New comp stuff, woot Options

[Uppitycracker]

Well I got my stuff so now all I have to do is build my exterior case. I got a sheet of heavy plexi glass to do it, I also got a little 2 dollar tupper ware thing to possibly make a submerged pump reservoir with. Ill post pics in the process and when complete.

[YellowTwo]

Wow, nice stuff. And that's a huge radiator! How much did it all cost?

This post has been edited by YellowTwo: Dec 5, 2004 - 3:50 AM

[Uppitycracker]

Way to much ;\ ended up around $300 with all the building supplies, I didnt expect to spend 70$ at lowes today. Initially I wanted to spend around 100, then it was 200, then 250 and so on.

But I didnt cut any corners on the quality of stuff I bought, and there were a few things I could have saved money on but it was just to convenient.

[redtcel]

mmmmm water cooled computers gotta love it

[celicarocker]

m000t!! tim i got my comp parts in, and my hard drive failed!!! hahah

new SATA drive is on the way, should be here tomorrow =)

[creis]

Nice pile of stuff you got there, gata love the crome paint.

so our doing a custom water cooled system, I would be very careful in the construction, a proper seal is (as you know) extreamy important.

How do you plan on cooling the water, if you use just a tupper where container, wile it will work fine, you will need to find a way to cool it, so that after the water has suculated though the system, it will be hot, you dont wana pump it right back into the system.

ps: be sure to post pics of it when its done, I wana see it!!

[Uppitycracker]

m000t!! tim i got my comp parts in, and my hard drive failed!!! hahah

new SATA drive is on the way, should be here tomorrow =)
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Haha **** dude, never fails eh! I just hope I dont break anything setting this stuff up

Nice pile of stuff you got there, gata love the crome paint.

so our doing a custom water cooled system, I would be very careful in the construction, a proper seal is (as you know) extreamy important.

How do you plan on cooling the water, if you use just a tupper where container, wile it will work fine, you will need to find a way to cool it, so that after the water has suculated though the system, it will be hot, you dont wana pump it right back into the system.

ps: be sure to post pics of it when its done, I wana see it!!
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Oh haha, ya the radiator is in the pic above, its just wrapped in bubble rap and ya Ill pst pics, actually Ill post my progress right now.

[Uppitycracker]

Well I started building my water cooling setup today, Im going external on account of my case being far to small. So anyways got my stuff cut tonight on the table saw and it looks pretty tight dimension wise. heres some pics.

Top view

Front view




So tonight Im going to figure out where all the holes are going and hit the drill press and scroll saw tomorrow. I wouldn't be suprised if its assembled by tomorrow night.

Theres a a fan controller thats going to be mounted in the front so there will be very little wasted space in the case.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 5, 2004 - 9:44 PM

[creis]

Oh i see it now, that is gana be pritty nice, I might be following in your footsteps if that all works out for ya. lol

[mr_dude]

Cracker, those are the most awesomest feet I've ever seen next to a half-done water-cooled case.

Will you build a meth lab with your left over materials?

[creis]

Cracker, those are the most awesomest feet I've ever seen next to a half-done water-cooled case.

Will you build a meth lab with your left over materials?

um, dont know what to think about that, a meth addict with a foot fetish? lol

[Sev408]

hahah uppity, i like the setup. Maze 4 cpu and gpu which i am rocking now which is awsome. Heater core is that a Mag Drive 250 which is also very good and Artic Silver 5.

Sweet setup if i have to say so myself.

[slipgun]

My latest computer build for a customer... I love fresh hardware Looks like a great setup man tell me how the watercooling goes ive always dreamed of it. what kinda numbers you lookin to push and outa what prossesor.


This post has been edited by slipgun: Dec 5, 2004 - 10:22 PM

[Uppitycracker]

hahah uppity, i like the setup. Maze 4 cpu and gpu which i am rocking now which is awsome. Heater core is that a Mag Drive 250 which is also very good   and Artic Silver 5.

Sweet setup if i have to say so myself. 
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Thanks man! Ya I did alot of reading of at overclockers.com in the forums and there reviews page, so I got basically the best of everything for my price range. Oh and its a magdrive 350, I think its been dubbed the mag3 on the overclockers forums.

Its gonna look wicked once the wapping is off the plexi glass, and its all setup, the fan controller going into it gives off alot of light so it'll look sweet.

My latest computer build for a customer... I love fresh hardware Looks like a great setup man tell me how the watercooling goes ive always dreamed of it. what kinda numbers you lookin to push and outa what prossesor.

Well numbers wise Im not looking for much more out of my processor, I only have a heat sink on my NB which from what Ive read is probably good enough, so Ill see what it can take and post some numbers.

The x800 on the other hand is going to be around 600/600, from the stock 475/445. I can run it at 550/550 fine with stock cooling so Im sure pushing it a bit more won't hurt with alot better cooling. Im hoping to get my frame rate up on newer games with max graphics, it drops into the late 20's once in a while which I dont like

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 5, 2004 - 10:38 PM

[Sev408]

My latest computer build for a customer... I love fresh hardware Looks like a great setup man tell me how the watercooling goes ive always dreamed of it. what kinda numbers you lookin to push and outa what prossesor.
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You have your own company slipgun or what. Im looking at starting my own company selling computer parts on line here in the next year or so.

[Justin]

My fan for my processor (sp?) just broke. Oh well, hope it doesn't blow up.

[Uppitycracker]

My fan for my processor (sp?) just  broke. Oh well, hope it doesn't blow up.
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What kind of processor is it? Regardless you should keep check on the temp assuming your motherboard has some kind of temp sensor. For newer chips anyways a broken fan is a death sentance.

[Justin]

I think it should be fine. It's a 550 mhz pentium 3.

[Uppitycracker]

Cracker, those are the most awesomest feet I've ever seen next to a half-done water-cooled case.

Will you build a meth lab with your left over materials?
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hahahaha I actually laughed out loud at that, must have missed it last time I checked and yes I will build a meth lab with whats left, I actually have a big piece of plexi glass left so its doable ":p

I think it should be fine. It's a 550 mhz pentium 3.
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Ya no worries, cause if it does die theres an excuse to upgrade

[95_celi_deluxe]

did you by chance pick up an x800 pro vivo cause if so you can flash your bios with some other software and have a xt pe with 16 pipelines instead of the 12 pipelines your pushing right now.

[Uppitycracker]

did you by chance pick up an x800 pro vivo cause if so you can flash your bios with some other software and have a xt pe with 16 pipelines instead of the 12 pipelines your pushing right now.
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No I didnt know about that at the time. Not a big deal though, you can hard mod it to unlock them but I dont really care to risk it.

[Uppitycracker]

Well got most of it done today, Im going to run the piping tomorrow and leak test it for a day or so.







also I need fan guards with the chrome circle edge thing, Im not sure what to call it, but basically it will cover up the uneven hole cuts for the fans, I had to use a drill press and a dremel to cut the damn holes out as the scroll saw was just melting the plastic back together and a hole saw that size cost 40USD.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 7, 2004 - 12:03 AM

[YellowTwo]

It's like a whole other computer That thing is so cool! Great job.

Edit: Holy crap and the fan controller is digital! Hahaha wow that stuff is high tech.

This post has been edited by YellowTwo: Dec 7, 2004 - 12:13 AM

[CheesyLobster]

7hat R0x0rz!111

[Uppitycracker]

It's like a whole other computer That thing is so cool! Great job.

Edit: Holy crap and the fan controller is digital! Hahaha wow that stuff is high tech.
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haha yup, I took it out of my computer, now the front of my tower looks so plain

7hat R0x0rz!111
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haha thanks

[Uppitycracker]

Its amazing the difference 2 80mm fans makes in a case, I downsized my fans since I dont have a fan controller in my case and my processor is hitting 61c under load and its fan is just screaming at like 5300rpm. 61c is nothing so Im not worried, but it is annoying, good thing Ill never have to here that stupid fan again in like 2 days

[sinner96ST]

i wrote a few aticles for overclockers.com.. one about distributed computing, the other about overclocking practices.

what sort of metal are you using for the water block(s)?

galvanic corrosion is your enemy. remember this. i've seen $300 setups just crash & burn because of it..

try to use the same metal on all parts, and make sure that water is CLEAN. Algae can form in resevoirs.

[Uppitycracker]

Both the blocks are DD copper blocks, with steal fittings. Im adding coolant to the system which has corrosive reducing additives, Im not sure what it does about algae and other spores but Ill keep an eye on that, might pick up some additive for that aswell. Im gong to use pure bottled water for my water base as its PH level is nuetral which will also help decrease corrosion.

[celicarocker]

its probably just me tim, but im not seeing a resivoir

and are you just gonna have this chillin underneath your computer?


and to add to the list, the fan on my heatsink for my 9800pro started to die it kinda goes errrrrhhhh uhhhhh...... eeerrrhh uhhhh.... eerrhhhhh uuuhhhh.... so i had to order a new one of those i gotta stop spending money

but it looks awesome man

[Uppitycracker]

its probably just me tim, but im not seeing a resivoir   

and are you just gonna have this chillin underneath your computer?


and to add to the list, the fan on my heatsink for my 9800pro started to die   it kinda goes errrrrhhhh uhhhhh...... eeerrrhh uhhhh.... eerrhhhhh uuuhhhh.... so i had to order a new one of those i gotta stop spending money

but it looks awesome man
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Well a reservoir is necessary but I do have a tupperware tube Im gong to use, it'll be tucked under the comp so its not seen.

The cooling box is going to be setupright beside my comp.

That sucks man, did you order one of those artioc cooler things? or just an oem fan?

[celicarocker]

what i bought.... im goin broke and it was only 15 bones... and it got good reviews, so i figured why not?

[Uppitycracker]

what i bought.... im goin broke and it was only 15 bones... and it got good reviews, so i figured why not?
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Oh ya people talk about those over at overclockers.com, everyone that uses one seems to like it. Plus you dont have to hear that damn screaming fan when you play WoW

[creis]

Wow that looks very nice, great job man.

I think i'm gana make one too, but I will have to make it small and gata find a way to get it as mirror like as my box.

[Uppitycracker]

Wow that looks very nice, great job man.

I think i'm gana make one too, but I will have to make it small and gata find a way to get it as mirror like as my box.
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Ya you can make em pretty small, mine is only 11Hx7Wx11L which is pretty small. one way to get that mirror look is make it off plexi glass and apint the inside black. Im thinking of doing that when the coolness of this wears off

[creis]

question: what brand/where did you (or are going to ) get the water heatsinks for the cpu, and vga.

[Uppitycracker]

I got the Danger Den CPU and GPU blocks. They get a pretty good rating at overclockers.com and are reasonably priced.

http://www.dangerden.com/

[95_celi_deluxe]

hey man for your gpu waterblock you should get a aquagrATIx800, they are about 90 bucks and are made especially for the x800. All i can find right now on google are the german sites but when i get back to my house ill post an english site with them.

[95_celi_deluxe]

nvm you already got the danger den blocks *sigh*

[Uppitycracker]

hey man for your gpu waterblock you should get a aquagrATIx800, they are about 90 bucks and are made especially for the x800. All i can find right now on google are the german sites but when i get back to my house ill post an english site with them.
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Well the maze4 gpu block is designed for the x800, gets great reviews, most people buy them and costs 50 dollars less...Im not worried about it