H100i GTX mod completed

[Alec M]

Against the better judgement of fellow forum members, I decided to mod my H100i GTX to have a 280mm radiator.

Please note that I had already voided my warranty long before doing this project.

For the radiator I decided to go with Black Ice's Nemesis L-Series 280mm Stealth radiator: http://www.performance-pcs.com/black-ice-nemesis-l-series-280-stealth-radiator.html

two of Bitspower's 3/8 ID 5/8 OD matte back fittings: http://www.performance-pcs.com/fittings-connectors/bitspower-g1-4-black-matte-compression-fitting-cc3-ultimate-for-id-3-8-od-5-8.html 

and two140mm EKWB Vardar F2 fans to finish it off.

 

I started by removing the tubes from the old radiator, and quite unsurprisingly it was aluminum.

 

 

Next I took the pump/waterblock apart so I could remove the tubes and flush them and the waterblock seperately.

 

 

@For Science! warned me that bleeding this thing would be a pain in the ass. They were correct.

I had to fill the radiator, then mount the tubes to it and fill those on the radiator, and then fill the waterblock and jankily push it back onto the filled tubes without loosing too much water from the components while pushing them together.

I finally got all the bubbles out, did a super sketch mod to my S340 so I could mount the radiator before the fans and BAM it's done!

 

But I have to post the picture in the next post because my camera takes ~6.2MB imgaes

 

[Alec M]

Here it is in all its glory:

 

It keeps my FX 8350 just as cold as it used to but at much lower RPMs than the old fans.

Overall I'm very happy with this mod.

[Billy_Mays]

Pretty good but I hope the warranty was over

[Alec M]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

Pretty good but I hope the warranty was over

I voided the warranty before my first year of owning it was over.

The pump had stopped, and I needed to use my PC, so I took it apart and unstuck it, that's when I learned how cheaply these things were made.

I will always regret buying this cooler and not an NZXT watercooler or other brand that makes better AIOs for the amount of money I spent.

 

[porina]

Looks good. Out of interest, how did you connect the new hose to the block/pump? Is that using the existing fittings on it?

[Alec M]

3 minutes ago, porina said:

Looks good. Out of interest, how did you connect the new hose to the block/pump? Is that using the existing fittings on it?

Thanks!

I never changed out the hose, I had removed the carbon fiber look-alike from the tubing about half a year before doing this mod.

[porina]

2 minutes ago, Alec M said:

Thanks!

I never changed out the hose, I had removed the carbon fiber look-alike from the tubing about half a year before doing this mod.

Oops, I mis-read the OP and thought you had got new tube, it was actually fittings. I think I like the looks of it more. I have similar and it is look a bit tatty now, as I got some thermal compound on it...

[Alec M]

Just now, porina said:

Oops, I mis-read the OP and thought you had got new tube, it was actually fittings. I think I like the looks of it more. I have similar and it is look a bit tatty now, as I got some thermal compound on it...

It's insanely easy to remove, though I think some part of it may keep the pipe on the radiator fittings.

[For Science!]

3 hours ago, Alec M said:

 

I will always regret buying this cooler and not an NZXT watercooler or other brand that makes better AIOs for the amount of money I spent.

 

Unfortunately all companies use essentially the same pump and circuitry from Asetek. the fancy RGb isn't going to put you in any better shape.

 

Good job you managed to got it to work again. perhaps for future r3ference you can submerge your radiator and the input tube into coolant, run the pump so that all the air escapes and seal the AIO underwater to get a perfect seal.

 

Obviously wear nitrite gloves since ethylene glycol is mildly toxic.

[Alec M]

On 8/8/2017 at 0:16 PM, For Science! said:

Obviously wear nitrite gloves since ethylene glycol is mildly toxic.

I didn't know that, Thanks for informing me.