TH Water Cooling Club and Picture Gallery

[mikolrayne]

Moto:

Great guide! I wish I thought of that earlier. Think I'll remove the Noctua sleeves and tidy them your way, before i re-sleeve them. Maybe rotate them 180 degrees while I'm at it, and bring the cables through the back. That way, most of the cables will be behind the mobo and won't be seen. How does it sound?


Devastater:

Yeah I know right. It's also partly because of the 2 tubes running from the 240mm rad at the bottom. Will reloop it once my 3rd 6970 comes back from RMA. I hate draining loops, so if I'm gonna have to do it, I'll do it only once. (And every 6 months for maintenance). As for your question, apart from my 3rd 6970, I don't think there'll be anything else. Maybe a 4th 6970 soon... People are selling it for quite cheap nowadays. (Secondhand of course), and (probably never), but if i had extra cash, I'll upgrade to 8x8GB Corsair Dominator GTX 2133MHz and add waterblocks.

 

[tjosborne]

Hey all,
Found some time to tidy my case, add my new rad and got new fans. How does it look now?

very, very, colorful

 

[Devastater6194]

Devastater:

Yeah I know right. It's also partly because of the 2 tubes running from the 240mm rad at the bottom. Will reloop it once my 3rd 6970 comes back from RMA. I hate draining loops, so if I'm gonna have to do it, I'll do it only once. (And every 6 months for maintenance). As for your question, apart from my 3rd 6970, I don't think there'll be anything else. Maybe a 4th 6970 soon... People are selling it for quite cheap nowadays. (Secondhand of course), and (probably never), but if i had extra cash, I'll upgrade to 8x8GB Corsair Dominator GTX 2133MHz and add waterblocks.

When i asked if you were adding anything else i was joking. Holy cow!!! Another 6970!!!
Think its the extra 120mm rad up top that makes it lok quite cramped. That and the push pull on all the rads because the pics at the top of this page look a lot less cramped.
What do you think of the EK rads?

 

[mikolrayne]

tjosborne:

Yeah. I actually wanted my whole rig in red and black to go with the Mobo colour scheme. But because of 2 reasons, namely ordering the copper translucent Mobo block instead of the black one, and because I couldn't find any black/red fans that'll offer me the same noise/performance ratio as Noctua.

Devastater:

Hahaha oh shucks, I thought you were being serious!
Yeah, I agree with you. Also, it could be because of the colours. Do you think it'll look less cluttered if I painted the Mobo waterblock and fans black?
As for the EK Rad, it left me pretty speechless when it first arrived. I never expected it to be so big and thick! Had to mod my case slightly before it'll finally fit inside. As for performance wise, not too bad.





Anyway like I said, I've made a mistake when ordering the waterblock for my motherboard. It's copper, while the rest of the blocks in my loop are Nickel. But there shouldn't be a problem right?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

**Yeah. I actually wanted my whole rig in red and black to go with the Mobo colour scheme**

Paint them
Block black and fans red
mind the paint you use on the block, make sure it doesn't affect the acrylic,
I'd see the nickel blocks causing more issues than the copper one but time will tell
Moto

 

[mikolrayne]

Moto:

Sounds good! Hopefully it'll turn out well. My only issue is that Noctua uses their own SSO2 Bearings, and I don't think there's a way to separate the blade from the fan case to spray. But never mind, I'll will find a way around that.

Yeah, I'll try to make sure the paint is safe to be used on acrylic before buying. Saw some photos of paint reacting with acrylic, and it wasn't a pretty sight.

Hmm, actually what I meant was if it is alright to have blocks of different metals running in the same loop. Read from somewhere sometime back about the galvanic effect that might take place and corrode the blocks.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Galvanic corrosion is most apparent when aluminium is introduced into the loop,
as you saw when you misguidedly 'rescued' the H70 coolers rad, nickel and copper usually play well together, but there were/are issues with EK Nickel,
Moto

 

[rubix_1011]

Most metals used in watercooling play nice with one another including nickel. Nickel issues are typically EK plating issues and aren't an issue for most other manufacturers.

Aluminum in your loop is the one metal you really want to avoid if at all possible.

 

[mikolrayne]

Moto + Rubix :

I see i see. Thanks for the quick response!
Yeah, I'll be keeping an eye on my 6970 blocks.
Been using the Nickel Supreme HF CPU block for the past half year or so already. Took it apart that day, and apart from a pink stain on the plates and acrylic, it's in the pink of health. Hopefully it'll stay that way.

Anyway, just thought you guys might want to see this. Hehheh.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

So you didn't sand?
I like the texture you've got there, it looks cool, for a smoother finish though do lots of light coats,
One down, eleven to go ,
I'm throwing some shrouds on my radbox rads this weekend so I'll put a couple of updated pics in here
Moto

 

[mikolrayne]

It's actually just half done. Was spraying when it started raining. Will try to get it done tomorrow.

Nope, I didn't sand, because this was initially just a test.

As it's not possible to remove the Noctua blades from it's fan casing without breaking something, I just left the blades on while spraying.
Since Noctua uses sealed SSO2 bearings, I was pretty certain that the paint can't gum it up. But i just wanted to make sure the electronics won't get damaged.

Been running the fan for 2 hours now. I'll leave it for another couple of hours/days and make sure its fully stable before I start spraying my other fans. Sounds a bit like Fan OC here eh!!

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I like the random boredom mods you did whilst it was raining on the strips etc, looking good mate, looking good
Moto

 

[mikolrayne]

Haha hey thanks! I honestly never expected it to turn out so well too!

 

[saint19]

Hi guys...long time without be over here.

A little picture of the current rig used for overclock:

Build with:

ASUS Maximus V Gene
Intel Core i7-3770k
2x4GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133MHz
MSI GTX 680 Lightning
Corsair Force GT 3x120GB RAID 0
Corsair AX1200
Cooler Master V6GT

 

[Devastater6194]

Hi guys...long time without be over here.

A little picture of the current rig used for overclock:

http://imageshack.us/a/img855/7482/20120910234048.jpg

Build with:

ASUS Maximus V Gene
Intel Core i7-3770k
2x4GB Corsair Dominator GT 2133MHz
MSI GTX 680 Lightning
Corsair Force GT 3x120GB RAID 0
Corsair AX1200
Cooler Master V6GT

Where's the water???

Nice build-the case could do with some work though.
What speeds you got your lightning at?

 

[Swisser873]

mmmmmm, murderbox.

 

[lowjack989]

Yeah I know ...I love the Murderbox

 

[scopey86]

Well I finally finished my build. Pretty happy with it TBH (considering it's the first build I've had liquid cooled or otherwise I've built entirely by myself). Only a few small changes left; going to reroute a bit of the tubing for aesthetics, got a custom backplate being made for my card by a member over at OCN, and thinking about switching coolant to Mayhem's Gigabyte Orange to match the cougar fans. Thoughts? Opinions? Feedback? All very welcome:

 

[jacknhut]

Nice, can you post a picture of the radiator on top and bottom with the case open? Tubings need some works but its just me... too much tubing make it less clean.

And btw, how long have you been using that Catleap? Any backlight bleeding/dead/stuck pixel? I'm looking into a 27'' 2560-1440 monitors but am unsure if I can trust the A- panel Korean monitors for long term use (>5 years).

 

[scopey86]

No backlight bleed, no dead pixels, no nothing. It's an amazing monitor dude. But there are some considerations:

If you want to get one, wait for the next time 120hz.net has the 2B production run, that's what I got. Each of theirs are individually opened and tested at the manufacturer and they're guaranteed to overclock to 120hz. The price on there also includes the cost of shipping should you need to RMA it which is awesome.

There's also these new overlord monitors I've been reading about that come factory 120hz with the same panel, I don't like their design TBH, but it's definitely worth considering. As for a photo with the case open one sec:

What I'm planning to do is reroute the cabling on the top left. Instead of going from GPU to CPU, I'm going to go up to the radiator, and from radiator to CPU, CPU to reservoir.

EDIT: Also planning to get rid of the 90 degree fitting on the other side of the GPU block and use a straight fitting from the side outlet down to the RAD instead to increase flow.

 

[jacknhut]

I'm not certain about the 120 hz thing either since even 2 GTX 670 in SLI heavily oced can't produce 120 fps constantly in new games at 1440p highest graphics anyway, so whats the point? Also, would overclocking to 120 hz void warranty though since they are only rated to run at 60 hz? I'm more concern about the backlight bleeding/color uniformity and reliability than the 120 hz overclockability.

If it can overclock without reducing its lifespan, its a plus but I don't really need it to since there's nothing out there that can produce 120 fps constantly at 1440p highest graphics, probably not until next gen GTX 780 in SLI or HD 8970 in CF.

 

[scopey86]

You'd be surprised, on BF3 with my 690 i'm averaging around 100-115 fps. Dips down to 80 at the lowest when there's fog/smoke, and maxes at around 180fps. As for the life of the screen with an OC these monitors haven't been out long enough to tell. I don't think it will have much of an effect on the 2B monitors from 120hz.net as they have a PCB installed that is meant to be able to take the increased refresh rate. I don't think it voids warranty as the manufacturers know this is why people are buying them, and I'm not sure if they could tell if you had anyway. Some people have had catleaps with backlight bleed issues, but the newest 2B batch I've seen so has had an overwhelmingly positive reaction.

Keep in mind that when the 780s and 8970s come out newer games will also probably be out using newer engines to put them to work, it will probably be hard to get a graphics card at any time that will average 120fps on the current games at the time. But regardless it'll still be buttloads smoother than a 60hz monitor, and that is a fact.

 

[Lutfij]

@ cyansnow - If you haven't already, might want to check out the sleeving gallery+thread over at OCN by Lustro customs. Nice build nontheless! that 24 pin connector looks like it could use some more workings. Seems a little rickety for being a sleeved cable. Cable ties at the initial stages will help keep it in shape. After a few weeks you can remove the zipties, the wires should hold their ground.

How is that mayhems dye working out for you?

@ scopey - nice theme, so is that a XSPC raystorm kit with an added 690 block + Monsta rad? NICE!

 

[scopey86]

@ cyansnow - If you haven't already, might want to check out the sleeving gallery+thread over at OCN by Lustro customs. Nice build nontheless! that 24 pin connector looks like it could use some more workings. Seems a little rickety for being a sleeved cable. Cable ties at the initial stages will help keep it in shape. After a few weeks you can remove the zipties, the wires should hold their ground.

How is that mayhems dye working out for you?

@ scopey - nice theme, so is that a XSPC raystorm kit with an added 690 block + Monsta rad? NICE!

Thanks for the praise! It's not a monsta however, down in the bottom it's a UT60 240mm and up top EX420. Wait until I get this backplate though, that's what's going to make it kick ass, that and getting some dye to color the Mayhem's closer to the leds, I love Mayhem's coolant btw, massive fan.

 

[Lutfij]

sorry for the misunderstanding, just received my monsta 2x120 rad - was already thinking I'm initiated in some Monsta club :lol: but seriously, for that price, they are very complimenting rads with any kit for a decent price

might wanna check out my build logs - could use another set of eyes to find flaws(or deliver feedback)

instead of color, take a look at the bitfenix alchemy range of leds.