ROG Genisys

Hello all and welcome.

I recently decided I wanted to take my PC to the next level.
I'm no longer a water-cooling virgin and wanted to share some step by step pictures to the finished product, followed by specs.
The only real issue I have is I'm no longer able to have 2 HDD in the bottom of the case due to the fittings getting in the way.... I don't have the funds for another 2 SSDs at the moment but I'm going to buy 2x 2.5 750gb WD blacks.

Unfortunately I don't own a fancy camera so I didn't take pics of every little step etc.










































Motherboard: Asus ROG Formula VII z97
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.4GHz
Memory: 32GB Corsair Dominator Plats @ 1866MHz
Graphics: EVGA GeForce 980Ti Classified
PSU: Corsair HX1000i
SSD: 256GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB Samsung 850 Pro
HDD: 1x 1tb WD Blacks
Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540
Cooling: EK-PE 240 , EK-PE 360 , EK-Supremacy EVO Nickel , EK-FC780 GTX Classy Nickel , EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl. pump) , 10/16mm EK compression fittings and a few 45 and 90 degree fittings.

Those pics are huge man, 700px wide is much more ideal for forum viewing.

SPS said:

Those pics are huge man, 700px wide is much more ideal for forum viewing.

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Sorry dude, I'm not all that savvy when it comes to things like that.
How do I change it?

RandomBadger said:

Sorry dude, I'm not all that savvy when it comes to things like that.
How do I change it?

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You can add an 'l' before the .jpg on the image url to use imgur's default large size (width = 640) or resize them in paint/photoshop/krita to 700px wide and reupload them to imgur.

SPS said:

You can add an 'l' before the .jpg on the image url to use imgur's default large size (width = 640) or resize them in paint/photoshop/krita to 700px wide and reupload them to imgur.

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Done, I never new that but now I do so ill remember to do that in future, Cheers SPS.

RandomBadger said:

Done, I never new that but now I do so ill remember to do that in future, Cheers SPS.

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No problem. Some people also like to link the full high res image as a url around the embedded image. I've also added a blank in between each image so it's easier to view.

SPS said:

No problem. Some people also like to link the full high res image as a url around the embedded image. I've also added a blank in between each image so it's easier to view.

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I'll stick with the "I" method lol don't wanna over complicate it aha.

RandomBadger said:

I'll stick with the "I" method lol don't wanna over complicate it aha.

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L not I

SPS said:

L not I

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I didn't use capital L but worked all the same

Looks good! Maybe consider covering up the bottom with a false floor to hide the gaps under the drive caddies.

Not a critique of your build - It's common to most water cooling builds but It's a shame you can't see the fun side of the GPU waterblock in a standard build. They look really interesting. I love your photos from underneath.

You could experiment with a mirror or reflective surface maybe as shroud for your HDDs but not sure how it would affect temps.

Anyways. Nice work!

jimma47 said:

Looks good! Maybe consider covering up the bottom with a false floor to hide the gaps under the drive caddies.

Not a critique of your build - It's common to most water cooling builds but It's a shame you can't see the fun side of the GPU waterblock in a standard build. They look really interesting. I love your photos from underneath.

You could experiment with a mirror or reflective surface maybe as shroud for your HDDs but not sure how it would affect temps.

Anyways. Nice work!

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Cheers man, the whole process was quite nerve racking as a first time water cooling.

I was going to look at a coldzero mid-plate but I've decided against that and I might save some pennies for a custom parvum in the near future. just throwing a few ideas around my head atm lol

I did have 2 HDD caddies but the fittings on the 360 rad stick out to much to fit my other 3.5" drive in, so was considering getting 2 WD 750gb blacks 2.5".
That's when I started looking into Parvum lol

Your right about the gpu block it is rather dashing I may try and think of a way to incorporate a reflective style matieral to show it off.

Yeah the Parvums seem to be a nice setup. Can you swap the HDD's to the back compartment and maybe put SSD's in their place? Mount them on double sided tape on a false floor. I have one just stuck to the top of my hard drive bay and I move the rig around heaps without an issue. Not sure I'd try it with a 3.5" tho - they're a bit heavier.

There may be room to mount a 5.25" -> 3.5" bay adaptor next to your fan controller. Remove the HDD's from the front altogether.

jimma47 said:

Yeah the Parvums seem to be a nice setup. Can you swap the HDD's to the back compartment and maybe put SSD's in their place? Mount them on double sided tape on a false floor. I have one just stuck to the top of my hard drive bay and I move the rig around heaps without an issue. Not sure I'd try it with a 3.5" tho - they're a bit heavier.

There may be room to mount a 5.25" -> 3.5" bay adaptor next to your fan controller. Remove the HDD's from the front altogether.

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Yeah really like the Parvum direction.
I could look into placing the HDD in the rear compartment but I already had to move the SSD's caddies so now I only have the one SSD's on a mount in the rear.
But I think I'm gonna leave it for now look into Parvum and take it from there.

Although my misses probably won't like the fact I'm spending more money on my pc and not saving for our mortgage aha.

RandomBadger said:

Yeah really like the Parvum direction.
I could look into placing the HDD in the rear compartment but I already had to move the SSD's caddies so now I only have the one SSD's on a mount in the rear.
But I think I'm gonna leave it for now look into Parvum and take it from there.

Although my misses probably won't like the fact I'm spending more money on my pc and not saving for our mortgage aha.

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I know that pain

Like the pc mate - looking good

Cheers buddy, I have some new additions.....

First up, the highly recommended Samson Meteor in Titan black.

Next up, also recommended, Fiio E10K DAC/Amp

And a birthday gift from the misses, Beyerdynamic DT990 250ohm. =D


( Sorry mods, tried making them smaller, Never works for me lol )