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Unread 10-14-2003, 07:48 PM   #1
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My open air external setup

Here's a few shots of my external water cooling setup without the box.






More pics are in my Sig below.
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Unread 10-14-2003, 08:40 PM   #2
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Very nice. I have a question. Is it built into a cabinet or is that a section of your desk? What was your reason for wanting it external? Heat, space, looks or... all 3?
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Unread 10-14-2003, 09:24 PM   #3
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Thanks Winewood. It is indeed a section of my desk. I went external because of heat and because I didn't have the heart to chop up my Cooler master to the extent that it would requirer. I don't LAN so I figured that external would be perfect. I'm going to be running dual rads soon. At that time I may build an enclosure.
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Unread 10-14-2003, 10:26 PM   #4
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ya know, funny thing. I have had 4 cases. I was scared witless to cut into them for fear of "ruining" them. As I was about to throw away the 3rd case, I cut the livin tar out of it and I liked it more in that last month than I did the entire time. Now currently, have popped 8 rivets, placed 4 holes and added places to rewire my case. I will never, protect my case from "evil dremel again!".
But not, that your case doesn't have merit. The coolest thing is... looks. Frankly, someone would never know you were watercooling unless you told em. This way they see the very nice looking setup when they come in the room. Frankly I think its brilliant. The only way I could do that would be to give up going to lan parties.. and thats not happening.
What pump is that? I looked for more pics in the sig, but couldn't see it. Very pleased to see people "thinking outside the box" (drumroll... tophat).
If I may extrapolate on your dream for a minute. I was thinking.. if you bought one of those large transmission coolers and mounted them on the side of your desk and cut a hole just smaller than the exterior walls, you could mount it, facing in our out.. either one. Your desk would have a chrome appearance, and look really cool! Just a way to add the radiator to the art like motif. It would keep the rad off the floor anyway.
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Unread 10-16-2003, 08:29 PM   #5
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I do like the desk idea allot. I've considered doing something like that but my Wife get's bent when I go to cut into the desk. Her reason being she want's it for herself.
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Unread 10-16-2003, 09:03 PM   #6
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nice desk isn't it. I have the same one. My rig is on top of that section with the rad box underneath. Nice case btw.

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Unread 10-17-2003, 08:58 AM   #7
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Thanks. Nice setup, I like the way it looks on top like that.
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