http://imgur.com/w0oxpEZ
Igloo 60-Quart Ice Cube Roller Cooler
the PC case inside
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I had to heavily modify the case to get it to fit inside of the chest, I striped the case down and then I cut the bottom off, then made the case 3" shorter from top to bottom all the way around, reattached the bottom to the case and it just fits, lots of fun.
I do not recommend this kind of build for anyone, as it is time consuming, lots of tools are needed, and expensive, but if your hobby is water cooling, and looking to take that hobby to the next level in performance, I would say this is it, TEC's are lots of fun to play with and provide hours of tinker time.
power consumption :lol:
for lots of giggles yea, its high, I will have a total of 6 power supplies for this build, a 1250W PS for the motherboard and video cards, a 600W PS for the 2 water pumps, half the fans, and one of the fan controllers, a 850W PS for the other half of the fans, 2 pumps, temp sensors, and flow meters. 3 X 12V 55A powermax PS for the TEC's
so its a lot of power consumption.
well let me explain a couple of the issues I ran into while testing this setup for use.
cold coolant is a good thing for hot components, but rubber seals get hard when there cold, and as a result can get little cracks in them causing a leak, I did 4 things to resolve this issue, first I replaced all the rubber O-rings with ones that are rated for -65C, two I used gas line Teflon tape on all the connections, three I used pipe thread sealant on all the connections, and four after the connection is tight, I cleaned it off with a Q-tip and some alcohol, so that I could apply gasket sealant rated for -65C at the seam of the connection.
overkill, maybe, but I don't want it to leak.
freezing of the blocks is not really a issue for the coolant inside the system, but when the system is shut down, all that ice turns to water and creates a puddle under the blocks, in testing I put a pie pan under the blocks to collect the water, but for the rig I am trying the clay out as a way of preventing the ice from forming.
http://imgur.com/a/CA6Iy
this is completely covered in two types of clay
http://www.amazon.com/Malleable-Polymer-Modelling-Earse...
this is about a 1/8 inch thick around the entire cold side blocks, and fittings, and this kind of clay is covering that
http://www.amazon.com/FEITONG-TM-Malleable-Modelling-Pl...
this stuff is about 2" thick around the entire cold side assembly, yea its ugly, but functional, the cold side blocks and piping does not end up as a block of ice this way.
to insolate the reservoir on the outside of the vacuum chamber, I will be covering it in foam insolation to start, and maybe some clay on top of that if it starts to freeze up around it.
they make real nice fittings today for making the conversion from G1/4 to soft copper tubing. the copper tubing will also be covered in clay.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/new-koolance-nozzle-sing...
to give a idea of how close I am to completion, I still need two power supplies, I am using the powermax 12V 45A power supply units, one for each TEC, I have one now, I still need 2 X 360mm radiators, I have 4 now, and I still need some fitting for the water loops, I have most of them already.
these things below will be possible upgrades for this build.
I would like to use a new motherboard the asus rampage 4 black edition for this build
I would like to get a 3960X CPU for the final build
I would like to get motherboard blocks for the build
so I am about 6 months, to a year from completion, depending on how many of the upgrades I decide to get for this build.
i am going to try to do a parts list for this build
PC case HP $25
motherboard DX79SR $300
3930K CPU $400
video cards GTX580 with water blocks X 2 $500
memory Gskill 2133 8Gigs $130
SSD's intel 3700 X 2 $350
Asus BR DVD $60
Asus 27" monitor $500
blackwidow keyboard $100
RAT 9 mouse $100
G930 headset $150
enermax 1350W power supply $300
enermax 850W power supply $200
TT 600W power supply $60
maxpower 12V 55A power supply X 3 $120
TEC's 16V 26A 410W X 3 $46
CPU water blocks X 6 $20
wiring extensions $300
DYI reservoirs X 3 $35
bitspower reservoirs 250mm $50
bitspower reservoir 150mm $50
bitspower pump top $50
relays switches wiring AWG10 $100
stinger relay upgrade $45
electrical boxes & covers X 3 $10
material for frames $75
clay & eraser putty $120
sealants & epoxies $80
TIM & thermal epoxy $80
all the fans $300
CPU air coolers 3 X $40
radiators X 6 $49
D5 pumps X 4 $90
fittings G1/4 $800
tubing norprene & soft copper $90
fan controllers X 4 $45
koolance flow rate display and flow meter for the cold side $50
XSPC temp sensor and display for the cold side $20
power and reset switch holder for the cold side $30
raystorm CPU water block $45
vacuum pump $130
fittings and gauges for the vacuum line $230
nitrogen tank $120
gauges Temp sensors flow meters for the hot side $130
igloo chest $25
not as bad as I thought it would be, $8400 for the total build, minis the actual PC components at $3765, and your left with the water chiller setup cost at $4635. that is not bad, I spent just a little more on the cooling solution than what that the actual PC build cost was. to me I don't mind spending as much on the cooling solution, as I did on the PC components them self's. to me the cooling is a kind of insurance for the PC components that will enable the PC components to last longer.
well if I missed something please let me know
I will do it again when the build is complete.
Igloo 60-Quart Ice Cube Roller Cooler
the PC case inside
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I had to heavily modify the case to get it to fit inside of the chest, I striped the case down and then I cut the bottom off, then made the case 3" shorter from top to bottom all the way around, reattached the bottom to the case and it just fits, lots of fun.
I do not recommend this kind of build for anyone, as it is time consuming, lots of tools are needed, and expensive, but if your hobby is water cooling, and looking to take that hobby to the next level in performance, I would say this is it, TEC's are lots of fun to play with and provide hours of tinker time.
power consumption :lol:
for lots of giggles yea, its high, I will have a total of 6 power supplies for this build, a 1250W PS for the motherboard and video cards, a 600W PS for the 2 water pumps, half the fans, and one of the fan controllers, a 850W PS for the other half of the fans, 2 pumps, temp sensors, and flow meters. 3 X 12V 55A powermax PS for the TEC's
so its a lot of power consumption.
well let me explain a couple of the issues I ran into while testing this setup for use.
cold coolant is a good thing for hot components, but rubber seals get hard when there cold, and as a result can get little cracks in them causing a leak, I did 4 things to resolve this issue, first I replaced all the rubber O-rings with ones that are rated for -65C, two I used gas line Teflon tape on all the connections, three I used pipe thread sealant on all the connections, and four after the connection is tight, I cleaned it off with a Q-tip and some alcohol, so that I could apply gasket sealant rated for -65C at the seam of the connection.
overkill, maybe, but I don't want it to leak.
freezing of the blocks is not really a issue for the coolant inside the system, but when the system is shut down, all that ice turns to water and creates a puddle under the blocks, in testing I put a pie pan under the blocks to collect the water, but for the rig I am trying the clay out as a way of preventing the ice from forming.
http://imgur.com/a/CA6Iy
this is completely covered in two types of clay
http://www.amazon.com/Malleable-Polymer-Modelling-Earse...
this is about a 1/8 inch thick around the entire cold side blocks, and fittings, and this kind of clay is covering that
http://www.amazon.com/FEITONG-TM-Malleable-Modelling-Pl...
this stuff is about 2" thick around the entire cold side assembly, yea its ugly, but functional, the cold side blocks and piping does not end up as a block of ice this way.
to insolate the reservoir on the outside of the vacuum chamber, I will be covering it in foam insolation to start, and maybe some clay on top of that if it starts to freeze up around it.
they make real nice fittings today for making the conversion from G1/4 to soft copper tubing. the copper tubing will also be covered in clay.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/new-koolance-nozzle-sing...
to give a idea of how close I am to completion, I still need two power supplies, I am using the powermax 12V 45A power supply units, one for each TEC, I have one now, I still need 2 X 360mm radiators, I have 4 now, and I still need some fitting for the water loops, I have most of them already.
these things below will be possible upgrades for this build.
I would like to use a new motherboard the asus rampage 4 black edition for this build
I would like to get a 3960X CPU for the final build
I would like to get motherboard blocks for the build
so I am about 6 months, to a year from completion, depending on how many of the upgrades I decide to get for this build.
i am going to try to do a parts list for this build
PC case HP $25
motherboard DX79SR $300
3930K CPU $400
video cards GTX580 with water blocks X 2 $500
memory Gskill 2133 8Gigs $130
SSD's intel 3700 X 2 $350
Asus BR DVD $60
Asus 27" monitor $500
blackwidow keyboard $100
RAT 9 mouse $100
G930 headset $150
enermax 1350W power supply $300
enermax 850W power supply $200
TT 600W power supply $60
maxpower 12V 55A power supply X 3 $120
TEC's 16V 26A 410W X 3 $46
CPU water blocks X 6 $20
wiring extensions $300
DYI reservoirs X 3 $35
bitspower reservoirs 250mm $50
bitspower reservoir 150mm $50
bitspower pump top $50
relays switches wiring AWG10 $100
stinger relay upgrade $45
electrical boxes & covers X 3 $10
material for frames $75
clay & eraser putty $120
sealants & epoxies $80
TIM & thermal epoxy $80
all the fans $300
CPU air coolers 3 X $40
radiators X 6 $49
D5 pumps X 4 $90
fittings G1/4 $800
tubing norprene & soft copper $90
fan controllers X 4 $45
koolance flow rate display and flow meter for the cold side $50
XSPC temp sensor and display for the cold side $20
power and reset switch holder for the cold side $30
raystorm CPU water block $45
vacuum pump $130
fittings and gauges for the vacuum line $230
nitrogen tank $120
gauges Temp sensors flow meters for the hot side $130
igloo chest $25
not as bad as I thought it would be, $8400 for the total build, minis the actual PC components at $3765, and your left with the water chiller setup cost at $4635. that is not bad, I spent just a little more on the cooling solution than what that the actual PC build cost was. to me I don't mind spending as much on the cooling solution, as I did on the PC components them self's. to me the cooling is a kind of insurance for the PC components that will enable the PC components to last longer.
well if I missed something please let me know
I will do it again when the build is complete.