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EastTexas
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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2009, 02:23:06 AM » |
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How do you like the case?
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Arild
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2009, 03:23:39 PM » |
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i love it! it's twice as large as shuttle-cases, i know...
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hugh
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2009, 06:59:58 PM » |
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might be pushing the rads limmits a little bit due to the fact that it looks like the rad would have very minimal airflow (can't work out where it would go in the case) would it be going flush with the rear exaust and then using the heatsink fan as a kind of push pull operation? if so you'd have to be doubly careful unless the fans were swapped so that the rear 120mm fan was sucking in, else the radiator would be recieving hot air straight off the heatsink. i don't know the case so can't really comment further
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Arild
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« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 03:07:34 PM » |
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would it be going flush with the rear exaust and then using the heatsink fan as a kind of push pull operation? that was my first idea. but i would like to keep the cpu aircooled so reversing the airflow will give a negative affect on the cpu-cooler no? |
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« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2009, 03:53:27 PM » |
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i'd have thought that there would be a minimal difference between the two. should you have the rear fan sucking air into the case, then it would be advisable to mount a seperate exhaust fan, and it doesn't look like there's too much room available for that. tricky.
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Arild
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« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2009, 04:06:13 PM » |
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i already have two scythe's (10cm) at the front blowing air in...  |
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« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2009, 07:09:30 PM » |
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ah, wasn't aware of the front fans.
why not try swapping all the fans around, so that the 2 front ones are exhaust and flip your cpu and rear fans around and just observe your temperatures and see if anything good or bad comes from it.
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Arild
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« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2009, 07:29:39 PM » |
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there's nothing wrong with the temps. cpu is running 42°C max, gtx's at 78 on full load. the nvidia's are just a little noisy  i think i'll give it a go and see where i end up. if one rad is not enough i'll ditch the scythe mugen 2 and use the free space for a dual rad and watercool the cpu and the gtx's |
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2009, 07:49:16 AM » |
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Hi, I'm really interested on your work. I'm planning to use the same tower to build a config with a core i7 920 and 2 Geforce GTX285. My final goal is to be able to watercool the proc and the two GTX with everything inside the case . I see that you have already mod a little bit your case by percing two holes on the top for the cable management. I really love your current design Could you just write down all your currently config ? (CPU, harddrive) Regards |
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Arild
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« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2009, 04:35:02 PM » |
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My hardware inside the NSK3480:
DFI X58 T3H6
i7 920
6gig GEiL DDR3 1333
2x GTX285
Samsung spinpoint 320gig
Tagan Piperock 800w
As for the fans ect.:
2x scythe slimline 10cm (100mm x 15mm) front
1 antec TRI-cool 12cm exhaust
Scythe Mugen 2 cpu cooler
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« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2009, 06:46:20 PM » |
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hmmm.
well in my sugo, a similarly small case, i watercooled my cpu (Q6600) and a single 8800gtx using a full face block, to cool the loop i was using a 120.1 radiator using the psu fan to cool it and a 120.2 rad with some nice 120mm fans, needless to say temperatures were totally and completely unnacceptable. after smiling that the whole thing had been done internally, i ripped the thing to the ground and went back to a full tower case for my watercooling adventures
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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2009, 10:46:25 AM » |
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Just a suggestion, but have two radiators: one at the front, and one at the back, both with fans blowing out, and water-cool the CPU as well.
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Shadowtester
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« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2009, 12:44:24 PM » |
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That radiator might handle both cards if you put enough cfm though it however I think you will find out the noise from the radiator fans would end up being as bad as the fans on the video card I think you would need more radiator so you could decrease the amount of cfm required which would decrease the noise. I am guessing maybe a couple of 100 plus cfm fans in a push pull setup on the radiator may provide enough cooling but I think the noise would be nasty.
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« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2009, 03:19:28 PM » |
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Hi Arild, can you please post more pictures of your system. I'm specifically interested in the upper chamber area.
Thanks. g
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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2009, 02:01:28 AM » |
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im after something similar as well, but i just want to cool the i7 in the sg03
would that feser 120mm rad be enough?
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« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2009, 03:23:28 PM » |
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im after something similar as well, but i just want to cool the i7 in the sg03
would that feser 120mm rad be enough? Cooling an i7 with a single 120mm rad isn't usually advisable. Your temps are going to be high. Granted the i7's can run pretty hot anyway. I guess the question to ask yourself, is why? If you're looking to run cooler than an air setup, it's not going to happen. However, if it's a configuration or space issue that you want to address, then it might work. As long as you realize you're not likely to cool better than air, and OC's might be temperature limited. Ideally for an i7, your looking at 120.2's at minimum for respectable temps. |
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« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2009, 01:08:27 AM » |
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yeh im not after better then air as of now. i just want better cooling then the stock cooler or the NT06e and is more or less equal to a TRUE/noctua.
since i cant fit a high performance air cooler into a sugo 03 im willing to pay the extra for water even though its not really good value since im space limited
as for overclocking im probly thinking around 3.2 - 3.6ghz or anything under 4ghz that the single 120.1 can handle
so for my purpose would a single 120mm reach my goal? so far local suppliers only offers the XSPC120
also since im new to WC, im not sure what pump / blocks to use for better results
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« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2009, 02:15:55 PM » |
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Okay, if you're looking for a single 120 rad solution, the XSPC isn't a bad performer. The only potential downsides have to do with quality. It's not going to leak on you, but there have been some released with questionable paint and such. The key for this radiator is going to be airflow. You will have to get that heat moved off of it. So, you're going to need a great fan. The Scythe Gentle Typhoon and Zalman ZM-F3 are excellent performers. Regarding a pump, the Laing DDC 3.2 is the best option for a simple loop, and it's very compact. The Heatkiller 3.0 is arguably the best performing i7 block out there right now. It may trade blows with a few other tops including the Koolance 350, but it's not as restrictive.
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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2009, 06:46:50 PM » |
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What about trying to squeeze a Thermochill PA160 not sure how tight a fit but the 160 will provide almost as much cooling capacity as some of the cheaper 120.2 radiators. It might be a little hard to find and somewhat pricey because I think they discontinued it.
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