Final Build. Project Done. Pics Up... But I warn ya, its not pretty.

I am not one for looks, only performance.

final results...
over a 20C drop in my load temps from my old watercooling set up.
use to regularly hit over 70+ Celcius.
now, almost never hit 52 with all 4 cores loaded.
much more stable too.
can now bench into the 3.8 ghz (8 x 475) with my Quad Core.
thats cool as hell.

2 seperate loops.

1/2 ID.

1: Swiftech MCP655 to Bix480 + 8 fans in push pull config to Dtek Fuzion to Dtek Chipsetblock (on southbridge) back to XSPC Res then back to Swiftech MCP655.

and 3/8 ID.

2: Via Aqua1300 to Coolingworks dual rad + 2 120mm antec fans to Swiftech MCW30 to Koolance PWM blocks to Dangerden Cylinder Res back to pump.

Notes:

Via 1300 was a last minute replacement for a pump I bought but cannot get to work right. it seems to be doing just fine.

XSPC Res is Aluminum, but I was assured they are fine for a long life time, if you dont go scratching it up inside... and it performs great. 7C loss in temps by activly cooling it.

Bix 480 was a last minute replacement to the Thermochill 120.3 which just wasnt anywhere in stock when I got the itch to do all this.
not disappointed with it at all.

Dtek chipset block is on the southbridge for no reason, other then the add length and slow the flow down to make it easier to bleed the bubbles out of the res. the XSPC res, has little to no flow restrictions, so its hard to get bubbles out of the loop, if you have a high flow system.

Koolance PWM blocks were chosen for 2 reasons. they are easy to find in america, and arent specifically matched to 1-2 boards.
so they offer me a higher chance of being able to re-use them on future boards.

final results, over a 20C loss, in my load temps from my old watercooling set up, to this set up.

PC.

Quad Core Xeon 3210 at 8 x 450.
8800 GTX bios modded for 625/2000 with a 1450 shader clock.
P5B deluxe + 4 volt mods (VChip, VDDR, Vcore and Vdroop)
Creative Xfi.
2 x 150 gig raptors in raid zero.
400 gig drive as slave.
160 gig back up - back up drive.
1000 watt Silversone PSU.

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1 more over all pic.

Old watercooling set up with Quad Core.

Storm, Dangerden Cylinder res, MCP655, BIX Extreme Pro... or Pro... (40 dollars last summer)

Results from this set up.

reclaimer122 said:

All I have to say to that is... wow. You sure have enough WCing going on there... Maybe build a 3rd loop and add the video card? How loud are all those fans BTW? lol

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yeah, everyone keeps telling me to cool the videocard too.
but I dont want to invest in it yet.
the 8800 GTX is too close to the end of its lifespan and about to be replaced by the next gen cards from ATI and Nvidia in a few weeks.
I definatly want to, but not yet.

as for the fan noise, it varies.

the fans are controlled by a Meanwell PSU that goes from 5 to 16.5 volts, when you use a Rheostat with it.
so the fan speed can be super quiet, to super loud.
depending on how much cooling I need.
I do however game alot, and since my PC is only a few feet from me, I need it to be rather quiet for the most part... certainly nothing like the tornado fans the air cooling guys like.

Very nice indeed. I want to know what your friends say when they see that. When I first showed mine water cooling their jaws touched the ground.

Are you goin to put it into a case later?

my friends are already familiar with how crazy my room tends to look.
I have a phase change unit usually on my CPU and watercooling everything else...

this project was just cause I always wanted to do one really over the top watercooling project, to see how good watercooling really can get.


am I going to put it into a case?

nope.
I dont use cases.
havent for years.
be kinda weird going back to them...

If you want to see how crazy WC can get, try a bong or a chiller.

Or if you're just looking for crazy looking.. you've achieved that

what was your old setup? \
edit: nvm I can't read, lol

Have you tried one of your C2D's with the new setup?

Looks awhole lot nicer than my last 2 loop setup did.

How does the BIX 4 do?

Just so you know, that pump is supposed to be fully submersed, it's how they were designed to operate.

Have you tried one of your C2D's with the new setup?

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yes, if you look at the results posted, you will see I use a Quad Core Xeon 3210 which is from the C2D family.
results posted are from Wprime trying to finish the 1024M benchmark which files all cores available at 100% work load for about 7 minutes.
its a really tough benchmark to pass, and if your PC is running hot, theres no chance at passing, given how long the benchmark actually takes.

How does the BIX 4 do?

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if you want to see my previous work logs from the BIX Pro to BIX480, I posted the results in this thread here about a week ago.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=137112

quick answer with no pics.
load temps dropped by about 10C from the old radiator, to this new one from that change alone.
but the number of fans I use also quadrupled haha...
but yeah, the radiator itself is amazing.

jcw122 said:

Just so you know, that pump is supposed to be fully submersed, it's how they were designed to operate.

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I've had two of these for about 5 years now, they run just fine as they are.
dont run hot or anything, plus they come with barbs for normal and submerged use.

that... is overkill though.. I mean, if you had the 8800 in there id agree with you but come on... where are the pelts man =O!

nice looking though. got a case in mind to house that beast?

jcw122 said:

Just so you know, that pump is supposed to be fully submersed, it's how they were designed to operate.

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Actually its a submersible pump and is not required to be fully sumbersed. I have used mine for awhile without being submerged and it was fine.

kunaak said:

if you want to see my previous work logs from the BIX Pro to BIX480, I posted the results in this thread here about a week ago.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=137112

quick answer with no pics.
load temps dropped by about 10C from the old radiator, to this new one from that change alone.
but the number of fans I use also quadrupled haha...
but yeah, the radiator itself is amazing.

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Thanks, looks like a pretty good Radiator it will be interesting to see if someone ever does a head to head comparision with the pa120.3

Hmm, maybe the 1300 is different. In the manual for my 1800 it says it must be submersed. No problem though, I have a bong cooler

speed bump said:

Actually its a submersible pump and is not required to be fully sumbersed. I have used mine for awhile without being submerged and it was fine.



Thanks, looks like a pretty good Radiator it will be interesting to see if someone ever does a head to head comparision with the pa120.3

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from what I been reading on XS about the PA120.3 is that its been designed for a low CFM fan set up, and loses efficiency in high flow situations.
so it would be the fans used that would seem to make the results...

the BIX480 is designed for high CFM fans.

to get a proper side by side test, it would need to be PA120.3 with high and low CFM fans, then the BIX480 tested the same way.

personally, I dont think it would matter.
both are top grade radiators.
I really cant explain the BIX480 and the impression you get when you first see it, but I can say that it definatly screams "Not the averag Radiator".

lol that is pretty if u ask me
thats a sick sick setup with sick results