Switch 810 & Rampage IV WC'ing

[Volatile]

Hey guys im looking to seek some despretely needed advice in regards to water cooling my CPU with a Switch 810 and a rampage iv extreme.

I bought the XSPC Raystorm D5 RX360 Water Cooling Kit.. And too my stupidity i totally forgot i would have a lot of issues running that rad with a push/pull config.. The 8pin on this board is situated in the worst place possible to achieve this!

Now im looking to sell this rad on a forum that's located here in Australia, and im looking at buying another rad that will fit perfectly with a push/pull configuration and im curious to know if anybody here at all is running a 54mm rad with a RIVE inside of a switch 810 in push/pull?
As this will make me 100% confident again, because atm my WC'ing experience has been terrible


Another thing is that Res that is in the kit, does not align at all with the holes on the case therefore its just sitting there like a flimsy floozy on a night out on the town.

What's the go with that?

Main concern is as i mentioned will a 54mm rad fit perfectly for a push/pull?

I'm looking at this rad http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_160_297_922&products_id=15844

 

[airdeano]

welcome to the forum. the SR1 series uses 9 fins per inch, so the use of push/pull
is merely overkill. a good stout 140mm fan with a high static pressure like the
BGears B-Blaster 140mm is fantastic. 103cfm, 3.5mm/h2o, 1800rpm, 36dBA.
can undervolt to 6volt without startup fails, works great @ 7volt and quite.
if you were running the BIX GTX series, then yeah, it'd be lots worse issue.

airdeano

 

[Volatile]

Thanks for the welcome mate

the use of push/pull
is merely overkill.

Blasphemy Nothing wrong with a little overkill hehe..

a good stout 140mm fan with a high static pressure like the
BGears B-Blaster 140mm is fantastic. 103cfm, 3.5mm/h2o, 1800rpm, 36dBA.
can undervolt to 6volt without startup fails, works great @ 7volt and quite.
if you were running the BIX GTX series, then yeah, it'd be lots worse issue.

airdeano

BGears are not stocked here in Australia unfortunately.. If i get better performance with just push i'll happily go with that, and if choose to add more fans later.. The thing is i need to know if that would actually fit though, as i mentioned the 8-pin CPU Connector is a real pain in the arse!

If someone is able to confirm 100% that a 54mm fan + 25mm fans would fit inside the top of the case i'll purchase it asap ^_^

So it was either the SR1 420, Or SR1 360..

But all in all, the main concern is will it fit inside the switch 810 @ the top with fans underneath it with the rampage iv extreme...

 

[SuB]

You can get in touch with NZXT to get that top panel replaced for one with holes that line up btw

Tom would be your man on this one mate

 

[Volatile]

You can get in touch with NZXT to get that top panel replaced for one with holes that line up btw

Tom would be your man on this one mate

Do you mean for the res?

TOM WHERE ARE YA MATE? :lol:

He would be the man to get a definite answer from that's for sure!! I'm more concerned as i said about the 54mm rad in the switch 810 and a rampage iv extreme.

Few years ago, i would honestly been able to figure it out on my own.. But unfortunately i had a quite severe car accident and my brain isn't what it once used to be! But trying to get there slowly..

 

[SuB]

I have a phobya G-changer up top and I can't fit fans in underneath for a x79 deluxe which may/may not have the connector in the same place, but it's definately up the top of the mobo.. in truth it seems fine without push pull at this point

 

[Volatile]

Just had a look at your board.. the 8pin is in same area..

http://postimage.org/image/rqh15eyv1/

http://postimage.org/image/b1fl9i29p/

http://postimage.org/image/ae60v2wzv/ some pics i took last night.

Bottom line is, from the top of the case to the start of my motherboard is 81mm. Even if i got a 54mm rad and with 3x25mm fans on the bottom there is still no chance i will be able to fit it in, because that stupid 8-pin.

I'm really regrettying buying the switch 810 when I did, seems i cannot fit crap on the top without that 8pin getting in the way.

Was hoping i can fit 54mm with 25mm fans, but no chance..

 

[Volatile]

Alrighty. I done some more searching and found some thinner rads, and i've come with this selection to choose from.

I need to know which of the one selected is best,

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14734

http://www.thekoolroom.com/product/hardware-labs-gts-420/

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=207_160_297_1270&products_id=21435

http://www.gammods.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=6606

http://www.thekoolroom.com/product/koolance-hx-cu1320vs/

http://www.thekoolroom.com/product/ex480/

Now i know that a 480 quad rad is longer, but i can take out those rivets where that plate is, Will it fit leangth wise now? I would probably do a push pull, apart from the last fan where it will be only push..

Thoughts? And which would you pick out of the ones i've listed?

 

[SuB]

I'm not sure there is enough length to get a 480 in there ?

Just to clarify... What is this cooling? and why are you so hell bent on push pull btw? if it's just cpu, I have a 420 (3x140) up top with 3 fans on pull out the top and it's perfectly fine temps wise, with the same block.

 

[Volatile]

I'm not sure there is enough length to get a 480 in there ?

Just to clarify... What is this cooling? and why are you so hell bent on push pull btw? if it's just cpu, I have a 420 (3x140) up top with 3 fans on pull out the top and it's perfectly fine temps wise, with the same block.

Sorry mate, A few years ago i would be able to do all this on my own but unfortunately 2 years ago i was in quite bad car accident and my brain hasn't been what it once was, but trying to get there slowly again..

I decided to stick with the my current rad.. I can put 2 on the bottom 3 on the top.. The thing is i've seen people "cutting/shaving" the fan shroud so it does fit and doesn't interfere with the 8pin CPU sleeving or connector, but nothing online illustrates how they do this.. All i know is they used a dremel tool to achieve it..

 

[tinytomlogan]

Im pretty sure I made nearly an hour long video on an 810 when I got it then a second one when the colours came out.

The details WILL be in those videos. Im not going to the garage and getting one out to measure again now

 

[Volatile]

Im pretty sure I made nearly an hour long video on an 810 when I got it then a second one when the colours came out.

The details WILL be in those videos. Im not going to the garage and getting one out to measure again now

haha good one mate ^_^ Yes i know you did, and i remembered i was one of the first few hundred to watch it! And my own stupidity i totally forgot about it! ditzy floozy moment right lol. And Hello from Australia Tom! Give us some of that cold weather mate, much needed here!

I've seen on forums of people who have used a dremel tool on the fan shroud to make it fit, and i am very curious on how they managed to do this cause i think it could work. I actually attempted to do that hours ago and I had enough clearence on that first fan from the 8pin CPU connector (with it plugged in) But then some of the sleeving would hit the fans fins lol.. So that was a fail in itself but i was oh so close.

If anyone of even you Tom, can shed light on how to dremel the shroud properly it would be great appreciated.

I am not sure if they actually cut a solid piece off of the shroud, or shaved it back? I shaved mine back..

 

[SuB]

Sorry mate, A few years ago i would be able to do all this on my own but unfortunately 2 years ago i was in quite bad car accident and my brain hasn't been what it once was, but trying to get there slowly again..

Absolutely no need to apologise mate, forums are here to help and I'm happy to do so. But as tom said, he's done an hour long video on it and he covered pretty much EVERYTHING

Well worth a watch, (i did and it made me buy the case )

I decided to stick with the my current rad.. I can put 2 on the bottom 3 on the top.. The thing is i've seen people "cutting/shaving" the fan shroud so it does fit and doesn't interfere with the 8pin CPU sleeving or connector, but nothing online illustrates how they do this.. All i know is they used a dremel tool to achieve it..

So thats a dual 120 rad in the bottom (if that's what you mean by 2) and a tripple 120 rad in the top?

Is this just cooling the processor Or are their graphics cards in there to be cooled too?

You could probably remove some of the fan edge but that seems a bit mad really lol.

 

[Volatile]

Absolutely no need to apologise mate, forums are here to help and I'm happy to do so. But as tom said, he's done an hour long video on it and he covered pretty much EVERYTHING

Well worth a watch, (i did and it made me buy the case )



So thats a dual 120 rad in the bottom (if that's what you mean by 2) and a tripple 120 rad in the top?

Is this just cooling the processor Or are their graphics cards in there to be cooled too?

You could probably remove some of the fan edge but that seems a bit mad really lol.

Dont worry mate i watch it when he put it out of which made me by it too! But since then and now was a long time and i totally forgot about it! lol

Its just a single 60mm 360 rad in the roof, but i have 2 fans under it and 3 on top..

 

[Whaler_99]

So thats a dual 120 rad in the bottom (if that's what you mean by 2) and a tripple 120 rad in the top?

I think he means running the thicker 360 rad up top, but only running two fans in push and three in pull correct? Leaving off the one fan that interferes with the 8pin plug, correct?

Volatile - if playing with shaving the fan shroud, just need to be careful not to affect airflow dynamics to much, without seeing exactly what you did. May end up with worse performance then if you left it off, or went with a different thickness rad.

FYI - I am using a XSPC EX360 rad on top - http://www.xs-pc.com/products/radiators/ex-series-radiators/ex360-triple-fan-radiator/
Fits in nicely in push/pull at only 35mm thick. Maybe easiest in the end to sell the one you got and go with something like this?

If all you are cooling is the CPU, this would be fine. I am also planning to cool two GPU's, so added the RX240 on the bottom.

 

[Volatile]

You would be right Whaler

Well this is my first time water cooling, so i'll just make do with what i have now and learn along the way and experiment. I didn't shave a lot off at all, i smoothed it out and wasn't too bad, will post a pic up when i wake up tomorrow..

For now it's just the CPU, but looking to do my 3x GTX 680 Classifieds.. Which of course than i'll need another rad for sure and will more or less add one in the bottom as you have.. But for now i'll just make do and play around.

Spend some money on good quality fans instead i think hehe

 

[Whaler_99]

You would be right Whaler


Spend some money on good quality fans instead i think hehe

The Corsair SP series are very popular for rad cooling. Depending on your FPI you can go with the Quiet or Performance edition ones.