My First Ever Water Cooling Project

[BALISTX]

What about mounting the rad ontop of the CM690. Just mount the on the outside at the top?

[Cptn Vortex]

Well that would look kinda silly. Just hand a double or tripple RAD off the back with a RADbox. It will look much better, cool better, and allow more room on the inside!

[BALISTX]

That is true. as long as you don't block the holes for the tubing.

[lcdguy]

in regards to why there are so many people here harping on the full coverage blocks. here's why i got mine.

1. It looks way cooler than a gpu block, secondly i would rather cool the ram as well so i can get the best performance.

In regards to hanging the rad on the back. This is what i did. 1 word of advice a 1" Bi metal hole saw and a slow rpm / hi-torque drill are your friend. Also you should consider a fill port it is your friend.

[zlojack]

Man this sucks.

I spent a couple of hours last night trying to find a Fuzion and it looks like I'll have to pay for shipping from the US plus whatever the duties turn out to be.

NCIX won't even let me place the order and the D-Tek website has no stock.

[zlojack]

Another question:

Do I really need a reservoir? If I put a fillport at the top of the case with a t-junction before the pump will that work as effectively as a reservoir?

What are the pros/cons of that setup? What about a drain? Does having that many T/Y junctions inhibit the flow?

I could also have a fillport which goes to the reservoir from the top of the case I guess.

Drain like this


Fillport with T:

[lcdguy]

That's what i did :) how ever i neglected to insert a drain plug :(.

Basically the main advantage with using a t line is that you save space. But there are some quirks.

1. It takes longer to fill
2. Without a drain plug it takes a long time to drain.

If i were to do it over again i would use a res. And since i am getting a popcorn hour box. I will be selling my current WC rig and doing it again for my new computer (old HTPC)

[zlojack]

So the best of both worlds would be something like the the first shot in my previous post?

A fillport that goes into a reservoir that goes into the pump? Then a Y-Junction that goes down to a drain?

Also, how does that affect the flow?

[3.0charlie]

I'd rather use the Swiftech Micro-res, which is installed inline, and allows for quick filling, and fast bleeding. Then you can also add the drain line, with a Y fitting.

The first pic looks great, but that's a lot of tubing...

[zlojack]

I was looking at the Micro-res. It would fit my case better, because where I was thinking about putting the drive bay res would conflict with my VGA card.

I'm still a bit confused about the res situation. Could I install the Micro-res with a fillport at the top of the case? Then run a tube from there to the pump. After the pump, a y-junction with a split for a drain and a line to the rad.... then the rest of the loop.

I think I need to get a photo of my case and do some photochopping....

EDIT: I just had a thought... I bet I could fit that radiator in the front part of my Ninehundred under the hard drives and use the front fans to pull the air out...

I might have to sacrifice an optical drive...hmmm... food for thought.

I guess I should start by ordering the rad and components and see if they'll fit. Time to take some measurements.