Project : 5th gen - 20TB gaming rigs

[DonT-FeaR]

yeah true that... wanna make it bullet proof for the cash your spending

[nevermind1534]

wanna make it bullet proof for the cash your spending

Just order some 1" plexi. That should make it bullet-proof.

[grevaeg]

Ey guys, small update coming up

Plans for the day:

* Fix fittings on top radiator
* Get waterblocks on the gfx cards
* Mount up the 2nd mobo
* Mount up waterblock on mobo
* Start hosing up
* Hopefully get comp booted for a test run
* Check water ress - Water tightness
* Fix full size alu plate on the side for easy transport, without doing damage to the plexi

[KiLLERMAN21]

Woo, cant wait for those updates.

[DonT-FeaR]

sweet cant wait man,... good to hear from you

[grevaeg]

Sorry about the lack of updates lately guys... blame WoW : wrath of the lich king -.-

[grevaeg]

Did some closed loop tests today... one of the 240mm radiators is leaking, have to pick up a new one tomorrow -.-

Pics to come some time about then too

[DonT-FeaR]

thats a pitty.. bad luck mate.

[mittelmeier]

Bad luck about the radiator. Can't wait to see the pics.

[grevaeg]

A new couple of weeks has gone by, and its time for a update again

Havent been able to do alot lately much because of the arrival of wrath of the lich king -.- god i hate that game and the destruction it causes to normal life tasks... Anyways, had a few hours to get some work done again

Whats been done
* New radiators mounted up
* Watercooling in place
* Water ress pressure tested
* Second mobo in place
* EK Waterblocks fitted on 4870 and 4870x2 cards

Whats left
* Case etches, decals
* Cable management
* Get more coolant
* Get lighthing proper
* Fix LEDS
* Fit power buttons
* Fit DVD/RW slimline drive
* Boot it up
* Take some final pics and video of ress in action

The radiators - LEAKING

Last week had lots of frustration in it, when i finally mounted up the watercooling for a test run, it appeared that not one, but TWO radiators were leaking, the large one on the top, and a 240mm radiator at the bottom...

Had to order new ones

2x Mist 360 and 1x Mist 240 radiators ordered up with 1/2" nozzles

Unwrapped and good to go

Cut out a fitting piece of plexi to hold the double radiators together, ill get some etches on the plexi at a later stage

The watercooling

All of the hoses are now mounted up, and i have done a 24h test run to ensure that its no leaks with a closed loop... the noise level of the pump is just awesome, gotta love full magnetic driven rotors =)

Used 1/2" hoses all the way, with coils at some points to allow bending in steeper angles, also had to fetch a full 24 hose clamps to seal it all up, got clamps thats acid and rust ressistant , and they look somewhat shiny

Also got a few liters of Motocool coolant in there, this is a solution that prevent damage to any material, and its temperature ressistant between -54c and up to 135c

Hopefully able to get some temp checks when i get this one booted up, shouldnt be much of a problem to keep it all cold though