My FiRsT WaTeR CoOlInG SeTuP....

You will have an increase in the temperature of the CPU if you add a GPU to the loop as well, yea. Not sure how much though..depends what the computer is doing at the time. Games in particular will raise temps, coz the 2 heat sources are feeding each other, technically.

K
 
he has a 120.3 so it wont be too bad but yeah a deffo increase in temps but less noise !!!! which is a massive plus point.

As for the ide cable try tucking/running it behind the drive cage of the cd-rom drives, do teh same for teh other oen and eth sata cables, it wil make it look neater.

If you try tucking it behind the cd-rom drive cage it shoudl look shorter and thus neater

phil
 
name='mightynimrod' said:
Reckon we've both got bored with the hassle of doing the extreme stuff, just settling for what we can get on air for the time being......watch this space though - you never know ;)
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I've also followed this route and gone from phase to water to air, next I'll go passive ;)
 
thoughts on 7800 sli water cooling..

Hi Guys, good idea with the ide cables i will look into moving them later tonight thx. Since you mentioned cooling the gpus with the water setup ive been considering doing it more and more;) I looked on ep and what did i find... dd 7800 water blocks:D now im gonna have to do it! I looked into cyclepaths method of doing his with the sli 6800s but im thinking of going a slightly different way. Instead of going into the gpus first then the cpu im thinking of doing the opposite as id like to keep my cpu temps as low as poss! http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6078/7800setup3un.png



This way i believe the water wont pass over the same component twice meaning getting the water out quicker for cooling? Wouldnt this be a better way of doing this? Im still learning so correct me if im wrong:)

Thanks

DAve
 
I don't know what you mean by passing water over the same component twice.

However with an SLi setup you may want to put 2 Y connectors in so that the graphics cards are cooled in parallel so they get the same temperature water and therefore roughly the same clocks. With stock voltage 7800s though it won't make much difference as they seem hugely voltage limited.
 
Hi Gollum

Hi Gollum thx for the info. My 7800gtxs are pre overclocked to 490mhz+ anyway so im looking into keeping them quieter and cooler. What i ment by passing over the components twice is on cyclepaths he has so that the water is going in the 1st gpu followed by the second, then into the cpu, then from the cpu back into the gpus and out. I wondered wether this would generate more heat as with my method i figured going into the cpu then into the 1st gpu then the 2nd and out so that it wouldnt be circuling round through the gpus twice if ya know what i mean>>?? Im still learning but trying:)

Thanks

Dave
 
AFAIK all blocks only have 2 barbs and you can only have water going through them once. Are you referring to some strange block which cools both sides or has 4 barbs or something?

Your setup is fine for what you want yes.
 
OOps

Forget what i said if i had looked properly i wouldnt be such a noobie!!!!!!!:confused: He has gone into the gpu, into the cpu, into the gpu and out. MY BAD!!! I completley misunderstood everything. lol

Thanks Dave
 
No I can understand your confusion. I had a look and there's a chipset block too which looks like it could be on the graphics card. Easy mistake buddy.
 
Also that is a strange order - GPU, CPU, GPU. I agree CPU, GPU, GPU is much better if you're not overclocking the cards any further and you want to keep CPU temps down.
 
Lol

Thanks gollum you made me feel better saying that! :)

Well at least im learning through all this thats whats so good about these forums! When you said use the y connector i presume you mean have tubing coming from both outlet barbs on the gpus and into one y connector onwards to the rad?

Thanks

DAve
 
2 y connectors?

Would you not need two y connectors? One coming from the cpu into the gpus and then one outta the gpus to the rad? Im confusing myself now i think!! lol

Dave
 
lol

Lol see what i mean im confusing myself lol....:o At least im trying to use my head and maybe ill learn sumthin outta it lol. Another question.. I was thinking as i only have 3 120mm fans cooling my rad, maybe if i use the sli water cooling setup i should add another 3 fans on the push/pull config? Only issue is the air blown into my case there are only 2 80mm fans on the rear and would this be sufficient to withdraw the heat?

Dave
 
Adding 3 more fans can only help. What comes in must go out. The fact you don't have many extractor fans may slow the intake fans' flow rate but I don't think it will make the case temps substantially higher.
 
info appreciated

Thanks for the info gollum i am seriously considering going water with my sli setup!:p Maybe ill get the stuff for xmas from my wife lol.... unless i can persuade her sooner!

Dave
 
Your case look great equilibrium. Don't know how I managed to miss this thread. If you're looking at cooling your gpu's with an NV78 they do an SLI version that'll make the cable routing neater http://www.dangerdenstore.com/product.php?productid=168&cat=67&page=1 though I'm not sure the spacing is compatible with your board. I would rather have gone CPU,GPU,GPU with my build but its a bit tight with a DFI. The 7/16 tubing helped a lot though as its more flexible. Anyway good luck with your further mods :)
 
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