My First Water cooling setup (P180 case)

eightballrj · Mar 21, 2006

Setup consists of:

1/2inch thick walled ClearFlex
MCP655 Pump
Storm CPU Block
MCW60 GPU Block with Ceramique'd/SuperGlue'd ramsinks
BIP.3 w/6 47cfm Yate Loons in Push Pull
All nice stainless Lowes worm clamps, haha

BTW, this was my spring break besides working at the WONDERFUL

Compusa here.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0687.jpg How it all started(My girlfriend's bedroom... she loves me I KNOW

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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0690.jpg X1900XTX

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0691.jpg She's all apart

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0692.jpg X's 2

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0699.jpg Finished Product 1

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0694.jpg Finshed Product 2

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0697.jpg Finished Product 3

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/eightballrj/IMG_0717.jpg BLING! haha

Hope you like

PS... Clamps are to keep the tubing perfectly round in the tight turn and the T-line is capped now as I was still bleeding it in the pictures.

Richard

veryhumid · Mar 21, 2006

how cool does it keep that 1900?

eightballrj · Mar 21, 2006

Cool enough for 760/890 at 1.425 volts. I can get you temps later.

Polonator · Mar 21, 2006

Any specific reason on why you went with 6 Yate Loons? I know the Yate Loons are quiet but could you have wired the fans separately such that you have 1-2 Yate Loons for when you want quiet operation and a set of say ... Deltas for when you want performance? Just a thought. :b I like the elevated rad.

Speaking of wiring - how is it for the p180? I've heard of some issues surrounding that. Also, any issues with the door on the p180? It's been mention before on the forums and the display model at the local computer store here has a door problem too.

eightballrj · Mar 21, 2006

Well the BIP isn't optimized for big flowing Deltas. It performs quite well as it sits with the Loons. The fans are actually sealed to the rad with silicon to help out the push/pull setup be as optimal as possible.

Haha, the radiator stand offs are mechanical pencil bodies dremel'd to the correct length.

RJ

The door is a bit warped but nothing of issue to me. It locks and works perfectly and doesn't look wrong. The wiring is a PITA... but I hate wiring cases as you can tell, haha.

Trombe · Mar 21, 2006

eightballrj said:
Haha, the radiator stand offs are mechanical pencil bodies dremel'd to the correct length.

Ghetto, and it looks great. :thup:

bryan_d · Mar 21, 2006

Looks great!

Reminds me very much of my old watercooling case

You should PM LabRat23 for some thermal adhesive. I know your ceramique/super glue works great but I couldn't trust it on a $450+ card and the tape that LabRat23's thermal tape works really well ( I had it on my 6800 Ultra and heat transfer was awesome; also they stuck so well that it took me like 5 minutes to get them off each ram module!

Again great job,

bryan d

otogrim · Mar 21, 2006

Looks awesome!!

eightballrj · Mar 21, 2006

Wouldnt trust it how? Like falling off? I promise these wont fall off. I dont think I will ever remove them now I got the results that I did from the card.

Flip-Mode · Mar 22, 2006

Very nice but you might want to plug the T-line....

greenmaji · Mar 22, 2006

eightballrj said:
PS... Clamps are to keep the tubing perfectly round in the tight turn and the T-line is capped now as I was still bleeding it in the pictures.

He capped it.

It looks pretty sweet.

Flip-Mode · Mar 22, 2006

greenmaji said:
He capped it.

It looks pretty sweet.

Ok my bad

eric003 · Mar 22, 2006

Hey, i got a quick quesiton: how did you shave off the ram sinks for the vid card, so that they didn't interfere with the tubing. I started filing mine with a metal file...but it was SOOO slow... took like 30 mins for 1mm

eightballrj · Mar 22, 2006

Dremel is god for that kind of stuff. Just get some pliers to hold it firm.

y2jed_2000 · Mar 22, 2006

looks awesome

Oper8or · Mar 22, 2006

Kinda a noob question. What size lines are you running? I have the same case as you. I plan on using the same pump you have that is why im asking. Only thing different I am going to do, beside mount my rad on the back, is place my pump In the very bottom of the tower and add another fan in the bottom fan slot.

eightballrj · Mar 22, 2006

All thick walled 1/2inch ID Clearflex. Only thing about mounting it at the very bottom with the fan down there is that getting the tubing into the main bay without kinking it. Good luck with your setup! Make sure to show us the damage afterwards

Oper8or · Mar 22, 2006

Sure will. I'll take pics when its done. I was wondering where people get the springs to put on thier lines to keep them from kinking. I was also thinking something else. The fitting on the front side of the pump is straight out is there anyway to put a 90 on it or a swing 45? I wonder if you can buy a fitting and glue it in place with pvc glue or something. Its just a thought. I plan on taking out the hd bin at the bottom to make room for the pump.. so its outta the way.

-aDaM^ · Mar 22, 2006

Nice setup looks great

marker · Mar 24, 2006

Oper8or said:
I plan on taking out the hd bin at the bottom to make room for the pump.. so its outta the way.

You mean like this work in progress

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