Project Nebula: TJ07 Build

moogle · Mar 30, 2009, 05:13 PM

Sponsors:
I'd like to thank Crucial for being kind enough to sponsor this project build with their memory modules. Thanks guys!

Special thanks also go to Bitspower for their lovely fittings

Background:
Hi guys and gals I doubt that

) I'm new here but I'd like to share my project log with you lot. I enjoy viewing everyone elses and getting ideas for a build and I hope you enjoy viewing mine.

I've been running my PC out of a case for a while now as I've been planning and saving to run it as a fully watercooled system (bar some parts). Now I've got most of the parts and I have an idea what is needed I can finally start on it. I decided that I'll be using a Silverstone TJ07B-W case to house my components. It's a great case that is just built/designed for watercooling in mind and it's not too in your face so to say.

So hopefully by the end of the project I'll have transformed the below...

...into one lean, mean watercooled machine

Below are the full specs of the build:

Hardware:
Silverstone Temjin TJ07B-W
Intel Q9550
ASUS Maximus Formula II
Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2
BFG GeForce GTX280
Samsung Spinpoint T Series HDD's
Akasa Freedom Power 750W PSU
MCubed T-Balancer bigNG

Cooling:
Swiftech Apogee GTZ
Swiftech MCW-NBMAX
EK-150 and 100 Res
EK-FC280 GTX Acetal
EK-FC280 GTX RAM Backplate
Thermochill PA120.3
Thermochill PA120.2
OCZ XTC Memory Cooler
Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Fans
7/16" XSPC Clear Tubing
Laing DDC 18W Pumps
XSPC DDC Clear Pump Top

Setup:
I'm going to run this as a dual loop so I'll have it arranged like this:

Loop 1: -> EK150 -> DDC -> PA120.2 -> GTZ -> NBMAX ->

Loop 2: -> EK100 -> DDC -> PA120.3 -> EK-FC280 ->

Going to have all those fans hooked to a TBan and configured for silence.
The case has already arrived just waiting on a few tools to start modding with.

I got some rad stands made for me by a nice chap on another forum. I saw them in his build and really liked the look of them, only thing is he didn't have the diagrams/plans for his ones so I remade some in Sketchup.

I made sure it all lines up with the side grill. Had to rely on the model as I didn't have the case when making it.

Here's the semi-finished product, still got to drill, tap and paint it. I'm pretty sure it'll line up just fine

More pictures and updates to come. I'm sleeving a few fans and PSU cables. It takes ages but the end result is worth it

MRCL · Mar 30, 2009, 05:21 PM

Sadly your pictures won't reveal to me

Gotta check it out later at home.

BUT: There are at least two gals here, one of whom happens to be a quite regular poster.

moogle · Mar 30, 2009, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRCL

Sadly your pictures won't reveal to me

Gotta check it out later at home.

BUT: There are at least two gals here, one of whom happens to be a quite regular poster.

Hmm it's probably photobucket blocking the site due to bandwidth. I'll go see if I can upload them elsewhere or to the forum

Good to see that girls can also enjoy tech/hardware stuff

MRCL · Mar 30, 2009, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moogle

Hmm it's probably photobucket blocking the site due to bandwidth. I'll go see if I can upload them elsewhere or to the forum

Good to see that girls can also enjoy tech/hardware stuff

It more likely is the content filter of my company, who also blocks articles about childrens letters to God due to porography. Go figure.

But you can use TPUs own upload service

Rock God · Mar 30, 2009, 05:42 PM

Ooo, same fans and CPU block as I have

Good choices. I really like the Thermochill PA radiators too, very good.

MRCL · Mar 30, 2009, 06:54 PM

Aight, now I can see the pics. I'll be watching you, this is interesting!

moogle · Mar 30, 2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRCL

Aight, now I can see the pics. I'll be watching you, this is interesting!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock God

Ooo, same fans and CPU block as I have

Good choices. I really like the Thermochill PA radiators too, very good.

Thanks

Glad you can see the pictures now MRCL. Maybe it was just being blocked before on the PC you were viewing from. Yep I chose the Thermochill PA radiators because they do really well at cooling on low RPM fans so hopefully it'll be able to keep my system cool and quiet.

Got a mini update below.

**Update - 30/3/09**
Well I spent the weekend sleeving a few things. Haven't taken pictures of all of the things but here's one of the pumps.

The other good news is that over the weekend I received a small package from someone...

Yep it was from Crucial and they sent me some nice shiny Ballistix Tracers

Got another order in the post today so I shall be putting up more pics later.
I've got quite a lot of sleeving to do which shall keep me occupied while I wait for a few more tools and missing parts to start modding and installing everything into the case

moogle · Apr 2, 2009, 03:31 PM

Posting a few more pictures...

Going to swap out the standard PCI slots for these black Silverstone ones. Looks much nicer plus they're vented.

More hardware pictures..

The necessary tools came today so I can get cracking with the modding. Only problem is I recieved an email from Silverstone stating that not all of the TJ07 is aluminium

That's a problem because the Aluminium Primer I got won't work so well so I'll have to go swap one can for a metal primer.

Got a key order coming maybe tommorow and once I've got that I can decide on what I need and buy the rest of the bits. Should all be over in a week or two

MRCL · Apr 2, 2009, 04:00 PM

Whats that T-Balancer for?

moogle · Apr 2, 2009, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRCL

Whats that T-Balancer for?

Controlling the fans. Will have it hooked up to sensors around the case. I'm going to set it so that when it starts heating up then the fans will start spinning up

MRCL · Apr 2, 2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moogle

Controlling the fans. Will have it hooked up to sensors around the case. I'm going to set it so that when it starts heating up then the fans will start spinning up

Ah cool! Man I can't wait to see the finished rig!

moogle · Apr 2, 2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRCL

Ah cool! Man I can't wait to see the finished rig!

Not long to go now

DaMulta · Apr 2, 2009, 04:06 PM

www.techpowerup.org

very very very nice pic host

I'm ready to see it moogle

moogle · Apr 2, 2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

www.techpowerup.org

very very very nice pic host

I'm ready to see it moogle

Thanks DaMulta, I couldn't find it all this time and was very busy. Let me get uploading

Rock God · Apr 2, 2009, 04:15 PM

Beastie case, I love my TJ07 too!

lucasweir · Apr 2, 2009, 04:15 PM

look like its gonna be pimp, i cant wait till im 18 and can get a credit card

moogle · Apr 2, 2009, 04:43 PM

Cheers guys. I've uploaded them to TPU image server now, so hopefully you have no problems in viewing the pictures

pantherx12 · Apr 2, 2009, 07:48 PM

Looks real nice

The case looks especially good, how much did that set you back?

moogle · Apr 2, 2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantherx12

Looks real nice

The case looks especially good, how much did that set you back?

Cheers,

Case was alot, I paid around £230 for it, but it's perfect for the watercooling components I'm going to put in it so it's worth it for me

rocket733 · Apr 3, 2009, 01:50 PM

The TJ-07 is a beast of a case. Looks very nice so far.

crtecha · Apr 3, 2009, 02:20 PM

this is gonna be sick!!!! I want that case sooo bad. Subscribed.

moogle · Apr 4, 2009, 06:32 PM

Glad you lot like it, a mini update of pictures

My Bitspower things came yesterday

The fittings really are top quality, and the knurling is much deeper to give you more grip on them

Got the OCZ Memory cooler, going to do a little mod to it to make it perform a bit better.

A few silicon pads to put around the PSU and rear fans, plus some mesh for the fans.

I'm still taking more pictures whilst juggling work on the modding/planning but I'll have more soon. Now I've got my fittings I can make my last orders and get working on it

MKmods · Apr 4, 2009, 06:49 PM

Welcome to TPU..
I am interested to see how the T-Balancer works out for you.

moogle · Apr 4, 2009, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MKmods

Welcome to TPU..
I am interested to see how the T-Balancer works out for you.

Thanks for the welcome MKmods. I'll be fiddling with the TBan and a few Yate Loons tonight, I finally got a USB cable to plug it in with. It's gonna be so much cooler watching a fan change speeds without me having to turn a dial

moogle · Apr 6, 2009, 01:32 PM

Moar pics!

Doing some spray painting today (nice and sunny), will have pictures of the end result soon

Got me some P-Clips to help with the cable management on the back of the motherboard tray.

Played a bit with the TBan, quite fun but still need to update the firmware

Will update again soon!

Mar 30, 2009, 05:13 PM	#1
moogle Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 (0.02/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Project Nebula: TJ07 Build Sponsors: I'd like to thank Crucial for being kind enough to sponsor this project build with their memory modules. Thanks guys! Special thanks also go to Bitspower for their lovely fittings Background: Hi guys and gals I doubt that ) I'm new here but I'd like to share my project log with you lot. I enjoy viewing everyone elses and getting ideas for a build and I hope you enjoy viewing mine. I've been running my PC out of a case for a while now as I've been planning and saving to run it as a fully watercooled system (bar some parts). Now I've got most of the parts and I have an idea what is needed I can finally start on it. I decided that I'll be using a Silverstone TJ07B-W case to house my components. It's a great case that is just built/designed for watercooling in mind and it's not too in your face so to say. So hopefully by the end of the project I'll have transformed the below... ...into one lean, mean watercooled machine Below are the full specs of the build: Hardware: Silverstone Temjin TJ07B-W Intel Q9550 ASUS Maximus Formula II Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 BFG GeForce GTX280 Samsung Spinpoint T Series HDD's Akasa Freedom Power 750W PSU MCubed T-Balancer bigNG Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTZ Swiftech MCW-NBMAX EK-150 and 100 Res EK-FC280 GTX Acetal EK-FC280 GTX RAM Backplate Thermochill PA120.3 Thermochill PA120.2 OCZ XTC Memory Cooler Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Fans 7/16" XSPC Clear Tubing Laing DDC 18W Pumps XSPC DDC Clear Pump Top Setup: I'm going to run this as a dual loop so I'll have it arranged like this: Loop 1: -> EK150 -> DDC -> PA120.2 -> GTZ -> NBMAX -> Loop 2: -> EK100 -> DDC -> PA120.3 -> EK-FC280 -> Going to have all those fans hooked to a TBan and configured for silence. The case has already arrived just waiting on a few tools to start modding with. I got some rad stands made for me by a nice chap on another forum. I saw them in his build and really liked the look of them, only thing is he didn't have the diagrams/plans for his ones so I remade some in Sketchup. I made sure it all lines up with the side grill. Had to rely on the model as I didn't have the case when making it. Here's the semi-finished product, still got to drill, tap and paint it. I'm pretty sure it'll line up just fine More pictures and updates to come. I'm sleeving a few fans and PSU cables. It takes ages but the end result is worth it Last edited by moogle; Apr 2, 2009 at 04:36 PM.

Mar 30, 2009, 05:21 PM	#2
MRCL Join Date: May 2008 Location: Switzerland, Heart of Europe Posts: 3,798 (2.06/day) Thanks: 340 Thanked 862 Times in 705 Posts System Specs	Sadly your pictures won't reveal to me Gotta check it out later at home. BUT: There are at least two gals here, one of whom happens to be a quite regular poster. __________________ [I.R.A.] FBi I wouldnt buy toilet paper from MSI as it may be missing the preforations

System Name:	Fractality 1.0
Processor:	Intel Core i7-860 currently at stock speed
Motherboard:	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory:	4GB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 64GB + 180GB SSD / Samsung F1 1000GB HDD
Optical Drive:	LiteON DVD writer
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer V243W
Case:	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software:	Win 7 64bit

System Name:	Fractality 1.0
Processor:	Intel Core i7-860 currently at stock speed
Motherboard:	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory:	4GB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 64GB + 180GB SSD / Samsung F1 1000GB HDD
Optical Drive:	LiteON DVD writer
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer V243W
Case:	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software:	Win 7 64bit

Mar 30, 2009, 06:54 PM	#6
MRCL Join Date: May 2008 Location: Switzerland, Heart of Europe Posts: 3,798 (2.06/day) Thanks: 340 Thanked 862 Times in 705 Posts System Specs	Aight, now I can see the pics. I'll be watching you, this is interesting! __________________ [I.R.A.] FBi I wouldnt buy toilet paper from MSI as it may be missing the preforations

Mar 30, 2009, 05:42 PM	#5
Rock God Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 216 (0.14/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Ooo, same fans and CPU block as I have Good choices. I really like the Thermochill PA radiators too, very good.

Apr 2, 2009, 03:31 PM	#8
moogle Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 (0.02/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Posting a few more pictures... Going to swap out the standard PCI slots for these black Silverstone ones. Looks much nicer plus they're vented. More hardware pictures.. The necessary tools came today so I can get cracking with the modding. Only problem is I recieved an email from Silverstone stating that not all of the TJ07 is aluminium That's a problem because the Aluminium Primer I got won't work so well so I'll have to go swap one can for a metal primer. Got a key order coming maybe tommorow and once I've got that I can decide on what I need and buy the rest of the bits. Should all be over in a week or two Last edited by moogle; Apr 2, 2009 at 04:41 PM.

Apr 2, 2009, 04:00 PM	#9
MRCL Join Date: May 2008 Location: Switzerland, Heart of Europe Posts: 3,798 (2.06/day) Thanks: 340 Thanked 862 Times in 705 Posts System Specs	Whats that T-Balancer for? __________________ [I.R.A.] FBi I wouldnt buy toilet paper from MSI as it may be missing the preforations

Apr 2, 2009, 04:06 PM	#13
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.11/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	www.techpowerup.org very very very nice pic host I'm ready to see it moogle __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

System Name:	Work in progress
Processor:	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard:	MSi GD70
Cooling:	OcZ Phase/water
Memory:	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card:	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Hard Disk:	SSD 64GB
Optical Drive:	DVD-L 16x
CRT/LCD Model:	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case:	Using the desk ATM
Sound Card:	Sucky onboard for now :(
PSU:	1000W TruePower Quattro

Apr 2, 2009, 04:15 PM	#15
Rock God Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 216 (0.14/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Beastie case, I love my TJ07 too!

Apr 2, 2009, 04:15 PM	#16
lucasweir Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oakland County, MI Posts: 1,162 (0.66/day) Thanks: 56 Thanked 72 Times in 66 Posts System Specs	look like its gonna be pimp, i cant wait till im 18 and can get a credit card __________________ Old CASE mOD HEATWARE

Processor:	FX-6100
Motherboard:	GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3
Cooling:	XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler
Memory:	Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR3-1600mhz
Video Card:	XFX Radeon HD 6770 1GB DDR5
Hard Disk:	1 X Crucial M4 120GB SSD 1 X 320GB WD SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell Widescreen 19"
Case:	Corsair Carbide Series 200R
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	SILVERSTONE ST50F-ES 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit

Apr 2, 2009, 04:43 PM	#17
moogle Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 (0.02/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Cheers guys. I've uploaded them to TPU image server now, so hopefully you have no problems in viewing the pictures

Apr 2, 2009, 07:48 PM	#18
pantherx12 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ENGLAND-LAND-LAND Posts: 8,443 (5.18/day) Thanks: 1,188 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,375 Posts System Specs	Looks real nice The case looks especially good, how much did that set you back?

System Name:	Panther's PC
Processor:	FX8120 4.5 ghz + 0.125 volts over stock
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 990fxa ud3
Cooling:	Ek Supreme, Coolingking Tripple Thick Copper Radiator
Memory:	Hyperx 4x2gb 1600mhz
Video Card:	460 768mb : [
Hard Disk:	WD blue 500gb
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC HD
Case:	Mountain Mods U2-UFO
Sound Card:	Audigy z2
PSU:	Powercool 750w modular PSU ( GAMBLING YAY!)
Software:	Windows SEVEN
Benchmarks:	Pffft benchmarking for me is for the lulz only!

Apr 3, 2009, 01:50 PM	#20
rocket733 Xtreme Refugee Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The TJ-07 is a beast of a case. Looks very nice so far.

Apr 3, 2009, 02:20 PM	#21
crtecha Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ipsay meechigan Posts: 1,394 (0.84/day) Thanks: 170 Thanked 212 Times in 196 Posts System Specs	this is gonna be sick!!!! I want that case sooo bad. Subscribed. __________________ And now y'all try to take my spot, fellas? Philly's hot rock fellas, put you in a dry spot, fellas In a pine box with nine shots from my glock, fellas

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Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-MA790x-DS4 BIOS Ver. F6
Cooling:	CM Vortex 752
Memory:	apacer PC6400 800mhz x 2
Video Card:	Two ATI Radeon 4850's in xfire
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.9 320gig+250gigx2
Optical Drive:	lite-on 22x DVD burner with lightscribe
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer P191w 19' wide
Case:	Antec 900
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Antec Power trio 550watts
Software:	Windows 7 x64 Build 7100

Apr 4, 2009, 06:32 PM	#22
moogle Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 (0.02/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Glad you lot like it, a mini update of pictures My Bitspower things came yesterday The fittings really are top quality, and the knurling is much deeper to give you more grip on them Got the OCZ Memory cooler, going to do a little mod to it to make it perform a bit better. A few silicon pads to put around the PSU and rear fans, plus some mesh for the fans. I'm still taking more pictures whilst juggling work on the modding/planning but I'll have more soon. Now I've got my fittings I can make my last orders and get working on it

Apr 4, 2009, 06:49 PM	#23
MKmods Case Mod Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,711 (2.43/day) Thanks: 2,879 Thanked 1,766 Times in 1,364 Posts System Specs	Welcome to TPU.. I am interested to see how the T-Balancer works out for you. __________________ Buy tin snips FIRST!

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Processor:	AMD 965 (4.04Ghz)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair III
Cooling:	Air
Memory:	4 gigs Mushkin 7-7-7-20@1T
Video Card:	single 9800GT
Hard Disk:	Raptor 150's in Raid0
Optical Drive:	Plextor
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron 24"
Case:	Custom
Sound Card:	AuzenTech X-Raider W/OP637
PSU:	Custom modded Corsair 750HX
Software:	Win 7 64/Solaris Utility
Benchmarks:	3DMark06--21963 so far

Apr 6, 2009, 01:32 PM	#25
moogle Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 (0.02/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Moar pics! Doing some spray painting today (nice and sunny), will have pictures of the end result soon Got me some P-Clips to help with the cable management on the back of the motherboard tray. Played a bit with the TBan, quite fun but still need to update the firmware Will update again soon! Last edited by moogle; Apr 6, 2009 at 01:39 PM.

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