radodrill Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Update (08-Oct-2007): CCFLs, Watercooling, Hardware Got the rest of the Hardware 2nd BFG 8800 GTX OC 500Gb SATA2 HDD Q6600 G0 CPU Lite-ON SATA DVD-RW Checked the fit of the SB waterblock Since there wasn't much clearance for the GFX cards I thought it'd be better to rotate the block by 90deg but to get the mounting holes to line up I then had to mount the top upside-down as well Also did a slight mod to the DVD drive to provide me with a rear connector for the elect button and status LED Inside the DVD drive soldered leads onto the connector connector glued into place on the circuit board Wiring connected to the circuit board circuit board back in it's place And a view of the back of the drive Put all the hardware together on a box (poor man's tech station) to get all the software installed Sponsors: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Update (14-Oct-2007): Wiresleeving & Watercooling Update time again Installed the DVD drive Re-sleeved the necessary PSU cabling in UV-blue Also custom wired one cable for power to the floppy headers on the MB, the fans, lighting, and the pump. Pulled the heatsinks off of the PWMIC, NB, and SB Installed the mounting hardware for the waterblocks and re-installed the PWMIC block with AS5 Installed the waterblocks Pulled the heatsinks off of the 8800GTXs Applied the thermal pads and AS5 (if you're not confident that you won't over apply the thermal paste then you should use the ceramique that's included with the block) Put on the waterblocks Sponsors: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Update (22-Oct-2007): Watercooling & Up-n-Running First off; slight mod to the PSU; since the stock fan was very loud I replaced it with a 140mm Yate Loon There were some clearance issues with the GFX cards and the rear X-Flow Radiator So the RAD is being replaced with a standard (non X-Flow) radiator The two side by side Clearance issue resolved A few shots of the case Installed the tubing for the CPU, NB, and SB Adding the GFX cards And the rest of the tubing Filled the loop; currently bleeding/leak-testing (removed the drive bays to make it easier to see the tubing during this phase) Booting it up for the first time after installing it into the case A gallery of the case with different lighting schemes Now it's just a matter of finishing up the baseboard for it. I'll also post some stock-speed benchmarks shortly and also some overclocking results later on. Sponsors: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Stock Speed Benchmarks Here are some stock speed benchmarks on this system; not the 8800 GTXs have already been flashed the speeds of BFG's overclocked/watercooled card that's using the exact same card and waterblock I am. 24hr Prime95 stable (click for full-size) 3DMark 2001 SE 3DMark 2003 3DMark 2005 3DMark 2006 Aquamark 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Very impressive!! I especially like the control board - I know how much of a pain soldering small components like that is. What gun do you use? Also, I see the project was completed quite some time ago and I am curious on your current Lobby Low score in 3d2k1. It is basically a cpu test and I want to see the effect from the difference in cache on the Q6600 to the wolfdales. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnUnknownSource Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 sweet! It's great to see it all on one page finally instead of flipping through 20... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Very impressive!! I especially like the control board - I know how much of a pain soldering small components like that is. What gun do you use? Also, I see the project was completed quite some time ago and I am curious on your current Lobby Low score in 3d2k1. It is basically a cpu test and I want to see the effect from the difference in cache on the Q6600 to the wolfdales. It was a bit of a pain soldering it all together, particularly the fact that the MIC502 chips were only available in SMD and I really needed DIP so I has to solder on wire leads to make it work For that I was actually using a cheap radioshack 15/30W soldering iron. I also have a resistance soldering iron for when i need to solder leads to the rails of my model railroad. That was actually just a stock-speed run on the Q6600; I haven't really had the time to overclock it yet (busy working on my masters degree), but I should get to clocking her up this summer. I don't have a wolfdale so I really would not be able to compare them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 That case is pure awesome and win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 damn, I LOVE acrylic cases. your craftsmanship and modding skills are incredible - hats off to you, dude! :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterStoba Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Very nice, how big is it? Outer dimensions i mean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Very nice, how big is it? Outer dimensions i mean Not including feet: 600mm High x 300mm wide x 550mm Deep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Very nice work log. How have the temperatures been for you? How far have you leaned on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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