[Miptzi]

oh HI there!

A enthusiast friend here from Brazil showed me this thread today, and I can tell... that I'm in love...

Here are some of my humble builds.....

GMC R2 Toast ( its ATX, bu tiny as hell. and fun too)

and my modified "in progress" CM Elite 342

hope you guys like...

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by a pet rock;14372983
Miptzi, I'm having a hard time figuring out your loop. Is that two rads and a 5.25" reservoir?

just one rad in the bottom, at the top behind the HDD' I used a tube reservoir, but it was inclined.

The pump, well, hidden in the front bezel,

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rheicel;14383419
watercooling does not deserve a zip ties!

there are countries in this world, where every bit of hardware must be imported, even fans. So you wait months to recieve, pay triple the price... and still get taxed by Customs.... and for that, you must cut costs whenever you can....

sorry if I'm not as rich as you'd like.....

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rheicel;14389984
Sorry mate, I don't mean it that way. I am just concern on the leak and possible failure on the water loop. It can cause you more trouble if your loop fails due to zip ties.

I can see from your sig that you are way richer than me. If you can afford to buy an SSD and I7 system, I am sure that you can buy a better part to secure your system. Just my 2 cents!

Peace!

MY current rig took me many, many months of work to pay..... and WC parts are even more expensive than the already ridiculous price I pay in eletronic parts...

Hardware, I import from a neighbour country, but WC parts come from the other side of the world.
whatever...... I'm cool

This WC setup is long gone, was just a "debut" at watercooling. New rig is coming though....
just need to change my Asrock Xtrme4 in a P8P67-M PRO and get a smaller case.

And I'll use compressions, for safety

Just can't decide wich case use in this next build....

 

[Miptzi]

what are your thoughts on Watercooling a GMC R2 Toast?

I've already did that (Page 243 I guess), but now i think about a reverse ATX mod, thick rad at the top and vga+ cpu loop. Pump in the metal front, and reservoir can combo the pump, or go on the 800mm spots....

the new hardware is no the sig....

 

[Miptzi]

Yo guys heve seen or had a In Win Dragon Slayer ?

It catched my attention. I'm in for a 2x240mm internal rad loop, top and front.
The case seems to have the adequate room withou being huge. I wanted a smaller case, but the WC loop is decided, and Matx cubes or other minitowers can't handle those parts all inside.

 

[Miptzi]

I need it to handle the all internal loop. It's the onlyone in my mind, besides the GMC/Auzentech Corona. The Corona is EOL, impossible to find here.

Here in Brazil we have so few options, no Fractals, no Lian Li, no Silverstone, no cubes, no nothing....

I have a server rig, so the gamer onw just use 1 SSD. I can remove all drive bays, thin rad in top and thick rad at front. I always use mid end vga, so no lenght issues for the front rad.

Reservoir near the 24p hole on the tray, and pump on the bottom. Pretty "makeable" with some cuts..

 

[Miptzi]

Guys, I got a strange, uncommon case for my build.
After 2 months searching, finally got one worthy the challenge.

Its ATX, but its still tiny. Like the Auzens Toast and Corona, it REALLY lacks depth (350mm) with standart ATX height (415mm)

This weird case comes with pre drilled front for 2x120mm, and thats awesome. Cheap as hell too. Just something like 29U$ for me.
Top mounted PSU, so I'll reverse the back back panel to inverse ATX, and cut a rad in top ( I'll use M-atx board) and a rad in front since I use short video cards....

I couldn't find pics, but the size and specs are good enough. It was a lucky shot, but appears to be clutch!
Pics as soon as I recieve it.

For anyone curious,

ThermalMaster TC-102 (by Cooler Master )
TC-102-KKN1

 

[Miptzi]

Fractal is really kicking some serious butt

 

[Miptzi]

so much WIN on this rigs!!!!!!!!

my case is no Matx, but a very small ATX....
and my rig is Matx at the heart...

I cant reply to my own thread anymore... sigh....

 

[Miptzi]

this IS the Core 1000, right?

 

[Miptzi]

I went from a maximus III gene "X-Fi" to a Xfi xtremeMusic......

worlds apart.... literally.... not to mention higher end soundcards

 

[Miptzi]

R4G is such a dreamboard...

droooooll

 

[Miptzi]

where's the bench?
lol

thats nasty

 

[Miptzi]

here's mine Node 304, assembled just now....

the base combo will be updated, but for now it delivers!





- Fractal Node 304
- 3x2TB Western Digital Caviar green and Seagate Barracudas
- 1x1TB Samsung 103SJ
- 1x128GB Corsair Nova SSD
- Mobo Zotac ITX 1156 H55 WIfi (temp)
- 2x2GB Corsair Vengeance 2000mhz (temp)
- GTX660ti MSI Power Ed.
- cpu 1156 Core i3 540 (temp)
- Corsair HX650
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 PLUS ( dont fit, using stock now)

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiiX

Remove that HDD-bracket that is going over the GPU, better airflow.

all calbes are hiding there, and the vga is a little bent for the time I used it on a normal tower case. The bracket is pushing it back to normal state....
also the card never hits 55ºC with the auto fan..... good enough

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobTheChainsaw

This is going to sound perhaps ridiculous, but I'm considering switching from my TJ-08E to a smaller enclosure, a mini-ITX probably. You see, I take my PC to college, and I also LAN a bloody lot (both at college and at home), and while the TJ-08E is smaller than a mid-tower, it's not 100% super portable. If I could stick my PC in my backpack and walk around with it, that'd be a dream come true. The only problem is, I'd have to give up my CPU heatsink (Hyper 212+) and my graphics card (HD 7950) may be a bit too long for some cases. And my cooling is pretty awesome, and it'd definitely get worse in a smaller case. Agh, I can't decide - maybe the TJ-08 is small enough.

fractal Node 304 can fit almost any air cooler, with the right motherboard.... ( centered socket)

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by humanoidal

Because I already own a system with a board like that and I want to make an SLI setup. I just don't like the fact that the whole space for 4 DVD drives and 6 HDDs is wasted, as I only own an SSD, which fits behind the motherboard tray. I dont want all the drive cages, I'm looking for something like this:



There must be a case like this somewhere....

get GMC cases

R2, or R3, even R4 have the internal design like that, but the PSU is on the top, but an easy swap of the back panel, makes it ready, and BTX style

Names:

Toast, Corona and Bulldozer

other chinese brands copied them, but it helps to find them

this was my shot at them.... some years ago

 

[Miptzi]

my updated Node 304

i5 3330
GB-H77N-WIFI
H70
MSI GTX660ti P.E.
2x2GB Vengenace
3x2tb Western digital 20ears
128GB Corsair Nova

HX650 with full lenght cables.
1x molex cable
2x sata cables
2x 6p vga cables

 

[Miptzi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benbass

Is there a cat under the bed ?

surprisingly no.

A black pomeranian puppy.
2 months old