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Tamale · 11-30-2004, 10:44 AM

last year i built my own air cooled plexi case and loved every minute of it.. you can see some pics here if you want

this christmas break i'd like to build a new box with watercooling in mind.. the design i'm going for will be much less dramatic but hopefully extremely functional.. here's my initial idea:

Note that the case is designed to be a desktop-style.. with it laying flat and the opticle drives being at the front
i also realize the components (and box itself) aren't to scale, but i think you can get the general idea.

i'd like to get an sli-capable amd64 motherboard, but will most likely only be cooling one video card until i can afford a second one later next year sometime.

now i was looking at the 1250 pump that so many people seem to like but i'm just really not sure which would go best with one of those 3x120mm radiators from blackice or thermalchill.. i realize heatercores are probably better but i already have three very nice 120mm fans (the chrome evercool ones) and would rather build my new case around one of these long radiators, with the idea being to create a true windtunnel air effect with the concept that the air will only have one main path to travel.. it's always seemed to me that a big part of the problem with air cooling in many systems is that it doesn't travel in a very straight line.. you look at any well-cooled professional system the devices are designed to be in a single-file line with the air going in the same direction...

you can see i'm intending for the coolest air to go over the radiator first on the right side, then the drives, then finally exhaust at the left side (and perhaps back where the pump is located as well)

i'm basically just fishing for thoughts on this design and general insight as to which pump/tubing/waterblocks might go best with this idea, if i'm an idiot for even thinking about not using heatercores, and if a parallel/multi-pump setup might be better than a conventional series one for this design...

i'm leaning towards an RBX, 1250, and 1/2" tubing, but again, this is my first watercooling venture and i wanna get it as good as possible

11-30-2004, 10:44 AM	#1
Tamale Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 17	New case idea.. looking for input.. last year i built my own air cooled plexi case and loved every minute of it.. you can see some pics here if you want this christmas break i'd like to build a new box with watercooling in mind.. the design i'm going for will be much less dramatic but hopefully extremely functional.. here's my initial idea: Note that the case is designed to be a desktop-style.. with it laying flat and the opticle drives being at the front i also realize the components (and box itself) aren't to scale, but i think you can get the general idea. i'd like to get an sli-capable amd64 motherboard, but will most likely only be cooling one video card until i can afford a second one later next year sometime. now i was looking at the 1250 pump that so many people seem to like but i'm just really not sure which would go best with one of those 3x120mm radiators from blackice or thermalchill.. i realize heatercores are probably better but i already have three very nice 120mm fans (the chrome evercool ones) and would rather build my new case around one of these long radiators, with the idea being to create a true windtunnel air effect with the concept that the air will only have one main path to travel.. it's always seemed to me that a big part of the problem with air cooling in many systems is that it doesn't travel in a very straight line.. you look at any well-cooled professional system the devices are designed to be in a single-file line with the air going in the same direction... you can see i'm intending for the coolest air to go over the radiator first on the right side, then the drives, then finally exhaust at the left side (and perhaps back where the pump is located as well) i'm basically just fishing for thoughts on this design and general insight as to which pump/tubing/waterblocks might go best with this idea, if i'm an idiot for even thinking about not using heatercores, and if a parallel/multi-pump setup might be better than a conventional series one for this design... i'm leaning towards an RBX, 1250, and 1/2" tubing, but again, this is my first watercooling venture and i wanna get it as good as possible Last edited by Tamale; 11-30-2004 at 01:09 PM.