Water cooling with HAF 932 Advanced

[skline00]

Here's my first custom water build.

Case------------------------------------------CM HAF 932 Advanced with 230 mm intake fan.

MB---------------------------------------------MSI X79MA-45 

CPU-------------------------------------------3930k OC'd to 4.3Ghz (43x100)

GPU-------------------------------------------PNY GTX 680

RAM------------------------------------------AMD Radeon Performance series 16G of ddr3-1866 (2 x 8G)

HDD------------------------------------------Intel 530-180G ssd(OS); WD Black sataIII 500G

PSU------------------------------------------PC Power & Cooling MK II Silencer 950 Watt

CPU Block----------------------------------Swiftech Apogee HD

GPU Block and cover-------------------EK-FC680 GTX+ copper/acetal

Rads-----------------------------------------1 XSPC RX360 and 1 Swiftech MCR120-QPK

Pump----------------------------------------Swiftech 655-b

Reservoir-----------------------------------XSPC Acrylic dual with D5 pump (I used the Swiftech 655-b)

Fans------------------------------------------4 Corsair SP120 HP fans controlled by a NZXT 5 channel fan controller

Tubing----------------------------------------1/2" ID / 3/4" OD

Coolant--------------------------------------Distilled water with silver coil

 

I realize I need help with cable management but oh what a temp difference. My 3930k OC'd to 4.3Ghz would hit temps of 73-74C on IntelBurnTest but now? NEVER exceeds 55C. Perhaps more telling is the gpu. Even OCing to @1300 on the core my temps never exceed 43C whereas they were in the high 70s with the stock fan, I couldn't OC as high.

 

If I was to do it over I would get a bigger case. All in all pleased.

 

[tristan1035]

Wow, the cable management, is horrid, but mighty fine components. You should probably invest in a new case.

[helping]

 

Other than that, it's pretty good. I suppose you'll have the door on so it won't matter that much.

 

Onward to eyebleach 

[skline00]

Wow, the cable management, is horrid, but mighty fine components. You should probably invest in a new case.

Just bought this case a month ago!  I'll work on cable management.

[Rollergold]

Other then the cable mess the system looks good. My current system is an 360 + 120 in the same case minus the fancy black inside. Although I personal like pull over push for the fans. Makes it easier to clean the rads.

[skline00]

Other then the cable mess the system looks good. My current system is an 360 + 120 in the same case minus the fancy black inside. Although I personal like pull over push for the fans. Makes it easier to clean the rads.

How are your temps with 2 680s in sli?

[ANDMan55]

Compression fittings would look really nice with that. Add some LED strips and fix the wire management and that build would be so beautiful. Nice build!

[skline00]

Compression fittings would look really nice with that. Add some LED strips and fix the wire management and that build would be so beautiful. Nice build!

Thank you. I bought some 90 degree fitting to clean up one of the loops.  Wire management is being worked on.

[skline00]

Changed the mb to an Asus Sabertooth x79. A beauty which allowed an easy OC to 4.4Ghz.

[Saladin]

 

Other than that, it's pretty good. I suppose you'll have the door on so it won't matter that much.

 

Onward to eyebleach 

Getting a facial tick just looking at that. My OCD wants to re-manage my own computer to compensate.

[skline00]

Made changes. My specs are now:

Case------------------------------------------CM HAF 932 Advanced with 230 mm intake and side fans.

MB---------------------------------------------Asus Sabertooth X79

CPU-------------------------------------------3930k OC'd to 4.4Ghz (44x100)

GPUs------------------------------------------2 EVGA GTX670 FTWs in SLI

RAM------------------------------------------AMD Radeon Performance series 16G of ddr3-1866 (2 x 8G)

HDD------------------------------------------Intel 530-180G ssd(OS); WD Black sataIII 500G

PSU------------------------------------------PC Power & Cooling MK II Silencer 950 Watt

CPU Block------------------------------------Swiftech Apogee HD

GPU Blocks-----------------------------------EK-FC680 GTX+ copper/acetal on card 1 and XSPC GTX680 Razor (original version) on card 2

Rads-----------------------------------------1 XSPC RX360 and 1 XSPC EX 360 (externally mounted to rear of case using XSPC mounting brackets

Pump-----------------------------------------Swiftech 655-b

Reservoir------------------------------------XSPC Acrylic dual with D5 pump (I used the Swiftech 655- B)

Fans-----------------------------------------6 Aerocool Shark fans controlled by a NZXT 5 channel fan controller

Tubing---------------------------------------1/2" ID / 3/4" OD

Coolant--------------------------------------Distilled water with silver coil

Pictures to follow.