pn0yb0i

As the pictures show, yes I have two radiators in the case (3x120 and 2x120).

I would not consider getting a southbridge waterblock - it will interfere with you SLI setup. A SouthBridge HSF will do fine - such as the one im using (refer to thread).

The first Rad is mounted on the inside with fans on the outsude pushing air inside to keep mosfets cool. The "warm" air coming from the radiators isn't that warm and is by far better than having NO air circulation in the case (because I removed the side panel fan).

Also - to fit the loop - I had to remove the side panels' case fan and dust trap screen. Removing these two will cause the outer mesh screen (Cosmos Logo) to not stay in place - so I used JB WELD (cement epoxy) to hold the screen in place.

As for the second radiator, it is mounted on the inside of the drive bays using 3M Double Sided (foam) Mounting Tape. The included removeable Hard Drive rack and 80mm red fan were discarded in order to fit the 2x120 Radiator.

Hope this helps.




UPDATED: Check PAGE 2 for more Pictures.

Son of a byte LEAKED ON ME! It spilled water all over my motherboard and PCI Slots and Graphics card. After a few days drying - IT ALL WORKS! Distilled FTW.

Changes to loop: Slight variation in loop order, and added a "Penis" for easy drainage in the future.



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For now, enjoy pictures, because everybody likes 'em.

Also, *** happened to my MOBO? It still works - at least.

This is my first "Rebuild" Ever. Boy, I couldn't sleep when I ran the loop overnight. Also had an upcoming test prep for my Japanese final the day after....



































CPU: q6600 @ 3.6GHz

GPU: 8800GTS 320MB (g80) x2 Sli

Mobo: Evga 680i ...A2 rev.

RAM: 4GB G.Skill 800Mhz (1gb x 4) will remove 2 modules in future - because only sees 2.3GB in WinXP - other 1.6+ GB reserved for other hardware.

Case: Cosmos S (god, wire management isn't easy, the side panel would close very well! Had to tape to prevent spontaneous burst of chassis door)

PSU: OCZ 700w

Water Stuff:

Zalman Fan controller

Swiftech Rads (1x Triple, 1x Double) = 3x120mm Fans for Triple, 4x120mm for Dual (Push/Pull)

Swiftech Vario Pump (off the 'egg)

Masterkleer / Hardware pickup tubing

Primochill anti-kink coils

Primochill Blood Red dye (60% of the tube used at time of picture, decided to dump the whole syringe after...)

Petra's Pentosin (pink) Coolant (water wetter - helps purge system of bubbles over time much fastr than Distilled)

Clamps aren't used anywhere except the Res. fill tube. Otherwise, everything is very secure - so secure I cant remove most of the tubing from any of the plastic barbs without ripping of the block off the Motherboard - literally.

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h33b

those are some very sexy ram sinks on your 8800. nicely done on the rebuild!

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pn0yb0i

Man those Copper sinks were heavy as hell. The THermal tape would barely stick to the Matte surface texture of the ram, but stick very well to smooth surfaces.

Instead, the thermal goop used (came with some swiftech stuff) was very very very dense (dense like... JB weld mixture about 10 minuites setting thats the best I can describe it) and some super glue awards me with peace of mind knowing that the Sinks wont fall on my other cards causing a short *opens side panel once again*.

KamuiRSX

Very nice. Was your water cooling that loud before? Also, is your IHS removed from your Q6600?

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DaCrusader

Nice looking system! although i personally would have gone Res > pump > rad > CPU > NB > rad > GPU 1 > GPU 2 > res, so the GPU and the CPU get the coldest water and none of the heat from the pump.

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nice pictures, that motherboard warpage is bad!! Do you have a backplate? I would watch those mosfets, make sure they don't get too hot (gigabyte's have caught on fire.)

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How you like your case? Lovin mine, although it's not the "S" model. I will have mine for years to come, they are awesome....room for the kitchen sink even....

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I do have a backplate, however the mount isn't very tight at all. Warpage is probably due to heat (i have no clue when it happened....), but now I have a fan blowing over it and I haven't had a BSOD since. Will upgrade when something happens to it. If it aint broke - don fix it... well maybe...

I do have spare MC14 heatsinks, but I dont think Im going to take the rig apart soon, probably not until Nvidia's 10k series come out or a Crysis sequel gets released. hehe

Clox

Wow excellent build! I am working on a Cosmos S as well....

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