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Project P160
- Thread starter Tommithy
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- #22
Alright, got some more work done and more pics.
Here is a full on pic so far.
The angle shot
A shot of how much room there is between the power supply and radiator.
This is where the pump will be going. I have a Petras gel pad that will go under it.
The wiring nightmare. At least it will be hidden.
That's all for today. I'm hoping to get the rest together tomorrow, enough to start leak testing at least.
Here is a full on pic so far.
The angle shot
A shot of how much room there is between the power supply and radiator.
This is where the pump will be going. I have a Petras gel pad that will go under it.
The wiring nightmare. At least it will be hidden.
That's all for today. I'm hoping to get the rest together tomorrow, enough to start leak testing at least.
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- Jul 26, 2004
You are going to use hose clamps right .... =)
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- Mar 3, 2005
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- Central MA
Nice job tommithy, looks great. Post your results when you get that running. I'm starting my project this weekend and I hope it goes as smoothly as yours.
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dylskee said:Nice job tommithy, looks great. Post your results when you get that running. I'm starting my project this weekend and I hope it goes as smoothly as yours.
It looks like it took quite a bit of skill and talent for things to come out that nice. So I think your out of luck Dylskee
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OUCH! Just for that comment i'm going to work early tomorrow and i'm going to practice on your new setup!!SCORPIONlt1 said:It looks like it took quite a bit of skill and talent for things to come out that nice. So I think your out of luck Dylskee
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||Console|| said:
Actually I wasn't planning on it. That tubing is really tight on the barbs. When I fired up the pump yesterday to start the leak testing I found the 2 barbs that go into the rad were leaking a tiny bit. I tightened those up but in doing so the tubing got twisted. I had to use a hair dryer to heat it up enough to turn it on the barb to straighten the tubing out. Very tight fit.
I am thinking though that I'll put a tie wrap on each barb just for peace of mind but believe me, the fit is so tight on all of the barbs that I don't think it'll leak without any clamps.
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- #32
Well, we suffered a major setback in the project. Evidentially my X850 Pro did not like the bending I gave it when I mounted the waterblock and has died. It flexes way to easy with only 2 holes to mount cooling items. I noticed it when I put my VF900 on but it still worked. I guess when I put the waterblock on it toasted it.
On the good side, I ended up getting a new X1950 Pro which should arrive tomorrow.
I had 2 small leaks on the rad barbs but tightening them up fixed the leaks. I put in a crappy PCI vid card just to get the system running and the cpu seems to idle at 36c and loads at 39c. Not a bad delta eh? It used to idle at 36 and load at over 50c.
On the good side, I ended up getting a new X1950 Pro which should arrive tomorrow.
I had 2 small leaks on the rad barbs but tightening them up fixed the leaks. I put in a crappy PCI vid card just to get the system running and the cpu seems to idle at 36c and loads at 39c. Not a bad delta eh? It used to idle at 36 and load at over 50c.
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looks great good job on the metal work
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If you're using 7/16" tubing, don't bother with clamps. If you're using the 1/2" MasterKleer though, clamps are a MUST.
Very nice loop though. Get some finished pics
Very nice loop though. Get some finished pics
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- #35
7/16" MasterKleer tubing here so yeah, clamps aren't really necessary but I'll put some tie wraps on once it's all finished just because.
As for finished pics, I'll definately get them up once things are fixed. Suffered another setback besides my video card. My trusty Seagate drive is dying so I'm RMA'ing it today. Probably won't get a replacement until the end of next week unfortunately. So today I get a shiny new video card but no hard drive to load windows onto.
As for finished pics, I'll definately get them up once things are fixed. Suffered another setback besides my video card. My trusty Seagate drive is dying so I'm RMA'ing it today. Probably won't get a replacement until the end of next week unfortunately. So today I get a shiny new video card but no hard drive to load windows onto.
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umm update?
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- #39
Sorry peeps, I've been really busy and have been having stability problems although I think I've got them worked out. Been getting hard lockups with my X1950Pro I put in there but after raising AGP voltage to 1.6 volts it seems better.
I'll try to get some more pics up. At this point I've cut a nice big hole in the side of the case and put in some plexi so you can see in. I'm waiting for another blue ccfl to complete my lighting.
I'll try to get some more pics up. At this point I've cut a nice big hole in the side of the case and put in some plexi so you can see in. I'm waiting for another blue ccfl to complete my lighting.
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- Germany for now.
its looking good and i love your mod especially since it is your first
and are you sure there is enough space between the rad and psu to get proper airflow?
and are you sure there is enough space between the rad and psu to get proper airflow?
