Project: Bandit (Watercooling a PC-60)

Yoda-Entropy · 29th November 2004, 6:08 PM

Hey guys, I've ordered all my stuff now and slowly getting all the parts together then I will be modding my case to fit the new watercooling parts. I will update this worklog, as I make additions to the case...

Firstly, these are the parts I'm ordering/ordered:
(All prices are an approximate of when bought)

SILVERPROP CYCLONE FUSION HL GPU Block $80

Dangerden Fillerport - 1/2" - Colour Choice $19 (Silver)

3 Meters of TYGON R3603 1/2" ID HOSE per metre ($18) = $54

SWIFTECH MCP-650 12V Pump $149

Polypropylene "T" 1/2" $3.50

Silverprop Silverstorm 4 Radiator (Bought for $80 from forums, pics below)

2 x 120mm Fans ($45 from forums)

Nexus SX chipset cooler with intel clip $80

Cathar's Stormblock G4 (For Socket LGA 775) $125

Other random stuff from bunnings:
$60

I am still up in the air for the best way to go about taking off the top panel for modding. I know i will be dremeling it out to fit the rad/shroud but unsure if i should just remove all my components and dremel with it attached, or if i should go out and buy a pop rivert gun and do it that way...

Pics so far:

Radiator:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...andit/rad1.JPG
http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...andit/rad2.JPG
http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...andit/rad3.JPG

Radiator has a few scratches, I'm probably going to buy some car touch up paint and make sure it looks all good before it goes in

Case in current state:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...ndit/case1.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...ndit/case2.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...ndit/case3.jpg

Mods done so far:
Bought the PC-65 Window kit, added a huey applique
Cable sleeved (vantec kit) my Antec Truepower 480W

Why watercool this system?
Well, mainly because i have a Prescott LGA775 3ghz, and under load (for example in NFSU2 and HL2) i get temps of around 65-70 Degrees! :O

Any questions or comments or even suggestions are most welcome!

Thanks

atOmicShplade · 2nd December 2004, 2:08 PM

sounds good, im doing basically the same thing but with a BIX2 instead

the easiest way to remove the top is to just drill out the rivets, and then you can just replace them with screws.

im going to watch this for sure, i want to see what you do with the case

Yoda-Entropy · 3rd December 2004, 11:24 PM

Well, I went to Bunnings and picked up all the other stuff i needed

(Silver spray paint, hose clamps, bolts, dremel bits, tape, etc and $60 later i was ready to start modding)

My mate and i marked out the cuts needed to be made and called it a night, and left the dremeling for the morning.

Dremel worked a charm on the first hole (top of case for the 120mm) and got halway through the 2nd 120mm hole and the dremel decided to die on me, so mod is in 'Pause' status for now, untill i can get my hands on a dremel :@

Anyone in perth got one and willing to let me borrow it for an hour?

CREDO · 4th December 2004, 3:22 AM

Yeah sure, no worries. you could borrow my gararge.
I am North of the river, tuesday afternoon I might have a few hours spare.
big week this week. The wife is having a baby on monday.

Yoda-Entropy · 4th December 2004, 1:53 PM

Sweet that would be awesome, you sure it would be alright to borrow it tho? Having a baby, congratulations !

Yoda-Entropy · 8th December 2004, 2:17 AM

Hey guys,

Did some serious dremeling today, (so the rad and fans can now be inserted/mounted into case)

I still have to file it down a bit so it fits flush, will do that tomorrow or the coming day when my Nexus chipset cooler and G4 storm get here

Here are the pics from today:

(yes, my first time dremeling

)

A HUGE thanks to:
DaBeastMaster "The Beast"
for his advice, experience and his help with the tools, etc. on this project

Also to, Maximus666 for his advice, experience and help!

Great to see this mod finally taking shape, and with the help of fellow OCAU members, its great to see a community like this really just gel together and work

DaBeastMaster · 8th December 2004, 10:38 AM

Well done mate, that bit of "blind dremmeling" you did was first rate, I couldn't have cut that straight from underneath.

Everyone have a look at the picture which shows the cut for the radiator, the longer half of the bottom cut, he did from underneath, going by the position of the cutting wheel as it extended thru the cut for guidence that cut is not more than 1.5mm from the cutting line at any point! Well done!

This will be a smart looking mod when he is done, although I would have used led fans on top

atOmicShplade · 8th December 2004, 6:15 PM

mmm too bad you had to cut the drive bays out, thats why im getting a BIX2, it fits in the bays perfectly

nice work man, id like to see how this goes, awaiting update

Yoda-Entropy · 9th December 2004, 12:21 AM

quick little update:
finished filing today, and the rad now fits in the case

So, i shall be mounting that (or just use double sided tape lol) tomorrow, and hopefully friday if not monday, i get the stormblock g4 and nexus sx chipset block and it will be all setup

Yoda-Entropy · 14th December 2004, 4:11 AM

Hey guys,

After a failed leak test, and much much effort by Maximus666 and myself i finally have my water cooling rig up and running.
It's not 100% finished yet, as i am getting a nexus sx chipset block and fan filetered guards and when i get them ill be using tonix water and blue coolant to get a blue system.

Couple pics so far:

Click to view full-sized image!
(Storm G4, Silverprop Fusion HL, Silverprop Silverstorm4 Rad)

Click to view full-sized image!
(bad shot, but cbf untill tomorrow getting a proper shot

)

Click to view full-sized image!
(for some reason, this doesn't show up anywhere near as bright as it is in real-life, stupid digital camera)

Hope you enjoy, and comments are most appreciated and any further suggestions

Hope this satisfies some people who thought i wasn't a modder before :P

FearTec · 5th January 2005, 11:19 PM

Great work as the PC-60 does not have a lot of room in the first place.

I had a PC-60 then upgraded to a CoolerMaster WaveMaster case (even less room)

Yoda-Entropy · 6th January 2005, 2:49 AM

Even less space? You gotta be kidding me, those things look huge!

WaLLLY · 6th January 2005, 1:19 PM

Looks good mate!! cant wait to see the final pics.

How long did it take you?

Yoda-Entropy · 6th January 2005, 2:01 PM

Took about a week working on it almost every day..

I bought a UV Cathode Fan that reacts blue the otherday which really adds alot of light to the case. I get my northbridge waterblock today, so, all going well in a couple of weeks i'll have the final setup ready to showcase

Yoda-Entropy · 8th January 2005, 5:41 PM

Got my nexus chipset block at last, so when i get some free time i shall install that and im looking at buying some blue coolant from VW, and using that, see how i go

Anyways, here are some pics of the uv cathode fan i bought

(Click for bigger image)

Click to view full-sized image!

29th November 2004, 6:08 PM	#1
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Project: Bandit (Watercooling a PC-60) Hey guys, I've ordered all my stuff now and slowly getting all the parts together then I will be modding my case to fit the new watercooling parts. I will update this worklog, as I make additions to the case... Firstly, these are the parts I'm ordering/ordered: (All prices are an approximate of when bought) SILVERPROP CYCLONE FUSION HL GPU Block $80 Dangerden Fillerport - 1/2" - Colour Choice $19 (Silver) 3 Meters of TYGON R3603 1/2" ID HOSE per metre ($18) = $54 SWIFTECH MCP-650 12V Pump $149 Polypropylene "T" 1/2" $3.50 Silverprop Silverstorm 4 Radiator (Bought for $80 from forums, pics below) 2 x 120mm Fans ($45 from forums) Nexus SX chipset cooler with intel clip $80 Cathar's Stormblock G4 (For Socket LGA 775) $125 Other random stuff from bunnings: $60 I am still up in the air for the best way to go about taking off the top panel for modding. I know i will be dremeling it out to fit the rad/shroud but unsure if i should just remove all my components and dremel with it attached, or if i should go out and buy a pop rivert gun and do it that way... Pics so far: Radiator: http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...andit/rad1.JPG http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...andit/rad2.JPG http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...andit/rad3.JPG Radiator has a few scratches, I'm probably going to buy some car touch up paint and make sure it looks all good before it goes in Case in current state: http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...ndit/case1.jpg http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...ndit/case2.jpg http://members.iinet.net.au/~yodaent...ndit/case3.jpg Mods done so far: Bought the PC-65 Window kit, added a huey applique Cable sleeved (vantec kit) my Antec Truepower 480W Why watercool this system? Well, mainly because i have a Prescott LGA775 3ghz, and under load (for example in NFSU2 and HL2) i get temps of around 65-70 Degrees! :O Any questions or comments or even suggestions are most welcome! Thanks __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4 Last edited by Yoda-Entropy; 3rd December 2004 at 11:26 PM.

3rd December 2004, 11:24 PM	#3
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Well, I went to Bunnings and picked up all the other stuff i needed (Silver spray paint, hose clamps, bolts, dremel bits, tape, etc and $60 later i was ready to start modding) My mate and i marked out the cuts needed to be made and called it a night, and left the dremeling for the morning. Dremel worked a charm on the first hole (top of case for the 120mm) and got halway through the 2nd 120mm hole and the dremel decided to die on me, so mod is in 'Pause' status for now, untill i can get my hands on a dremel :@ Anyone in perth got one and willing to let me borrow it for an hour? __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

4th December 2004, 3:22 AM	#4
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 728	Yeah sure, no worries. you could borrow my gararge. I am North of the river, tuesday afternoon I might have a few hours spare. big week this week. The wife is having a baby on monday. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project Last edited by CREDO; 4th December 2004 at 3:25 AM.

4th December 2004, 1:53 PM	#5
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Sweet that would be awesome, you sure it would be alright to borrow it tho? Having a baby, congratulations ! __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

8th December 2004, 2:17 AM	#6
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Hey guys, Did some serious dremeling today, (so the rad and fans can now be inserted/mounted into case) I still have to file it down a bit so it fits flush, will do that tomorrow or the coming day when my Nexus chipset cooler and G4 storm get here Here are the pics from today: (yes, my first time dremeling ) A HUGE thanks to: DaBeastMaster "The Beast" for his advice, experience and his help with the tools, etc. on this project Also to, Maximus666 for his advice, experience and help! Great to see this mod finally taking shape, and with the help of fellow OCAU members, its great to see a community like this really just gel together and work __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4 Last edited by Yoda-Entropy; 8th December 2004 at 2:20 AM.

2nd December 2004, 2:08 PM	#2
atOmicShplade Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 338	sounds good, im doing basically the same thing but with a BIX2 instead the easiest way to remove the top is to just drill out the rivets, and then you can just replace them with screws. im going to watch this for sure, i want to see what you do with the case

8th December 2004, 10:38 AM	#7
DaBeastMaster Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 88	Well done mate, that bit of "blind dremmeling" you did was first rate, I couldn't have cut that straight from underneath. Everyone have a look at the picture which shows the cut for the radiator, the longer half of the bottom cut, he did from underneath, going by the position of the cutting wheel as it extended thru the cut for guidence that cut is not more than 1.5mm from the cutting line at any point! Well done! This will be a smart looking mod when he is done, although I would have used led fans on top __________________ Error Windoze will now cause your CPU to melt down. Press any key to continue.

8th December 2004, 6:15 PM	#8
atOmicShplade Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 338	mmm too bad you had to cut the drive bays out, thats why im getting a BIX2, it fits in the bays perfectly nice work man, id like to see how this goes, awaiting update

9th December 2004, 12:21 AM	#9
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	quick little update: finished filing today, and the rad now fits in the case So, i shall be mounting that (or just use double sided tape lol) tomorrow, and hopefully friday if not monday, i get the stormblock g4 and nexus sx chipset block and it will be all setup __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

14th December 2004, 4:11 AM	#10
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	*Almost done! PICS* :D Hey guys, After a failed leak test, and much much effort by Maximus666 and myself i finally have my water cooling rig up and running. It's not 100% finished yet, as i am getting a nexus sx chipset block and fan filetered guards and when i get them ill be using tonix water and blue coolant to get a blue system. Couple pics so far: Click to view full-sized image! (Storm G4, Silverprop Fusion HL, Silverprop Silverstorm4 Rad) Click to view full-sized image! (bad shot, but cbf untill tomorrow getting a proper shot ) Click to view full-sized image! (for some reason, this doesn't show up anywhere near as bright as it is in real-life, stupid digital camera) Hope you enjoy, and comments are most appreciated and any further suggestions Hope this satisfies some people who thought i wasn't a modder before :P __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load** HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

5th January 2005, 11:19 PM	#11
FearTec Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NSW Posts: 2,337	Great work as the PC-60 does not have a lot of room in the first place. I had a PC-60 then upgraded to a CoolerMaster WaveMaster case (even less room) __________________ Seen my Stolen Items: Canon 350D (S:0710C007[AB]), Dell D820 (S:6WJKL1S), iPod (engraved: simon.fearby.com)

6th January 2005, 2:49 AM	#12
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Even less space? You gotta be kidding me, those things look huge! __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

6th January 2005, 1:19 PM	#13
WaLLLY Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Campbelltown Posts: 7,140	Looks good mate!! cant wait to see the final pics. How long did it take you? __________________ *PC:* Intel Q6600 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3P \| EVGA GTX280 SC\| 4.0gb 800mhz \| Coolermaster 690 /w \| 226BW LCD \| *TOTAL 7.0 TB* Trades: Sureshot, Mr Sti, spawn154, karnage112, Will S, Bastard Child, Coil \| www.hachiroku.com.au \| HR Army \| 日本語出血パンダ! \|

6th January 2005, 2:01 PM	#14
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Took about a week working on it almost every day.. I bought a UV Cathode Fan that reacts blue the otherday which really adds alot of light to the case. I get my northbridge waterblock today, so, all going well in a couple of weeks i'll have the final setup ready to showcase __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

8th January 2005, 5:41 PM	#15
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Got my nexus chipset block at last, so when i get some free time i shall install that and im looking at buying some blue coolant from VW, and using that, see how i go Anyways, here are some pics of the uv cathode fan i bought (Click for bigger image) Click to view full-sized image! Click to view full-sized image! Click to view full-sized image! __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4