- Joined
- Mar 26, 2003
- Location
- North America
Went cruising through the classifieds, picked up a nice collection:
WA2's Rad combo: silver rad, 1/2" barbs, shrowd, 2 x 120mm Delta fans, mounting hardware
WA2's Res combo: plexi res, 1/2" barbs, 5' of vinyl tubing
Nocturnal's old DTek WW cpu block with 1/2" barbs
Dibs on (but don't have yet) a DD Maze4 GPU block for the incoming X800XTPE
Went online surfing, found a Via Aqua 1300 for $19.99 + cheap shipping.
Went to Home Depot and found some necessary fittings, clamps and more tubing.
So for around $200, I think I've got a pretty good shot at this. The current setup is pump -> rad -> CPU block -> res -> pump, and I think I'll put the Maze4 (if I get it) right after the CPU block for easy routing of tubage. My generic case has been completely taken apart for proper hole drilling et al, and I took this opportunity to try out my first case painting scheme as well It's not going to win any awards, I haven't changed any LED colors or mounted a plexi window or anything
The loop has been leak-testing for the last four hours, and so far so good. The Via Aqua had a small leak around the threading of the output pipe threading area; it ended up taking seven windings of teflon tape around the threads to finally get it sealed up (yes I tried less, no it didn't work!)
Once I actually get my poor machine back together, I'll post some pics and some stats and let everyone know what kind of results I get
WA2's Rad combo: silver rad, 1/2" barbs, shrowd, 2 x 120mm Delta fans, mounting hardware
WA2's Res combo: plexi res, 1/2" barbs, 5' of vinyl tubing
Nocturnal's old DTek WW cpu block with 1/2" barbs
Dibs on (but don't have yet) a DD Maze4 GPU block for the incoming X800XTPE
Went online surfing, found a Via Aqua 1300 for $19.99 + cheap shipping.
Went to Home Depot and found some necessary fittings, clamps and more tubing.
So for around $200, I think I've got a pretty good shot at this. The current setup is pump -> rad -> CPU block -> res -> pump, and I think I'll put the Maze4 (if I get it) right after the CPU block for easy routing of tubage. My generic case has been completely taken apart for proper hole drilling et al, and I took this opportunity to try out my first case painting scheme as well It's not going to win any awards, I haven't changed any LED colors or mounted a plexi window or anything
The loop has been leak-testing for the last four hours, and so far so good. The Via Aqua had a small leak around the threading of the output pipe threading area; it ended up taking seven windings of teflon tape around the threads to finally get it sealed up (yes I tried less, no it didn't work!)
Once I actually get my poor machine back together, I'll post some pics and some stats and let everyone know what kind of results I get