Hi all,
So with all the CUD'ing going on, I decided to give water cooling a try, I bought a Larkooler KU3-241 Extreme Cooling kit.
I then waited a while for it to get here from PPC (Thanks andrem & Solidsnake for all the help), then decided I wanted to upgrade the tubing to 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD.
I was initially going to wait until the new fittings and 1/2" tubing arrives before I install the kit, but once it arrived, I was so excited to install, so I got to work.
Set everything up and proceeded to do a leak test, first 30min went fine, and then... a steady stream of UV green liquid dripping onto the paper towels I thankfully put down.
So quite bummed I then took the whole system apart again, and tried to check where the leak is coming from, couldn't find it, so enquired with PPC about RMA'ing the kit, and it would've been more expensive to send the kit back, wait for a new one and have it shipped, so I did some research and saw some nice build logs on people modifying their 600T's to accommodate a 360 radiator at the top...
So... cutting one short story long, this is what I've decided to do:
I have bought an XSPC EX360 radiator, some fittings and 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing as well as a XSPC Raystorm CPU Block.
I initially thought I would run this with the larkooler res and 450l/h pump, but I have actually managed to repair the radiator (pics and description of repair here: CLICK HERE), so I'm going to be selling the whole kit (if the leak test is successful tonight) and then I'll be getting a MCP655 pump with pitspower bling bits and a cylinder style reservoir as well as some Gelid Wings 12 UV fans all round.
So without further ado, here's what I've done so far:
I bought some nice dremel rotary cutting discs and fitting and proceeded with modifying the top vent cover so long to make space for the 3rd fan or radiator (not sure which order I'm going to put it in yet - rad on outside or fans on outside).
The vent cover:
View attachment 7004
Mesh removed:
View attachment 7005
Ready for cutting:
View attachment 7007
Cutting done:
View attachment 7008
Space for 3 fans:
View attachment 7006
So with all the CUD'ing going on, I decided to give water cooling a try, I bought a Larkooler KU3-241 Extreme Cooling kit.
I then waited a while for it to get here from PPC (Thanks andrem & Solidsnake for all the help), then decided I wanted to upgrade the tubing to 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD.
I was initially going to wait until the new fittings and 1/2" tubing arrives before I install the kit, but once it arrived, I was so excited to install, so I got to work.
Set everything up and proceeded to do a leak test, first 30min went fine, and then... a steady stream of UV green liquid dripping onto the paper towels I thankfully put down.
So quite bummed I then took the whole system apart again, and tried to check where the leak is coming from, couldn't find it, so enquired with PPC about RMA'ing the kit, and it would've been more expensive to send the kit back, wait for a new one and have it shipped, so I did some research and saw some nice build logs on people modifying their 600T's to accommodate a 360 radiator at the top...
So... cutting one short story long, this is what I've decided to do:
I have bought an XSPC EX360 radiator, some fittings and 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing as well as a XSPC Raystorm CPU Block.
I initially thought I would run this with the larkooler res and 450l/h pump, but I have actually managed to repair the radiator (pics and description of repair here: CLICK HERE), so I'm going to be selling the whole kit (if the leak test is successful tonight) and then I'll be getting a MCP655 pump with pitspower bling bits and a cylinder style reservoir as well as some Gelid Wings 12 UV fans all round.
So without further ado, here's what I've done so far:
I bought some nice dremel rotary cutting discs and fitting and proceeded with modifying the top vent cover so long to make space for the 3rd fan or radiator (not sure which order I'm going to put it in yet - rad on outside or fans on outside).
The vent cover:
View attachment 7004
Mesh removed:
View attachment 7005
Ready for cutting:
View attachment 7007
Cutting done:
View attachment 7008
Space for 3 fans:
View attachment 7006
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