COSMOS Build

[rickss69]

Building this one for a client. It has been some time since I have built a pc in a case. It will have a specific purpose which I will devulge at a later date. Plans are firm for water cooling but the cpu/mb are still in question...testing continues. Here are some initial pic's before I begin:

[Witchdoctor]

The Copsmos is a dam sexy case .... can't wait to see what you do with it bro.

[Jeffro64]

This should be good! I have two Cosmos S builds myself.... I really like them.

[rickss69]

Evga X58 LE
Intel 920
OCZ Gold PC3 16000
Corsair 850 psu

[rickss69]

A few more...

[Buckeye]

Nice Build, love that radiator :)

[rickss69]

Thanks Buckeye - This is next on the table...in search of a case.

[ReverendMaynard]

Nice and clean rickster :)

[Buckeye]

Thanks Buckeye - This is next on the table...in search of a case.

Oh man !!!!

[Kal-EL]

Nice work rickss, u made that rad look sexy. I think I have that rad too, just couldnt pull it together like this. :thumbsup:

[Buckeye]

Do you have a link for that Rad ?

[Assassin48]

Do you have a link for that Rad ?
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_667_672&products_id=25231

[Buckeye]

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_667_672&products_id=25231

Thanks !

[rickss69]

Do you have a link for that Rad ?

This one would likely be much easier in the end depending on your mounting plans... http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_667_670&products_id=21622... Note the ease of affixing fans.

[Kal-EL]

Yep, thats the rad I have, lol.

[Kriztoffer]

Nice work!:)

[Buckeye]

So is performance any real dif between those two ?

[rickss69]

So is performance any real dif between those two ?

I don't see how Buckeye - I only went with the one I used because of the mounting method. The trade off was not having the ease of fan mounting like the other had. ;)

[Kal-EL]

I have the magi-cool one, not the other. I used it for my getto 'Home Brew" benchstation.

[Splave]

looks awesome, where do the fans go on the rad?

[rickss69]

looks awesome, where do the fans go on the rad?

The fans are acually cut and mounted to the pc case side panel. I didnt want a bunch of whirling fans to spoil the clean lines of the unit.

[Splave]

The fans are acually cut and mounted to the pc case side panel. I didnt want a bunch of whirling fans to spoil the clean lines of the unit.

awesome man, I though they might be hiding in there. Great idea :thumbsup:

[GFDuke]

Looks sweet Rick. Nice clean job. My only complaint is that the PSU sits on the bottom of those cases. I've had to many water cooling loops leak and the water always goes to the bottm of the case and that scares me. Of course now i dont use zip ties in cases any more so that probably wouldn't happen. In fact i don't even use a case. lol

[rickss69]

Urgent update! I may have to disassemble the COSMOS after some testing I did this evening with a Boreas unit.

While the water cooled COSMOS does an admiral job @ 4.5GHZ, the temps are a tad on the warm side when taxed. When running the "Checkers" benchmark for 3-1/2 hours the core temps would spike in the low 70's.

Testing the Boreas on the torture rack I was astonished...temps were cut literally in half! I am 2-1/2 hours into the benchmark atm and the core spikes are at 52c/49c/52c/46c @ 4.5GHz, 1.43 vcore, 1.37 vtt. Doing a little Elmer Fudd dance here if you can picture that...:)

I have nothing optimized yet, and I am ready to swear off water for good. Stay tuned for more updates. :thumbsup:

[DrNip]

Like that huh?

[Neuromancer]

Whats Boreas, that thing in your pic looks like a water cooled setup to me?

[DrNip]

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/coolit_boreas

[Buckeye]

Very good Ricks, I like those units and have thought about getting one for some time for my main rig.

We have simply to much dust here in the central valley for me to even consider a high end water cooling setup, fans and Rads would just clog up to fast.

[rickss69]

Booyah! Success to the max!


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/ScreenHunter_01Feb150021.jpg

[Buckeye]

Very nice :)

[DrNip]

Could you tell us a little about the unit?

[rickss69]

When I first saw all these parts I was skeptical. Parts of it reminded me of leggos lol. The proof is in the performance. For the same price of a high end water cooled loop you get twice the bang for your buck with the Boreas. Aside from the difficulty of installing the Boreas in a case, there is no down side to this...it simply beats the pants off any water cooled set-up from what I have seen. Without hesitation I give this product a big :thumbsup:. ;)

[DrNip]

How much does it run? Only one I could find was $819.99!!!

[rickss69]

How much does it run? Only one I could find was $819.99!!!

Performance PC's has them for $499., but I prefer to deal with the manufacturer directly. Coolit Systems is located in Canada. What you were seeing is probably one of the Silverstone cases modded with a Boreas already installed.

[Buckeye]

What you were seeing is probably one of the Silverstone cases modded with a Boreas already installed.

Yes Yes, thats what I like :)

Only question is where will I put my SSD Raid at....

[rickss69]

Another run @ 4.4GHz with HT enabled. I am quiet satisfied...:D


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/ScreenHunter_01Feb151056.jpg

[DrNip]

What's your ambient temps looking like?

[rickss69]

What's your ambient temps looking like?

By ambient I am assuming you mean room temps...my guess would be around 78 degrees with three pc's running at the same time.

[DrNip]

By ambient I am assuming you mean room temps...my guess would be around 78 degrees with three pc's running at the same time.

Your assumption is close enough. Looks good. :thumbsup:

[Witchdoctor]

Sick temps ..... I need to look into one of these for my gaming rig if I ever get a chance to finish it ....

Nice find bro

[rickss69]

Here is the latest...This one uses the same specs as the Cosmos except I used a Silverstone TJ07 case and the Boreas. It does the same things...just at lower temps. No close-up's as I have done no cable management yet lol.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/DSC00380.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/DSC00381.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/DSC00382.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/DSC00383.jpg

[ReverendMaynard]

Nice rich, love those cases.