Custom Water Cooled 920 in Antec P180

[fps justin]

why don't you use anti-freeze like cars do?

[Tyreal]

Coolant is the liquid that is inside the loop or the flowing through the tubes. People most commonly use a mixture of distilled water and anti-freeze as a coolant. People also often sbustitute a different liquid than anti-freeze such as Zerez or Water Wetter to increase thermal efficiency.

[fps justin]

hopefully, in my next rig, i'll get a water cooling solution. They just look way too kool to pass up. (no pun intended)

[Tyreal]

It does look pretty cool and I might try it some time. Unfortunately I do not like to constantly tweak and maintain cooling or an overclock in a rig. This is also the machine were I test hardware so I like to keep things 100% stable.

[fps justin]

how much did that cost you? I'll concider it if its not too expensive.

[Tyreal]

Let me think... i'll estimate his setup...

the radiator would be approximately 40 dollars.
Panaflo high speed maybe 10 dollars
The tubing which im assuming is tygon would be only 3-5 dollars.
the cpu block probably 40-50 dollars
Pump wold be..... 25-30 dollars.
Any other blocks would be around 30 dollars.
Oh and the fillport would be 10-20

Lets see how close i get....

[Capper]

I really like the fill=pot over a traditional res....much easier to fill and much easier to find a place for

[fps justin]

i like that little thing. As long as it won't fall off and own all my hardware. lol

[Tyreal]

As long as you secure it...
thats the other thing too, if you don't run your loop through a proper leak test you run the risk of springing a leak and killing all your components.

I guess being a hardcore w/c enthusiasts has its pluses and minuses. :D

[RangerXLT8]

Originally Posted by Tyreal

Let me think... i'll estimate his setup...

the radiator would be approximately 40 dollars.
Panaflo high speed maybe 10 dollars
The tubing which im assuming is tygon would be only 3-5 dollars.
the cpu block probably 40-50 dollars
Pump wold be..... 25-30 dollars.
Any other blocks would be around 30 dollars.
Oh and the fillport would be 10-20

Lets see how close i get....

about twice your estimate :o ....this setup is top notch though

Black Ice Extreme Radiator- 47.99
Panaflo 120mmx38mm HE: 19.95
Tygon 3603 3/8" ID tubing 2.65\ft * 4ft = $10.xx
TDX cpu block w\brasstop = 62.00
Aquacomputer P5 series MOSFET block = 29.95
DDC-12v Rev.2 Plus pump = 74.00
Fillport\Res = 25.00
worm drive hose clamps .35 each * 15 = 5.25
Radiator shroud: 7.99
5.00 misc other hardware\coolant

$287.13 + shipping.

EDIT: I guarantee you that the res is screwed into the fillport AND dabbed w\ gel Super Glue...no res is busting lose onto my thousands of dollars worth of hardware...... 8)