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BlueBall · 07-05-04, 11:11 AM

I started a thread in another topic and it grew out of my control

This is where it belongs.

Here is the link to it Click Here

Perhaps a moderator could move it here for me and maybe even *Sticky* it

Lord_Zoltan · 07-05-04, 11:32 AM

i just went there. THat is so awsome. I really wish i could do some of the stuff you guys have.

But i have no "spare" fridges, i might go to a dumb to find one but i dont know how to tell if it works or not, and i dont have another system that i could water cool with and i dont have the money for a good watercooling block

.

Your way to lucky, HAVE FUN with it!

Zoltan

BlueBall · 07-05-04, 06:27 PM

I have been collecting good 'stuff' for years ... I would NEVER have guessed that some of it would be used for a case mod.

Others may call it junk collecting ....
I call it recycling.

Here's a sneek peek at my VERY FIRST ghetto block. It eventually leaked. It really wasn't a surprise ... it was made out of the bottom of a beer can, a couple of copper reducers, a chunk of aluminum and TONS of 'J.B. Weld'.

Quailane · 07-05-04, 06:57 PM

Did that block above even cool the cpu as well as a stock heatsink?

BlueBall · 07-06-04, 08:49 AM

It actually worked quite well ... it has a 'dam' inside to create turbulance. You could hear the gushing water inside. It leaked from a seam ... wreaked a mobo ... no biggie.
Please remember I made that three years ago!

w00p · 07-06-04, 04:05 PM

When the ozon layer dissapears, and planet earth gets overheated, I'll call you!

BlueBall · 07-06-04, 04:56 PM

Good thing R134a is enviromantally friendly ... I heard they use it as a bug repellant in other countries. Good thing too cause I sure breathed enough of it accidentally. It made me want to lay on my back and squirm till I was stepped on

w00p · 07-07-04, 01:39 AM

BUT, its environmentaly firendly!

Anyway, aside from that I-Want-You-To-Have-My-Children post earlier, I'd like to put down a question about the HDD cooler.
Could you tell me what brand/make the stock version (

) of it was?

I'd like to know, not to watercool, heck no, I'd never be allowed to do that in this rig, but simply to dissolve heat.
You see, in the case I'm buying, the HDD('s if there are multiple) can be mounted right infront of the intake fans, so all those shafts will become something similar to air tunnels. Bound to offer quite some decent cooling, ey?
Even though it isn't Serial ATA or in a raid configuration, I wouldn't trust something that goes at 7200rpm 100% mechanicly to go uncooled.
I'm about to spend €100+ on that HDD, and its the most costy thing in my entire new rig, so I'd be interested in protecting it so it doesn't melt in the first 2 days I own it...

Back a little more ontopic, GREAT to hear the R134a has finally arrived.
Time for some temps now? ;-]
Just out of curiosity, is R134a some other name for freon? or is it something entirely different?
Meh, doesn't really matter that much, I wish you good luck!

And you know, if that fridge's cooling liquid isn't too sticky, and doesn't evaporate too much, you could consider buying another pack or two for replacing the cooling liquid with it...

BlueBall · 07-07-04, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by w00p

Could you tell me what brand/make the stock version (

) of it was?

Just out of curiosity, is R134a some other name for freon? or is it something entirely different?

The HDD coolers are named "Ultimate Hard Drive Coolers" and R134a is a modern enviromentally friendly refridgerant. All new fridges and cars use this now.

Kitler · 07-07-04, 01:35 PM

I want to do the fridge thing. that looks sweet maybe he a can post a step-by-step ver.

w00p · 07-08-04, 03:24 PM

If I would've done anything with a fridge, it would've been something involving cooling liquid flowing through a waterblock...

Just like, strip the fridge, till you have nothing but the needed parts to flow cooled cooling liquid through the tubes, then, carefully empty the cooling liquid in an apart jerrycan as if you where changing motor-oil in a car.
Then take a dremel and tear them tubes open, solder a system of copper tubes that gets welded on the normal, cut off fridge tubes.
The copper tubing then goes into your PC, through your all your waterblocks and then back to the other end of the system: back into a sawn off end of the iron tubes of the original fridge.

It may be ghetto, ugly, ... But atleast you can lift up the entire computer/cooling without needing a forklift to keep up the fridge...

BlueBall · 07-12-04, 12:12 PM

I have determined what my next major mod will be. (the chipset can wait a little while)

I am going to MOD THE FRIDGE.

Here are my rough ideas ... I think I will build this one step-by-step here for OCFORUMS

Basic idea is to make a inlet/outlet housing that mounts to the fridge. It will contain temperature readouts for in/out flow as well as a GPM reading and system volume information. When the volume of the system becomes dangerously low (for ANY reason) the fridge will fill with city water (good around here) through a float-valve system.

This mod will be ideal for me because one day soon my entire PC (without case) will be in this fridge.

I knew all these trades would come in handy one day :>

BlueBall · 07-12-04, 12:15 PM

FYI .... I think the 'cooling' liquid you refer to is R134a or Freon ... but will evapourate INSTANTLY ... not to mention BOIL at room temperature in a sealed system.

Hope this helps you avoid replacing a fridge.

k3nshin · 07-12-04, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBall

I have determined what my next major mod will be. (the chipset can wait a little while)

I am going to MOD THE FRIDGE.

Here are my rough ideas ... I think I will build this one step-by-step here for OCFORUMS

Basic idea is to make a inlet/outlet housing that mounts to the fridge. It will contain temperature readouts for in/out flow as well as a GPM reading and system volume information. When the volume of the system becomes dangerously low (for ANY reason) the fridge will fill with city water (good around here) through a float-valve system.

This mod will be ideal for me because one day soon my entire PC (without case) will be in this fridge.

I knew all these trades would come in handy one day :>

but wont computer + city water = doom?

BlueBall · 07-13-04, 07:55 AM

I changed my mind ... I'm going to use the same float valve system (like a toilet) to add distilled water from another reserve resevoir with a sensor and alarm in case I run dangerously low on coolant.

BlueBall · 07-13-04, 06:21 PM

I have started my fridge mod.

Today I add two water chambers inside the fidge.

Explanation ... The FIRST chamber removes bubbles caused by turbulance in the pump itself. I am going to add a little more riser in it so the water level is approx half. By using an inverted 3/4" high flow water filtration system (which was recycled) and reversing the water flow through them, I am able to virtually guarantee there will be no more bubbles (or whooshing water sounds).

The SECOND chamber has a manual valve to divert some of the existing coolant into it. Once the resevoir float valve has been installed it will work like this.
I will be able to run the system as normal ... use the diverting valve and fill the second chamber. If ever the coolant evapourates or leaks then the float valve will discharge the appropriate amount of coolant from the second chamber to return the resevoir to a safe level.
I think I'll add a siren or flashing LED to indicate if this has happened. It will be as easy as opening the diverting valve to refill the second chamber.

BlueBall · 07-13-04, 06:26 PM

Since I am STILL waiting for my HVAC friend to charge my fridge I thought I'd use my old radiator and fan till then.

I saw a water mark on the rad so I put it above a bucket just in case. It is only a temporary fix.

BlueBall · 07-13-04, 06:34 PM

That duct work has a 120VAC fan inside it. It is usually designed for attics (boost your A/C to the third floor kinda thing)

Both the fan AND pump are (were) on seperate dimmer dials which are mounted remotely at my desk. The dimmer has been great because I have been able to test my system at LOW pressure/volume BEFORE going to the MAX. It has saved me alot of mopping up water ... LOL

BTW ... I removed the Water Wetter ... That smell simply makes me ill. I'm glad it's in my Dodge now

BlueBall · 07-14-04, 09:11 PM

Since I added the radiator, I have noticed a HUGE drop in temperatures. What once was 45C under HEAVY load (Far Cry) is now at a cool 35C .... the rad and fan has reduced my passive fridge temps by 10C.

I went into my local auto parts store and asked them for the cheapest heater core they had ... After a 5 minute search 'in the back' he comes out with something he said was 'obsolete' ... for $25CDN I bought an 8" x 8" core (I'll put pics up tomorrow). So now I have two rads.

I feel another mod coming on ... something like dual rads in a killer fan sandwich.

I wonder when it will stop? .... My old nick was ICEMAN ... ironic?!?!

toyomatt84 · 07-14-04, 09:37 PM

Dear Lord! Nobody can stop him now!!! Run everyone, run for the hills, before he cools the earth!!!

Anyways, great work, bud. I'm anxious to see the final product.

BlueBall · 07-14-04, 09:55 PM

Me too ... I have no idea when or what that will be so hang on .... besides ... Toyomatt ... aren't you due for a HUGE MOD soon?

I wanna see TONS of Pics!!

If I'm the cause the next Ice Age atleast I won't have to hear about global warming anymore. Did I mention I'm a Canuck and live in an igloo?

I tried liquid whale blubber as a coolant but alas ... it was only good as gel in my mullet :>

Raypundo · 07-14-04, 10:45 PM

Where did you pick up the heater core if you don't mind me asking? Just a local shop or was it a chain?

I am planning on going water cooling in the next few weeks myself, and so far the only part I have decided on is using a heater core of some sort instead of those $100 wafers they sell for PC's.

I have been looking online for canadian sites (mostly local in vancouver) and haven't found anything yet

The bigger auto parts stores don't even list them as a product.

BlueBall · 07-15-04, 08:00 AM

Goto a smaller auto parts store. I know for sure that a Chevette heater core is only $45 and an Aerostar is about $40.

If they have a variety, perhaps you can choose.

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 07:50 AM

I found a few pictures on my camera that I thought I lost ... I'll put em up :>

I damaged my mobo during all these mods. I snapped off 3 capacitors unknowingly ... until I finished the mod and re-installed it ... I had no clue. Took a while to diagnose and repair but I managed to de-solder some caps from an old Crapaq mobo and it did the trick.

The 'coating' on the mobo is Silcon Conformal Coating .. A Thermal shock resistor with waterproofing properties. A leak should (and has) simply beaded off the PCBs.

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 07:54 AM

Here is my video card removed from the rig. I took off the hybrid fan so you could see it better.

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 07:55 AM

Here's one from the case mod I did a week or so ago.

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 07:56 AM

Here's a pic of my HDD coolers in the making ...

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 07:58 AM

My custom block and retainer

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 07:59 AM

Eye-candy

BlueBall · 07-16-04, 08:00 AM

wide shot

07-05-04, 11:11 AM	#1
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Project: OverMoD by BlueBall (Custom MODS!) tons-o-pics I started a thread in another topic and it grew out of my control This is where it belongs. Here is the link to it Click Here Perhaps a moderator could move it here for me and maybe even Sticky it __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig Last edited by BlueBall; 07-14-04 at 09:15 PM.

07-05-04, 06:27 PM	#3
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	I have been collecting good 'stuff' for years ... I would NEVER have guessed that some of it would be used for a case mod. Others may call it junk collecting .... I call it recycling. Here's a sneek peek at my VERY FIRST ghetto block. It eventually leaked. It really wasn't a surprise ... it was made out of the bottom of a beer can, a couple of copper reducers, a chunk of aluminum and TONS of 'J.B. Weld'. Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-05-04, 06:57 PM	#4
Quailane Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Who stole my white stars?	Did that block above even cool the cpu as well as a stock heatsink? __________________ I DRIVE A HYUNDAI AND I'M PROUD OF IT!

07-06-04, 08:49 AM	#5
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	It actually worked quite well ... it has a 'dam' inside to create turbulance. You could hear the gushing water inside. It leaked from a seam ... wreaked a mobo ... no biggie. Please remember I made that three years ago! __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-06-04, 04:56 PM	#7
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Good thing R134a is enviromantally friendly ... I heard they use it as a bug repellant in other countries. Good thing too cause I sure breathed enough of it accidentally. It made me want to lay on my back and squirm till I was stepped on __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

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07-05-04, 11:32 AM	#2
Lord_Zoltan Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada, EH?	i just went there. THat is so awsome. I really wish i could do some of the stuff you guys have. But i have no "spare" fridges, i might go to a dumb to find one but i dont know how to tell if it works or not, and i dont have another system that i could water cool with and i dont have the money for a good watercooling block . Your way to lucky, HAVE FUN with it! Zoltan

07-06-04, 04:05 PM	#6
w00p Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belgium, long live teh beer!	When the ozon layer dissapears, and planet earth gets overheated, I'll call you!

07-07-04, 01:39 AM	#8
w00p Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belgium, long live teh beer!	BUT, its environmentaly firendly! Anyway, aside from that I-Want-You-To-Have-My-Children post earlier, I'd like to put down a question about the HDD cooler. Could you tell me what brand/make the stock version () of it was? I'd like to know, not to watercool, heck no, I'd never be allowed to do that in this rig, but simply to dissolve heat. You see, in the case I'm buying, the HDD('s if there are multiple) can be mounted right infront of the intake fans, so all those shafts will become something similar to air tunnels. Bound to offer quite some decent cooling, ey? Even though it isn't Serial ATA or in a raid configuration, I wouldn't trust something that goes at 7200rpm 100% mechanicly to go uncooled. I'm about to spend €100+ on that HDD, and its the most costy thing in my entire new rig, so I'd be interested in protecting it so it doesn't melt in the first 2 days I own it... Back a little more ontopic, GREAT to hear the R134a has finally arrived. Time for some temps now? ;-] Just out of curiosity, is R134a some other name for freon? or is it something entirely different? Meh, doesn't really matter that much, I wish you good luck! And you know, if that fridge's cooling liquid isn't too sticky, and doesn't evaporate too much, you could consider buying another pack or two for replacing the cooling liquid with it...

07-07-04, 01:35 PM	#10
Kitler Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle, Washington	I want to do the fridge thing. that looks sweet maybe he a can post a step-by-step ver. __________________ ********************************** ******************************** ******************************** ******************************** ******************************** ******************************** ******************************** ******************************** ********************************** ^^ apparently I can not have 2 flags in my sig there for I shall make my german flag very large so everyone can see it

07-08-04, 03:24 PM	#11
w00p Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Belgium, long live teh beer!	If I would've done anything with a fridge, it would've been something involving cooling liquid flowing through a waterblock... Just like, strip the fridge, till you have nothing but the needed parts to flow cooled cooling liquid through the tubes, then, carefully empty the cooling liquid in an apart jerrycan as if you where changing motor-oil in a car. Then take a dremel and tear them tubes open, solder a system of copper tubes that gets welded on the normal, cut off fridge tubes. The copper tubing then goes into your PC, through your all your waterblocks and then back to the other end of the system: back into a sawn off end of the iron tubes of the original fridge. It may be ghetto, ugly, ... But atleast you can lift up the entire computer/cooling without needing a forklift to keep up the fridge...

07-12-04, 12:12 PM	#12
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	I have determined what my next major mod will be. (the chipset can wait a little while) I am going to MOD THE FRIDGE. Here are my rough ideas ... I think I will build this one step-by-step here for OCFORUMS Basic idea is to make a inlet/outlet housing that mounts to the fridge. It will contain temperature readouts for in/out flow as well as a GPM reading and system volume information. When the volume of the system becomes dangerously low (for ANY reason) the fridge will fill with city water (good around here) through a float-valve system. This mod will be ideal for me because one day soon my entire PC (without case) will be in this fridge. I knew all these trades would come in handy one day :> __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-12-04, 12:15 PM	#13
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	FYI .... I think the 'cooling' liquid you refer to is R134a or Freon ... but will evapourate INSTANTLY ... not to mention BOIL at room temperature in a sealed system. Hope this helps you avoid replacing a fridge. __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-13-04, 07:55 AM	#15
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	I changed my mind ... I'm going to use the same float valve system (like a toilet) to add distilled water from another reserve resevoir with a sensor and alarm in case I run dangerously low on coolant. __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-13-04, 06:21 PM	#16
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	I have started my fridge mod. Today I add two water chambers inside the fidge. Explanation ... The FIRST chamber removes bubbles caused by turbulance in the pump itself. I am going to add a little more riser in it so the water level is approx half. By using an inverted 3/4" high flow water filtration system (which was recycled) and reversing the water flow through them, I am able to virtually guarantee there will be no more bubbles (or whooshing water sounds). The SECOND chamber has a manual valve to divert some of the existing coolant into it. Once the resevoir float valve has been installed it will work like this. I will be able to run the system as normal ... use the diverting valve and fill the second chamber. If ever the coolant evapourates or leaks then the float valve will discharge the appropriate amount of coolant from the second chamber to return the resevoir to a safe level. I think I'll add a siren or flashing LED to indicate if this has happened. It will be as easy as opening the diverting valve to refill the second chamber. Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-13-04, 06:26 PM	#17
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Since I am STILL waiting for my HVAC friend to charge my fridge I thought I'd use my old radiator and fan till then. I saw a water mark on the rad so I put it above a bucket just in case. It is only a temporary fix. Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-13-04, 06:34 PM	#18
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	That duct work has a 120VAC fan inside it. It is usually designed for attics (boost your A/C to the third floor kinda thing) Both the fan AND pump are (were) on seperate dimmer dials which are mounted remotely at my desk. The dimmer has been great because I have been able to test my system at LOW pressure/volume BEFORE going to the MAX. It has saved me alot of mopping up water ... LOL BTW ... I removed the Water Wetter ... That smell simply makes me ill. I'm glad it's in my Dodge now Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig Last edited by BlueBall; 07-14-04 at 09:31 PM.

07-14-04, 09:11 PM	#19
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Since I added the radiator, I have noticed a HUGE drop in temperatures. What once was 45C under HEAVY load (Far Cry) is now at a cool 35C .... the rad and fan has reduced my passive fridge temps by 10C. I went into my local auto parts store and asked them for the cheapest heater core they had ... After a 5 minute search 'in the back' he comes out with something he said was 'obsolete' ... for $25CDN I bought an 8" x 8" core (I'll put pics up tomorrow). So now I have two rads. I feel another mod coming on ... something like dual rads in a killer fan sandwich. I wonder when it will stop? .... My old nick was ICEMAN ... ironic?!?! Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig Last edited by BlueBall; 07-14-04 at 09:31 PM.

07-14-04, 09:37 PM	#20
toyomatt84 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: ALL BLUE	Dear Lord! Nobody can stop him now!!! Run everyone, run for the hills, before he cools the earth!!! Anyways, great work, bud. I'm anxious to see the final product.

07-14-04, 09:55 PM	#21
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Me too ... I have no idea when or what that will be so hang on .... besides ... Toyomatt ... aren't you due for a HUGE MOD soon? I wanna see TONS of Pics!! If I'm the cause the next Ice Age atleast I won't have to hear about global warming anymore. Did I mention I'm a Canuck and live in an igloo? I tried liquid whale blubber as a coolant but alas ... it was only good as gel in my mullet :> __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-14-04, 10:45 PM	#22
Raypundo Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nanaimo, B.C.	Where did you pick up the heater core if you don't mind me asking? Just a local shop or was it a chain? I am planning on going water cooling in the next few weeks myself, and so far the only part I have decided on is using a heater core of some sort instead of those $100 wafers they sell for PC's. I have been looking online for canadian sites (mostly local in vancouver) and haven't found anything yet The bigger auto parts stores don't even list them as a product.

07-15-04, 08:00 AM	#23
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Goto a smaller auto parts store. I know for sure that a Chevette heater core is only $45 and an Aerostar is about $40. If they have a variety, perhaps you can choose. __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 07:50 AM	#24
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	I found a few pictures on my camera that I thought I lost ... I'll put em up :> I damaged my mobo during all these mods. I snapped off 3 capacitors unknowingly ... until I finished the mod and re-installed it ... I had no clue. Took a while to diagnose and repair but I managed to de-solder some caps from an old Crapaq mobo and it did the trick. The 'coating' on the mobo is Silcon Conformal Coating .. A Thermal shock resistor with waterproofing properties. A leak should (and has) simply beaded off the PCBs. Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 07:54 AM	#25
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Here is my video card removed from the rig. I took off the hybrid fan so you could see it better. Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 07:55 AM	#26
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Here's one from the case mod I did a week or so ago. Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 07:56 AM	#27
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Here's a pic of my HDD coolers in the making ... Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 07:58 AM	#28
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	My custom block and retainer Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 07:59 AM	#29
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	Eye-candy Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig

07-16-04, 08:00 AM	#30
BlueBall Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Hammer, Ontario	wide shot Attached Images __________________ AMP Phenom II 550BE ------------------------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz 2 x 2GB OCZ PC8500 Dominators (5-7-7-20) @ 2.2V---------------2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC8500 @ 5-5-5-15 Gigabyte 790GX UD4H -------------------------------------------------ASUS Striker Extreme SLI BFG OC 6800GT 256 DDR3----------------- -----------------------XFX 8800GTS 640MB @737/2150 EK Water Block 2x500GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 ------------------------------------------2x250GB WDC SATA2 RAID0 1000GB WDC SATA2 ---------------------------------------------------250GB WDC SATA2 250GB WDC SATA2 OCZ 700W ModXStream PSU------------------------------------------ OCZ 850W Power Supply Custom Water Rig