It is mounted into the reservoir  see this image to see how it was done. Look to the upper right. the male to male attaches to one side of the T and goes into the the res.

kotori

Why did you do that? Isnt there a in and out hole on the res?

The T is for the temp sensor I have hooked to my fan controller.

The T-Block is installed directly into the reservoir. The Temp sensor is installed on the top port of the T-Block. Installation is a follows:

Tubing => Fitting => T-Block => Male to Male G 1/4 Fitting => Reservoir

kotori

Ok so the temp sensor goes into part of the T block and then one end is in the res and one end is hooked up to tubing? Makes sense now. And the sites you linked are where you purchased from? I dont like buying from places ive never bought before and there seems to be a few different sites linked.

Sidewinder, FrozeCPU & Performance PC are all solid companies to buy parts from. The links I posted were to site I purchased products from. I just bought that item at the best price from one of those 3 sites. Also stock on items played a big role.

Just understand each of their return methods if needed. All 3 provided fast tracking of the orders and shipping. Performance PC took the longest to ship but they sent it UPS ground from Flordia which took 8 business days to get to California.

Alright, right now I think I am going to hold off on buying a complete new system as that will be what I would have to do lol. However, I still want to water cool my GPU. The parts you listed for the GPU loop where are they located in the pictures? Also, you listed the reservoir twice for both the CPU/Chipset and GPU. Did you just use the same reservoir or did you buy two?

Haha! That's awesome bro! I really didn't think you were going to go with a picture and draw lines. That is hilarious, but much appreciated lol! Thanks man :)!

NICE

Very nice. I had a hard time finding good 140mm fans, so I just got some 3k RPM Ultra Kazes.

Thanks for really putting out the info of your build in this thread. I'm about to attempt water cooling myself. I want to do a few things differently, but this was a really helpful thread.

Thank you for posting this! With the release of GTX 480s and the concern for heat and noise (fans on high during gaming) I was thinking of going water for the first time ever. I'm running Evga 790I Ultra with Ultra 120 Extreme CPU cooler which gets me water temps for the CPU. I can run 4.2Ghz but found that the board has boot issues sometimes so I run 4.05 with DDR3-1680.

I'm really concerned about water leaking and having hassles with it but seeing your temps go from 84'C to 44'C is extremely impressive to say the least on the GPUs. I am running the Coolermaster 830 case and don't really want to go crazy with a new case (although that corsair 800D looks great) I'm thinking of going with just your solution for the GPU cooling setup and leaving my CPU to air cooling, I'll have enough room for that GPU radiator by removing my HDD chassis, I have 3 SSD drives and 1 TB HDD (top of case)

The other concern is total spending on new case, 2 loops then add on 2 480 GTX FTW and it is up there around $3K and while I'm no stranger to spending money in excess I need to be watching it closer for a while. How do you think I'll do with going for the GPU loop solution you've done and how scared should I be with water cooling dangers? I used to have a 210G Saltwater aquarium and I maintained it myself with live coral and a chiller to maintain water temp so I am familiar with "water cooling" fitting etc. I also have an RO system for my sink area that has fittings as well. They can leak it is one thing to come home to your floor with a few GALLONS of water from aquarium or under your sink having several cups of water laying there, but totally another to find a few drops inside your PC and zap your system is down.

So I'd like to move forward to at least cool the GPUs do you think I should also just go ahead and cool the CPU as well with the GPU radiator? I don't really need to have 44'C GPU temps if the temps increased a little with CPU added on that'd be OK. I definately won't be water cooling the chipset on the 790I board. Since your GPU loop had 2x120mm fans it will fit inside the front of my case to pull cool air from outside to the radiator. I guess it would be kind of dumb to go water and not do the CPU but will that save me some risks as well by not having 2 more fittings close to the MB?

Thanks again for posting all of this info and pictures it has been extremely helpful and any insights to my dillemas would be greatly appreciated! 
  
Sidewinder computers is an excellent company I've ordered fans from there and they are A+++, I also highly recommend the Scythe fans I have 8 or 10 of the 120mm versions, they are the most quiet with highest CFM due to the special type of motor they use.
 
Why did you decide not to get the Black Ice SR-1 240? Seems superior to the GTX240. http://www.hardwarelabs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=3

Some videos:

Just installed CPU & chipset
http://www.youtube.com/wa...eature=player_embedded

Leak Test
http://www.youtube.com/wa...eature=player_embedded

Final Build
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHXu4diEjfw

zimbambadu

I'd just like to throw out there that distilled water by itself isn't conductive, so unless your water picks up conductive impurities (like salts) from your mobo / wc loop its going to be just as non-conductive as "non-conductive" solutions offered by various companies.

The conductive aspect isn't that big, but the chemicals needed to keep the coolant from going bad is what I like. Yes I know you can buy the stuff to mix in water, but to me I just do not like to do it.

I do not think 1 loop will cool 2 GTX 480's with the CPU & chipset. You can do dual radiator and maybe get away with it & that can save yo the money for a pump, res, and some tubing.

I went with the GT stealth as it offered ports on the top and bottom. Which made less pipes needed. Overall going with this slime line cooler I have noticed warmer CPU temps than I would have gotten with the GTX or SR versions. Overall all 3 version would fit without any issues.

I think I also like the idea of having more space in the case in the top area.

1 360 GTX or SR version will cool up to 1400watts of power so if you went with the GTX instead of the GT you could probably cool 2 GTX 480's and the CPU in one loop. Your going to need a good pump with high flow to pull it off, but it should in theory work.

kotori

Im unable to see where the other pump is located, are you using it right now or is it hidden somewhere?

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, I looked at videos and pics just couldn't find the 2nd pump. Great videos except for darkness I guess the ambient light just isn't enough for filming. Thanks for putting those videos together. As I mentioned the big hangup I have right now is the fitting types and what fittings are needed. Also what do you think about that Fluid XP Nano stuff it is expensive @ $45 and I know most real modders will say it is an absolute waste of money (snake oil) here's a link http://fluidxp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=26&Itemid=65
 
Some people just say straight distilled water, some say add this add that, a bit confusing for the first timer. I decided today with seeing the OCs on GTX 480 that investing the extra $300 (for Evga water blocked version cards SLI) and the approx $300 for WC setup was money that'll be decently invested and OC results were averaging 800mhz on air for the GTX 480 almost 15% increase so with temps lower on water might squeeze a few more mhz but on air they say the fans were like hairdryers. Most people are saying that a shrink will be required to get a higher end card out and that it'll be 6-12 months before we see a refresh of GTX 480 it seems it is pushing PCI-E 300W specs right now, thermal issues and technological issues. I'm looking on having these cards in SLI for a good 18-24 months so the higher I can push them the longer I'll get out of them.
 
I'm thinking of doing the Black Ice SR1 240 (since it will fit inside the front of my case with HDD bays removed) along with your same reservoir, pump, tubes and fittings. I just don't know what kind of fitting adjustments I might need to make, I'll spend a few more $ to get the best / safest leak resistant fittings available.
 
Another question I have is loop design is there a certain method of how the loop goes to what location first 2nd etc? I am sure there is a proper way to maximize the efficiency of the loop.
 
Case Fans I've been researching and found that static pressure due to the depth of radiator is something to consider, so would a 120x120x38 be better than 120x120x25 since it is deeper and I think they generally have more static pressure? Right now I'm using Scythe 120mm SFF21F which is 28dBa @ 63.7CFM @ 1600RPM, I was thinking of switching to SilenX IXP-76-18 which is 18dBa @ 90CFM @ 1400RPM. Seems the Silenx moves quite a bit more air and is very noticably quieter, I'll be using 5 total, 1 for CPU HSF, 1 for rear exhaust, 2 for radiator, 1 for side intake of cool air. Thoughts on the fan choice? Found this review http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=936 if anyone has other reviews for radiator fans please PM or post. I am now thinking of using the Scythe 120x120x25 fans to do a push/pull (4 of them) on front and back of radiator however I can't find a picture of the back only the side with the inlet/outlet, does it have the capability (screw holes) for mounting on the other side?
 
FYI you list your pump used for GPU as MCP665 however your link goes to MCP655 was this a typo? Swiftech's website doesn't list a MCP665 which is probably why I had trouble finding it around the net :-)

I went with the SR-1. Apparently it can handle fan speeds up to 2000 rpm. I'm not sure what this means exactly as RPM doesn't exactly equal CFM, but I think that I will go with lower RPM but higher CFM fans.