Water cooling an Antec 300

JrRacinFan · Jun 30, 2010

That cpu block looks very oddly familiar POS. I like the look of everything and cant wait to see your new updated loop when you get everything in place.

O-T:
Any updates on the shipping of the rad? Did you get tracking on it? Jus curious, hit me up via PM.

p_o_s_pc · Jun 30, 2010

[Ion] said:
Yeah, with my A300 I was running a C2D and an 8600GTS on a Corsair CX400w, so I had it flipped upside down. Total power draw was under 150w folding/crunching, so I wasn't afraid of damaging the PSU (it wasn't even warm to the touch).

My XFX PSU is pretty warm to the touch, is this bad? I don't want to mess with it, but I will if I have to

i wouldn't run my PSU warm to the touch. Use your judgement on it. But if it was me i would do something to make sure it stayed cool

JrRacinFan said:
That cpu block looks very oddly familiar POS. I like the look of everything and cant wait to see your new updated loop when you get everything in place.

O-T:
Any updates on the shipping of the rad? Did you get tracking on it? Jus curious, hit me up via PM.

YGPM

[Ion] · Jun 30, 2010

p_o_s_pc said:
i wouldn't run my PSU warm to the touch. Use your judgement on it. But if it was me i would do something to make sure it stayed cool

YGPM

I'll try to flip it to see if that helps :cool:

p_o_s_pc · Jun 30, 2010

[Ion] said:
I'll try to flip it to see if that helps

that maybe a good thing to try. could you take a fan to blow on it so it pushes some air under the PSU to the intake?I did that with my OCZ when it was in my 300 and it worked nice.

[Ion] · Jun 30, 2010

p_o_s_pc said:
that maybe a good thing to try. could you take a fan to blow on it so it pushes some air under the PSU to the intake?I did that with my OCZ when it was in my 300 and it worked nice.

Don't have a single spare fan :eek:

The only fans I have are 3 120s, one as exhaust in the front and 2 in push/pull on the H50 :eek:

p_o_s_pc · Jun 30, 2010

[Ion] said:
Don't have a single spare fan
The only fans I have are 3 120s, one as exhaust in the front and 2 in push/pull on the H50

i know how not having spare fans go. I just ordered 2 Yate loon medium's for the rad then i will have the fans that are on the rad spare.

p_o_s_pc · Jul 5, 2010

time for some pics

i replaced the pump,lapped the block,panted the block,replaced the barbs(the darker ones seen above are the replacements) replaced the generic fans with some Yate loon Medium speed(much quieter now) all that only got me a 6c drop. :ohwell:

[Ion] · Jul 5, 2010

6c is pretty nice, I'd take that any day

m1dg3t · Jul 5, 2010

Try your front rad fan's in pull config with a spacer/shroud (like 1/2" - 3/4") should net you a few more *c. The mcr-220 is quite free flowing otherwise i'd suggest plumning the pump to the CPU first.

p_o_s_pc · Jul 5, 2010

I'm not even sure that it is worth doing much more to it. It idles at room temp and loads ~53-55c i find that reasonable for an i7.
I may try push pull again like i used to have before when i first set it up. The Yates are quiet enough that i can deal with 2 more of them

m1dg3t · Jul 5, 2010

FPI on mcr series rad's is such that push/pull is not neccessary, you probably benefit more from running it as i mentioned previously

You have good temp's but every bit count's right?

p_o_s_pc · Jul 5, 2010

m1dg3t said:
FPI on mcr series rad's is such that push/pull is not neccessary, you probably benefit more from running it as i mentioned previously

You have good temp's but every bit count's right?

I think i am just being too picky. Temps went from 70+c on air on lower clocks down to ~55c at 3.9ghz on water i don't think i should complain too much. Also i am running the top 140mm fan passive right now so when i put the fan on it i should see alittle better temps,i would think :laugh:

thanks for the ideas :toast:

m1dg3t · Jul 5, 2010

n/p Was just making a suggestion :toast:

p_o_s_pc · Jul 23, 2010

just added the GPU to the loop. this setup is only till Monday (when i'm supposed to have the new tube and barbs) I am going to be running 7/16"id 3/4od Tygon tube and 1/2" fat boy barbs.also i will be adding another GPU and the nb to the loop. the little 80mm fan is to direct some airflow over the Vregs on the GPU since i don't have the side on(the side has a fan that blows on the card)I will also move the 140mm rad back to the top of the case like it was before.

ERazer · Jul 23, 2010

how the temp?

[Ion] · Jul 23, 2010

ERazer said:
how the temp?

Pretty sure he said 63c CPU and 41c GPU

p_o_s_pc · Jul 23, 2010

[Ion] said:
Pretty sure he said 63c CPU and 41c GPU

^this or close to it :laugh:

ERazer · Jul 23, 2010

running both @ load :nutkick:

edit: mine run cap @ 73c with wcg and milkyway@home

p_o_s_pc · Jul 23, 2010

ERazer said:
running both @ load

edit: mine run cap @ 73c with wcg and milkyway@home

that is at load using WCG and F@H :nutkick:

ERazer · Jul 23, 2010

p_o_s_pc said:
that is at load using WCG and F@H

well my bad

hehe

Edit: u change pump, u selling the old one?

cdawall · Jul 23, 2010

might be a couple of ideas in here for you i squeezed a MCR 420 and MCR 320 into my rocketfish

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=254001

my next feet is watercooling my mini itx rig

p_o_s_pc · Jul 23, 2010

ERazer said:
well my bad hehe

Edit: u change pump, u selling the old one?

changed the pump awhile ago and sold the old one the same day i bought the new one :laugh:

p_o_s_pc · Jul 25, 2010

update time.
It's still a work in progress. I will have the other GPU underwater soon i have a block for it sitting here but i need some plugs for it so next week i will be putting the block on. I added the GPU block and i decided to switch over to all 1/2" tube. this time i spent some $$ on the tube to get some good thick wall that wouldn't kink easy when making the bends. not sure if i should get a NB block or just get a good heatsink for it.

(just wanted to mess with the settings on my cam and i thought this looked cool. shows more of what it really looks like)

mlee49 · Jul 25, 2010

I suggest against a NB block. You've got that spot cooler there and that should be good enough. NB blocks are usually tight and restrictive so it may be hard on your loop rather than just adding temps.

p_o_s_pc · Jul 25, 2010

mlee49 said:
I suggest against a NB block. You've got that spot cooler there and that should be good enough. NB blocks are usually tight and restrictive so it may be hard on your loop rather than just adding temps.

i was thinking that the extra restriction wouldn't be good but i don't like the spot cool there it is ugly and out of place so i am thinking of getting a tower style cooler for the NB and remove the stock "fusion' heatsink that is on it.(i can just pull the fins off and slap a NB cooler in the place and still have the heatpipe cooler) so that would help both NB and mosfet temps.

also i noticed the water moves alot more in the res now that i switched the tube and barbs over to 1/2" and none of the tube is starting to kink like the other stuff.

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