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Ultraviolet · 07-16-2005, 06:48 PM

I'm looking for another project/hobby...other than doing a bunch of reading on the web, I'm totally new to water cooling. I'm looking to enjoy this project--I have no need for OC'd processors, but I do need large amounts of storage so I've been dreaming up this:

8 drive SATA hardware RAID-5 server--motherboard and processor undecided, but this will be a dedicated server with no heavy processor requirements so I am on a hunt to find the one that runs the coolest. I am looking to do a 100% fanless watercooled setup. Since one of my hobbies is woodworking, I am building the case out of cherry (this will be my second) so I have no constraints now. Case design will depend on parts required for the project--possibilities include incorporating this into an end table etc.

I am looking for something aesthetically beautiful and completely silent. The thing I am struggling with is the passive radiator--8 drives, a processor and a gpu (again--the one that produces the least heat and has a waterblock made for it) will generate a lot of heat. I obviously have to go with an external radiator (which already puts a crimp on my aesthetics requirement), but is there anything up to this task excluding some extreme custom work? I've seen the Zalman and Innovatek externals--would these even come close to fitting the bill?

I'm not looking to be spoonfed information, I realize that I have a lot of research to do and there's not a time crunch on this project, but I'm not really sure how/if I can proceed with this until I get this radiator situation figured out.

07-16-2005, 06:48 PM	#1
Ultraviolet Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US Posts: 22	Is this impossible? I'm looking for another project/hobby...other than doing a bunch of reading on the web, I'm totally new to water cooling. I'm looking to enjoy this project--I have no need for OC'd processors, but I do need large amounts of storage so I've been dreaming up this: 8 drive SATA hardware RAID-5 server--motherboard and processor undecided, but this will be a dedicated server with no heavy processor requirements so I am on a hunt to find the one that runs the coolest. I am looking to do a 100% fanless watercooled setup. Since one of my hobbies is woodworking, I am building the case out of cherry (this will be my second) so I have no constraints now. Case design will depend on parts required for the project--possibilities include incorporating this into an end table etc. I am looking for something aesthetically beautiful and completely silent. The thing I am struggling with is the passive radiator--8 drives, a processor and a gpu (again--the one that produces the least heat and has a waterblock made for it) will generate a lot of heat. I obviously have to go with an external radiator (which already puts a crimp on my aesthetics requirement), but is there anything up to this task excluding some extreme custom work? I've seen the Zalman and Innovatek externals--would these even come close to fitting the bill? I'm not looking to be spoonfed information, I realize that I have a lot of research to do and there's not a time crunch on this project, but I'm not really sure how/if I can proceed with this until I get this radiator situation figured out.