Well I had to do something... updated with temps

leithals · 28th October 2011, 9:41 AM

So guys I'm still waiting on my new case, so in the meantime I thought I would throw something together so I could continue using my PC. (Sorry about the terrible photos, I was using my phone and some of them were done late at night.)

I've got the following parts stuffed into an old HP case (without the outer shell cause I don't know where it's gone.)

Intel 2600k
Gigabyte Z68A-UD7-B3
Gigabyte GTX570 (x2)
8 GB Corsair Vengeance C8
150 GB VelociRaptor RAID 0
CoolerMaster SilentPro 1000W

Now that actually worked quite well, and I was surprised at how quiet it was, but I had all this water cooling stuff lying around doing nothing. So I thought I could do something there too

First a case to house it in (not the actually case used

)

Take a few rivets out and you have this

Next do some cutting, I use a Jigsaw and an Ozito Rotary (with Dremel EZ lock blades)

Not the best work i've seen, but this is really temporary so I wasn't too concerned (plus I actually learn alot

)

Throw in some water cooling gear
D5 pump
Modded XSPC res
2 x XSPC RX 360 rads
3 x NB PL-2 fans
3 x Nexus Real Silent PWM fans (2000 rpm)

And this gives you an idea of what I'm trying to achieve
includes a XSPC Rasa CPU block, and 2 x AquagraFX 580 GPU blocks.

I have to say that there were a few issues with connecting it up, and I'm still bleeding it, but it works

No testing, benching or even booting the PC yet, decided sleep was a better option

.

Batman89 · 28th October 2011, 10:16 AM

looks great mate
interesting and very innovative...

keep at it, cant wait till its finished!

Enjoi · 28th October 2011, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batman89

looks great mate
interesting and very innovative...

keep at it, cant wait till its finished!

did you read that this was a temporary solution? :S

still, nice work getting it all running in the interim.

Batman89 · 28th October 2011, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enjoi

did you read that this was a temporary solution? :S
.

yeah.. im not retarded...
what i meant was.. i cant wait to see the non-temporary solution finished.

leithals · 29th October 2011, 9:22 AM

Ok just wanted to update you with some temps.

4.0 GHz oc 1.2v
Ambient temp 23 c
Water Temp 25 c
CPU idle 29 c
CPU load 55 c

IMO that is some good cooling action. Cheers

BlueRaven · 2nd November 2011, 1:40 PM

Why the bloody hell is this not in the Ghetto Mod thread yet?

Love ya work.

28th October 2011, 9:41 AM	#1
leithals Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney 2030 Posts: 591	Well I had to do something... updated with temps So guys I'm still waiting on my new case, so in the meantime I thought I would throw something together so I could continue using my PC. (Sorry about the terrible photos, I was using my phone and some of them were done late at night.) I've got the following parts stuffed into an old HP case (without the outer shell cause I don't know where it's gone.) Intel 2600k Gigabyte Z68A-UD7-B3 Gigabyte GTX570 (x2) 8 GB Corsair Vengeance C8 150 GB VelociRaptor RAID 0 CoolerMaster SilentPro 1000W Now that actually worked quite well, and I was surprised at how quiet it was, but I had all this water cooling stuff lying around doing nothing. So I thought I could do something there too First a case to house it in (not the actually case used ) Take a few rivets out and you have this Next do some cutting, I use a Jigsaw and an Ozito Rotary (with Dremel EZ lock blades) Not the best work i've seen, but this is really temporary so I wasn't too concerned (plus I actually learn alot ) Throw in some water cooling gear D5 pump Modded XSPC res 2 x XSPC RX 360 rads 3 x NB PL-2 fans 3 x Nexus Real Silent PWM fans (2000 rpm) And this gives you an idea of what I'm trying to achieve includes a XSPC Rasa CPU block, and 2 x AquagraFX 580 GPU blocks. I have to say that there were a few issues with connecting it up, and I'm still bleeding it, but it works No testing, benching or even booting the PC yet, decided sleep was a better option . __________________ i7 2600K 4.8Ghz@1.35v \| GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC Signature2 \| Samsung 840 250GB \| G-Skill Ripjaws 2133Mhz 16GB \| CoolerMaster SP Gold 1000W Watercooled Black Magic: XSPC H2 r2 \| XSPC Raystorm CPU \| XSPC Raystorm GPU \| XSPC RX120.7 \| Swiftech MCP655 \| Aquaero LT \| EK fittings \| Temp build I recommend GAM Mods, and use them whenever possible Last edited by leithals; 29th October 2011 at 9:39 AM.

29th October 2011, 9:22 AM	#5
leithals Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney 2030 Posts: 591	Ok just wanted to update you with some temps. 4.0 GHz oc 1.2v Ambient temp 23 c Water Temp 25 c CPU idle 29 c CPU load 55 c IMO that is some good cooling action. Cheers __________________ i7 2600K 4.8Ghz@1.35v \| GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC Signature2 \| Samsung 840 250GB \| G-Skill Ripjaws 2133Mhz 16GB \| CoolerMaster SP Gold 1000W Watercooled Black Magic: XSPC H2 r2 \| XSPC Raystorm CPU \| XSPC Raystorm GPU \| XSPC RX120.7 \| Swiftech MCP655 \| Aquaero LT \| EK fittings \| Temp build I recommend GAM Mods, and use them whenever possible

2nd November 2011, 1:40 PM	#6
BlueRaven Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney 2068 Posts: 2,068	Why the bloody hell is this not in the Ghetto Mod thread yet? Love ya work. __________________ When you're in over your head, the first thing to do is close your mouth. - Anonymous GOOD TRADES WITH: chrispychipS, s3kemo, Graham.Abbott, TerminalVeloCD, dayvud7, gnasher666, Bomber01, Echo Man, Mikio, MorgzMods, Guts, RoryK, Benno1988, Spirit76, Creekin, kazen, Lothar_Wolf, zzgundam, Nobita88

28th October 2011, 10:16 AM	#2
Batman89 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 137	looks great mate interesting and very innovative... keep at it, cant wait till its finished!