TH Water Cooling Club and Picture Gallery

[kitsunestarwind]

Lutfij - I was using a crappy point a shoot camera it's all i got but i'm sure i can do some better shots.

In regards to the Clamps being in Australia limits the Availability of some parts like those on short notice for now my stainless clamps will do till I can find a supplier here of nice looking ones.

I admit the loop doesn't look the best so far, but its working well without any restriction and still gives me access to all of my parts, loop might get re-arranged once i have GPU's and waterblocks. plus it gives me time to think it over.

 

[Lutfij]

oh you din't mention that you were from down under. Anyways - just be careful with worm clamps - i've read on most people tearing into the tubing and springing a leak and than cussing the tube manufacturers for their callous effort.

Plastic reusable clamps are another option as a cheap fix

Non-the-less , still a good loop there.

* what model/make cam are you using?

 

[kitsunestarwind]

Crappy "Traveler DC8900" Aldi brand job >.<

 

[Lutfij]

take these into consideration and input them in your cam -

go into options---> (set)
quality --> fine
color ---> vivid or normal
WB ---> set according to your room lighting(if its a lamp, set it to incandescent. Personally i like warm color WB'ing so i go for cloudy when i take some(not all)of my pics.
ISO ---> keep it on 100(your cam can go to 400 max, not bad for a cam of that price.)
metering ---> average

and last but the least, set it to timer mode. and before doing that - set it on a tripod.

let us see what you've come up with

 

[kitsunestarwind]

Thanks, i'll take some more shots on those settings tomorrow

 

[Lutfij]

:lol: i suppose your off to do some gaming in that rig now.

 

[kitsunestarwind]

Hopefully these are better shots
Yes i did some BF3 then sleep

So far after some testing I am not happy with it, temps are too high (even though that drop crazy fast off load)
I think my tubing config is restrictive so i plan to redo it.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I doubt you'll see much improvement until you get rid of the nb block, thats going to be killing your flow, plus ensuring your bled out properly too ofc,
otherwise looking nice, few cables but meh
Moto

 

[Lutfij]

the pics turned out better than last time. if you have a table lamp - aim it at the innards and than take a pic with the flash set to OFF.



i like the dark shot. If you do what i mentioned you'll end up with this:

only with more of your case being shown ...

** yeah once you rearrange the tubing in your loop - it'll look much better.

***

I doubt you'll see much improvement until you get rid of the nb block, thats going to be killing your flow

if you noticed the NB is actually a full cover MB block - so to take that out would rule out cooling the entire board.

though i am curious - what you use to fill your loop? distilled or premix

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Looks like two seperate blocks to me, and I can't find the model listed by Op to check, either way thats a big restriction right there

Moto

 

[Lutfij]

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14574/ex-blc-1018/Koolance_MB-ASR4E_ASUS_Rampage_IV_Extreme_Liquid_Cooling_Motherboard_Block_No_Fittings.html?tl=g30c89 have a look

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Yup, two seperate small blocks, bad for the loop, if I was cooling those parts I'd run them off a seperate small loop, and max out the cpu/gpu loops abilities
Moto

 

[rubix_1011]

As long as his flow is .75gpm~1.0gpm, should be fine. They are restrictive, but I don't think they'd choke it to the point a huge performance hit. I'm not a huge fan of chipset blocks on an average budget build (secondary pump would help).

You could potentially run a parallel split between the blocks and then merge them after. This might counter the flow-rate and pressure drop you'd encounter if you ran them serial like that. Same concept people use when running parallel GPU blocks.

 

[wolfram23]

You could potentially run a parallel split between the blocks and then merge them after. This might counter the flow-rate and pressure drop you'd encounter if you ran them serial like that. Same concept people use when running parallel GPU blocks.

I like this. Maybe run a small parallel tube (as opposed to a 1/2" ID) so you don't completely drop the mobo block's flow right off the chart though lol.

 

[rubix_1011]

Yeah, you could go to a 3/8"ID split (for example). Either way, this is a good work-around when you are considering multiple, higher-restriction blocks.

This is a concept that I'm reading more about recently and while I still think serial is the best option in most instances, there are some benefits to parallel splits when restriction is concerned. Your flow drops by 1/2, but your restriction is 1/4 vs what it would be in serial since your flow is split simultaneously, instead of halved, and then halved again in the next block.

 

[Vash0164]

Specs:

Case: Coolermaster Haf 932
Power Supply: Corsair TX750
Motherboard: AsRock Extreme 7 Gen 3
CPU: Intel i7 2600k Overclocked to 4.9 Ghz
Ram: 16 gig G. Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series
Graphic Cards: 2 x XFX 5870's
Hard Drives: 1 Terabyte 5400 - 1.5 Terabyte 7200
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120gb
Blu Ray: Asus Black
CPU Cooler: Rasa RS360 water cooling kit.

Max temp when running a game is about 54C

 

[rubix_1011]

So when do the GPUs get blocks and a rad?

 

[Vash0164]

So when do the GPUs get blocks and a rad?

I'm going to buy evga 580's with the blocks on them

 

[rubix_1011]

Not bad- pricey, but I like.

Make sure you consider something beefy- you are looking at adding another 140 or 2x120 rad with those cards...they put out some heat.

 

[Vash0164]

Not bad- pricey, but I like.

Make sure you consider something beefy- you are looking at adding another 140 or 2x120 rad with those cards...they put out some heat.

yah I'm probably going to put a 120 rad in the back. but thats far in the future

 

[rubix_1011]

I'd strongly consider it when you upgrade to the 580's on water.

 

[tjosborne]

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Build Log | Project: Askew

that looks cool, and looks like alot of work you've done. do you just have everything in the open? or are you gonna put acrilic or plexiglass over the side to protect your hardware?

 

[rubix_1011]

Nope- all out in the open. Working on an anti-static drape for when it's not in use to keep the dust out.

New parts arriving today, so the MB side is getting a facelift.

 

[Lutfij]

here's mine: build log

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Looking forward to seeing that evolve mate
Moto