Crossflo-X TPU Edition....

[panchoman]

mk, any plans to do the car mod?

and thats crazy man.. love that red case.. cant believe you shoved an atx mobo & sli in there!

 

[PrudentPrincess]

My cases can fit completely inside a Qpack, use ATX and SLI

Can you get me some pictures an atx sli board in my x-qpack2 would be awesome.

 

[MKmods]

Can you get me some pictures an atx sli board in my x-qpack2 would be awesome.

Go here
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=54817

 

[MKmods]

Ok back to the topic...I just ordered a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233005
for a CPU cooler, great deal and is only 5 1/4" tall. (1" less that the 120mm version)

For the SB I got one of these
http://www.petrastechshop.com/encnonfocono1.html
with just a bit of trimming it will fit nicely with the Acceleros and 8800GTs

for the NB this
http://www.petrastechshop.com/enslonfocoso.html

And for the mosfets a pair of these
http://www.petrastechshop.com/thhrumocot3u.html

that should keep the top side of the mobo cool enough. Now on to figure the underside.

 

[DanishDevil]

Looks great for keeping it cool!

And I would love to pull someone over once I'm a cop and have them say, "I'm sorry Officer. I didn't see those people in the crosswalk or the red light. I got distracted because the enemy UAV was airborne." :shadedshu

 

[pt]

the nb and sb coolers remenber me of swiftech coolers

 

[Silverel]

I loved swiftech coolers back in the day.... ah good ol Socket A...

 

[MKmods]

I am customizing them as well..The original coolers are ok but alum. I figure these copper ones should help out a bit.

I have to take off for a couple days so I will be back Fri.
Il post a few more picts then, should have the mobo cooling sorted.

 

[tkpenalty]

I am customizing them as well..The original coolers are ok but alum. I figure these copper ones should help out a bit.

I have to take off for a couple days so I will be back Fri.
Il post a few more picts then, should have the mobo cooling sorted.

I would go with another option for NB & SB Cooling, HR-05 IFX's perform better. Remember to lap them though! See, heatpipes > copper block in terms of heat transfer speed. For the CPU get this instead http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-hdtsd964.php, where you can find it. it enables you to easily attatch another 92mm on the rear.

 

[tkpenalty]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...epa=0&Description=HDT-RS1283+120mm+CPU+Cooler

holy crap O_O

 

[MKmods]

I would go with another option for NB & SB Cooling, HR-05 IFX's perform better. Remember to lap them though! See, heatpipes > copper block in terms of heat transfer speed.

I have ALL the Thermalright blocks here. They can not fit with the 8800GTs with the Acceleros.

If I was using a DFI yes, but the Biostar has no room. Have faith

 

[PrudentPrincess]

Go here
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=54817

Could you post a pic of the inside of one of your qpack cases w/atx mobo?
(the only pic there is of an acrylic SFF.)

 

[MKmods]

I dont use the Qpack case (poor design) thats why i made my own cases

 

[PrudentPrincess]

I dont use the Qpack case (poor design) thats why i made my own cases

Sorry, I was thrown off guide when you said:
"My cases can fit completely inside a Qpack, use ATX and SLI"

 

[Th3-R3as0n]

Soz wrong thread

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Sff Ftw!

Modding Shuttles FTW!

XD

 

[MKmods]

Im trying to decide on LN, Air, Water or a combo.

 

[tzitzibp]

do you think this will be enough airflow, lol

put some wings on the side...it will probably take off...lol

 

[Wile E]

Im trying to decide on LN, Air, Water or a combo.

LN2, period. Send the pots my way when you're done. lol.

 

[MKmods]

Ok time to get going on this mod. I was going to use the New Biostar N750 mobo but traded for the Gigabyte 750 and now I am back to the Biostar 590.

I wasent happy with the 3Dmark06 scores 9K with the 9600s and 4850e. I am going to test the 4850e on the 590 mobo this weekend to see if there is REALLY a diff with X8 and X16 on the PCI-Es or if the score was so low just because of the 4850e.(was 13K + with the X2 6400)

For a theme (remember Im not such an artsy fartsy guy) I am going to try to do a futuristic thing.

After looking at EnergyFXs comp (I hate/love the complexity) I am now waffling between air/water cooled. Please help me out with ur ideas.

Also I am having a prob with if I should be SLI, TriSLI or Quad SLI (next comp will be Crossfire)

 

[EnergyFX]

Ok time to get going on this mod. I was going to use the New Biostar N750 mobo but traded for the Gigabyte 750 and now I am back to the Biostar 590.

I wasent happy with the 3Dmark06 scores 9K with the 9600s and 4850e. I am going to test the 4850e on the 590 mobo this weekend to see if there is REALLY a diff with X8 and X16 on the PCI-Es or if the score was so low just because of the 4850e.(was 13K + with the X2 6400)

For a theme (remember Im not such an artsy fartsy guy) I am going to try to do a futuristic thing.

After looking at EnergyFXs comp (I hate/love the complexity) I am now waffling between air/water cooled. Please help me out with ur ideas.

Also I am having a prob with if I should be SLI, TriSLI or Quad SLI (next comp will be Crossfire)

Well if you are waffling due to water cooling considerations, let me just say that n.audBl wasn't worth the trouble until it was all done. Of course... I don't have a shop setup like you do. I just got so sick of the project being on the dining room table. Going liquid also makes it 10x harder to tinker with stuff once your done.

As for SLI/TriSLI/QuadSLI... refresh me on what the goals are. For primary gaming, SLI will do fine with the expansion option of going Tri later. If you want to do extensive benchmarking and pixle drag racing, then Quad is definitely an option. My personal opinion is that none of the QuadSLI offerings are really worth the money now that the 280GTX has hit the street. A TriSLI 2x0GTX will stomp on QuadSLI. Look at it this way, lets compare the 280GTX to the 9800GX2. Research the performance of the 280GTX vs. the GX2. Now consider that you can get 3 280GTXs in a system, but only 2 GX2s. The GX2 is awesome, but the 280GTX beats it in numbers.

Ugh... now it's getting interweavingly complex. Since you are considering multiple video cards, you also have to consider how many expansion slots they will consume... especially on air cooling. An air cooled TriSLI setup devours every single expansion slot on the board, whereas using single slot waterblocks (like mine) would still leave 3 slots available.

 

[MKmods]

First thanks for the reply. By any chance have you seen any of my other SFF mods?
(I usually build the case 12" deep 10" wide and 9" tall)

I am having a hard time deciding on this one, I was gonna make a "Green" gamer. Very good specs,400 watt PS max, at least SLI and definately OC able. I have access to any hardware this time. My SFF case design will allow any GPU combo but honestly I hate to build stuff for the .2% and prefer to build for the avg. comp user (the other 99.8% of the world)

I also will be going AMD/Nvidia (its what I have and I like AMD)

I usually go with water but I have been able to design air stuff that works pretty darn close. Right now I am running my 2 ECS 9600GTs in SLI, one is water cooled with my custom block, the other is Passive cooled with the Accelero cooler, they are within 5C.

I like the simplicity of the passive cooling but in real life it takes up a LOT of space. Remember the dimensions I have to work with (12X10X9) and I am hoping to shrink it a bit more in the height to about 7".

I am really impressed with the 4850s (insane value) but as this is a Nvidia show they will have to be the next mod.

EDIT: Found it, here is a link to a couple of my earlier SFF mods
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=54817
(they are completely wired in those picts)

 

[EnergyFX]

So what is this build's future... like after it is done. Is it for you or to be sold... or something else? I kind of get the impression that you might be building it for the fun of the build and will find a home for it later, but I could be way off.

I think I have seen one of your SFF builds, but it was a while back. I also followed the 'simple' mod you did with the green hex grilling on the front that I believe you sold to someone here on the board. I'm sure I've seen others, but I look a so many peoples rigs. I'm kind of addicted. :shadedshu

Edit: Oh... and you'll never convert me to ATI... lol, so just plan to take my nVidia fanboism with a grain of salt.

 

[MKmods]

I posted a link of a couple of SFF cases above. Usually after its done I disassemble it and start on the next one.
But this is gonna be special (probably a long time before there will be another like it) so Im gonna keep it.
As to selling cases its definitely not for the money (paint alone costs more than I sell the cases for) I usually do it to show ideas and tips I have to improve existing design/efficiency.

The SFF cases are different as they usually have several hundred hours in each one so to sell one would be crazy.

Here is the last one made from alum and carbonfiber

(the wiring is soldered to the back of the mobo)

 

[EnergyFX]

Ah, so you do it for the fun.

So how 'on the fence' are you about shifting over to liquid on this one? It kind of seems you are already going in the air cooled direction.

I might have an idea for liquid cooling that I have yet to see done. The second picture in the link you posted reminded me of it.