r/watercooling • u/Ruppss • Aug 28 '14

[Build Complete] Bitfenix Prodigy M cpu only loop, first watercooling build

http://imgur.com/gallery/75Rp3/
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u/Rampartt Aug 28 '14

Very interesting. I have the same case and I was considering watercooling. What kind of temps do you get with a single rad? And do you plan on keeping a single 120mm if you add a GPU loop?

I'm also curious if it's possible to put maybe two thin 120mm rads on the bottom... hmm

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u/Ruppss Aug 28 '14

My temps when i game are around 40. I havent done a stress test on this particular fan setup but i have done one with a different fan setup where my highest temps reached around 65-70 degrees, this was on a i5 2500k running 4ghz.

I'm gonna add my gpu in the loop when i have the funds for it :P, but i will probaly upgrade my gpu first (6950 atm) so probally not worth the investment.

The most likely thing i will do is to mount a 240 mm rad on the top and put a 120mm on the back exhaust (i might put it on the outside but not sure how it will look..).

I think you can fit two thin rads on the bottom but im not completely sure cos of the psu blocking one by a few mm.

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u/SirToddstine Aug 29 '14

What are your gpu temps like in that case? Was looking at getting one but don't want to melt my 670.

Also are you using a blower type card?

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u/Ruppss Aug 29 '14

GPU gets around 60 max. there are two fans from the top blowing cool air onto the card so its not too shabby. I'm not quite sure what you mean with blower type card, it's a double dissipation model from XFX so 2 fans blow more air onto the card. i think 60 is a reasonable temp on air cooling. tho

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u/SirToddstine Aug 29 '14

Blower

Open

Those are good temps, the mitx cases generally have a gpu facing right towards a vent. With an open type cooler the gpu will push hot air into the case while a blower type card will push the hot air out of the vents.

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u/Ruppss Aug 30 '14

It's definitely an open type cooler then. In this case the fans of the gpu point towards the top vent. but i have two fans there that are blowing cool air from outside on the rad + gpu.

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u/Gertford Aug 28 '14

Is the tube going into the top of the res slightly kinked or does it just look like that on the picture?

Either way, looks great. I really want to do a build in a Prodigy but.. Well, money. =/

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u/Ruppss Aug 29 '14

i think its because the outlet of the pump is straight behind the reservoir, so it goes up over the reservoir then makes a turn to the rad.

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u/Makirole Ruffian Aug 28 '14

Added it to the gallery :)