half ebay quad 80mm lga771 water cooling project

[Haswell_rasperry_pi]

i am trying to watercool my dual lga 771 xeon l5420 nas computer. (totally op I know)  i am using a 4u rackmount case from logisys (logisys cs6501h). It uses primarily 80mm fans. i want to water cool this this mainly to get enough expirience to then eventually custom rig main main machine. here is the list and i need to know if these chinese parts are worth the risk.  with a combined tdp of 100watts, these rads should be able to cool these at a safe level.

 

water block x2 http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/170906165345?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82 the water block barbfittings are for 1/4 inch tubing

 

radiators x4 http://www.ebay.com/itm/80mm-Aluminum-radiator-computer-PC-water-cooling-cooler-for-CPU-heatsink-395-/121305756042?hash=item1c3e62f18a:g:NlgAAMXQeKNTND~v the barbfittings are for 10mm tubes

 

pump/res combo unit- http://www.performance-pcs.com/new-xspc-x2o-dc-750-dual-5-25-bay-res-pump-reservoir-combo-v4-black.html shipping $12.71

 

fittings x4 http://www.performance-pcs.com/enzotech-high-flow-1-4-barb-fitting-g-1-4-thread-matte-black.html

 

1/4" id tubing 10 feet http://www.performance-pcs.com/swiftech-1-4-id-x-3-8-od-pvc-clear-tubing.html

 

10mm id tubing 10 feet http://www.performance-pcs.com/mayhems-ultra-clear-tubing-3-8-x-1-2-10-16mm-tubing.html

 

this is on a seriously tight budget and i want you input on wether or not this is in any way marginally safe.

 

grand total of $197.93

[FAQBytes]

Marginally safe.

 

Hey, I've done worse. So long as you make everything secure, you should be fine.

[brandishwar]

Part of the problem you're going to have is the fact that 2x80mm is still less than a single 120mm in terms of surface area, so using that to cool a dual Xeon setup is not really going to get you much. The chassis you mentioned, however, does have two 120mm fan mounts in the front. If you do some disassembly of the front, you might be able to see how accessible those are to see how easily you can mount a 120mm radiator to those points.

 

Alternatively since you're talking about mounting the radiators to the mid-panel with the 80mm fans, you could see about having a custom mid-panel made -- or modding the one already there -- to allow for mounting a dual-120mm radiator or even a triple-120mm radiator if you're feeling ambitious.

[Haswell_rasperry_pi]

Part of the problem you're going to have is the fact that 2x80mm is still less than a single 120mm in terms of surface area, so using that to cool a dual Xeon setup is not really going to get you much. The chassis you mentioned, however, does have two 120mm fan mounts in the front. If you do some disassembly of the front, you might be able to see how accessible those are to see how easily you can mount a 120mm radiator to those points.

 

Alternatively since you're talking about mounting the radiators to the mid-panel with the 80mm fans, you could see about having a custom mid-panel made -- or modding the one already there -- to allow for mounting a dual-120mm radiator or even a triple-120mm radiator if you're feeling ambitious.

i tried looking at those 120mm fans, but they are in the same space as the hdd bays.  there is no space in those sections for water cooling, also im not too good at case modding.