Antec 900 (new pics)

Last edited by weaslenator on Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:58 pm; edited 4 times in total

Well I just received an antec 900 case from the Mod Shop ( www.modshop.net THANK YOU MODSHOP ) and I wanted to spice it up, ill have some pics up soon ^.^ ( This will not be in the pdxlan 12 mod competition, as I cannot be there.)

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weaslenator wrote:

I have started work on a lan box, i have gotten tired of lugging my aluminus around and although i love its look, its time for something new.

Im going for small, portable, and powerful.

Ill start pics once im done designing, but one question I have right now is... im trying to make it small, but im planning to fit watercooling and a 3870x2 or 9800x2 in it, how tall should it be from the motherboard up? I was thinking about 5 inches would be good clearance but I was hoping someone with more experience could tell me if that would be enough to fit the videocard and watercooling off the proc without 90degree adapters?

why not get one of the PCI-E cables and make it as short as you wish?

ok here is a taste of whats to come.

A triple radiator, fresh paint, and an ati 3870.

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3870

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You post was not tasty at all. Way too bland....

weaslenator wrote:

ok here is a taste of whats to come.

A triple radiator, fresh paint, and an ati 3870.

Just wondering, what is the point where there is no additional benefit from adding more water cooling (Radiators). Without chilling the air before it hits the fins of the radiator there must be a limit. Granted the more area of radiator you have the more ability you have to reach this limit when there is a greater need for heat dispersion like tons of over clocked parts. I guess it is really a matter of bringing temps down to a reasonable limit that limits heat related problems. I could add tons of radiators to my system and it would not matter or would it, diminishing returns are my thinking here. Is there a mathematical formula such as Area of exposure (H20 block) to heat times heat in Celsius must equal "X" cubic feet of radiator with H20 flow of "Y" GPM based on ambient temp of "Z" at sea level. I love this stuff.

Nick

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nickmarine wrote:

diminishing returns are my thinking here

Pretty much. You're not going to get below ambient without active assistance in the form of a phase-change chiller or other means. The benefit of watercooling (in my view) is getting the heat away from your components and providing a much larger surface area to remove the heat from.

nickmarine wrote:

Is there a mathematical formula such as Area of exposure (H20 block) to heat times heat in Celsius must equal "X" cubic feet of radiator with H20 flow of "Y" GPM based on ambient temp of "Z" at sea level. I love this stuff.Nick

Probably. I know I don't have the patience (or need) to model it.

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there used to be a sizeable group of H20 techies (my word, not theirs) that would argue flow rates of blocks, impingement nozzles, and resistance to flow of tubing.

Cathar, and coolermeister jump to the top of memory when I think about it.
Edit: and phaestus

http://www.procooling.com/

remember the variables you have to account for:
pump pressure
pump flow at resistance
block resistance (cpu)
thickness of block contact
block turbulence
liquid viscosity (water, PCIce, Fesser, etc.)
radiator surface area
fin density
fan speed
fan pressure at speed
thermal load
liquid themal capacity
tubing cross section
the list goes on...

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Antec chopped 900 case with 920 D0 @ 3.375 w/HT on
260GTX with DD watercooling (42C idle)
3X2Gig Crucial BallistiX Tracer DDR3 -- 1TB Hitachi Deskstar SATA300
Black Ice Xflow radiator -- DDC pump
Logitech G-9, G-19, G-35
iZ3D 22" Display
Attendee @ 3, 4, GF2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 12.5, 13, 14, 14.5, 15, 16 to come.

Someone should watercool the radiator of their cpu watercooling.

Yeah because that would be practical...

Dgephri wrote:

there used to be a sizeable group of H20 techies (my word, not theirs) that would argue flow rates of blocks, impingement nozzles, and resistance to flow of tubing.

Cathar, and coolermeister jump to the top of memory when I think about it.
Edit: and phaestus

http://www.procooling.com/

remember the variables you have to account for:
pump pressure
pump flow at resistance
block resistance (cpu)
thickness of block contact
block turbulence
liquid viscosity (water, PCIce, Fesser, etc.)
radiator surface area
fin density
fan speed
fan pressure at speed
thermal load
liquid themal capacity
tubing cross section
the list goes on...

then you go to Danger Den and realize all that stuff might net you 2 c delta. I hate how the eggheads at XS will argue over a minute diff . . then they rail me for loving bling.

Well The biggest reason I'm using a triple radiator is cause its the only radiator I have. However, the larger the surface area the higher the heat dissipation.

Now in hopes of satisfying Aspires hunger.

My plans are to paint the interior a nice flat black or gloss red, to compliment this I will have UV reactive black liquid in my water cooling lines, my hard drives will be air cooled and "hidden" as well as the bulk of my wiring. I will also have a large array of UV lights. I hope to get UV reactive or mirrored acrylic to accent parts of the case, and glossy red paint for an added flare on the outer panels.

And for my birthday this year I got a nice 3870 to power my graphical needs!

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590sli motherboard
amd x2 5400+ 2.80 ghz
3870

http://www.speedtest.net/result/282933587.png

sounds cool, get some modding and some pics!

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Antec chopped 900 case with 920 D0 @ 3.375 w/HT on
260GTX with DD watercooling (42C idle)
3X2Gig Crucial BallistiX Tracer DDR3 -- 1TB Hitachi Deskstar SATA300
Black Ice Xflow radiator -- DDC pump
Logitech G-9, G-19, G-35
iZ3D 22" Display
Attendee @ 3, 4, GF2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10.5, 11, 12, 12.5, 13, 14, 14.5, 15, 16 to come.

Dgephri wrote:

there used to be a sizeable group of H20 techies (my word, not theirs) that would argue flow rates of blocks, impingement nozzles, and resistance to flow of tubing.

Cathar, and coolermeister jump to the top of memory when I think about it.
Edit: and phaestus

http://www.procooling.com/

I used to hang out in their IRC channel, phaestus actually helped me plan out my first W/C loop. They're a buncha cool people, it was kinda sad when Joe and company stopped paying much attention to the site. Sad

That being said they did a lot for the standards used to test watercooling components, overclocker's reviews wouldn't be the same without the amount of discussion the procooling forums generated. Smile

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Dgephri wrote:

sounds cool, get some modding and some pics!

Will do Degphiri, I plan you buy my paint tomorrow and then ill get to work!

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590sli motherboard
amd x2 5400+ 2.80 ghz
3870

http://www.speedtest.net/result/282933587.png

PAINT

I have painted quite a bit, I need to do some sanding and buy 1-2 more cans of paint before I finish.

The paint does look better in person, as the chrome and anodized red don't truly shine on camera.

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590sli motherboard
amd x2 5400+ 2.80 ghz
3870

http://www.speedtest.net/result/282933587.png

a lot of my paint crapped out, I am currently sanding down the last 2 panels I need to repaint. Once I finish ill rivet everything back together and post new pictures.

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590sli motherboard
amd x2 5400+ 2.80 ghz
3870

http://www.speedtest.net/result/282933587.png