Hey Guys, I've been reading through these forums for the past 2 months or so now, ogling some amazing case builds and gleaning whatever useful tips I could before I went ahead and made my own build. Before the photos here's whats in it:
Intel Core i7 960 OCed to 4ghz (need some help with that later but i'll make another thread
)
Asus Sabretooth x58 mobo
2x Gigabte GTX 580 sli
120gb OCZ Vertex2 (i think it's 2) SSD
Samsung 2TB 7200 rpm HDD
6GB Kingston HyperX Triple channel ram
Lamptron Tocuh fan controller
Fractal Design 1000W power supply
The watercooling components are:
2 EK GTX 580 waterblocks
EK HF Supreme CPU Block
HUGE EK Res (you'll see it in the photos)
D5 Vario pump
1 EK 480 Radiator that comes before the CPU (will incorporate mobo with either my upgrade to a 2600k or more likely IB)
2 EK 360mm Radiators before going to the GPUs
Using EK's special clear WC fluid that glows blue in UV light (i know people have issues with anything that isn't distilled water but meh)
To keep the radiators and PC cool, I've used fractal design fans (really quiet)
The case I do not know the manufacturer of, I purchased it from a computer company here who has it custom made by a company in Europe, but he wouldn't tell me the name. It's a magnificent case, save for the ANNOYING removal of the side panels. Anyway, on to the photos
EDIT: It's an LD (Little Devil Case)
Front view:
Can see my roomba back there lol
Side view with flash:
I've got UV lights in there to help show off the blue color of the fluid, planning to get more to help make it pop more. You can also see on the right side the massive res lol. Down at the bottom you can see one of the two 360 rads for the GPU loop. The two hoses going to the GPU and CPU coming from the top are from the big 480 radiator that's up there.
Side view with without flash (with HDR):
Can see kinda how it looks with the fluid in this one. It's very cool
Top View of the fans and underneath it radiator:
Nothing too special with this photo
Photo of the EK res and HDD bays:
Overall really happy with the build. The only problem is my motherboard doesn't have an waterblocks for it out there that fit too well. I'm waiting now for IB to come out and i'll upgrade to that so that I can cool the mobo with the CPU. Right now with the OC on my CPU, the MB runs a little hot, hitting around 65C according to Open Hardware Monitor (auxiliary temp I think).
So what do you guys think? Be kind it's my first build haha ^_^
Intel Core i7 960 OCed to 4ghz (need some help with that later but i'll make another thread
)Asus Sabretooth x58 mobo
2x Gigabte GTX 580 sli
120gb OCZ Vertex2 (i think it's 2) SSD
Samsung 2TB 7200 rpm HDD
6GB Kingston HyperX Triple channel ram
Lamptron Tocuh fan controller
Fractal Design 1000W power supply
The watercooling components are:
2 EK GTX 580 waterblocks
EK HF Supreme CPU Block
HUGE EK Res (you'll see it in the photos)
D5 Vario pump
1 EK 480 Radiator that comes before the CPU (will incorporate mobo with either my upgrade to a 2600k or more likely IB)
2 EK 360mm Radiators before going to the GPUs
Using EK's special clear WC fluid that glows blue in UV light (i know people have issues with anything that isn't distilled water but meh
)To keep the radiators and PC cool, I've used fractal design fans (really quiet)
The case I do not know the manufacturer of, I purchased it from a computer company here who has it custom made by a company in Europe, but he wouldn't tell me the name. It's a magnificent case, save for the ANNOYING removal of the side panels. Anyway, on to the photos
EDIT: It's an LD (Little Devil Case)
Front view:
Can see my roomba back there lol
Side view with flash:
I've got UV lights in there to help show off the blue color of the fluid, planning to get more to help make it pop more. You can also see on the right side the massive res lol. Down at the bottom you can see one of the two 360 rads for the GPU loop. The two hoses going to the GPU and CPU coming from the top are from the big 480 radiator that's up there.
Side view with without flash (with HDR):
Can see kinda how it looks with the fluid in this one. It's very cool
Top View of the fans and underneath it radiator:
Nothing too special with this photo
Photo of the EK res and HDD bays:
Overall really happy with the build. The only problem is my motherboard doesn't have an waterblocks for it out there that fit too well. I'm waiting now for IB to come out and i'll upgrade to that so that I can cool the mobo with the CPU. Right now with the OC on my CPU, the MB runs a little hot, hitting around 65C according to Open Hardware Monitor (auxiliary temp I think).
So what do you guys think? Be kind it's my first build haha ^_^
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