I also posted this in my project log but I think I would get more help if i opened a thread!

Specs:
Asus A8N32 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005
Thermaltake SHARK VA7000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
NEC Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan/Heatsink
SILVERSTONE SST-ST60F ATX 600W Power Supply
Microsoft A9O-00018 WinXP Media Center Infrared Remote Control w/ Receiver
Atech Flash Xm-4U 11-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Internal card reader
Pioneer Black IDE DVD Burner Model DVR-110DBK


Here are some pictures!













I dont really have a budget so cost does not matter!

I want the cooling system to include my CPU and GPU. Now I am new to all of this so for the GPU I will need something easy to install!

What I am looking for?
A compact watercooling system that will fit in my case without being in the way! I also want performance and silence as well as stability. I will be using all my 5 1/2 slots and 3 of my hardrive slots. In front of the hard drive slots their is a fan behind that grill that is the intake of case.

I have one Floppy slot open though

There is pretty much no such thing as a watercooling kit that will fit inside a case and not be in the way when you're using a mid tower. At least not a high performance one. Especially when you plan on using nearly every bay available for components.

You'd need to consider a kit that at the very least mounts the radiator externally.

This is a full tower case and I have changed my mind I can give up one 5 1/4th.



Alright, it seems someone else has the same case as me and watercooled! My case was made for any thermal take liquid cooling system but the problem is something is always outside! But I could add the radiator where my 120mm fan is...



http://forums.pcapex.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29582

Quote: Originally Posted by UnitedPakistan This is a full tower case and I have changed my mind I can give up one 5 1/4th. Alright, it seems someone else has the same case as me and watercooled! My case was made for any thermal take liquid cooling system but the problem is something is always outside! But I could add the radiator where my 120mm fan is... http://forums.pcapex.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29582

No...



...this is a full tower. What you have is a large mid tower the manufacturers started calling a full tower. I'm not sure when the designation changed, but I find it rather annoying when talking cases. Irregardless, the sample you found is not a great example of water cooling. That case has a ridiculous number of elbows, valves and T-fittings.

You could do a much better job with a bit of planning and the right components. A DD D-5 pump could fit under you're hard drives. There are even smaller pumps available. Just one free 5.25 bay isn't going to open up enough room for a top mount internal radiator. You could always opt for a Swiftech external rad mount just behind your rear 120 fan.

Well I could put a reservior in the 5 1/4 bay

But cant we put the radiator where my current 120 mm fan is right now?

On my case's box they claim all Thermaltake kits can fit in this case and they recommend the radiator be placed where the 120mm fan is... I dont want a thermaltake kit just something that would fit there...

Here buy this toolbox for $9.99, take the tray out mod it any way u want, put ur watercooling setup in there then run two hoses in ur case to whatever u will watercool.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...up?Ntt=toolbox

Quote: Originally Posted by musclecars&computers Here buy this toolbox for $9.99, take the tray out mod it any way u want, put ur watercooling setup in there then run two hoses in ur case to whatever u will watercool. http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...up?Ntt=toolbox

LMAO i need everything in the case....

Scroll down and take a look at how thermal take put the radiator.

http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase...lack/black.htm

Oh Boy the $99.00 Water cooler system that inserted my foot in mouth!!!

Depending on what you want to watercool in your system. This will point you in the direction of what watercooling system you need. If you just going to cool the cpu. The thermaltake setup can do it but, i dont think you'd be happy with the temps. To tell you the truth you'd probably be better off sticking with your zalman cooler. It's probably going to produce the same if not higher temps as air cooled. If you want decent setup your going to have to drop more than 99.00.

Note: I sure would like to know the operating temps in that thermaltake setup.

If you want some hardcore temps from my custom built watercooled system. That AntiM help me pulled the parts together for my setup. Thanks again AntiM.

All watercooling parts came from danger den
AMD 4000+ clawhammer AMD64 TDX waterblock
A8N chipset block
6800GT block
DD5 Pump
1/2" Barbs and tubing
Black ice extreme III

So here's my temp readings from speedfan...
Ambient temperature 74F
Idle temp 32c
Full load temp 40c after 15min of BF2

If i recall antiM did the review on that thermaltake bigwater setup. Please feel free to correct me if im wrong. Personally i wouldnt expect any miracles out of that setup but that's just my TWO CENTS!!!!!

You could always get one of these Babies

Beige, but hell with a little modding you can turn it into one hell of a case!

Or one of these

Your case is way to packed...

Nice Choice there Nerdz!

I really like the Chenming case.
Now that's a full blown moddin' watercooling dream case. There's so much you can do to with this case its not funny.

Hmm and Shipping is only 11 bucks to Waterbury CT..Not bad...So 51 bucks total for the case...Hmm. Im wondering there are better deals for that much, but for 40 bucks+shipping, its not bad.

The front is something else to be desired though.

how is 150 for a budget?

Of course the front is yet to be desired.......This is pimprig right!!!!!!!!
We take idea's and make it into a reality.

Here's an idea for a 120mm fan hole in front of the case.

How about taking a 4 1/2" pvc elbow and straight piece and cutting it in half to look like a periscope protruding from the case. Which would be bondo'd smooth to look like its a part of the case.

It's just a thought......Since he mentioned in an earlier post about a periscope.

I want to keep this case and work with what I have got...

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...ws/stacker830/

Getting this case soon!

Will this be able to fit a watercooling setup?

I also plan to add all 9 fans 120 mm in this case with the watercooling setup just for the heck of it! LMAO

If people can WC a shuttle, then you should have no problem putting WC in that case.