FEATURED The Water-Cooled System picture thread v2.0

streetsports · Jul 30, 2014

s1lv3rvortex said:
I'm new to the forum(first post actually) and just completed my first WC build over the weekend. After weeks of planning and lots of helpful threads from this forum, its finally complete! Thanks for looking!

Sorry if its already been said but that fluid is not meant for normal daily used pc's...there is a warning about it on there site...its meant to be used by sponsored buildersfor pics only.

ATMINSIDE · Jul 30, 2014

ASUS ROG said:
My bad, i correct myself, i use 60% normal distilled water and 40% NEAR frozen water (i leave the water in the freezer until it got very cold but not quite frozen)

So.... Do you run tubes into your freezer or empty exactly 40% of your loop every time you use your PC?!?!

ASUS ROG · Jul 30, 2014

I buy a gallon of distilled water at CVS, empty out about 40% of the jug, put it in the freeze until near frozen then i dump the near frozen water back in the jug and my case take exactly 1 gallon of water.
I first got the idea of running chilled water when i stumble on this thread on Tom'sHardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275185-29-exploring-ambient-water-cooling

Look very interesting but i would never do something that crazy so i come up with the idea of mixing chilled water with room temp water, i also design my loop so it's very easy to fill/drain so it only take about 5 minute(or less) to empty out the loop and refill it.

ATMINSIDE · Jul 30, 2014

ASUS ROG said:
I buy a gallon of distilled water at CVS, empty out about 40% of the jug, put it in the freeze until near frozen then i dump the near frozen water back in the jug and my case take exactly 1 gallon of water.
I first got the idea of running chilled water when i stumble on this thread on Tom'sHardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275185-29-exploring-ambient-water-cooling

Look very interesting but i would never do something that crazy so i come up with the idea of mixing chilled water with room temp water, i also design my loop so it's very easy to fill/drain so it only take about 5 minute(or less) to empty out the loop and refill it.

They make water chillers...
Then you won't be constantly bleeding your loop for air.

GearingMass · Aug 9, 2014

ASUS ROG said:
I buy a gallon of distilled water at CVS, empty out about 40% of the jug, put it in the freeze until near frozen then i dump the near frozen water back in the jug and my case take exactly 1 gallon of water.
I first got the idea of running chilled water when i stumble on this thread on Tom'sHardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275185-29-exploring-ambient-water-cooling

Look very interesting but i would never do something that crazy so i come up with the idea of mixing chilled water with room temp water, i also design my loop so it's very easy to fill/drain so it only take about 5 minute(or less) to empty out the loop and refill it.

How much extra time does that buy you before your loop is back to the regular (hopefully only a) few degrees above ambient?

Soulcatcher668 · Aug 9, 2014

ASUS ROG said:
I buy a gallon of distilled water at CVS, empty out about 40% of the jug, put it in the freeze until near frozen then i dump the near frozen water back in the jug and my case take exactly 1 gallon of water.
I first got the idea of running chilled water when i stumble on this thread on Tom'sHardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275185-29-exploring-ambient-water-cooling

Look very interesting but i would never do something that crazy so i come up with the idea of mixing chilled water with room temp water, i also design my loop so it's very easy to fill/drain so it only take about 5 minute(or less) to empty out the loop and refill it.

I can't see filling a regular loop with chilled water having any benefit.
The only reason it works (sort of) in that thread is because of the huge cooler of water with ice in it that he has. He even had to take the GPU out of the loop because it created too much heat for the cooler.
You also have rads in your loop that will warm the water in a sub ambient system. :screwy:

Johan45 · Aug 9, 2014

Soulcatcher668 said:
I can't see you filling a regular loop with chilled water having any benefit.
The only reason it works (sort of) in that thread is because of the huge cooler of water with ice in it that he has. He even had to take the GPU out of the loop because it created too much heat for the cooler.
You also have rads in your loop that will warm the water in a sub ambient system.

I tend to agree, by the time it al circulates it must be nearly room temp again. I have played with cold water cooling a lot. My first attempt was a regular cooler full of water , icepaks and a pump which worked quite well. Now I have upgraded to this

This is awsome in the winter gets the water down to -20c+ at times. In the warmer months like now I have it all sitting in a deep freezer.

kamakasi · Aug 9, 2014

That is sweet Johan

Johan45 · Aug 9, 2014

It works friggin awsome too.

Inside view, at the yellow arrows I inserted a couple of "Y" valves so I can run my 4770K on it as well. It's to the right of the desk outside the picture.

Soulcatcher668 · Aug 9, 2014

That's awesome Johan45.

What is the green bucket?

Blaylock · Aug 9, 2014

Lol I believe that's his resevoir!

outhouse · Aug 11, 2014

Pierre3400 said:
How is this loop setup? I cannot for the life of my figure it out? Does it pump into the GPU's first? Does its pump the other way?

From what i understand, the loop order doesnt matter what so ever, apart from one thing. Pump should always take water from the reservoir, and my brain is just really itchy from looking at this loop.

That said, its a clean build, and good looking.

water is going to the first single rad and to the res, then both 240's, then cpu, then a pair of 780TI's then back to the pump.

Res does not have to be before the pump, it just makes it easier to fill.

I was fighting space and I did not want the res or any water being added above 1600 bucks worth of video cards.

GTXJackBauer · Aug 11, 2014

outhouse said:
Res does not have to be before the pump, it just makes it easier to fill.

Maybe in your case and with your expertise but in general we won't say that. We preach reservoir before pump and letting gravity take its toll and not the pump.

Techjesse · Aug 20, 2014

TigerSun rocking TriFire :clap:

d1nky · Aug 20, 2014

Techjesse said:
TigerSun rocking TriFire

aren't AMD cards 'trifire' and nvidia trisli?! :clap:

nice build btw! I should have my mess of a loop cleaned up and changed in the next month or 2 :attn:

Techjesse · Aug 20, 2014

d1nky said:
aren't AMD cards 'trifire' and nvidia trisli?!

nice build btw! I should have my mess of a loop cleaned up and changed in the next month or 2

Thanks

Nvidia is 3 way SLI

yep

tripleM1515 · Aug 22, 2014

Blaylock · Aug 22, 2014

Very nice!

tarkatehen · Aug 22, 2014

Sweet, I like it!

WhitehawkEQ · Sep 1, 2014

Nothing like what I've seen in here but here is mine:
FX-8350, GA-990FXA-UD5 R3.0
Cooler: Nepton 280L

CPU 100% load

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