My Monster
This is a reprint of thread at my "home away from home"..PCPerspective, but I thought it may be of interest to others. No SPAMMing intended. :p
I had been planning this for quite sometime. I wanted a watercooling system that sat outside the PC and was capable of cooling more than 3 PCs with one pump. I first chose a reliable pump: Custom SeaLife Velocity Silent Aquarium Pump The worlds quietest and only titanium centrifugal pumps. Designed for all saltwater applications. 2 year no-fault warranty on manufacturer defects energy efficient ultra-quiet (less than 30 db) "Dry Run Cutout" with thermal switch for added safety leakproof design noryl housings and impeller titanium or stainless rotor and separating wall ceramic bearing ball carbon graphite bearing cap and EPDM O-ring Rated for temperatures to 140° F and line pressures to 50 psi 1/15th horsepower, 140 Watts, 1.3 Amps Equipped with mounting bracket, and 18/3 SJTWA 6' power cord The Velocity T4 Pressure Pump is rated at 1225 gph @ 3' or 240 gph @ 17' and comes with 1" hosebarb inlet/outlet. (Yes, it's expensive. I'm not suggesting this to anyone else, it's a baby to me...most all the kids are out of the house :p )] Next I chose 3 (for now as it's manifolded for more inlets and outlets) Black Ice Xtreme Radiators rated at 3134BTU per hour with Panaflo 120mm High Speed. Model FBA12G12H rated at: 2500 RPM fan speed 103.8 CFM air flow 41.5 dBA noise level Power Consumption: 7.2W I used high pressure 1/2" braided high flex hose throughout and connected the PC's with a rather ingenious all plastic full close snap fittings to facilitate removal of PC from loop connected by 3/8" high pressure clear coiled air service hoses. Some pics of it being constructed in my garage: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...0002_copy1.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0003.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0004.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0005.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0001.jpg |
Here are some pics of he install in my computer "out of control" room:
Three 'Seti Soldiers': http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0011.jpg Yes, it's a mess in here: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...0012_copy1.jpg The cooler unit is mounted on a skid and slides under the table with the "Seti Soldiers" above: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0014.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0015.jpg I have no idea where all these hoses and wires go!: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...0018_copy2.jpg |
The beauty is that the watercooled PCs have nice long heavy duty (150 psi rated) coiled hoses with all plastic shutoff quick connectors. It makes working on the PC really easy and no water loss during disconnect. The second pic I have disconnected one, the pump is still running. This is sweet, let me tellya. It's what made it all worthwhile:
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0016.jpg Here is one of the fittings disconnected: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0017.jpg Here are some pics of my personal everyday PC that I use everyday the specs you can see in "My System". It's on a special roller table that pulls right out of the desk. http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0021.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0022.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0023.jpg |
Pics of inside the rigs:
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0030.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0031.jpg Yes, it's one of Cathar's Little River Cascade: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0032.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...0033_copy1.jpg File server running a Maze 4: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0034.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0035.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...t/dscn0036.jpg More pics later, hope I didn't bore ya to death. This has been a great build and I'm really pleased with it. The main rig is a ZNF3-150 running: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...emps_copy3.jpg It used to run about 49 to 50 C on my old watercooled |
More on the fittings used:
http://www.omega.com/Green/images/FTHFC12_38_l.jpg These came from Omega Industries The specs are here. I found them to be very reasonably priced ($7-9 apiece) and very sturdy. Being all plastic, there was nothing to corrode and they are shutoff when disconnected as well as very easy to operate. I remember looking all over creation for hours on the Internet before I found these. They are rated for food service so they meet certain minimum standards. They also have bulkhead fittings which I used on the PCs. |
These are the fans I am running. It's the Panasonic Part No. FBA12G12H1A:
http://us.st7.yimg.com/store1.yimg.c...1796_109167019 Although I didn't shop at Directron the info and pics are from them. Quote:
I've read several places that these particular fans aren't the favorites, but what I like about them is that I can readily slow them down with a single plug in: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...ject/dscn7.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...ject/dscn8.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...ject/dscn9.jpg http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...ect/dscn10.jpg I found this at a local hardware store and it works great! As you can see it has many voltage settings and is all solid state and very inexpensive! At 460mA, the 3 fans I am currently using draw 1.3A so I stay well within the 1.5 specs for the transformer. If I add more fans (you know I will! (LOL) I just add another transformer and terminal block (and have no connectors, perfect for my install) and I'm off and running. |
I am now using a TDX brass top cooler from Danger Den on the main rig.
Here is a simple way to hook up the fans with the voltage regulator/transformer: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...0017_copy1.jpg The new brass top Danger Den TBX: http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...0020_copy1.jpg That's bulletproof! |
Well, that's the gist of it. Not too pretty, but very functional and easy to work on. I've got another pump coming, will rebuild manifold to allow 3 more connections. Three more fans will install right above the lower three, although I am considering using 1 large rad for them and pushing everything through it in series. Not sure yet. Thing is, is I can play around with it relatively easily by simply switching hoses.
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I was gone at work, sorry for the confusion, I'll fix it ASAP!
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OK, Photobucket it is! I completely forgot BBpix wasn't supported here.
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Nice setup, I have something similar. Somehow puting an ac current motor (EMF) and a heater core (leaks, hot air) in a pc does not seem like a good idea to me. ;) Is that pump a velocity T4? The T3 would probably give you more flow since that loop looks real restrictive. I was considering getting one of those, but figured that it was overkill for less than 5 boxes. Maybe when I get more machines. :p
I like those quick release fittings. I need some of those. :) |
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They still have those fittings, I ordered some last week. They work really well, no leaks when disconnected and less than a thimbleful loss when disconnected. |
http://www.marineandreef.com/products/IceProbeLG.jpg
http://www.coolworksinc.com/iceprobe...um_chiller.htm I am considering this for my next purchase. It's rated at 50w, it's a submersible Peliter. I need to get accurate temps on my coolant prior, so I can see what thermal load I need first, however. If it proves to be too high for this, I can implement another one, or I can use one of these more substantial chillers: http://www.marineandreef.com/products/Chiller_CL280.jpg The CL-280 is rated at 1/10HP. http://www.marineandreef.com/shoppro/chillers.html Anyone have experience with this type of cooling? I'm looking to chill the water to just above ambient so there will be no condensation at the motherboard. If I could get the coolant to 15 C, I'd be happy! The system presently uses less than 1 gallon of liquid total. |
I have tried two different aquarium style water chillers. The first was peltier based and more or less didn't work for jack. If you read the fine print on most peltier based aquarium water chillers you will see that they state they will not go below amby. So the coolworks ice probe is out of the question. As for the other chiller, it may work if it can handle the heat load. What kind of BTU rating do these have? I have an aqua logic CC25 unit that keeps my mobile at around 10C. The unit is rated for 1500 BTU's. I would reccomend a unit with a higher rating then this one. Many people around here are also making chillers out of AC units. This might be a goud way to go as these can be obtained for under $100.
One other thing to consider is that you will have to bypass the aquarium temp control unit so that it will stay on all the time. In most cases the temp controller on these units is limited to just above freezing if not higher. For my unit I run it 24/7 with not temp control. The thing I like best about my chiller is that it doesn't consume too much power. Being at -40 would be nice and all, but when that power bill comes in the mail, it's no longer any fun. :mad: Oh, I like the pics! Nice work. :D |
that sh!t is huge!!
thought the scenery looked familiar, i'll be up at UW inabout 3 weeks. oh and nice houses in the background.... oh and like the coiled hoses.. seem to work well |
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that looks laike mr miagi's backyard. nice lookin :) you have a whole lot of rigs. if you werent on water cooling i wouldnt put your antec in such a confined space.
also do you find all your L joins restrict your flow rate noticably? edit: (sorry to bring up such a dead topic, i found it in search) |
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