[Project Log] Demonite Red Harbinger Cross Desk

[AdvanCraft]

Items for the rig came progressively, didnt manage to get a shot of all the items in a photo.
All fittings and parts are Bitspower, except for waterblocks.

Here's the Red Harbinger Cross Desk~

Rams used: Adata XPG DDR4 2800 64GB
Cooling parts used: EK Ram Monarch Modules, EK Ram Monarch Nickel Plexi CSQ
*Ram cooling not recommended, DDR4 hardly heats up that much as it is currently overpowered in the current market. This is just for cosmetic purpose only.

Mobo used: Asus X99 Ramapage V Extreme
Processor used: Intel i7 5960X
Cooling parts used: EK-FB Kit Asus R5E Nickel Clean CSQ, EK Supremacy EVO Nickel Plexi CSQ

Graphics card used: Gainward GTX980 Phantom Edition x2
Cooling parts used: EK-FC780 GTX Jetstream Nickel, EK-FC780 GTX Jetstream Backplate Black, EK-FC Bridge TRIPLE Parallel Plexi CSQ
*EK-FC780 GTX Jetstream Nickel was used due to compatibility issues. You are advised to check cooling configurator on EKWB's website if you are using EK waterblocks for your build. Take note, not every EK-FC980 GTX fits on every GTX980 graphics card.

Stripping down the parts... and mounting the cooling kits.

And the tricky part of the build, figuring what fittings, extenders to use. Decided to use rigid tubing for the entire build, and you will face the challenges of having to match the height for the fittings to meet each other. Another problem is how you gonna run the loop (cool which first then which second), my suggestion is, dont really bother about the logic of cooling which first for effectiveness, worry about the configurations as some of the holes are too close, you will have to figure out how you going to work around it.
*Recommended to buy a few range of extenders and do some trial and error, different motherboard is slightly different. Keep playing around till you find yourself comfortable with the configurations.

Push pull on 480 radiators...
*Be careful when mounting your screws. Make sure you use the right length screws, and check as you screw them in and make sure they don't eat into your radiator fins. It will cause radiator to spoil and leak

Radiators used: XSPC AX480 x2
Fans used: 8x Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition, 8x Corsair SP120 Blue LED Quiet Edition
Fan hubs used: ModMyToys 4-Pin PWM Power Distribution PCB 4x Way Block x4

Reservoirs are mounted... and liquid flowing for the 1st time.. Dyes then added.

Eventually removed the original clips for the reservoirs. I thought they were too ugly. Took measurements and made custom acrylic to hold all 4 reservoirs.

The back of the table still used rigid tubing. Decided to showcase the workmanship instead of using rubber tubings and hiding it with the black panel.

Build is still incomplete. Will be adding the finishing touches. I will also keep refining this post and adding details. This built met many problems, for e.g Asus Rampage V Extreme dying TWICE, rams are not able to run at XMP speed, Bitspower fittings couldn't fit their own Bitspower 16OD tubings, liquid not flowing into the loop... I will go into the details of these problems.

Thanks for reading this newbie build log. But for now....

to be continued...

 

[redrage]

man cannot wait til i hit the power ball and can afford one (or three) of these desks so i can tinker.

going to be a nice build.