Hey all. I've had this WC project completed now for a couple of months, but I didn't get the photos up until now. So here goes.
My XFX Geforce 6600GT with DD Maze 4 WB Installed
This is a photo I took just before installing the Videocard. Installation of the Maze4 went without a hitch and only took about fifteen minutes. Notice the ram sinks. I O/C the memory to 1200Mhz, so I figured they needed a little extra cooling, especially in the absence of a fan. The card runs great with this block. GPU idle temp is 33°C and the max. load temp after running 'rthdribl_1.2' for one hour is 39°C. So, suffice it to say, I'm quite impressed with this waterblock. Current config is OC'd to 600Mhz Core, 1200Mhz Mem.
System filled and bled.
Here's a shot of the fill and bleed line. I decided to place a shutoff valve at the end of the line for convenience. You can't see it in this pic but it's connected via a 5/8"ID brass T-fitting I bought at Home Depot. I had to heat up the end of my 1/2"ID tubing to get it on the T-fitting. The 5/8" fitting ended up working out well due to it's larger inner diameter, there is no flow restriction at all. In this picture you also see the Swiftech MCP650 pump located in the PSU area, as well as the Dtek Pro120 radiator located at the front of the case. The radiator assembly consists of two 120mm 70cfm Adda fans in a push-pull configuration with two custom fan shrouds to reduce the dead spot and to widen the airflow path to accomodate the 5 1/2" width of the rad. Cool, dust filtered air is taken in through the front of the case, blown through the radiator and then through the hard drives located behind it.
Ready to fire up!
Here is a shot I took just before I plugged everything back in.
The Flow pattern is as follows: PUMP --> RAD --> GPU --> NB --> CPU --> T-LINE --> PUMP
I used 5% Swiftech HydrX in distilled water as my coolant. Hence the lovely green
Powered Up for the first time.
This picture was taken with the flash enabled. Everything ran flawlessly, no problems
Flashless pic.
This is a shot I took with the flash disabled. Here, you get a more accurate respresentation of what it actually looks like. The blue glow from the rear exhaust fan is quite exagerated in this pic. Overall though, it came out a little darker than I would have liked. I'll try it again with some natural sunlight in the room.
Flashless closeup.
VL Systems L.I.S. II - System temperature display
I'm highly impressed with the Swiftech MCW6002-775 WB. 23*C idle @ 20*C ambient is all I could have asked for really. Case temp pretty much stayed the same as when I was on air cooling.
Shot from the front.
My first experience with water cooling has been an enjoyable and rewarding one to say the least. I got better temps than I expected, a quieter PC than expected and came across no problems with the installation whatsoever. It took me approx. 24 hours to complete it from start to finish including a 12 hour leak test.
Questions, comments welcome
My XFX Geforce 6600GT with DD Maze 4 WB Installed
This is a photo I took just before installing the Videocard. Installation of the Maze4 went without a hitch and only took about fifteen minutes. Notice the ram sinks. I O/C the memory to 1200Mhz, so I figured they needed a little extra cooling, especially in the absence of a fan. The card runs great with this block. GPU idle temp is 33°C and the max. load temp after running 'rthdribl_1.2' for one hour is 39°C. So, suffice it to say, I'm quite impressed with this waterblock. Current config is OC'd to 600Mhz Core, 1200Mhz Mem.
System filled and bled.
Here's a shot of the fill and bleed line. I decided to place a shutoff valve at the end of the line for convenience. You can't see it in this pic but it's connected via a 5/8"ID brass T-fitting I bought at Home Depot. I had to heat up the end of my 1/2"ID tubing to get it on the T-fitting. The 5/8" fitting ended up working out well due to it's larger inner diameter, there is no flow restriction at all. In this picture you also see the Swiftech MCP650 pump located in the PSU area, as well as the Dtek Pro120 radiator located at the front of the case. The radiator assembly consists of two 120mm 70cfm Adda fans in a push-pull configuration with two custom fan shrouds to reduce the dead spot and to widen the airflow path to accomodate the 5 1/2" width of the rad. Cool, dust filtered air is taken in through the front of the case, blown through the radiator and then through the hard drives located behind it.
Ready to fire up!
Here is a shot I took just before I plugged everything back in.
The Flow pattern is as follows: PUMP --> RAD --> GPU --> NB --> CPU --> T-LINE --> PUMP
I used 5% Swiftech HydrX in distilled water as my coolant. Hence the lovely green
Powered Up for the first time.
This picture was taken with the flash enabled. Everything ran flawlessly, no problems
Flashless pic.
This is a shot I took with the flash disabled. Here, you get a more accurate respresentation of what it actually looks like. The blue glow from the rear exhaust fan is quite exagerated in this pic. Overall though, it came out a little darker than I would have liked. I'll try it again with some natural sunlight in the room.
Flashless closeup.
VL Systems L.I.S. II - System temperature display
I'm highly impressed with the Swiftech MCW6002-775 WB. 23*C idle @ 20*C ambient is all I could have asked for really. Case temp pretty much stayed the same as when I was on air cooling.
Shot from the front.
My first experience with water cooling has been an enjoyable and rewarding one to say the least. I got better temps than I expected, a quieter PC than expected and came across no problems with the installation whatsoever. It took me approx. 24 hours to complete it from start to finish including a 12 hour leak test.
Questions, comments welcome