Lucky Seven Watercooled 760T SLI 780ti's 4770k & More

[SuB]

Can the sound card not go at the bottom and be hidden?

Or replaced with something else worth having?

 

[Jeronbernal]

nice and tidy

This loop structure isn't a million miles away from what I'll be trying to achieve shortly.... Although more like version one (bitspower fittings cost a bomb so I'm not re-buying the new ones )

How did you find the c47 fittings for rigidity, just out of curiosity?

Cracking looking build I think with combs or lacing this would be pretty much spot on

Only thing I'd change is the Soundblaster for an X-Fi so you have a proper dsp instead of a software one

I was looking at getting a xonar essence, or a DAC, i never really knew about X-Fi's until about a week ago XD, but by then i already ordered the SoundBlasterZ backplate so i just decided to stick with it

also, C47 fittings work great! i switched to the enhanced multi links because they matched the other fittings, if i went C47 and did 90degree bends, i would have to use 90 degree adapters + 2 C47's each bend, it was more cost effective to just get a single 90 degree multi link and switch the regular g1/4 to enhanced multi links also.

between the two fittings, the c47 and the new enhanced multi links, i would say the enhanced multi links seem a little more safer, but a little more difficult to install than the C47's.

with the C47's you just push them in, but with the multi links, it's exactly like compression fittings, but with O-rings.

the multi links though, do seem safer because you push the tubing into one o ring, but then have the 2nd o ring pushing the tubing in also, instead of both o rings getting pushed in, trying to push back out

Ooooh, now I like it

Thank you!

Hardware wise this is really similar to my upcoming build except for a 750D and I want to try and put two thicker 360mm radiators in it. I also went for the multiport top (it's the only part I have right now sitting on my desk lol) and I want to sit the EK D5 underneath it in the orientation you have. It looks really tight on height and length! Is there room to get the pump closer to the res? Scratch that the whole thing looks really tight, I can tell this is gonna be tough now. Also I noticed you got rid of the drain in the front of the pump top? Did that not work out well or have you found a better place for it?


I like the white, black and red colour scheme, the balance between them all looks lush. I also think you've done a much better job with straight acrylic and the bitspower fittings but damn that's a lot of fittings! My personal crit would be that the floor panel looks a bit untidy with all of the exposed holes and the single rad makes it look really full and complicated, sometimes complexity is cool but I feel like I want to see more of that pretty motherboard. Oh the dom plat lightbars look sweet against the tubes and coolant too, almost like the coolant is running through the memory.

JR

Im using a multiport top right now if you look at the top of it, you can't really see the tube in the center because of the pastel coolant, but you'll be able to see that it's a multiport top and bottom, i put a xt45 in the front primarily because i went from a st30 in front and it seemed bare, but if i doubled it, it would have given me almost no space to work worth, so went with a xt45, i have a xt45 360 i could use on top aswell, i ordered it after the st30 360, but never got to install it because i made the switch to acrylic tubing after i recieved it, and from the looks of the width, it would have interfered with the VRM blockset and acrylic tubing, or atleast would have made it reaaaal difficult, so i stuck with a st30 on top aswell.

for the bottom panel like you said, it looks pretty bare with the holes visible, and actually i completely agree, i've been posting daily on ColdZero.EU, and even on TTL's OC3D 760T post asking where i can find someone who does acrylic work, i really want to have a floor plate made similar to the OC3D 760T, it would make the build work together SOOOO WELL. i completely agree with you! and thank you for the compliment!

also about the pump to res and getting them closer... well to be honest you could get them a little closer, but it would give your hand no room to install acrylic tubing between the front res and pump. also the res sits alot more flush to the chassis than the pump would, so you would have to create a mount for the res to push it farther away from the chassis to have the tubing go straight down to the pump, the pump inlet sits more forward than the res outlet

Also, the reason i moved the Drain from the pump to the bottom inline, is because nothing below that area where the drain was on the pump would drain, only way i could get some of it out was if i attached tubing to the EK Bridge and blew XD the way it is now, it drains MUCH more, i'm glad i switched it before i decided to try and flush out all the red dye, omg if i had to try and flush all that red out with the drain the way it was, i would have went through 10gallons of distilled water XD

Can the sound card not go at the bottom and be hidden?

It's possible, but you would have to use a PCIE Extender/Riser and have the Soundcard dangle somewhere, sadly... also the with the backplate on the soundcard, it wouldnt have fit if i forced it (believe me i tried XD)

btw tom, where did you get the OC3D 760T acrylic floor plate made if you dont mind me asking? ive been dying for a custom 760T floor plate for so long

Or replaced with something else worth having?

Like? XD soundcard was the only thing i could think of to take up a PCIE slot other than a PCI slot fan or a RAIDR Express XD





P.S. anyone ever order through Lutro0 customs? i've been waiting for my cable combs for like two weeks now, but they haven't been shipped out ; i tried contacting but no reply :/ anyone know of another place with Stealth combs in the US? that.. or i might just try to lace XD wonder which looks better?

 

[SuB]

I meant replace it with a different sound card E.g X-Fi or Xonar

Thanks for the pro-tips on the fittings, I'm too commited to the C47's now so I'm just gonna roll with it, Quite looking forward to the bending and setup of it all actually

As for floor plate, drop Imersa from Parvum Systems a PM he might take a while to pick it up, but they do custom acrylic stuff mate.

 

[Jeronbernal]

Ahh, I was looking at the xonar, the guy at frys told me it's just a headphone amplifier or something is that right? I don't know much about sound stuff to be honest, and doesn't the xfi have no shielding?

No problem in the fitting help, c47s do fit really snug, so don't worry about that part, taking em out is hard as it is, just remember not to damage the o ring putting the tubing in, use a scraper thingy forgot the name, or sand paper, I'm sure you know lol, otherwise even if it doesn't leak at first, eventually the heat and moisture will get to it, and you'll have tiny droplets in places you won't even notice then gaaame over

Thanks for the info about parvum, I sent a email through their site


Btw... Xonar essence vs Phoebus? Which would you prefer?

 

[SuB]

Essence, every time

If you play games with headphones, Essence, if you use speakers / surround sound then you'll need a different card.

That being said the Essence 2 will come with the option for a daughter board for 7.1

 

[Jeronbernal]

Nice nice, to be honest with my Soundblaster Z and the stock supreme fx, I don't really notice a difference, and actually contemplating taking out the Soundblaster just for bloatware removal sakes... But I do like the feature of having both headphone and speakers being plugged in and switching between the two real easy. I'm not how do you say... A audiophile, my ears don't notice the differences most people do, but maybe that's because I'm use to Crap audio? Or just I have a hard time telling. Only real time I can tell the difference is if I hear a song on the radio vs my phone via bluetooth in the car lol

 

[SuB]

Nice nice, to be honest with my Soundblaster Z and the stock supreme fx, I don't really notice a difference, and actually contemplating taking out the Soundblaster just for bloatware removal sakes... But I do like the feature of having both headphone and speakers being plugged in and switching between the two real easy. I'm not how do you say... A audiophile, my ears don't notice the differences most people do, but maybe that's because I'm use to Crap audio? Or just I have a hard time telling. Only real time I can tell the difference is if I hear a song on the radio vs my phone via bluetooth in the car lol

hehe, fair enough. The thing with the latest creative stuff is the processing is all done via software, and doesn't have a hardware based dsp. It's a bit trash really.

If you don't think it will matter, I'd personally look at some form of pci-express based X-Fi card instead, it might not warrant the cost of an Essence STX if you don't think you will notice it fella?

 

[Jeronbernal]

My main issue is primarily everytime i turn my PC on and my speaker volume is up, i hear a "duh dud" kindof a speaker popping sound if you know what i mean. i'm assuming it's because the speakers are connected to a sound card that gets powered on a certain way via the PCIE?

Would you mind sending me a link to a worthwhile X-Fi card that you would suggest?

I'm not saying that my sound taste is too poor, but i know i would definately like something with some OOMPH!

Thank's SuB for all your input btw, i appreciate it

 

[Jeronbernal]

got the case for my next build, the 760T is still in the works, but i picked up a case for my z97 build, and my plan with it is heavy modification

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