My First H2O mod

[Elysium]

Originally Posted by Tyreal

I love how everyone in this forum is moving to water. :D

Yep, thats awesome! Hopefully Blake will come to his senses soon enough...

[halutzparilla]

LOVE the idea since day one just didnt have enough room for my cash adjustment. and the computer running very hot at idle 45-52C gave me the excuse to ask my wife to make some room for an overhaul off the computer... i only hope the MX2 is up to the test of having it as a thermal paste... love the MX2 packaging and the syringe is sleek...

now i'm having a debate over my head whether to put everything inside or keep the RAD
at the rear... Swiftec 320 is huge none the less i can fit it at the bottom of the Mystique by drilling out the HDD 3.5' rack.... so whether i put the rad outside or inside i'm still removing the HDD rack to increase space to 10.5' to 16.8' on the bottom of the case increasing air flow and having room for further modifications... only thing i'm looking for is a Side Panel Window for CM Mystique coz as bad as i am with dremel i dont want to mess the side panel... any idea guys???

[Elysium]

Keeping everything internal will look really clean, so I vote for the rad at the bottom, but no shame in having the rad at the back.

I wouldn't get a windowed side panel unless you are really good at wire management, and have some black lights for the UV coolant. IMO.

[simple_inhibition]

(disregard what i previously wrote, im a tool)

looks good Hal, just take your time and make sure you measure twice and cut once

[halutzparilla]

wire management is simple task for someone as OCD as me with organizing it... just need some got old black zipties from local hardware and boom done...

i'm still up to side panel window ....

i got a question too since the double door of CM mytique which is connected by this

at the bottom
hinder the installation of my third fan for the RAD inside, but i divised this



having the third fa on top of the rad instead of the bottom, then drilling a hole mesh for
the rear and middle fan will giving the exhaust the work to expel the heat from the front
fan of the rad...

oh well long night, i got to sleep and wake up and wait early for the Brown Man [MasterUPS]...


pSS: could someone lead me how to tamper the PSU to run even when not connected to the Mobo...

[gvblake22]

To start a PSU without having it connected to the mobo, just use a paperclip or piece of wire and connect it to the green wire and a black wire. Read here for more detail...


As for your airflow, I would seriously reverse all of those arrows. Have the fans on the bottom of the case, then set the radiator on top of the fans. Orient the fans to pull in air from the bottom of the case, and blow up through the radiator into the case. Then have your front and rear fans as exhaust.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

As for your airflow, I would seriously reverse all of those arrows. Have the fans on the bottom of the case, then set the radiator on top of the fans. Orient the fans to pull in air from the bottom of the case, and blow up through the radiator into the case. Then have your front and rear fans as exhaust.

agreed, better to have cool come in the bottom and the hot come out the back and front since heat rises.

Once question I have is why not place the radiator on the outside top of the case to expel all the heat outside instead of keeping it inside and only a portion of it getting pulled out?

[halutzparilla]

basically i like it neat and clean with no contraptions hanging from back rear or anywhere...

but if i must and will increase performance i would put it at the rear outside as an option....

[Tyreal]

Don't forget how much of a pain in the ass it's going to be when you need to take it all out to clean the dust. With the fans sucking air from the floor and blowing through the radiator one side is going to become caked with dust while the other will remain clean. Unfortunately the side with the dust is the side that you won't be able to reach.

I would recommend putting it at the top or the back. If you want it all contained then I can understand that.

[screwballl]

may be time to also invest in a antec 900 and modd it a bit so that you can have the radiator at the front of the case behind the 2 fans???? (just an idea)