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Title: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: TilDeath on July 24, 2009, 02:30:15 PM: Here are a few photos of a system I built for an AH player. The case is an NZXT Khaos which was modded for a Koolance triple fan raditor system to drop into the top.

Components:
Case: NZXT Khaos
MB: EVGA X58
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.8GHz to 4.18 GHz (7 different profiles saved in BIOS)
GPU: EVGA GTX 285
Mem: OCZ Reaper DDR3 1800MHz at 1806 to 2157MHz
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 910 SLI ready
HD: Western Digital 640GB Black
DVDs: Lite-On DVD Combo Drives
Cooling: Koolance

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/Front-R.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/L-Side_a.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/Front-Right-Top.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/Top-Fans.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/Video-Waterblock.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/Wiring-Rad-Drain.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/CPU-Video-Mem.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/CPU-Waterblock.jpg)

(http://www.tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/Front-Pump-DVDs.jpg)
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Getback on July 24, 2009, 02:35:03 PM: Nice!!
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Spikes on July 24, 2009, 03:58:01 PM: How much did that baby cost?
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: TilDeath on July 24, 2009, 04:06:29 PM: Quote from: Spikes on July 24, 2009, 03:58:01 PM
How much did that baby cost?
A little over 3k with shipping
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Ghastly on July 24, 2009, 04:31:01 PM: Very nice.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: RipChord929 on July 24, 2009, 04:33:38 PM: A "race computer", lol... Pretty cool man, I like it!!!
TD, could ya post a link for your website? I know I
could probably find it in here somewhere, but I really
don't feel like scroungin thru the old posts..

RC
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: morfiend on July 24, 2009, 04:48:53 PM: Question TD,

Is the H2O cooling really needed?

upon looking at your conections and setup,the water cooling has come along way!

:salute
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: TilDeath on July 24, 2009, 04:56:50 PM: Quote from: RipChord929 on July 24, 2009, 04:33:38 PM
A "race computer", lol... Pretty cool man, I like it!!!
TD, could ya post a link for your website? I know I
could probably find it in here somewhere, but I really
don't feel like scroungin thru the old posts..

RC
If you look under here the link is in my signature. Click that. I don't think I am allowed to actually post the link here.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: TilDeath on July 24, 2009, 05:02:41 PM: Quote from: morfiend on July 24, 2009, 04:48:53 PM
Question TD,

Is the H2O cooling really needed?

upon looking at your conections and setup,the water cooling has come along way!

:salute
"Is H2O really needed" It all depends on the enviorment your system lives in, if you highly overclock your system you have much better thermals (provided you calculate the correct amount needed for rad and fans (both in and out). I use all pressure fittings rather then barb and clamp.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: RipChord929 on July 24, 2009, 05:09:04 PM: Thx, Duh, its right there!!! Sorry, I usually don't pay any attn to sigs...
They usually don't say anything meaningful, (mine included), LOL!!!

RC
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: TilDeath on July 24, 2009, 06:11:35 PM: Here are the specs.

(http://tdcomputersystems.com/builds/starr/specs.jpg)
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Spikes on July 24, 2009, 06:53:30 PM: Dam, I'd buy that if it was 2500 dollars cheaper haha.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: wrag on July 24, 2009, 09:29:28 PM: MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaa :t :t :t :t
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Getback on July 24, 2009, 11:20:42 PM: Quote from: TilDeath on July 24, 2009, 04:06:29 PM
A little over 3k with shipping

I don't think that is all that bad. Especially with the extra attention to detail.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Dragon on July 27, 2009, 07:45:01 AM: Another piece of art from TD. Nice box.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: AirFlyer on July 27, 2009, 05:53:30 PM: If thats the Khaos(and I'm hoping I'm remembering this correctly) doesn't it have support for two PSUs? I'm curious to know if you actually felt it necessary to use two or if there is some advantage in say for example 2x 400W over 1x 800W.
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: TilDeath on July 28, 2009, 04:42:12 AM: Quote from: AirFlyer on July 27, 2009, 05:53:30 PM
If thats the Khaos(and I'm hoping I'm remembering this correctly) doesn't it have support for two PSUs? I'm curious to know if you actually felt it necessary to use two or if there is some advantage in say for example 2x 400W over 1x 800W.
Yes it supports 2 PSU's. The only time I would use 2 PSU's is with Tri or Quad Sli and also using a Dual Loop H20. Even then its does not have to be done.

TD
Title: Re: i7 System H2O Cooled
Post by: Ruler2 on July 31, 2009, 06:45:50 PM: I'm using a dual-PSU setup right now,I have an Antec P190+1200W. It has a special NeoPower dual system called the NeoLink,it consists of one 550W and one 650W PSU,it's a good setup,but I see 1000W PSUs online that are more powerful than this one's combined 1200W,now I'm not sure how 2 v 1 is with stability,but I DO know that I have lots of extra power for upgrades :)