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Modded my Lian Li A05B with watercooling

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thilanliyan

Lifer
My old mod:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2239503&enterthread=y
vid card:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

I decided to mod my case again as I wanted to move the 2x120mm rad to the top of my case since it was a real pain to work with as mounted on the bottom. At the same time I figured I'd add another 120mm rad since I was cooling both my Phenom and 4870 in the same loop.

Here's some pics:
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb...thilan29/P3054882x.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb...thilan29/P3054883x.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb...thilan29/P3054886x.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb...thilan29/P3054884x.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb...thilan29/P3054880x.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb...thilan29/P3150087x.jpg

The tubing was a pain to do since the only copper elbows I could find were 3/8inch with 1/2inch flared openings...getting 3/8inch tubing over 1/2inch barbs is a royal pain. From the 1st pic you can see the front view with the 90degree bitspower fittings. The tubing goes from the front to the back along both sides of the case and meet in the back. I have to find a better placement for the MCP355 pump. The 120mm rad I used has the integrated reservoir so bleeding is easier. I did a 12 hour leak test and it was fine.

I had a couple of mishaps with the dremel and it took off some of the anodizing :|. Also, I'm going to probably put some mesh like thing where the front bezel used to be (last pic). Oh and I drilled out the rivets on the case top so I can remove it if I need to (it's screwed in now instead of riveted).

Full w/c system specs:
Black Ice GT Stealth 240mm radiator
Swiftech MCR120-QP Res (integrated res)
MCP355 with EK top
DTek Fuzion V1 CPU block
Danger Den Maze4 GPU block
3/8inch tubing

I'll post my load temps later. Any questions or suggestions?

EDIT: I'm getting about 35C idle and about 50C load on my CPU using Prime95 large FTT.

EDIT: I turned the radiator around so that the tubes don't have a long distance to travel...plus it's easier to change around if I need to now.

http://i53.photobucket.com/alb.../thilan29/P3310090.jpg

EDIT: 4870 heatsink mod:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2320752&enterthread=y
 
Watch those elbows, the tubing may work its way off due to expansion / contraction. Double zip ties or clamp help. I use those with 1" pipe soldered in the elbow and a true flare on the end of that. I have had the tubing slide off straight pipe.
 
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