Project WaterFall -- A water cooling project log by Phenom - Page 4

MT Alex · Oct 27, 2012, 05:16 PM

Enough talk, put it together already.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 27, 2012, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MT Alex

Enough talk, put it together already.

Working on it right now. Just took the cooler off the GPU.

manofthem · Oct 27, 2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

Working on it right now. Just took the cooler off the GPU.

That's a sexy sight, isn't it? Take some nice ones of that!

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 27, 2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by manofthem

That's a sexy sight, isn't it? Take some nice ones of that!

yeah if i wasn't so shakey!

Jesus, Evga cooler sucks! They don't even have contact points for the VRMs and memory. My card is going to love this water! The VRMs and memory will actually run cool haha!

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 28, 2012, 02:10 AM

Oh, so you know dude, you will of course be careful as all hell but will nonetheless, at some point, get some water on your GPU or mobo and/or inside your case. Hopefully nowhere critical while powered on but, in general, it happens, so just don't freak out (like I did the first time) and dry everything off and just be patient overall and all will be just fine.

MT Alex · Oct 28, 2012, 03:56 AM

You still working on this?

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012, 07:45 AM

Yeah I didn't finish today and probably won't tomorrow.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012, 08:51 PM

might be looking to get one of this thing.

My card is sagging so hard!

PowerColor Professional Graphics Interface Card Su...

ChaoticG8R · Oct 28, 2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

Yeah I didn't finish today and probably won't tomorrow.

And people thought my build was slow...I went from nothing to completely built...you are just doing a GPU loop

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaoticG8R

And people thought my build was slow...I went from nothing to completely built...you are just doing a GPU loop

Oh shut up. Im not in a rush to get it done. I have other stuff going on.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 28, 2012, 11:22 PM

Pictures from the work done yesterday.

I really need to get a nice SLR camera

manofthem · Oct 28, 2012, 11:26 PM

Ok we're making progress and it's looking good! I can see that you've got quite a few things going on there

MT Alex · Oct 28, 2012, 11:38 PM

This shot turned out really nice.
In my experience, GPUs need the spread method as opposed to the blob. Looks like you have about 40 minutes of work left, so you should be done by Election Day.

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 28, 2012, 11:43 PM

Looking good indeed.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MT Alex

This shot turned out really nice.
In my experience, GPUs need the spread method as opposed to the blob. Looks like you have about 40 minutes of work left, so you should be done by Election Day.

Ill probably be done by wednesday night this coming week.

I just got the GPU connected with one line of tubing. Just got to mount the res/pump and connect the lines. Hardest part will be to give it enough slack in the tubing to be able to pull it out to fill.

For testing leaks for the res/pump can i just put normal water into it and then just empy it out and let dry once and can confirm their are no leaks?

manofthem · Oct 29, 2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

For testing leaks for the res/pump can i just put normal water into it and then just empy it out and let dry once and can confirm their are no leaks?

I wouldn't want any residue left in the loop. It likely won't take much water at all to fill your entire loop, so I wouldn't worry about waste.

MT Alex · Oct 29, 2012, 02:05 AM

You can get a gallon of distilled water nearly anywhere for a couple of bucks, I'm not sure why you'd want to fill and bleed it twice. Fill it, leak test, done.

james888 · Oct 29, 2012, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MT Alex

You can get a gallon of distilled water nearly anywhere for a couple of bucks, I'm not sure why you'd want to fill and bleed it twice. Fill it, leak test, done.

Distilled water where I am is 99 cents per gallon. Couldn't be that far off in seattle.

What is that powercolor thingy you mentioned above. It is meant to prevent the card from bending or something. It did not have a very good description and many of the reviews speak as if it was gpu.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:09 AM

No no, Im talking about just in the res/pump. Not the whole loop.

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Originally Posted by james888

Distilled water where I am is 99 cents per gallon. Couldn't be that far off in seattle.

What is that powercolor thingy you mentioned above. It is meant to prevent the card from bending or something. It did not have a very good description and many of the reviews speak as if it was gpu.

Its a graphics card jack to prop it up so it won't sag. I was thinking about getting one for now till i get the back plate

MT Alex · Oct 29, 2012, 04:12 AM

If you're that nervous about it, sure. It's not a Steinway.

james888 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

Its a graphics card jack to prop it up so it won't sag. I was thinking about getting one for now till i get the back plate

I plan on getting a backplate for my 7970. Dwood on OCN makes custom back plates for $20ish and I was thinking about getting one of those and some thermal pads. The backplate for rigidness and the thermal pads because they can't hurt.

HammerON · Oct 29, 2012, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

No no, Im talking about just in the res/pump. Not the whole loop.

Its a graphics card jack to prop it up so it won't sag. I was thinking about getting one for now till i get the back plate

You should leak test the whole loop. Just leave the 24-pin unplugged from the motherboard and short the 24-pin to start the PSU. This will allow you to leak test and not have to worry about shorting your system out

Do not use regular water from the tap! As others have stated, distilled water is cheap and should be used.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:59 PM

Should I be worried about how much my card flexes? Or is this a pretty normal thing when putting a waterblock on a video card?

t_ski · Oct 29, 2012, 06:03 PM

Flexes as in dips down at an angle, or flexes as is bends in the middle? Sagging is normal due to the increased weight, but bending in the middle is bad, possibly due to incorrect mounting pressure or incorrect mounting.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 29, 2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by t_ski

Flexes as in dips down at an angle, or flexes as is bends in the middle? Sagging is normal due to the increased weight, but bending in the middle is bad, possibly due to incorrect mounting pressure or incorrect mounting.

This is what it looks like. The card before would bend slightly from the middle because of the EVGA shitty cooler that only had 4 screws around the GPU and none to the GPU I/O backplate etc so it would just pull it down from the middle. And I think the PCB has kind of just taken that form from getting hot and sagging because of it. But take a look at this picture, as thats what it looks like currently

Other then that. Ive decided to complete all the system cabling now before getting the res/pump all connected so that none of it is in the way. Just got to connect fan cabling and DVD drive.

Oct 27, 2012, 05:16 PM	#76
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,018 (1.46/day) Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,323 Times in 917 Posts System Specs	Enough talk, put it together already. __________________ “growing up, i always wanted to be a vet. til i learned there was more to being a vet than just putting down cats all day.” -digibucc My 700D

System Name:	Abacus
Processor:	i5 2500K
Motherboard:	ASRock p67 Extreme4 Gen3
Cooling:	Swiftech MCP35X, 2 DD 5870 WB, EK HF Copper, 2.120 rad, 3.120 rad
Memory:	2x4GB G.Skill Sniper 1600
Video Card:	2 Sapphire HD 5870 w/ Danger Den WBs
Hard Disk:	WD 640BG x2/WD 250GB/Samsung 2TB
Optical Drive:	Silly
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH242 23.6" LCD
Case:	Corsair 700D
Sound Card:	X-Fi XtremeGamer
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower 700w Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM

System Name:	My System
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ 1.36v
Motherboard:	AsRock Extreme4 Gen3 P67
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalem w/ Push/Pull Corsair SP120s and H2O GPU
Memory:	Corsair Dominator Plats 8GB 4GBx2 2133mhz 1.5v
Video Card:	Evga Geforce GTX680 Signature 2 @ 1260/6308 H2O EK Block
Hard Disk:	Samsung 830 128GB SSD, Corsair Neutron 240GB, Samsung F3 500GB
Optical Drive:	Asus 24x SATA DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U2412M IPS 24" 1920 x 1200
Case:	Corsair Carbide Series 500r w/ 2x Corsair AF120 fans
Sound Card:	HT Omega Striker 7.1
PSU:	Corsair HX850 Gen1 Silver
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Benchmarks:	P33304 Vantage

System Name:	Manofthem-PC [] Manofthem-PC2
Processor:	i7 2600k @ 4.5 [] i7 3770k
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 Pro [] MSI Z68GD55
Cooling:	Water [] Air
Memory:	Samsung 8GB 1866 [] Samsung 8GB 1866
Video Card:	2x 7970's [] 7870 LE
Hard Disk:	2x 830's 256GB / 1.5TB / 2TB [] 500GB
CRT/LCD Model:	Shimian Achieva QH270-Lite [] Acer 27HL
Case:	CM Haf 932 [] Blawkhawk Advanced
Sound Card:	SB X-Fi Titanium [] Onboard
PSU:	Corsair 1000HX [] XFX 550Pro
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64 [] Windows 7 Ult x64

System Name:	My System
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ 1.36v
Motherboard:	AsRock Extreme4 Gen3 P67
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalem w/ Push/Pull Corsair SP120s and H2O GPU
Memory:	Corsair Dominator Plats 8GB 4GBx2 2133mhz 1.5v
Video Card:	Evga Geforce GTX680 Signature 2 @ 1260/6308 H2O EK Block
Hard Disk:	Samsung 830 128GB SSD, Corsair Neutron 240GB, Samsung F3 500GB
Optical Drive:	Asus 24x SATA DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U2412M IPS 24" 1920 x 1200
Case:	Corsair Carbide Series 500r w/ 2x Corsair AF120 fans
Sound Card:	HT Omega Striker 7.1
PSU:	Corsair HX850 Gen1 Silver
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Benchmarks:	P33304 Vantage

Oct 28, 2012, 02:10 AM	#80
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,498 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,524 Thanked 1,573 Times in 1,116 Posts System Specs	Oh, so you know dude, you will of course be careful as all hell but will nonetheless, at some point, get some water on your GPU or mobo and/or inside your case. Hopefully nowhere critical while powered on but, in general, it happens, so just don't freak out (like I did the first time) and dry everything off and just be patient overall and all will be just fine. __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

System Name:	DarkStar
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	Asrock Z77E-ITX
Cooling:	Apogee HD White/AC Nexxos 120/XSPC H2O 750
Memory:	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card:	MSI HD 7950 TF3
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 240GB
Optical Drive:	Asus Blu Ray burner
CRT/LCD Model:	23" Apple Cinema Display HD Aluminum
Case:	Bit Fenix Prodigy (Yang)
PSU:	NZXT Hale82 650W
Software:	Windows 7 x64

Oct 28, 2012, 03:56 AM	#81
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,018 (1.46/day) Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,323 Times in 917 Posts System Specs	You still working on this? __________________ “growing up, i always wanted to be a vet. til i learned there was more to being a vet than just putting down cats all day.” -digibucc My 700D

Oct 28, 2012, 07:45 AM	#82
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,729 (5.77/day) Thanks: 1,266 Thanked 1,075 Times in 828 Posts System Specs	Yeah I didn't finish today and probably won't tomorrow. __________________ Motocross is not just a sport, it's a lifestyle. File Server: Intel Pentium G630, 8GB PNY 1600, AsRock H77M Micro, Corsair CX430M, Vertex 2 90GB (OS), 2x WD Red 2TB in RAID1 “We will never know our full potential, unless we push ourselves to find it. -Travis Rice”

Oct 28, 2012, 08:51 PM	#83
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,729 (5.77/day) Thanks: 1,266 Thanked 1,075 Times in 828 Posts System Specs	might be looking to get one of this thing. My card is sagging so hard! PowerColor Professional Graphics Interface Card Su... __________________ Motocross is not just a sport, it's a lifestyle. File Server: Intel Pentium G630, 8GB PNY 1600, AsRock H77M Micro, Corsair CX430M, Vertex 2 90GB (OS), 2x WD Red 2TB in RAID1 “We will never know our full potential, unless we push ourselves to find it. -Travis Rice”

System Name:	ChaoticG8R
Processor:	Intel i7-970
Motherboard:	ASUS Sabertooth X58
Cooling:	Thermalright Venomous X-Black w/ 2 YL D12SH-12s
Memory:	Mushkin Enh. Radioactive 3x4GB DDR3 1600
Video Card:	2 x Sapphire HD6970
Hard Disk:	120GB OCZ Agility 3 + 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 + RAID1 2x2TB WD Black Caviar
Optical Drive:	LG Blu-ray Combo Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	HP w2408h
Case:	Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition
PSU:	BFG LS1200 1250W PSU
Benchmarks:	Runs daily @ 4.5Ghz; Runs stable @ 4.8Ghz; Max OC on air: 5.0Ghz

Oct 28, 2012, 11:22 PM	#86
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,729 (5.77/day) Thanks: 1,266 Thanked 1,075 Times in 828 Posts System Specs	Pictures from the work done yesterday. I really need to get a nice SLR camera __________________ Motocross is not just a sport, it's a lifestyle. File Server: Intel Pentium G630, 8GB PNY 1600, AsRock H77M Micro, Corsair CX430M, Vertex 2 90GB (OS), 2x WD Red 2TB in RAID1 “We will never know our full potential, unless we push ourselves to find it. -Travis Rice”

Oct 28, 2012, 11:26 PM	#87
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,325 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,071 Thanked 2,507 Times in 1,272 Posts System Specs	Ok we're making progress and it's looking good! I can see that you've got quite a few things going on there __________________ The Cruncher's Challenge Super Huge Game Giveaway WCG-TPU Mother's Day Challenge My Heatware "P.S. Why buy from Newegg...when you can buy from Sneeky!" -LiNKiN

Oct 28, 2012, 11:38 PM	#88
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,018 (1.46/day) Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,323 Times in 917 Posts System Specs	This shot turned out really nice. In my experience, GPUs need the spread method as opposed to the blob. Looks like you have about 40 minutes of work left, so you should be done by Election Day. __________________ “growing up, i always wanted to be a vet. til i learned there was more to being a vet than just putting down cats all day.” -digibucc My 700D

Oct 28, 2012, 11:43 PM	#89
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,498 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,524 Thanked 1,573 Times in 1,116 Posts System Specs	Looking good indeed. __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

Oct 29, 2012, 02:05 AM	#92
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,018 (1.46/day) Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,323 Times in 917 Posts System Specs	You can get a gallon of distilled water nearly anywhere for a couple of bucks, I'm not sure why you'd want to fill and bleed it twice. Fill it, leak test, done. __________________ “growing up, i always wanted to be a vet. til i learned there was more to being a vet than just putting down cats all day.” -digibucc My 700D

Processor:	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard:	MSI P67A-GD53
Cooling:	Alphacool Monta 240mm
Memory:	G.SKILL 2GBx4 1600mhz 7-8-7-24-2N
Video Card:	Saphire 7970 OC 1250Mhz/1600Mhz
Hard Disk:	Adata sp900, WD Black 500Gb
CRT/LCD Model:	Vizio VM230XVT 1920x1080
Case:	Corsair 550d
Sound Card:	Auzentech Prelude + jvc rx700
PSU:	COUGAR SX850 850W
Software:	Windows 7 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	8224 firestrike

Oct 29, 2012, 04:12 AM	#95
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,018 (1.46/day) Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,323 Times in 917 Posts System Specs	If you're that nervous about it, sure. It's not a Steinway. __________________ “growing up, i always wanted to be a vet. til i learned there was more to being a vet than just putting down cats all day.” -digibucc My 700D

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Case:	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Sound Card:	On-board
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Win 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	Always changing~

Oct 29, 2012, 04:59 PM	#98
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,729 (5.77/day) Thanks: 1,266 Thanked 1,075 Times in 828 Posts System Specs	Should I be worried about how much my card flexes? Or is this a pretty normal thing when putting a waterblock on a video card? __________________ Motocross is not just a sport, it's a lifestyle. File Server: Intel Pentium G630, 8GB PNY 1600, AsRock H77M Micro, Corsair CX430M, Vertex 2 90GB (OS), 2x WD Red 2TB in RAID1 “We will never know our full potential, unless we push ourselves to find it. -Travis Rice”

Oct 29, 2012, 06:03 PM	#99
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,825 (3.40/day) Thanks: 2,984 Thanked 3,297 Times in 2,522 Posts System Specs	Flexes as in dips down at an angle, or flexes as is bends in the middle? Sagging is normal due to the increased weight, but bending in the middle is bad, possibly due to incorrect mounting pressure or incorrect mounting. __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07

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