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« on: February 28, 2009, 07:53:15 AM » |
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Hello all =) I love shuttles I've prolly built over 20 over the years and have had atemps to water cool with very little luck.... I just wanted to share with you guys my current build. I had a few rules that in this build 1. Everything had to fit inside the case 2. All the water cooling parts had to be hi end parts 3. I dint want to hack up the case 4. All the componets had to be as current as possible "within budget LOL" The componets in this build as follows Shuttle SG33GG5 Intel Q6600 Lapped GO stepping BFG 8800 GT OC Corsair XMS 2G 4-4-4-12 2 OZC SSD 64g raid 0 Black Ice Micro dual 80mm PolarFlo Water block "center tube ground out for maximum water flow Swiftech MCP350 pump and res ClearFlex 3/8 Tubing Ek 8800 gt G92 Water Block Ek 3/8 Stubby fittings Here are some pics =) Ill have some temps up in a couple of days                    |
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rubyrod
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2009, 08:50:59 AM » |
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Awesome work! What are your temps like and why didn't you use a 92mm rad?
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hugh
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 09:49:37 AM » |
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yes, i'm a bit :O about the radiators
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HarryK
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2009, 03:11:52 PM » |
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Awesome work! What are your temps like and why didn't you use a 92mm rad? I already had 2 80mm laying around and figured I would give it a go and see how temps are before purchasing any more stuff. Thats the only reason  Im not really planning on overclocking, at this point I just want it really clean. |
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spc_75
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2009, 05:28:59 PM » |
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nice. but - "Im not really planning on overclocking" - wtf - you HAVE to overclock :-)
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Maturin
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2009, 05:47:40 PM » |
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Very nice and clean but i'm not sure you'll get better temps than the ICE... do you?
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2009, 06:01:01 PM » |
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My friend, I have dreamed of doing this exact same thing for years but never had the money or guts. Congradulations on doing it. The next step I would suggest if temps are good is to cut out the rear honeycomb grill, replace it with a normal fan grill for better airflow, and mount a 92mm rad in the mounting holes.
How is your system noise? Is your powersupply noisy? My PC50 is VERY noisy.
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hugh
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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2009, 07:23:58 PM » |
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Very nice and clean but i'm not sure you'll get better temps than the ICE... do you? agreeeeed. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2009, 09:45:44 PM » |
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Why wouldn't he ? The cooling area seems to be about 3 times as large, the radiator has a lot more surface. Take into account the better waterblocks and the large thermal capacity of water and he'll be getting 30-40°C on load I suspect, depending on how long he is running it and the ambient temperature. The only problem with the setup is the case and it's lack of a decent intake. That's the problem I'm facing with my G5 also, the components aren't well ventilated because the system only has one decent exhaust or inlet, not both. Temperatures drop considerably when I just remove the case cover, which shouldn't be in a well-ventilated case. Oh well, that's what you get with SFF  HarryK, it's a fine project and I bet I would do it about the same way as you did. Although I'd choose an external radiator probably, something like the Zalman Reserator or something else dismountable and passive. |
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Maturin
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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2009, 10:11:55 PM » |
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Back when I had my wc'd ST20G5, temps were barely better using an 80mm radiator. And that was only using a CPU in the loop. Though I must admit that lapping job is beautiful...
I second Spare-Flair's suggestions. Cutting out the honeycomb helps a bunch, and a 92mm radiator should be good too.
You should see a little more drop in temperature if you can manage to fit a push/pull fan setup on the radiator. You would likely need to use 90º angled barbs though if you go that route.
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hugh
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« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2009, 11:38:57 PM » |
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i too tried cooling a dual core cpu alone with 80mm rads and temps were average. add a hot card into the loop and it might get a little warm? i'm curious, everyone seems to have better results than me  i think that the 92mm rad was only easily available within europe? |
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Maturin
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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2009, 01:38:05 AM » |
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Used to be. Danger Den now has one on sale in the US thankfully.
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HarryK
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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2009, 02:13:49 AM » |
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Used to be. Danger Den now has one on sale in the US thankfully. To be had at frozen cpu =) looks like my rigs is idleing at 40-42c i want it to idle for a while before i run prime |
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HarryK
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2009, 02:50:32 AM » |
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HarryK
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« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2009, 02:55:25 AM » |
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its been going for a bout 20 mins now and its at 55/51/52/50 on a stock cooler it would have rose faster Ill have to keep my eye on this for a while
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EastTexas
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« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2009, 03:00:23 AM » |
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What GUI are using?
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Maturin
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« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2009, 03:11:42 AM » |
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There needs to be a way to stress both the cpu and gpu at the same time to simulate some intense gaming on that loop. Thanks for the process and results so far!
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« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2009, 10:59:44 AM » |
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lovely little project mate well done.. whats your ambient temps? get prime running along side gpu caps, give it an hour an report back! |
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« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2009, 04:05:25 AM » |
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I would love to hear some more information on how this worked out! I'm considering a water cooled shuttle project as well. What I think I will end up doing though, is making a bracket on the top of the case with a radiator and fan blowing up. So I can use the rear of the case to pull air in. This of course would require me to mod the case, and cut a vent into the top, which won't look pretty. But so far, have you played with the rig more, is it running hot? I would love to know what the temps are gaming and gaming with the case off.
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« Reply #19 on: April 21, 2009, 09:00:26 AM » |
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That is a beautiful work of art.
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« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2009, 02:45:48 PM » |
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Awesome setup but I have a n00b question. Does 1 92mm fan provide better cooling than 2 80mm fans? I'm also trying to get my feet wet with this watercooling (no pun)
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hugh
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« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2009, 06:46:56 PM » |
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yo feet could get very wet very fast technically 2 80mm fans should move mroe air than the 92mm fan. tecnhically. you then have to take everything else into consideration. face value, the 80mm's have a joint surface of 12800mm, wheras the 92mm is not quite as large, but on the other hand, the 92mm may be quieter, 80mm might be crazy high RPM, you then need to know which radiator you plan to use, as i think that the 80mm rads are thicker than the 92m rads, so more surface area to be cooled, but at the same time, more air resistance so possibly not as good cooling unless you had the 80mm fans on each side of the rad. |
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