Good to hear that more people is joining the WC wagon. Hehe..

Actually, IMO WC is a must if u are a quad user. Too hot for an air cooling to handle.

@HaHaNoCluE
You can gain better if u use a better block for your cpu and GPU.

Currently I am using a modded Alphacool NexXxoS XP CPU Block for GPU. Its worked MUCH MUCH better than MCW60 on my 8800gts cuz its have bigger surface area. MCW60 is too small to cover whole surface of 8 series GPU.

@DaRkSyThE
May I know ur setup?

Lol... Will post real fast

Forgot to post

Some changes I done with my setup.
1. Change all the tubing to Clearflex from Masterkleer(typo )
2. Change from HydrX Distilled water to PC Ice UV Blue
3. Change those normal worm clamp to germany imported clamp (no grease. yahoo!)
4. Added a GC block

Anyway, here is some of the pic.


My 8800GTS under Alphacool NexXxoS XP CPU Block (Modded to GPU Block) and Noctua U6 for its bridge chip


Mounting for the U6 is custom made by coolice


My current setup.


Will post more pic in my work log later.

Actually, U6 is quite light weight... Previously I worry that the water block itself will crack the card due to its weight. But luckily 8800gts used 2 slots, so I managed to mount it firmly without any hassle by disperse the weight on those 2 screws.

Putting radiator inside ur case is perfectly ok if your case have good ventilation. It is also reduce the noise level of your rig as the fans for the radiator is inside the case.

@Doom
What fan you are hunting? S Flex? Panaflo?

Ya.. those Dtek GPU block is not really recommended due to its design but no deny those UNI Sink is sexy.. hehe..

As long it is liquid, you can use it in your system but of course dont put those stuff that can damage ur setup. Hehe... Some of my friend used battery, car coolant, motor coolant and so on. But in the end, distilled water plus biocide is the best

True also... But alot of battery water is actually tap water.. So make sure u get those branded battery water. Hehe..

Biocide ar... Wait ar.. I go google. Haha.. Dont know how to explain in detail



Conclusion... Its will prevent alga from growing in ur coolant. e.g. those Swiftech Hydrx (MetalZone selling it for Rm20 each bottle). Just mix it with distilled water (5%) and use it as ur coolant.

Nothing to sorry about.... Everyone is newbie before

This post has been edited by irangan: Dec 31 2007, 01:51 PM

Its ok... hehe...

Remember to use clean/distilled water to mix the hydrx. And remember to clean ur radiator and block nicely before installing it.

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Added on January 5, 2008, 12:29 pmNew Dtek Fuzion Mounting

With Back Plate.



Better pressure and prevent ur mobo from bow..

Dont know should get or not as I already using a back plate.

This post has been edited by irangan: Jan 5 2008, 12:30 PM

@lichyetan

Bro, nice setup.. But your case is really crowded.. Probably it is time to upgrade ur case

Anyway, why you dont want to go for T Line in order to save space? Besides that, Swiftech HydrX will cloud your tubing real fast compare to other coolant. e.g. PC Ice and Distilled Water + Biocide. Oh ya.. What tubing is that? Masterkleer?

True also... But T Line can save you alot space. Hehe...

Can you track how its take for your tubing to cloud? At least we can prove whether the statement of hydrx stain your tubing real fast, true or not.

Talk about casing ar... Of course if you have the cash, you must get a Lian Li 343B for your dual setup. One of my friend is using that case and it is 'the' case for watercooling.



http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showth...7&highlight=343 <<< Read for more Info.

a very nice dual radiator setup on it.

If you are tight on budget, probably just go for big case like Lian Li V2000 Plus II. I dont want sounds like Lian Li fan boys but before getting my V2000. I did alot of research on those 'big' casing (Silverstone and so on) and in the end I decided to go for V2000 cuz I can fit 2 radiator at least inside the case without any heavy modification.

Nice setup on V2000



You can add another dual radiator below the Triple rad. Stack on it.

V2000 setup from our forummer; hollowbean



Your temp is kind of high... I think you can gain better result if you switch the pump between your loops. DB1 for CPU and ur more powerful D4 for the gpu and so on.

This post has been edited by irangan: Jan 9 2008, 10:21 AM

40+'C for NB is kind of high... Have you try to remount the NB block? I think should be got contact problem.

Ur cpu temp too is kind of at the high side but most likely due to your 'hot' processor. Like I said before, my celeron 420 running at 38'C idle under WC and aircond but only 22'+C for my E8400. Hehe..


Its depends much on ur setup. If 2 rad + 1 cpu block, should be ok but if u have alot of block in ur loop. It is better for you to seperate up the loops like lichyetan. You will get better temp.

Ya.. It is enough... But I cant see the point why u need 2 triple radiator for your CPU. A single dual radiator is just nice if u wish to cool ur cpu only.


Ya.. Exactly... Probably you can remount it next time. Too hassle :S

If that is the case, time to upgrade again or you waiting for Q945/Q955?

I think you get it from local hardware shop. Personally I not too sure cuz i bought it from US.

U plan to use 2140 till end of the year... Can or not.. Haha

His vcore is higher than you and sometime ambient temp do make alot of difference. Besides that, some proc batch is hotter than normal.

r u sure bout that? P35 chip aint that hot...
In a WC setup, the stuff that produce alot of heat are GPU and CPU. The rest of it is minimal.
IMO, the reason for the high temp difference is mainly due to its pump. Flow rate is important.

Been quite some time since I posted here. Nice to see that WC is still going strong. Hehe

Even with distilled water, algae still will form over certain period time though its will lasts longer than those called battery water and normal water. The best way to avoid algae from forming is by dropping few drops of PT-Nuke Biocide (you can purchase it from PetrasTechShop); mixture chemical with silver into the distilled water. Or by putting a small piece of silver into reservoir. Silver is a natural biocide; its will kills algae.

Of course, by using third party coolant like PC Ice will solve the algae problem but its will cloud ur tubing real fast.

Currently, I am using PT-Nuke Biocide with distilled water. Still going strong and algae free since my last maintaince (on Jan 08).

Dont means to bash you. But tygon aint really worth at least for me as it is seriously over priced and more stiff/hard to bend compare to Masterkleer. People are saying that tygon tubing dont cloud that fast but seriously the difference between it and Masterkleer is minimal. Though no deny that black tygon tubing is sexy. Hehe.

Yeah... WC is the way to go. Good temp and silent. What can you ask for more?


I dont understand what do you means by " the more water the better it is.". Having a longer tubing thus more water dont help your temp at all. Unless you means a higher flow rate.

Ya.. algae still grow in distilled water.

I dont think heater core will do any better than present water cooling radiator as heater core tend to have high restriction thus affecting the flow rate of the water as lower water flow rate means heat travel slower to your rad and out. Besides that, heater core is ugly and bulky. It is not really suitable to put it in your case in term of cosmetically and weight.

LExus65 do pointed out a very important point about car rad. Some of it is made from aluminum and most of the block in the market is made from copper as this means a serious mismatch. Never mix metal in your loops as its will cause severe chemical reaction that will kill all copper block.

Only selling my casing and watercooling. Giving my rig to my sis.

I retired long time ago. Hehe..

I will just sell off my cooling and casing as used my old parts for my sis rig. PC Ice do cloud ur tubing faster compare to distilled water but no deny its perform better than distilled water. Not to mention its will grease ur pump and prolong its life cycle. I quitted using PC Ice because it is 'oily'.. Hard to clean up during maintaince.

Just back to sell off some of my stuff.. Hehe... Busy busy..

Actually, the performance you getting from adding water is minimal as water not really good in 'carrying' heat and the main purpose of radiator is to get rid of the heat. So the faster go in and out ur radiator, the better it is.


Looks like HydrX.. Someone gonna change tubing in like 3-4months time. Hehe

Actually HydrX can perform quite well, just that its will stain ur tubing real fast.

Personally, I used before PC Ice (UV Blue) and its perform real well. Though its will stain ur tubing too but at much slower rate compare to HydrX.

Besides that, I prefer using Distilled Water plus Biocide. The performance slightly below PC Ice but my tubing can last longer. Good for lazy ppl like me. Changing tubing for WC is a nightmare if you got several blocks and huge setup.

But if you didnt prepare ur distilled water coolant nicely, mr algae will take over ur setup. hehe