GHOST
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Firstly I cut out front, top and back case grills to improve airflow (silvermax II mod), then...
I decided to WC my rig with spare parts I could salvage from a couple of friends old setups and aquarium parts I had laying around!
So these are the parts I had to begin with:
1. an old EHEIM 1048 (600 lt/hour) pump...
2. cpu and NB blocks from an antartica WC kit
3. a Hardware labs Black ICE GT radiator
4. a Themaltake radiator striped from a bigwater kit
5. ALPHACOOL PUR 10/8MM UV Green tube....
The first step was striping the maximus formula of its cooling setup....
In order to remove the fusion block without cracking the mobo I put it in the fridge for about 2 hours then it just came off with minimum effort....
Second step was installing the waterblocks....Only wish I had a SB block to fit as well! And it went on from there.........
This is the final transformation of my personal rig! 18/11/2008 just added my new cpu: QX 9650!!!!
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52 Comments on GHOST
sensor : idle - load
cpu: 34 - 46
mb: 31 - 35
NB: 35 - 46
SB:38 - 46
temps for {@3.6ghz - Mild OC} are:
sensor : idle - load
cpu: 38 - 50
mb: 33 - 36
NB: 41 - 48
SB: 41 - 47
temps for {@4.05ghz - 24/7 stable OC} are:
sensor : idle - load
cpu: 39 - 55
mb: 33 - 36
NB: 45 - 49
SB: 41 - 48
room temp during tests: 27 C
not bad!!!
Also, please spend one minute of your time to comment and criticise on the project!
Thank you!
that rad on the back needs cleaning, though! lol
thanks again!
i am not a professional photogrpher but i try my best and sometimes it works.
you have a very nice rig!
also very nice 3d mark score.
i like the two ati 3870!!!
wanna have a crossfire with two 4850 by myself, but do you think that is worth, i mean because of the 8x8 lanes on my p45 chipset?
by the way my monitor has a max res of 1440x900.
greetz!!!
@undmor......thanks and I insist that you take great pics...as for the crossfire, well it might be best that you go for a 4870 x2 2gb ddr5 card and utilise 16x lane speed....
PS: Nice temps!
Yes woman, it is the satisfaction of building something!Damn! LOL
1. E8400 @3.6 (400x9), mem @1066, crossfire HD3870 @800/1100 (Physx disabled)
2. E8400 @3.6 (400x9), mem @1066, crossfire HD3870 @837/1197 (Physx enabled). Note the difference of this picture and the first in the CPU test section and you will see the difference the PPU does...
3. E8400 @3.6 (450x8), mem @900, crossfire HD3870 @837/1197 (Physx enabled)
which set of temps do you consider correct?
this is obvious in idle with all fans set in lowest speed!
and what do you get with real temp?
up to bios 0907 temps would show as e.g. cpu:20, core1,2:33-35 idle) and so on!
chk top right corner! and that was a e6420@2.13Ghz oc to @3.2 Ghz .....
all that changed after that!
there is always room for improvement, so give me your best shot! (talking about pushing my luck!) LOL!
Thank you for your time and comment!
So at the moment the temps I have are shown below...
temps for {@3.6ghz - Mild OC} are:
sensor : idle - load
cpu: 38 - 50
mb: 32 - 36
NB: 38 - 45
SB: 36 - 43
Holy c***!!! a 6 degrees drop on the SB! I love this cooler!
@MRCL
thanks guys for comments and votes!
Very nice mod . Good work :D :D
to everyone that votes... Thank you!
I think so, too!
really like this case =D
This case is huge and serves well for watercooling, modding and cable management!
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so i received a Sapphire HD4870 Toxic to replace the crossfire!
soon to post some benches!
The good news is that because my 3870 cannot be replaced with the same model I can replace it with another 4870 toxic and pay the difference (about 100$)... So soon to have an HD 4870 toxic Crossfire!!! and the benches will keep coming!
QX9650@4.0GHz
Sapphire HD4870 TOXIC@810 / 1060
Seems also good all that water 8/10.
Must be freezing in there ;p
Netherlands
btw, please put a link for your case, so that I can see what you consider a great looking modded pc case....