Mountain Mods

[aigomorla]

well the base is what you pay for... base...

It was said a while back ago... for a nicely setup MM u would need to almost double the price tag after u included all the options and a nice conversation with Ben.

There are other options.. like Lian Li-343B

I still need to find a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter that I like to mount the SSD's.

http://www.provantage.com/startech-s...k~7STR90H8.htm

fits in a 5 1/4 bay... each drive has its own led light... you would only run it in 1 drive.. but you could scale up to 4 in the future.
LOL im telling u backplanes are fun.

SAS is backwards compatible with SATA
SATA however can not do SAS.

So u can use any SAS backplane.

 

[nitromullet]

The back of the Lian Li-343B is horrible for mounting a rad though. You would have literally replace the whole rear panel.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

These threads always remind me that I need to update my pics... Enermax FS-2300BB FTW.

 

[aigomorla]

The back of the Lian Li-343B is horrible for mounting a rad though. You would have literally replace the whole rear panel.

thats why u mount the rads up front, or up top.

unless ur building one hell of a "rubyconn approved" SAN station with all those bays... you wont need them.

 

[nitromullet]

Damnit, I just can't stay away from these cases. I did look into other options and building my own, but with the lack of the tools needed this becomes cost prohibitive in a hurry.

Anyway, so I have a few general watercooling questions related to the MM cases...

- A standard U2-UFO w/ Duality front and triple horizon rear gives you room for three 120.3 rads.
- An Ascension w/ Trinity front and standard (or horizon) rear gives you from for four 120.3 rads.

the question is will the U2-UFO with three rads be enough to reasonably expect to be able to use it for the next say 3-5 years for CPU, chipset, and (possibly multiple) gpu water cooling?

...would dual 120.3 rads for CPU/chipset and a single 120.3 rad for gpu(s) in a dual loop setup be the way to go? Or would a single loop with all three rads be better? I know that the conventional wisdom is to run gpu and cpu loops separately for best performance, but with an odd number of rads making your dual loop cooling ability somewhat lopsided, is it still preferable?

 

[aigomorla]

the question is will the U2-UFO with three rads be enough to reasonably expect to be able to use it for the next say 3-5 years for CPU, chipset, and (possibly multiple) gpu water cooling?

unless ur name is aigo, or you build like aigo... it will last you 3-5 yrs.

if you start building like me, you will need a pedistool or ur better off grabbing the ascension now.

 

[nitromullet]

unless ur name is aigo, or you build like aigo... it will last you 3-5 yrs.

if you start building like me, you will need a pedistool or ur better off grabbing the ascension now.

Well... my name certainly isn't aigo, but I don't f#$k around either...

MM cases are expensive, so I'd like for it to last.

I know the pedestal is an option, but I've measured my desk and I can just fit an Ascension (+ casters/thumbscrews) underneath it, but not a U2-UFO + pedestal so that wouldn't be an option for me. Between the U2-UFO and Ascension I guess, it will probably come down to available funds when the time comes...

Any thoughts on my other question about 3 rads/2 loops vs 3 rads/1 loop. I guess I should mention that I'd probably being using something like XSPC RX360 rads and 1300rpm Yates. I definitely do not want to run 2000+rpm San Aces or Deltas.

 

[aigomorla]

well...

once again it totally depends on your hardware outlook.

i am running 4 rads on 3 loops.
My heaviest loop is probably my gpu loop with 2 x MCR320's in serial.
I planned this loop based on my current gpu's + future upgrade, which is going to be the 512sp fermi's.

You can do fine with 2 loops, im assuming your gonna combine cpu and board in 1 loop.
The board does not put out a lot of heat.
Its not a push over, but at the same time, its not cooling the sun like it is on fermi.

If you want more control tho, its best to have cpu on its own, and move the board with gpu. Your cpu is what would be the most heat sensitive, so it makes sense to have the most control on it.

 

[nitromullet]

Thanks.

It's all purely academic at this point. I need to see where this takes me, but I'm trying to plan for the future.

btw... are you running the MCR320 stack in serial or two regular MCR320's?

 

[rgallant]

http://www.mountainmods.com/tower-pedestal-24-p-566.html
-I like this item , to add\bolt to any case you have and to move the rads and pumps below your case .@ $160-$200 I think whats cheap ,and better looking than bolting rads to the top of the case using 5" 6x32 screws as seen in some mods. lol

 

[nitromullet]

http://www.mountainmods.com/tower-pedestal-24-p-566.html
-I like this item , to add\bolt to any case you have and to move the rads and pumps below your case .@ $160-$200 I think whats cheap ,and better looking than bolting rads to the top of the case using 5" 6x32 screws as seen in some mods. lol

Yeah, pretty much all external rads, except for maybe a MO-RA 2, are ghetto looking IMO. Plus, it's sort of 'cheating'. Once you cross the line of mounting a rad on the side of your case you've pretty much opened the door to just having a rad on the desk next to your PC, where's the fun in that?

The pedestals are nice. The only drawback (IMO) is that they are 9" tall. Most mid tower cases are 18" tall already, so once you stack them you've got a 27" tall rig. With something that tall with water in it, chances are you will want to put some casters on it which makes it almost 29" tall. No way you're going to fit that under a desk, not to mention that it might be kinda funny looking.

 

[mrred]

... never do any business with them again...

Sorry for resurrecting this thread but I wanted to respond to this statement

I also will likely not do any future business with MM.
I recently bought a $450 case and am very disappointed with the company. I did lots of research and every review said that these cases are of very high quality. Maybe the material is good but the quality in general is not.

All the edges of this case are razor sharp, and this includes the EXTERNAL edges. If I try to move my case quickly, I risk cutting my hands. Every time I touch the case I need to be careful. Also, the hard-drive racks they charge $15-$25 for are a horrible design which requires damaging your case every time you change hard-drives.

 

[Micario]

I've been told that a 16 GB Dimm DDR3 1333 Mghz will only perform at 1060 Mghz. Is this true?