Budget Watercooled I7 Rig
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Have this up and running now and while playing the likes of crysis the max temps I get while playing crysis is 40 on 3 cores and 42 on the other and idles in 30's while heating is on full blast in my room or mid/high 20's if off
after a few hours of play. It needs more lights/fans and change of colour in the water. This is what it looks like while running:
Just taught would put up the final pic for this for the moment with my uv lights fitted. There wont be any change until can afford to replace the the rad and the motherboard (only 2 dimms on it work out of the 3, should have checked it when bought it
, what makes it worse is I have 6 sticks so can only use 4 of 12gb ram
).
Btw the coolant was supposed too be orange. I bought this stuff http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop...e-50ml-for-water-cooling-fluids-pid-3613.html and thats the colour it turned out
Btw the coolant was supposed too be orange. I bought this stuff http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop...e-50ml-for-water-cooling-fluids-pid-3613.html and thats the colour it turned out
adamjamesroe
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Nice looking build
I've just picked up this board for the rig so have it stripped and trial fitted the rad in the bottom, fits perfect. I'm going to get a 47mm thick rad for the top and a 60mm rad for the bottom, both 240mm. I am going to have too drill some holes in the bottom so can pull air in onto the rad so not sure how that will work. I'm also going to have too pick up a new cpu block anyone any recommendations for a good 1366 block? Also I got the board and waterblock for 100 sterling, is this a good deal, dont know much about this board?
ShortAlieN
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not positive on price, but nice setup. that is going to look extra sexy in there.
Blackwhite
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£100 for Mobo plus Block it is a good price mate.Regarding CPU block. HK 3.0 or EK HF will be very good choice.
I think this one would look cool with orange water, think will try get this
http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/blocks/cpu-blocks/ek-supreme-hf-nickel.html
Have this up and running now and while playing the likes of crysis the max temps I get while playing crysis is 40 on 3 cores and 42 on the other and idles in 30's while heating is on full blast in my room or mid/high 20's if offafter a few hours of play. It needs more lights/fans and change of colour in the water. This is what it looks like while running:
Your res is fitted wrong dude.
Arthur Hucksake
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Wow... been a long while since I made a conscious effort to be conservative with cost to produce something awesome.
Brings back memories of my AMD K6-2 300 rig and my mighty 19" monitor that I repaired with a soldering iron as a youngen. Could literally repair motherboards with a magnifying glass with flux back then.
Brings back memories of my AMD K6-2 300 rig and my mighty 19" monitor that I repaired with a soldering iron as a youngen. Could literally repair motherboards with a magnifying glass with flux back then.
Could you tell us how I should fit it as I have the pc mostly stripped now and the new motherboard in and also a new 280mm koolance rad in the roof as plan on changing it about a fair bit pretty soon.
Budget Watercooled I7 Rig and I7 Server, hoping both too be finished for under 850
The budget on this has increased too 750 sterling so far as i got the new board and block but it now includes another rig in that price as i used the old board and 6gig of ram to make an i7 server. I just had too get a second hand psu for 20 and I got a h50 with my 5870 for the 50 or so quid i paid for it when i built the wc rig. I just had too use a spare 80gb hd, a 6600gt and a cheap case i had lying around so for the 750 i got the pc, desk, monitor, server (minus server 2008 which already had). I'm just short of a cpu off running both but can get a 920 do for about 70 if dont find anything better. I will also be using the watercooling bits I have that will now not be used, too watercool the cpu/gpu in my htpc which will be underclocked for total silence as is annoyingly loud at the moment(4850 really loud). I also managed to trade my 5870 for a vapour-x one as the other guy wanted one with red on it and I prefered the black cooler
Too finish and have both running I will need another cpu and a few bits but I think a few fittings and 240mm rad thats 60mm thick i need too make the watercooled rig how it want it will increase the price a bit as wont get them second hand
.
This is how the watercooled machine is so far, I move the drive cage lower so could put a drive bay res and pump combo in the top and still fit a rad lying flat on the bottom and ignore the wires as they will be sorted when I am closer too finsihing the rig:
This is the server finished, doesnt look like much and cables will be routed when I make a hole by the psu for them but it is very capable and good for little price.
The budget on this has increased too 750 sterling so far as i got the new board and block but it now includes another rig in that price as i used the old board and 6gig of ram to make an i7 server. I just had too get a second hand psu for 20 and I got a h50 with my 5870 for the 50 or so quid i paid for it when i built the wc rig. I just had too use a spare 80gb hd, a 6600gt and a cheap case i had lying around so for the 750 i got the pc, desk, monitor, server (minus server 2008 which already had). I'm just short of a cpu off running both but can get a 920 do for about 70 if dont find anything better. I will also be using the watercooling bits I have that will now not be used, too watercool the cpu/gpu in my htpc which will be underclocked for total silence as is annoyingly loud at the moment(4850 really loud). I also managed to trade my 5870 for a vapour-x one as the other guy wanted one with red on it and I prefered the black cooler
Too finish and have both running I will need another cpu and a few bits but I think a few fittings and 240mm rad thats 60mm thick i need too make the watercooled rig how it want it will increase the price a bit as wont get them second hand
This is how the watercooled machine is so far, I move the drive cage lower so could put a drive bay res and pump combo in the top and still fit a rad lying flat on the bottom and ignore the wires as they will be sorted when I am closer too finsihing the rig:
This is the server finished, doesnt look like much and cables will be routed when I make a hole by the psu for them but it is very capable and good for little price.
Just taught I would post some updates too this that I have been doing. I replaced the cpu block, put in another rad and a few other things. I still have alot of work too do on it though. I will be fitting a drive bay res that holds a d5 pump, replacing the silver fittings with black nickel fittings and putting a grill in the bottom so I can properly attach the bottom rad and I will also be getting a 47mm thick rad at the bottom also. If anyone asks about the res its only temperary and know its not ideal. I also wont be putting the dye in until i'm fully happy with the layout i'm going too be using. I'm still figuring out whether I should switch the the new xigmatek ellisyium case and do a dual loop instead.
I tried overclocking it and can get it stable on 3.8ghz with no voltage inscreases but for 4ghz I needed 1.341v. It has been running at mid 60's max on prime 95 for 1hr with fans all on 1 notch above the lowest and I cannot hear them at all, the only thing I can hear in the machine is the graphics card which is pretty quiet being a vapour-x card.
I tried overclocking it and can get it stable on 3.8ghz with no voltage inscreases but for 4ghz I needed 1.341v. It has been running at mid 60's max on prime 95 for 1hr with fans all on 1 notch above the lowest and I cannot hear them at all, the only thing I can hear in the machine is the graphics card which is pretty quiet being a vapour-x card.
Do you mean in case it leaks or heat issues, i'm not sure why its a concern, if could explain why and if there would be a better way would be very helpful
Also I will eventually be getting a waterblock for the card if when I have the new rad the rads can handle the 3 heat sources.
mayhem
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My advice to you would be move the res OFF the top of the power supply for starters, move it on top of the drive cage.
pic below to show you. this will use less tubing and if any leaks do happen its not directly over you pwr supp.
this system cools the chip set and the cpu. There are temp monitors in and out of the the rad and its still using less tubing and no 90 degree bends in it was so ever.
pic below to show you. this will use less tubing and if any leaks do happen its not directly over you pwr supp.
this system cools the chip set and the cpu. There are temp monitors in and out of the the rad and its still using less tubing and no 90 degree bends in it was so ever.