Italiano86
Limp Gawd
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- May 26, 2008
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Hey all. I finished this build a couple weeks ago and everything turned out pretty well I think. The Parts I used:
Bitspower v2 top
2X Bitspower white led plugs for Res
Swiftech 655 with speed adjust
16 ft. of PrimoFlex Pro LRT White Tubing - 7/16in. ID X 5/8in. OD
Bitspower Matt Black G 1/4 - 90 Degree Dual Rotary
Bitspower Matt Black Rotary 90 degree G 1/4 adapter
10 x Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black Compression Fitting
Bitspower Quad Rad Guard
XSPC LCD Temperature sensor - white
Bitspower Matt Black G 1/4 Temperature Sensor
Bitspower Matt Black Rotary 45 degree G 1/4 adapter
[URL="http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SM-12-Medium-Speed-pr-3770.html"]4 x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan - D12SM-12 - Medium Speed[/URL]
4 x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan - D12SL-12 - Low Speed
EK Supreme HF block
XSPC RX 480 rev.2
EK Advanced 250 res x2
EK 470 Block
PT Nuke but not sure If I should have bought this one instead
Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Mod
Black 6/32 screws for rad
This rad is huge, there was no way for it to fit in my beautiful lian li1010 case, but I may use it for another future water build when parts get waay more efficient.
Wasn't easy cutting into the case but it had to be done. :shock:
My yate low speed fans painted. The coats turned out kinda heavy but they look good. I will probably replace them soon with ap-15 typhoons. :shrug:
This was the hardest part. I was only able to attach the fans to the rad with the radcover on by holding it up this way.
Almost Finished!
The white led's are very mild which I decided to go with this time because having a bunch of blue leds in a case can get quite bright.
I am sort of mixed on how it all turned out. The build went flawless, but the results are sort of meh. I am running my pump at about middle speed which I would say is around 2.5 right now. I just did some occt testing on the cpu while running kombuster for a half hour to get the water temp stabilized and the result are as follows:
Room Temp - about 18.5c roughly
Water temp - 35.8c note(the probe is in the reservoir bottom and this is the warmest part of the loop since the res is the final part before the pump and rad.) Haven't seen it reach 36 yet.
Gpu Temp - 53c
Cpu Temp - 63c-66c ish
My 470 gpu is running at:
vcore - 1.087
Core - 768
Shader - 1536
Mem - 1809
Q6600 is @ 3.2 with 1.35v
My delta seems high, but not bad I suppose. There is one major concern for now and that is the positive pressure of my case. The quad rad with 4 yate loon low speed fans in push config running around 12-1300 rpms as intakes with only one corsair 140mm exhaust fan must be screwing everything up. The fan above my pump is the same corsair which pulls air into the bottom, but again not much. Not sure what rpms they run at but I would say around 1000.
I can literally put my hand above my rad guard an inch or so and it almost feels like an exhaust port on the outer edge of the fan, which tells me there is too much positive pressure going on and it can't efficiently get enough air through the case.
This is where I need some advice. I am thinking of getting 2 140mm replacement fans that are still quiet but can pull more cfm out of the case. This will not remedy the extreme positive pressure though I fear.
Now that the typhoon ap-15's are back in stock at a few places I am thinking of putting 4 on the rad as either push or pull with a fan controller because at the moment the yates under the bitspower rad guard are too loud for me. I guess the mesh just screws with the fan noise. I am wondering if I put them in a pull config if this will eliminate the noise.
Lastly, other than the crazy positive pressure going on I need to figure out what to do about dust. The rad likes to pull in a fair amount of fine dust, which after 2 weeks is insignificant, but over time it will add up. Please suggest some sort of filters that will work with my radguard with the fans in either a push or pull config. I don't mind taking an air hose to the case once a month if not. :burn:
I hope this post isn't too crazy, but I would like to get lots of advice in the issues I brought up and let me know if my build seems practical after I spent around 1300 for the water setup with the case, lol.
Bitspower v2 top
2X Bitspower white led plugs for Res
Swiftech 655 with speed adjust
16 ft. of PrimoFlex Pro LRT White Tubing - 7/16in. ID X 5/8in. OD
Bitspower Matt Black G 1/4 - 90 Degree Dual Rotary
Bitspower Matt Black Rotary 90 degree G 1/4 adapter
10 x Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black Compression Fitting
Bitspower Quad Rad Guard
XSPC LCD Temperature sensor - white
Bitspower Matt Black G 1/4 Temperature Sensor
Bitspower Matt Black Rotary 45 degree G 1/4 adapter
[URL="http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SM-12-Medium-Speed-pr-3770.html"]4 x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan - D12SM-12 - Medium Speed[/URL]
4 x YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan - D12SL-12 - Low Speed
EK Supreme HF block
XSPC RX 480 rev.2
EK Advanced 250 res x2
EK 470 Block
PT Nuke but not sure If I should have bought this one instead
Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Mod
Black 6/32 screws for rad
This rad is huge, there was no way for it to fit in my beautiful lian li1010 case, but I may use it for another future water build when parts get waay more efficient.
Wasn't easy cutting into the case but it had to be done. :shock:
My yate low speed fans painted. The coats turned out kinda heavy but they look good. I will probably replace them soon with ap-15 typhoons. :shrug:
This was the hardest part. I was only able to attach the fans to the rad with the radcover on by holding it up this way.
Almost Finished!
The white led's are very mild which I decided to go with this time because having a bunch of blue leds in a case can get quite bright.
I am sort of mixed on how it all turned out. The build went flawless, but the results are sort of meh. I am running my pump at about middle speed which I would say is around 2.5 right now. I just did some occt testing on the cpu while running kombuster for a half hour to get the water temp stabilized and the result are as follows:
Room Temp - about 18.5c roughly
Water temp - 35.8c note(the probe is in the reservoir bottom and this is the warmest part of the loop since the res is the final part before the pump and rad.) Haven't seen it reach 36 yet.
Gpu Temp - 53c
Cpu Temp - 63c-66c ish
My 470 gpu is running at:
vcore - 1.087
Core - 768
Shader - 1536
Mem - 1809
Q6600 is @ 3.2 with 1.35v
My delta seems high, but not bad I suppose. There is one major concern for now and that is the positive pressure of my case. The quad rad with 4 yate loon low speed fans in push config running around 12-1300 rpms as intakes with only one corsair 140mm exhaust fan must be screwing everything up. The fan above my pump is the same corsair which pulls air into the bottom, but again not much. Not sure what rpms they run at but I would say around 1000.
I can literally put my hand above my rad guard an inch or so and it almost feels like an exhaust port on the outer edge of the fan, which tells me there is too much positive pressure going on and it can't efficiently get enough air through the case.
This is where I need some advice. I am thinking of getting 2 140mm replacement fans that are still quiet but can pull more cfm out of the case. This will not remedy the extreme positive pressure though I fear.
Now that the typhoon ap-15's are back in stock at a few places I am thinking of putting 4 on the rad as either push or pull with a fan controller because at the moment the yates under the bitspower rad guard are too loud for me. I guess the mesh just screws with the fan noise. I am wondering if I put them in a pull config if this will eliminate the noise.
Lastly, other than the crazy positive pressure going on I need to figure out what to do about dust. The rad likes to pull in a fair amount of fine dust, which after 2 weeks is insignificant, but over time it will add up. Please suggest some sort of filters that will work with my radguard with the fans in either a push or pull config. I don't mind taking an air hose to the case once a month if not. :burn:
I hope this post isn't too crazy, but I would like to get lots of advice in the issues I brought up and let me know if my build seems practical after I spent around 1300 for the water setup with the case, lol.
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