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Project Danger Den

AaronP

AaronP

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Well I have a nekkid Opteron 165 and the only good way to cool it is to use a modified bracket and use the stock cooler, but unfortunately I can't stand how damn loud the stock cooler's fan gets, but I can't use any other air cooling solution because they'd likely crack the core so because I wanted a quieter cooling solution, thus I was forced into water cooling.

I've setup water cooling setups before, but not for myself little too much work not enough pay off but hey why the hell not. I've ordered all my parts, all from Danger Den and I've modified my case to accommodate the changes.

Here are the parts I purchased:
Water Block
Radiator
Fill Port
6' of Tubing
T Junction

I've also purchased the pump and DD did make it as well but I bought it off my old mate, he got a newer one to handle his increased needs.

And finally what you've all been waiting for.

Here is a picture of my case with all the original stuff in it and before I did extensive modifications to it (this picture is a little dated):
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And here is a picture after the heavy modifications:
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Gotta love the duct tape. I'll likely be replacing that with foam trim but I have to locate some first :).

So far the only parts I've recieved is the Fill Port, I should be getting the rest this weekend or early this week but I won't get the pump till at least Friday. But here are some pictures of the progress so far:

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Well I received everything else but my pump today, and I'll get that Friday. I got my radiator installed, I haven't put the fan on yet but I'll do that later. Here are some more pictures for you folks:

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Well I finally got my pump, so here are pictures of the loop before putting in the coolant, and after (while doing the 48 hour leak test)

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Looks good. Why did you chop out the lower drive bay though?
 
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