New camera = rig pics! (56k = nope)

[Disco_Stu]

Nice shot of the wire mess behind my desk.

IC7 Max3 with TDX block and 9700 with DD block

Whole set up, BIX mounted on the rear, push/pull 120mm fans

Slightly blurry BIX mounting shot.

More BIX mounting. (the cheapo vinyl hose kinks if i use the second hole drilled out. I need to get some more tygon.

another mounting shot.

Hydor L30 and Tline shot, that white stuff is dried water-wetter from a resivor leak

TDX mounted.

Kink by the 9700 the tubing has turn sharply to make it to the t-line

T-line ending comes out the top of the case, I cut a hole in the grill for the top fan and added a rubber grommet like on the back.

Scale shot of the CM stacker in all its glory.

Comments? Likes?

 

[shraad]

Mmmmm, Stacker

Clean up the wiring a bit and *definitely* some new tubing!

 

[mR|bUNgLe]

is that a kink coming from the GPU block?

 

[Disco_Stu]

yes

The res i had in there sprung a leak and the tygon tubing was all gunky anyway, dont have time to wait/pay for more with school right now. so i got some cheap stuff at home depot.

 

[Aphex_Tom_9]

Aww jyeah! stacker looks great...

 

[Senater_Cache]

Miller Highlife !!!! not my favorite but my most frequent for sure @ 6.50 a Twelver !!!

You seem to have some cavitation or a kink @ CPU->GPU.

There are more, but the above is most critical.

SenC.

 

[Tech]

I was wondering how the DD brass top looked. Thanks for the pics.

Please fix the kink.

 

[ls7corvete]

You should do what I did, PVC res! It is best glued to the intake of the pump so that there is no resriction there(the pumps hate that). Anywhere will do though. Should cost less than a buck if you already have some glue(and barbs).

http://gallery.pimprig.com/showphoto.php?photo=3751&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

no comments about wires...

 

[Senater_Cache]

You got so much tubing as it is, and a rather weak pump, I would stick with the T line man,

BTW pic 1 looks like a firehazard. lol

SenC.

 

[ls7corvete]

T-line can increase flow over most reservoirs(not mine though ) but the way he has his it is really killing the intake of that pump. Look at the whole setup and you will see what I mean.

 

[Disco_Stu]

so what would you suggest to increase intake/flow? (besides better tubing that dosent kink, thats obvious) moving the component placing isnt much of an option, theyre fairly permenant.

 

[Alacritan]

To start I think a Y fitting would be better, but otherwise I think it'd look a lot better if you got some sleeved power cables or even just routed them a little better, ie, behind all the watercooling stuff. A watercooling setup doesn't look half as cool with wires dangling all over it.

 

[Archer36]

Having a Tee orver a res to my knowledge does not help flow rates. If anyone could confim that.

 

[mata2974]

good job, kinda messy......

 

[upstreamcurrent]

I think I remember hearing that you can use zip ties to smooth out a kink like that. I've never tried it though, so I don't know how well it works. At least it's not too expensive and would help the flow out quite a bit.

 

[ls7corvete]

Turn the pump around. After you do that you should be able to put the T between the VGA cooler and the pump going straight(right now there is a 90 degree turn through the T). This should also help the kinks at the intake and the VGA if you move the pump a lil forward in the case.

 

[Dylruss]

One quick question, if you have a BIG case like that, do you really see a temp difference on bringing out the rad of the case as opposed to in say near the bottom or would it not fit?

I do like those vinyl grommets for the case that your tubbing comes out of, it makes it look a little cleaner.

 

[Cid]

BTW pic 1 looks like a firehazard. lol

SenC.

I second that lol. You might want to not be doing that

 

[mR|bUNgLe]

I think I remember hearing that you can use zip ties to smooth out a kink like that. I've never tried it though, so I don't know how well it works. At least it's not too expensive and would help the flow out quite a bit.

yup sompe zip ties will fix those kinks

 

[MODdaBOX]

you could turn the rad around and drill 2 holes for the fittings and connect it on the inside to have less tubing. otherwise good job