Hi Guys
Basically I'm looking to do a custom painted and windowed CPU and GPU water cooled FT03. After I spoke to TTL at "AMDheaven" about my current rig being to loud I plan to try and make this as quiet as possible.
So far I have been surfing the interwebs looking for a watercooled ft03 and the only attempts I have seen have modded the case to fit a 240 rad. I found this really quite ugly and want to preserve the shape of the chassis.
So I'm thinking a double thickness 120 rad at the top, dual 80 mm rad at the bottom, both with push pull noctua fans And then a 140mm magicool slim radiator informs of the psu fan on the bottom, (using the psu fan to pull air through the radiator and exhaust through the psu) Will this work? I saw it suggested on another forum though i have no idea how i will mount it considering the magnetic dust filter that is situated in this place.
[sharedmedia=core:attachments:4187] an idea for the loop
I'm going to cut a window (don't know what shape but I have access to a laser cutter/etcher), may use the ROG logo or some shooter based shape. Then I plan to paint the case to a red similar to the Lian li case red, leaving the plastic accents black. Though I am slightly confused how i would be able to do this as the case is anodised aluminium? And don't worry it will be a better red than this! Are there any things to consider with cutting or painting this anodized aluminium and what would be the process for it?
[sharedmedia=core:attachments:4188] the paint job window placement
The system I plan for this is going to be my rig to take to uni at the end of the year and will not built in June/July this year after exams, therefore it needs to be very portable yet powerful hence the specs below
-top ivybridge 2700k equivalent CPU w/c
-asus maximus v gene z77
-8/16 gb vengeance 1600mhz cl8
- HD 7970 oc w/c
- ssd
- xfx modular 850w/antec high current pro 850w (to allow for upgrades)
-bitfenix alchemy cables
-noctua nf-f12 x2 for 120 rad
-noctua nf-r8 x4 for dual 80mm rad
I will be cross firing in the future and i guess this loop will not be able to handle the added heat so this would probably be a aftermarket cooled card (such as a xfx double D, or ASUS top) as temperatures will be sacrificed, The DD cooler appears to dump most heat outside the case.
So yeah what are your ideas worries or suggestions for this, im kinda set on this case though and would like to be able to watercool.i know its long but this is my first modding water-cooling experience and my first post here at OC3D so be nice!
Thanks Simon
Basically I'm looking to do a custom painted and windowed CPU and GPU water cooled FT03. After I spoke to TTL at "AMDheaven" about my current rig being to loud I plan to try and make this as quiet as possible.
So far I have been surfing the interwebs looking for a watercooled ft03 and the only attempts I have seen have modded the case to fit a 240 rad. I found this really quite ugly and want to preserve the shape of the chassis.
So I'm thinking a double thickness 120 rad at the top, dual 80 mm rad at the bottom, both with push pull noctua fans And then a 140mm magicool slim radiator informs of the psu fan on the bottom, (using the psu fan to pull air through the radiator and exhaust through the psu) Will this work? I saw it suggested on another forum though i have no idea how i will mount it considering the magnetic dust filter that is situated in this place.
[sharedmedia=core:attachments:4187] an idea for the loop
I'm going to cut a window (don't know what shape but I have access to a laser cutter/etcher), may use the ROG logo or some shooter based shape. Then I plan to paint the case to a red similar to the Lian li case red, leaving the plastic accents black. Though I am slightly confused how i would be able to do this as the case is anodised aluminium? And don't worry it will be a better red than this! Are there any things to consider with cutting or painting this anodized aluminium and what would be the process for it?
[sharedmedia=core:attachments:4188] the paint job window placement
The system I plan for this is going to be my rig to take to uni at the end of the year and will not built in June/July this year after exams, therefore it needs to be very portable yet powerful hence the specs below
-top ivybridge 2700k equivalent CPU w/c
-asus maximus v gene z77
-8/16 gb vengeance 1600mhz cl8
- HD 7970 oc w/c
- ssd
- xfx modular 850w/antec high current pro 850w (to allow for upgrades)
-bitfenix alchemy cables
-noctua nf-f12 x2 for 120 rad
-noctua nf-r8 x4 for dual 80mm rad
I will be cross firing in the future and i guess this loop will not be able to handle the added heat so this would probably be a aftermarket cooled card (such as a xfx double D, or ASUS top) as temperatures will be sacrificed, The DD cooler appears to dump most heat outside the case.
So yeah what are your ideas worries or suggestions for this, im kinda set on this case though and would like to be able to watercool.i know its long but this is my first modding water-cooling experience and my first post here at OC3D so be nice!
Thanks Simon