As stated I want to build an overkill pc cooling system that is just straight over kill, I have some questions and would like to know what some of the liquid cooling masters think. Also I have a few questions on touch screens for the pc diagnostics, I will get there after the pc questions.
For the Xbox 360 I have
A koolance exos pc2-c
innovatek cooling block
1/2" tubing
coolant
1/2" fittings
For the Ps3 I have
Another Koolance exos pc2-c
innovatek cooling block
1/2" tubing and fittings and coolant
For the PC
I have a koolance exos 2.5
CTR-CD10BK Pump & Fan Speed Controller, Black
and all 1/2" fittings and tubing and coolant.
Now for the Pc I dont have any water blocks yet because I havent decided on the build or case yet.
What I wanted to know was if I use this XTREME1080 MagiCool XTREME NOVA 1080 ( 9 X 120mm) Radiator Along with an extra pump could I do away with 2 of the Exos' systems and run the entire system together both systems and the PC?
I am going to make a stand for the radiator and if it works well I am planning to go with 2 radiators cause I think it will look really cool under the tv in the living room. Here are the 2 pumps I am considering for the build I dont know which on to choose either, SUPREME PONDMASTER PM-7 MAG DRIVE POND PUMP 700 GPH and a Eheim 1260 Pump I really dont know if I should get 2 or which one I should buy they both have good reviews.
I am having a custom built resevoir built by this guy http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:X:RTQ:US:1123 It will be 2 feet tall and the diameter will be 6-10 inches he is checking to make sure he can get it more than 6 inches, but anyway he is going to build a stand for it so it can sit on my shelf and be seen and shown off.
Now I have a 700 watt power supply for the Koolances and the fans to put on the radiators and all the lights, now this is mainly for bragging rights and kooling not for it being Quiet. Now this is alot to ask but will this system be able to cool everything in a pc, 3xvideo cards, 1xquad core intel processor, 16 gigs of ram, NB. and SB, and 4 hard drives, and the koolance power supply, all to a nice nominal level or will I need more?
Now the pc will be used for multimedia, and hardcore gaming on a 65 inch toshiba dlp, but enough about that do you think I will need more than one pump and which pump should I choose.
As for the game systems, I do not run them at the same time so would the pc cooling system work for them too, if I chain it all together, I mean wont those pumps be enough pressure to keep all that coolant flowing? Now the Pc may be running when one system is on, not gaming, or surfing the net, but burning discs, or playing music.
Ok now that I got this big life story out do you think I am better off keeping an exos for each system and the pc and daisy chaining all the system together with one or 2 pumps for maximum cooling, or can I get rid of all the exos, and use the pumps, and big radiators for the whole cooling of all 3, I will be using an lcd readout for temps on the cpu and gpu of each system. Oh the 2 pumps talked about above are 110-120v a/c so they dont use a pump controller, so all I need is temp sensors.
Well I think that is it like I said this is overkill and not really needed but I do want to brag about it, and the reason I want to kill the exos is for more of a custom look in the systems with their own temp gauge, and I will use those exos' in my other pc's and other builds. I will be overclocking the pc as far as I can go too. I also know that I really dont need liquid cooling on the game systems but this is fun. My next question is about using a touch screen on the pc case as a primary screen but I am going to make a new thread for that cause its a different subject.
Thankyou guys I appreciate any info to help me with this.
Even more overkill idea:
Get four rack-mount cases. Get the dremil out & moddify two of the cases, one for the PS3 internals & one for the XboX360 internals. Put your PC in the third case, and all the cooling bits in the forth case. Then get a nice rack for the cases...it will look like the datacenter servers you see on TV, only custum!
Also...the cooler in the PS3 cools both CPU & GPU...you will need more than one water block if you want to go fanless. The Xbox360 is the same, except that seperate coolers are used for the CPU & GPU.
I bought these 2 lol I am not into those crappy looking ones I like them to look really nice and perform really well, I t was hell finding the 360 one in stock and the ps3 one was just hard to order cause I had to translate the German.
It is about 40 bucks but the reason I went with the innovatek was because it covers the top ram and helps cool it too, So all the systems flaws are cooled down by one block, I was talking to xspc and they told me they are working on a block for the psp and coolit told me one of their case customizers is thinking about developing a full blown liquid cooling system and case, but the prototype that coolit was working on was nixed, not enough crazy people willing to spend 500 on a 300 dollar system lol. I told coolit I would be interested in the case definately but I had already located the block but since I have 4 360's in service I might need another one or 2 so please express my interest, I also told them about covering the ram too, I feel it is just another thing that needs to be cooled, but the xspc block is nice, way better than coolance and there is also a shop out of Canada that makes a nice block with a clear top too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX-360-Water-Cooli...p3286.m20.l1116 I like this block too and think for a mom and pop custome block the lapping job is awesome. Any way I hope you found that interesting, if you think my stuff is confusing I am sorry I am A.D.D. like crazy
comes in handy cause I can picture everything before I build it or customize it.
