New Project Underway.Oppinions Apreciated

cabmeister · 07-07-2002, 02:50 PM

Well time to get stuck in and go for it .
After my very first WC system (Koolance) and sitting in on the Pro-Chat for a time and receiving all sorts of generous advise, I have gotten the urge to set myself up a little better WC system.

PC hardware planned on :
Epox 8K3A+/ XP 2100/IDE RAID 0+1 (drives undesided)prolly WD 120gig 8 meg cache/2 512meg mushkin 2100 222 ram/on-board sound (will try it )

/DVDrw/Ge-force 3 or maybe 4/+ all the normal bits and pieces. Oh and DD5 (wish they had that years ago).

Parts purchased/ordered so far:
Addtronics 7896 / Innovatech rev3 CPU block/Antec true 550 PSU/75 Caprice H/Core.

Parts yet to be ordered:
Eheim 1250 pump/DD GPU block(was gonna go for Innovatek block but saw that it was either ge-force 3 or 4 not both)/Tygon Tubing / Fans etc.etc.

Planning on an in-line system With the Pump and res. situated over the PSU in a seperate compartment that is ducted through the top with a 60mm fan. Rad with 4 120 mm fans in push pull setup at borttom front of case. All fittings to be 1/2" with 3/8"ID thick wall tygon. A 92mm rear exhaust fan in rear of case. A 120mm Top mounted exhaust fan . There are 4 80mm fan cages mounted up side the Bays so I thought of using them as cooling for the drives etc. ALL fans to be FULLY adjustable .Pump to be relayed with a switch for independant operation.
For Future updates for this setup I thought that the HD`s could be WC. as i believe that the system has room for exspantion in that area. Also being that the Filling of the system will be taken care of by the res. at the top of the case I was thinking to have a method of draining put into the bottom of the Heater Core seing as this is the lowest part of the system water wise.

gmat · 07-07-2002, 05:32 PM

The config sounds good...
I have 2 remarks (but only from my peronal taste

)
1 - the case is well... common... I mean, good, but seen zillions times.. no excitement there .... hmm i need sleep...
2 - you like fans. 11 fans, wow, that's the figure i reached when i was aircooled. And i didnt like the noise at all... Would be me, i'd try to reduce fan count to 1 (=1x120mm on the rad). But that's my point of view (of an extremist-hardcore water cooled geek)

Have fun... and post photos.

cabmeister · 07-07-2002, 05:58 PM

Thanks for the input

.and all points will be taken into consideration ,of course.Being a relatively noob to this way of cooling my reasonings maybe a little out of whack to the accepted norm,so please guys excuse me in advance.As you say gmat maybe a common case but for me the practicality in size was the foremost concern ,bloody big ain`t it

. As for the fans yep more fans than Britney Spears (well not Quite ) ,and I mulled that over time and again and yes silence is golden and will try to make it so .Thats why I am making sure that as stated in the specs there will be ALL FANS WIL BE FULLY ADJUSTABLE and as an added note ,down to off even.but there if they are needed.Photo`s will be posted of course and I thank you once again for your input .

Brians256 · 07-12-2002, 07:48 PM

Personally, I prefer to have the pump be the lowest part of the system, and THEN the radiator. That's just because I hear that mag drive pumps hate to be run dry.

07-07-2002, 02:50 PM	#1
cabmeister Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lehigh Acres , Florida Posts: 41	New Project Underway.Oppinions Apreciated Well time to get stuck in and go for it . After my very first WC system (Koolance) and sitting in on the Pro-Chat for a time and receiving all sorts of generous advise, I have gotten the urge to set myself up a little better WC system. PC hardware planned on : Epox 8K3A+/ XP 2100/IDE RAID 0+1 (drives undesided)prolly WD 120gig 8 meg cache/2 512meg mushkin 2100 222 ram/on-board sound (will try it ) /DVDrw/Ge-force 3 or maybe 4/+ all the normal bits and pieces. Oh and DD5 (wish they had that years ago). Parts purchased/ordered so far: Addtronics 7896 / Innovatech rev3 CPU block/Antec true 550 PSU/75 Caprice H/Core. Parts yet to be ordered: Eheim 1250 pump/DD GPU block(was gonna go for Innovatek block but saw that it was either ge-force 3 or 4 not both)/Tygon Tubing / Fans etc.etc. Planning on an in-line system With the Pump and res. situated over the PSU in a seperate compartment that is ducted through the top with a 60mm fan. Rad with 4 120 mm fans in push pull setup at borttom front of case. All fittings to be 1/2" with 3/8"ID thick wall tygon. A 92mm rear exhaust fan in rear of case. A 120mm Top mounted exhaust fan . There are 4 80mm fan cages mounted up side the Bays so I thought of using them as cooling for the drives etc. ALL fans to be FULLY adjustable .Pump to be relayed with a switch for independant operation. For Future updates for this setup I thought that the HD`s could be WC. as i believe that the system has room for exspantion in that area. Also being that the Filling of the system will be taken care of by the res. at the top of the case I was thinking to have a method of draining put into the bottom of the Heater Core seing as this is the lowest part of the system water wise. __________________ Learning is a step in the right direction for those willing to listen. http://www.cabmeister.com

07-07-2002, 05:58 PM	#3
cabmeister Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lehigh Acres , Florida Posts: 41	Thanks for the input .and all points will be taken into consideration ,of course.Being a relatively noob to this way of cooling my reasonings maybe a little out of whack to the accepted norm,so please guys excuse me in advance.As you say gmat maybe a common case but for me the practicality in size was the foremost concern ,bloody big ain`t it . As for the fans yep more fans than Britney Spears (well not Quite ) ,and I mulled that over time and again and yes silence is golden and will try to make it so .Thats why I am making sure that as stated in the specs there will be ALL FANS WIL BE FULLY ADJUSTABLE and as an added note ,down to off even.but there if they are needed.Photo`s will be posted of course and I thank you once again for your input . __________________ Learning is a step in the right direction for those willing to listen. http://www.cabmeister.com

07-07-2002, 05:32 PM	#2
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	The config sounds good... I have 2 remarks (but only from my peronal taste ) 1 - the case is well... common... I mean, good, but seen zillions times.. no excitement there .... hmm i need sleep... 2 - you like fans. 11 fans, wow, that's the figure i reached when i was aircooled. And i didnt like the noise at all... Would be me, i'd try to reduce fan count to 1 (=1x120mm on the rad). But that's my point of view (of an extremist-hardcore water cooled geek) Have fun... and post photos.

07-12-2002, 07:48 PM	#4
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Personally, I prefer to have the pump be the lowest part of the system, and THEN the radiator. That's just because I hear that mag drive pumps hate to be run dry.

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