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Jan 4, 2012 by Omnius in First Water Cooling Attempt diary photos

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First Water Cooling Attempt diary photos

These are my "diary" photos while building my first water cooled rig.

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Intel i7-3960X Extreme Edition (super duper extreme edition)

Dec 11, 2011

Dual 6990 video cards (before removal of air cooling)

Dec 11, 2011

Water blocks for dual 6990

Dec 11, 2011

Front of Asus Rampage IV Extreme MB

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Dec 11, 2011

Note the 2011 back plate which is permanently attached (and for which the CPU water block I purchased did not have the proper screws!)

Dec 11, 2011

Even though the instructions said to use the bottom back plate for the 2011 socket, it cannot be done since there is already a permanent back plate for the socket and it is not the same thread.

Dec 11, 2011

Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25" 6 Channel Fan Controller / Temp Display - Black (KM03-BK)

Dec 11, 2011

Swiftech MCP655 Watercooling Pump - w/ Speed Controller

Dec 11, 2011

Swiftech MCP655 Watercooling Pump after removal of original mount

Dec 11, 2011

So far I do not like this reservoir. Due to its design it is very difficult to empty (the in and out are both in the center of the reservoir, leaving half the water inaccessible to drain. I plan to switch this out.

Dec 11, 2011

Swiftech MCP655 Watercooling Pump and reservoir prior to mounting

Dec 11, 2011

Swiftech MCP655 Watercooling Pump mounted in reservoir with face plate options

Dec 11, 2011

This is Photoshopped to combine two different views, I am only installing one radiator in my build.

Dec 11, 2011

I thought 12 feet would be way overkill, but I have less than 4 feet left. When I redo the reservoir I will likely use the remaining tubing.

Dec 11, 2011

G.SKILL Sniper Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)

Dec 11, 2011

Sony Blu-ray and DVD RW drives

Dec 11, 2011

I only used 4 in the end and really only *needed* 3 (the fourth went in the bottom drive cage, but I have no drives in there yet.

Dec 11, 2011

I modded these so that they will fit three abreast on the radiator. I figured having the air from the fans all directed through the radiator would be more efficient. It certainly works well enough, but I have not run any tests without them. I definitely do not need any kind of shroud with these in place. There are photos below showing the radiator with fans and beamair connected.

Dec 11, 2011

Various water connectors and HydrX

Dec 11, 2011

Excellent bag for extra modular connectors.

Dec 11, 2011

This was leak testing the first water cooling design. Look for my build diary to learn why this was not the way I went in the end.

Jan 4, 2012

The wiring. The fan wires and the temperature sensor wires make it look very spaghetti-like. My only real goal was that the back plate went on easily. Read my build log for locations of sensors, etc.

Jan 4, 2012

Close-up of CPU, graphics cards, and pump.

Jan 4, 2012

Close-up of 1250W power supply

Jan 4, 2012

Water Cooling, second design, high resolution. See my build diary for the reason why there is a second design.

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Jan 4, 2012

Wiring, high resolution

Jan 4, 2012

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