My watercooling setup

[aigomorla]

here are the pics to my secondary rig's watercooling setup. I havent started on my primary (have the new intel QX6700 thats sitting on my desk, waiting for someone in my family to get me the board for XMAS 😀) however when i do get that rig up, i'll post my pictures of that too when done.


My parts: Secondary Rig - X2 3800+ Toledo Core 2.8ghz

Case: TT Armor <--- Yes all of my parts below fit in this wonderful case. And i have 3 hard drives with 2 opticals and a floppy with fan controler. The big radiator is front mounted.

Pumps: D5 Liangs X 2

Tubing : Masterkleer 7/16"

Radiator: BlackICE GT Stealth 240 + Stealth 120 : Im using a dual rad system to help dump out heat b4 it hits my GPU's

GPU Blocks: DD Low Profiles <--- gave my NV7800s to bro in prep for the new rig.
I have a 8800GTX waiting to go in new conroe. 😀

Cpu Block: Apogee <--- storm going on Quad core Conroe QX6700

Loop Order:
240 Rad -> CPU -> Pump1 -> 120 Rad -> Vid -> Vid -> Rez -> Pump -> 240 Rad

Im using both T-Line and Rez, for more water volume and easier bleeding/draining.

I made a custom bridge for the SLI because i had problems closing the side pannel. This way its a bit more restrictive, but less chances of kinks and since its on a dual pump i can afford the restriction.

People are going to ask me why dont i move the D5's in the new rig. Answer is because these things are honking hugh. My next setup is going to utilize 3 MPC355 pumps. They have more head pressure then the D5's at nearly half the size. I also intend to watercool everything on my new rig. But anyhow enough of me blabing. Heres what you guys are all waiting for... pictures!

Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3


Enjoy :]


PS NOTES:

Dual radiator setups are not recomended unless u know what your doing. My watercooling setup for my secondary rig still composes of parts worth more then 240 dollars. This is on my SECONDARY Rig. If your not prepared to dish out at least 180+ dollars on decient watercooling parts, its not worth going water because you can get the near performance on AIR for 1/2 the cost.

EDIT: Well unless ur really a vetern watercooler who uses fish hobby pumps and heatercores, you can do better for less, but very few people are on that league

 

[aigomorla]

wow 33 views and no one has yet to flame/praise. :X

 

[hardwareking]

very good cable management and tube routing.
And aren't u cooling the chipset of the motherboard?Like the northbridge and/or soutbridge?
Can't really see it in the pictures.Cool job though.I don't think i'll begoing doen the water cooling route just yet.

 

[smopoim86]

Fairly nice, i'm watercooling my new rig. The case modding on mine is finally finished (pics link in sig).

Watercooling is fun. Also, to the aquarium pumps and heater core comment, i am stepping up from a dual heater core and eheim pump to my current rig.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: smopoim86
Fairly nice, i'm watercooling my new rig. The case modding on mine is finally finished (pics link in sig).

Watercooling is fun. Also, to the aquarium pumps and heater core comment, i am stepping up from a dual heater core and eheim pump to my current rig.

heh.. yeah i had to edit my comment about needing to spend at least 180+ on parts because your route can perform better with the right tweeking then even people using thermochills and that itself is almost a 100 dollar radiator!

I wanted to know it looks like you using 2 different pumps. One seems like a D4 or D5 and the other something else. I heard mixing pumps can damage one another on forums and from many other experts. Or is that your heatercore??


To answer another comment, cooling the NB is pointless. It adds restriction to your loop, and most NB's can be passively cooled which would be a better option then watercooling itself.

Only problem is u cant passive a CPU thats overclocked to my specs.

Restrictions in watercooling is BAD... as i have mentioned in using 2 pumps to fight restriction on just my custom sli bridge, and gfx cards. Of course if i add a HD cooler cage like my new setup i would want to add 1 more pump so my storm gets plenty of flow though it. I could also step up to a IWAKI class pump which is basically a pond pump that people use for watercooling. But that would get way too complicated and messy, not to mention wouldnt fit very nicely in my new case.

 

[smopoim86]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125576
there's the general work log, i am actually running two different loops, so not two different pumps in the same loop.
Loop 1: res>ddc2 with petra top> mcr220>storm>res
Loop 2: res>D5> mcw30> mcw60> res

I wanted to watercool the NB because the temps were getting out of hand, and i'm just a cool freak. also, i hate 40mm fans

IM me sometime

 

[nealh]

Originally posted by: smopoim86
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125576
there's the general work log, i am actually running two different loops, so not two different pumps in the same loop.
Loop 1: res>ddc2 with petra top> mcr220>storm>res
Loop 2: res>D5> mcw30> mcw60> res

I wanted to watercool the NB because the temps were getting out of hand, and i'm just a cool freak. also, i hate 40mm fans

IM me sometime

second loop has a radiator correct???

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: nealh

Originally posted by: smopoim86
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125576
there's the general work log, i am actually running two different loops, so not two different pumps in the same loop.
Loop 1: res>ddc2 with petra top> mcr220>storm>res
Loop 2: res>D5> mcw30> mcw60> res

I wanted to watercool the NB because the temps were getting out of hand, and i'm just a cool freak. also, i hate 40mm fans

IM me sometime

second loop has a radiator correct???

i think he is thinkn of implimenting the heatercore to it.

Id like to Note the advantages of having dual pumps in 1 loop over 2 different loops with 2 different pumps.

1. if 1 pump dies, your system doesnt need to go into rehab til the second pump arives.

2. 2 pumps give greater head pressure then 1 pumps so blocks like the storm which require a great amount of head pressure isnt starved.

However seeing that since u have less restrictions i do not know how much more efficently it would cool, but i do know one lesson in overclocking with storm, always go 2 pumps if ur dropping in a storm, otherwise u risk performance on apogee lvl. 😛

Disadvantages :

u need to pair identical pumps or u risk damaging them.


Anyhow i got my board from Newegg as a GC. So once i get it out im gonna start working on my TJ-07 for the quad core and i'll have pics posted. 😀

 

[smopoim86]

i'm going to put a mcr220 in the bottom, just dont have it yet. I am getting another ddc, which i very well may drop into loop 1. On a naked core, the storm will out perform the appogee at nearly any flow rate.

I will post some pics when i get it all finished, hopefully by next tuesday

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: smopoim86
i'm going to put a mcr220 in the bottom, just dont have it yet. I am getting another ddc, which i very well may drop into loop 1. On a naked core, the storm will out perform the appogee at nearly any flow rate.

I will post some pics when i get it all finished, hopefully by next tuesday

actually this statement is wrong as i have tested both the apogee and storm on my X2 3800+ (IHS REMOVED) . From what i have personally tested and concluded, the apogee works better then the storm at a lower flow rate. Even the reports and charts from swiftech shows my results to be accurate.

However when more flowrate is added to the storm, you get an increase in performance and thats when you see the storm push ahead of the apogee. Hence why i stated, if you dont add a second pump to your storm, your performance is going to be close to that of a apogee. 😛

 

[smopoim86]

even with the modded ddc, i really doubt it, but i had to use a storm because of clearance issues. If i used an apogee or any other block, I would have to use a spacer.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: smopoim86
even with the modded ddc, i really doubt it, but i had to use a storm because of clearance issues. If i used an apogee or any other block, I would have to use a spacer.

a modded DCC wont give u the head pressure 2 D's give.

Given that when i tested the storm and apogee together i was on the single pump loop. I still feel the storm's required flow would be a tad bit greater then even 1 DCC modded to take 1/2inch barbs. This is the only mod i can think of on the DCC, and i have 3 sitting in my box of eqiuptment goes for my next rig im building.

The storm is a very very highly restrictive block. Not a lot of people believe me when i say you need two pumps to push it to its max. The new rev.2 storms will perform on par with the apogee however at lower flow. But unless u have a viable reason on why u got a storm on a single pump solution like the op has, apogee or even the TDX would be a better and cheaper choice.