Project VF8

Gr3yW0lf · Aug 25, 2015

I like it very much

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L4mka · Aug 28, 2015

Gr3yh0unD said:
I like it very much subscribed

Thanks!

I hope you will also like next update

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UPDATE 13

Everything will be watercooled, so the RAM

The first step is to remove original HyperX heat sink.. Heat gun is best for this!

Naked HyperX Savage looks something like this

Then mounted Bitspower heatsink.. Also with new thermal pads

This new cooler is secured using two small screws and you're done

RAMs finished with new heatsinks

The panel looks great, but still missing something ..

..water block

The last few days I was thinking a lot about the entire loop. What and how. It was not easy, the loop must be simple and above all look good. After X a million options, I found a (hopefully) the best

This is just a small beginning

Even with this project, I follow that everything is all about detail and precision. More very soon !! Again, I will be glad for your comments, criticisms, etc.

Gr3yW0lf · Aug 31, 2015

Yeap and again i like it even more ;=) ... hope you ll look at my actual project too

L4mka · Aug 31, 2015

Thanks! Yea i will check it

L4mka · Sep 4, 2015

UPDATE 14

On Friday was delivered the last component from the sponsors. A small, but very important!

Many thanks to Intel Czech for sending processor!

Arrived Core i7 4790K - that's the best thing you can put into the slot in 1150

My collection 4790Ks again slightly expanded

The processor includes a 4.0 GHz base frequency of 4.4GHz with TurboBoost. Of course overclocking is a great option due to unlocked multiplier.

Processor in place

A little paste directly mounted water block Bitspower ..

A long time I figured out how to do loop in this part. The priority is, of course, look

I think I had spent an hour or so. Mainly it had to correspond with the rest of the loop, because the block on the CPU has clearly given, which thread is the entrance and the which is exit. But in the end it worked out nicely and precisely

Thus far it looks like! Next time I promised graphics, cables, circuit etc etc

By mid-September, it will hopefully be finished

L4mka · Sep 9, 2015

UPDATE 15

Finally here are the earlier mentioned graphics and installation

Again, I want to really thank ASUS CZ, for all the support that I have getting from them !!

A pair of GTX970 series Strix cooling DirectCUII, but that will go away

cards are in absolute silence in idle mode, but also in stress are very quiet.

The card offers all common today connectors - DVI, HDMI and DP.

The power supply takes one 8pin. Also, you can see the massive heatpipe cooler

The back is equipped with a cover backplate

Mounting blocks is not rocket science

Back

Front side. It remains only to clean the core paste and apply new thermal grease and mount the new nice block!

Both cards without their DCII coolers

Finally cards and their Bitspower blocks!

The blocks are delivered with backplate too which looks very classy imo

It really take shapes these days

but still remains to complete all fittings, pipes and complete the whole loop ..

Even now I can not wait filling!

The first tube, fittings and the indicator in place. Some tubing takes so much time.., but I want to be in everything 100% sure that I want it and I like it

And the last picture is what it looks like

Do you like, dislike? Thanks for your feedback!

L4mka · Sep 21, 2015

UPDATE 16

Probably one of the last updates before filling water into the loop and the first turn on the computer

The entire loop is complete, only remain to mount this "unit" in the case and connect the cables, etc.

The winning tubing of the water loop on the CPU block

This part took most of the time

The view from the back side or away from SSDs

Complete the circuit. Great satisfaction for me

A view from another angle - from the front of the chassis

Backside and a bit of cable management: D

Input from the bottom, from pump and the radiator back into the upper part respectively. blocks, etc.

Withers, who will be very handy both during filling and especially when draining the circuit

The output from the expansion tank leads naturally straight down into the pumps

Fittings, so you can easily dispense with the push of air. One is only for decoration

Again, I would be glad for your comments

Next time about filling the loop

It's not much to shoot

FlanK3r · Oct 1, 2015

finish soon?

L4mka · Oct 1, 2015

FlanK3r said:
finish soon?

umm... maybe?

L4mka · Oct 2, 2015

FINAL PHOTOS

Here! The finished project

Do you like it?

Thanks for all the support and comments from you!

marmiteonpizza · Oct 2, 2015

Wow.
Before I was really scared of watercooling, but now I can't wait to get on it! It also dramatically reduces cables, which is to my liking

Your project log has really inspired me.

It makes me want to create my own casing, only issue is that I have no experience whatsoever with metal work

How did you get sponsored?

FlanK3r · Oct 5, 2015

Looks great at the photos

peche · Oct 5, 2015

epic work !
thanks for sharing !

L4mka · Oct 8, 2015

Joel Charig said:
Wow.
Before I was really scared of watercooling, but now I can't wait to get on it! It also dramatically reduces cables, which is to my liking

Your project log has really inspired me.

It makes me want to create my own casing, only issue is that I have no experience whatsoever with metal work
How did you get sponsored?

Thank you!

I am really glad that I inspired you.

FlanK3r said:
Looks great at the photos

Thanks!

peche said:
epic work !
thanks for sharing !

Thanks man!

More projects to come

marmiteonpizza · Oct 8, 2015

Any tips for making my first waterloop?

System Name	Gr3yF0rce
Processor	Intel i7 4790K (will be oc soon) and AMD FX8350 @ 5.1GHz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VII Formula and Asus Crosshair V Fomula Z
Cooling	Custom Watercooled
Memory	16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600Mhz @ 1866MHz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA 780 Classified and crappy card for AMD System
Storage	Samsung SSD EVO 850 500GB, Samsung SSD EVO 840 250GB, 10TB of external Storage
Display(s)	ASUS PG278Q 2.560 x 1.440 144Hz G-Sync
Case	Custom Made 750D and 540
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 1000 P2
Mouse	EVGA Torq X10
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB
Software	-

System Name	Gr3yF0rce
Processor	Intel i7 4790K (will be oc soon) and AMD FX8350 @ 5.1GHz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VII Formula and Asus Crosshair V Fomula Z
Cooling	Custom Watercooled
Memory	16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600Mhz @ 1866MHz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA 780 Classified and crappy card for AMD System
Storage	Samsung SSD EVO 850 500GB, Samsung SSD EVO 840 250GB, 10TB of external Storage
Display(s)	ASUS PG278Q 2.560 x 1.440 144Hz G-Sync
Case	Custom Made 750D and 540
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 1000 P2
Mouse	EVGA Torq X10
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB
Software	-

System Name	AMD forever, AMD overclocker
Processor	Athlon 3000+ Venice, Athlon x2 4600+ EE Windsor,x4 955 BE@3.9GHz AIR, X4 965 BE, x4 970 BE, x6 1090T
Motherboard	Asus C5F-Z, Asus C5F, Asus C4E, Asus C4F, Asus RIIIE, Asus R4E, Asus M5F, Asus M6F, Asus M7H,
Cooling	Corsair H100, Swiftech H220, CM Hyper 212, Xigmatek 1283 DK+Ultra Kaze, CM V6GT, Noctua NHD14
Memory	Kingston Hyper X, 1600 A-Data 2000x, Corsair Dominator GT 2000 MHz, GSkill TridentX 2400MHz, HyperX
Video Card(s)	HD3870 512MB GDDR4, HD5770 1024MB GDDR5, ATI HD4870, HD 6870 GDDR5, HD 7870,Radeon R9-270X
Storage	2x 320GB WD+Samsung, 1x 500 GB Samsung, SSD X-25, SSD HyperX, SSD Seagate, SSD Corsair GT
Display(s)	BenQ 24" 24XL
Case	HAF 922, Aspire X-Cruiser, benchtable Wroom
Power Supply	Seasonic 500W and Seasonic 650W, Corsair AX 1200W, Zalman Goldrock 750, Galaxy OC edition 1200W
Software	x64 win 7 and x86 Win XP SP3
Benchmark Scores	you rather I do not want to see .. :-D !!!Thuban coming soon, new secret Gigabyte mobo too !!!

System Name	Joel's Rig
Processor	Intel i7-6700K (4 Cores, 4GHz)
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5
Cooling	3x 140mm Case Fans, Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury (DDR4, 2x 8GB, 2133MHz) 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD Radeon R9 290X (8GB VRAM)
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD, WD 3TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung U28E590D (28-Inch, 4K, 60Hz)
Case	Corsair Carbide 600C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD (Integrated)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750i (750W)
Mouse	Roccat Tyon
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	AMD forever, AMD overclocker
Processor	Athlon 3000+ Venice, Athlon x2 4600+ EE Windsor,x4 955 BE@3.9GHz AIR, X4 965 BE, x4 970 BE, x6 1090T
Motherboard	Asus C5F-Z, Asus C5F, Asus C4E, Asus C4F, Asus RIIIE, Asus R4E, Asus M5F, Asus M6F, Asus M7H,
Cooling	Corsair H100, Swiftech H220, CM Hyper 212, Xigmatek 1283 DK+Ultra Kaze, CM V6GT, Noctua NHD14
Memory	Kingston Hyper X, 1600 A-Data 2000x, Corsair Dominator GT 2000 MHz, GSkill TridentX 2400MHz, HyperX
Video Card(s)	HD3870 512MB GDDR4, HD5770 1024MB GDDR5, ATI HD4870, HD 6870 GDDR5, HD 7870,Radeon R9-270X
Storage	2x 320GB WD+Samsung, 1x 500 GB Samsung, SSD X-25, SSD HyperX, SSD Seagate, SSD Corsair GT
Display(s)	BenQ 24" 24XL
Case	HAF 922, Aspire X-Cruiser, benchtable Wroom
Power Supply	Seasonic 500W and Seasonic 650W, Corsair AX 1200W, Zalman Goldrock 750, Galaxy OC edition 1200W
Software	x64 win 7 and x86 Win XP SP3
Benchmark Scores	you rather I do not want to see .. :-D !!!Thuban coming soon, new secret Gigabyte mobo too !!!

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

Project VF8

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