Louqe ghost upgrade to watercooling

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Hey all ! 

I have been waiting to watercool my PC for a while now and I finally bought the parts to do the transition.

 

My current setup is:

CPU: i5 7600k @4.4ghz passive cooled

CPU cooler: noctua l12s (hand bent to fit)

GPU : gigabyte GTX 1070 g1 gaming v.2

PSU : SF 600

Ram: 16gb something

I got a m.2 and a SSD 

 

2 Slim noctua fans on small tophat.

 

The parts I bought :

-radiator: tx240 crossflow rad (20.5mm thick)+xspc tx120 dual pass rad

-Pump: DC LT 2600 ( Saw on optimum tech review )out of stock every where

-Reservoir: DC-LT 40

-CPU WB: EK-Velocity Intel - Copper + acrylic CPU water block

-GPU wb:Bykski Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1/1070 G1/1070 Ti Full Coverage GPU Water Block - Clear (N-GV1070G1V2-X) I have a version 2 graphics card and it's the only block I found for it, hopefully it's a good brand.

-alphacool fittings .

 

I mostly want to watercool just the GPU.

But got carried away when I bought the parts .

 

the plan is to cut the top grill to fit the crossflow rad without adding a top hat. 

I didn't want to add hight to the PC and spend 50€ just on a medium tophat.

 

While I wait for the parts i'm fooling around with my cpu cooling it passively @4.4ghz with the l12s Wich Made me realize I prob won't need the extra 120 rad I bought,unless I oc it back to 4.7 GHz 

 

In case I change my mind the 120 rad will be mounted on bottom with medium top hat

Cpu->120rad->GPU->pump->240 rad->CPU

 

 

 

I'll post pics as soon as I can 

Toodles ! 

 

 

 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

[Mrfrenchtoast]

I'm in a push configuration for the fans so air is pulled in the case from the side grills and pushed out.

that is how I am able to be passive on the cpu 

 

EDIT:

- Yes, those are wine bottle corks 

- Yes, I need to do some dusting 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

The parts haven't arrived yet , so .. we ( mostly myself ) must be patient .. 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

I have been doing some research and thought after seeing optimum tech cable sleeving on the cheap video,That I will try it out.

 

I'll sleeve my cables and shorten them for ~40€ 

+Female ATX pins molex thingy. XD ( to replace the ones I'll cut off )

+Cable combs

+Black sleeving

+Brown sleeving to match noctua fans.

 

My case will be closed so nothing fancy but it will certainly improve airflow and personal satisfaction.

I'll order the parts today.

 

•The GPU has now been shipped from China ~20 days to go....

•Radiators are coming in the next week.

 

And the other stuff is not coming till another 2 weeks  ( delivery delayed cause pump out of stock ) 

 

the sleeving will be a good thing to occupy me whilst I wait .

 

 

Peace .

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Cable sleeves have been ordered , I went with what was on sale ( like my friends say .. I'm cheap ) . 

Since the case is closed with no see throught side panels I wouldn't care for the sleeve colours. 

 

-6.6m of violet paracord 4mm 

-6.6m of blue paracord 4mm 

-60 female molex connectors  

 

- I also bought EK cryofuel transparent to add to distilled water for the loop 

 

- Lastly the TX240 crossflow rad wasn't delivered to the warehouse so I switched to the non crossflow version TX240 . 

the radiators should be shipped soon. 

 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

I have to find a solution for the pump.

The DC LT 2600 isn't in stock till OctobER ... 

Anyone have any suggestions on another pump+ res I could use in my louqe ? 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Hi everyone ,

I have received my cables + radiators.

This will be a long build due to the pump out of stock everywhere in EU.

 

I have tried a quick test yesterday with the 120 rad on the bottom with the slim tophat.

There will be some modding to do with the frame.

I'll have to shave off 3-4mm to fit the rad.

I'll do it through the whole bottom so I can try out the 240 radiator in bottom mount 1side passive cooled just so we will have temps to show off. ( Cooling cpu+ GPU) 

Meanwhile I'll sleeve the cables till the pump arrives .

 

 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Hello to the shy viewers.

 

I received my GPU waterblock in the mail today.

We'll packed and shipped from China the v.2 version of the Gigabyte gtx1070 g1 won't allow me to use any other waterblock on the market.

It looks well made , I sadly can't try it out yet. Cable sleeving pics to come soon .

[DJ46]

Loving this so far!

4 hours ago, Mrfrenchtoast said:

It looks well made , I sadly can't try it out yet.

Well, you can get the EK leak tester and test anything that will go into your loop

 

I seriously don't understand why noone on Youtube mentions it/uses it in their videos.

It was the first thing I bought when I started gathering parts for my first loop. I wouldn't fill a loop without using the tester first, and I found great deals on used parts that I only feel comfortable using thanks to the tester.

(For example I bought a used ~8 year old giant 3x3 rad and thanks to the leak tester I know that it is completely fine. I can also open a waterblock and make sure I put it back together correctly.)

[Mrfrenchtoast]

5 hours ago, DJ46 said:

Loving this so far!

Well, you can get the EK leak tester and test anything that will go into your loop

 

I seriously don't understand why noone on Youtube mentions it/uses it in their videos.

It was the first thing I bought when I started gathering parts for my first loop. I wouldn't fill a loop without using the tester first, and I found great deals on used parts that I only feel comfortable using thanks to the tester.

(For example I bought a used ~8 year old giant 3x3 rad and thanks to the leak tester I know that it is completely fine. I can also open a waterblock and make sure I put it back together correctly.)

Thanks for the tip.

But I will simply buy a ddc Laing pump .

I saw a build on reddit that used one, it will be my test pump and extra for future builds .

 

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Sleeving on the way

This is a practice run  cable on the extra GPU 6+2 pcie.

I came into some issues .

The female ATX pins I bought are too big they are for molex cables .( Can see on last pic.

So I will need to buy new ones.

I will redo this cable a second time once the pins arrive , I will shorten it buy 5 cm.

[Mrfrenchtoast]

I should receive my last order on Monday.

Meanwhile here are some pics of me fiddling around with the case.

There where a few issues.

The 240 rad had clearence problems with the PSU extension cord.

The pump had same issue with PSU 24 pin cable .

 

I don't have pics but it will be posted later on.

 

I'll have to wait till Monday too see if the CPU block + fittings would fit .

[Mrfrenchtoast]

I added a bottom fan near the tx120.

 

 

I now had to shave off some plastic from the water pump.

 

Do you guys think the pump vibration would be a issue against the waterblock? 

 

They is 0 space between them and it even holds up my GPU nice and straight.

 

There is a slight outward bow 

..

Barely visible 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Big day today !

Received the last box of goodies !

 

 

As I thought the slim rad+fan won't fit above the CPU due to the fittings being humongous.

Maybe a brand slimmer might fit ?

Any suggestions? ( Anyone here ?! )

 

I'm a bit disappointed there was no guide for the CPU waterblock I had to watch 2 different videos cause things weren't aligned and I thought it wasn't normal.

Tonight I'll try to finish the cables now that I have the correct female pins.

 

And get the loop set-up and ready.

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

The cables took me ages and my fingers are crossed, maybe I fdhusd up the cables and will burn my house down.

Today I discovered this...

 

[HM-2]

What rads are you using? I think the XSPC TX series are the thinnest at 20mm.

[Mrfrenchtoast]

5 hours ago, HM-2 said:

What rads are you using? I think the XSPC TX series are the thinnest at 20mm.

It is what I am using.

I have the tx120+ tx240

I'm using Slim tophat on bottom but you still need to shave off 2-3mm of the spine to make the rad fit.

 

The tx240 is on top as passive.

I finished the build after 7 hours.

Will do some tests as soon as I can.

 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

Hello all,

So I somehow effed up the SSD PSU cable and fried it.

So I ran to the store got a new one and am installing windows atm.

 

It's the longest build I have ever done 

[Mrfrenchtoast]

So the loop goes :

CPU->Pump-->240passive radiator->GPU->120+fan-->CPU

 

I have done some tests .

CPU:

i57600k oc@45ghz ~1.270v offset -2

85c max around 77c with gpuz 

A bit hot , but I suspect the bubbles to have a role in this .

 

GPU:

Insane 60c :3

 

more tests to come .