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Project Contrast | NZXT H440 Fully Water Cooled (Acrylic Tubing, Custom Paint)

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Welcome to the build log for Project Contrast! Right away I would like to preface that this is my first ever build log and water cooling loop so there are bound to be some mishaps. When I first saw the NZXT H440 I completely fell in love, I absolutely loved the minimal look and clean design and I knew I had to get my hands on one. That's exactly what I did! My PC has been running solidly in this case for around a month now but I think it is time to take it to the next level, and that is where the idea of this project comes in. The main idea is to have a full water cooling loop and have the whole build follow white/orange color scheme. Obviously in order to follow the color scheme I am going to have to do some custom painting on my white/black standard case. The loop is going to be done using hard line tubes (ambitious for my first loop) with white compression fittings and orange coolant. Anyway that is the main idea of the project, so lets get into it!

 

 

 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770k (4.6GHz)

GPU: PNY GTX 780 3GB (Reference)

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-D3H

RAM: Corsair XMS3 16GB (1600MHz)

SSD1: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (Boot/OS)

SSD2: Crucial M500 240GB (Games)

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB (Storage)

PSU: Raidmax AE 850W

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black)

 

 

 

 

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GPU Water Block: XSPC Razor 780 GPU Water Block
GPU Back Plate: XSPC Razor 780 Back Plate
CPU Water Block: XSPC Raystorm CPU Water Block
CPU Face Plate: XSPC White Edition Face Plate
Pump: XSPC D5 Vario Pump
Reservoir: XSPC Photon 170 Tube Reservoir
Top Radiator: XSPC AX240 Dual Radiator - White
Front Radiator: XSPC AX360 Triple Radiator - White
Fittings: 8 PrimoChill Rigid Ghost Compression Fitting (1/2" OD, 3/8" ID)
Tubing: 6ft. PETG Tube (1/2" OD, 3/8" ID)

 

 

 

 

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- Paint all black case trim orange.

- Paint both SSD's.

- Paint head of thumbscrews orange.

- Paint PCI slot covers orange.

​- Paint rubber grommets orange.

- Sleeve all PSU cables with white/orange sleeving.

 

 

 

 

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Tools/Materials:
- Heat Gun
- Orange Spray Paint
- White Spray Paint
- Masking Tape
- Compressed Air
- Paint Primer
- Thermal Paste
- Screwdriver
- Silicone Tubing
 
 
Optional (Drain System):
Valve: Bitspower G1/4" Mini Valve
 
 
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OOOH! Cool! I think they should make a white and orange H440.

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I love the large text and components. I'll be waiting for updates.

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Very cool!

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Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+

Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715

 

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OOOH! Cool! I think they should make a white and orange H440.

I totally agree, it's rather annoying that they only changed the colors on the black case.

 

I love the large text and components. I'll be waiting for updates.

Thanks, I should start beginning in the next week or so hopefully.

 

Very cool!

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Thank you!

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the motherboard tho... whythat one 

I know :/ It's my current one and I don't have a justifiable excuse to get rid of it other than the color. I might try to see if I can somehow get hold of a black/orange one.

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I know :/ It's my current one and I don't have a justifiable excuse to get rid of it other than the color. I might try to see if I can somehow get hold of a black/orange one.

YES it will look cooler!

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Your ambition is exciting. I look forward to seeing it progress.

Thanks!

 

YES it will look cooler!

I agree but I will already be spending a lot on this project and I would like to not increase that if possible.

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What software did you use to make those 3D models in the "planning" section? thanks

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Take a look at my sig for a black and orange motherboard.

Z77X-UP7

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The colour scheme makes me think of Portal.

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Oh wow, that looks amazing. I would love to do that but my concern is that it will cause heat issue and/or kill the board.

 

What software did you use to make those 3D models in the "planning" section? thanks

Google Sketchup, great program and really easy to use!

 

Take a look at my sig for a black and orange motherboard.

Z77X-UP7

That would have probably been my goto board if it wasn't Extended ATX, the H440 only fits standard ATX.

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Oh wow, that looks amazing. I would love to do that but my concern is that it will cause heat issue and/or kill the board.

 

 

According to the guy that did it he didn't see any significant increase.

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Should be ordering the water cooling components some time this week! Not sure whether I will be sticking with the orange/white color scheme, as good as it will look I can't see it working well with my current motherboard. I am thinking of changing to a light blue/white color scheme which I think will still look pretty slick, thoughts and opinions?

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Should be ordering the water cooling components some time this week! Not sure whether I will be sticking with the orange/white color scheme, as good as it will look I can't see it working well with my current motherboard. I am thinking of changing to a light blue/white color scheme which I think will still look pretty slick, thoughts and opinions?

 

Blue/white has been done before... Stick with the Orange! It will be AWESOME! Orange is the new black, anyway.

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Blue/white has been done before... Stick with the Orange! It will be AWESOME! Orange is the new black, anyway.

Yes but I have a light blue motherboard and I cant get hold a nice one.. I was thinking of trying to get a Z77 Sabertooth and then spray paint the thermal armor white but that would be expensive to get a hold of.

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just stick with the orange that looks beautiful

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I'm pretty excited to see how this turns out! That raidmax power supply worries me though...

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just stick with the orange that looks beautiful

I agree but my motherboard though :/

 

I'm pretty excited to see how this turns out! That raidmax power supply worries me though...

Why? It is because it is semi-modular so no sleeved cables?

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What Program did you use to make the model? I wouldn't mind getting an idea of what my planned build would look like :D

Current Build: Case: Define R4 White/Window CPU: i5 3470 @4.0Ghz GPU: GTX 680 DCUII +500Mhz(Mem) Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO Monitor: Acer Monitor 1920x1080 MOBO: Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Storage: 2TB HDD, 120GB 840 EVO (OS)

Future Build: 4670K, GTX 780 MSI TwinFrozr OC, Z87X-D3H, 8GB @1866Mhz, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 750D, RM 650W, Custom Loop. White/Blue/Black Colour Scheme. I literally cannot wait *_*

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What Program did you use to make the model? I wouldn't mind getting an idea of what my planned build would look like :D

Google Sketchup

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