Shift's watercooled RV02

Shift87

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This was my first crack at watercooling and i am super happy happy with the results. Since i first saw the rv01 i have been a fan of the rotated motherboard tray and always wanted a case like that the tj11 being my dream case (and will stay a dream case unless i win the lottery
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) But finally 2 weeks ago i got a RV02-E for my self, my first silverstone case and one of the best cases i have worked in and owned. After afew hours of looking at other RV02/FT02 builds i decided i'd watercool it as well. Probably going to make some hardware changes once my tax return comes in (7970 im thinking) but until then here is my current gaming rig

Specs:

Asus Crosshair V

AMD 1100t @ 4.1ghz

16gb 1600mhz Mushkin ram

2 XFX 6870s @ 1000mhz core and 1250mhz mem

OCZ 60gb SSD

1TB WD Black HDD

Corsair HX1050 Psu

Sycthe Kaze Master 2 Fan controller

Bitfenix Alchemy 500mm White LED strip

Loop Specs

XSPC D5 Bay res

Alphacool VPP655

EK Supreme HF full nickel block

2 EK 6870 blocks

Phobya G-Changer 560mm rad

4 Phobya 140mm Nano-G Black Silent fans

Alphacool Compression fittings

Primochill 3/8 tubing

EK blood red coolant

Preinstall a few things changed after this picture. The Coolant went pink on me so it had to go and the rad in the back is 3x180 rad which was changed for the phobya

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Everything in

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Case lights turned on

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Side panel on

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front of the case

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crap pictures compared to other threads but it works as i dont have a camera except for my phone.

*Update*

Well plans have changed once again. Tax return came in so upgrades are on the way! First time to dump the 6870's you have done well little cards but its time to go big or go home.

Hello 7970!

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Goodbye Warranty!

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All Nekid.

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Forgot to take pics before it was in the loop but all said and done.

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Future plans are going to be a jump to Ivy and Z77 this motherboard is beginning to piss me off, two days ago the built in network card died for no reason what so ever hence the killer 2100 in the last pic (which I'm borrowing). As its my only rig and ASUS have a terrible RMA time i dont really want to send it off and be stuck with nothing for a month or two. Thinking ill go to a MSI GD65 or 80 when its out as they look fantastic and switch the coolant color to blue so it all matches.
 
Looks realy good man,

planning to do something simular with my rvo2-e as those fans are pretty good tbh so should make up the lack of push pull
 
Thanks everyone

Looks realy good man,

planning to do something simular with my rvo2-e as those fans are pretty good tbh so should make up the lack of push pull

I you plan on going with a 560mm rad then get the dremel out as your going to have to cut a hole in the front for it to fit. While using a 540 (3x180) you dont need to cut anything. With either option you do have to take the stands that the 180s are sitting on out. Nice thing with the hole in the front though is when you pop the front panel off the radiator drain screw is right there, easy way to drain your loop.

Yeah i'm loving the fans they are silent at anything less then 1000 and still move a decent amount of air.
 
Looks amazing man
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do you live in the uk? I really want a 1100t be but can't find one anywhere
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Nope i'm Canadian , fairly certain that the 1090t and 1100t gave gone EOL as no one has them. When you have a product that costs less and out performs your flagship cpu in some of cases it probably wont stick around much longer
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That's amazing, great job man
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Thanks, loving the avatar another deadmau5 fan
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tbh those are neat pics for a phone camera
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besides ur case looks evil , reminds me of those robot dudes in battlestar galactica
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so this is your first time at WC ?

ime very much impressed m8
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