Nevermore: WaterCooled Raven

[jibz]

Hey HWC,

I'm embarking on a journey of discovery, doing my first watercooling project and I'm pretty pumped up about it.

I'm going to be slightly modding my Silverstone Raven02-ew case to fit a 180x3 rad to cool my existing hardware and I hope I can document my progress in a way that will be entertaining and helpful for people who may want to do something similar.

Here is a size comparison for a 3x120 vs a 3x180:


For those interested the component list:
xfx 750w psu
i7 2600k
gigabyte p67a-ud4
16gb g.skill ripjaw-x black pcb/black heatspreader 1600mhz
MSI gtx570 x2 SLI
Azentech Bravura
G.skill phoenix pro 120gb(<3 AkG)
WD black 640gb x 2

Case:


Internals:


Watercooling parts:
Coming soon

[Poison Ivy]

My first w/c was also my last. It was fun as hell but damn expensive! I love the white motif, gonna be sweet.

[sswilson]

Damn dude!!! that is one hellova rad!!!!! Looking forward to seeing you shoehorn it in there. :)

[jibz]

Originally Posted by sswilson

Damn dude!!! that is one hellova rad!!!!! Looking forward to seeing you shoehorn it in there. :)

Well the HDD cage is getting it's rivets drilled so it can be cut down to size and rotated that's for sure. The small issue I have is that I can't get rad grills for 180mm fans.

[lowfat]

I almost feel like buying myself an FT02 because that radiator is so bauce. It is just so damn huge.

[jmassive]

Good to hear you finally got all/most of your stuff!

[JD]

So tempted to do a similar build, but I'll patiently await the Cosmos II and Muderbox MKII before deciding...

Have fun! I'll be keeping on eye on the progress

[sswilson]

Hrmmmm.... just a rough calculation of fan sizes X 3 suggests that theres twice the cooling area on that rad compared to a 3X 120 version.... that's pretty impressive considering that a 3 X 120 is already a formidable cooling force......

[3.0charlie]

Originally Posted by jibz

Well the HDD cage is getting it's rivets drilled so it can be cut down to size and rotated that's for sure. The small issue I have is that I can't get rad grills for 180mm fans.

Why don't you contact and ask Bill (mnpctech) and see if he can come up with a few, and how much for each? I'm sure he can make up some.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum.../mnpctech.html

[jibz]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

Why don't you contact and ask Bill (mnpctech) and see if he can come up with a few, and how much for each? I'm sure he can make up some.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum.../mnpctech.html

I gave him a shout a few weeks ago and he told me he was a couple months backlogged. With CES around the corner and a few others I expect him to be a busy beaver for a while.