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is that a grandfather clock weight used to anchor your mouse wire? i'm stealing your idea..
is that a grandfather clock weight used to anchor your mouse wire? i'm stealing your idea..
Beavis; very nice...my only criticism (and it's just nagging) is that you couldn't get a gigabyte board with green pci-e slots or a green/black theme from another brand
Recent build in Lian LI A7110 (case from 2008).
Setup:
i7 2700k @ 4.8
gigabyte p67a ud5
gtx670 gigabyte
water cooling:
phobya g-changer 480mm
phobya g-changer 240mm
phobya uc2 lt (cpu)
bitspower VG-NGTX680 (gpu)
phobya balancer 250 reservoir
laing ddc 10w + custom copper top
feser 8/10 compression fittings
album: https://picasaweb.google.com/104030131291922028430/LianLiA7110LC02
Yea, its down in the bottom. Its not really "mounted", its kind of just sitting there. In order to fit it the way I wanted, I had to do a tiny bit of dremel work. There is a raised "rail" down there that the PSU sits on. This extends pretty far back into the PSU compartment and was maybe 1/2" too long for the entire 140mm fan to sit flush on the bottom with the fittings aligned in a way that would let me use the existing pass-through holes. A 120mm rad should fit no problem, the 140 is definitely pushing it size wise... its basically takes up the full available width of the compartment. If I could do it again I'd probably go with a 120mm or much more seriously consider going for the more involved mod to remove the HDD cage and put a 240mm rad in that space.Nice, very nice, especially since I'm "still" planning to watercool my rig, which is also in an 800D case.
Couple quick questions.
Did you mount the Alphacool XT45 140mm in the same area as the AX860 PS? Did you have enough room for extra length for the PS cables?
I used an existing hole in the wall but had to drill a second hole. I think the existing hole had to be drilled out a bit to fit the screw as well. I also had to dremel a notch in the plastic that covers the hot swap backplane. If you click through the pictures to the full res, you should be able to see pretty easily where that was done.How did you fasten the Laing D5 w/ EK X-res top/res combo to the case wall?
Its just some fan that came with my XSPC radiator and stuff (originally had a Rasa kit) I had originally had a corsair SP120 down there, but dropped something into it when I had my case side off and the rig on and busted a blade off. It does the job of cooling my steam driveWhat fan is cooling the lower drive bay, on the bottom right in the first photo?
Yea, its down in the bottom. Its not really "mounted", its kind of just sitting there. In order to fit it the way I wanted, I had to do a tiny bit of dremel work. There is a raised "rail" down there that the PSU sits on. This extends pretty far back into the PSU compartment and was maybe 1/2" too long for the entire 140mm fan to sit flush on the bottom with the fittings aligned in a way that would let me use the existing pass-through holes. A 120mm rad should fit no problem, the 140 is definitely pushing it size wise... its basically takes up the full available width of the compartment. If I could do it again I'd probably go with a 120mm or much more seriously consider going for the more involved mod to remove the HDD cage and put a 240mm rad in that space.
As far as room for PSU cables, its very tight. There is some, but for the most part the cables are squeezed in behind the motherboard tray. Before I added the second GPU to the loop and put in the XT45 I didn't have a modular PSU. With the rad in its current position I'd say modular is an absolute necessity.
I used an existing hole in the wall but had to drill a second hole. I think the existing hole had to be drilled out a bit to fit the screw as well. I also had to dremel a notch in the plastic that covers the hot swap backplane. If you click through the pictures to the full res, you should be able to see pretty easily where that was done.
Its just some fan that came with my XSPC radiator and stuff (originally had a Rasa kit) I had originally had a corsair SP120 down there, but dropped something into it when I had my case side off and the rig on and busted a blade off. It does the job of cooling my steam drive
FWIW: I've had my 800D for a long time now, and while this wasn't really a difficult build by any means, its obviously not nearly as well designed for WC as many of the newer cases are. Its suitability for WC is mostly due to size rather than thoughtful design. The hotswap bays are a big compromise in flexibility and limit available rad and pump positioning a lot. I still love it, but the 750D would probably be nicer to build in (900D being a totally different animal!)
I wasn't trying to advocate you switch cases, I love my 800D. It was more of a statement in general about the 800D and watercooling. If you're using one card + cooling the CPU, a single 360mm up top will be plenty to meet your needs and remove a lot of the considerations I had to make to get the second rad down there. I'm sure more experienced WC'ers could have come up with a better layout than me.Answers much appreciated. I'm a "buy and hold" kind of guy, so I'm going to stick with my 800D for now. I'm a Photoshopper, not a gamer, so one vid card is enough, and that means my water-cooling requirements aren't as stringent as they are for a lot of the guys on [H].
I wasn't trying to advocate you switch cases, I love my 800D. It was more of a statement in general about the 800D and watercooling.
What fans did you use?
I had 6 original lian li fans, which were quite nice, picked 4 quietest out of them, and then added one new bitfenix 120mm fan (dead silent), and enermax uctb. Didn't have to spend anything on fans this way. One of benifits of having fans in such hidden orientation (can't see blades from inside the case), so you can use pretty much whatever fans you like, looks are irrelevant.
Thanks
Right now i'm trying to find something with good static pressure for thick rads but doesn't sound like a jet engine.
Recent build in Lian LI A7110 (case from 2008).
Incramus... very nice! I have always loved uv glowy green wc tubing and liquid... makes it look radioactive.
Thanks! That's kinda what I was going for; But I think I need to add a light to enhance the glow/green a tad.
You're going to love that card with a waterblock on it. I'm using the EK Classified block with the EVGA backplate on it, wonderful combo of looks+performance.
Also I noticed your card is in the bottom slot. When you get a block would you put it in the first or is there another reason why you have it down there?
Ok, now that I'm done with a recent re-build, I finally feel like my system is worthy of posting, so here it goes
Rig:
i7-4770k
Maximus VI Hero
2x AMD 7970
Loop:
XSPC Raystorm
2x EK FC7970 CSQ
XSPC RX360
Alphacool XT45 140mm
Laing D5 w/ EK X-res top/res combo
Various fittings, mostly XSPC 7/16"
Yeah I can't wait to see how much the temps drop off the card when I add that EK block. As far as it being in the bottom slot, I'm in a test fitting stage and was trying not to have the tubes resting on the card; at first I didn't think that I was even going to be able to fit the HD trays...lol
@Activate: AMD, First Off very nice build!
Also, I was wondering what size is that EK X-res/top combo you used in this build?
Thanks!
@Activate: AMD, First Off very nice build!
Also, I was wondering what size is that EK X-res/top combo you used in this build?
Thanks!
I think it is the 100mm version, http://www.ekwb.com/shop/reservoirs...-d5/ek-d5-x-res-top-100-csq-black-acetal.html
I agree it's very nice build, and so many others as well in here!