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- May 4, 2006
Working on building a near-silent S775 system, which I am planning on water-cooling. Will be the first time I've water-cooled a PC since my K6-2 days. The setup I had then was very location dependant, as the radiator/reservoir/pump were all located about 3' below the pc in the basement--below the floor the pc sat on. This type of a setup will not be possible in the apartment I am living in now.
I have most of the starting parts for the wc system figured out already. FuZion cpu block, Swiftech MCP655 pump, and two Swiftech MCR320-QP's (purchased, awaiting shipment delivery) cooled by 6 Yate Loon 120mm fans (seem to have a loyal following at SPCR's forums).
Fitting 2x Tripple 120mm radiators into a pc's case is a daunting challenge. If required I may save one of them and convert my Opty 165 over to water instead of using both in the same system. I'd really like to fit them both as I am still toying with the ideal of adding a wc'd SLI gfx setup.
One of the ideas that crossed my mind was to use this:
Prometeia_Silver_Lian-Li_Aluminum_Kit_for_Mach_Cooler_Unit
Having the two tripple rads mounted in the sides of that lower enclosure (and of course, ordering a matching Lian Li case to sit on top). $200 for this add-on enclosure seems a bit high IMO. The Lian Li modular cube would probably be a cheaper option then that add on box + case. I have found a few places that still sell that.
Looking for recommendations on other cases that could do the job. I may just decide to build an external enclosure to house the radiators outside the pc.
Thanks
I have most of the starting parts for the wc system figured out already. FuZion cpu block, Swiftech MCP655 pump, and two Swiftech MCR320-QP's (purchased, awaiting shipment delivery) cooled by 6 Yate Loon 120mm fans (seem to have a loyal following at SPCR's forums).
Fitting 2x Tripple 120mm radiators into a pc's case is a daunting challenge. If required I may save one of them and convert my Opty 165 over to water instead of using both in the same system. I'd really like to fit them both as I am still toying with the ideal of adding a wc'd SLI gfx setup.
One of the ideas that crossed my mind was to use this:
Prometeia_Silver_Lian-Li_Aluminum_Kit_for_Mach_Cooler_Unit
Having the two tripple rads mounted in the sides of that lower enclosure (and of course, ordering a matching Lian Li case to sit on top). $200 for this add-on enclosure seems a bit high IMO. The Lian Li modular cube would probably be a cheaper option then that add on box + case. I have found a few places that still sell that.
Looking for recommendations on other cases that could do the job. I may just decide to build an external enclosure to house the radiators outside the pc.
Thanks