liquid cooling conundrom, help please...sigh lol

[rebelliont56]

also, jw in what order do you think i should put the components

so far i have: res out -> pump in -> Rad -> CPU -> T-fitting attached to fill port -> Res in
heres a pic of it

if any of that sounds incorrect please correct me i know that i def have to pt res out into pump cuz ive just read that many places lol w.e

[Spawn-Inc]

glad i could help, keep the photo's coming too. i can't wait to get my first computer and water system up and running to. cash supply is at a trickle right now until i get a new job. i'm planning on spending about 2000-3000 total for my gaming pc. here is a list of what i want and have so far.

Have
Enermax Uber Chakra
Logitech G15
Logitech MX Revolution
LG H26N SATA DVD Burner
EVGA-NF68-A1 680i
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb

Don't have yet
Enermax 850watt DXX
Core 2 Quad Q6600
EVGA 8800Ultra
Samsung 226BW
mushkin 2GB PC2 8500
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250gb

waiting until i have the computer built
Swiftech APOGEE GTX
Swiftech STEALTH GeForce® 8800
Swiftech Radiator - MCR320
Swiftech MCP655
Swiftech MCRES-MICRO
ClearFlex 60 Tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Logitech Z5500

then later down the road i would get some more ram and another 8800 once it gets older. or maybe sooner if i feel rich at the time.

also, jw in what order do you think i should put the components

so far i have: res out -> pump in -> Rad -> CPU -> T-fitting attached to fill port -> Res in
if any of that sounds incorrect please correct me i know that i def have to pt res out into pump cuz ive just read that many places lol w.e

i assume the res is near the psu. i'm not 100% sure about this but i'm going to run my setup res out > pump > cpu > gpu > rad > res in. i'm hoping that by doing it that way it will make the res a holding tank of chilled, well not chilled but cooled water.

[rebelliont56]

oh well that makes more sense cuz you have a gpu water block will do, good luck with ur pc,
what case are you building it in?

[Spawn-Inc]

ENERMAX Uber Chakra

i was going to go with a TT Amour but the chakra was half the cost and i didn't want to spend to much on a case. i just wanted a full tower or one with lots of room. i still would like a bit more room but ohwell. i've modded and painted the case gloss black, just the insides. as far as mods go all i did was add a lock to it as seen here. i will go take a current picture of it with it painted and all.

here are the pictures you can also go here to view bigger picture of them.

finger prints... i know, i will clean it all once its done and ready to use.

opened up

my monster 250mm fan. i'm glad to have it to cool the whole board but i also wanted a window so i might cut out the other side and make one.

not the best picture (i have a crap cam) but its clear.

mobo

mobo and my wire management thusfar.

[rebelliont56]

wow beast case and nice cable managment skilladge,lol.....if u have that fan blowing onto the board i would sugest making a filter for the fan (since i don think they sell (at least i havent seen them) filters for 250cm fans))...good luck with it all!!!!

[Spawn-Inc]

ya thats a good idea, there is a 120mm fan in the front of the case with a air filter already installed. all the drive bay covers have filters too. i should go to a hardware store and look for some kind of filter for it, the 250mm. + rep for the idea. i never really thought of it before.

so whats all in your system?

[rebelliont56]

is cool, just lemmi tell ya one time i cleened out my mums old HP and it was like LITTERLY filled with dust soooooo GROSS lol......(i dispise dust hehe)......checkout mncptech.com (i think thats it just google it) they sell metall mesh filters they might sell a 250 one or they could make a cutsom one, cuz they look really cool....even anoized ones !

ttyl

[rendermandan]

I just skimmed over this post. why not take the radiator and flip it 180 deg so the barbs point out away from the back of the case, then just loop the tubes back around into the slot plate? Hope that makes sense.

[Spawn-Inc]

I just skimmed over this post. why not take the radiator and flip it 180 deg so the barbs point out away from the back of the case, then just loop the tubes back around into the slot plate? Hope that makes sense.

i was thinking of that too but it would create excess tubing and a chance for it to get pulled or w/e if ever it should be transported. plus the other way would look more "stealth" i think anyway. who knows a good idea none the less.

[dgrmkrp]

Why don't you try these?

or something like this with 2 tube connections? you could use them to avoid tight bends