heh, I created this thread LONG ago, no part was stolen, I swear. Plus Hydro means water, not the mythical water monster Thanks for the comments.
I was joking. Nice project you got there tho. Nice grills. Btw when is your project coming to an end cuz i want to see the finished product. Love the coolermaster cases btw. But I would have gotten the one with the analog gauge in front of it.
Hopefully within the next week and half it should go from where it is to done. Trust me, it'll be worth it.
-=[9/5] | The Hydra Lives=- Well, after a long long summer of work on this project, it's finally coming to a close. The system is running, the watercooling is flowing, and the overclocking has begun. I'd like to extend a thank you to all of those who have read this worklog, posted in it, or contributed to it in any way. Without you guys, I'd probably be mopping up a watercooling disaster. I'd also like to thank my family for putting up with my late night work on the system and having faith that I'd be able to actually do this. Anyway, onto the conclusion of this worklog. Saturday morning was the beginning of the end of this worklog. I got my 4 1/2" hole saw and arbor, and began going to work on the top of the case. I drilled pilot holes, then set the drill to as much torque as I could give it without giving up speed, then cut right through the top. After much lian-li carnage, nasty grinding noises and screeches, the top of the case was done. After the big fan holes were cut, it was time to drill the mounting holes. I quickly measured them out, then proceeded to cut all of them one by one. Pictures below. With the radiator holes cut, it was time to fit the radiator. I mounted all of the fans, shrouds, and fittings, then attached it to the case. The next order of buisiness was to fit all the components in the case. Everything was placed, and tubes were fitted. The next task was to fill the system. This is a VERY tedius process, especially because it takes so long for the air to vacate the radiator. Once this was done, I added a T-line of Prestone Antifreeze to take care of algae and corrosion, shown below. Here's where my brush with disaster comes in. Since I still had a large amount of air in the radiator, the mass of air would push out the water in the radiator and into the T-line, causing it to overflow and leak. During a quick food break with the pump off, the t-line leaked, and created a puddle on the floor of my case. It leaked about 1CM away from my mobo. Too close for comfort. Also, I had made the mistake of not using a dropper type of food coloring (bottle), so I poured far too much in. My water turned dark green and my T-line was almost black. I had to figure out how to get rid of that. I decided to use the capillary action of water to draw water out onto a paper towel. I took a screwdriver, wrapped some paper towel around it, and stuck it down into the T-line, draining some of the water. I was then able to dilute it. Unfortunately, the T-line kept on leaking, so I decided to let some water out of the system. By mistake, I drained too much, and had to refill and re-bleed the system. A few hours went down the drain, and I eventually put all my parts into my system and let it run overnight. This morning I set it up, and disaster almost struck yet again. My bleed valve was leaking drop by drop because it wasn't sealed tight enough. I decided to turn off the system, but when I did, i took out the valve, which let air into the system which caused the T-line to overflow. Another very close call, but no casualties. After more testing, the leaks were finally fixed. Some of you may be asking, what water mixture am I running? Here's the answer. Arrowhead Distilled Water Prestone Antifreeze Green Food Coloring Tasty. Another mod I did before cutting the top holes was to open up the top 80mm holes by cutting off the grills. 8 quick dremel cuts and lots of filing and I was finished. And finally, the moment you've been waiting for...final pictures. Enjoy! Specs: Intel Pentium 4 2.4B@3.0GHz Abit IC7-Max3 Motherboard OCZ PC4000 EL Gold DDR (2x256) ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB Western Digital WD1600 160GB SATA HDD Antec SmartBlue 350W PowerSupply Thermochill 120.3 Radiator with 6 Evercool aluminum fans in Push/Pull config. AquaXtreme 12V DC Waterpump PolarFLO TT Chrome CPU Block Stay tuned for Revision 2.0 of this machine, I've got plenty more in store for you guys. Look for it around xmas time. So until next time friends...this is Fyberwire, signing out. -Fyberwire
Hey thanks for the comment Revision 2 is going to be a lot cleaner, powerful, and more efficient. I promise. Stay tuned.
