CRAZY Watercooled Silverstone Precision PS07B Build log

[PaddieMayne]

OK folks going to be building this for my son, using available spare parts in my garage and some new parts, it will be a water cooled PC using 3 x 120mm rads i have already and the PS07 case that i already have. Im going to mod the case to include at least one side window and maybe more?

Full list of parts below.

Parts i own..

Silverstone Precision PS07B Case

EK-CoolStream RAD XT (120) radiator, x 3

2500k CPU
ASROCK Z-77 Extreme 4-M Mobo
Corsair Memory Vengeance Black 16GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP
OCZ Agility 3 2.5" SATA III 240GB SSD
650W Corsair Pro Series Gold HX650 Modular PSU, 80 PLUS Gold

Parts to buy...

MSI GeForce GTX 670 Overclocked NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB

XSPC X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4
XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel)
XSPC Razor GTX670 VGA Waterblock
XSPC Razor GTX670 Backplate

Pictures and updates to follow soon.​

 

[PaddieMayne]

I have the case stripped down, have installed the 3 x 120mm Rads, and marked the front door up, you can see what i will be cutting out and then inserting a dark grey tinted piece of acrylic for a window. Hoping this will give a good effect when looking at the new 120mm TB VEGAS fans

 

[PaddieMayne]

Front door mod done, it gave me know end of problems with the plastic melting instead of cutting with my jigsaw, so didnt get the finish i wanted so ive used edging strip to tidy it up, but im not happy with that so im looking for better quality edging strip.


However i reckon those blue LEDS will look a treat on the vegas fans behind that smoked acrrylic.

Heres the fans.

And heres how the Front door window mod looks

Heres the updated door now its been redon and im also going to redo the silverstone badge under the window to centralize it..

 

[PaddieMayne]

Oh yeah i just recieved some more WC goodies, i just love the aesthetics of XSPC components, mmmmmmm.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE PUMP RES COMBO INSTALLED

 

[PaddieMayne]

NEW PICTURES, ive sprayed alot of parts satin black including Rads, fan grills screws etc etc.

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[PaddieMayne]

OK some more pictures coming now, ive had some more bits as i managed to get a GTX670 and a Corsair AX760 PSU off Amazon for a bargain price, saved about £100 in total compared to other retailers

So today concentrates mainly on testing and getting the GTX670 Water block and back plate installed.

First up pre-testing the GTX670 using linux mint...

Now some pics with the card stripped and then with the Waterblock and backplate installed...

OK thats all for now folks more very very soon..​

 

[FredEx]

It will be interesting to see this progress.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Liking this, the window at the front looks off center though?

 

[PaddieMayne]

Yes it is by exactly 1mm to the left, well spotted Tom, it seems more pronounced in the photograph than in reality for some reason, but i had to do that to avoid further problems, im hoping when its all up and running and the vegas fans are lit up that it will be even less recognizable. The main thing is that my son will be happy, this will be his first ever PC.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Kudos for that fella. I think Id have saved money and given him an air rig mind

 

[PaddieMayne]

Yeah your probably right, but its that build bug Tom, must buy new shiny bits must i must, somebody help me stop please !!

 

[Feronix]

Well, you have one lucky son, my man!

And no need to stop building, as long as the money is not a problem!

 

[dalewakelin]

That is an awesome idea for the front window, i cant wait to see more

 

[SeekaX]

3x 120mm rad, haven't seen that before i'll keep an eye on it.

 

[PaddieMayne]

3x 120mm rad, haven't seen that before i'll keep an eye on it.

Yeah a bit odd i know but its what i had laying around.

 

[jamesriley94]

I'd be concerned about running 2 blocks and 3 rads off that pump tbh...

It's only really meant for a single block, and with multiple blocks, they tend to burn out within a couple of months.

You need a D5 really.

Good work so far though

 

[PaddieMayne]

I'd be concerned about running 2 blocks and 3 rads off that pump tbh...

It's only really meant for a single block, and with multiple blocks, they tend to burn out within a couple of months.

You need a D5 really.

Good work so far though

Yeah i was thinking about that too, so ill put it too the test, if it fails ill get the D5 version of this res.

 

[jamesriley94]

Yeah i was thinking about that too, so ill put it too the test, if it fails ill get the D5 version of this res.

I'd just get the D5 straight off tbh. It'll just be a massive hassle to drain the loop to put in the new res, and even more of a hassle worrying for the next few months about whether it's going to die or not.

Up to you, but I'd be putting my money on it not lasting 4 months.

 

[PaddieMayne]

Yeah but i already have the res combo, so ill try it, ive read reviews of people using it in a multiple set up, so ill suck it and see.

 

[alienware]

Nice choice of case there we don't see many of those here

Looking forward to seeing more progress