The Water Cooling Gallery

[Codyman125]

Thanks so much! I really like how it's easily accessible and it has a direct route from the case. 

Thanks! It was an absolute must for a hard-line loop. I did one loop where it was moderately difficult to reach. NEVER. AGAIN. Also! I have a bit of soft tube and a fitting I can screw on for draining. 

[Tomahok]

 

In a 600T :
EK Supreme LTX
EK VGA Supreme HF
EK DCP 4.0 and reservoir combo
Phobya 200 rad (in the front) with Silverstone AP-181 fan
Alphacool NexXxos Pro II 240 rad (at the top) with 2 Gentle Typhoons 1850 fans
Masterkleer 16/10 UV tubing
Mayhems X1 coolant

 

I'm adding an Alphacool NexXxos Full Copper rad soon (120mm, 45mm thick)

Wow, this UV tubing looks spectacular. What UV lights are you using?

 

 

Nope, the TX 750 M is only semi modular, I did the sleeving job on these puppies all by myself.
Now, be warned, it is neither the best possible drain system, nor the easiest to use. I didn't have a whole lot of options on where to put it though. Also, please disregard the rat's nest.
gladly, give me a minute to pop the system open and transfer some files.

What is that you are using for a drain valve? I am planning to water cool my rig and that is one item I have not settled on yet.

[Codyman125]

What is that you are using for a drain valve? I am planning to water cool my rig and that is one item I have not settled on yet.

This little one. I wanted it because it has no handle, therefor, harder to bump by accident.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/free-shipping-Black-male-and-female-G1-4-threads-valve-brass-Water-cooling-accessories-Application-PC/32224329981.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.55.Wn7IOV&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_1_79_78_77_82_80_62_81,searchweb201560_8

[Sulfatron]

My Mercury S3 build;

[Charlie_2510]

Just moved all my watercooling gear from my Air 540 into this White Air 240 case. Had to swap a few things, ATX down to mini ITX board etc but loving the new compact version.

Was quite a squeeze getting 3 rads in her...

Specs

PSU: Corsair AX 760i
Mainboard: ASUS RoG Maximus VII Impact
CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.7GHz
GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB
RAM: 16GB HyperX Fury 1866MHz
SSD: Corsair GS 240GB
HDD: WD Red 2TB
CPU Waterblock: Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro
GPU Waterblock: EK Water Blocks EK-FC970 GTX TF5
Pump, Top + Reservoir: EK Water Blocks EK-DDC 3.2 PWM X-RES 100
Radiators: 1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GTX-Lite 240 1 x Magicool G2 Slim Radiator 240mm 1 x EK-CoolStream XE 120
Radiator Fans: 5 x Corsair SP120 (4 x Quiet series , 1 x Red LED)
Case Fans: 2 x Arctic F8 80mm + 1 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm
Tubing: Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - White
Coolant: Mayhems X1 - Oil Black Concentrate
Fittings: EK Black Nickel (mostly, ran out inside the back but no-one will notice.. )

 

 

[Naimul0171]

i have question... im going to buy a liquidcooler for my cpu. im using core i7.

which one should i use ? thermalteck water 3.0 ? or corsair h100i ? which one is good ? thermal or corsair ?

i have no idea. plz help. I have enough space in my case for both.

and is it possible to add fans in the both side of the radiator ? tia. and sry for my English.

[Whaler_99]

Are those Corsair custom sleeved cables? I just bought them and I was wondering, if those are it, how they've been working for you. 

 

Yes they were, excellent quality and worked out well.

[johnermon]

Heres my loop. Keep in mind this is a slightly out of date picture, however I think it gets the point across

edit: I dont have a clue why the pic appears upside down. i can assure you I took it properly.

[EdInk]

LiqC-Luxe

 

i7+290x CF+XSPC EX-series rads+EKWB D5 pump+EKWB 10/16mm Fittings+EKWB LTX Copper CPU block+Aquacomputer Kyro GPU Water block & Backplate+Thermaltake RGB Fans+Noctua  indPPC Fans.

 

 

[Luukiezz]

On 1/4/2013 at 11:00 AM, GrandmasBoy said:

Thanks bud . I am a big fan of Linus and Slick so I had to join this forum and share my works. Last couple parts are in the mail as we speak.

 

On 1/4/2013 at 10:44 AM, GrandmasBoy said:

Hey guys just wanted to share my PC. I put a lot of time and work and planning into this. It's almost done just awaiting a PSU cover and a custom GPU backplate. Also have a few more cables to sleeve.

 

here is the backplate I am awaiting.

woaw that pc of yours looks insane!

[Holabubu]

My 1st build, the hardest part of building it, Was the fittings my fingers.. only ordered 1 Ice dragon needed 2 , did something i should've not done added distilled water, i'll have to change the coolant at some point. Temps on gpu from 75-80c to 43c max, cpu to 50c max not bad. 

[Bosco]

Finally redid my loop after pulling it apart last year because of a leak. Can say from experience now PETG is way better then acrylic when it comes to installing.

 

 

 

 

[AaylaSecura]

My first rigid tubing loop (after taking apart the old PVC one for cleaning). The mix of black and white for the tubing came as an idea after seeing this build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8C43wAn9UM

 

 

MoBo: ASUS X99 PRO

CPU: Intel Core i7 5930K

GPU: EVGA nVidia GTX 970 FTW+

Pump: Alphacool VPP655

Reservoir: Alphacool Lighttower

Rads: EK CoolStream XE triple + single

CPU block: EK Supremacy EVO X99

GPU block: Alphacool NexXxoS GPX

Tubing: Primochill PETG black + white

Fittings: Primochill Revolver black

Adapters: Bitspower black matte

[Lays]

Here's mine, all about raw performance, not much for looks lately.

I still like it to look halfway decent, but it's more about performance!

 

 

The red cables aren't normally hooked up, I use them for benching other cards.

 

[starwarsguy99]

I was wondering, as I am planning my own loop, how you all drain your systems (if at all).

[Holabubu]

I was wondering, as I am planning my own loop, how you all drain your systems (if at all).

I used a small piece of tube ,bitspower sealing plug & a fitting.

 http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-silver-shiny-sealing-plug-3-8.html

 

It was easier then using a valve to me since it was my first time & cheaper. 

[z97]

This was my very first dive into water cooling.

 

Was looking for tips how to not create as many bubbles for when I put the pastels in?

 

[EdInk]

This was my very first dive into water cooling.

 

Was looking for tips how to not create as many bubbles for when I put the pastels in?

 

 

While the pump is running, shake the case it helps the bubble move along. 

Vary the pump speed from low-med-high, also helps

 

This may not remove all..my system is probably 90% bleed in 1 hour using this system. The rest will come out in time (surface bubbles)...keep an eye on the reservoir to refill.

[BenjaminC]

i have question... im going to buy a liquidcooler for my cpu. im using core i7.

which one should i use ? thermalteck water 3.0 ? or corsair h100i ? which one is good ? thermal or corsair ?

i have no idea. plz help. I have enough space in my case for both.

and is it possible to add fans in the both side of the radiator ? tia. and sry for my English.

The Thermaltake Water 3.0 is a good option. Since it's made by Asetek, it should be pretty reliable, and it's a bit cheaper than the H100i as well. Yes you can put fans on both sides of it. If you have any more questions please post a thread in the water cooling forum, this thread is for completed builds with custom water cooling.

[KWelz]

I decided to Mod my 750D a bit.  

 

Removed the 5 1/4 bay and all the SSD mounts.  This allowed me to add a second 360mm Rad to the Front although I only really get airflow through the bottom 240. 

 

Added a Plexiglass sheet to the back that was painted to match the case.  This served a number of purposes.   First off it covered the gaps left by the drive bays being removed.   More importantly it gave me a much better mounting point for my Res/Pump combo.   In addition I was able to mount a 3TB Hard drive as well as all 6 SSDs to the Back of it so they are all out of sight.  The SSDs are mounted using double sided tape while the hard drive is mounted with screws through the Plexi.   

 

I also decided to upgrade all the USB ports on the front to USB3.  

 

Finally I hated the way the cables showed from the Power supply.  So I used some more Plexiglass to make a PSU shroud, it is held on using rare earth magnets.  I haven't finished the pain on this portion so forgive how it looks in the photos.  

 

 

I finally think I am pretty happy with the setup.   Removing the 5 1/4 bays gave me the flexibility I needed to make the tubing look the way I really wanted it too.  And the PSU cover solved that problem.  

 

In the end I know it isn't anything to write home about.  But I think I did ok for an amateur.  

 

General Photos

 

 

 

 

 

Here you can see the screws holding the HDD to the back of the Plexi glass.  

I wanted to put more LEDs behind this to give it a floating look but it 

 

 

 

And here is the PSU shroud.  

 

 

 

 

[gt403cyl]

That looks good! clean, I like clean builds...

[L00bs4n00bs]

On 1/4/2013 at 0:35 PM, deblimp said:

And they said that you couldn't fit a 3*140 rad on a 50 dollar case

ACTUAL LOL

Love this

[Angelofdeath1337]

Hello there humans! Here is my basic build i just did a couple months ago, Her name is "Big Bertha, Bertha strikes back". She is the 3rd in the big bertha series (Gaming computers) I've built, First water cooled computer. She runs a custom arduino board with a bread board to control my lights to give them a breathing effect, as well as another adruino and bread for a multi color music bass effect (Currently in work) A lot of painting and wiring and LED strips (Don't mind the coolant in the picture, that isn't the main coolant i'll be using, Clear is UV clear/UV Blue (Was messing around with it)

 

PSU: Corsair HX 850
Mainboard: Gigabyte G1 Gaming 7 (Custom painted)
CPU: i7 6700k @ 5.0GHz
GPU: GTX Titan Black Superclocked
RAM: 40GB DDR4 (2x16 21300 Corsair Vengeance) (2x4 21300 Corsair vengeance)
SSD: Intel 240GB
HDD: Seagate 3TB
CPU Waterblock: XSPC Raystorm Pro
GPU Waterblock: BITSPOWER VG-NGTX780TI NICKEL PLATED ACRYLIC TOP (Also have backplate)
Pump/Res: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res/pump
Radiators: 1x 360 XSPC Rad (Have another 240 on way)
Case Fans: 3x 200 MM Thermaltake case fans (Custom wired) 1x 120 MM Case fan (Plus 3 rad fans)
Tubing: PETG Acrylic tubing
Coolant: N/A at the second

 

If you are interested in looking at the basic (This is a early planning out picture of the arduino) Ardui attachment (Second one). Fighter pilot switches (Controls turning on and off my arduino boards, So breathing effect switch one, Color/music switch two) Attachment 2 front. A little bit of the painting on the motherboard Picture 4, Yes. I still have a lot i'm trying to honestly do, Some things like custom fan grills you don't really see in these pictures, But i'm enjoying the build and think it looks awesome, If anyone is interested in the breathing effect. let me know and i can always show you. As always, Stay classy broseidon.

 

[BenjaminC]

On 12/16/2015 at 11:56 PM, KWelz said:

I know it sucks compared to most of the others on display here.

And the understatement of the century award goes to....

[jasonvp]

Specs are in the sig (on PC Part Picker).  Some of these same pics are on my "Completed Build" on that site.  I'll try to get some better ones at some point; the lighting in that part of my office sucks for photography.

 

Some notes:

• I'm perfectly OK with clear, flexible lines (and non-colored distilled water).  I don't need my cooling system to look K00L, D00D!  I need it to work.
• The lines running from the reservoir in the 2 x 5.25" bays have extra slack to them so that I can pull the res out to add water as needed.
• I have the pump from the Maelstrom connected to the "CPU Fan" header, and Asus' AI Suite has the pump running at its lowest setting of 1200RPMs.  It can go as high as 4500RPMs, but there's no point.
• The 4 Noctua fans on the top 480mm rad are connected to "Fan 1a" via a Swiftech 8 x fan splitter (power from a SATA connection).  The 6 fans on the bottom 2 radiators are connected to a similar fan splitter and are running off of "Fan 2a".  The 3 chassis fans are on a third splitter and running off of "Fan 3a".  The headers for Fan 1 and 2a are set to a nice, lazy 700RPMs.  The chassis fans are barely moving at 450RPMs.  All speeds for the fans and pump are constant; no curves set.
• My only real test this far has been Rainbow Six: Siege (and a little Premiere Pro video editing).  I can't get the CPU much warmer than 45°C, and the two GPUs maybe hit 40°C.

Left to do is get a couple of pieces of 2ft wide plywood cut to 5ft long.  I intend to wedge one of those pieces between the desk and the PC, and another between the wall and the PC.  On said plywood, I'll glue some sound deadening tiles.  The machine is already insanely quiet, but I'd like to remove as much of the echoing as I possibly can from the wall and the desk.