Water cooling ideas (with constraints)

[Sentential]

Problems:
I suck with a dremel so no way of doing a double rad, not enough room
Minimal cutting
All internal no external rads
I want to keep my HDD rack intact if at all possible
Maximum number of blocks (ie everything)
Reasonable price but Im willing to shell out $200


What I have so far:
CPU block
Pump
1 120mm Rad

What I plan on buying
Swiftech MCP____ GPU block (with intention to Pelt it)
Two Chipset Blocks
An additional 120mm rad
Additional 80mm rad

Fans being used:
1 120mm Delta triblade SHE (153ish CFM)
1 80mm Delta FFB HHE (80ish CFM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Sentential/prelim.jpg

Thats what Ive come up with so far. What do you think? (note that the intake rad will be passive)

[Electron Chaser]

I would change the plumbing a bit and since you have several radiators you may as well make use of them. No sense in running the entire water loop in series when you can jump to a rad to dump some heat and then back again.

For example plumb the lower rad so that it runs between the NB and the SB.

[g0dM@n]

I would change the plumbing a bit and since you have several radiators you may as well make use of them. No sense in running the entire water loop in series when you can jump to a rad to dump some heat and then back again.

For example plumb the lower rad so that it runs between the NB and the SB.
I would have to agree with him completely. I give you props for designing before putting it together. I did mine all on the fly, like a ******.

What made you want to go water? I thought you said you wouldn't really ever do it (if I remember correctly)... definitely happy that you joined the wagon though. :)

Two things:
1. Is that full or mid-tower?
2. You definitely, DEFINITELY cannot skimp out on the pump. Get the best. My D5 has kept me happy, but make sure you don't skimp out on that. I feel like in your case, the pump is the most important part, no joke.

[Aidenswarrior]

i hope you have a powerful pump :) good luck with it. looking good. i agree with what they said.get rid of some heat. seperate the rads

[meionm]

Here's an idea, you could get dual radiator and install it outside of case
like in theard below, because your case is wide enough radiator would fit outside of case behind back 120mm fan.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=423154

[crimedog]

I would change the plumbing a bit and since you have several radiators you may as well make use of them. No sense in running the entire water loop in series when you can jump to a rad to dump some heat and then back again.

For example plumb the lower rad so that it runs between the NB and the SB.

the water temperature changes very little in a loop, this is probably the biggest myth about watercooling.

i know you wanna go all out, but wcing the northbridge is already excessive save yourself the $40 on the southbridge waterblock. those things can't produce much more than 5w of heat. mine doesn't even get warm.

what cpu block and pump do you have? everything will work, but it'll be very cramped in that case. also, put a fan on that intake radiator.

i would recommend the maze4gpu over the swiftech gpu block because the mounting is much better (for 6/7800 at least) and it's not made of aluminum. i know you have that x800pro right now but you change hardware a lot ;) for rads i think you can pick up some black ice pro's for a decent price, but you're gonna have a hard time keeping it under $200.

[Sentential]

I would change the plumbing a bit
Absolutly Im just getting the ideas on paper

Here's an idea, you could get dual radiator and install it outside of case
like in theard below, because your case is wide enough radiator would fit outside of case behind back 120mm fan.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=423154
Internal only :-/

@ Crimedog
Ya Ill probly go with the maze, Fishy pointed that out to me this morning

[Valk]

How about this. Lose that top rad and plumb it like this with some BIX rads;

http://ev0one.net/ocforums/senedit.jpg

also, I would get a mcw55 gpu unless the mounting is really bad. It has a delrin top and a peltier option down the road. Unless there is somthing wrong with it im not aware of <_<;;

Edit: forgot to mention lose the southbridge. you can get a good northbridge cooler to go on there with some glue or arctic epoxy. there is a NB1 for sale in our own classifieds which would do more than adequate a job. Hell, a passive asus sink would do the job since there is a 120mm fan down there to blow over it.

[pwnt by pat]

Agree. I would plumb differently but lose the southbridge cooler and the 80mm rad.

You are going to have a hard time fitting the front rad if you want to put a fan on it. If you want to do double-rads then you are probably going to be stuck putting one on the top of the case.

Also, look into the mcp350. It's small and powerful and easy to mod if you need tubing routed a certain way.

[g0dM@n]

Here's an idea, you could get dual radiator and install it outside of case
like in theard below, because your case is wide enough radiator would fit outside of case behind back 120mm fan.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=423154
I did something like that, too! (outside the case)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/godman114/A64wc1.jpg

You can manage it, Sen... up to you...

[RedDragonXXX]

Ahhhhh Sen you are turning to dark side as well :(

I guess I will be the only one left on forums that still believes in air cooling.


BTW... I have about 18ft of 7/16 Masterkleer just sitting in my closet, if you want to make use of it :p

[Froggy]

I wouldn't watercool the chipsets either, a Swifty chipset cooler only makes 18db noise which will be unaudible in that case. I would think you would be better off seeing if a PA160 could fit in front. I don't reccomend using a dremel for cutting cases, not enough control. Most cases cut very easily with tinsnips or metal shears, not to mention there are no shavings all over the place!