My new Setup

[Debdibib]

Hello boys and girls! I got done with my first water cooled build today and thought I would show it off and see what you think about it.

CPU: intel i5 2500k
MB: MSI MPOWER z77
GPU: Asus gtx 780
Soundcard: Sound Blaster Z
Ram: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair XMS3 1600mhz
PSU Fractal designs newton r2 800w modular
Storage: 1 corsair F120 120gb SSD, 1 Seagate baracuda Sata3 2TB, 1 external WB 2TB.
Loop hardware: 1 Acetal EK-Supremacy CPU block, 1 EK-Coolstream XTX RAD(360), 1 Phobya dc12-260 pump, 1 EK-RES x3 150, 1 EK-FC titan SE Acetal gpu block, 1 titan se backplate, 3 Spectre PWM 120mm fans, 10 EK-CSQ 10/13 g1/4 fittings, 1l Bloodred EK cooling liquid and some Masterkleer 13/10 clear tubing.
All inside a White NZXT h630

And finally the desk sporting a Corsair k70 keyboard, a Cyborg R.A.T 9 mouse, my glorious Asus G276H 120hz 27" mointer, and a 21,5 " 221el philips moniter on top of the necronomicon for visual needs. the Astro A50 headset and mixamp for gaming and comunication and the logitech z906 for music and movies, a lamp and most inportantly a cup of coffee.

 

[tinytomlogan]

You could make that look so much nicer if you had thought about the hose dude :/

 

[Debdibib]

I guess so Tom, I kinda like the way the hose swirls around each other but I also feel like its a bit "barren"(with the lack of a better word on my mind) at the middle.

 

[Feronix]

Agreed. The tubing is a bit too long for my liking and the case looks really empty with everything removed

On the bright side; The cable management is nice!

 

[Debdibib]

Yes, the arrangement could have been better, I placed the res way at the front because it was really easy to refill it through the 5.25" bay area and there are already some screw holes there that were perfect for the mounting mekanism, but when I look at it now I could have probably moved it to the other side of the 3.5" bay area and still have it really easy to refill and make the whole loop atleast 200-300 mm shorter. But at least it seems to be watertight and for my first build I think it went as good as I could have hoped. Oh and the rad did not quite fit either, it is about 2mm to thick to mount in the 120 hoes so i had to mount it in the 140mm holes on one side and use zip-ties on the other.

 

[loglog]

as stated; wire management looks great, but the loop look terrible to be honest. Re-due the loop if you can and post new pics.

 

[WYP]

as stated; wire management looks great, but the loop look terrible to be honest. Re-due the loop if you can and post new pics.

agreed, the hose needs work.

wire management is excellent though

 

[Debdibib]

Alright I drained the system, moved the res and pump and changed messed around with the hosing a bit, this is what I came up with.

The refit got rid off 430mm hose or so.

 

[loglog]

Alright I drained the system, moved the res and pump and changed messed around with the hosing a bit, this is what I came up with.

The refit got rid off 430mm hose or so.

That looks MUCH MUCH better! However i kind of wish they tubes where a little shorter, as in just longer than perfect length. But it looks much better sir.

 

[Feronix]

Agreed, much better but still not perfect. This is definitely something to be more proud of though

Would also re-fit all the HDD cages, personally. It's looking lonely in that corner.

 

[Mathius]

Looks loads better than from before,

I'm not convinced on the red liquid against the white case....but I'm not sure if changing to white tubing would be worth it.

 

[Dark NighT]

That looks quite nice, tubing is a bit long but it is acceptable, however please remove that 6 pin pci-e power from the motherboard next to the 24 pin, you really do not need that, i have the same mobo with 2 570's in there and i dont use it.

Good job on the rest of the cables, looks neat.

 

[Remmy]

The biggest improvement in my opinion is just using some angled fittings, they improve any loop by so much, they're easily worth it. I wouldn't bother redoing it for the sake of that though, just think about it next time you're planning on draining it. I like the red/white colour scheme, but I agree that the front section looks all empty now lol

 

[kevior]

Not bad for your first loop. Looks amazing now that you sorted out the hose. I think it would look even better if you tried to tighten it up even more but if you're happy with it leave it how it is.

As i said, not bad for your first water cooling jobby

 

[NeverBackDown]

Should have used a few 45 degree fittings and then the rig would have looked more professional. I will admit though for a beginner it is not that bad and have seen far worse.. Just a little more practice should help.