Project : Xtreme WaveMaster

[Xilikon]

All I can say is wow!! That is by far the best looking W/Ced case. The time and money will allow you to use that case for a very very long time!

You bet !! The case already served me very well for close to 3 years and there is no reason for me to swap it for a very long time. Hopefully, future hardware will stay compatible with my case

Thank you for the comments. I may do some small jobs on the case to make everything perfect then I'll try a good photoshooting session to show it off under the best conditions. The pics you see from the start isn't doing the case any justice because the flash made the case finish look worse than it is in reality.

 

[Ipkys]

very well done!

 

[tmaxxking1]

Came out nicer then i thought it would

Looks 10 million times better then out of the box

 

[formula409]

Nice mod, Iv done some to my wavemaster and thought of an idea very simular to yours and nevery got arount to it. I was going to do the opposite. Add the door half of another wavemaster to the bottom and have two rads in it. Very nice work. You gave me inspiration to work on mine.

 

[Xilikon]

Thank you for the comments and I'm glad if this mod gave you a inspiration to do yours

Small update of my small finish work :

I removed the top from the case so I can work with it while my computer is still running (and folding btw) :

The first thing to do is to trim the rear posts so I can fit the MCR120 :

The next thing to do is to trim the parts of the top radiator cutout so it isn't visible thru the new grill. This is during my dremeling session :

Another thing getting thru the dremel would be the top grill so it doesn't interfere with the top front door hinge :

During the whole dremeling session, I think I destroyed about 20 discs because I ran out of reinforced discs and I only have a pile of 30-40 normal discs. You can notice the disc shards in the second pic I'm not 100% done because I was also working on the SF800 testing as well with a new adapter created to try another idea (you can follow this in my SF800 FAQ).

Here is a picture to show why I decided to go with black Tygon R-3400 that I should be getting tomorrow from UPS :

That's all for tonight

 

[Xilikon]

Another small update

I got the 3/8" ID 5/8" OD Tygon R-3400 tubing to replace my crappy tubing. I was surprised to see it's a bit stiff but it's not a biggie as long as it doesn't kind hopefully :

While I'm twiddling thumbs waiting to get everything on hand to drain and rebuild the loop (I'm waiting for the Tygon Silver tubing sample and the SF800 adapters made by Martinm210), I decided to continue working on the top by installing the MCR120 radiator in the rear and check if it fit with the PA120.3 in place. Here is the radiator installed in the rear :

View from the rear (I cannot put the fan internally since th total thickness will be over 50mm and will hit the PA120.3) :

When I looked at the installed barbs, I noticed it line up with the PA120.3 mounting holes so I'm worried. I reinstalled the top on my case and test-fitted both radiators. It just clear the barbs by under 1 millimeter but the tubing definitely will not fit After a long run without major mistakes, it's bound to happen

I guess it's time to toss the rear plate in the garbage can and rebuild a new one with the rear fan hole shifted about 3/8" so it clear the barbs and allow me to fit the tubing. At least, it's not time critical so I have something to do

 

[Wahoomcdaniel]

To make it fit, could you reverse the top radiator and have its barbs at the other end of the unit?

 

[Xilikon]

To make it fit, could you reverse the top radiator and have its barbs at the other end of the unit?

Read the whole thread and you will see it's not the issue. It's just because I made the rear panel long before I got my MCR120, relying only on drawings. It will work, just rebuild the rear plate with the fan hole offset 1/4" - 3/8" so the barb side is more closer to the rear edge.

 

[Xilikon]

With the rear plate being useless, It's time for me to redo it. Here is what I did after taking the right measures with the MCR120 (this is the leftover cutout from my window mod) :

After cutting, dremeling and sanding, here is the results (the plate on top is the new one and under it is the old one) to show how the fan hole doesn't line up the same :

Test fitting with the new plate :

More test fitting with the top radiator installed :

Notice how the barbs now clear the PA120.3 and still have room to insert the tubing and clamp :

Overall look with both radiators installed :

Tonight, I will drain the whole loop and disassemble it. I'll use the stock Intel heatsink and old pci video card while I clean the current loop and do some testing with the Swissflow SF800 for accuracy. This is so I can write a full review of the SF800. After this, I will do a leak testing with the new components in place before I reassemble it with the new black tubing.

 

[Xilikon]

Another boring update (loop not reassembled yet )...

As I said before, I cleaned the parts and I'm currently doing another leak test, which is a opportunity for me to toy with the SF800 and configure the Samurize applet (You can see some screenies in my SF800 faq). With everything in the loop, I'm getting a hair under 1 GPM but I think the SF800 adapters is too restrictive. I'm still waiting for the delrin adapters from Martinm210 and I hope this will remove the restriction and get the numbers closer to the flowrate estimator.

First thing to do is to tap the DDC pump mount side holes so I can use screws when I will install it in the case. After this, I drilled the 2 holes to be a bit bigger so I can use the rubber mounts (they have a bigger thread than 6-32, M3 actually). After this, I installed the mounts and fixed the pump on it :

Next thing to do is to work on the top side grills to follow coolmiester's comment. I used a wood chisel to remove the remaining metal shavings struck to the edges then I sanded it to fix the brushed finish. After doing this, I will add the mesh panel that I received a few days ago :

It's silver (black was unavailable at the time of order) but it's not a problem. This will actually let me try this color and if it is not nice, I'll repaint it in black :

After some work cutting and assembling them temporarity with tape, here's what it looks :

What do you think of this color combination ?

I will get to the hardware store tonight and buy 6-32 locking nuts and washers to lock the mesh panel in place.

Also, beside this, I also did some odds and ends like sleeving and extending the white CCFD wires so I can hide the inverter, rework the SF800 connectionn so it's more robust, cleaned the MCR120 radiator, assembled the pro mount on the Fuzion block and taking some time to rething a few things about my case.

 

[digital_exhaust]

Looks good, and I like the colors. I personally think black would look a bit out of place. Although, black mesh might be a nice match for the black tubing, once you have that in place.

Just my opinion. Keep up the good work!

 

[Xilikon]

Actually, since yesterday, I started wondering if I should powdercoat the guts of my case and some outside parts to have a black/silver theme. Like that, I can hide all the scratches and make it match my Dell 2007WFP LCD

Watch out for some more pics within 1 weeks with a fully rebuild loop and new lighting.

 

[Mad_CatMk2]

Xilikon (nice name btw), this is an awesome mod

I just read through your log but damn you're efficient!

keep up the good work - im gonna keep reading this

 

[Gen.Ben]

Holy crap I just read all these pages and awesome job!

I personally did my first water cooling case mod not too long ago, but yours puts mine to shame

 

[MrDude010]

This is coming along great! I really like how well you incorporated the wave designs into so many parts of the mod. Anaconda, you just gonna post on every thread in the forum with the same message? Im not sure cute covers this mod, its awesome.

 

[Xilikon]

Thanks for the comments

I finally reinstalled the new loop in my case. The first thing to add is the rear radiator :

Next is installing the SF800 and the tubing for the MCR120. The silver section will be a run between the MCR120 and PA120.3, which is concealed. The silver tubing have 1/16" walls and it's very easy to kink so I need to be careful with the natural curve :

Next is reinstalling the PA120.3 and the top grill on the upper section :

Here is what it looks after finishing the tubing in this part :

Next is to remove the stock cooler and cleaning any thermal paste off the northbridge and mosfets :

This is what it looks after installing the blocks and the Enzotech ramsinks on the other row of mosfets (disregard the crooked mount of the NB block, it's by design) :

Next is to finish installing the tubing. The R-3400 is really stiff so it's hard to route them and I need to be careful with the natural curve to avoid any twisting :

Look just under the PA120.3 :

Pump area view :

This is while filling and bleeding :

System now up and running (I used black zipties to hold the tubing in place and it looks great) :

It's a big day today for me so I will take a break. Tomorrow, I will reinstate the original overclock I had before and finish the wires routing to make it tidy and neat.

 

[Nick_Leo]

i cant see the pics?

 

[frizzybangs]

Just wanted to say that I am very impressed. Is this a constant work in progress or do you see and end to it? Either way, extremely nice job!!!

 

[Xilikon]

Just wanted to say that I am very impressed. Is this a constant work in progress or do you see and end to it? Either way, extremely nice job!!!

I really hoped to complete it very soon but in the greater scheme of things, it's just a step because I might do more in the future like powdercoating and making 2 loops

 

[Xilikon]

With the current setup overclocked to 3.7 - 3.8 GHz, the mosfets get very hot and I even got a BSOD when I touched it. I realized there is almost no airflow in that area and the PSU fan is barely running (no hot air entering so it is currently running at minimum rpm)

The front fan might be giving airflow but it won't reach the upper corner of the motherboard because the rear fan pull the air. To check this theory, I attached a 120mm with zipties just above the cpu area using the PSU bracket. This helped it a lot and the mosfets ramsinks is cool to the touch. This has shown my theory is valid but I won't let this setup stay because it's ugly. This is when I got a idea to turn the rear fan around so it blow air but there is a problem : The air will just pass over the cpu area and not cooling the mosfets.

Here's my solution :

After drilling the 80mm fan holes and bending using a home built brake :

Installed in the case with the fan blowing air toward the deflector and down on the mosfets area :

Overall look with the deflector in place :

It's good for now but being perfectionnist, I'm not totally happy with this ghetto way so I'm seriously considering adding the mosfets blocks and splitting my loop in two (MCR120 for the NB and mosfets, PA120.3 for the CPU and GPU). Thank god my project already take the possibility of 2 loops in account

 

[digital_exhaust]

I really like the black tubing... and I will throw my vote in for a second loop... asap

 

[Mugen1516]

nice setup!

 

[Xilikon]

After a satisfying leak test on the table, I finally managed to do some preparation and overhaul of the loop. It's a bit harder than I thought because the space is really restricted and with lots of tubing, it's a bit of a nightmare to route everything right.

First thing to do is to install then second pump and after some thinking, I decided to place this close to the front just under the PA120.3 (I had to think about tubing routing when deciding where to place so I can avoid tight bends in a restricted space). Here is a picture of the pump installed with rubber mounts after drilling the holes on the middle panel :

Before I resume the tubing, I wanted to test fit with the top in place to see the clearance and it's not a lot. That's why I was curious to see if a aftermarket top with side inlet is a nice idea (it isn't from Martinm210's latest testing) :

Working on the tubing :

I installed the mosfets blocks on the motherboard after removing the copper ramsinks (while the IO side row fell and doesn't stick, the top row is really struck ??? Maybe I didn't clean the mosfets well). After installing the blocks, I tubed the chipset/mosfet loop . This current pic is with a attempt to bridge the closest mosfets barbs but in the end, I swapped barbs so the bends is much more smooth :

I didn't forget about the T-line and this is where I decided to place in the end because putting on the visible side caused the tubing to have a too sharp bend. The tubing was doing a loop toward the rear radiator, in the T-line then in the pump inlet :

Here is the running setup with 2 loops working :

There is a lot of work and it's a tight fit but I'm very happy with the results, especially when I'm able to fit 2 SF800

That's all for now, folks :up:

 

[smee]

Dude thats a lot of tubing!!!
Looks sweet!!!

Now all you need is a second video card!

jk...