Watercooling here i come!!!!!

Asmoday · Sep 11, 2002, 04:26 PM

I just ordered this puppy...it have gotten some nice reviews,and since i was in need of a new case anyway i went ahead and ordered the Koolance kit.
Any thoughts about it..?

skastel · Sep 13, 2002, 10:20 PM

I had a half assed watercooling system running on my athlon box last summer, it was great as far as temps were concerned, but overall it was too risky I burnt out three processors on it, all 1.33's, luckily newegg has a leanient<spelling?> return policy!
It's fun though just make sure you insulate well and don't let any condensation hit the circuits!

Desert_Siege · Sep 14, 2002, 06:10 AM

The thing looks good, works well, and its quiet. I hope you opted for the larger water block or plan to get a different one. The 200W water block works well, but the 100W sucks. If you don't have a turkey baster or something similar, get one. It will make it SO much easier to fill the system. The hole in the bottom is really small and makes it a pain to get the air out, but it was pretty simple. Just make sure you mount a fan in the back of the case to keep the system temps down, or you might run in to a condensation problem, but I doubt it.

~~shai~~ · Sep 14, 2002, 02:01 PM

Koolance is said to have a low pump

Vaporizer · Sep 14, 2002, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skastel
just make sure you insulate well and don't let any condensation hit the circuits!

Never saw, heard or met anyone that manged to get condensation on the CPU with a non chilled watersystem b4.... Good job

Quote:

Originally posted by Cartman
just ordered this puppy...it have gotten some nice reviews,and since i was in need of a new case anyway i went ahead and ordered the Koolance kit.

Let us know how it goes and how it performs

Asmoday · Sep 15, 2002, 04:18 PM

Ok...now i'm pretty pissed!!!!....i got my Koolance case this friday...and guess what!! Everything went very smoothed i filled the system up everything was ok no leaks or anything...i jumped the atx connector no prolem here...and started the airfiltering process after a couple of minutes all the air was gone...THEN i smelled this electric burned smell and the pumps stopped working... WTF!!!! something apparently fried om the controllercard...how the f**k could this happen? I guess that's what happens when you're trying to be happy on friday the 13th....

Oh well....i'm gonna call the firm that sold it to me...and see if i can get a new controllercard or something....

ps.
I'm not very happy right know!!!

Asmoday · Oct 16, 2002, 05:58 AM

Ok...i have had my koolance case up and running for a couple of weeks now....and i must say i'm pretty satisfied with it....never been over 35 degrees C under heavy load and approx. 30C idle.....
Cartman is happy......

(for now...

)

UberLord · Oct 16, 2002, 11:05 AM

How noisy is it?

Desert_Siege · Oct 17, 2002, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by UberLord
How noisy is it?

If I move 3 feet in front of mine, I can barely hear it. Any further away and you can't hear it at all. If you set the fan controller to mode 3 which runs the fans 100 percent all the time, you can hear it up to 10 feet away, but to give a comparison, I can hear the whine of my hard drives over top the fan noise of this system in Mode 1 or Mode 2. I have my video card and my CPU water cooled and temps never get above 33C, and after 3 hours of online gaming just now, its at 32C. I love this thing and would highly recommend it. And to the dude that bought the 901, DAMN! That thing is huge dude...lol. Glad you got it all sorted out

Asmoday · Oct 17, 2002, 05:58 AM

yes it's quite big...

and as desert_siege said, it isn't noisy at all ...but my Leadtek gf4ti is...gotta get that monster waterchilled to...

gibbon565 · Oct 18, 2002, 11:03 PM

I've always wanted to watercool my kit but I've always been to scared ..lol

I like the case though cartman and be sure to keep us up to date with pro's and cons and such

Sep 11, 2002, 04:26 PM	#1
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Watercooling here i come!!!!! I just ordered this puppy...it have gotten some nice reviews,and since i was in need of a new case anyway i went ahead and ordered the Koolance kit. Any thoughts about it..? __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Sep 13, 2002, 10:20 PM	#2
skastel Massive Happiness Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 238 Rep Power: 0	Watercooled once I had a half assed watercooling system running on my athlon box last summer, it was great as far as temps were concerned, but overall it was too risky I burnt out three processors on it, all 1.33's, luckily newegg has a leanient<spelling?> return policy! It's fun though just make sure you insulate well and don't let any condensation hit the circuits! __________________ Barton 2800+ @ 1998Mhz (12x166) Radeon 9700 Pro ASUS A7N 1 GB Corsair Low Latency PC3200 (2-2-2-5) SBLive! 5.1 WD 80GB JB Samsung DVD 16x+/12x-/2.4x Dual Layer Lite-On CD-R/RW 48x12x48x

Sep 14, 2002, 06:10 AM	#3
Desert_Siege Professional Slacker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	I have a Koolance system and I love it!! The thing looks good, works well, and its quiet. I hope you opted for the larger water block or plan to get a different one. The 200W water block works well, but the 100W sucks. If you don't have a turkey baster or something similar, get one. It will make it SO much easier to fill the system. The hole in the bottom is really small and makes it a pain to get the air out, but it was pretty simple. Just make sure you mount a fan in the back of the case to keep the system temps down, or you might run in to a condensation problem, but I doubt it.

Sep 15, 2002, 04:18 PM	Thread Starter #6
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Ok...now i'm pretty pissed!!!!....i got my Koolance case this friday...and guess what!! Everything went very smoothed i filled the system up everything was ok no leaks or anything...i jumped the atx connector no prolem here...and started the airfiltering process after a couple of minutes all the air was gone...THEN i smelled this electric burned smell and the pumps stopped working... WTF!!!! something apparently fried om the controllercard...how the fk could this happen? I guess that's what happens when you're trying to be happy on friday the 13th.... Oh well....i'm gonna call the firm that sold it to me...and see if i can get a new controllercard or something.... ps. I'm not very happy right know!!! __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg**

Oct 16, 2002, 05:58 AM	Thread Starter #7
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Ok...i have had my koolance case up and running for a couple of weeks now....and i must say i'm pretty satisfied with it....never been over 35 degrees C under heavy load and approx. 30C idle..... Cartman is happy...... (for now... ) __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Sep 14, 2002, 02:01 PM	#4
~~shai~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 613 Rep Power: 0	Koolance is said to have a low pump

Oct 16, 2002, 11:05 AM	#8
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	How noisy is it? __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Oct 17, 2002, 05:58 AM	Thread Starter #10
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	yes it's quite big... and as desert_siege said, it isn't noisy at all ...but my Leadtek gf4ti is...gotta get that monster waterchilled to... __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Oct 18, 2002, 11:03 PM	#11
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	I've always wanted to watercool my kit but I've always been to scared ..lol I like the case though cartman and be sure to keep us up to date with pro's and cons and such __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D