Finally took some better pics tonight. Still have some work to do on the case... Internal gubbins My aquatube doing it's best impression of a thermonuclear explosion More pics here
bloody great! What about making a thin panel that'll watercool the hdd's (it will be in between them) ?
ChriX - me too, (heh, Victor Kiam comes to mind... ) iSteve - it'd have to be bloody thin! (unless I ditch my fdd - not out of the question) I have got an extra hdd cage kicking about somewhere, wish I could find it 'cos those IBMs get bloomin' hot.
I hope it doesnt leak or you will have alot of cleaning to do. But other than that it looks realy cool. how do you feed the fish
Hehe Spike - actually, although it doesn't show very well with my crappy camera, that's actually the UV LED version - I have some Glo mo additive for the water on its way, so it should be a bit more effective then. Samiel_6 - actually I did have a leak once, or rather a brain lapse - I shut the computer down to redo some pipework and it was so quiet, I totally forgot to turn the pump off. Disconnected the radiator hose and promptly doused the whole insides of the case with fluid. :: cheese :: Cheers for the props - I'm in two minds what to do next. It'll either be a case extension to accomodate the rad better or I'm going to go all out and WTX mod the case so I can mount the rad internally (but it'll be ****** tight). We'll see.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! That must of sucked seriously. The worst thing thats happend to me with wet stuff was when my cat puked in my new keyboard, little bugger fried the com chip inside it. Water resistant my arss.
ARRGGHHH !!! I really like what you did with the tubing... damn you, now I have to go invest in even more sweet thing to my Aqua-computer system... damn you, your making me poor...
You do realize your resevoir is suppose to be the highest point in your water cooling system right . Good job. AstrumPreliator " "
So I've heard... Cheers. [ScoobyDoo]Heeheeheeheeheehehe[/ScoobyDoo] Linkitch - sorry dude (not really) Glad you like it. Bit of progress - I found my other hdd cage and managed to separate and grommet mount my HDDs, which cut out about 30 - 40% of the noise they were making - now I can hear my psu fan I really need to get some sides on the case but can't bring myself to cut my metalflake clearcoated panel to take the rad. (this one) It's one of those L-shaped one's which is the top part as well as the side, so I have to at least cut it for tubes, if not for the radiator. It's either that, or like I said, a WTX mod, which is what I'd really like (even though it will put my res at the top ) Hmm, lemme try a little something. Back soon....
Hee hee - Spot the difference! (scroll up ) ... and I didn't even have to cut my panel. Tubes will be rerouted over the next day or so - I have some bulkhead fittings turning up today, so I should be able to get the other sidepanel on after they're in. I had to ditch the other hdd cage and the floppy for now (I ran out of angled fittings) but it will fit when I redo the tubing. I still can't fit the rad inside easily without some serious toolwork, so it'll stay externally mounted for now. I still need to make brackets for the rad mount and add some carry handles in place of the castors (after all, it's still got to be able to LAN party ) The new top will need some work and there's still that bezel to do... It may take a while but it's getting there. [Edit] - no sleep between posts, so 'scuse any speeling mistakes
That Aqua tube l00ks the bes-'n'-knees! The case also looks cool with out the side panels, save you money one cooling and a window kit toooo! Very Neat Work!
how much CAND\USD do those resevoirs cost? are there any places in canda or the US that sell em? i can only find german sites :/
Minor update - No extra case pics at this point (I'm off to the fabricators tomorrow with a big sheet of stainless steel and a grubby bit of paper full of case measurements though...) However, as I'm waiting on my Enermax to come back from T*****ds (RMA), I got fed up of the noise from my Yate Loom 80mm fan that was in my spare PC Power & Cooling PSU, so I did what any self respecting BiT member would do... ... I modded the mutha! Click here for a 1280x960 version _____________________________________ Warper - cheers dude, panels are on now anyway, just trying to settle on a design for a window before I cut it out (plus I have loads of plexi left for a window from a previous mod). Bee - they're around £40 sterling over here. As far as I know, there are no US/Canadian vendors, as AC won't export outside Europe - which is one of the main reasons why I set up my company, so that you guys could share the goodness. If you get really stuck - drop me an email & I'll see what I can do for you.
Cheers -H- Wait till you see it with panels on then Personally, I'm excited about the bezel I'm having made... The place that's doing it mainly does powder coating and needs a website so I'll probably sneak the chassis in with me too. Few more higher quality pics I had taken by a m8 Before I modded the PSU 1280x960 Same again, in use from the front 1280x960 And after 1280x960 Case temp is now about 4°C above ambient but I'll be cutting the chassis under the rad for better airflow soon too and panelling the sides of the rad housing with plexi to duct it a bit more. Oh, forgot to mention, it has bulhead fittings now to pass the hose through (hence the fact that I can get the sidepanels on now) and I have some red tubing for going into the rad to counter the blue tube coming out of it. [Edit] Quick MBM5 screenie from before I replaced the silent fans with near silent ones
