Shakal's 3930k/7970 build Complete!

[Shakal]

What's going on guys i have a thread going in the project log section but i have completed it just yesterday and was really busy to update that log so i figured i would just post up the finished product. Ran in to quiet a few problems but it's done and finally running stable!

Specs:

Corsair 650D Obsidian
Asus Sabertooth x79 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 3930k OC'ed to 4.8GHz at 1.35v
AMD Radeon HD 7970
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1833 RAM
XFX PRO 850W XXX Edition PSU
OCz 120GB Vertex 3 SSD boot drive
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HDD
Creative Labs T20 Series Speakers
Logitech G500 Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder x6 keyboard
and some case lights

Water Cooling(still waiting for it to come in)
XS-PC RS360 Radiator
XS-PC 5.25 Dual Bay Res
XS-PC Raystorm CPU Block
Swifttech MCP655 Pump
PrimoChill Clear Tubing
Mayhems Aurora Tharsis
VGA:
Swiftech Komodo HD 7979 Full Water Block
Black Ice GT 240 Red Radiator

First some benchmark score -
3d Mark Vantage
http://www.3dmark.com/3dmv/4258923

3d Mark 11

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4221313

And here is bunch of shots of some progress as well as complete product!

This was my first version of the setup using the XSPC x2o pump/reservoir combo and i didnt like the temps so i switched to the swiftech 655 and the results were quiet a bit better but i used the mayhems aurora for a fairly complicated loop so right now temps can be a bit better but will suffice for now.

Had to buy a cooler just so i can test the equipment before installing it all

ahh the mess! I ran into to few and was stuck for a few hours turns out my hdmi cable was giving ground somehow and it would not turn on

The video card w/o cover and heatsink i was really sketch when holding at all i was too scared to break anything as it seemed so fragile

The block already comes with all thermal pads preinstalled so all you have do is is apply thermal paste and assemble

Leak Testing

At first i had no leaks but after moving some stuff around i had a big leak under the reservoir. Danger Den res will not fit 2 3/4 od compression fittings so i had to use barbs with clips. After moving my rad a little one came undone and water was spraying pretty good :/ Good thing it was at the bottom and i stopped it quickly.

Also i dont know what it is but the tubing looks a but cloudy but the Mayhems Aurora looks way too awesome in the res!!

Pics dont really do justice though this stuff looks so much better in person!

 

[yassarikhan786]

As a watercooled system it looks awesome, but it's just a little too red for my liking.

 

[andrewmchugh]

Nice however, I would have had the top rads barbs the other way so that you the tubing was neater.


Is that mayhems just in there for a lan? or show for a short amount of time.

Aurora is "NOT" made for use in a home system. It has been developed for show System's (modding) and Photo work. If looking for a fluid for a Home system / Gaming system please use Mayhems X1 or Mayhems Pastel range of fluids there are fully tested and working in any kind of loop.

- http://mayhems-aurora.wikispaces.com/

 

[jamesriley94]

You should put white LED strips in. They'll bring out the colour of the coolant and parts of the PC without just saturating the rig red

 

[Shakal]

Nice however, I would have had the top rads barbs the other way so that you the tubing was neater.


Is that mayhems just in there for a lan? or show for a short amount of time.




- http://mayhems-aurora.wikispaces.com/

It's there for a short time but i did talk to few people than run more complex loops than me and they said it runs just fine. I will change to pastel or chameleon soon though. As far as rad it might seem like i have a lot to work with but the room is so limited with 650d as it especially with a 360 and 240 rad inside. Eventually i'm gonna make it a 2 loop set up and i will prob have to put the 360 outside or just get a 800d. For now i was thinknig of flipping the res upside down and have the tube from cpu going on top of the res so i dont have to have that long tube by gpu. i didnt think of that at first for some reason

 

[Yeren]

No need for a 2 loop set up, i'd change your lop around to go from front rad to top rad >CPU>GPU>PUMP/RES>FRONT RAD, that would look slightly neater as you wouldnt have that one going over your GPU then

My opinion OFC but you had that setup in the first build

 

[Shakal]

well the reason i wanted to go 2 loops because somewhere around christmas time i want to add another 7970 to the setup so i would be running 1 loop w/240 rad for the cpu and 1 loop w/360 rad for gpu's. i might upgrade my case to something else as it's pretty hard to keep stuffing the 650d even though it's a really awesome case just a bit too small. I know Mick(mayhems) is working on some cases so i will see what they have to offer when they are done.

 

[Yeren]

go and have a look at toms latest video, he is running 2 GPU's a 3960x i think it was on 2 rads albieat both are 360's but you dont need 2 loops for anything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_lqhr1tg18&feature=plcp

 

[Shakal]

go and have a look at toms latest video, he is running 2 GPU's a 3960x i think it was on 2 rads albieat both are 360's but you dont need 2 loops for anything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_lqhr1tg18&feature=plcp

good vid i subscribed to the project

 

[NRG!]

Nice rig but the red light is drowning everything.

A white LED will light everything nicely, plus it will reflect off the aurora particles better.

 

[Shakal]

I've thought about it and i've decided i'm going to do one more final revision. I've posted my build on couple other sites as well and got some input. So here is the revision list so far.

1. Lighting. Will probably get some white lighting to bring out the parts better.
2. Tubing. Will probably go with black tubing and get mayhems pastel(red) in the loop.
3. Cut a hole in the sidepanel for the 240 radiator or just get a whole clear side window i gotta look into that though as i don't know how that works really.
4. Move the 240 radiator closer to the psu and add a 200mm fan in the front.
5. Flip the fans on the top rad so they are not pulling air into the case but taking it out.
6.Flip the reservoir upside down so that the tube from the cpu goes to the top of the reservoir that will eliminate that long tube going from cpu all the way down to the the bottom if the res

I'm still open for suggestions though and thanks for the input guys. This is my first w/c build so bear with me .