Ok guys, i am looking for a new case that can hold a PA120.3 on the inside.

[tylerdustin2008]

I want a case that can hold a 120.3 on the inside. I am really looking for something under $225 shipped. And maybe it has room for a 120.2 on the inside as well. And i would prefer a windowed case. If no one can find one that looks decent, well then i might just chip out the money for a TJ07.

And this is for aigomoria. Do you think my D5 will power a 120.3? Because i will have the CPU, NB, and GPU in the loop. But if it is not strong enough, i will just get a 120.2, and another pump. Two separate loops.

Like this guys.

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BTW, this guys is BEAutiful.

I know the G70, and the stacker will hold one on the inside, but those cases are just so plain.

Also i will be getting another 8800gts, QX6600 when prices drop. You think maybe a 480 will cool all of it?

 

[Zepper]

Just can't get excited over WCing... But it is hi-tek looking.

.bh.

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Yea well i have to waste my money somewhere. Right? I love he TJ07 because it can fit a 480 in it, but to water cool it is going to cost $700. Case, rad, pump, GPU block, res, tubing, and etc here and their. Then the QX6600, 8800GTS..... Shits expensive, but then again i have no bills.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Waste your money by giving me $200 so I can watercool lol

IIRC the D5 is a fairly powerful pump, I would think it should handle the 120.3 and the other stuff. The Thermochill PA120.3 has the lowest restriction of the other triple rads and also performs best.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Waste your money by giving me $200 so I can watercool lol

IIRC the D5 is a fairly powerful pump, I would think it should handle the 120.3 and the other stuff. The Thermochill PA120.3 has the lowest restriction of the other triple rads and also performs best.

rofl i know that case.

There is no true case that can hold a 120.4 natively. That guy had to give up a lot of space down there. Also that guy is running TEC's if i remember correctly, That should be 120.2 for the cpu on tec, and 120.4 for his gtx in SLI.

He is also running dual pumps of D5's and had to mod his front bay to fit it with dual ek reservoirs.

Tyler this isnt an easy mod. It can get really really messy working with dual loops and dual pumps. Make sure you do a lot of planning b4 u jump at it.

 

[WoodButcher]

Real nice work, someone else that likes the Silenx besides me, but,,, BLOWING IN????

 

[swtethan]

OMG thats is a f*cking crazy ass case

 

[iscsidude]

Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
I want a case that can hold a 120.3 on the inside. I am really looking for something under $225 shipped. And maybe it has room for a 120.2 on the inside as well.

Also i will be getting another 8800gts, QX6600 when prices drop. You think maybe a 480 will cool all of it?

For the amount of money you'll be spending, why not get a Mountain Mods U2-UFO which can easily support a 120.3 and 120.2 along with two pumps ???

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: iscsidude

Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
I want a case that can hold a 120.3 on the inside. I am really looking for something under $225 shipped. And maybe it has room for a 120.2 on the inside as well.

Also i will be getting another 8800gts, QX6600 when prices drop. You think maybe a 480 will cool all of it?

For the amount of money you'll be spending, why not get a Mountain Mods U2-UFO which can easily support a 120.3 and 120.2 along with two pumps ???

i dont think a ufo can hold a 120.4 natively.

 

[iscsidude]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
i dont think a ufo can hold a 120.4 natively.

No where in what you quoted was a 120.4 mentioned.
Nor does Thermochill make a 120.4.

That's why I said a 120.3 and 120.2 which was his original request.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: iscsidude

Originally posted by: aigomorla
i dont think a ufo can hold a 120.4 natively.

No where in what you quoted was a 120.4 mentioned.
Nor does Thermochill make a 120.4.

That's why I said a 120.3 and 120.2 which was his original request.

ahhhhhhhh only read up to ufo


sorry im in the middle of rebuilding my e6600. getting this gtx to bow is a PITA. larger o-ring refuses to stay in place

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Aigo. It is not running TEC's. Thehe 120.4 is on the 8800GTX's, and a PA120.2 on the CPU. Now if someone knows that the GTX480 can cool dual 8800GTS's and a QX6600, and a NB. Because i really love that look of the TJ07, and if the 480 can cool all of it, then great. Because i dont want to really lose all of the 5.25" bays, due to dual pumps and 2 res's. Instead of having a 120.2 in the bottom of the case i will put dual pumps, and a res right above that. Also i would like to OC thew CPU, VC's will stay stock, i would maybe like load temps to be no more that 50c. Ideas are floating, but i mostly know what i want.

Tyler

 

[SparkyJJO]

IIRC the GTX480 really isn't any better than the thermochill PA120.3, but I could be wrong on that...

 

[tylerdustin2008]

If so than sweet. Because it will have a little bit of extra room and will allow a pump to fit in there.

 

[nealh]

The D5 is fine for a PA120.3..a DDC2 with a Petra top would be better

The D5 is an excellent pump, reliable too

As for GTX 120.4...as I recall it is not better than a PA120.3 unless you using very high cfm fans which IMHO defeats the purpose tof a quad rad..excellent cooler with low noise

IMHO PA120.3 is still king

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Ok ill check up and see what my total cost may be.

 

[SolMiester]

I dont understand, 6 fans cant be that quite, so no real benefit unless you are clocking for benchmarks?

 

[WoodButcher]

Originally posted by: SolMiester
I dont understand, 6 fans cant be that quite, so no real benefit unless you are clocking for benchmarks?

Six fans aren't needed,,,, But I have them!
Most setups use only a push or pull config but in my rig I had the space so why not?
I put 6 yate loons on a controller, at 100% they make a little noise but not much. The 6 yates plus the fan controller cost less than the shrouds for the rad.
Why watercool at all? it is expensive to do right,,,
$140- thermochill rad
$40- 2 shrouds
$15 fan control
$24 6 yate loons

I think your right. I don't need it, I really don't need a PC. I'm a carpenter and although I write off all this junk on my taxes it still is just a hobby I don't need.....

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Here are some ideas if i were to use a PA120.3. This took like 2 f***ing hours. The res would in the bottom mounted to the front of the case. And there would be two 8800GTS's in there. Also one last thing, its going to be a mobo cover made out of plexi, one single piece cut and bent to cover the complete mobo, hiding all wires and etc.


Case pic 1.
Case pic 2.Mobo cover.


Look ok? I might use that ACryan mirror plexi, not sure yet.

Tyler

 

[WoodButcher]

Awsome drawings!
just an FYI- the 120x3 I have is about 4" thick w/ 3 fans and shroud on one side, 3" w/o shroud. If you need accurate measurements I'll get them. PITA to get at but if google fails yell!

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Yea some measurements would be cool. And thanks they took a tad bit of time.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
Yea some measurements would be cool. And thanks they took a tad bit of time.

oh man... me thinks me poured gasoline to a open flame.

Now your seriously addicted to this hobby....

Better tie up woodbutcher b4 he goes all out like you and shunail are.

 

[tylerdustin2008]

Oh hell yea i am. I just debating adding another rad.... maybe a PA120.1 to chill the water a little bit before it hits the GPU's.

 

[WoodButcher]

Measurements for the PA 120x3 I got from the jabtech website checked against mine are good-430x128x61
If you use a shroud they add 25mm to the thickness and 4mm [screw heads + sheetmetal] to the 128 =132. The online catalog says 40mm deep, my steel rule says 25. If you don't use this shroud the fan is 15mm from the core.
The rad comes with 1 foam gasket to mount your fans, if you decide to use 6 order another, I bought 1 rad, 2 shrouds and only got 1 gasket so I used 1/4"x3/4" dense foam weatherstrip for the other.
Add the depth of your fans and you have it, 25+25+61+25+25= 161mm say 165mm to allow for the foam gaskets.
From what testing I've done, I don't see a big improvement in having the 6 fans over 3 and I'm not too sure I really need the shrouds.
I built this w/ 6 yate loons on a Vantec fan control and they are pretty quiet. I changed the three blowing in to

New * ADDA 120mm Quiet Case Fan 98.6CFM 1050/2000 RPM

I found on ebay and these are quiet at low but push lots of air on high, The higher cfm really gave very little improvement. This rad does the job with very low airflow. I think Agio only uses 3 fans to get his temps.

I got 3 of these to try also from ebay

Delta 120mm 3700 rpm Case Fan 151.9CFM

but after the addas I don't see the point. I bought the adda because I like silenx and all the silenx bashing and bitching about rebadging prompted me to buy. They cost me 10 bux each s/h included so for half the price of silenx I'll use adda.

Agio- I was bit by the pc bug last spring and have enjoyed smoking chips ever since. Built 6 systems and rebuilt 2 of the 3 in my house so many times I can't remember which box my 6600 came to life in. My next mission is a bong cooler but the next pc I build will be amd if the barton is within the price range. In the next month or so I'll be building my garage so I'll have a "real" shop to play in. The pc hobby will go on back burner as I need to rebuild my van. I use a '97 GMC Safari for work and have a shiny new rebuilt 389 chevy available, I think it will fit amidship,,,,, ever seen a minivan w/ wheelie bars?

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: WoodButcher
Measurements for the PA 120x3 I got from the jabtech website checked against mine are good-430x128x61
If you use a shroud they add 25mm to the thickness and 4mm [screw heads + sheetmetal] to the 128 =132. The online catalog says 40mm deep, my steel rule says 25. If you don't use this shroud the fan is 15mm from the core.
The rad comes with 1 foam gasket to mount your fans, if you decide to use 6 order another, I bought 1 rad, 2 shrouds and only got 1 gasket so I used 1/4"x3/4" dense foam weatherstrip for the other.
Add the depth of your fans and you have it, 25+25+61+25+25= 161mm say 165mm to allow for the foam gaskets.
From what testing I've done, I don't see a big improvement in having the 6 fans over 3 and I'm not too sure I really need the shrouds.
I built this w/ 6 yate loons on a Vantec fan control and they are pretty quiet. I changed the three blowing in to

New * ADDA 120mm Quiet Case Fan 98.6CFM 1050/2000 RPM

I found on ebay and these are quiet at low but push lots of air on high, The higher cfm really gave very little improvement. This rad does the job with very low airflow. I think Agio only uses 3 fans to get his temps.

I got 3 of these to try also from ebay

Delta 120mm 3700 rpm Case Fan 151.9CFM

but after the addas I don't see the point. I bought the adda because I like silenx and all the silenx bashing and bitching about rebadging prompted me to buy. They cost me 10 bux each s/h included so for half the price of silenx I'll use adda.

Agio- I was bit by the pc bug last spring and have enjoyed smoking chips ever since. Built 6 systems and rebuilt 2 of the 3 in my house so many times I can't remember which box my 6600 came to life in. My next mission is a bong cooler but the next pc I build will be amd if the barton is within the price range. In the next month or so I'll be building my garage so I'll have a "real" shop to play in. The pc hobby will go on back burner as I need to rebuild my van. I use a '97 GMC Safari for work and have a shiny new rebuilt 389 chevy available, I think it will fit amidship,,,,, ever seen a minivan w/ wheelie bars?

AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... no but i think monster garage made a school bus do a wheelie...

Anyhow, yeah i run only 3 fans total inside the system. The thermochill doesnt show much improvement at anything higher then 1800rpms or roughly around 65CFM of air pushing. Its because the radiator isnt nearly loaded, or on stress to bring the coolant down lower with more fans.

I think shunail really freaked everyone out by his 120.3 not handling 2 gts's in sli. Ive been getting a lot of pms' about that. Shunail was lacking in the pump department, not the radiator department. Im sure if you guys want a extra dyo project, try increasing the flow on your blocks.

More flow = less time for water to stay in the chamber = same amount of heat pulled via less volumne of water = less increase in coolant temps = greater performance.

Thats the physics behind fast flowing waterloops.

But in woodbutchers case = bong cooler = cool!

only id have the hardest time explaining why i have this monster gadgit next to my machine. In about 1-2 months, i will kick the can, and go back to TEC's. Then the real fun begins.