OC & Modding My First Liquid Cooling Build
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mav2000
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The evolution thing is just a sticker and the name for this build. There are four fans sucking air through the radiator and out of the top of the cabinet. There is another pushing air out through the rear. But mainly there is a single high cfm fan pushing air into the cabinet from the side panel. Now what happens is that this fan along with the mesh panel provides enough cool air from outside to keep the radiator going as I have shown in the graphs. Maybe I would have to do some small mods to the side panel, but that will be for later....I also need to finish resleeving the 6 pin connectors, so that will probably be sometime next week.
cyberwarfare
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awesome build
keep goin at it
keep goin at it
mav2000
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So just to add to my last cooler comparison. Both the tests have been done at the same ambients, +/- 0.25 degrees
Cogage Arrow, which won the last roundup:
3.4 Stock:
Min: 31.75 Max: 44
3.4 Stock LC:
Min: 33.5 Max: 43.5
Now on to 4 Ghz OC:
4.0 Cogage:
Min: 38.5 Max: 57.5
4.0 LC:
Min: 36 Max: 51.5
Well that should give you guys as much data as you need.
Cogage Arrow, which won the last roundup:
3.4 Stock:
Min: 31.75 Max: 44
3.4 Stock LC:
Min: 33.5 Max: 43.5
Now on to 4 Ghz OC:
4.0 Cogage:
Min: 38.5 Max: 57.5
4.0 LC:
Min: 36 Max: 51.5
Well that should give you guys as much data as you need.
cyberwarfare
Skilled
hey mav
if u dont mind could u tell us what the ambient temps were so that we could get an even better idea abt the cooling capacity of ur beast
if u dont mind could u tell us what the ambient temps were so that we could get an even better idea abt the cooling capacity of ur beast
mav2000
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Ambients are around 30 degrees C.
Some new pics, with the GD70 back and the front led in the res in place...looks ultra cool now...
And with the lights on:
Things left to do is to sleeve the pcie wires again and i think thats about it....and yes, change the bottom fan to a more suitable one.
Some new pics, with the GD70 back and the front led in the res in place...looks ultra cool now...
And with the lights on:
Things left to do is to sleeve the pcie wires again and i think thats about it....and yes, change the bottom fan to a more suitable one.
mav2000
Skilled
Ok...so some more testing with ambients around 28 degrees...so just reset the block and tightened it properly as I felt something was wrong...and secondly, dont lynch me for this but one fan was facing the wrong way on the rad...here goes as a picture is worth a thousand words..
46 degrees macx temps....thats just awesome...
CPU at 4 Ghz, NB at 2.6Ghz.
Also changed out the bottom noctua with a 140 mm black xigma....is as quiet and pushes a bit more air while looking a whole lot better.
Well I also have some more work to do with a temp probe, but will discuss that a little later.
46 degrees macx temps....thats just awesome...
CPU at 4 Ghz, NB at 2.6Ghz.
Also changed out the bottom noctua with a 140 mm black xigma....is as quiet and pushes a bit more air while looking a whole lot better.
Well I also have some more work to do with a temp probe, but will discuss that a little later.
mav2000
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Around 13k.
--- Updated Post - Automerged ---
Hi guys,
Am starting off on water cooling a storm sniper and most of the parts are already with me. In fact the cpu is already under water. But this thread will be more of a complete revamp on the existing setup, with a change in pump and res, as well as adding new parts and more components. SO this is where we are right now:
So here are the latest pics as well...have moved some wires around, but nothing really noticable. Also changed the bottom fan to a nice 140 mm from xigmatek.
Lights on:
Lights off:
And then somewhere in between:
--- Updated Post - Automerged ---
Hi guys,
Am starting off on water cooling a storm sniper and most of the parts are already with me. In fact the cpu is already under water. But this thread will be more of a complete revamp on the existing setup, with a change in pump and res, as well as adding new parts and more components. SO this is where we are right now:
So here are the latest pics as well...have moved some wires around, but nothing really noticable. Also changed the bottom fan to a nice 140 mm from xigmatek.
Lights on:
Lights off:
And then somewhere in between:
mav2000
Skilled
So looking at how Phoenix is updating his log, I thought I should to, even though this was done just this weekend.
Well, turned out to be a looooooong weekend, and one where my wife was not especially happy with me spending all my time getting this build done..so list of issues:
1. the gpu problem was due to a faulty back plate...well I drained the loop thrice just to figure this out...lots of lost time and money ...why money??? read on
2. Well due to constantly draining and filling the loop, I think I got some water on my pump....well the last I saw was smoke pouring out of the pump housing..so that was the end of a 70 USD pump, and also could not use the res from EK as well as the back plate...so the total is way more than a 100 dollars at this point of time..so thats life..
So finally today, after a long think I decided to finish the build with my XSPC bay pump/res and then wait it out till I am in the mood to buy some stuff and redo it at that time. But, I must say I am very happy with the temps being thrown out till now. They are just awesome...so first with the pics:
Enjoy.
I am working on the LED's and have got them all hooked up to the Snipers inbuilt LED controller. A button is all it takes to get most of them to go off. I will upload some pics while doing the next set.
And now for some results:
This is with only a CPU Block and a single 240 mm rad:
This is with the new setup:
Well, turned out to be a looooooong weekend, and one where my wife was not especially happy with me spending all my time getting this build done..so list of issues:
1. the gpu problem was due to a faulty back plate...well I drained the loop thrice just to figure this out...lots of lost time and money ...why money??? read on
2. Well due to constantly draining and filling the loop, I think I got some water on my pump....well the last I saw was smoke pouring out of the pump housing..so that was the end of a 70 USD pump, and also could not use the res from EK as well as the back plate...so the total is way more than a 100 dollars at this point of time..so thats life..
So finally today, after a long think I decided to finish the build with my XSPC bay pump/res and then wait it out till I am in the mood to buy some stuff and redo it at that time. But, I must say I am very happy with the temps being thrown out till now. They are just awesome...so first with the pics:
Enjoy.
I am working on the LED's and have got them all hooked up to the Snipers inbuilt LED controller. A button is all it takes to get most of them to go off. I will upload some pics while doing the next set.
And now for some results:
This is with only a CPU Block and a single 240 mm rad:
This is with the new setup:
