"ID is smaller than the hole inside the bung-hole.... No pun intended. Google pipe threads and you will see.
 
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