Hello everybody! After seeing some fantastic work on various places, I thought I would start a project log of my own! This is the first time I'm attempting a Case mod and custom liquid cooling setup so this is an exciting journey for me! Right now everything is aircooled with a Corsair H100 so it was time for something different ;-)
To start with the hardware I have or plan to have setup in my build:
Liquid cooling equipment
Alright so lets start off. I do appologice for the back camera quality as I can only work on the PC at night time. Ill make some high quality pictures during the day when I can.
The idea will be to have a clean as possible loop with as many straight lines as possible. In the future I might change the tubing to full Bitspower Crystal links for an amazing look.
Right so the loop will be the following: Reservoir - Pump - GPU - st30 rad - mobo -(crystal link)- cpu - ut60 - reservoir
Received the first package with some liquid cooling goodness and started right away!
I really liked the look of the GPU block and Backplate so I started by placing the GPU block and backplate on the PCB.
When I looked back it seems I used to much thermal paste so I cleaned it up again and redid the paste with a credit card.
Loving it!
Oke so now its time for the CPU and the Mosfet block
Cleaning the CPU
I applied the Gelid Thermal paste as a dot and placed the CPU block on top. This time used a lot less paste so I'm hoping its enough. If the CPU temps will be higher then I expect I'll redo this as well with a credit card.
Oke so because I want to place the UT60 rad in front in the same style as Orca I had to drill out the drive bays
Fitting the rad to get a visual image for the space
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Next will be cutting out the top mesh to make room for the alphacool st30 360mm rad.
This pic shows the raw cut I made.. I've been filing off the raw edges and placed some rubber O rings where the rad with fans will be mounted. I'm still looking for a rubber U-ring shape strip to give it a clean finish.
I've also cut out the inner webbing of the top mesh to make room for the rad and give it a slight better airflow.
Test fitting with the UT60 as I didn't have the ST30 yet
At this point I wanted to see which fittings degree to order so I placed the most important parts back in the case. Its going to be mostly 90° fittings as the lines are pretty tight.
I'm going to dremel out the inside of one of the 120 fans that came with the case as a radstand so there is some room between the side and the mesh for better air intake.
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New order arrived! Most important part will be the st30 rad.
After placing it in the top I found out that I cant close the mesh as I wanted because the length of the rad is to long to fit. I'm going to try and see if I can make it fit otherwise I'm going to put the fans in pull on top with the rad blow in the case. I do want it the other way around to see those nice red corsair circles inside instead of the rad. If anyone has any experience tips do let me know.
Ill make some pics in the new year to show where the problem might be.
Bit of a chaos but the result will be worth looking at ;-)
To start with the hardware I have or plan to have setup in my build:
- Intel i7 3770K
- Asus Maximus V gene
- Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 2400mHz CL10 (in order)
- Sapphire HD 7970
- Curcial M4 128 Gb
- Samsung Spinpoint 1TB F3
- Corsair AX750 PSU
- Corsair 600t White
Liquid cooling equipment
- EK Supremacy - Nickel Plexi CSQ
- EK FC-7970 - Nickel CSQ
- EK-MOSFET ASUS M5G - Acetal + Nickel
- EK-RES X3 150 with EK-RES X3 - Multiport TOP and 40mm internal tube
- Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 360mm
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 360mm
- Swifttech MCP35X Pump with
- EK-DDC X-TOP CSQ - Plexi
- Corsair Sleeved Modular Cables - AX850/AX750/AX650 - Red
- EK-Ekoolant Blood RED premix
- 9 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition
- 1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition
- 2 x LED 5mm TWIN ULTRA WHITE (Reservoir and Pump top)
- 1 x LED 3mm TWIN ULTRA WHITE (CPU block)
- 2 x Feser Tube NON-UV - 3/8 ID - 1/2 OD - CLEAR / PURE
- 2 x Alphacool 1/4G plexi fittings for 5mm LED
- 1 x 10MM (3/8 ID - 1/2 OD) Bitspower fitting 45 Rotary - G1/4 Black Sparkle BP-BS45R2CPF-CC2
- 5 x 10MM (3/8 ID - 1/2 OD) Bitspower fitting 90 Rotary - G1/4 Black Sparkle BP-BS90R2LCPF-CC2
- 8 x 10MM (3/8 ID - 1/2 OD) Bitspower fitting - G1/4 Black Sparkle
- 1 x Bitspower 2xG1/4" Fillport Black Sparkle BP-BSWP-C04
- 1 x Bitspower Crystal Link Tube For 3-Slots (SLI/CF) BP-CLTAC-S3
- 1 x Bitspower G1/4 Black Sparkle IG1/4 Extender 15mm BP-BSWP-C60
- 1 x Bitspower G1/4 Black Sparkle Q-Rotarary Adapter
- 3 x Bitspower G1/4 Black Sparkle Rotary 90 Degree ID 1/4 Adapter
- 2 x Bitspower G1/4 Black Sparkle Stop Fitting
- 1 x Bitspower G1/4 to G1/4 (2x OD) connector Black Sparkle
- 2 x Bitspower Multi-Link (SLI/CF) Adapter Mini BP-BSWP-C48 Black Sparkle
- 1 x Bitspower Valve Black Sparkle BP-MVV-BK
Alright so lets start off. I do appologice for the back camera quality as I can only work on the PC at night time. Ill make some high quality pictures during the day when I can.
The idea will be to have a clean as possible loop with as many straight lines as possible. In the future I might change the tubing to full Bitspower Crystal links for an amazing look.
Right so the loop will be the following: Reservoir - Pump - GPU - st30 rad - mobo -(crystal link)- cpu - ut60 - reservoir
Received the first package with some liquid cooling goodness and started right away!
I really liked the look of the GPU block and Backplate so I started by placing the GPU block and backplate on the PCB.
When I looked back it seems I used to much thermal paste so I cleaned it up again and redid the paste with a credit card.
Loving it!
Oke so now its time for the CPU and the Mosfet block
Cleaning the CPU
I applied the Gelid Thermal paste as a dot and placed the CPU block on top. This time used a lot less paste so I'm hoping its enough. If the CPU temps will be higher then I expect I'll redo this as well with a credit card.
Oke so because I want to place the UT60 rad in front in the same style as Orca I had to drill out the drive bays
Fitting the rad to get a visual image for the space
----
Next will be cutting out the top mesh to make room for the alphacool st30 360mm rad.
This pic shows the raw cut I made.. I've been filing off the raw edges and placed some rubber O rings where the rad with fans will be mounted. I'm still looking for a rubber U-ring shape strip to give it a clean finish.
I've also cut out the inner webbing of the top mesh to make room for the rad and give it a slight better airflow.
Test fitting with the UT60 as I didn't have the ST30 yet
At this point I wanted to see which fittings degree to order so I placed the most important parts back in the case. Its going to be mostly 90° fittings as the lines are pretty tight.
I'm going to dremel out the inside of one of the 120 fans that came with the case as a radstand so there is some room between the side and the mesh for better air intake.
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New order arrived! Most important part will be the st30 rad.
After placing it in the top I found out that I cant close the mesh as I wanted because the length of the rad is to long to fit. I'm going to try and see if I can make it fit otherwise I'm going to put the fans in pull on top with the rad blow in the case. I do want it the other way around to see those nice red corsair circles inside instead of the rad. If anyone has any experience tips do let me know.
Ill make some pics in the new year to show where the problem might be.
Bit of a chaos but the result will be worth looking at ;-)
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