A case idea, for someone with a WC rig.

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09-04-2002, 09:46 AM
CrawlingEye

A case idea, for someone with a WC rig.

These are just some ideas that I've thought of and likely never will apply.

Here's my WC rig idea:

Buy some copper tubing (2 foot tubes, just to be certain), I'd say about 4 would be needed, just for good measure.

Buy 8 3 point angled copper joints and a single 3 point straight joint.

Now, the idea is to create a case frame and actually have the water running through the case, to not cool your cpu or anything else specifically, but lower your case ambient, making sure that near your resivour (sp?) you leave the T joint to allow the water to flow through.

Next, you get a 6 pieces of plexiglass (size according to case size and frame size), make sure to buy an extra couple sheets for the resivour. You'll need something to attach the plexiglass to the case (which I haven't figured out what would be best used, all though a trip to home depot could decide that easily). Next, you'll cut out a resivour (sp?) (out of plexiglass) allowing at least 3" from the mobo-tray side of the case, where a cathode could be place (which would light up your resivour (sp?) ) To make sure your resivour's water-tight, you'd use epoxy to seal the corners.

Now, this is just a concept. I wouldn't want a WC rig, nor do I know all their workings. So, my concept may not even work all that well, nor have I completely thought it out.

However, if it does work, it could work very well. :)
09-04-2002, 04:37 PM
Klashe

I was like "What makes something a WarCraft rig?"

Silly me.

"Water-cooled"

<picks mind up out of gutter>
09-04-2002, 05:55 PM
jubjub

Re: A case idea, for someone with a WC rig.

Quote:

Originally posted by CrawlingEye

Buy 8 3 point angled copper joints

Those are called side outlet elbows. I've never seen them made in copper, only PVC. You may get luck and find them in cast brass, but I haven't found them.
09-04-2002, 07:41 PM
zackbass

That's a pretty cool idea, maybe I'll steal it (can't find smile graphic with shifty eyes ):D
09-05-2002, 01:40 AM
Ara-Loki

It's an interesting idea. I don't think it would have much effect on cooling, though. (And it's "reservoir", btw. ;))
09-05-2002, 08:01 AM
CrawlingEye

Re: Re: A case idea, for someone with a WC rig.

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Originally posted by jubjub

Those are called side outlet elbows. I've never seen them made in copper, only PVC. You may get luck and find them in cast brass, but I haven't found them.

My bad. They have to have 'em though. I got the idea from one boring morning watching the Christopher Lowell show on the Discovery channel, where he made a copper table. :D

The idea would require also adding piping for your cpu and/or gpu/chipset.

It just sounded like something that could prove very efficient, with the actual frame of the case lowering your ambient.
09-05-2002, 09:18 AM
jubjub

Re: Re: Re: A case idea, for someone with a WC rig.

Quote:

Originally posted by CrawlingEye

My bad. They have to have 'em though. I got the idea from one boring morning watching the Christopher Lowell show on the Discovery channel, where he made a copper table. :D

They may still make them, but none of my suppliers have them.

Please tell me you don't watch his show. That guy is so, you know what :)
09-05-2002, 09:31 AM
CrawlingEye

Re: Re: Re: Re: A case idea, for someone with a WC rig.

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Originally posted by jubjub

They may still make them, but none of my suppliers have them.

Please tell me you don't watch his show. That guy is so, you know what :)

Yeah, I know. :D
I actually watch it in the morning when there's nothing else to do.
I figure, in the very least, I can come up with case mod ideas from it.

Kind of freaky, huh? :eek:
09-05-2002, 12:14 PM
Slinks

OMG my mother used to watch that show in the morning... i got the biggest laugh from that guy... and yes case mod ideas from an interior designer is kinda out there man... LOL
09-05-2002, 01:05 PM
CrawlingEye

Quote:

Originally posted by Slinks
OMG my mother used to watch that show in the morning... i got the biggest laugh from that guy... and yes case mod ideas from an interior designer is kinda out there man... LOL

Definitely, I got this one from when after M*A*S*H was over at like 9:30 am and turned it to the discovery channel, he was making a coffee table out of copper piping and plexiglass. :) :eek:

Regardless, it would be a pretty cool (pun intended) case, if someone made it. :)
09-05-2002, 03:57 PM
zackbass

I don't think it would make much difference in terms of temps, it would juct look pretty cool.

I was thinking of a way to integrate it into a case project, and if you change the idea a little it sould work very well. Build a case out of square aluminum tubing, but cut holes on the inside of the tubes so they connect. Then connect the frame of the case to the WC system as a resivor, with a fill cap on top and inlet/output on the bottom.
09-05-2002, 05:13 PM
CrawlingEye

Quote:

Originally posted by zackbass
I don't think it would make much difference in terms of temps, it would juct look pretty cool.

I was thinking of a way to integrate it into a case project, and if you change the idea a little it sould work very well. Build a case out of square aluminum tubing, but cut holes on the inside of the tubes so they connect. Then connect the frame of the case to the WC system as a resivor, with a fill cap on top and inlet/output on the bottom.

Either I'm misunderstanding you or it's the reverse.
From the way it seems, you're saying nearly what I was saying in my original post.

The idea would be to let the water flow through the frame of the case, but still have a reserviour and have it flow to the cpu/gpu/chipset, or whatever at that.

It would help cool things that would be otherwise uncooled, like your RAM and so forth.

Originally, I was thinking of using LN2 inside of it, but from what I gather, LN2 doesn't last all that long and you'd have to keep emptying it out and replacing it, which wouldn't be very fun or efficient for an every-day rig.
09-05-2002, 05:39 PM
CrawlingEye

*double post, which wasn't showing up when I hit refresh. :)
09-05-2002, 07:12 PM
Jr916

i think what he is saying is to use the case frame itself as the reservoir for the wcing
09-05-2002, 07:49 PM
CrawlingEye

Quote:

Originally posted by Jr916
i think what he is saying is to use the case frame itself as the reservoir for the wcing

It is, but generally don't you want a fan on/in your reservoir? You couldn't very easily do that with the copper pipes. :)
09-05-2002, 08:50 PM
zackbass

You need the fan for the radiator, not the resivor.
09-06-2002, 08:45 AM
CrawlingEye

Quote:

Originally posted by zackbass
You need the fan for the radiator, not the resivor.

My bad then.
It could work very well then. :)

If anyone does actually apply the idea, I'd love to see pictures. :p
09-06-2002, 11:20 AM
Tekime

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Originally posted by Klashe
I was like "What makes something a WarCraft rig?"
...

Hmm... that could be a good custom job :) Could pour the water down the orc's throat.....