Ordered the 3/4'' Primochill hose clamps online in Microcenter with a local pickup, maybe this way that will work for me, they seems to have only 1 bag (4 clamps) in stock LOL! yesterday they couldn't find it at all hehe.
 
hey, a have a question, can anybody tell me where the pump (installed inside the res) has the water inlet? I am trying to figure out if it perhaps sucks air when I tilt my system too much to the right.
 
When tilting the case to the right (a lot, not a little) or putting the PC on its side, it seems that my pump starts sending air bubbles downstream. trying to figure out if maybe the combo res+pump's inlet catches some air from top part of res (which is not super full) if I do that.

noticed interesting thing. it seems that my XSPC (Xinduralian or whatever) 1,650rpm fans acting as push don't matter at all... I can unplug them on running system and CPU temps seem to stay same ... need to double check this under load ... perhaps this is because the stronger pull fans (S-Flex 1,900rpm) are doing majority of work anyways ... perhaps it's time to add 2 more S-Flexes and be done with it. I am not buying super expensive AP-15's for now, will leave that "upgrade" (rather cosmetic as it will lower the noise only) for another time... when I get rich...
 
for now settled my 2600K CPU OC at 4.8GHz at 1.420v vcore for daily use. it runs better than at 4.5GHz and temps under load are similar (only 5C hotter) while idle temps are pretty much same, 26-33C depending on ambient (which varies anywhere from 19-27C).
 
I love this cooling system!

I think I will revise my blueprint for loop expansion in future, namely I will be dropping the Dual Bay res idea eventually and once I get RX360 rad it will go inside the case (intake area) while my current RX240 will hang on the outside rear
 
this way I will have a better choice of res design/brand and location in case and my computer will look neater with a smaller rad hanging in the back
 
Likely I will be going with EK Res X2 (cylinder shaped) and an aCool pump ... gosh I would get those things right away if I had the funds!

davcr,
 
Thanks man!
 
I like this case more and more hehe. Actually in a week or two I will be modding it further with a dremel and a drill hopefully I don't screw it up!
 
yes, the RX360 fits the intake area after you remove the bottom plastic drawer insert and the 5.25->3.5'' hdd insert in middle.
 
with 360 in front you will have space for only 2 more devices, e.g. power button insert and the dvd/br drive. also mounting will be tricky, sometimes it's enough to put some foam around it and it just sits in there, but for more secure mounting I would suggest going with some brackets or stand/mount with screws.
 
with 360 in front the cylinder res (e.g. EK res X2) could get mounted to the edge of intake bay area and pump couldbe installed at bottom
 
if you don't need such a mess however, just go with RX240, it's a good fit with plenty of free space left in front (.e.g. for a Dual Bay res+pump combo from XSPC and 1 more free slot).
 
performance for CPU cooling only is awesome with RX240 and X2O 750 pump/res combo, I am very happy with it
however in future I plan on adding a GPU bock and MB blocks, so I would need 1 more bigger rad for same effective cooling.

hi Dave
 
nope the res is good I like it too, but that's a X2O 750 and eventually I need to upgrade it to a D5 pump... but instead of going wtih another res+pump combo and sacrifice 2x 5.25'' (like I do now), I could free up that space (1 have 1 more slot free right below it, that gives me total of 120mm free area above current 240 rad) and put a 360 internal rad in there instead
 
I am not doing it now, just keep it in plans for future, no funds for such upgrades yet anyways. the idea came in after I looked up nice EK cylinder shape reservoirs. it seems like they could get mounted easily almost anywhere and I could fit the "external" pump anywhere at the bottom of case, should fit.

will do, my friend, will do

Looks Good!
Drain location really just needs to be physically low in the loop.  Aside form that it really doesnt matter where, just where it is convenient for you.

Got a few issues with physical components placement questions.
 
1. centrifugal pump mounted on case's floor
 
As I know, all centrifugal pumps have inlets in center (at the rotational axis of impeller) and the outlet is always on the outer edge, e.g. like this:

 
 
Initially I wanted to place the D5 pump on the floor of case between GPUs and the intake area radiator.
 
Also It seems that I will need to get an EX360 radiator instead of RX360 for that project (in intake area), because the RX would simply be too thick leaving not enough space for the pump and plumbing around it. EX360 will run with AP-15 fans in push config only.
 
Another problem is that most brackets on D5 pumps force the placement of pump with centrifugal inlet on the side (I would really want one orienting the pump with inlet on top, but cannot find such brackets on any of pumps). In other words even if I got the Koolance pump+res combo (the cylindrical one with pump installed at bottom) I wouldn't be able to mount it anywhere ... except mounting it to 120mm fan holes at the rad itself. I guess it's not a good idea to mount the pump to rad itself, so I'd rather mount it on floor and do the tubing bends with angled connectors so it all gets connected right.
 
2. cylinder shaped reservoir (Koolance probably) mounting location
 
I have 3 options here:
a) mount the reservoir on top of pump, but then I am running into a mounting spot trouble (not much space for that on the MB tray, might not fit)
b) mount the reservoir with velcro or zip ties to the side, close to radiator, but not on it
c) use the Koolance 120mm brackets and mount the reservoir on the EX360 rad itself - does it carry any negative effects on rad performance?
 
Here is a pic of my case, as you can see current RX240 with push pull fans is taking too much space and not much left between it and GPUs, hence why I will be going with EX360 with fans on one side only. it should leave some space around to mount both the pump and cylinder reservoir somewhere.
 

 
I am still not certain how to push it further. there is still time, I'm in no rush here, since I am having some financial issues, so won't be buying the parts for some time yet.
 
What do you think about reservoir mounted on the intake radiator? not a good idea? I will probably try mounting it to intake area on front side somewhere, not sure yet how it works out.
 
in meantime updated the diagram, not much changes, except for thinner radiator, less fans in front and pump connections and placement:


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received the final part today - frozenq reservoir! it's awesome, however its width with clamps and placement of side ports required me to relocate it one more time sigh ... will throw some final diagram tomorrow from work.
 
the only thing I actually did completely tonight was suiting up my gtx 670 into XSPC block with backplate ... hopefully properly ...

 
my system is currently stripped apart and offline...

 
here are some teasers though!



 
what I thought was a project for 1 evening turns out to be a project for the whole weekend ... and so since I will be working on it in evenings only then it's gonna take me couple days to complete it ... stay tuned!

some updates from tonight.
 
holes drilled, reservoir brackets installed:

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new reservoir in place, cathode wire sleeved:

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RX240 rad installed in the back of case using a Swiftech radbox (and a gutted fan shroud):

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Things left to do:
-sleeve the pump wiring DONE
-mount the pump on the floor of case (need to get creative about it)
-mount the EX360 Crossflow rad in front of case using XSPC Rad Stand brackets (of course my case's stands come in the way, so will need to improvise on this one)
-fittings and tubing
-loop leak testing & bleeding
 
approximately it will be all done by Friday evening or maybe faster if things go smooth. I can work on it only for 2-3 hours a day after work if time allows.
 
thanks for comments if any and regards to all people reading this thread
 
YOU CAN DO IT TOO! NEVER GIVE UP!

direraptor22

WOW NICE!!!!!!

I am SO JELLY!!... I wish I had anywhere CLOSE to the funds to do that!

 
Thank you
 
who says I have funds for any of that LOL? My credit card issuers must love me recently ... feeling is not mutual tho, however I can't live without them ha ha! 
will pay that off over time when I can ... for now I stopped buying lunch at work to feel better about it
 
I always wanted to have some cool water loop, decided to make the dream (partially) come true before the damn world ends

thinking about pump placement on the floor of case. there is one thing which is a slight problem, namely the orientation of inlet + outlet + bracket for installation... I think for now I will zip tie the pump in place and route plumbing around it as needed, but for future I might try getting some conversion/adapter bracket.
 
why? because I'd like to have a clean loop look and can't really achieve that with pump inlet facing the side door while reservoir sits not far above it he he.
also the pump's outlet is oriented upwards currently while I'd like it to aim the front of case ... so looking for some adapter bracket to change the pump orientation.
 
I'm getting all excited about this project! 2 more evenings and it should be done
 

SlashPT

Simply awesome ! 

 
Thank you!

all right! finally leak testing the system!
 
all goes well, no leaks nor seeping anywhere for 25 minutes, it's becoming more of bleeding process now ... so happy ... and terribly tired like hell ...
 
it was my first time with compression fittings and I have to say I like them, but my fingers sore, probably I tightened them all a little too much ha ha!
 
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direraptor22

^^ SUPER NICE!!!!!! Man I'm loving that system... and yea I agree, I have compression fittings in my system right now, for the first time and I love them. Made my fingers raw for 2 days straight though!

Can't wait to see fully assembled system! I wasn't able to sleep the first time I put together my system and was in the leak test/bleed process! Was so excited! xD

 
haha, thank you!
 
BEAST IS ALIVE!!! The first post from my rig after rebuild Most of air is out by now. 2hr bleed it was while I was sleeving (black Kobra HD) some wire extensions and working on some other wiring crap at the back of case (also hooking up second rad to fan controller), anyways all is done per this project!
 
have no idea about thermal limits now (hopefully they improved), haven't touched anything yet except for booting into Windows and making sure all is where it belongs. system looks gorgeous now
 
Last things left are sleeving some PSU wire extensions (mostly it's about MB connector wires, now running a bare extension, god it looks ugly!) finally once I get the package from Nils (mdpc-x) with more small red sleeve and matching heatshrink.
 
I don't know how I will wake up in morning for work ... i'm so tired ... headache (fixed myself with a pain killer earlier LOL!), back ache, stiff fingers, tears leaking out of my red eyes ... generally I feel and look like a zombie haha!!!
 
pics tomorrow, I promise