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Bonz™ · 05-05-09

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Originally Posted by Syrillian

Lookin' good, bonz... lookin' mighty good.

Thank you sir.

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Originally Posted by RonindeBeatrice

That res is pretty much ideally sized to fit in the area between your cards and the side panel. I'm more concerned about the clearance to the pump TBH.

Looks good though; I gotta respect a fellow mATX waterclocker.

Yea. I ran around with a few ideas for the pump, but eventually settled on mounting it at an angle. That way I don't have to use any bending fittings. So far it works great

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Originally Posted by nafljhy

looks good bonz. the order of the loop slightly irks me but good nonetheless especially in an matx case.

This was my first WC'ing experience and I read quite a bit. My initial intentions were to go Res>Pump>Rad>Cpu>Res. It really wouldn't have made the bends any different, but I was worried about the high heat coming from the CPU into the pump. I heard that hot water is worse for the pump. I could be wrong though. I think I'll be ok. Do you think there would be a large temp drop going rad>cpu rather than the other way around?

And thanks everyone else

If it wasn't for OCN... I wouldn't have this setup. Nor would I be broke

nafljhy · 05-05-09

i dont think it would matter much just b/c it is a closed loop and the temperature will relatively hit equilibrium underload.

killnine · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by nafljhy

i dont think it would matter much just b/c it is a closed loop and the temperature will relatively hit equilibrium underload.

Just because a system is a closed loop doesn't mean it will hit equilibrium (at least, not at a temp you want).

You put too much on a single loop and you can easily blow over thermal limits on chips.

This is a great setup, though.

ReignsOfPower · 05-19-09

Looks good man. Not sure how it would perform in comparison to ultra high end aircooling, but I admire your effort. I was thinking about doing this too, but I want the PC to be easily upgradeable and the such.

Here's my system:
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=305

Bonz™ · 05-19-09

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Originally Posted by ReignsOfPower

Looks good man. Not sure how it would perform in comparison to ultra high end aircooling, but I admire your effort. I was thinking about doing this too, but I want the PC to be easily upgradeable and the such.

Here's my system:
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=305

Very nice build. I love this case

Without a nice big heatsink in here now, the northbridge gets pretty hot... and the hard drives get kinda warm with no air being pulled over them.

The i7 is so freakin hot to begin with, the watercooling isn't a whole lot better than my previous air cooling. Although, if I got a bigger radiator that would change.

I am pleased with this rig for now. We'll see how long that lasts

ReignsOfPower · 05-20-09

Yeah I really like mATX builds too! It's a good way to restrict wasting moeny on SLi and ****. I don't see the point in all that. It's easier to save ur money, sell off 1 Card later on down the track and buy the new one. It's not like a top of the line card can't run any game.

~ROP

scottath · 05-20-09

Looks really good - pitty about the writing on the tubing though....
Now - get a really high powered video card and water cool that also....

LuckySe7ens · 05-20-09

IS there any reason that the rad>cpu line is so long?

otherwise looks great! and rep for cramming it all in there.

Bonz™ · 05-20-09

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Originally Posted by ReignsOfPower

Yeah I really like mATX builds too! It's a good way to restrict wasting moeny on SLi and ****. I don't see the point in all that. It's easier to save ur money, sell off 1 Card later on down the track and buy the new one. It's not like a top of the line card can't run any game.

~ROP

True. That's what I usually do. But this board will do SLi and Crossfire

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Originally Posted by scottath

Looks really good - pitty about the writing on the tubing though....
Now - get a really high powered video card and water cool that also....

Thanks! Yea, I got the Masterkleer because the other stuff was so expensive.
I think WC'ing the video card would be more of a hassle than it's worth. Idle my video card is at 37c right now and under full load even overclocked it rarely goes over 70c.
The 260 is powerful enough for now, and I have room for a 2nd

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Originally Posted by LuckySe7ens

IS there any reason that the rad>cpu line is so long?

otherwise looks great! and rep for cramming it all in there.

The barbs for the rad and cpu block are literally 90 degrees and right next to each other. I had to take the line down and out a little, and wrap back up. I could get 90 degree fittings and it would be much cleaner, but wouldn't that hurt the flow?

Thanks for looking and commenting

TheScavenger · 09-16-09

What coolant are you using in that loop?

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