little upgrade and new water loop.

[Reefer86]

hi guys, not shared anything for a while on the forums, as ive been out the loop a little with tech for a while.

this is nothing amazing or has the wow factor but thought i would share to get peoples opinions anyways.

upgraded from a phenom II 965 to an 8350 and also grabbed the asus sabertooth 990fx board in, also grabbed a ocz vertex 4 250gb for windows and installed windows 8

before........... with 2 single 120 rads at the top, i know not the best solution




after......... with 4 new corsair sp120's quiets in push and pull and xspc ex 240 rad









let em know your thoughts or opinons

 

[fullinfusion]

hi guys, not shared anything for a while on the forums, as ive been out the loop a little with tech for a while.

this is nothing amazing or has the wow factor but thought i would share to get peoples opinions anyways.

upgraded from a phenom II 965 to an 8350 and also grabbed the asus sabertooth 990fx board in, also grabbed a ocz vertex 4 250gb for windows and installed windows 8

before........... with 2 single 120 rads at the top, i know not the best solution

[url]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/daz_kirby/20130731_174359_zps5723348a.jpg[/URL]


after......... with 4 new corsair sp120's quiets in push and pull and xspc ex 240 rad


[url]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/daz_kirby/20130801_125029_zpse5400779.jpg[/URL]


let em know your thoughts or opinons

The second picture looks sweet. But is that 1/2" hose your using?

Thats the 650d correct? what the hell are those long rubber looking things sticking a mile out of the front fan?

Id ditch the metal hose clamps and use some of those black plastic clamps that work like a zip tie.

 

[MT Alex]

That looks loads better, nice work!

 

[Norton]

Nice!

Any chance of moving your rad away from the mobo a bit?

Had to do that on my w/c build in a Fractal R4 to get clearance for the ram and the 8 pin connector....

 

[Reefer86]

The second picture looks sweet. But is that 1/2" hose your using?

Thats the 650d correct? what the hell are those long rubber looking things sticking a mile out of the front fan?

Id ditch the metal hose clamps and use some of those black plastic clamps that work like a zip tie.

yeah the 650d, oh they are just rubber gromits for holing the fan on, stop vibration.

and yes 1/2 tubing

i know plastic hose clamps look better but i just don't trust anything else the the clamps, they look ugly but u know they are nice and tight and never coming loose.

 

[Reefer86]

Any chance of moving your rad away from the mobo a bit?

Had to do that on my w/c build in a Fractal R4 to get clearance for the ram and the 8 pin connector....

well not really the clearance on a 650 with thick rads is not the best. i could ditch the top fans (pull) but temps are really good and also these are the 120sp quiets versions so 1450 rpm. bit they are dead silent and kinda what i was going for.

 

[manofthem]

Looks really good; as Alex said, loads better. I like the fans too. I just got 2 of those exact fans; they're sitting on my desk waiting to be put in.

Those upgrades were really nice I'm looking forward to your next upgrades!

 

[fullinfusion]

Looks really good; as Alex said, loads better. I like the fans too. I just got 2 of those exact fans; they're sitting on my desk waiting to be put in.

Those upgrades were really nice I'm looking forward to your next upgrades!

What you going to hook the fans up to?

And I have the SP 120's on my rad and love the air flow and they are actually not to loud as some claim but what do I know, Im half deaf lol, well pretend if the wifes around

 

[Reefer86]

Looks really good; as Alex said, loads better. I like the fans too. I just got 2 of those exact fans; they're sitting on my desk waiting to be put in.

Those upgrades were really nice I'm looking forward to your next upgrades!

due i used to go all out about was it completely pleasing to the eye, but im 27 now and just want a cool quiet rig. who cares if i dont have matching colours or hardware or sparkly lights.

its whats under the engine that counts!

btw the 8350 is at 4.7 24/7

 

[Reefer86]

is 240 push and pull overkill though??

 

[manofthem]

What you going to hook the fans up to?

And I have the SP 120's on my rad and love the air flow and they are actually not to loud as some claim but what do I know, Im half deaf lol, well pretend if the wifes around

The 2 I have will replace 2 EK fans, and I think they will both plug into my fan controller. If not, 1 will have to run off the mobo. I can't remember how it's all set right now; too much Casa Noble

due i used to go all out about was it completely pleasing to the eye, but im 27 now and just want a cool quiet rig. who cares if i dont have matching colours or hardware or sparkly lights.

its whats under the engine that counts!

btw the 8350 is at 4.7 24/7

I'm totally in agreement with a cool quiet rig, completely. It's so nice to be able to relax next the pc, game, watch a movie, and not have to listen to blowers
Keep up the great work there

is 240 push and pull overkill though??

I would say to try running it with just the push fans and compare that to your temps to push/pull. Both my rads are push only; I used to have push/pull, but the gains weren't really worth it to me.

So give them both a shot and see how it goes.


One other thought: you should try to edit your posts and add in info or questions as opposed to double posting. The mods don't take too kindly to that sort of thing

 

[Reefer86]

The 2 I have will replace 2 EK fans, and I think they will both plug into my fan controller. If not, 1 will have to run off the mobo. I can't remember how it's all set right now; too much Casa Noble



I'm totally in agreement with a cool quiet rig, completely. It's so nice to be able to relax next the pc, game, watch a movie, and not have to listen to blowers
Keep up the great work there



I would say to try running it with just the push fans and compare that to your temps to push/pull. Both my rads are push only; I used to have push/pull, but the gains weren't really worth it to me.

So give them both a shot and see how it goes.


One other thought: you should try to edit your posts and add in info or questions as opposed to double posting. The mods don't take too kindly to that sort of thing

ah yeah i forget awhile since i frequented the forums, plus im from the uk and 4.55 am so im kinda tired and sleepy
still up late as im feeding my computer geek itch