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- Jan 20, 2012
- Location
- ever snowy..... buffalo, NY
First Watercooling Build - 800D - In leak testing and encountered an issue
Hi guys,
BACKGROUND:
I've read the forum as a lurker for years, but registered to get some advice as I'm new to watercooling. I've built many, many systems before (I made some side cash while in college building and fixing boxes as many of us did on here I'm sure), so I'm not a total noob. I also work in IT (lotus domino) so I get frustrated by end users and servers on a daily basis ..I also have experience sleeving, modding, and doing some basic OC. I started reading build guides on WC'ing several months ago, have checked out first timer threads by Tom's HW, this forum and many others. Oh and I spent a chunk of time on skinee labs (man I can just spend an hour reading graphs..wow that guy is awesome). That being said I feel like a noob still to the world of WC...
PARTS ON HAND:
So here's what I have on hand. If there is a compelling reason, I'd consider selling something I currently own on fleabay to buy another item that would make my job cooler/easier/better. I considered ditching the sabertooth p67 for something that it seems more WC'ers use, but I haven't...It also has the gimicky thermal armor over plate that I thought would offer some protection to the mobo in case of some kind of catastrophic liquid failure (my warped thinking there)
-CASE- Corsair 800D
-MOBO- asus p67 sabertooth revB3 Thermal armor
-GPU- evga gtx 570 (012-P3-1572-AR)
-CPU- i7 sandy bridge 2600k
-PSU- corsair HX 1000w CMPSU-1000HX
-RAM- corsair vengeance ddr3 1600
-HD- crucial realSSD and 2 conventional spinning platter drives in JBOD
-MSC- sata dvd burner
PARTS I AM SOON TO PURCHASE
So here is what I've come up with thus far. I am totally open to suggestions.
-CPU BLOCK- XSPC Raystorm CPU Waterblock - Intel
-GPU BLOCK- EK-FC570/580 GTX+ for Nvidia GTX 570/580 - Acetal + EN (Nickel)
-GPU MOD- EK-FC580 GTX Backplate - Black
-MOSFET BLOCK- EK-MOSFET Sabertooth P67 - Acetal + EN (Nickel)
-PUMP-Swiftech MCP655™ Series 12 VDC Water Pumps - With Speed Control
-PUMP MOD- Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Mod Kit - Matte Black Finish
-RES- EK-BAY SPIN Reservoir - Acetal - Ver.2
-TUBING- PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue Tubing -1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD
-TUBING AK- PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils - Clear
-FITTINGS-
***Bitspower Rotary 45 Degree 1/2" Barb Fiting
***Bitspower barb fittings with compression sleeve
***bitspower spacers for the GPU block
***Koolance QDC (High Flow) Shutoff Nozzle, Female Panel Barb [13mm, 1/2"]
***Koolance QDC (High Flow) Shutoff Nozzle, Male Comp. [ ID: 13mm (1/2"); OD:19mm (3/4")
-FLUID- Distilled water and silver kill coil
-SLEEVING- Bitspower Super Tight Weave Sleeving
-SOLVENTS-
***Artic clean (to clean stock thermal paste
*** for cpu-Indigo Xtreme for Intel Core i5/i7 Processors (LGA1155/1156 socket)
***for gpu - should I use Phobya HeGrease Extreme 3.5g? Did well in this skineelabs test
-RADS-Aquacomputer airplex Revolution 420/360 G1/4. Did well in this skineelabs test, but I'm open to ideas here
-RAD FANS- ???
-FAN CONTROLLER- ????
MY QUESTIONS:
1. Should I go dual loop (does anyone dual pump 1 loop? Just seems like the 1 pump is a single point of failure). So I think I'd like to take my new i7 2600 to maybe 4.5GHz, In trying to get TDP...
stock i7 2600=95w
GTX570=244w
So adding both and adding fudge to OC I'd estimate my TDP is about 400w. From this skineelabs test on the AQ Airplex revolution in the watts dissipated per RPM chart (4), I think, in theory, I could run fans at 1700RPM to dissipate my systems heat in a single loop with this rad. Am I reading this graph correctly?
2. Related to the first question is if I go single loop, can I get by with the Aquacomputer airplex Revolution 140.3 radiator and do some cutting to the 800D case? My thought is maybe I go with a larger rad in the top of the 800D and cut it if I have to ( I was considering doing a 120.4 and some dremeling and losing the top bay if I had to). The case is built for a 120.3, and on the corsair forums, guys will dual loop and install a 120.3 up top and cut a hole for a 120.2 down below near the PSU.
3.Still looking for a fan controller and fans for the controller to control. It seems a lot of people go with the scythe typhoons and undervolt them so they get a quieter rig.
4. I still need an airfflow diagram, I plan to tackle that next along with a waterflow diagram when I get the rad squared away... Then I was going to try to figure out the fittings needed best I could before I placed the orders for all the parts....
Thanks for the tips / advice!
Hi guys,
BACKGROUND:
I've read the forum as a lurker for years, but registered to get some advice as I'm new to watercooling. I've built many, many systems before (I made some side cash while in college building and fixing boxes as many of us did on here I'm sure), so I'm not a total noob. I also work in IT (lotus domino) so I get frustrated by end users and servers on a daily basis ..I also have experience sleeving, modding, and doing some basic OC. I started reading build guides on WC'ing several months ago, have checked out first timer threads by Tom's HW, this forum and many others. Oh and I spent a chunk of time on skinee labs (man I can just spend an hour reading graphs..wow that guy is awesome). That being said I feel like a noob still to the world of WC...
PARTS ON HAND:
So here's what I have on hand. If there is a compelling reason, I'd consider selling something I currently own on fleabay to buy another item that would make my job cooler/easier/better. I considered ditching the sabertooth p67 for something that it seems more WC'ers use, but I haven't...It also has the gimicky thermal armor over plate that I thought would offer some protection to the mobo in case of some kind of catastrophic liquid failure (my warped thinking there)
-CASE- Corsair 800D
-MOBO- asus p67 sabertooth revB3 Thermal armor
-GPU- evga gtx 570 (012-P3-1572-AR)
-CPU- i7 sandy bridge 2600k
-PSU- corsair HX 1000w CMPSU-1000HX
-RAM- corsair vengeance ddr3 1600
-HD- crucial realSSD and 2 conventional spinning platter drives in JBOD
-MSC- sata dvd burner
PARTS I AM SOON TO PURCHASE
So here is what I've come up with thus far. I am totally open to suggestions.
-CPU BLOCK- XSPC Raystorm CPU Waterblock - Intel
-GPU BLOCK- EK-FC570/580 GTX+ for Nvidia GTX 570/580 - Acetal + EN (Nickel)
-GPU MOD- EK-FC580 GTX Backplate - Black
-MOSFET BLOCK- EK-MOSFET Sabertooth P67 - Acetal + EN (Nickel)
-PUMP-Swiftech MCP655™ Series 12 VDC Water Pumps - With Speed Control
-PUMP MOD- Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Mod Kit - Matte Black Finish
-RES- EK-BAY SPIN Reservoir - Acetal - Ver.2
-TUBING- PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue Tubing -1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD
-TUBING AK- PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils - Clear
-FITTINGS-
***Bitspower Rotary 45 Degree 1/2" Barb Fiting
***Bitspower barb fittings with compression sleeve
***bitspower spacers for the GPU block
***Koolance QDC (High Flow) Shutoff Nozzle, Female Panel Barb [13mm, 1/2"]
***Koolance QDC (High Flow) Shutoff Nozzle, Male Comp. [ ID: 13mm (1/2"); OD:19mm (3/4")
-FLUID- Distilled water and silver kill coil
-SLEEVING- Bitspower Super Tight Weave Sleeving
-SOLVENTS-
***Artic clean (to clean stock thermal paste
*** for cpu-Indigo Xtreme for Intel Core i5/i7 Processors (LGA1155/1156 socket)
***for gpu - should I use Phobya HeGrease Extreme 3.5g? Did well in this skineelabs test
-RADS-Aquacomputer airplex Revolution 420/360 G1/4. Did well in this skineelabs test, but I'm open to ideas here
-RAD FANS- ???
-FAN CONTROLLER- ????
MY QUESTIONS:
1. Should I go dual loop (does anyone dual pump 1 loop? Just seems like the 1 pump is a single point of failure). So I think I'd like to take my new i7 2600 to maybe 4.5GHz, In trying to get TDP...
stock i7 2600=95w
GTX570=244w
So adding both and adding fudge to OC I'd estimate my TDP is about 400w. From this skineelabs test on the AQ Airplex revolution in the watts dissipated per RPM chart (4), I think, in theory, I could run fans at 1700RPM to dissipate my systems heat in a single loop with this rad. Am I reading this graph correctly?
2. Related to the first question is if I go single loop, can I get by with the Aquacomputer airplex Revolution 140.3 radiator and do some cutting to the 800D case? My thought is maybe I go with a larger rad in the top of the 800D and cut it if I have to ( I was considering doing a 120.4 and some dremeling and losing the top bay if I had to). The case is built for a 120.3, and on the corsair forums, guys will dual loop and install a 120.3 up top and cut a hole for a 120.2 down below near the PSU.
3.Still looking for a fan controller and fans for the controller to control. It seems a lot of people go with the scythe typhoons and undervolt them so they get a quieter rig.
4. I still need an airfflow diagram, I plan to tackle that next along with a waterflow diagram when I get the rad squared away... Then I was going to try to figure out the fittings needed best I could before I placed the orders for all the parts....
Thanks for the tips / advice!
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