Bad Boys of Case Modding Clubhouse..

[MT Alex]

As far as good rads go, they all perform very well. Some are made for loud high speed fans, while others (Thermochill and XSPC) are thicker and made for slower quiet fans.
Planning your first loop is giddy, and spooky at the same time. Once you get it up and running, all the spook is taken out, and then you are addicted

Found the post with the pics of the 230mm, 1/21/09:

Hopefully have my rig finished and back into shape by Saturday. Made some good progress tonight.

 

[Cold Storm]

ok ill go take a few pics but im not sure how to upload them
brb..i go take some pics

TechpowerUP Upload

 

[jj420]

took few pic but not sure how to upload them...

 

[MT Alex]

Use the link provided by Cold Storm. Upload the image, after upload, click on the blue link with the tags.

Quote a post that has pictures posted, then you can see how the text is supposed to work.

 

[jj420]

i tryed uploading it say failed to upload

 

[jj420]

http://img.techpowerup.org/110130/Snapshot_20110127_2.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/110130/Capture.png
sorry took so long..file was to big i was trying to load..hope you still here

 

[jj420]

sorry im such a nebbie at this post thing but im learnin
http://img.techpowerup.org/110130/Capture5.png

 

[Cold Storm]

Thanks for the uploads.. Newbies learn. so don't be sorry.


I say, go with MT's as a temp. You can easily take that H50 to the top, and allow for a duel raid out side..

 

[jj420]

might have to do that..when i opened the gtx580 hc2..is single slot but i think it is longer than the 8800gts...ill get better pics when i start to rip everthing apart,im just waitng for res and pump
and i also got 1200w corsair coming to,only got 620 in there now and with all harddrives and vid cards and fans..did a psu test thing to see what watts i need said i sould have 920 watt psu

 

[jj420]

mt.....was it hard to mount it up top,cause i think i will do it that way if 120mm rad wont fit down the bottom,

 

[Cold Storm]

The top shouldn't be hard.. just some washer and nuts to get it.. But, he'll be around some time in the next few hours to answer..

 

[jj420]

well i got to run..hope i can find my way back hear as i would like to keep you up todate on how things are going with the build...its gonna be at least a week or so before i shut down and get things rolling,just cant live with only a laptop for entertainment..thx so much..you guys really got your poo together with this mod thing

 

[CyberDruid]

.is there a 120mm rad that stands above the rest

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...t_info&cPath=59_457_667_671&products_id=25387

 

[CyberDruid]

Hey guys I thought I would share a tutorial video I made. About how to get a steel case to bare metal. The Corsair 800D is coated with some serious paint. It's probably thin powder coat. Lacquer, acetone don;t soften it. But Rustoleum "Aircraft Remover" cuts right through it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkgV2bmhCQ

And here is a video I made detailing some scroll cut lettering I did in an aluminum side panel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOekIpf2hvA

 

[jj420]

Tygon B-44-4X 1/2" ID (5/8" OD) - "Non-Porous" Smooth Tubing
is this tubing anh good
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...-_Non-Porous_Smooth_Tubing.html?tl=g30c99s172

 

[CyberDruid]

You want Tygon R-3603

 

[cdawall]

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...t_info&cPath=59_457_667_671&products_id=25387

aren't the old PA120's better?

 

[HammerON]

You want Tygon R-3603

Second that

 

[CyberDruid]

They are about the same. The XSPC has the same deep low fin density surface area and the same wide channel low restriction plumbing. XSPC/WaterCooling UK bought Thermochill. It's still a quality product. Here's the low down on the new ownership http://www.thermo-chill.com/blog/thermochill-under-new-management

And here's a link to the replacement for the PA series, the TA. http://www.thermo-chill.com/product...product/ta1201-high-performance-radiator-15mm

Two changes. Spacing between fans was reduced to the (almost) industry standard of 15mm and the ports were reduced to G-1/4 instead of the non standard large G-3/8.

This makes the TA almost identical to the XSPC

The PA120.1

The TA120.1

The XSPC 120

All things equal why would you not want the prettiest looking one?

 

[CyberDruid]

Here's how I LC an A900

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XLI224RGhI

 

[MT Alex]

"Very nice" is an understatement.

 

[jj420]

hi guys been awhile..upgraded som parts and almost ready for final setup...just need few more parts....gettin real excited now,
i got rid of antec 900..bought obsidian400 evga p55 motherboard and i need ram and a cpu,gonna get an i7..I have installed the board and ran all wires,harddrives and evga 580gtx hydrocopper,res/pump and 120mm rad is in,so while i wait on ram and
cpu,i want to finalize the loop while i wait..i need to get more tubing cause i messed up while ordering by not getting enough
i was wondering if the 90degree compression fitting will restrict flow and also i am thinking about the getting a set of koolance
Quick Disconnects for draining perposes,,are those good to use

 

[CyberDruid]

hi guys been awhile..upgraded som parts and almost ready for final setup...just need few more parts....gettin real excited now,
i got rid of antec 900..bought obsidian400 evga p55 motherboard and i need ram and a cpu,gonna get an i7..I have installed the board and ran all wires,harddrives and evga 580gtx hydrocopper,res/pump and 120mm rad is in,so while i wait on ram and
cpu,i want to finalize the loop while i wait..i need to get more tubing cause i messed up while ordering by not getting enough
i was wondering if the 90degree compression fitting will restrict flow and also i am thinking about the getting a set of koolance
Quick Disconnects for draining perposes,,are those good to use

If you can make the tubing do all the work that is the least restriction. Sometimes there is no real way to do that so a 45 or 90 is the better option. Any fitting will restrict flow a certain amount. The more fittings the more restrictions. Same applies to the QDs. The QDs are handy if you think you will be taking things apart often. They do restrict flow somewhat. They work great I have used them several times.

 

[Chicken Patty]

This thread has been dead for a while. I haven't done any modding myself, but I'm sure someone wants to share something they've done since Feb. of this year.

 

[MT Alex]

I picked up this garbage can, tonight, for $10. I have a top panel and some fan covers to make. That's some inexpensive modder's mesh, and has a nice unrestrictive pattern.