I always wanted to have a water cooled rig, with the much needed help of people from this forum, I'm making that happen right now!
Here's what I got so far:
My case:
The modifactions I have done to it so far:
The 120mm fan nicely cut into the top of the case as a blow hole which should work out really nice. I didn’t have room to squeeze this fan in-between the CDROM drive and PSU, since my new PSU is longer than my old one. It's no big deal though, I'm just going to put the CDROM drive in the 2nd bay down from the top and then use that top bay for my fan controller.
Here is the bottom section of the case cut out for the heater core to fit in. It should fit nicely on it's side laying down with the barbs on the close end. As soon as it comes in I will cut out most of the front to match up with the heater core and then mount it. Hopefully it all goes as planned!
Here's the front of my case all done now. Drilled in 70 holes almost perfectly to help more air get into the heater core. Hopefully it makes a big of a difference as the time it was worth. Also you may have noticed I painted the inside of it blue. It's looks pretty cool like that. I did it just because
I'm going to paint the inside of the case that same color as well. And I need to find a cool case badge to put on there!
And then here is everything I've bought for the project:
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Radiator:
DangerDen Heater Core
Specs: Outside: 6 1/8" x 7 3/8" x 2"
With 1/2" Barbs
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Fan Shroud:
D-Tek Core Fan Shroud Kit
Specs: 1 3/8" X 6" x 5 7/8"
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Fan for the Heater Core:
YS Tech 120x38mm
Specs: 3pin - 125.5CFM - 45dBA
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Fan for the Blow Hole:
LED Blue 120x25mm
Specs: 3pin - 69CFM - 4 LEDs
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Other:
3 to 4 PIN with RPM Sensor Wire Adapter
I rather not run the YS Tech off the motherboard.
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And this is how it will be mounted to the front of my case:
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Pump:
Swiftech MCP650™ 12v Water Pump
Specs: 317 GPH (1200 LPH)
Maximum Head: 10 ft (3.1 m)
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Reservoir:
Green UV Reactive Tundra
Specs: Single 5.25" Bay Reservoir
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Tubing:
Tygon Anti-Kink
Specs: 1/2" ID (5/8" OD) - 7ft.
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Coolant:
Swiftech HydrX Coolant
Specs: Green UV Reactive
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So I still have a few more things to get, but I would say I'm off to a good start. There are already a few things I would do differently if I went and did this again a 2nd time, but hey... it's my 1st time, what should I expect?!
Here's what I got so far:
My case:
The modifactions I have done to it so far:
The 120mm fan nicely cut into the top of the case as a blow hole which should work out really nice. I didn’t have room to squeeze this fan in-between the CDROM drive and PSU, since my new PSU is longer than my old one. It's no big deal though, I'm just going to put the CDROM drive in the 2nd bay down from the top and then use that top bay for my fan controller.
Here is the bottom section of the case cut out for the heater core to fit in. It should fit nicely on it's side laying down with the barbs on the close end. As soon as it comes in I will cut out most of the front to match up with the heater core and then mount it. Hopefully it all goes as planned!
Here's the front of my case all done now. Drilled in 70 holes almost perfectly to help more air get into the heater core. Hopefully it makes a big of a difference as the time it was worth. Also you may have noticed I painted the inside of it blue. It's looks pretty cool like that. I did it just because
I'm going to paint the inside of the case that same color as well. And I need to find a cool case badge to put on there!
And then here is everything I've bought for the project:
-------------------------------------
Radiator:
DangerDen Heater Core
Specs: Outside: 6 1/8" x 7 3/8" x 2"
With 1/2" Barbs
-------------------------------------
Fan Shroud:
D-Tek Core Fan Shroud Kit
Specs: 1 3/8" X 6" x 5 7/8"
-------------------------------------
Fan for the Heater Core:
YS Tech 120x38mm
Specs: 3pin - 125.5CFM - 45dBA
-------------------------------------
Fan for the Blow Hole:
LED Blue 120x25mm
Specs: 3pin - 69CFM - 4 LEDs
-------------------------------------
Other:
3 to 4 PIN with RPM Sensor Wire Adapter
I rather not run the YS Tech off the motherboard.
-------------------------------------
And this is how it will be mounted to the front of my case:
-------------------------------------
Pump:
Swiftech MCP650™ 12v Water Pump
Specs: 317 GPH (1200 LPH)
Maximum Head: 10 ft (3.1 m)
-------------------------------------
Reservoir:
Green UV Reactive Tundra
Specs: Single 5.25" Bay Reservoir
-------------------------------------
Tubing:
Tygon Anti-Kink
Specs: 1/2" ID (5/8" OD) - 7ft.
-------------------------------------
Coolant:
Swiftech HydrX Coolant
Specs: Green UV Reactive
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So I still have a few more things to get, but I would say I'm off to a good start. There are already a few things I would do differently if I went and did this again a 2nd time, but hey... it's my 1st time, what should I expect?!