Project : Dark Storm **56k*

[MikeEnIke]

I want to fondle your case :drool:

 

[ai_01]

Nice man That Petra's top?

yes it is, the MCP355 pump was alot smaller than i thought it was, the top adds a nice finish.

 

[PV5150]

Looking great mate...love the res! Is that from Performance-PC's?

 

[WC Annihilus]

Well, if it's got the Petra's top, then it has gotta be from good ol' Petra's Tech Shop

 

[ai_01]

Looking great mate...love the res! Is that from Performance-PC's?

actually got it from petras, they are quite new, they have had design discussions @ XS about it, it just came out. (layout of it here)

 

[ai_01]

got off late today, h/e i decided to start cutting the wholes for the radiator, heres a semi-before pic

 

[markkleb]

Petras is a really great place (excellent customer service)

I love building comps, the next best thing is watching someone else do it..

 

[ai_01]

Today finished the wholes for the rad, its gonna be placed at the bottom, i had a 124mm hole saw, h/e if i ever got a thermochill grill id have to get a new case or it would just look funky.

 

[deathwish]

you have done a good job at cutting those holes

looking good can't wait to see more

 

[NickS]

Nice man

BTW, Petras > All

 

[markkleb]

NickS, who did ur sig? Beautiful.

 

[ai_01]

Well i was hoping i would be up in running this wk h/e the smart people @ performance-pcs gave me the cheap plastic barbs for my thermochill, which made a leak. Thus this project is delayed for like a week while i just ordered some other barbs and stuff from somewhere else.. Heres the layout for now and i took off the IHS and as u can see is one golden stepping for a 165 =P

 

[FarFarAway]

Very clean man, like the rest in there too

Awesome stepping A64...ownage OC'ing I hope

 

[Toxcity]

Woah!

That is look awesome! Nice work matey!

 

[Doddsy]

That is looking awesome mate, keep up the good work!

 

[ai_01]

Well while im waiting for some barbs on back order and such i decided to do a couple minor things. i mounted the some yate loons, with silicon gaskets onto the shroud. I also bought an RF remote reciever from ATI, basically now it will enable it to be like a media PC, and the reviever dosnt need to be shown b/c its not a sensor like most its RF like radio so i just gotta hide it in the case.

and the remote =P

 

[ai_01]

the rest of my parts should be coming in monday. i have a small mockup, im debating on the loop. i have Storm so it strives on pressure, also my pump is reverse flow to a D5 or a 50z so water pulls down throu the top inlet and out the mid horizontal inlet. Heres the layout.

any suggestions? right now im thinking of only 2 ways.

1. pump -> rad -> cpu -> gpu-> res -> pump or...

2. rad -> pump -> cpu -> gpu-> res -> rad

im more for 1. b/c res will bring temps down, before the pump and then hit the rad, the only thing is if the Storm dosnt get the pressure it needs its kinda useless using it

 

[Doddsy]

I went for the first way, the pump dumps heat into the loop so having the pump before the rad should give the best cpu temps.

 

[ai_01]

any other suggestions for loop path? parts should be comin intoday..

 

[FarFarAway]

No. 1 option

res>pump>rad>cpu>gpu>res