Mach 3 ??????

[ZaX]

I'd like to water cool my graphics card in my Mach 2 rig but I don't like the thought of having to squeeze a rad, pump, res and tubing into the case. So I thought I'd build a self contained unit, rather like the Mach 2, that would mount underneath it, here's the project so far...

I'm waiting for the water cooling bits, the panels are in the pipe line, made to match the Lian-Li style.

 

[Firelord]

Very nice d00d

How you going to get tubing from bottom to the gfx card?

 

[ZaX]

I've cut holes in the Lian-Li case near the thermal bus and holes in the bottom of the prometeia, I just have to make sure the water tubing doesn't come anywhere close to the compressor as that thing gets hot.

 

[Firelord]

Why not run it out of the back of the bottom case and then through PCI slot covers or cut some holes in the back of the mobo tray for them

 

[ZaX]

That was an option but I prefer things to be internal, I just feel it's neater that way.

 

[Phil Stanbridge]

..or you could just do what I'm doing..

 

[ZaX]

..or you could just do what I'm doing..

...true, true but I like having a computer that is almost as tall as me

 

[aXeR]

i think ida stuck the water box ontop, gonna need a powerful pump to pump that much water at a decent speed (as ure gonna need a lot of tubing )

 

[standin wave]

Zax That's awesome m8! I reckon they'll model the new daleks on your rig when they see it

sw

 

[ZaX]

Zax That's awesome m8! I reckon they'll model the new daleks on your rig when they see it sw

LOL

 

[ZaX]

i think ida stuck the water box ontop, gonna need a powerful pump to pump that much water at a decent speed (as ure gonna need a lot of tubing )

Thanks for the tip Axer, I checked the delivery head on my pump (Hydor L20), i'ts 135 cm. It's 66 cm from the base to the VGA, so it should reach, if it's not powerful enough I'll buy a new pump, maybe an Eheim. I'm trying to keep the cost of this whole project down and the Hydor pump is one that I have lying around. The whole frame is made from scrap metal I pulled out of a skip One man's rubbish is another man's treasure!

 

[standin wave]

One man's rubbish is another man's treasure!

Why dya ALWAYS keep turning the conversation around to women?

sw

 

[Phil Stanbridge]

Zax the L20 will not be sufficient for the VGA at that length away from the block. There wont be enough pressure. The Eheim is a good choice, I'd opt for the 1250 personally, its a larger pump and offers much more pressure.

 

[ZaX]

Zax the L20 will not be sufficient for the VGA at that length away from the block. There wont be enough pressure. The Eheim is a good choice, I'd opt for the 1250 personally, its a larger pump and offers much more pressure.

Cheers Phil for the tip, what control unit do you think I should go for with the Eheim 1250.

 

[Firelord]

I use a DD12v pump and that has plenty of head! Its slightly more powerful than a 1250

 

[ZaX]

I use a DD12v pump and that has plenty of head! Its slightly more powerful than a 1250

I've got a 550 W Antec PSU and rest of the components you can see in my sig, I would prefer to have a pump that draws power seperately as I wouldn't wan't to run the risk of destabalising my 12 V rails.

 

[Brwmogazos]

i think ida stuck the water box ontop, gonna need a powerful pump to pump that much water at a decent speed (as ure gonna need a lot of tubing )

something like my MSc project...what i did with my mach 2 and wc setup

ended up using just freon 24/7 as the top radbox didnt match my prometeia rig...

3/4" tubing so that it could fit through the pci plates on the back of the case without any modding needed ...so the waterchill was a good match for the project...

i'd say the L20 would be OK for your rig...but i would personally go as phil said for an eheim 1250 with a higher head

 

[ZaX]

Which controller chip would you recomend with the Eheim 1250?

 

[Firelord]

I've got a 550 W Antec PSU and rest of the components you can see in my sig, I would prefer to have a pump that draws power seperately as I wouldn't wan't to run the risk of destabalising my 12 V rails.

Well you could stick a shuttle PSU in there to power fans and the pump or even a cheap mATX PSU would do it I run a tagan and the pull isn't as much as I thought it would be....

EDIT - I see you have a lot there but tbh its not much more than what I am running really. Not such if you've done VMods or not but I am running max Vmem and Vcore on my board.

twin raptors, pump, seagate 120 SATA, 6 120mm fans, 3 80mm fans, XT PE @ 560/600, DigiFire, MO 20*4 display, fan controller and cathodes - load rails form tagan 480w is 12.22v and 5.04v and 3.34v

 

[[O-CuK]Marci]

Cor them pix are big... took forever to download and I'm on 3Mb!

Anyways...

Which controller chip would you recomend with the Eheim 1250?

Doesn't use a "controller chip". You plug the pump straight into a wall outlet... unless u mean a relay to turn the pump on/off with the PC, in which case Swiftech Rev1 or Rev2 relay, or Criticool PowerPlant Pump Relay Card.