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Holy cow! Are those hoses? A water reservoir? A radiator?
Yes, after contemplating it for five years, I finally pulled the trigger and water cooled the ol' dragon. And better cooling for overclocking was the last reason on my list to do it.
Years ago I started looking at the case, and thinking if I could move the top-mounted fans inside the case (as opposed to on top of the case) there might be enough room to fit a slim radiator up there, under the stock shroud. It would allow for a completely stealth look, without an obvious radiator hanging off the case somewhere. I liked that idea, even if it would take some discreet case cutting to make things fit perfectly.
Also as I went through summers without air conditioning (and sharing a room with a server) the internal heat in the case would get to the point the CPU fan would spin up to "leaf blower" and stay there. Taking the side off the case would immediately vent the hot air and the fan would spin down within 10 seconds. I realized if I had some way to dump the heat directly outside the case rather than inside the case and hope the case fans could pull it out, things would be much better. That was the main goal for doing a water cooling setup.
I've learned a lot, and I'm about to do a "Phase 2" modification, building on what I've learned. One thing I can say is that it works... CPU doesn't get over 45C and the GPU stays a cool 40C, even when smashing down demons in Diablo III (which seems to be the biggest heat-producer I have right now). The top of the case gives off a warm flow of air while the rear case fan blows absolutely cool.
More pictures are here. That's my personal cloud, so the security certificate is signed by my own CA, which is untrusted to the rest of the world. But you trust me, right?
Yes, after contemplating it for five years, I finally pulled the trigger and water cooled the ol' dragon. And better cooling for overclocking was the last reason on my list to do it.
Years ago I started looking at the case, and thinking if I could move the top-mounted fans inside the case (as opposed to on top of the case) there might be enough room to fit a slim radiator up there, under the stock shroud. It would allow for a completely stealth look, without an obvious radiator hanging off the case somewhere. I liked that idea, even if it would take some discreet case cutting to make things fit perfectly.
Also as I went through summers without air conditioning (and sharing a room with a server) the internal heat in the case would get to the point the CPU fan would spin up to "leaf blower" and stay there. Taking the side off the case would immediately vent the hot air and the fan would spin down within 10 seconds. I realized if I had some way to dump the heat directly outside the case rather than inside the case and hope the case fans could pull it out, things would be much better. That was the main goal for doing a water cooling setup.
I've learned a lot, and I'm about to do a "Phase 2" modification, building on what I've learned. One thing I can say is that it works... CPU doesn't get over 45C and the GPU stays a cool 40C, even when smashing down demons in Diablo III (which seems to be the biggest heat-producer I have right now). The top of the case gives off a warm flow of air while the rear case fan blows absolutely cool.
More pictures are here. That's my personal cloud, so the security certificate is signed by my own CA, which is untrusted to the rest of the world. But you trust me, right?
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True things could have been positioned better, but at the same time sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the sake of neatness and efficiency. The reservoir is just about the lowest point in the loop... maybe the pump is a little lower. If the reservoir leaks, it'll maybe leak onto the SSDs, which probably won't die an instant death if water contacts the outer shell.
I'm using distilled water with a drop or two of a copper sulfate dilution as an antimicrobial. I bought a pre-prepared "dead water" mix from the supplier that sold the hardware. I figured this is a first-time try and a learning/research project, so no need to do anything fancy.
I'm using distilled water with a drop or two of a copper sulfate dilution as an antimicrobial. I bought a pre-prepared "dead water" mix from the supplier that sold the hardware. I figured this is a first-time try and a learning/research project, so no need to do anything fancy.
The sad part is, I did dust out the case and cards a bit in preparation for this project, but I was too lazy to take out the power supply and dust around it. After taking the pictures, I realized all the dust you could see there.
On the other hand, now I can run the case with the side on most of the time... so not as easy to notice the dust. I also kind of wish you could see the reservoir through the window, but I'm happy it could be bolted fairly seamlessly to the case the way it did.
I somehow never consider Skype when i think of on-line social outlets. Steam is kinda that way too, but because I go to Steam to play games, not to chat. But maybe I'll catch you around on one or the other. I did load Steam onto my Linux side simply for chatting purposes.
On the other hand, now I can run the case with the side on most of the time... so not as easy to notice the dust. I also kind of wish you could see the reservoir through the window, but I'm happy it could be bolted fairly seamlessly to the case the way it did.
I somehow never consider Skype when i think of on-line social outlets. Steam is kinda that way too, but because I go to Steam to play games, not to chat. But maybe I'll catch you around on one or the other. I did load Steam onto my Linux side simply for chatting purposes.
hehe Well you are missed hun. Very much so. And yeah lots of dust build up in all places hehe. perhaps adjust fan settings a bit so more air gets pulled in than pushed out. Use some incense sticks to see how the smoke travels along the seams and cracks of the case. If the smoke is blown away form case. same would go for dust and you'll have less dust build up. I'm working on that myself with my new PC build plus upgrading my current one to sell once my own one is up. I'm gonna be doing that work too.
Also I have discord as well incase you use that.
Also I have discord as well incase you use that.
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