Re: Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre
Update Sun 15th August 2010
Installing the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC
This is what Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre with the current Modded Scythe Ninja current configuration.
First up we remove the Scythe Ninja
As seen in the previous Update the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC comes with one 120mm x 25mm PWM Fan and on the other side of Rad is a 120mm x 20mm Shroud.
I am going to be making another Fan Shroud from and old coolermaster fan and adding second ThermalTake 120mm x 25mm Blue LED SmartFan2 to the Rad Shroud.
So the configuration will be Push Pull,,, ( <<<< Airflow) Drawing cool air from front of case
<<<< 120mm PWM Fan | Mount Plate |120mmx20mm Shroud |CoolIT RAD |120mmx 25mm Shroud | TT 120mm x 25mm Fan <<<<
This will be mounted in the 5.25 Drive bay area as see here in pic below
First we take the CoolIT 120mm PWM fan and grill off the RAD
Then attached second 120mm x 25 Shroud I made to RAD
Next we attach the Intake Fan (TT Blue LED 120mm fan) to the 120mm x 25mm Shroud, then the Mounting plate and CoolIT 120mm PWM fan &Grill to the 120mm x 20mm Shroud
Unfortunately dont have a pic of all put together as dint save to Camera Compact Flash, think it was full,
Next we install the Coolit RAD into position in 5.25 Drive bay, then the CoolIT Pump block to Mobo.
Man you need to be a Octopus to do this, need more hands,lol
CoolIT VANTAGE Pump Bock Installed
CooLIT VANTAGE Installed
Installation Completed
Rear Case Cable Management
Now connected everything back to PC on my desk and testing also setup the Menu for the CoolIT VANTAGE
MENU's
With the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC there are various Menu's for Set-up from changing the Colour output of the LCD Screen,from White, Amber, Green, Red, Blue, OFF
or have on TEMP where the colour changes according to Temperature rise and fall, also PULSE where the LCD Pulse's like a heartbeat.
Other setting are for the Fan Speeds - Quite - Performance -Extreme
Also Display orientation, so it doesnt matter which way you have the CoolIT Pump Block mounted you can rotate
the LCDscreen to suit Landscape or Portrait and change screen angle to 0, 90, 180, 270 Degrees
VANTAGE ALARMS
When Either Pump, Fan or Temperatures sensor fails or the Coolant temp goes above 99C/210F the VANTAGE will provide visual and auditory alarms
With my System currently OC'd @ 4.275 Ghz CoreTemp Reading 44C and CollIT VANTAGE ALC coolant Temp @25.6C
CPU-z Validation
CoreTemp
Hardware Monitor
Some Unigine Heaven Benchmarks v2.1 @ 4000Mhz
Anisotropy 4x
Anisotropy 8x
Anisotropy 16x
So far I can report I,m happy with the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC cooler, :thup::thup:
That's all for now, will do some more testing and Benchmarks soon,
On the Jolly's Tech Bench too as soon as I get another HDD , as I was doing some benchmarks over the weekend
and the Dam HDD crapped out on me, :bang head
Re: Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre
Update Tue 24th August
Jolly's CM-690 - Acentos de Cobre
Ran Prime95 for a few hrs as a Torture Test to see the Max Temps of the cores using the CoolIT VANTAGE ALC
Also see CoreTemp running too showing Max Temp @ 70C -71C 100% load @ 4.09Ghz
CoolIT VANTAGE coolant Temp @ 30C
Prime95 Screenshot
Tests were conducted with an Ambient Temp @ 20C in the Office Room
Re: Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre
Update Mon 6th September
Jolly's CM-690 - Acentos de Cobre
Just Received another nice parcel from the USA, with a Lamptron FC-5 Fan Controller inside, sent to me by MattNo5ss (Overclockers.com) :)
So this will most likely be put into this Rig, very soon!
Or might even go into Jolly's Tech Bench 2010
The Parcel
Lamptron FC-5
Lamptron FC-5 Fan Controller with Custom Sleeved cables
Lamptron FC-5 close up
Will post some pics soon once it has been installed, Stay Tuned!
Re: Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre
Update Thur 9th September
Jolly's CM-690 - Acentos de Cobre
Installing Lamptron FC-5 Fan Controller
So I have decided its going to be installed in my Main Rig,
Installing Lamptron FC-5 ( where DVD Drive was)
Lamptron FC-5 Close-up
Lamptron FC-5 Display Panel Colour settings
Lamptron FC-5 up and running in Jolly's CM-690 - Acentos de Cobre, was running Prime95 in this next pic,
Also now my DVD-RW Drive is to be External, connected via the rear e-Sata / Power ports, using the e-sata/sata cable and Molex-sata power cable.
External DVD-RW Drive
Now this will be another little project, making an enclosure for the Drive so as doesn't look so Naked
Jolly Swagman Mod's - Lamptron FC-5 Fan Controller Video.wmv
This next Fun shot was accidentally taken, of the Side Window Panel showing reflection of my lounge room
Stay Tuned for more soon!
Re: Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre
Update Fri 10th September 2010
Making *Custom DVD-RW Drive Cover
As seen previously the Naked DVD-RW Drive is now connected Externally via e-sata port
So time for some light Modding to Dress up the DVD-RW Drive, with a Custom Cover.
Making the Custom cover
All finished and back on the Desk connected to my Rig
Thats all for Now !
Re: Jolly's CM-690 Case - Acentos de Cobre
The case looks awesome! What materials did you use for the external drive case?
One thing I noticed, if you can set the alarm for your water loop to about 40-50C instead of 99C, it might be useful. By the time the water hits 99C, your CPU will have been on fire for a while.:) Most CPUs will throttle themselves to prevent damage before the die even gets that high, so if your water is getting that hot there are some serious issues. Maybe you could install a fire suppression system inside your case!:D