I Watercooled My Moms Computer!

[saunders1991]

November 2014.

My Builds

Jill:

http://linustechtips...-jack-and-jill/

Jack:

http://linustechtips...d/#entry3170274

Media:

http://linustechtips...00-my-media-pc/

 

This is my mom's computer, watercooled... Because REASONS.

 

 

Full Specs:

• CPU
  Phenom 955 @ 3.6Ghz.
• Motherboard
  Asus M4A88TD-M/USB3.
• RAM
  G.Skill 2X4GB @ 1.6Ghz.
• GPU
  EVGA GTS450 @ 860Mhz
• Case
  Coolermaster HAF912. (Bought Aftermarket Windowed Sidepanel)
• Storage
  60GB OCZ V3, 1.5TB WD Blue.
• PSU
  PC Power&Cooling 420W
• Display(s)
  Random Acer 22"
• Cooling
  Alphacool UT60 240mm Rad, XSPC Raystorm CPU Block, Swiftech MCW82 Universal GPU Block, Swiftech MCRes Micro, China-made Pump.
• Operating System
  Windows 7 HP

 

Initial Overview, dat uv light tho

 

Lower Overview, can see a couple of my attemps at custom sleeving.

 

Front Panel, got a liquid temp reader on the front (yes I realize the fan needs cleaning)

 

Side Panel On, got a uv reactive fan grill, with aftermarket side panel.

 

Here you can see the super cheap pump I grabbed on Ebay

 

I've had one of those pumps before running 24/7 for about 1 1/2 years, so I'm actually decently

confident of this one, hope it doesn't prove me wrong. I also have a few safeguards set up in case

of failure too, if the pump rpm gets lower than 2500rpm the computer auto shuts off.

[Si3Rra_7]

Lol

[hiyayhi]

Lol, this is fantastic.

[XTankSlayerX]

I wouldn't want a super ghetto pump cooling anything...

 

 

IF it fails, your computer could try to kill its self.

[gundershot]

Hahaha, that's awesome indeed

[Unhelpful]

I wouldn't want a super ghetto pump cooling anything...

 

 

IF it fails, your computer could try to kill its self.

When*

 

Every pump will fail eventually. That is especially true for crap pumps.

[Bogica]

Awesome. But my question is why? That's so old and not worth doing water cooling on.

[saunders1991]

Awesome. But my question is why? That's so old and not worth doing water cooling on.

Because REASONS.

As it states in the initial post.

Truthfully its because I just wanted another project to play around with when I wasn't working on my bigger ones.

I had the parts to do it, so I pretty much figured why the hell not.

[Bogica]

Because REASONS.

As it states in the initial post.

Truthfully its because I just wanted another project to play around with when I wasn't working on my bigger ones.

I had the parts to do it, so I pretty much figured why the hell not.

Oh, it was one of those BECAUSE I CAN.

Cool man, fun project indeed. Spare parts well used. BTW how much would a water cooling loop cost? Not a high end one but a decent one. I can't find any here but I can order them from Germany so I was wondering if it's worth it?

[saunders1991]

Well considering this is technically a full watercooling loop, about $250 if you are a good bargain hunter. With an actual good pump this build would cost about $350CAD. But realistically what is in your system is what matters, and what components you want to cool. Just a CPU loop could be only $250 even with a good pump. Overall watercooling is something you should really only do if you are passionate about it, and are ready to put the time and funds into a project.

[saunders1991]

To put it into a bit of persective, I've put about $1200 into JUST the watercooling in my main tower, and about $700 in my secondary.

[chilicheeseburger]

Nice work there. How'd you get the idea for watercooling your moms pc though

[McMurderMonkey]

This is excellent.

9/10 giggles.

[-ism]

Lol how does your mom feel about this?

[-TesseracT-]

Lol, that's hilarious.

[saunders1991]

Lol how does your mom feel about this?

My mom is totally fine with it, she knows I love toying with PC's, and when I threw that 450 in there for her, leapmotion games ran like 5X smoother then the onboard graphics, so she's happy.

[Keudn]

I think this is the first time I have heard someone say the RAM speed in GHz 

[IMG]

I think this is the first time I have heard someone say the RAM speed in GHz 

 

To save us from the evil 1666 MHz RAM...