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mikehotel · 06-28-2004, 05:52 PM

Hi
This is my second attempt at water cooling my shuttle sn45, I started with a crappy thermal take kit aquarius2 that while a couple of degrees cooler, was way louder than the panaflow fan L1, I had before. So I sold it and moved on…till I saw the C-systems pump. I ordered it and a swiftech Block, and a Danger Den Radiator, and proceeded to water cool my shuttle. I posted a thread for advice quite a while ago….here is the project 99% finished. I am still waiting on an X-ice GPU block. The T-fill is going to migrate to the top of the machine on the left side. My temps are good, down from high 50’s under load to low 40’s under load.
Front shot custom faceplate with stealthed DVD burner:

Back Grills removed:

Side shot X-ice GPU:

Fill and bleed valve:

PSU side:

Fill and bleed in action:

CPU block-Tight fit:

Loop test:

Running the tubes:

Fan/Rad:

One concern I have is the return line from the CPU block to the rad, I had to go way out in a big loop to prevent kinking the tubes, do you think that loop is a flow stealer? Might try to make it smaller....Do you think I would see a preformance increase form doing so?

EDIT for new pix

06-28-2004, 05:52 PM	#1
mikehotel Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2004 Location: AZ Posts: 43	My water cooled Shuttle Sn45 Finished! (no 56k) Hi This is my second attempt at water cooling my shuttle sn45, I started with a crappy thermal take kit aquarius2 that while a couple of degrees cooler, was way louder than the panaflow fan L1, I had before. So I sold it and moved on…till I saw the C-systems pump. I ordered it and a swiftech Block, and a Danger Den Radiator, and proceeded to water cool my shuttle. I posted a thread for advice quite a while ago….here is the project 99% finished. I am still waiting on an X-ice GPU block. The T-fill is going to migrate to the top of the machine on the left side. My temps are good, down from high 50’s under load to low 40’s under load. Front shot custom faceplate with stealthed DVD burner: Back Grills removed: Side shot X-ice GPU: Fill and bleed valve: PSU side: Fill and bleed in action: CPU block-Tight fit: Loop test: Running the tubes: Fan/Rad: One concern I have is the return line from the CPU block to the rad, I had to go way out in a big loop to prevent kinking the tubes, do you think that loop is a flow stealer? Might try to make it smaller....Do you think I would see a preformance increase form doing so? EDIT for new pix Last edited by mikehotel; 07-10-2004 at 11:09 AM.