valistar
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Hello everyone,
this is my first techpowerup.com forum post
I wanted to share with you guys the build I'm currently working on. For the last 3 years I was using white DimasTech Bench Table V2.5 case for my watercooling setup. Recently I decided that it's time to move on to more decent looking case as the PC is now in the living room and it just stands out too much. My weapon of choice was Fractal Define S, which has everything I need and looks very nice. Apart from the design upgrade the bench table was just too hard to move around so taking it out to LAN party for example was almost impossible. So here we go...
The list of pc/cooling parts I will be using (most of them from previous build):
The actual hardware I will be using is little bit older, I'm planning on complete HW upgrade next year. For now it's Intel i7 at 4.2Ghz , reference gtx580, 12GB 1600Mhz ddr3 ram, 2x 256gb Crucial SSD, asus xonar essence stx... GPU is the biggest bottleneck since I upgraded to 3440x1440 display. So once the new gen of gpus will hit the market I will grab one and watercool it for sure.
Almost all the parts were in, so 2 days ago we started the building process with my friend (I highly recommend not doing watercooling by yourself, it might get frustrating at times and in some phases you require two pairs of hands anyway...). Here are some photos from yesterday (raw, no edit):
Of course there was a lot of cleaning to do, after 3 years of running you would think so. Original fluid still looked pretty clean, inside of the hoses shown some dirt... The blocks, the pump and radiators were pretty oxidated but nothing not to be expected - we cleaned them up with the combination of vinegar, distilled water and some other cleaning agents. Took us about 5 hours to get everything ready.
After we put everything together and started plugging in the hoses I found out that I had mistakenly ordered wrong fittings... I already had 6 Monsoon 16/11mm (ID 7/16" OD 5/8") from previous build and I ordered 4 new Monsoon 16/10mm (ID 3/8" OD 5/8"). That meant that the new ones fit nicely with PrimoChill 16/10 tubing, the old ones of course won't. Nothing we can't handle, I already ordered new 16/11 tubing and I will use a combination of both in the system. Would be too expensive to return either of the fittings and this would work pretty much the same anyway.
I will update you guys as soon as I make some progress.
Stay tuned, comment, ask and criticize if you want
this is my first techpowerup.com forum post
I wanted to share with you guys the build I'm currently working on. For the last 3 years I was using white DimasTech Bench Table V2.5 case for my watercooling setup. Recently I decided that it's time to move on to more decent looking case as the PC is now in the living room and it just stands out too much. My weapon of choice was Fractal Define S, which has everything I need and looks very nice. Apart from the design upgrade the bench table was just too hard to move around so taking it out to LAN party for example was almost impossible. So here we go...
The list of pc/cooling parts I will be using (most of them from previous build):
- Fractal Design Define S - black window
- EK Water Blocks EK-Multioption RES X2 - 250 Basic
- EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy - Acetal
- EK Water Blocks EK-FC580 GTX - Acrylic
- EK Water Blocks EK-FC580 GTX RAM Backplate - Black
- Laing DDC-1T Pump - 12 V
- Bitspower DDC Top - POM Version
- ModMyMachine Shoggy Sandwich V2 - black
- Phobya G-Changer 360 V.2 - Full Copper
- Phobya G-Silent 12 1200rpm Black Silent Edition ( 120x120x25mm ) 3x
- MagiCool Copper Radiator - 140 mm
- Mayhems Pre-Mix X1 UV Blue 1000ml
- PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 16/10 mm 2x
- PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 16/11 mm
- Monsoon 16/11mm (ID 7/16" OD 5/8") compression fitting 6pack - Matte Black
- Monsoon 16/10mm (ID 3/8" OD 5/8") compression fitting - Matte Black 4x
- Alphacool HF double nipple G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 outer thread 10mm - Deep Black
- Alphacool HF L Connector G1/4 OT to G1/4 IT Revolvable - Deep Black
- EK Water Blocks EK-PSC Adapter 90-Degree 1/4" - Black 2x
- Bitspower 1/4" Matt Black Mini Fitting 13mm ID 5x
- Mayhems Silver Coil
- Nanoxia 24-Pin ATX extension 30cm - sleeved black
- Phobya heatshrink 6mm (1/4") 3:1 black 30cm
- MDPC-X flexo
The actual hardware I will be using is little bit older, I'm planning on complete HW upgrade next year. For now it's Intel i7 at 4.2Ghz , reference gtx580, 12GB 1600Mhz ddr3 ram, 2x 256gb Crucial SSD, asus xonar essence stx... GPU is the biggest bottleneck since I upgraded to 3440x1440 display. So once the new gen of gpus will hit the market I will grab one and watercool it for sure.
Almost all the parts were in, so 2 days ago we started the building process with my friend (I highly recommend not doing watercooling by yourself, it might get frustrating at times and in some phases you require two pairs of hands anyway...). Here are some photos from yesterday (raw, no edit):
Of course there was a lot of cleaning to do, after 3 years of running you would think so. Original fluid still looked pretty clean, inside of the hoses shown some dirt... The blocks, the pump and radiators were pretty oxidated but nothing not to be expected - we cleaned them up with the combination of vinegar, distilled water and some other cleaning agents. Took us about 5 hours to get everything ready.
After we put everything together and started plugging in the hoses I found out that I had mistakenly ordered wrong fittings... I already had 6 Monsoon 16/11mm (ID 7/16" OD 5/8") from previous build and I ordered 4 new Monsoon 16/10mm (ID 3/8" OD 5/8"). That meant that the new ones fit nicely with PrimoChill 16/10 tubing, the old ones of course won't. Nothing we can't handle, I already ordered new 16/11 tubing and I will use a combination of both in the system. Would be too expensive to return either of the fittings and this would work pretty much the same anyway.
I will update you guys as soon as I make some progress.
Stay tuned, comment, ask and criticize if you want
