external cooling system

[Dudered7]

Ok first of all the reason that I am doing an external cooling system is because it would give me more rads and it would make my computer silent.

Componets list:

2 Swiftech MCP55 pumps

1 400mm Bitspower res

5ft of tubing (haven't decided on what kind)

3 480mm rad (haven't decided on witch ones)

3 Phobya 480mm rad stands

10 black compression fittings

4 black 90 degree fittings

3 Koolance quick disconnect sets

1 fill port

2 CM Excaliber fans (already have 10 excalibers)

3 Hinges

3 locks

3 handles

1 can of black paint

1 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" x 8' wood pole

1 8' x4' x1/2"

1 set of Rad mount screws

1 set of side screws

1 set of floor screws

1 utility screen (don't know the size)

4 wheels

2 Black acrylic sides

1 Black acrylic front

1 Black acrylic top

3 Black acrylic doors

What it has to cool:

Intel i7 3930k with the Swiftech apoge HD

Asus Rampage IV Extreme with EK water block

2 EVGA Classified Hydro Copper GTX 580's

I will be overclocking the 580's and the 3930K

 

[jamesriley94]

What case do you have?

 

[Dudered7]

800d

 

[jamesriley94]

You can cool that well enough, and silently all internally. External it just awkward and looks poor. Just put a bit of time into planning the system internally and you'll do such a better job of it.

 

[Dudered7]

I need the most proformace and I don't want to mod the case, and the unit will be in the grage

 

[jamesriley94]

Well considering what you need to cool your system is 1, 360mm rad and a 240mm rad - assuming full size 60mm thick rads, three 480s are way overkill. For the price of them, you could easily enough buy something like an NZXT switch and fit the 360 and 240 straight in there without any modding.

At current times there's enough cases on the market to be able to cool any rig internall, while staying very cool and quiet without having to go for external radiators, and without having to mod.

Just look around, you'll be far happier with a nicer looking rig than 4, 480mm rads on the outside.

 

[Dudered7]

I will be doing the other thing and I like the look of other cases and the 800D is the best looking I think.

 

[garih]

considering you have not got the mobo, cpu or gpu's yet, and you said you are having cash flow problems your water cooling plans are a bit far fetched

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

There is a point to were you have to much radiator. In most instances a 360rad will NOT cool better than a 240mm. Simply put your watercooling setup is a total waste of money and WAY overkill. You could drop the GPU rad to a 360mm and the other rads to 240 and I guarantee you will notice ZERO difference in performance. 3 480mm RAD, Sorry but you are not cooling anything that would remotely require such a thing.

You also have to keep in mind the laws of thermo dynamics in which your radiator fluid CANNOT become colder than the ambient temp with just fans blowing air. So if you can get a 240mm RAD at ambient temp and a 480mm RAD at ambient temp there will be ZERO performance gain.

 

[jamesriley94]

There is a point to were you have to much radiator. In most instances a 360rad will NOT cool better than a 240mm. Simply put your watercooling setup is a total waste of money and WAY overkill. You could drop the GPU rad to a 360mm and the other rads to 240 and I guarantee you will notice ZERO difference in performance. 3 480mm RAD, Sorry but you are not cooling anything that would remotely require such a thing.

Exactly. If your hearts really content on doing an external set up, at least get one of the Phobya supernova rads for 4,230mm fans, so it looks half tasteful.

 

[garih]

Exactly. If your hearts really content on doing an external set up, at least get one of the Phobya supernova rads for 4,230mm fans, so it looks half tasteful.

however, he said he was planning on putting the rad unit in the garage with long hoses so he would not have the noise where he is using the computer.

 

[jamesriley94]

Ahhh, missed that. I'd still say the supernova would be better as you only have to worry about moving 1 thing rather than 3, and it will perform easily as well as you need it to.

 

[Dudered7]

The reason for going overkill is because I want to be able to use it with a future system and it might be cooling anoth system too. It will look great anyways and I don't a super nova because it would be harder to mount. And before anyones says that there is a mount for it already and I don't like it. The sytem won't be too far away and It will have the pumps and res in it. All of the plastic will be lazer cut so it will be clean cuts. It will also tity up my system so I don,t have to go to the rads pump and res.

 

[sharps_87]

Seems a little ridiculous to me. Why use such a massive case as the 800D and externally watercool? If all the rads are in the garage why not use a smaller less intrusive case.Why go to ridiculous water cooling lengths when doing so leaves you without the required funds to buy the CPU, motherboard and GPU's?

When you say the unit is in the garage do you mean the whole thing or your planned external water cooling "unit"? If it's the watercooling then how close is your garage to where your case will be, how do you plan to run tubing to your garage from the room with the case in?

I just don't get it.

 

[G-Dubs]

I agree that the reasons why are a little confusing. but then when Mrs Dubs asks why I'm doing a particular mod I find it very hard to explain "why". At the end of the day despite it not being a solution most of us would seek, it's what the OP wants to do, so lets see if we can offer constructive support shall we.

After all, that's what this community is here for

 

[The Scientific Moustache]

he will most certainly need to be very careful with pump selection, I can imagine the loop length gettting very long very quickly (all linear distances doubled) so Is going through a wall an option?