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Krazed · 10-14-05, 02:08 AM

Well I took the dive this week and decided to start on my WaterCooling rig.

Initially, I was just going to use my old crappy case and mod it to death... but I was looking at newegg at work today and the Antec P180 caught my eye. So, I went to the local computer shop and picked one up. On the way home, I got myself a heater core, and two red LED 120mm fans.

The drive home is 20 miles.. and I live near a walmart... which seemed to have gotten the best of me. So I also purchased myself a new Dremel tool kit (Old one broke)

Today was just like Christmas!

(Pictures down below)

Krazed · 10-14-05, 02:11 AM

More pictures!

There's actually a fan ontop of this, would be another great place for a Rad.

120mm fan on the back, great spot for yet another Rad!

Inside view

Closeup

Krazed · 10-14-05, 02:13 AM

Inside case without drivebays

And the last two pictures are after I cut the case front for my Radiator. I'll put a support at the end of the devider that I cut, and I'm going to put in a drivebay between where the power supply goes and the radiator. (You'll see!)

thorilan · 10-14-05, 03:47 AM

very nice. thats an excelent case. but wasnt it a bit expencive? the ones here are increadably expencive

Krazed · 10-14-05, 09:42 AM

It wasnt too bad when you compare them to the Lian-Li cases. I picked it up for $160 in town, but I'd say its worth it when you look at all the little features you get. Though, after chopping it up I don't have those features anymore

nkcd · 10-14-05, 10:13 PM

160? You're serious???

I got them for 116 in ATL for one of my system. They're on sale for 119 now online as well. Oh well, I couldn't bring myself to do that to my P180, so I went ahead and bought the Gigabyte 3D aurora instead which ended up costing me more - 145 shipped. Hopefully I have time to assemble my blue system this weekend.

Keep us posted with the result

ribuck97 · 10-14-05, 11:08 PM

Ack... I was thinking of investing in a P180, but have a single heatercore and want to put it along with my pump in the lower area....

After your hacking, do you think one would be able to fit a single core (6 1/8" x 7 3/8" x 2") plus 1.25" depth for fan and shroud, fitting it vertical or horizontal with the barbs facing the power supply?

fuzzba11 · 10-15-05, 03:47 AM

Wow that setup looks awesome, stock! I can't wait to see some watercooling action in that sexy shell.

Valk · 10-15-05, 04:58 AM

That case is really so nice. how big a fan fits in the bottom section there? id be curious to know if you coudl fit a BIX2 on its end down there and have air flow fromside to side through it.
Really looking forward to this one.

ribuck97 · 10-15-05, 07:09 AM

All fans are 120s. The bottom one is 38. All others are 25s I believe.

party animal · 10-15-05, 10:25 AM

wow, cant wait to see that, im picking up a P-180 today myself.

Krazed · 10-17-05, 12:22 AM

Yeah its a pretty sick case, I havent had time to do much else to it yet since I posted the pics of that night. (Lots of alcohol involved this weekend!) and I haven't gotten my Watercooling stuff in yet from DD, but it should be here tomorrow.

But, yes theres lots of room to put single (And double) Core's throughout the case with and without hacking the drive tray's. I'm just doing it the way I thought it would best fit so I could still have a drivetray in.

You'll see more pictures this week, I promise! And if you guys want, I'll also post a link to the progress on my project car this winter (68 Barracuda), and my buddies as well (69 RoadRunner) if you guys are interested in cars that is.

Oh yeah, and maybe pics of their new puppy too! She's SO damn cute! 5 week old Boxer... cutest thing ever.

phaeton · 10-18-05, 02:13 PM

Yes! Boxer puppy pictures! Get lots and make em good!

Oh man I just relived the days when our two boys were wee pups

WarriorII · 10-18-05, 02:35 PM

What is that HC for?

Krazed · 10-19-05, 05:07 PM

Well I'm at work right now, and off the top of my head I can't remember what its for! I'll have to give you the number when I get home later today.

Also, I'll be posting more pictures tonight of some progress. I put together the WC system just to make sure it worked and I knew what I was doing when it came to leak testing. And boy, was it leaky! Figured out the proper way to clamp the hoses though and I'll have to take it all apart and cut the hoses again. I did it extra long.

First time WCing is interesting to say the least. I love it! and after my Dremel tool burst into flames, I'm loving air tools more then ever.

Ever used a cutoff wheel on a case? Cuts like butter!

ProperMethodz · 10-19-05, 05:38 PM

Nice work so far. Can't wait to see more.

Xoligy · 10-19-05, 05:44 PM

yeah i canna wait to see more im getting that case the li lian is way to espensie but that case is just right lol

im watercooling mine too but i need all the parts first so far i have watercooling and memory casee is next then mb and cpu then power and gfx canna wait!

the p180 is sweet i think!

suineg · 10-19-05, 05:47 PM

I have the same exact case and was mulling over in my head how I was going to do watercooling in it (my first time also)!!!!

Glad you are making all the headway and I can just edit your look

Krazed · 10-19-05, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suineg

Glad you are making all the headway and I can just edit your look

Ohhh cheater!

Yeah, I'm having fun chopping up the case, I'm almost done (I think) and will be putting it back together this weekend hopefully.

Thanks for all the comments and whatnot, very appreciated!

Krazed · 10-19-05, 07:17 PM

Oh by the way! Here's the HeaterCore I'm using right now. It's napa # 660 3026

Link: Napa Heater Core

For those interested I had to use a 3/8" to 1/2" flared adapter to screw and solder in, then a 1/2" hose barb to screw into that. (Couldnt find a double ended barb thats 3/8 to 1/2 unfortunately

) So beware!

There's also a post on here about a wonderful list of Heater Core's.

Link: Master Heater Core List

Krazed · 10-19-05, 11:15 PM

Ok picture update!

Finally got my drive cage installed the way I want it to be. Useful, and still somewhat removable with the little hardware pouch on the side. (see pictures)

Hope this satisfies you guys for now! More to come as I progress.

closeup of the drive cage

d94 · 10-19-05, 11:25 PM

thats looks very skeeet ^^
but do you still have room for a fan in the lower part of the rad?

ziggo0 · 10-19-05, 11:33 PM

Thats a sweet tower man. Does that only have 2 hdd bays though? I'm thinking about buying one...but I'll need like 4.

Krazed · 10-20-05, 12:07 AM

If you look at the pictures, there are TWO Cages for the hard drives. One at the top, one at the bottom. Top holds 2, bottom holds 4. All have rubber mounts.

and as for the fans/rad placement. Fans go on the outside, and blow air inward.

nkcd · 10-20-05, 12:55 PM

^ Why don't you put the core outside and the fan inside sucking in. That way, you can cool you HDD and give the internal more airflow as well? You'll be using 120x25mm I assume since there aren't that much space between the front and the cover?

Tyreal · 10-20-05, 01:03 PM

im not sure if it will fit on the front. You will have to cut the front panel if you wantto and even then you will have a heatercore sticking out with fans and all that.

Krazed · 10-20-05, 01:22 PM

I've got it all figured out already. With the heatercore shoved as far into the case right now as is, and the fan shroud.. plus the 120mm fan, if you close the front cover on the case it all fits. The cover adds another 1/2-3/4 inch and makes a world of difference.

I'll show you what i'm doing when I get that far along

Krazed · 10-21-05, 01:55 AM

Well here it is, in its nearly finished form. Just need to do a few little things, but this is how I have it mounted now. (Runs great by the way!)

Not bad for a first time huh?

batboy · 10-21-05, 08:00 AM

Maybe you already have this all worked out, but normally the rear and top case fans are exhaust, however you have the rad fans in front running as exhaust if I read that right. Looks like you either need to have the rear/top fans turned to be intakes or you need several intakes in the side cover to make up the difference.

JackNSally · 10-21-05, 10:20 AM

The last post before this one with pics it shows the fans on the rad blowing in.

10-14-05, 02:08 AM	#1
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Tortuga - Part 1 (Lots of Pictures!) Well I took the dive this week and decided to start on my WaterCooling rig. Initially, I was just going to use my old crappy case and mod it to death... but I was looking at newegg at work today and the Antec P180 caught my eye. So, I went to the local computer shop and picked one up. On the way home, I got myself a heater core, and two red LED 120mm fans. The drive home is 20 miles.. and I live near a walmart... which seemed to have gotten the best of me. So I also purchased myself a new Dremel tool kit (Old one broke) Today was just like Christmas! (Pictures down below)

10-14-05, 03:47 AM	#4
thorilan Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Japan/Daytona Beach	very nice. thats an excelent case. but wasnt it a bit expencive? the ones here are increadably expencive __________________ 383+ water coolled systems built , 0 leaks

10-15-05, 04:58 AM	#9
Valk Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chocobo Alley, Aht Urgan Whitegate	That case is really so nice. how big a fan fits in the bottom section there? id be curious to know if you coudl fit a BIX2 on its end down there and have air flow fromside to side through it. Really looking forward to this one. __________________ Fumika - HP2710p, My personal Tablet PC slave Intel C2D U7600@1.2ghz - 4GB Kingston HyperX pc5300 - Runcore Pro IV 32gb 1.8" ZIF SSD - 12" LED backlit with Wacom Digitizer - Windows 7 Home Other Stuff Heat - Watercooled Lian Li PC-V600 - HIME, Watercooled SFF - Having a baby 03/21/2010 so all projects on hold. but Planning to build my 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege up for a gt3071r ;)

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10-14-05, 02:11 AM	#2
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	More pictures! There's actually a fan ontop of this, would be another great place for a Rad. 120mm fan on the back, great spot for yet another Rad! Inside view Closeup

10-14-05, 02:13 AM	#3
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Inside case without drivebays And the last two pictures are after I cut the case front for my Radiator. I'll put a support at the end of the devider that I cut, and I'm going to put in a drivebay between where the power supply goes and the radiator. (You'll see!)

10-14-05, 09:42 AM	#5
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	It wasnt too bad when you compare them to the Lian-Li cases. I picked it up for $160 in town, but I'd say its worth it when you look at all the little features you get. Though, after chopping it up I don't have those features anymore

10-14-05, 10:13 PM	#6
nkcd Member Join Date: Oct 2003	160? You're serious??? I got them for 116 in ATL for one of my system. They're on sale for 119 now online as well. Oh well, I couldn't bring myself to do that to my P180, so I went ahead and bought the Gigabyte 3D aurora instead which ended up costing me more - 145 shipped. Hopefully I have time to assemble my blue system this weekend. Keep us posted with the result

10-14-05, 11:08 PM	#7
ribuck97 Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	Ack... I was thinking of investing in a P180, but have a single heatercore and want to put it along with my pump in the lower area.... After your hacking, do you think one would be able to fit a single core (6 1/8" x 7 3/8" x 2") plus 1.25" depth for fan and shroud, fitting it vertical or horizontal with the barbs facing the power supply?

10-15-05, 03:47 AM	#8
fuzzba11 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: in the garage	Wow that setup looks awesome, stock! I can't wait to see some watercooling action in that sexy shell.

10-15-05, 07:09 AM	#10
ribuck97 Registered Join Date: Feb 2005	All fans are 120s. The bottom one is 38. All others are 25s I believe.

10-15-05, 10:25 AM	#11
party animal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saratoga, CA/University of California Irvine	wow, cant wait to see that, im picking up a P-180 today myself.

10-17-05, 12:22 AM	#12
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Yeah its a pretty sick case, I havent had time to do much else to it yet since I posted the pics of that night. (Lots of alcohol involved this weekend!) and I haven't gotten my Watercooling stuff in yet from DD, but it should be here tomorrow. But, yes theres lots of room to put single (And double) Core's throughout the case with and without hacking the drive tray's. I'm just doing it the way I thought it would best fit so I could still have a drivetray in. You'll see more pictures this week, I promise! And if you guys want, I'll also post a link to the progress on my project car this winter (68 Barracuda), and my buddies as well (69 RoadRunner) if you guys are interested in cars that is. Oh yeah, and maybe pics of their new puppy too! She's SO damn cute! 5 week old Boxer... cutest thing ever.

10-18-05, 02:13 PM	#13
phaeton Member Join Date: Jun 2004	Yes! Boxer puppy pictures! Get lots and make em good! Oh man I just relived the days when our two boys were wee pups

10-19-05, 05:07 PM	#15
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Well I'm at work right now, and off the top of my head I can't remember what its for! I'll have to give you the number when I get home later today. Also, I'll be posting more pictures tonight of some progress. I put together the WC system just to make sure it worked and I knew what I was doing when it came to leak testing. And boy, was it leaky! Figured out the proper way to clamp the hoses though and I'll have to take it all apart and cut the hoses again. I did it extra long. First time WCing is interesting to say the least. I love it! and after my Dremel tool burst into flames, I'm loving air tools more then ever. Ever used a cutoff wheel on a case? Cuts like butter!

10-19-05, 05:38 PM	#16
ProperMethodz Registered Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stamford CT	Nice work so far. Can't wait to see more.

10-19-05, 05:44 PM	#17
Xoligy Member Join Date: May 2005	yeah i canna wait to see more im getting that case the li lian is way to espensie but that case is just right lol im watercooling mine too but i need all the parts first so far i have watercooling and memory casee is next then mb and cpu then power and gfx canna wait! the p180 is sweet i think!

10-19-05, 05:47 PM	#18
suineg Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA	I have the same exact case and was mulling over in my head how I was going to do watercooling in it (my first time also)!!!! Glad you are making all the headway and I can just edit your look

10-19-05, 07:17 PM	#20
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Oh by the way! Here's the HeaterCore I'm using right now. It's napa # 660 3026 Link: Napa Heater Core For those interested I had to use a 3/8" to 1/2" flared adapter to screw and solder in, then a 1/2" hose barb to screw into that. (Couldnt find a double ended barb thats 3/8 to 1/2 unfortunately ) So beware! There's also a post on here about a wonderful list of Heater Core's. Link: Master Heater Core List

10-19-05, 11:15 PM	#21
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Ok picture update! Finally got my drive cage installed the way I want it to be. Useful, and still somewhat removable with the little hardware pouch on the side. (see pictures) Hope this satisfies you guys for now! More to come as I progress. closeup of the drive cage

10-19-05, 11:25 PM	#22
d94 $30 a phone Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 48302	thats looks very skeeet ^^ but do you still have room for a fan in the lower part of the rad?

10-20-05, 12:07 AM	#24
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	If you look at the pictures, there are TWO Cages for the hard drives. One at the top, one at the bottom. Top holds 2, bottom holds 4. All have rubber mounts. and as for the fans/rad placement. Fans go on the outside, and blow air inward.

10-20-05, 12:55 PM	#25
nkcd Member Join Date: Oct 2003	^ Why don't you put the core outside and the fan inside sucking in. That way, you can cool you HDD and give the internal more airflow as well? You'll be using 120x25mm I assume since there aren't that much space between the front and the cover?

10-20-05, 01:03 PM	#26
Tyreal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	im not sure if it will fit on the front. You will have to cut the front panel if you wantto and even then you will have a heatercore sticking out with fans and all that.

10-20-05, 01:22 PM	#27
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	I've got it all figured out already. With the heatercore shoved as far into the case right now as is, and the fan shroud.. plus the 120mm fan, if you close the front cover on the case it all fits. The cover adds another 1/2-3/4 inch and makes a world of difference. I'll show you what i'm doing when I get that far along

10-21-05, 01:55 AM	#28
Krazed Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	Well here it is, in its nearly finished form. Just need to do a few little things, but this is how I have it mounted now. (Runs great by the way!) Not bad for a first time huh?

10-21-05, 08:00 AM	#29
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	Maybe you already have this all worked out, but normally the rear and top case fans are exhaust, however you have the rad fans in front running as exhaust if I read that right. Looks like you either need to have the rear/top fans turned to be intakes or you need several intakes in the side cover to make up the difference. __________________ X6800 @ 4.0, Abit IP35, 2X1GB Ballistix PC2-8500, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech MCW6000 and 2X120mm rad Lite-On FS020 case, Sapphire 3870X2, Acer X241W 24" widescreen

10-21-05, 10:20 AM	#30
JackNSally Join Date: May 2005	The last post before this one with pics it shows the fans on the rad blowing in. __________________ Donate your "old" hardware for science!