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Hey guys,
It's been a while since I've updated y'all on my rig. I've been meaning to post these photos for a while but I've been busy with school lately. The rig is done, but I still have yet to finish taking pictures, so this is why I am posting this under project logs. Stay tuned for updates in the near future.
In case you guys don't remember, my rig was The Incredibly Thirsty Hulk. Go check it out if you're interested in what's changed up until now!
I wanted to downsize my rig due to the new place I'm renting out for school. My room is a lot smaller than the room I used to have, so fitting a long table was impossible. My only option was to have my rig sit on this small drawer I got from ikea, so that's the reason for the downsize. Hopefully I'll be able to go back to a bigger case in the future when I'm moved back home for good
Here are my updated specs...
Hardware:
Case: Corsair 350D
CPU: 3770k - 4.5GHz @ 1.248v
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme 4-M
GPU: EVGA GTX 760 2GB
PSU: AX 750 - custom sleeving
RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator (4x4GB) 1600
Storage: 240GB Corsair Force 3 SSD, 750GB Seagate 2.5" HDD (pulled from old laptop)
MASCOT: TMNT Pop! Vinyl(s)
Water Cooling:
Pump: D5 Vario (Swiftech I believe...) w/ Bitspower pump top + mod kit
CPU block: XSPC Raystorm
GPU block: EK FC-760 Nickel/Acetal w/ backplate
Reservoir: Bitspower Z-multi 150 w/ upgrade kit
Radiators: XSPC EX240 + XSPC RX240
Fittings: Bitspower compression fittings - matte black 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD + a bunch of rotary fittings (too many to list them all)
Tubing: Primochill Advanced LRT Clear
Coolant: Mayhem's pastel mint green
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 x 4 (no push/pull needed)
First order of business was to strip the old 650D of its hardware:
While waiting for some new water cooling parts to arrive, I decided to sleeve the cables for the AX750. Of course, it had to be black and green, so I got a nice bulk of sleeves from MDPC-X
Completed
My god I'm terrible with heatshrink...
Went back and decided to go heatshrinkless. You can do this by overheating the heatshrink so that the sleeving underneath melts on the crimps for a nice hold. Then once it's dried, cut off the heatshrink. Drastically improved the look of things
Forgot to take photos of the other cables, but here's what they look like in terms of patterning:
Also decided to sleeve the pump since it had an ugly red cable:
Now that everything's arrived, time to test fit everything into the 350D. I realized this is the only photo I have of the GTX760 before putting it in the loop:
Quite enjoy the look of this motherboard.
Hit a a bit of a snag during the test fit. The clip for the 8-pin EPS would not fit with the radiator so close to the connector, so it was time to take out the dremel.
This would be my first use of my dremel ever since I got it (aside from a sheet of metal I cut up for practice)...so my cut was very poor. Did not file the cut much because i was afraid to bend the fins, but it wasn't a problem because the cut would barely be visible.
Cut, taped up, then primed
Painted with a few layers of black to cover up the silver cuts
After curing the paint, tried a test fit again. Worked out pretty well even though it looks bloody awful with the flash.
Before I decided on the Noctua NF-F12's, I actually had Corsair SP120's with the rings painted with black plastidip:
Since none of my fans were going to be in sight through the window panel, the Noctuas were an easy choice for me...I reckon Tom and Linus have praised these fans enough over the years for me to overlook the colour of them:
Had to cut up the bottom of my optical drive cage to make room for fitting routing to the front RX240. I actually think this cut turned out really well. At least, a lot better than the one on the EX240!
Cable management's a lot more difficult with the bulk from custom sleeving:
Although the rig is technically complete, I have yet to take pictures of everything else because I want to take it with my girlfriend's camera for better quality
I'm going to leave it here for now, I'll post the other pictures as soon as I can borrow the camera!
It's been a while since I've updated y'all on my rig. I've been meaning to post these photos for a while but I've been busy with school lately. The rig is done, but I still have yet to finish taking pictures, so this is why I am posting this under project logs. Stay tuned for updates in the near future.
In case you guys don't remember, my rig was The Incredibly Thirsty Hulk. Go check it out if you're interested in what's changed up until now!
I wanted to downsize my rig due to the new place I'm renting out for school. My room is a lot smaller than the room I used to have, so fitting a long table was impossible. My only option was to have my rig sit on this small drawer I got from ikea, so that's the reason for the downsize. Hopefully I'll be able to go back to a bigger case in the future when I'm moved back home for good
Here are my updated specs...Hardware:
Case: Corsair 350D
CPU: 3770k - 4.5GHz @ 1.248v
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme 4-M
GPU: EVGA GTX 760 2GB
PSU: AX 750 - custom sleeving
RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator (4x4GB) 1600
Storage: 240GB Corsair Force 3 SSD, 750GB Seagate 2.5" HDD (pulled from old laptop)
MASCOT: TMNT Pop! Vinyl(s)
Water Cooling:
Pump: D5 Vario (Swiftech I believe...) w/ Bitspower pump top + mod kit
CPU block: XSPC Raystorm
GPU block: EK FC-760 Nickel/Acetal w/ backplate
Reservoir: Bitspower Z-multi 150 w/ upgrade kit
Radiators: XSPC EX240 + XSPC RX240
Fittings: Bitspower compression fittings - matte black 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD + a bunch of rotary fittings (too many to list them all)
Tubing: Primochill Advanced LRT Clear
Coolant: Mayhem's pastel mint green
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 x 4 (no push/pull needed)
First order of business was to strip the old 650D of its hardware:
While waiting for some new water cooling parts to arrive, I decided to sleeve the cables for the AX750. Of course, it had to be black and green, so I got a nice bulk of sleeves from MDPC-X
Completed
My god I'm terrible with heatshrink...
Went back and decided to go heatshrinkless. You can do this by overheating the heatshrink so that the sleeving underneath melts on the crimps for a nice hold. Then once it's dried, cut off the heatshrink. Drastically improved the look of things
Forgot to take photos of the other cables, but here's what they look like in terms of patterning:
Also decided to sleeve the pump since it had an ugly red cable:
Now that everything's arrived, time to test fit everything into the 350D. I realized this is the only photo I have of the GTX760 before putting it in the loop:
Quite enjoy the look of this motherboard.
Hit a a bit of a snag during the test fit. The clip for the 8-pin EPS would not fit with the radiator so close to the connector, so it was time to take out the dremel.
This would be my first use of my dremel ever since I got it (aside from a sheet of metal I cut up for practice)...so my cut was very poor. Did not file the cut much because i was afraid to bend the fins, but it wasn't a problem because the cut would barely be visible.
Cut, taped up, then primed
Painted with a few layers of black to cover up the silver cuts
After curing the paint, tried a test fit again. Worked out pretty well even though it looks bloody awful with the flash.
Before I decided on the Noctua NF-F12's, I actually had Corsair SP120's with the rings painted with black plastidip:
Since none of my fans were going to be in sight through the window panel, the Noctuas were an easy choice for me...I reckon Tom and Linus have praised these fans enough over the years for me to overlook the colour of them:
Had to cut up the bottom of my optical drive cage to make room for fitting routing to the front RX240. I actually think this cut turned out really well. At least, a lot better than the one on the EX240!
Cable management's a lot more difficult with the bulk from custom sleeving:
Although the rig is technically complete, I have yet to take pictures of everything else because I want to take it with my girlfriend's camera for better quality
I'm going to leave it here for now, I'll post the other pictures as soon as I can borrow the camera!
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