HAF XM fully water cooled

The_Governour

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So, this was intended to be a build log untill I some how deleted the folder with the pics in...... :eek:

In the end I guess I have to do with the finished product.

My Specs:

Hardware:

Asus Hero
i5 4670k @ 4.4 ghz
ASUS GTX 780
G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1866
Samsung 840 256gb SSD
Corsair ax760 platinum

Lamptron fan controller FC9
XSPC 120mm Xinruilian fans


Watercooling:

XSPC Raystorm CPU block
XSPC 780/Titan waterblock
EK XTX 240mm radiator
EK XT 120mm radiator
XSPC RS360mm radiator
EK DDC X-RES 140 CSQ ACETAL reservoir
Ek DDC pump
EK UNI HOLDER DDC ADD-ON
EK DDC HEATSINK HOUSING BLACK
EK UNI HOLDER D5 V2
Ek fittings
TUBE PRIMOCHILL PRIMOFLEX ADVANCED LRT 19,1 / 12,7 MM – CRYSTAL CLEAR

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To give you guys some back ground info then I came from a dual core amd 4200+ with a 9500 GT - I had been a console gamer since the NES days but I lost interest as I got older.

I then started to watch some youtube videos and I decided to build my own PC - so i ordered y parts (did not ask for help - a stupid thing..) and in the last second then I wanted to WC my cpu as it *looked cool*.

I did not want to go all mainstream for a AIO so I went custom WC loop BUT.... with a KIT and bayres.... I did not plan ahead and did not take into account to fill and bleed the bayres then I need some extra length of tubing etc etc. = It looked horrible...


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I managed to get a rs360 rad in the top with some minor modding and later I added some more radiators which made it even a more horrible mess..... :o

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In the end I did change nearly everything and I even modded the side panel as the window is VERY small and hides most of the interior.

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I changed the tubing to some Mayhem UV green - made some green LED´s and added a water block for my GPU.

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I know that there are a few things to change and to do, like to change the ram color and place the UV lights better but with the little time that I have then this is as good as I can go for now.

This is the end product with some cables from Bitfenix in Green:

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In the end my CPU is OC´d to 4.4 ghz at 1.239v and running PRIME95 stress test then I got the following:

Average of all cores: 52.75C
Ambient Temp: 25.2C
Delta Temp: 27.55C

I am very proud of those temps!

GPU never goes over 45c at valley benchmarks.
I can OC my 780 stable at:
+ 470 mhz
+ 400 mhz memory
I am sure I could do more but I have not really tried.
 
the mix of fans and that rear 120mm rad are making my teeth itch but it looks a lot better than the Mk1 version!
 
the mix of fans and that rear 120mm rad are making my teeth itch but it looks a lot better than the Mk1 version!

All of the fans are the same the XSPC 120mm Xinruilian Fan 1650RPM - EXCEPT for the read 120 rad that has a Noctua NF-12 fan in pull so you dont really see it.

I know that a 120 rad is not the best for looks but I wanted to cram in the most rads that I could into the HAF XM for the most silent possible with THESE fans as I got them VERY cheap on a deal.

My current project will look much better as I am making a pc desk crammed with rads.... 2 x 480 MONSTA + 2 x XTX 360 + 1x XTX 480.......
 
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