Cooler Master Possessed By Silverstone | Cosmos Ii And Tj-11 Hybrid Mod | 10/11/2014 Updated

[Rhotis]

That is sick.  Love those rotated systems  

[Rheinwasser]

instant follow!

[jiyang1018]

That is sick.  Love those rotated systems  

Thanks for your kind words.

 

instant follow!

Sorry man. I don't have the money to do custom water cooling even though I have a alphacool radiator. I hope my business can get started at http://store.design4paragon.com

[Sempreviens]

Sweet build! I like the implementation of fans blowing up on the motherboard from the middle section plate.

[jiyang1018]

A big leap forward

 

Here is a list of parts I just ordered. Yes, water cooling upgrade is coming.

 

6 x XSPC G1/4" Plug - Black Chrome Finish (XSPC-G14-PLUG-bk) $8.94
2 x XSPC G1/4" to (13mm) 1/2" Barb Fitting - Black Chrome Finish (XSPC-BBSP1412-BK) $3.98
1 x Phobya Balancer 250 Matte Black (PH-45335) $36.95
1 x EK-D5 PWM Motor (12V DC PWM Pump Motor) (EK-D5-PWM-MOTOR) $89.99
1 x XSPC 480mm Radiator Gasket (XSPC-RAD-GASKET-480) $2.95
1 x XSPC Razor GTX 680 - Full Cover VGA Water-Block with Multiport Connector (New Style) (XSPC-RZR-GTX680-NEW) $99.95
1 x EK-PSC Adapter 90° G1/4 Black Nickel (EK-PSC-90-BKNK) $5.95
1 x Polypropylene "T" Fitting 1/2" - Black (T-FITTING-1/2-BK) $1.99
1 x D5 Pump Replacement Parts Kit (D5-PARTS) $1.95
1 x *** NEW *** PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 10ft Tubing - 1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD - Bloodshed Red (PFLEXA10-34-R) $24.99
1 x *** HOT *** Arctic Cooling MX-4 Ultra Premium Thermal Compound with High Thermal Conductivity - 4g (ACTC-MX4-4G) $9.95
1 x *** HOT *** XSPC Raystorm CPU Waterblock - Intel (XSPC-RAYSTORM-INTEL)
Fitting Size 1/2" Barb for 1/2" ID tube $49.99
2 x *** NEW *** XSPC G1/4" Plug with 10k Sensor - Black Chrome (XSPC-G14-10K-SENSOR) $9.98
1 x Phobya Premium Thermal Sensor Cable (PH-71005) $2.95
1 x Primochill Polypropylene Insert Plug 1/2" - UV Colors (PC-F-PLUG12-UV)
Fitting UV Color UV Red $1.99
2 x Laing 12V D5 Pump Replacement O-Ring (D5 / DD12V-D5 /PMP-450/ MCP655 Series) (MCP-OD5) $1.50
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD Compression Fitting - Black Chrome Finish - V2 (XSPC-COMP-1234-BK-V2) $39.90

Sub-Total: $393.90
FedEx (Ground Home Delivery (3 days)): $14.55
Discount Coupons: MOTHER14-8 : -$31.51
Shipping Insurance declined: $0.00
Total: $376.94

[jiyang1018]

Watercooling Parts Unboxing

 

A big box from performance-pcs

 

1/2in ID, 3/4in OD tubing

 

Very well packed. No damage at all.

 

EK D5 PWM pump, somehow this was priced the lowest among all similar models.

 

For budget reasons, I did not go for any fancy pump tops.

 

To me, XSPC designs the best looking waterblocks. Raystorm performs pretty good to me.

 

Temp probes. 1 for air intake, 1 for hot water going into radiator, and 1 for cool water going out of radiator. I want to see how my loop performs, and if I need more radiators.

 

To keep cost down, I am using barb fittings when they are not seen.

 

Fancy and expensive parts.

 

EK 90 degree rotary adapters. I wanted to go with XSPC rotary adapters, but they were out of stock on performance-pcs, and a lot more expensive at other places.

 

They stay nicely together.

 

The cheapest tube res I could find at this size.

 

Again, to me, XSPC designs the best looking waterblocks. GTX 680 razor new style waterblock.

 

480mm radiator gasket.

 

I have been using Silver 5. This time I want to try something different.

 

XSPC tube cutter. A bit expensive for what it does. Not perfect cut every time.

 

I am very glad that they keep all the form part together. You will see why.

 

Custom made waterblock for Quadro 4000. A friend of mine made this and mailed it to me from China.

 

My pump or pump top does not come with o-ring. I bought two of these, one as backup.

 

 

My 480 radiator was bought used. Seller said it was for review purpose, and not used after reviewing. Unfortunately, it did not come with stop fittings or screws. These XSPC ones look better than the flat copper ones anyways.

[jiyang1018]

Finally Water Cooled

 

It has been a while since my last post, and I finally got sometime to get these photos organized.

 

Very close, but with all XSPC parts, fitting isn't a problem.

 

90 degree fitting is from EK because XSPC was out of stock from where I made the purchase.

 

Testing pump and flushing radiator in my kitchen sink

 

This power adapter is from the lighting kit in my previous RV01 mod. [LINK]

 

I modified the socket to convert to a Molex.

 

Green rust is gone.

 

The waterblock I got custom made for Quadro 4000 has minor problems to fit, shown in red rectangular.

 

I had to remove a piece to get enough clearance, but I couldn't remove too much and damage the screw hole.

 

Two different cards with two different waterblocks may just have their ports aligned.

 

This was on sale on newegg for $8 after MIB.

 

I want all red LED in my case. Cosmos II has an LED switch built-in, but it is 12v all the time. Red LED has 1.8v to 2.2v forward drop so I had to put 6 of them in serial and connected to 12v.

 

Home made PWM fan hub and LED hub.

 

This is how the stock fan is wired. LED bulbs don't have a separate connector meaning I cannot switch them on and off. This fan is 3 pin, meaning RPM is controlled by voltage.

 

The plan I have here is to connect all LED bulbs to a separate connector so I can control them separately.

 

I decided to move all my 3 SSDs into optical bay area, and route cables for drives through here.

 

5.25 tray is from my old Raven 03 case. The small cage was on sale on newegg for a few dollars.

 

CPU block in position

 

This 480 radiator foam gasket is very useful other than reducing vibration from fans.

 

The middle section is quite big so I used it in several other occasions. Here is a bracket from home depot painted black to mount D5 pump to bottom of my case.

 

Here is res mounts.

 

Magnetic tape and some fine steel mesh painted black can turn into any dust filter you need.

 

After 4 Hours of leak testing I was so surprised that it dd not leak a single drop. This is my first attempt in water cooling.

 

Another angle.

 

[Whaler_99]

Lot of work, looking really good!

[alpenwasser]

Lot of work, looking really good!

Aye, nice attention to detail.

[Jumper118]

holy cow, this build log has been going on for a long time! a 3930k and gtx 680 are fairly old now!

[jiyang1018]

Lot of work, looking really good!

Thanks @Whaler_99

 

Aye, nice attention to detail.

Thank you, @alpenwasser

 

holy cow, this build log has been going on for a long time! a 3930k and gtx 680 are fairly old now!

They are old, so am I. 

I don't play games often, and they work great for what I do. https://grabcad.com/yang.ji-1/projects

[Jumper118]

Thanks @Whaler_99

 

Thank you, @alpenwasser

 

They are old, so am I. 

I don't play games often, and they work great for what I do. https://grabcad.com/yang.ji-1/projects

that is very good. the case modding is very interesting as well, i've never seen anything quite like it!

[HippY]

it took me a while to understand that the pictures are not rotated

[jiyang1018]

that is very good. the case modding is very interesting as well, i've never seen anything quite like it!

Thank you @Jumper118

[jiyang1018]

it took me a while to understand that the pictures are not rotated

LOL. That is very funny @HippY.

Thanks for tuning in.

[CJPowell27]

Looks great.  You should have had him make you a backplate for that quadro

[jiyang1018]

Looks great. You should have had him make you a backplate for that quadro

Now I feel more and more that way. I wish I had.

But I never thought these two could go so well together.