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mhanley240
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 Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:56 pm Post subject: Custom External Water Cooling Case |
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| I just ordered all of my stuff, and I decided to move onto the next issue. Cooling. I was thinking, that maybe I could do a custom external water cooling case. I was thinking about making the case out of acrylic, so it could be completely transparent. I just didn't know how one went about making a case of acrylic, where to get acrylic, and how to cut into acrylic. Any information about this would be useful. I was thinking about the Koolance Exos, but I decided that 300 dollars is a lot (exos+cpu block+chipset block+vga block). I read an article about self-built watercooling, and the success they had with it. So any information would be helpful. |
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DMW
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Custom External Water Cooling Case |
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| mhanley240 wrote: | | but I decided that 300 dollars is a lot (exos+cpu block+chipset block+vga block). |
the cooling blocks for all the devices is still going to run you more than 100.00 for any that are of reasonable quality.....then there is the cost of a pump or maybe two (if you plan to use an external)....tubing / electronics / fittings / labor and the resevoir materials themselves.......
you are still going to be in the 300 range...and it may or may not look as sweet (depending on your skillz)
since this sounds like your first time dealing with water cooling...you might want to go with a pre-made unit and just improve on it....before trying to get into full system design. |
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alexvdl
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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As I've said before if this is your FIRST self built computer stick with air cooling until you can afford to completely replace the system. Else bad things could happen....
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[TN] Nathan
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Alexvdl has a point.
Cool down a bit on the hardcore computer gear.
Learn to do that basics before you go hardcore.
Kinda almost like going from riding a bike and buying a F1 racecar to get to work.
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Roger
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but the racecar gets me in to work on time... i'm always late when i take the bike.
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alexvdl
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Damnit...... I've been good and withheld my smartass comments on a lot of the previous posts I've read.... but this just makes me crack the heck up. *nods*
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