the pokemon kid
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Hey all! Its been a long time with a cluster of problems happening one after another which have held up this build as well as my NAS build and my mini ITX build! However lets get straight down to it!
Here is the AX1200i I am going to be using to power all the components. I have custom braided cables for the PSU bar the Molex and SATA cable. (I decided not to braid these as they are in the basement and look better without braid). I took the recommendations you guys gave and made some kick ass cables!
Looks a little dusty on the top but that is from cleaning it with some kitchen cloth! Just seams to stick to it like something* to a towel...
Here is the b-e-a-utiful braided cables I made! I couldn't of done these cables without the help from Sal at Shakmods! He has been super helpful on colour choices, guides and just general cable braiding help! He has been invaluable for this build!
Going to be getting some cable combs to clean the look of these cables up, but I am still super happy with the overall look!
Also, thanks for everyones help! It took a while to get a design which I really liked. I gave it a few weeks of just starring at the designs before making my mind up!
I did a little case drilling to the get the EK pass through fitting in place and it has cleaned the aesthetics up dramatically! Very pleased with the results of this! Kinda scary however drilling through this case! One slip and its a new motherboard tray...
Here are some images of the bent 16mm tube! Unfortunately I lost a load of the images of actually bending the tubing because of a hard drive in my NAS giving up the ghost... However there was a lot of moments where I was going to give up and go back to either 12mm tubing or flexible tubing as a few of the bends were being absolute bitches to get in place!
Here is the tubing in place with the Barrow fittings, these fittings make it look so sick! for the 90 fittings I am using EK ones, they just give an amazingly clean look along with the build! (Also a minor addition which I forgot about, the PCI-e Slot screws are BLUEEEE)
The fill tube is at the ready for the system to be primed before then adding the coolant into the Loop! I have got some nice blue EK coolant which will go with the build perfectly!
A quick glimpse at the MONSTA radiators by Alphacool (360mm and 240mm)! These things are crazy big! Brilliant radiators in general! However, after seeing EK's new radiators I wish I had gotten some of their ones as it would fit the build much better to have all EK components in the loop!
A quick peak into the basement where I am keeping a few things out of sight, The dual pump setup really works for me well! Its a great dual top by EK! On the left is where the HDD's and SSD's will end up going! However not putting them in there just in case of a catastrophic leak!
The RAM, CPU and RAM to GPU runs. The RAM block to GPU block was the most difficult bend to get! The only way of putting it in place is to disconnect the actual fitting and attach it to the tube first! It is that tight!
However, the aesthetic of the RAM and CPU block curves just make me weak at the knees! I just love the look of bent tubing! I thought I managed a pretty good job of it overall!
and at this point was where the build took a turn for the worse...
After filling the loop the coolant started to change colour after an hour of being in the loop! It continued to change colour to the point you could not of told it was a blue to begin with. I had no idea what was going on! Really disappointed with what had happened but that was when Sal from Shakmods told me to contact Mayhems dyes for some advice on the situation! I got in contact and some of their Blitz kit is on its way! There is something seriously up and need to fully cleanse the loop now! Wish me luck!
Thanks again for checking out my build log! It has been a long time since the last one but please do come back for more updates as they come! I am really looking forward to getting this build completed and up to show you all!
TPK AWWAAAAYYYYY
Here is the AX1200i I am going to be using to power all the components. I have custom braided cables for the PSU bar the Molex and SATA cable. (I decided not to braid these as they are in the basement and look better without braid). I took the recommendations you guys gave and made some kick ass cables!
Looks a little dusty on the top but that is from cleaning it with some kitchen cloth! Just seams to stick to it like something* to a towel...
Here is the b-e-a-utiful braided cables I made! I couldn't of done these cables without the help from Sal at Shakmods! He has been super helpful on colour choices, guides and just general cable braiding help! He has been invaluable for this build!
Going to be getting some cable combs to clean the look of these cables up, but I am still super happy with the overall look!
Also, thanks for everyones help! It took a while to get a design which I really liked. I gave it a few weeks of just starring at the designs before making my mind up!
I did a little case drilling to the get the EK pass through fitting in place and it has cleaned the aesthetics up dramatically! Very pleased with the results of this! Kinda scary however drilling through this case! One slip and its a new motherboard tray...
Here are some images of the bent 16mm tube! Unfortunately I lost a load of the images of actually bending the tubing because of a hard drive in my NAS giving up the ghost... However there was a lot of moments where I was going to give up and go back to either 12mm tubing or flexible tubing as a few of the bends were being absolute bitches to get in place!
Here is the tubing in place with the Barrow fittings, these fittings make it look so sick! for the 90 fittings I am using EK ones, they just give an amazingly clean look along with the build! (Also a minor addition which I forgot about, the PCI-e Slot screws are BLUEEEE)
The fill tube is at the ready for the system to be primed before then adding the coolant into the Loop! I have got some nice blue EK coolant which will go with the build perfectly!
A quick glimpse at the MONSTA radiators by Alphacool (360mm and 240mm)! These things are crazy big! Brilliant radiators in general! However, after seeing EK's new radiators I wish I had gotten some of their ones as it would fit the build much better to have all EK components in the loop!
A quick peak into the basement where I am keeping a few things out of sight, The dual pump setup really works for me well! Its a great dual top by EK! On the left is where the HDD's and SSD's will end up going! However not putting them in there just in case of a catastrophic leak!
The RAM, CPU and RAM to GPU runs. The RAM block to GPU block was the most difficult bend to get! The only way of putting it in place is to disconnect the actual fitting and attach it to the tube first! It is that tight!
However, the aesthetic of the RAM and CPU block curves just make me weak at the knees! I just love the look of bent tubing! I thought I managed a pretty good job of it overall!
and at this point was where the build took a turn for the worse...
After filling the loop the coolant started to change colour after an hour of being in the loop! It continued to change colour to the point you could not of told it was a blue to begin with. I had no idea what was going on! Really disappointed with what had happened but that was when Sal from Shakmods told me to contact Mayhems dyes for some advice on the situation! I got in contact and some of their Blitz kit is on its way! There is something seriously up and need to fully cleanse the loop now! Wish me luck!
Thanks again for checking out my build log! It has been a long time since the last one but please do come back for more updates as they come! I am really looking forward to getting this build completed and up to show you all!
TPK AWWAAAAYYYYY
but Kudos to you for a nice build
