rfarmer
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This dual radiator build, where one of the radiators is located in the bottom of the case, is a continuing evolution of earlier iterations: 14851
Design objectives or considerations:
- Liquid cooling
- Pump inside the case
- Reservoir inside the case
- Dual radiators
- Full length GPU
- Minimal case modifications (Holes were drilled in the front panel of the case frame to mount the pump and radiator.)
A fine silver box . . .
. . . chilled by red juice.
Top
Power supply side
Back
Front
The coloring of the SSD was a fortuitous coincidence. Note the screw and washer. The second screw and washer are obscured by the SSD.
Radiator side
The ports on a radiator that is 60mm thick present a challenge: if the design feature option of the case, specifically--a radiator mounted to the fan bracket while maintaining the ability to detach or re-attach the fan bracket--is used, then the fittings and tubing must be of sufficient length to allow the fan bracket with radiator to detach from the case frame and lay horizontally or in some other orientation to allow access to the interior, and is not so voluminous as to prevent closure of the case. The only available space for tube routing, given the proximity of the fan to the mounting bracket nuts of the CPU block (about 7mm) and the 90 degree fittings (about 5 mm), is in and among the mounting bracket nut screw posts or immediately adjacent to the input output ports on the motherboard, or below the radiator, just above the video card. And, despite the necessarily short tube lengths, the tubing must be flexible enough to allow the case to be opened, but all the while performing without kinks.
A solution to the foregoing challenge inspired by the human elbow: The articulating u-joint.
Top with radiator side open
Radiator side open
CPU block
Components:
Case: M1 NCase, Version 3 (Thank you again Necere and Wahaha360)
Power Supply: Corsair SF600
Power cables: Cablemod customized for Corsair SF600
Motherboard: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K (delidded and applied Coollaboratory Liquid Pro between the IHS and CPU)
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) SDRAM DDR4 2400
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
SSD: Crucial MX200 M.2 250GB
SSD: PNY CS2211 240GB
Reservoir: Koolance 60mm x 30mm
Pump: Koolance PMP-300
CPU Water Block: Koolance CPU-390I
GPU Water Block: EKWB EK-FC1080 GTX - Nickel (short top)
120 Radiator (side fan bracket): Hardware Labs Black Ice SR2 120
240 Radiator (bottom): DarkSide 2x120 17-FPI 27mm thick, LP240
Fittings: Koolance (except for the Alphacool G1/4 90 female to female adapter)
Tubing: PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT (clear)
Coolant: Koolance 702 Liquid Coolant (UV Red)
Fan (fan bracket): Scythe Slip Stream 120 SY1225SL12M (if I recall correctly)
Fans (bottom): Prolimatech Ultra Sleek Vortex 12 (PWM)
Excellent job on the build, very well organized. Not seen a 240mm and a 120mm used together in the M1, great idea. Love how you have the hinged fittings for removing the fan bracket, ingenious.