Project WaterFall -- A water cooling project log by Phenom - Page 9

cdawall · Nov 3, 2012, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by manofthem

Usually it's less modding and less hassle with a full tower. your ITX build really is amazing though, impressive.

Even with my Haf 932, I had to do slight modding to get my rad on the back on my case. It was too tough to try and squeeze them both inside.

Oh no doubt it is easier that is why my full tower has an MCR420, 320 and 220 in it.

I can't be the norm.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 3, 2012, 11:44 PM

I think it has to do with the fact theres way more space to work in when it comes to full towers. And to be able to stick a single triple rad inside it!

erocker · Nov 4, 2012, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

yeah at 1280mhz. Before on air it was up around 68-69c at same clocks, and it was a little unstable because I think VRMs and memory got way to hot on air because the cooler had no contact points for them. Only the GPU.

Theres a ton of minature bubbles in the reservior! haha

Is your pump turned all the way up? I'm pretty sure the radiator you chose is going to struggle a little bit with keeping your temps below 45c.

You can use HWiNFO64 to monitor your VRM temps.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Is your pump turned all the way up? I'm pretty sure the radiator you chose is going to struggle a little bit with keeping your temps below 45c.

You can use HWiNFO64 to monitor your VRM temps.

Yeah, and yeah probably. I dont have the fans at full tilt either soo.

Regardless, temps are still WAY better! And it climbs in temperatures so much slower.

Wrigleyvillain · Nov 4, 2012, 01:17 AM

Yep and makes sense as water can remove the heat from the CPU so much more efficiently and effectively.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

Yep and makes sense as water can remove the heat from the CPU so much more efficiently and effectively.

yeah its pretty sweet. It got up to 52c in Crysis 3 Alpha.

Irony · Nov 4, 2012, 02:34 AM

Sounding awesome. Grr, you making me want water!

james888 · Nov 4, 2012, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Irony

Sounding awesome. Grr, you making me want water!

Got some cheap stuff from danger den, plus this thread, is getting me to go to water. Thanks mxphenom, thanks a lot.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 02:43 AM

Pushing the fans to 100% dropped the load temps to 45/46c haha!

Rad is probably getting saturated haha

manofthem · Nov 4, 2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

Pushing the fans to 100% dropped the load temps to 45/46c haha!

Rad is probably getting saturated haha

Those fans really work well to be honest. I had 3 on my 360 rad, and they worked extremely well, beat out 6 med. yate loons in push/pull. Not only did they work well, but they were very well built with nice black cabling

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manofthem

Those fans really work well to be honest. I had 3 on my 360 rad, and they worked extremely well, beat out 6 med. yate loons in push/pull. Not only did they work well, but they were very well built with nice black cabling

Yeah, the corsair fans are the only fans I buy. regardless of situation

Innovative too, I like the colored rings.

Wrigleyvillain · Nov 4, 2012, 03:20 AM

Yeah even with this little single 120mm rad I got for my Prodigy (a really good all-copper AlphaCool Nexxos ST30 but still) the 3570K doesn't get above 57C Prime 95 at 4.4Ghz (only 1.18v though but still as good if not better than my old MCR-220). Heh, actually it passes Prime at that voltage but BF3 "stopped working" so I dropped to 4.2 for now.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 04:35 AM

coming up next!

Individual sleeved PSU with Paracord!

http://ftwpc.com/cables-and-sleeving...-paracord.html

MT Alex · Nov 4, 2012, 05:50 AM

Glad things worked out. I like the color of the tubing, it's a slightly different opacity and color than the standard blue.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT Alex

Glad things worked out. I like the color of the tubing, it's a slightly different opacity and color than the standard blue.

Yeah its fricken sweet. Thanks for your help during the process.

Irony · Nov 4, 2012, 01:52 PM

Yeah, it looks awesome.

What color sleeving are you gonna go with?

Edit: Im dumb, you linked to black. Blue could be cool

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irony

Yeah, it looks awesome.

What color sleeving are you gonna go with?

Edit: Im dumb, you linked to black. Blue could be cool

Probably black and blue. Alternate

MT Alex · Nov 4, 2012, 03:01 PM

I'd rather spend a full day hitting my genitals with a hammer than do that much sleeving. Talk about boring tortuous monotony. Besides that, it would take you a year. Buy some extensions and be done with it, or ditch that PSU and get a full modular and have someone make a new set so you aren't voiding your warranty.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT Alex

I'd rather spend a full day hitting my genitals with a hammer than do that much sleeving. Talk about boring tortuous monotony. Besides that, it would take you a year. Buy some extensions and be done with it, or ditch that PSU and get a full modular and have someone make a new set so you aren't voiding your warranty.

I like sleeving haha! I do want to get a fully modular Platinum PSU. Like the Seasonic platinums.

SeaSonic Platinum Platinum-860 860W ATX12V / EPS12...

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 04:24 PM

thinking about ditching this weak x-flow rad and getting one of these in a few weeks.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14...0c95s160#blank

MT Alex · Nov 4, 2012, 04:25 PM

I'm sure that will make James888 all creamy.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT Alex

I'm sure that will make James888 all creamy.

oh god Alex your sick.

Hey Alex didn't you say you had to slow down the flow of your loop when you had a mid tower? Why was that? Because i have my pump on full tilt right now.

MT Alex · Nov 4, 2012, 04:57 PM

Not because of my tower size, it's because my pump has the power of 10,000 suns. I'd slow your pump until you like the sound of it, it shouldn't matter with such a small loop with little restriction.

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 4, 2012, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT Alex

Not because of my tower size, it's because my pump has the power of 10,000 suns. I'd slow your pump until you like the sound of it, it shouldn't matter with such a small loop with little restriction.

Yeah my pump, sounds like my San Ace fans haha. I figured if you slow it down, itll slow the flow allowing the water to last in the rad longer. I really want a thick rad now though. This X-Flow rad gets saturated so fast.

Wrigleyvillain · Nov 4, 2012, 05:35 PM

Agreed on the nice color of that XSPC tubing...noted.

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Nov 3, 2012, 11:44 PM	#202
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,816 (5.82/day) Thanks: 1,290 Thanked 1,093 Times in 845 Posts System Specs	I think it has to do with the fact theres way more space to work in when it comes to full towers. And to be able to stick a single triple rad inside it! __________________ 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:	My System
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ 1.36v
Motherboard:	AsRock Extreme4 Gen3 P67
Cooling:	EK Supremacy w/ Black Ice X-Flow 240
Memory:	Corsair Dominator Platinums 8GB 4GBx2 2133mhz 1.5v
Video Card:	EVGA Geforce GTX780 3GB
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

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

System Name:	My System
Processor:	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5GHZ 1.36v
Motherboard:	AsRock Extreme4 Gen3 P67
Cooling:	EK Supremacy w/ Black Ice X-Flow 240
Memory:	Corsair Dominator Platinums 8GB 4GBx2 2133mhz 1.5v
Video Card:	EVGA Geforce GTX780 3GB
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

Nov 4, 2012, 01:17 AM	#205
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,507 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,528 Thanked 1,579 Times in 1,122 Posts System Specs	Yep and makes sense as water can remove the heat from the CPU so much more efficiently and effectively. __________________ “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

Nov 4, 2012, 02:34 AM	#207
Irony Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: COC WhiterunOrigin Posts: 988 (1.62/day) Thanks: 373 Thanked 243 Times in 197 Posts System Specs	Sounding awesome. Grr, you making me want water! __________________ My Heatware When life gives you lemons, burn Life's house down.

System Name:	Ironic
Processor:	AMD FX8350 4.5ghz 1.32v (stock volts)
Motherboard:	Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX
Cooling:	Swiftech Maelstrom/MCP35X, EK Supremacy, XT45 360mm rad
Memory:	8Gb Gskill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600
Video Card:	GIGABYTE GTX 670 2gb Windforce OC edition OC'ed
Hard Disk:	Hitachi 1tb HDD; 60gb OCZ SATA III ssd
Optical Drive:	LG Bluray drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Achieva Shimian 27" 2560x1440
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 932 lots of fans
Sound Card:	Integrated
PSU:	Cooler Master 1000 Platinum
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit; Ubuntu
Benchmarks:	p10001 3dmark11

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

Nov 4, 2012, 02:43 AM	#209
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,816 (5.82/day) Thanks: 1,290 Thanked 1,093 Times in 845 Posts System Specs	Pushing the fans to 100% dropped the load temps to 45/46c haha! Rad is probably getting saturated haha __________________ 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:	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

Nov 4, 2012, 03:20 AM	#212
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,507 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,528 Thanked 1,579 Times in 1,122 Posts System Specs	Yeah even with this little single 120mm rad I got for my Prodigy (a really good all-copper AlphaCool Nexxos ST30 but still) the 3570K doesn't get above 57C Prime 95 at 4.4Ghz (only 1.18v though but still as good if not better than my old MCR-220). Heh, actually it passes Prime at that voltage but BF3 "stopped working" so I dropped to 4.2 for now. __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

Nov 4, 2012, 04:35 AM	#213
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,816 (5.82/day) Thanks: 1,290 Thanked 1,093 Times in 845 Posts System Specs	coming up next! Individual sleeved PSU with Paracord! http://ftwpc.com/cables-and-sleeving...-paracord.html __________________ 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”

Nov 4, 2012, 05:50 AM	#214
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,023 (1.45/day) Thanks: 2,548 Thanked 1,324 Times in 918 Posts System Specs	Glad things worked out. I like the color of the tubing, it's a slightly different opacity and color than the standard blue. __________________ “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

Nov 4, 2012, 01:52 PM	#216
Irony Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: COC WhiterunOrigin Posts: 988 (1.62/day) Thanks: 373 Thanked 243 Times in 197 Posts System Specs	Yeah, it looks awesome. What color sleeving are you gonna go with? Edit: Im dumb, you linked to black. Blue could be cool __________________ My Heatware When life gives you lemons, burn Life's house down.

Nov 4, 2012, 03:01 PM	#218
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,023 (1.45/day) Thanks: 2,548 Thanked 1,324 Times in 918 Posts System Specs	I'd rather spend a full day hitting my genitals with a hammer than do that much sleeving. Talk about boring tortuous monotony. Besides that, it would take you a year. Buy some extensions and be done with it, or ditch that PSU and get a full modular and have someone make a new set so you aren't voiding your warranty. __________________ “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

Nov 4, 2012, 04:24 PM	#220
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,816 (5.82/day) Thanks: 1,290 Thanked 1,093 Times in 845 Posts System Specs	thinking about ditching this weak x-flow rad and getting one of these in a few weeks. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14...0c95s160#blank __________________ 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”

Nov 4, 2012, 04:25 PM	#221
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,023 (1.45/day) Thanks: 2,548 Thanked 1,324 Times in 918 Posts System Specs	I'm sure that will make James888 all creamy. __________________ “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

Nov 4, 2012, 04:57 PM	#223
MT Alex Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 2,023 (1.45/day) Thanks: 2,548 Thanked 1,324 Times in 918 Posts System Specs	Not because of my tower size, it's because my pump has the power of 10,000 suns. I'd slow your pump until you like the sound of it, it shouldn't matter with such a small loop with little restriction. __________________ “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

Nov 4, 2012, 05:35 PM	#225
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,507 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,528 Thanked 1,579 Times in 1,122 Posts System Specs	Agreed on the nice color of that XSPC tubing...noted. __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

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