Project R2-D2 PC

[TheGreatSatan]

If I had a good socket 478 waterblock, I'd already have a setup, but I don't do gaming or anything that I'd really need a great cooling solution for. Plus I'm really disappointed with my Vapochill Experience; a bad watercooling experience will cause me to toss R2D2 down the damn stairs.

[TheGreatSatan]

My Vapochill is up for Sale on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6847084230

Members of TBCS will get 10% off the final price.

[TheGreatSatan]

I removed the Vapochill hose from the motherboard.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8501/sinkout12nj.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6403/sinkout21le.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5031/sinkout30wl.jpg

And fed the hose out of the bottom.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/908/vapoout27mn.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2053/vapoout15aq.jpg

It looks like R2 is giving birth to it here:

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/9763/vapoout37xe.jpg

And here it is all out and now it’s on ebay.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1205/vapoout41xh.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2325/vapoout51fw.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6177/vapoout68gg.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/441/vapoout75kt.jpg

I put my new Thermalright XP-120 heatsink in.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7945/mounted10is.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6831/mounted25fk.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1969/mounted36ck.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

But go figure the bracket that came with it was designed to hold one of those generic black fans on, not mine.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6963/120mm19sy.jpg

I went to Lowe’s and bought this threaded rod. Luckily I bought a few because bending them into brackets caused some to snap.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8377/bracket17hv.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1844/bracket28av.jpg

I affixed them to the fan

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2503/bracket34ku.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8276/bracket41uo.jpg

And put it on.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5578/120mm20de.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/295/120mm34ns.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1960/120mm44ri.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4750/120mm56wc.jpg
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7573/120mm67bm.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7013/120mm74ib.jpg

[guitar.child]

wow this is intense,. i want one niow

[TheGreatSatan]

I was thinking of doing a project update, by adding a newer system to R2D2. Currently it has:

Abit IC7-G
P4 3.2GHz
2GB OCZ DDR400
256MB Radeon X1950GT
120GB HD
7.1 Surround Sound
1 Floppy drive
1 slot loading CD drive
1 internal and 1 external DVD drive

R2-D2 is still a great machine even in the dual core world. But I was thinking about going to Quad Core this year. Your thoughts?

[slytherock]

Those specs are approx the same as my main system. That board is amazing, and you should be able to OC it alot. I say stick with it

[TheGreatSatan]

I already have OC'd it. When I had the phase change cooling, I had my 3.2 revved up to 4.7!:banana:

[jdbnsn]

Dude, I Dugg it!!!

http://digg.com/mods/Re_Project_R2_D2_PC

[TheGreatSatan]

Just as it was over 2 years ago!

http://digg.com/hardware/R2-D2_PC

[jdbnsn]

Hmmm....I wonder why it let me Digg it again separately? The list didn't show it. Strange.