The Utterly Imbalanced CaseLabs TX10-D build(s)!

[VSG]

hello friend vsg, good update   

 

 

Does the 1300 g2 have a passive mode switch on the back like the 1000 p2? That switch is 10/10 in my book, even if I put a full load on it, the fan doesn't turn on til the psu hits 45 c, such an amazing feature imo.

 

Unfortunately not, it is always on and the fan speed ramps up with load I believe. When doing the tests above in an open environment, the fan was audible but no more than an average 120mm fan at 1000 rpm or so. Once in the case, it shouldn't be really audible at all, especially if it is on low-mid loads. For the price ($150-160 after MIR in the US), it is impossible to beat. 

 

Even the upcoming 1600G2 does not have this feature sadly.

[Tearass]

I'll get to your updated banner very soon.

[VSG]

I'll get to your updated banner very soon.

 

Please don't make extra time out of your schedule for this, this can wait.

[Lays]

Unfortunately not, it is always on and the fan speed ramps up with load I believe. When doing the tests above in an open environment, the fan was audible but no more than an average 120mm fan at 1000 rpm or so. Once in the case, it shouldn't be really audible at all, especially if it is on low-mid loads. For the price ($150-160 after MIR in the US), it is impossible to beat. 

 

Even the upcoming 1600G2 does not have this feature sadly.

 

 

man, that sucks it's so cool that they added that feature I hope they use it in the future on other products, many other companies claim silent operation, but regardless of temp usually at 50% load the fan kicks on.

 

1000 rpm 120mm isn't so bad, you'd most likely be listening to music or gameplay anyways

[Tearass]

Please don't make extra time out of your schedule for this, this can wait.

 

The only things I have in my schedule as of now are finishing my work and painting my Ram, which even then needs to dry in between coats, so I could work on the banner whenever I please.

Do you want it completely revamped with things added in?

 

I could add some flames to tie in with your sponsor, like I've done for Hanoverfist's Avatar, as well as some other works I could post if you're interested.

[VSG]

man, that sucks it's so cool that they added that feature I hope they use it in the future on other products, many other companies claim silent operation, but regardless of temp usually at 50% load the fan kicks on.

 

1000 rpm 120mm isn't so bad, you'd most likely be listening to music or gameplay anyways

 

Ya, it isn't bad at all. The fan is a Hong Hua 0.5 A, 12 V version and is supposedly louder than the one on the 1000G2 but nothing to really complain about.

 

The only things I have in my schedule as of now are finishing my work and painting my Ram, which even then needs to dry in between coats, so I could work on the banner whenever I please.

Do you want it completely revamped with things added in?

 

I could add some flames to tie in with your sponsor, like I've done for Hanoverfist's Avatar, as well as some other works I could post if you're interested.

 

You got a better artistic sense than I, so I leave it to you. I love everything you have done so far. But there may be more sponsors coming in so making the banner fit in with this one might not be the best idea at this moment. Thanks a lot!

[Lays]

I actually had an hx1050 beforehand, and I'm unsure if the fan was legitimately broken, or it's just how the fan was, but the dam thing was literally 60+ db the second I fired up any game.  Bunch of people told me to get an ax1200i, turns out it has the SAME fan in it as the hx1050. Lol

[VSG]

I actually had an hx1050 beforehand, and I'm unsure if the fan was legitimately broken, or it's just how the fan was, but the dam thing was literally 60+ db the second I fired up any game.  Bunch of people told me to get an ax1200i, turns out it has the SAME fan in it as the hx1050. Lol

 

Umm.. Not really. I have the ax1200i and the only time it has been really loud is when I was benching. There was something wrong with your PSU if it performed the same as the much older HX1050.

[Lays]

Umm.. Not really. I have the ax1200i and the only time it has been really loud is when I was benching. There was something wrong with your PSU if it performed the same as the much older HX1050.

 

 

I did RMA it, and they mentioned the fan may have had an issue as I presumed, because the dam thing was jet-engine loud lol. I was really questioning the fan, because I couldn't remember it ever making noise after I had bought it, only a few months afterwards. I was really confused because people with ax1200i's and other PSU's with the same fan never made mentions of it being loud.

 

I sold the return they sent me then used that money to pay for the p2.  Only complaint was the cables on the p2, other than that it's been wonderful.   I wanted to get custom cables for my p2, but due to the pin-out being weird I only found one guy that'll make them, and he only uses paracord, I was hoping for mdpc.  I'd make them myself, but I honestly have no idea lol

[VSG]

I did RMA it, and they mentioned the fan may have had an issue as I presumed, because the dam thing was jet-engine loud lol. I was really questioning the fan, because I couldn't remember it ever making noise after I had bought it, only a few months afterwards. I was really confused because people with ax1200i's and other PSU's with the same fan never made mentions of it being loud.

 

I sold the return they sent me then used that money to pay for the p2.  Only complaint was the cables on the p2, other than that it's been wonderful.   I wanted to get custom cables for my p2, but due to the pin-out being weird I only found one guy that'll make them, and he only uses paracord, I was hoping for mdpc.  I'd make them myself, but I honestly have no idea lol

 

That makes sense.

 

Ya, the P2 has a very weird pin-out. Talk to Joey (Ensourced), he said he has experience with the G2 series and may have explored the P2 also.

[Lays]

That makes sense.

 

Ya, the P2 has a very weird pin-out. Talk to Joey (Ensourced), he said he has experience with the G2 series and may have explored the P2 also.

 

 

Yeah that's who said he'd do em, but he said he'd only do paracord

[VSG]

Yeah that's who said he'd do em, but he said he'd only do paracord

 

Then why not just use extensions? That way you can use MDPC/Teleios or any other plastic sleeving.

[MarQue98]

Maximus VI Formula with watercooling build? instant sub

[Lays]

Then why not just use extensions? That way you can use MDPC/Teleios or any other plastic sleeving.

 

True, I just wanted to tidy up my cables on the PSU side, since I'll be downgrading to a smaller case soon, I love the 900D and it's easy-functionality but I really dislike the size

[VSG]

True, I just wanted to tidy up my cables on the PSU side, since I'll be downgrading to a smaller case soon, I love the 900D and it's easy-functionality but I really dislike the size

 

Bah, do you have any idea how easy it is to work in this behemoth? Anyway, I took a break to watch the Google I/O event and then got a few more things done.

 

There was always doubt of the best orientation of a CPU block, especially in the case of the Koolance 380i where Stren and a few other reviewers noted a difference of 2-3 ºC from orientation. Now one can attribute this to a lot of things but I wanted to be sure. I had the block oriented as shown below assuming that was the way to go:

 

 

Since I wanted to replace the Arctic Cooling MX-4 paste on there with Thermene anyway, I called up Koolance and got the ok to open up the block without voiding any warranty.

 

 

Not too bad a spread, but let's get rid of it. One of the benefits of having access to chemicals is this:

 

 

 

That's much better. Now let's take a look inside that 380i:

 

 

 

 

This purple stuff along with the left over coolant/dirt was quickly taken care of. Some of that purple stuff (anyone have any idea what it is?) was still left behind despite my best efforts but not enough to worry me unless someone can confirm that as possible corrosion. But seeing how the jetplate was oriented, and knowing that the 4770k has the die oriented vertically, I knew I had the orientation wrong previously. Now let's have some Thermene on:

 

 

Assembling the block is way easier with the backplate already on:

 

 

 

 

With the CPU taken care of, I now had one KPE left to put the water block on. Removing the stock heatsink is very easy, and then immediately we get to see the factory TIM application:

 

 

Not as bad as was the case with my Asus 290x but definitely can be better. Got it cleaned up, and then it was time to introduce it to the EK FC 780 GTX Classy (Shouldn't it have been the EK FC GTX 780 Classy? Oh well!):

 

 

 

All done, and with the stock backplate on again it was time to put it back into place for now:

 

 

It will come back out soon since I will be testing those cards individually first before putting them together. But for now, it is ok. Meanwhile, a package arrived from Stren of XtremeRigs.net:

 

 

Two pieces of Project Thief! A 480mm drop-in rad mount that will be used on the XSPC AX480 and a 180.3 drop-in rad mount just in case I decided to expand side 2 with GPUs. I also bought this off him:

 

 

By itself, it makes no sense. But combine it with the massive TX10-D HDD super mount, and things get clearer:

 

 

So that's one cage taken care of, and there is still enough space for 4 more such cages if need be. That's it for now, I will install in some of the drives in this cage soon and put the assembly in place. I really need to get the rads cleaned up too. Hopefully more TX10 parts are on the way to me from another source!

[VSG]

So I previously unboxed the EVGA 1300G2 but as fate would have it, I got this yesterday:

 

 

Ok that wasn't exactly the halo effect I wanted so let's get right to opening up the EVGA 1600G2:

 

 

 

 

Look at all these cables:

 

 

 

 

 

That's enough PCI-E power for 3 MSI 290x Lightnings/EVGA 780Ti Kingpins without needing a daisy chained cable

 

Oh, I forgot to mention I also got a 750G2 for Side 2. So here's a EVGA fanboy shot:

 

 

 

But wait, there's MORE:

 

 

 

 

So how do they look all mounted on the PSU mount?

 

 

~5000 W of PSU in there, enough to burn down any circuit I have in this place. The ax1200i is pretty much spoken for already but the 1300G2 needs a new owner who will care for it and keep it longer than the ~6-7 days it has been opened

 

Anyway, so here's the final PSU configuration:

 

 

The EVGA 1600G2 for Side 1 and EVGA 750G2 for Side 2. I got these both at a tremendous price so no complaints. But not everything worked out as planned, I had a set of Lamptron handles that I was hoping to install on the PSU mount to make it "drop-in" style too. Unfortunately the only place I can have them without interfering on the 4 mounting locations are the extreme ends and the handle holes match exactly the screw in locations of the mount to the case:

 

 

So there is no way I can think of making this a drop-in mount unless I am missing something obvious. Oh well! Next up, this goes in the case and I see if the stock cables are long enough. Side 2 has the same motherboard that I currently have but for Side 1 I have to assume a similar layout and see.

[VSG]

Also, a brand new banner courtesy LTT's own @Rumikarimu:

 

[VSG]

Trrrrrrriple post! Another surprise, this time of the good kind: UPS man showed up way earlier today compared to 8 pm last night with the 1600/750G2 units. Here is what I got:

 

 

Definitely need to gift the UPS man come Christmas time. Above is 1 XXL window door for Side 1 (because XL just isn't enough to show off 2 FrozenQ reservoirs and the respective loops), 2 480mm rad mounts and a few flexbay/HDD mounts thrown in. Now I have enough for all my rads as well as enough for an additional 480mm and 540mm (180x3) rad if need be. Come to think of it, I got the space for those two as well. Hmmm....

 

Now I need to clean up the rads with the Mayhems cleaning kits and my own dilute phosphoric acid solution and start putting them all in. I have also decided to go hardline in the motherboard area, at least for Side 1. Copper or acrylic is the question now. What do you guys think?

[Kittke]

1 word my friend just 1 word Awesome

[VSG]

Thanks

 

With everyone going SFF, I figured I should make up and go big!

[purplepenguin202]

This is so sexy.  I want it.  

[CtW]

The amount of power is too damn high. I would be surprised if you didn't blow a fuse with all that

[VSG]

The amount of power is too damn high. I would be surprised if you didn't blow a fuse with all that

 

A standard 15A circuit on a standard 120V line can handle 1800W. Due to the gold rating, the 1600G2 will pull about 1675-1700W at full load which is highly unlikely at the volts safe on water. A monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc pull another 100W max for most configurations. Since I am not going to be benching them when the other rig is on, I will be fine. I also know one of the circuits in my room has a 20A breaker so that's another 600W of buffer room

[Lays]

Tbh @VSG , I'm really thinking about getting that koolance 380i, for my new build, it's sxc.

[VSG]

Tbh @VSG , I'm really thinking about getting that koolance 380i, for my new build, it's sxc.

 

Depending on how the blocks perform on Haswell-E, I might give you a good deal on it if you want. But I really have a hard time recommending Koolance products to anyone given their ridiculous warranty policy and their stubborn reps sticking to it even when their product is clearly at fault. Also, this and this.