They said it couldn't be done! Watercooled Silverstone FT05

[Ellis_D]

This build was challenging to say the least.  My first learning experience with hard tubing and there really isn't a whole lot of room to work with and cable routing can get tricky.  I also had to get "creative" with mounting the reservoir/pump since it was designed to attach to 120mm and 140mm fans/radiators.  Speaking of radiators, my 180mm EK Radiator got banged up a bit and needed to be violently wedged in under the motherboard tray.  Overall, I'd say it's a success and looks a lot cleaner than my previous FT01 build.

[Simon771]

And when will you add GPU to the loop ?

[Ellis_D]

3 minutes ago, Simon771 said:

And when will you add GPU to the loop ?

probably never.  I'm planning on upgrading soon and I'm also skeptical that that single 180mm rad can handle both the CPU and GPU

[Infin8]

Well done!

BTW: CPU and Gpu should be fine since you have 32400mm² with a single 180, which is more than a dual 120mm rad (28800mm²)

[done12many2]

2 hours ago, Infin8 said:

Well done!

BTW: CPU and Gpu should be fine since you have 32400mm² with a single 180, which is more than a dual 120mm rad (28800mm²)

 

That wouldn't be a good idea.  That's a bit much for a 180mm rad.

[Ellis_D]

29 minutes ago, done12many2 said:

 

That wouldn't be a good idea.  That's a bit much for a 180mm rad.

My ideas exactly.  Besides, the evga cooler does an adequate job and I'd rather not spend $150 on a waterblock+backplate and try to fit it into that loop.

[Simon771]

13 hours ago, Ellis_D said:

probably never.  I'm planning on upgrading soon and I'm also skeptical that that single 180mm rad can handle both the CPU and GPU

Yeah you are right

I tried to use 240mm rad for both CPU and GPU. Even without OC, temp on CPU went to 80°C while casual gaming, and even beyond that when stress testing it.

[Ellis_D]

2 hours ago, Simon771 said:

Yeah you are right

I tried to use 240mm rad for both CPU and GPU. Even without OC, temp on CPU went to 80°C while casual gaming, and even beyond that when stress testing it.

It also doesn't help that my i7 runs hotter than typical.  I've tried stock cooling, a cheap heatpipe tower from Cooler Master, and a Corsair H80i and all would allow it to hit 100 degrees + when stress testing it (though to be fair I'm suspicious the H80i's pump is DOA).  This custom loop keeps it in the low 70s with an overclock so that makes me a happy boy and I'd hate to upset that balance by adding a GPU to the mix.

[NoobCase]

17 hours ago, Ellis_D said:

It also doesn't help that my i7 runs hotter than typical.  I've tried stock cooling, a cheap heatpipe tower from Cooler Master, and a Corsair H80i and all would allow it to hit 100 degrees + when stress testing it (though to be fair I'm suspicious the H80i's pump is DOA).  This custom loop keeps it in the low 70s with an overclock so that makes me a happy boy and I'd hate to upset that balance by adding a GPU to the mix.

It most likely won't. I even delidded my 4790k and saw  no real difference in temps so those chips just run hot.  That's with 3x 240 and a 360 rad and 2 titan x in the loop as well. 

[0ld_Chicken]

Who is the "they" that said this can't be done?  they should be beat to death with a pool noodle 

Looks great though!  I also wouldn't try working the GPU into that loop unless you found a way to expand rad space. 

 

6 hours ago, NoobCase said:

It most likely won't. I even delidded my 4790k and saw  no real difference in temps so those chips just run hot.  That's with 3x 240 and a 360 rad and 2 titan x in the loop as well. 

They don't "just run hot".  My delidded 4790k NEVER goes above 60°c when gaming at 4.8ghz at 1.3v, usually never breaks 55°c.  IBT on high only hits 70°c.

 

before delidding IBT=95°c, SAME settings after delidding IBT=77°c (with 3°c higher ambient, so more like 74°c)

That is a pretty real difference to me

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[Ellis_D]

6 hours ago, NoobCase said:

It most likely won't. I even delidded my 4790k and saw  no real difference in temps so those chips just run hot.  That's with 3x 240 and a 360 rad and 2 titan x in the loop as well. 

Yeah but your loop sounds like it has cooling headroom to spare whereas mine can handle maybe 250w max so adding something like a GTX 1080 would push it right up to that limit.  Also, the pump I'm using doesn't have that much flow so adding a GPU block could also hurt the run in other ways as well.

[done12many2]

36 minutes ago, 0ld_Chicken said:

Who is the "they" that said this can't be done?  they should be beat to death with a pool noodle 

Looks great though!  I also wouldn't try working the GPU into that loop unless you found a way to expand rad space. 

 

They don't "just run hot".  My delidded 4790k NEVER goes above 60°c when gaming at 4.8ghz at 1.3v, usually never breaks 55°c.  IBT on high only hits 70°c.

 

before delidding IBT=95°c, SAME settings after delidding IBT=77°c (with 3°c higher ambient, so more like 74°c)

That is a pretty real difference to me

 

 

Nice results.  Looks like before delidding you had to run two cores at lower multipliers and still had higher temps.  Is that correct?

[0ld_Chicken]

3 minutes ago, done12many2 said:

 

Nice results.  Looks like before delidding you had to run two cores at lower multipliers and still had higher temps.  Is that correct?

I don't think so, they were all x 48, you've got to look in the "maximum" column right above the 95.0°c.  I believe I had already stopped the test when I took that screenshot since it hit 95°c within seconds.  The second result is much farther into the test.

[done12many2]

3 minutes ago, 0ld_Chicken said:

I don't think so, they were all x 48, you've got to look in the "maximum" column right above the 95.0°c.  I believe I had already stopped the test when I took that screenshot since it hit 95°c within seconds.  The second result is much farther into the test.

 

I didn't even look at temp or load.  Sorry about the confusion.  I just assumed it was under load when I saw the current clock speed.  I see it now.  

 

Regardless, impressive results.

[NoobCase]

4 hours ago, 0ld_Chicken said:

Who is the "they" that said this can't be done?  they should be beat to death with a pool noodle 

Looks great though!  I also wouldn't try working the GPU into that loop unless you found a way to expand rad space. 

 

They don't "just run hot".  My delidded 4790k NEVER goes above 60°c when gaming at 4.8ghz at 1.3v, usually never breaks 55°c.  IBT on high only hits 70°c.

 

before delidding IBT=95°c, SAME settings after delidding IBT=77°c (with 3°c higher ambient, so more like 74°c)

That is a pretty real difference to me

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Nice results...  They vary from chip to chip.  Silicone lottery. 

[Ellis_D]

5 hours ago, 0ld_Chicken said:

Who is the "they" that said this can't be done?  they should be beat to death with a pool noodle 

Looks great though!  I also wouldn't try working the GPU into that loop unless you found a way to expand rad space. 

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Every review I've seen and read on this case has always strongly recommended against watercooling it as if it's something that's next to impossible to do so I'm referring to those people.  I could actually drop in a 360mm (dual 180mm, not triple 120mm) Rad in the bottom of the case but I wouldn't be able to install the HDD cage and I'm not willing to give up 3.5" storage until you can buy a 4TB SSD for less than $100.