WC'ing a Ultra fly SFF - Suggestions?

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I'm building a new system to tote around for lans and what not (yeah toting + watercooling, probably not the best idea, but ahh well). It's going to be a small form factor fly. The vid card will be a R2900pro, and I'm not entirely sure if I'd like to cool it in the loop as well. The proc will be a G0 q6600, and I'm hoping it'll be running at 3.6.

Now the biggest question I have on the system will be rad size and placement. With doing something like this on a small form factor case, is it best to build an external unit to house the components and allow for a bigger radiator?

For the main system, I'm planning on filling the 2x5.25" bays with 3x hotswap drives, and leaving the 2x3.5" internals empty. I was thinking about building a case the same size and 1/2 height to sit underneath the fly case, with "rubber standoffs" to clear the case maybe an inch - and the posibility of using disconnects, but probably not since there will be such little clearance between the case and box. The radiator would probably be mounted at the top center of the "box", as the back wouldn't allow a 3x120mm radiator.. but do I really need one, or will a 2x120 be more than sufficient?
 
I highly doubt you'll get a 3.6 out of a G0 on an SFF watercool, unless you plan to have a tiny case with a wagon behind it to carry all your external radiator.

The amount of radiators will be based on what your case can handle and if you plan to cool a CPU and GPU at the same time I would suggest either separate loops if you're going for single rad setup or at least two rads if it will be on a single loop.



As for your main rig, it all depends on what your case can handle and what you're cooling. If you're cooling a CPU/GPU and NB for example you will definitely need at least a 3 rad setup or at least two smaller rads in your loop to handle the heat transfer.
 
I built a WC rig in an X-Qpack. It was a real pain in the ass. I had a single 120mm BIX radiator that mounted to the backside of the case, but all the rest of the cooling was internal. The CPU was the only thing that was watercooled.

This is the only picture that I could find of the rig, as it was being decomissioned:
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Yeah I'm pretty sure I'm going to make a separate "box" for the WC components. The box will sit under the case and be about half as tall and the same width/length/color. I would like to put plexi windows on both sides to keep the case theme and allow you to see the internals. I will mount either a 2x120mm or 3x120mm rad on the top side of the box, with the ultra sff raised off the top of this box by about 1/2-1". Hopefully it'll be neat!
 
You don;t have to built a seperate box, just put RAD on the top of the case.
 
annaconda said:
You don;t have to built a seperate box, just put RAD on the top of the case.
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Not going to work. An SFF case is usually cramped as it is but mounting trying to cut a hole up top to fit a rad that fans will still have to cycle air through would be somewhat unproductive.
 
Wshmaster0 said:
Not going to work. An SFF case is usually cramped as it is but mounting trying to cut a hole up top to fit a rad that fans will still have to cycle air through would be somewhat unproductive.
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I think he might have meant just setting it on top of the case. Not actually mounting it in the top of the case.
 
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