WC Rebuild

[BigIan88]

Bought some new WC parts recently, had fun installing them last night and this morning

"The before"

NAKED

Its a dirty job, but someone has to do it!

Loud stock fan!

Stock rear exhaust

Squeeky clean block - if a bit blurred

Cleaned the inside of it too!

Rebuilt and cleaned thoroughly

No place like home

Top rad in place and extention prepped

Fans in place

Old stock fan (intake)

Replaced with far quieter fan as an exhaust (only mountable on one side)

120+240=win!

Testing fittings and configuration

1st attempt at routing

Different angle

Nice Bitfenix cables

Not as nice NZXT extension

Reconfigured cables that preventing kinking of the res return hose

Different angle

Temps after nearly 2 hours prime run (idle temps are a bit lower than on the photo as i didnt give it time to cool from previous run)

Some final pictures that came out quite well on my phone

 

[SieB]

I was just looking at your thread on Aria it looks a lot better than your first loop, i'm liking the black and white theme.

 

[dugdiamond]

well done dude

 

[Azurite]

Nice build. Good choice of cpu waterblock. I am getting that one too, but just need to wait for Intels new socket to get out. I have a question for you: isnt it hard to see if you got airbubbles in the loop, using those kinda tubing? I imagine you just let the pump run, and shake it some before you boot up?

 

[BigIan88]

I tilt the case to force the air to one side then let the pump run for 20-30 mins with no cap on and you see bubbles pop up now and then that have been forced out of the loop

 

[AdrianD2]

Is it possible to mount the PSU the otherway around? IMO it would look better. Love the white tubing! Cheers

 

[BigIan88]

Is it possible to mount the PSU the otherway around? IMO it would look better. Love the white tubing! Cheers

yup, but if something sprung a leak it would drop straight into the psu itself and cause havoc so i played it safe

 

[ruthless_villain]

whats clocks/volts is that 2500k @ during the prime testing

 

[BigIan88]

4.5Ghz @ 1.36v with mid-day heat ambient temps.

Its been folding all day and the temps at the mo are 46-49C

 

[ruthless_villain]

nice

 

[BigIan88]

Heres temps now the thermal paste has had time to settle and ive changed the flow.

Been folding overnight and restarted this morning due to an update but heres the temps after 2+ hours folding

 

[GODuk]

How are you allowed so many pictures? I can only put 2 - 3 on mine before it exceeds my 500k global quota.

 

[GODuk]

P.s.

Looks nice pal

 

[BigIan88]

Anyone notice anything different?

 

[daantjuh44]

White mushkin !?

 

[alicarve]

White mushkin ram

 

[BigIan88]

Yup

 

[dipzy]

white ridgebacks OMG

 

[alicarve]

how? you weren't even one the of the winners were you?

 

[dugdiamond]

i dont feel very much unique anymore