The Xrquter!

[Xrqute]

#Creating new thread as the OP in my old had lost its pics and I couldn't edit the post to fix them. And my Rig now has a name which it didn't before. Cheers Xr.

Repost- Originally posted 22-10-13

Hi Guys,

This is the Rig as it stands atm. Some big big changes are ahead over the next month with some amazeballs new part being released so i thought id share before the changes and in a month or so ill share the new setup.

|Cpu- Intel I7 3930k OC'd to 4.4ghz|
|Mother Board- Asus X79 Sabertooth|
|Ram- 32gb Corsair Vengeance (1866Mhz 9-9-9-24 latency)|
|Graphics- 2x Gigabyte GTX660|
|Main HHD- Kingston 120gb SSD|
|Storage HDD's- 3x Seagate Barracuda 2tb drives|
|PSU- Corsair AX1200i|
|Case- Nzxt Switch 810|
|Screens- Samsung 46" LEDTV (Series 6) and 2x 24" Asus LED Monitors|
|Mouse- Naga|
|Keyboard-G19|
|Cooling- Xspc AX360, Xspc AX240, Xspc Dual bay + D5 Combo, Xspc Raystorm Water Block, Xspc Uv Red and Uv Orange 1/2"-3/4" tubing, Xspc 1/2"-3/4" compression fittings, Koolance no spill quick release x1, Bitfenix spectre pro 140mm fan x1(hdd cage), Xspc Xinruilian 1650 120mm fan x2 (front) and Coolermaster Sickle Flow X Red x11|
|Lighting- Xspc Blue Led x3, Xspc Red Led x4 and Bitspower UV 20cm Cathode x2|
|Coolant- 1/2 Xspc Ec6 Blood Red and 1/2 Xspc Ec6 Uv Clear|
|Audio Production Gear- Krk Rockit 10-3's x2 (3 way studio monitors\speakers), Roland Octacapture (external 8I/O 192k soundcard), Maudio Oxygen 49 (midi interface), Pioneer Hdj-2000's (Studio Headphones), Stienberg CMC-PD (Drum Pad), Rhode N1TA (Studio Mic), Cubase 7 (Production Software)|

Some of the things didn't turn out exactly as i had envisioned in my head (like having 2 diff colour tube or that loop sort thing coming out of the bottom rad) but we live and we learn and regardless its been a shit load of fun and has caused me to catch the Mod-bug.

Some of the changes ahead will likely include- 1/2" Copper tubing, Braided Cables (if i can find somewhere that sells the new AXi kits), R9 290x or R9 280x x2 (undecided), Rampage Extreme IV Black Edition, a new lighting color scheme and maybe some new fans.


*For those who are unaware (most of you i dare say) Iqon is a Hardstyle Music Festival unique to Australia

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Repost originally posted 28-07-14

Spec's for the rig at this time are as follows-
|Cpu- Intel I7 3930k OC'd to 4.4ghz+XSPC Raystorm|
|Mother Board- R4BE+EKWB|
|Ram- 16gb Corsair Vengeance (1866Mhz 9-9-9-24 latency)|
|Graphics-Asus R9 280x Direct CUII TOP+EKWB FC+Back Plate|
|Main HHD- Asus Raidr 240gb|
|Storage HDD's- 3x Seagate Barracuda 2tb drives|
|PSU- Corsair AX860|
|Case- Nzxt Switch 810|
|Screens- Samsung 46" LEDTV (Series 6) and 2x 24" Asus LED Monitors|
|Mouse- Naga|
|Keyboard-G19|
|Cooling- Epic Custom|

My dear AX1200i and some of my Ram got murdered by a leak. Which was caused by a faulty compression fitting which i twisted on until tight but there was something amiss with the threads so it might of gone down half as far as it normally would. it leak tested fine but a few days down the track is started leaking and causing a very very big bang when it got into my PSU.

And yes i am aware of the mega hack job on tubing! Actually rocking 3 different types in there!

1. 7/16ID 5/8OD
2. 1/2ID 3/4OD
3. 3/8ID 1/2OD

Yes i know i need to sort it out lol the reason its like that was because when i was adding in the Gpu + Mobo it turned out that i either didn't have enough fittings or hose in each of the various sizes and at this point the blocks were already mounted so i had to come up with this hack job to get my system back up and running.

Bleeding it literally took hours.......... That's why I've been so hesitant in pulling it apart as i remember how difficult it was to get the air out of the mobo blocks. But it is on the to do list.

But yea update on where my rig is at Complete

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NEW POST Updates!!!

So I've got abot of time of work so what better time then now to give the rig some TLC. I'm finally going to change out the mungrel mix breed tubing job that I've got going on and I am going to be changing to 12.7mm OD Copper tubing. I've wanted to do this for along time but have never gotten around to it. So no time like the present!



10min after getting home from picking up some of the gear I need to do the tube. Low and behold a courier turns up with the corsair sleeved cables I ordered. Funny thing about these cables is that they are Gen-1 specifically for the AX1200 Gold PSU. But here in Aus a set of Corsair Sleeved cables deliverd your looking at about $160 Aus..... I got these cables plus delivery for $25 Aus. BARGIN!!!!! I knew they weren't just going to plug and play into my AX860 I knew about of pin/plug juggling was going to be involved. Did I realize how much and how fiddly it was going to be....No. Either way saving $100+ seems like a win to me and they look awesome!




I took these yesterday! Watercooling tubing rebuild commencement!

Stage 1- The strip down








I have progressed substantially since I took these photos! I shall update more later on today!

 

[RadeonHDx]

Copper and blue, not personally something I've seen before but who knows, maybe you're on to something .

 

[truesilax]

how muvh did that cost you?

 

[crowarth]

Why does that cigarette packet look like it has Dave Grohls face on it!

I'm curious to see how this'll turn out, copper and all.

 

[Xrqute]

Copper and blue, not personally something I've seen before but who knows, maybe you're on to something .

I had an idea on mind that I've never seen on a build before to make the colors work but to be I'm not really happy with how things are turning out. 1. Due to my limited skills working with copper 2. The limitations of the copper its self!

Since ive gone to all the effort im going to let it run with the copper pipe for a few weeks but then once I've got a few more $$ in my pocket im goung to rip it out and redo it in bitspower crystal link with bulk fittings so I dont have to bend anything at alll.

Copper tubing mock up.

Why does that cigarette packet look like it has Dave Grohls face on it!

I'm curious to see how this'll turn out, copper and all.

In Australia rules about cigarette packaging changed about 2 years back based on a bunch of studies plain packaging, images of extreme cases of possible side effects and even the olive color are apparently ment to deter smokers and people taking it up in the first place.

 

[Highlander89]

Haha. Your workspace looks like mine. Random half-drunk milkshake bottles and cigarette packs

Copper tubing can be really really nice, if just put enough work into it. The 90degree corners are tricky. Since you are gonna use fittings this should not be a problem for you. You got a nice project going on there! Although I'm not sold on those blue sleeves.

I got very inspired from this project

Cheers and good luck mate!

 

[CookieM]

Hmm.. interesting build Not sure if I'm a fan of the copper tubing though. Will have to see how it comes out when finished so will be keeping an eye on this.

 

[Xrqute]

Haha. Your workspace looks like mine. Random half-drunk milkshake bottles and cigarette packs

Copper tubing can be really really nice, if just put enough work into it. The 90degree corners are tricky. Since you are gonna use fittings this should not be a problem for you. You got a nice project going on there! Although I'm not sold on those blue sleeves.

I got very inspired from this project

Cheers and good luck mate!

Yea copper can go die lol.

It seriously is not simple to work with Copper tube or rigid acrylic. Both have their goods and bads.

The copper oxidizes, its soft, can't achieve super tight turns, to work with properly you need quite a few tools etc.


The biggest killer gor me though. Was that because I knew if I wanted to try bend everything I'd lose my marbles so I thought I use fittings and save my self the hassle. I opted to seal the joins via solder as opposed to welding. But in the process of heating the copper so I could solder the pieces together discoloration began to form in quite large patches. And that's when I decided I wont be keeping or recommending copper. I ended up heat shrinking all the joins as a precaution it impossible for me to tell my solder joints are water tight until the water flows.

But yea copper is definitely not the tight path for me. I don't regret trying it was a good experience but never again. I'm about to start leak checking but the copper is going to stay 8n the r8mig for the next couple of weeks till I can get some money together for bitspower crystal link and every fitting under the sun. Stuff bending the rigid tube just get FITTINGS!

Edit-


Once again copper go die.




The results of when leak tests go bad!

Rig fully stripped down to dryout. My R4BE and R9 280X copped death induceing amounts of coolant!

Lucky I was doing things the way I learnt from TTL and was properly leak testing my only power to the pump, ni power to any components and my PSU out of the case.

 

[Xrqute]

Update!!

After the mess comes the cleaning, and well looki g at my case in pieces as I cleaned off all the coolant gave me an idea as you'll see!

Alot is underway with this build and more updates will follow soon. New fans, new color scheme (moving away from red. Going Blue, White with green or purple), Since I failed trying to make my own copper rigid set up I'm super keen on this Alphacool metal tubing and awesome looking fittings that is going to be released any day now and if it's going to be better value then bitspower multi link I'll be ordering the gear upon release. So yea alot on the go more updates soon.

 

[Wraith]

Looking good there chap, take your time with it.

 

[Xrqute]

Looking good there chap, take your time with it.

By time I'm finished this bitch going to be real bad arse!

I had a brain wave about 10min ago on how to really make this look alot cleaner.

I'll try get this next mod knocked off today and give you another update.

 

[Wraith]

By time I'm finished this bitch going to be real bad arse!

I had a brain wave about 10min ago on how to really make this look alot cleaner.

I'll try get this next mod knocked off today and give you another update.

Like I said before, take your time with it, remember less is most definitely more in a tidy respectable rig . Also try keep your updates frequent but not to frequent, give everyone time to see and reply to what you have already done.

 

[Xrqute]

#Update#

I've done a fair bit of tinkering of the last week and have made some major changes to the set up. It's still at an interim point with more changes to come but as we all know time and money are limiting factors so she is staying as is for the next few weeks till I have more time to work on her.

But so far this week the changes are-
- Motherboard inversion
- Psu moved from floor to roof (old school haha)
- 240 Rad moved from floor to front
- 360 Rad moved from roof to floor
- Sleeved cables installed
- Primochill rigid tubing installed (except for in out of res where I've left flex for the time being till the layout of everything is finalized)
- Hhd cage removed
- Hhd's relocated to new home in roof.
- Install UV Leds in the base of the case for a glow effect

Still to change- Coolant (which I already have but want to wait till final layout), Corsair SP120 Led fans blue and most likely white (waiting on supplier stock), I've also decided to move away from a bsy Res to a photon tube as the upper left of the mobo tray feels to empty where the rest of the rig is quite busy. And that's about it at this point.

Here are some updated photos, not the greatest quality but good enough for you to see what's going on. Once again just remember it's at an interim and not yet completed.

 

[Xrqute]

I've got the worst itchy fingers ever i am always tinker with one thing r another the last 2 weeks ive been particularly fiddly as you'd see from my last few post. uuummm well if been at it again. Here are some updated photos I'm actually starting to get really happy about how its all piecing together.

The Cable lacing is a must!!! I'd never build a rig with out it again!

I'm ordering my SP120 Led's in the morning i need help deciding what colors to get?????

And I'm also looking for advice on setting up a high Density/Intensity bank of UV Leds/Cathodes coz well it just looks cooler under UV!







First things first. I finally found a home for him-




Normal Light!






No Light!


UV!

 

[TPC]

Well those cable might need some improvements IMO but it's already looking great
Dat UV light is awesome!

 

[SuB]

did you just run out of fucks to give with the tubing or what?

 

[Xrqute]

did you just run out of fucks to give with the tubing or what?

I'm horribly in decisive and i have way to much time on my hands.

One thing i was adamant about was moving away from RED and at the moment no one is sticking the Rigid here in any "Cool" type colors.

And that tubing i already had kicking about the house, I did it to see if i could and also to see if the color would grow on me again and it hasn't so out it comes haha.

 

[SuB]

I'm horribly in decisive and i have way to much time on my hands.

One thing i was adamant about was moving away from RED and at the moment no one is sticking the Rigid here in any "Cool" type colors.

And that tubing i already had kicking about the house, I did it to see if i could and also to see if the color would grow on me again and it hasn't so out it comes haha.

If you wanna go rigid, do it properly, take your time and use a coloured coolant.
E22 has great quality tube, and you can order the perfect size insert with your order as well, it's cheap enough that you could buy 5 x what you need and take the time to practice. Believe me it's worth it.

 

[Wraith]

Your lacing could use a little more time and practice, it makes my teeth itch.
I need to redo all mine as there not as "perfect" as I'd like.

Back to the video I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIr9u-sr99g
Props to Alpenwasser.

 

[Xrqute]

Your lacing could use a little more time and practice, it makes my teeth itch.
I need to redo all mine as there not as "perfect" as I'd like.

Back to the video I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIr9u-sr99g
Props to Alpenwasser.

As it is still looks heaps better then it just being loose all over the place. but i do know what you mean i need to get wax cotton and do it properly instead of using sleeving because that's all i could find around the house.