Water cooled setup

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Thanks Mark

O so I'm starting on her again. Honestly I am getting impatient and am thinking of scraping the whole UV light thing and the blue fluid. Does anyone have any objection I do have a question or two as I'm too lazy to check for myself. I have decided to use the KE res upright like it's "supposed to be" but I wanted to know if it would be a problem if I used the "multi" end on the bottom of the pic for in and out or would this not work well at all?



Also I had a Thermaltake TX flow meter laying around...

I think I want to use but Im not sure where it should be placed in the loop? After the pump or right before the Res? There was a booklet it came with but I have since lost it . I'll take some pics and up them later tonight so you guys know exactly what I mean.

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O so I'm starting on her again. Honestly I am getting impatient and am thinking of scraping the whole UV light thing and the blue fluid. Does anyone have any objection

Only the pimps.
The rest of us would prefer a bling-less build.

I do have a question or two as I'm too lazy to check for myself. I have decided to use the KE res upright like it's "supposed to be" but I wanted to know if it would be a problem if I used the "multi" end on the bottom of the pic for in and out or would this not work well at all?

That will be fine.
That's why it has the divider in there to begin with.

Also I had a Thermaltake TX flow meter laying around...

I think I want to use but Im not sure where it should be placed in the loop? After the pump or right before the Res? There was a booklet it came with but I have since lost it . I'll take some pics and up them later tonight so you guys know exactly what I mean.

Why do you want a hamster wheel in the loop?

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LOL, Thanks C. I have to say I like the sensor part but the "hampster wheel is a little tacky IMO. I'm going down now to take some pics of the progress, but I have to say i already miss the Blue so.....

OK so here are some pics of my initial idea. I have to say Im not really happy with the layout but I do want the Rad on top like that and can't really see any other layout. As usual I am always open to suggestions.

I did use ALL Bitspower fittings I have a ton of em and I love the way they look. Not to mention it's an UNBELIEVEABLY awesome company that did right by me when they had the recall especially a guy named Vincent . Anyway I mounted the res like it "should be" LOL but I like it thais way too. I am also going to go the UV blue route again (sorry Clocker) and I will remove the Thermaltake tx thing and Im going to get a plain temp sensor instead. On to the pics



Don't mind the wires Thats just so i can power the pump using a HDD enclosure temporarily.




Ewwww tacky















Thanks again I can't believe how easy this wa to do and that I hadn't seen it before guys

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What did you use to press the wires into the "clips" in those SATA fittings?
I've done this a few times- used jewelers screwdrivers once and even made a custom press type fixture- but still haven't come up with what I consider a good way to do it.

Always looking for good ideas to steal.

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LOL I also used a small phillips screwdriver. Custom press you say? Please explain this or take a pic. I tend to use whatever is in reach at the time. I think it came out a touch sloppy and may do it over bet hey it was my first try. I wanted to try and sleeve or heatshrink the wires between the drives. I can't really see another way to neaten up the wires between them.

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Guys I have another question. On my new vid card (GTX 260) if I do use a universal GPU water block what do I put on the other parts of it like the ram that is normally covered by a "full coverage block"? Do I have to get some heat sinks for it or what?

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Yup.
Copper ones preferably.

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Is there a way I could know how many to get without opening it up?

EDIT: NM Google is my friend ;P



Now this may sound like an even dumber question but what side of the card do the go on? On this side or the other side? I can obviously see that on this side gravity would not be a friend but will it keep them cool on the backside??

Edit 2: OK so I was originally going to order some Enzotech copper sinks but then I came across this.

Swiftech GTX200 Heatsink




Do you think this would do a better job because it covers more or what? Looks good to me but what do I know

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Well, it certainly looks cool.
I like Swiftech products and the company has a history of doing their research, so I'd guess it actually works.

Edit:
To use the MCW60 universal waterblock you'll also need this adaptor plate.

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Ahh Thanks i would have missed that *Added to cart Now maybe I missed something but it says I need the MCW60-R is the "R" significant at all?