Water cooling problem

[BumbleBee]

the most important fan mounts are the 4 on the side panel the second most important is the 2 on the bottom panel, air is the coolest at the bottom of the case and floor of a room. you want a cold air stream to travel across the southbridge and memory and into the radiator because remember if you put 4 on the side panel it will be directly cooling the motherboard and you have no intake in the front currently this is why I told you to get a power supply with a shorter housing not because of tubing or routing but because 1200 watts is a bit overkill and to be able to use that fan mount.

 

[Pete1burn]

Ah. I was considering changing the side 220 to four 120s, but I never though to put fans on the bottom. We'll see what the HX750 is priced at when it comes out.

 

[BumbleBee]

yes and you will have intake on the x, y and z axis.

 

[Sasqui]

Pete - There's a way to move the EK res so that it's closer towards the side panel, and include two mounts, so that it'll be completely out of the way of the video card. The only possible issue could be the tube to your pump.

I can share pics and techniques if you are interested.

 

[phanbuey]

Its not worth modding the GT200 series... the VRMS get unbearably hot, and unless you have a full coverage block (i dont) then they'll hit 100C in no time - the little cooling plate that comes with the swifty block is like a party hat on a skydiver, totally worthless.

If you get the 275 IMO there is very little point in extra cooling for it; your overclock will be 5% higher... but not worth the $40 block and the $20 cooling plate.

 

[BumbleBee]

he already has the blocks. all he needs is the retention plate and either the Swiftech MC16 BGA Heatsinks or the GT200 Aluminum Plate. and you can take the memory over 3000Mhz.

 

[phanbuey]

I didnt see it on his list, is why I assumed




System Specs
DDC355 pump w/XSPC top
Dtek Fuzion V2
XSPC RX360 rad
Feser blue UV tubing
EK res (was 250, ordered 150 to test)


You can't on the 260's... i have that same setup... that memory won't budge over 2484 Mhz. I have that exact aluminum cover heatsink (but for the 65nm version)... it does not cool well without an additional fan in the VRM area.

The gtx 285 mem does go alot higher tho... it will be a nice looking setup.

 

[BumbleBee]

he has 2x MCW60-R2 if he sells one he can cover a lot of the cost for the GT200 retention plate and GT200 aluminum heatsink.

 

[Pete1burn]

Pete - There's a way to move the EK res so that it's closer towards the side panel, and include two mounts, so that it'll be completely out of the way of the video card. The only possible issue could be the tube to your pump.

I can share pics and techniques if you are interested.

Sasqui, I would love some pics if you're willing. Thanks!

 

[Sasqui]

So I took some time to make sure this would work - it pushes the EK closer to the side panel, away from the motherboard... and gives enough clearance for a full hieght card behind (with about 1/2" to spare) - the only problem I can see are PCIe power connectors.

You'll need to drill extra holes for it - see the pics. Cool thing - they don't interfere with any 3.5" drive bays.

I fashioned rubber spacers (see the top pic), out of 1/4" ID fuel line hose using a utility knife - hose cost about $1.00/ft at the local hardware store, I used the extra in other spots. Each washer is a little less than 1/4" thick, so the EK mounts ride on those and the sheet metal bend-over towards the front of the drive bays (quite stable and sturdy).

In the second pic, you can see where the machine screws go through and stainless washers/nuts.

Here's the other side (pic2):

Perhaps that'll help in your situation!

 

[Pete1burn]

Thanks! I'll study in more detail in a couple days when things calm down.

 

[Naekuh]

that fillport looks annodized alu.

watch out for it.

Id hate for you to get corrosion because of that fillport.

 

[Sasqui]

that fillport looks annodized alu.

watch out for it.

Id hate for you to get corrosion because of that fillport.

Yep, it's a danger den fillport. If it wasn't anodized and I was filling the system with salt water, I'd worry. The only corrosion I ever saw was a POS Koolance nickle plated splitter that started to rust!

 

[Pete1burn]

Ok I just put in the drive bay adapter. Looks great! Now on to searching for a new video card. I want know the release date on the 4890 Atomic.

 

[erocker]

Ok I just put in the drive bay adapter. Looks great! Now on to searching for a new video card. I want know the release date on the 4890 Atomic.

You, me and half the forums want to know... If you want to watercool a 4890, Powercolor has one with a full-coverage EK block installed on it for $330. Not a bad deal considering it's $250 for the card and about $110 for the block.

 

[Pete1burn]

Full coverage blocks are pretty restrictive, but I'd consider it. I only have the CPU in the loop right now. Adding one more block, even a full-coverage shouldn't restrict it too much.

Do you have a link?

 

[Naekuh]

Full coverage blocks are pretty restrictive, but I'd consider it. I only have the CPU in the loop right now.
Do you have a link?

uhhh actually FC blocks are less restrictive on some occasions.

The DD blocks are known for uber low resistance, and

Testing was conducted by martin link'd off skinnee's review site:
http://martin.skinneelabs.com/DangerDen-IONE.html

 

[Pete1burn]

I thought we were talking about Powercolor though. Are they the same as something else in that chart?

Looking for a link to the card with it so I can read up on it. Google isn't being nice to me.

 

[air_ii]

Power Color (by the looks of it) uses EK water block.

 

[Naekuh]

I thought we were talking about Powercolor though. Are they the same as something else in that chart?

Looking for a link to the card with it so I can read up on it. Google isn't being nice to me.

im showing you an example of how far full cover blocks have gone.

On average the new blocks will share the restriction of there old counter parts. Not much is changed on full cover blocks besides trying to get the base to match the pcb.

 

[Pete1burn]

You, me and half the forums want to know... If you want to watercool a 4890, Powercolor has one with a full-coverage EK block installed on it for $330. Not a bad deal considering it's $250 for the card and about $110 for the block.

I see what you're saying now. Powercolor has a pre-watercooled standard 4890. I wonder if they'll do the same with the Atomic. That's what I really wanted to get.

 

[BumbleBee]

full coverage water blocks are restrictive because they have more surface to cover, the only time I would ever use full coverage water blocks is if I had a Triple or Quad SLI/CrossFire and EK doesn't make the greatest water blocks either.. you have 2 perfectly good MCW60-R2 what is the most important part of the video card to cool? the gpu.

 

[Pete1burn]

Do we even know if the MCW60 fits on a 4890? I don't think the restriction would be so bad if I'm only cooling two things in my loop. a FC water block might have sucked on a 4850X2 because of the extra GPU.

 

[BumbleBee]

MCW60-R2 will fit on any GPU because GPU's get smaller and smaller you just need the proper retention plate which are usually under $10 in fact it is compatible with the 4870 by default so it should be compatible with the 4890. also check this out.

 

[Pete1burn]

I don't think the Sapphire Atomic is reference.