A quick rundown of whats in the box:
CPU Loop: Laing DDC Ultra w/XSPC Reservoir Top->PA120.3 w/Xilence RedWing Fans->EK Supreme Plexi
GPU Loop:(obviously not installed yet) Laing DDC Ultra w/XSPC Reservoir Top->PA120.3 w/Xilence RedWing Fans->EK FC 9800GX2
Hardware:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600@4.3Ghz (still tinkering)
Asus P5E3 Deluxe X38
2GB OCZ Platinum 1800Mhz DDR3
X-Fi Extreme Gamer
GeForce 9800GX2 1GB
CoolerMaster RealPower M700
150GB Raptor X + 2x 320GB Hitachi DeskStar T7K500
Now for pictures (click on 'em to enlarge)....
Draining the Cosmos S. Surprisingly/dissapointingly there where no accidents this time round:
That rad definately needed cleaning up, thats for sure:
But 20 minutes later she was good as new, inside and out:
Got a Swifty this time round. Going for Ultra's in this build (hey, why not), the red O-ring set it off nicely:
The Horizon with the Rad mounted, was an absolute ***** to do with only 2 hands. Was the first of many times tonight I almost gave up:
By this stage there was already an epic mess, when I stood back and took this picture that feeling of wanting to give up came back:
Trusty Supreme, need some work before getting in on the build:
What a few months of Feser can do to such waterblocks:
A bit of red sauce and a toothbrush and she's all spruced up:
Mounted to the mobo (now with a backplate). At this point I should mention that theres some serious clearance issues with the motherboard tray on the case. I'm slightly anxious to know if it'll power on after the amount of force I had to use to get it to line up with the standoffs and to get the X-Fi in it's slot. I'm optimistic though:
First run of tubing on. Heated up the ends of the tube and it went on the barbs no problems, but even after it cooled down it didn't seem like theres was as much grip on the barbs as i'd like, so I ended up adding cable ties aswell:
A pic of the leak test (you can see the first cable tie on). About ten seconds after this pic was taken my dog knocked the bit of wire hotwiring the PSU and killed the rig, scaring the absolute crap outta me at the same time:
And a few shots of her how she is as of now:
Things left to do:
-Buy a couple of Bulgin switches (cant find anywhere with red ones in stock)
-Put the GX2 on water. Already have the 2nd PA120.3 and fans, just need another DDC and the block itself.
-Replace most of the existing case screws and the silver ones fixing the first PA120.3.
CPU Loop: Laing DDC Ultra w/XSPC Reservoir Top->PA120.3 w/Xilence RedWing Fans->EK Supreme Plexi
GPU Loop:(obviously not installed yet) Laing DDC Ultra w/XSPC Reservoir Top->PA120.3 w/Xilence RedWing Fans->EK FC 9800GX2
Hardware:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600@4.3Ghz (still tinkering)
Asus P5E3 Deluxe X38
2GB OCZ Platinum 1800Mhz DDR3
X-Fi Extreme Gamer
GeForce 9800GX2 1GB
CoolerMaster RealPower M700
150GB Raptor X + 2x 320GB Hitachi DeskStar T7K500
Now for pictures (click on 'em to enlarge)....
Draining the Cosmos S. Surprisingly/dissapointingly there where no accidents this time round:
That rad definately needed cleaning up, thats for sure:
But 20 minutes later she was good as new, inside and out:
Got a Swifty this time round. Going for Ultra's in this build (hey, why not), the red O-ring set it off nicely:
The Horizon with the Rad mounted, was an absolute ***** to do with only 2 hands. Was the first of many times tonight I almost gave up:
By this stage there was already an epic mess, when I stood back and took this picture that feeling of wanting to give up came back:
Trusty Supreme, need some work before getting in on the build:
What a few months of Feser can do to such waterblocks:
A bit of red sauce and a toothbrush and she's all spruced up:
Mounted to the mobo (now with a backplate). At this point I should mention that theres some serious clearance issues with the motherboard tray on the case. I'm slightly anxious to know if it'll power on after the amount of force I had to use to get it to line up with the standoffs and to get the X-Fi in it's slot. I'm optimistic though:
First run of tubing on. Heated up the ends of the tube and it went on the barbs no problems, but even after it cooled down it didn't seem like theres was as much grip on the barbs as i'd like, so I ended up adding cable ties aswell:
A pic of the leak test (you can see the first cable tie on). About ten seconds after this pic was taken my dog knocked the bit of wire hotwiring the PSU and killed the rig, scaring the absolute crap outta me at the same time:
And a few shots of her how she is as of now:
Things left to do:
-Buy a couple of Bulgin switches (cant find anywhere with red ones in stock)
-Put the GX2 on water. Already have the 2nd PA120.3 and fans, just need another DDC and the block itself.
-Replace most of the existing case screws and the silver ones fixing the first PA120.3.
