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Update!!!
To start with I have placed the
EK bayres to see how it looks
Installing the pump onto the bayres
Small tutorial about this
Installing pump/ Bayres tutorial
Time for the
Nvidia GTX680
Also made a tut for placing the
EK-FC680 onto the Nvidia GTX680
GPU/ Waterblock tutorial
Don't wanna see the vid!!! Thank god we still have pictures
Removed the plastic
Also removed the block
Dismantled the bracket
The EK block
First cleaning up the GPU
Placed pads and compound
Mounted the EK block
Also installed the EK-FC link
And backplate
Second GPU finished
Connected all together with the EK-FC Bridge Dual Serial
And offcourse....placed it right away
Made a minor adjustment into the CPU cooler. Placed LEDs for a nice effect, bright Alien eyes
I was still searching regards the radiator recesses on both sides. Here's the first idea.
Playing with some mesh and air outlets
But no...didn't like this.
So cut an aluminium strip, bended a lot of vents and assembled
Made it black
Next ..... The Nvidia Logo should come back. Therefore I made a little cover where the Nvidia logo is displayed.
Like this
Frosted the piece
Just to see how it will look I cut out the name by hand.
This is NOT the final logo, soon there will be a better one (with Nvidia claw)
To give this a bright shine, I have used a piece of glowpad
Placed a small piece
For the cables, I cut out a recess
This will no longer be seen through the cover
And another recess for the remaining connections mobo
And a recess for the GPU power. Bottom PCI-e power is tight, but possible
And last... Busy again with acrylic tube
After some measuring, Made 2 holes for the fill ports
That's it for this weekend
To be continued!
