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Tempest under water

After countles moments of pure dread and horror, the rig is running :toast:

I'm so freaking happy right now. It seems I dodged a bullet the size of Russia.
The only thing that actually broke, was one 1 gig stick of ram, and that has warranty, so I hope I can get a replacement.

I also have coming a q9550 and a G.Skill Falcon 64gig ssd, so life is smiling after all. Load temps on the cpu (@stock) is 33c OCCT linpack. Haven't had time to try the gpu yet.

It seems that my stupidity didn't end up costing me too much.
 
Wow, lucky :D
I'd not even dare to do it in a situation like this, but I suggest you test everything, Mem, Gpu, CPU, HDD I/O, to make sure nothing else is broken and unstable...
 
Thrackan said:
Wow, lucky :D
I'd not even dare to do it in a situation like this, but I suggest you test everything, Mem, Gpu, CPU, HDD I/O, to make sure nothing else is broken and unstable...
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Memory passes Memtest86+, Gpu is stable under GPUTool and Furmark, still need to try gaming, Cpu is stable @stock OCCT, SuperPi, Linpack, p95, HDD wasn't even plugged in when I screwed up. So it seems I'm fine besides that one stick. :rockout:

Now I'll just finish up the build and I can show you guys some pics.
 
Inioch said:
Memory passes Memtest86+, Gpu is stable under GPUTool and Furmark, still need to try gaming, Cpu is stable @stock OCCT, SuperPi, Linpack, p95, HDD wasn't even plugged in when I screwed up. So it seems I'm fine besides that one stick. :rockout:

Now I'll just finish up the build and I can show you guys some pics.
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Still, the NB might have gotten a bit of the blast, so I'd check I/O too.
 
Nice thread, it looks really good :toast:
 
Also passes all other tests in HDTune.

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Well it looks like you're safe, hope you are :) Guess it's time to ask for pics then :D
 
Damn it, I might have celebrated too early. I tried setting the clocks back to the 4GHz settings I've had 24/7 for quite some time, and got a bsod on linpack.
Now it won't start again, I'll have to clear cmos, which is a bitch, since the jumper is behind the second gpu.
If that doesn't work, I'll have to start pulling sticks away again.

Shit. :banghead:

Edit: Everything runs fine @stock. Checked the dump, it was atimdag that caused it? Who knows.
 
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And here are the pics.

Everything set, let's get cooking
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Case stripped, front panel wires under the mobo.
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I drilled holes for the top rad to be in a better place, but surprise surprise, there it blocked the 8-pin cpu. :banghead:
Had to put it in the original place in the end.
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Top rad where it was supposed to go. I kinda liked the blue protective film, so I just let it stay.
I think it fits the blue tubing and leds.
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Now why didn't I see this coming? The front rad takes away one 5.25 slot. Now where am I going to put the HDD?
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Front rad from inside. It's attached to the top front fan with screws. Seems to hold nicely.
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GPU block installed and ready to go.
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Thick tubing, check. Small space, check. Problems installing the rest of stuff there, check.
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Leak testing ready.
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And here's how it ended up. Please ignore my crappy cabling.
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This is what it looks like when running.
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And side panel in place. Maybe at some point, I'll get blue led fans on the side and back. But these are quiet and blow air well.
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Res looks nice.
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So, that's how it went, and now I'll have to figure out, if I broke something more than just one stick of ram.

Thanks for looking.
 
What did you do to possibly break a stick of RAM?

Looks good, however I think it is possible to run the tubing a bit more cleaner.
 
Chicken Patty said:
What did you do to possibly break a stick of RAM?

Looks good, however I think it is possible to run the tubing a bit more cleaner.
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Inioch said:
Erh, I kinda forgot about this, while I was trying if the computer works after my fiddling.
Long story short, I had just the 8-pin plugged into the mobo, switched on the psu and :banghead:
Lights went out and the fuse burned :cry:. Now the real question is, did it fry the mobo and cpu?

How likely is it?

I'm an idiot, I know:banghead::banghead:
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That's how :o

How would you suggest running the tubing? It's very thick and doesn't like to bend too sharply.
 
Inioch said:
That's how :o

How would you suggest running the tubing? It's very thick and doesn't like to bend too sharply.
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It's hard to explain. I mean trying to route it more efficiently, using less tubing. Right now it looks like you have tubing going all over the place. Don't get the wrong idea though, I like it, this build is coming along very nicely.
 
It's just that, bending the tubing in shorter routes puts a lot of strain on the parts, especially the gpu.
 
Inioch said:
It's just that, bending the tubing in shorter routes puts a lot of strain on the parts, especially the gpu.
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I understand. If nothing can be done, it still looks kick ass! :rockout:
 
Wow very nice build there :)

I'm going to re do all my cable management at some point I think.

Just a quick question though... Where are your HDs?
 
I only have one at the moment. It's under the front rad.
I'll post a picture tomorrow.
 
Inioch said:
Now why didn't I see this coming? The front rad takes away one 5.25 slot. Now where am I going to put the HDD?
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This is pretty much what I meant in my thread and the reason why I didn't want my dual res up-front but rather on the top. Being left with only two 5.2" slots in the whole case was something I did not want happening to me.

The build looks good overall. The tubing looks massive.
 
Yukikaze said:
This is pretty much what I meant in my thread and the reason why I didn't want my dual res up-front but rather on the top. Being left with only two 5.2" slots in the whole case was something I did not want happening to me.

The build looks good overall. The tubing looks massive.
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I understand completely. I just wanted 2x240 rads inside, so not much choise there.

The tubing is massive. I think it's 19/13mm, so the walls are 2mm thick.
 
thats a sweet looking pc
 
Nice pics mate, now where did you put the HDD? Or did I miss it? It's monday after all...
 
Thrackan said:
Nice pics mate, now where did you put the HDD? Or did I miss it? It's monday after all...
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It's under the front rad on the bottom of the case. It sits on a dampening cushion. Best I could come up with right now :)

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Hey man it works :toast: Nice glow from the fans :toast:
 
Perfection is only achieved after Repetitive:banghead:
So, As far as I see it, your off to a good start.
 
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