Name & Explanation: Kuro, in Japanese it means the color black or dark. What I want for this project is to make a sleeper tower. I used to be in the whole window mod/cathodes/led fans/etc... but now I want simple and clean tower, which led me to build this:
I have been wanting to paint interior black but because I've also been wanting to get my feet wet in water cooling, I decided to hold off until after I build my first loop.
Recently, I was able to pick up a used kit locally for a good price. His kit consisted of the, now old, Apogee GT CPU block, original MCR220 (3/8" threading), a nasty looking Micro-Res v1, and the old faithful MCP655 pump. It is an ok starting point for me, but I wanted more...
Planned Parts: (I now have everything I need
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Apogee GT CPU block Heatkiller 3.0
MCR220 Radiator
MCR320 Radiator (thanks borito4)
2x MCW60 GPU blocks EK full cover blocks
MCP655 Pump + Detroit top
7/16" ID 5/8" OD Tubing
UN 3G Pump Bracket (thanks utnorris)
Here's the plan:
1: I will try my best to find someway to mount the MCR320 internally to the roof. I will most likely have clearance issues and may be forced to have the radiator mounted flush on top of the case while the fans sit inside. We'll see when I have the 320 physically in my hands to play with.
2: The smaller rad will be placed where the HDD bay currently is. Obviously I will have to remove the bay but this should give me a massive amount of space to work with for the MCR220 and I will most likely have push/pull setup and maybe able to get some shroud action too!
3: It was really hard for me to decide where to put the reservoir. I know the ideal place would be to have it at the highest point in the loop, but this is hard considering the limited space I have to work with and because I don't want any parts mounted externally (especially tubing). I decided to go with a floor mounted reservoir... It will have enough tubing for it to pop out of the case for easy draining. Filling will be the hard part... I plan to just flip the case upside down and pop the reservoir out facing up normally; this will then make it so it is at the highest part of the loop
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I want the coldest water possible hitting the CPU first, so my loop is:
Reservoir > Pump > MCR220 > MCR320 > Apogee GT > MCW60 > MCW60 > Reservoir
Water color will not be red, I just used red to provide contrast and visibility in the plan.
// Updates //
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tEFVFgurqCWmr5MQ0GcOHmQ&w=54&h=370 Google Spreadsheet

I have been wanting to paint interior black but because I've also been wanting to get my feet wet in water cooling, I decided to hold off until after I build my first loop.
Recently, I was able to pick up a used kit locally for a good price. His kit consisted of the, now old, Apogee GT CPU block, original MCR220 (3/8" threading), a nasty looking Micro-Res v1, and the old faithful MCP655 pump. It is an ok starting point for me, but I wanted more...
Planned Parts: (I now have everything I need

Apogee GT CPU block Heatkiller 3.0
MCR220 Radiator
MCR320 Radiator (thanks borito4)
2x MCW60 GPU blocks EK full cover blocks
MCP655 Pump + Detroit top
7/16" ID 5/8" OD Tubing
UN 3G Pump Bracket (thanks utnorris)
Here's the plan:

1: I will try my best to find someway to mount the MCR320 internally to the roof. I will most likely have clearance issues and may be forced to have the radiator mounted flush on top of the case while the fans sit inside. We'll see when I have the 320 physically in my hands to play with.
2: The smaller rad will be placed where the HDD bay currently is. Obviously I will have to remove the bay but this should give me a massive amount of space to work with for the MCR220 and I will most likely have push/pull setup and maybe able to get some shroud action too!
3: It was really hard for me to decide where to put the reservoir. I know the ideal place would be to have it at the highest point in the loop, but this is hard considering the limited space I have to work with and because I don't want any parts mounted externally (especially tubing). I decided to go with a floor mounted reservoir... It will have enough tubing for it to pop out of the case for easy draining. Filling will be the hard part... I plan to just flip the case upside down and pop the reservoir out facing up normally; this will then make it so it is at the highest part of the loop

I want the coldest water possible hitting the CPU first, so my loop is:
Reservoir > Pump > MCR220 > MCR320 > Apogee GT > MCW60 > MCW60 > Reservoir
Water color will not be red, I just used red to provide contrast and visibility in the plan.
// Updates //
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tEFVFgurqCWmr5MQ0GcOHmQ&w=54&h=370 Google Spreadsheet