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ascl
08-24-09, 10:18 PM
Got a package today!

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5834/1002189p.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/1002189p.jpg/)

Thats a 120x3 rad and a 140x3 rad. The 140x3 looks a bit rough, the factory tooling set up isn't complete, so it was hand finished... but should work fine.

In front is my silverstone Commander monitoring unit. This little guy is pretty neat, and basically allows you to plug in a bunch of fans and temp sensors, and then read them in software... which is really handy if you want to record results :)

Its an ESA device... and I have an intel chipset... however, both NVidia System Monitor and HWMonitor work just fine with it, even allowing fan control via the NVidia Control Panel (I do have an NVidia graphics card however... not sure if thats needed to install the software). The one annoyance with it, is it uses an internal USB cable which is stupidly short. I ended up removing one of the front of case USB cables and using that instead.
Conumdrum
08-24-09, 10:49 PM
man, Xmas came early for you. have fun, be vigilent!
ascl
08-24-09, 10:53 PM
It gets better Conumdrum, I have some more arriving later today! :D

and yes, I will be careful and take my time... so easy to rush things and make mistakes :)
CharlieCS
08-25-09, 12:23 AM
Do not be conservative with pictures.






:beer:
ascl
08-25-09, 01:19 AM
Just so you can see what the SilverStone Commander allows... here is a screenshot just after a long prime95 run:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6923/process.th.png (http://img175.imageshack.us/i/process.png/)

Note that HW Monitor is showing Liquid Temp and 3 intake air temps (the air temps jump around a bit, so my plan is to average out the 3... liquid temp seems pretty consistent).

FANIN2 is the rad fans so that run they were at 800-ish rpm, and water/air delta was about 11c (haven't calculated it exactly yet).

Bottom right side of the screen is NVidia's Hardware Monitor... its pretty terrible, but it does allowing logging the results to a file.

There will be more pics once the other rads arrive :)
ascl
08-25-09, 02:14 AM
More arrivals (actually 2 of each, so 4 more rads in total):

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6639/1002192.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/1002192.jpg/)

The ones on the right are the ones that just arrived. They are a slightly thinner, slightly higher FPI rad in 120x3 and 120x2 format.

The rads on the left have about 8 FPI (62mm deep), the ones on the left at about 12 FPI (44mm deep).

EDIT: Oh man, flushing rads sucks....
CharlieCS
08-25-09, 02:16 AM
Pr0n , am liking this build already .
ricflairw000
08-25-09, 10:40 AM
Do not be conservative with pictures.






:beer:
+1 to that request


wow 4 rads!!!! my 3 arent crap! hahaha
getting excited :D
Boulard83
08-25-09, 10:58 AM
i LOVE the beast to the left :D
Zagi
08-25-09, 11:23 AM
Whatever is coming... is going to be awesome. Moar plz! :)
markp1989
08-25-09, 11:56 AM
looks nice, cant wait to see what your gona do with this
jr1
08-25-09, 12:24 PM
Have to love the image of those rads and someone that's not knowing what overkill is ;-))
Can't wait to see what's gone happend with those rads
BeHappy
08-25-09, 12:28 PM
This looks like it's going to be awesome. Man, you guys make me want to spend all my money...
Adragontattoo
08-25-09, 01:14 PM
interesting, that is a LOT of rads there. You comparing or planning on trying to eliminate any issues with a ton of individual loops?
ricflairw000
08-25-09, 01:18 PM
Have to love the image of those rads and someone that's not knowing what overkill is ;-))
Can't wait to see what's gone happend with those rads
yes the watercooling forum has decided that tooo much is just barely enough

http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=6210084&postcount=25
newbski
08-25-09, 02:51 PM
I can't wait to see the case.
ascl
08-25-09, 06:19 PM
Hehe, Sorry to disappoint, but I am not planning on putting all of these into a single case (or hang them on the walls like Spawn). They are for testing and comparison... I am not sure I can fit more than 2 in/on my case!

I will keep you guys informed with what ends up in my rig :)
ricflairw000
08-25-09, 06:56 PM
Hehe, Sorry to disappoint, but I am not planning on putting all of these into a single case (or hang them on the walls like Spawn). They are for testing and comparison... I am not sure I can fit more than 2 in/on my case!

I will keep you guys informed with what ends up in my rig :)
get a bigger case!!!!!!!!! hahahhaha jk

start stacking them to make them fit hahahaha

I have a Lian Li case just sitting in my house if you want it. (you pay shipping haha) you can use that to house all the radiators