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[Build Log] Phanteks Enthoo Primo: Ice Water

Lavin
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Hello everyone!

 

I'm a huge fan of Linus and watch a lot of his videos. I wanted to post my recent build in here to showcase the new Phanteks Enthoo Primo. I've been looking for a case that suited my needs and while I thought the 900D was gorgeous, it was simply too large for my tastes. Given that, the Enthoo is slightly smaller, it has so many features that cater to water cooling enthusiasts and it shows. I absolutely love this case and I see myself using it exclusively for years to come.

 

I am also a custom sleever and I've been selling custom sleeve jobs on reddit. You can view my work here. Now that I've said this, I was not happy with the way the 24-pin turned out on this current build. I sleeved the stock cable and it was an absolute nightmare. I will most likely never sleeve another stock PSU. It's significantly faster for me to cut and crimp my own wires, than to de-pin a stock cable. I will do another 24-Pin custom cable on the next iteration of this build.

 

Components List:

CPU:  Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  

Memory:  Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory   

Memory:  Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

Storage:  Seagate SV35.5 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  

Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card

Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card

Sound Card:  Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card

Case:  Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply:  SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  

 

 

Water Cooling Parts List:

Radiators: EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (240), EK-CoolStream RAD XT (480)

Fans: Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14 (Bottom Radiator) AP-45 (Top Radiator)

Blocks: EK-Supremacy - Acetal + Nickel, EK-FC7970 - Acetal + Nickel CSQ x2 - EK-FC7970 Backplate - Black CSQ

Pump: Swiftech MCP35X PWM

Reservoir: EK-MultiOption RES X3 250

Coolant: Mayhems Pastel Coolant Concentrate - 250mL - Ice White

Tubing: Tygon E-1000 3/8" ID (5/8" OD)

Fittings: (3/8" x 5/8") - EK G1/4 Compression Fitting, Bitspower Compression Fitting

Adapters: Swiftech Lok-Seal™ 45° Swivel Elbow Adapter, EK CSQ G1/4 Thread 90° Fitting Adapter, Bitspower G1/4 Male to Female Extender - 25mm

Misc: EK-VGA I/O bracket HD7970, EK-FC Bridge TRIPLE Parallel CSQ, EK-FC Link BLANK Parallel CSQ, M3-0.5 x 30mm Socket Head Screws

 

 

 

And now, off to the pictures!

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Time to install some tubing!

 

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So uh... that escalated quickly. I was so sure I had more pictures of me tubing it up but... oh well. :(

 

So finally, some day light pictures!

 

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If you guys have any comments or questions, please let me know!

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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that is so nice, nice work man!

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Haha, I responded to you on reddit, amazing build once again.

 

 

Can't wait to see what you do with your acrylic build :)

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Haha, I responded to you on reddit, amazing build once again.

 

 

Can't wait to see what you do with your acrylic build :)

Oh did you? Haha well thanks! Yes, I'm quite excited for the acrylic iteration of this. :D I just wanted to show people what you could do with the soft tubing. With acrylic, there are so many different configurations of how to run a loop! I'm quite excited to see what I can do with it. :)

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What camera did you use? 

 

I used a Canon Rebel T2i with an EF 100mm Macro lens for some of the close up pictures. Then used a 50mm "nifty fifty" for the rest of the exterior shots.

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Awesome build! Phanteks really did a great job with that case and you've done an exceptional job with your build, mate! :) 

phanteks enthoo pro | intel i5 4690k | noctua nh-d14 | msi z97 gaming 5 | 16gb crucial ballistix tactical | msi gtx970 4G OC  | adata sp900

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Very nice.

The first step to insanity is believing in your sanity.

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Nice build man! I really like this case more over Corsair's 900D tbh.So what happened to that rear 120 rad?

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Nice build man! I really like this case more over Corsair's 900D tbh.So what happened to that rear 120 rad?

Thanks!

I didn't like how it blocked the top radiator's ports and on top of that, it looked too gaudy, so it had to go. When I go acrylic, I might just add it to the front of the case. But we'll see what happens. :)

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Wow, nice build mate! super clean 

And then you realize your shoes are filled with peanut butter, what then?! >:L

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Looks amazing! This is also the first Enthoo Primo build I've seen outside of reviews.

Custom loop  [Core i5 3570k]  [ASUS DCII 680]  [Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H]  [Phanteks Enthoo Primo]  [120GB SSD]  [1TB HDD]

OS  [ubuntu 13.10]  [Numix icon and theme]  [Proprietary Nvidia drivers]

Display  [3x (LG 22EA63T-P)]

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Looks amazing! This is also the first Enthoo Primo build I've seen outside of reviews.

Hey thanks! I'm quite proud of it, but I have to say that it's not even finished yet! I just wanted to do a soft tube build. After this, acrylic will be on its way!

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This trend of user friendly cases Is great for us builders. It's almost like case wars with everyone trying to outdo the last latest/ greatest.  Beautiful work, I like your choice in parts, It really shows you know your stuff.  your going to love the Acrylic, it is fun to work with! just buy more and longer than you think so you don't have to reorder three times. Dx 

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Very nice tubing, the comparison pic is cool with the lighting.  Very clean, makes the inside look sophisticated and does the exterior justice!

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What is the fan connector called? and where can i buy it? (im from Denmark)

Can someone please tell me? :)

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I think you use auto modes on your t2i?!? and the camera's flash ? 

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great work on your build.  Love the attention to detail.  Wish my wiring was as nice.  Well done!

My build:  Leviathan  Case: 900D  CPU: i7 3770K (watercooled)  Mobo: Z77X-UD5H GPU: EVGA GTX 780 Hydro Copper GPU: MSI GTX 780 watercooled PSU: EVGA 1300W G2  RAM: 32 GB Corsair Vengance  HDDs: 1 x 120 GB Intel 330 SSD (OS X); 1 x 256 GB Samsung 840 pro (Windows 8); 2 x 2TB Seagate Barracuda (RAID 0 Data OS X); 1 x 3TB Seagate Barracuda (OS X backups)  Monitors: 1 x 24" Apple LED Cinema (center); 2 x 23" Apple LED Cinema (surround)  Watercooling: 3 rads, CPU, GPU, GPU, MCP655 pump, Lots of fittings, EK reservoir, EK UV Blue coolant.  Updated build: Leviathan 2.0

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Ummmm.  Radiators?  Wow.  What do you see for temps on this thing?

I went from a single 240mm (64mm thick) radiator to these two. I dropped about 15 degrees on my CPU temps and about 10 degrees on my cards. Significant drop in temps all around and I'm very happy.

Average CPU Temps: 35~ Idle | 58 Full Load

Average GPU Temps: 40~ Idle | 51 Full Load

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This trend of user friendly cases Is great for us builders. It's almost like case wars with everyone trying to outdo the last latest/ greatest.  Beautiful work, I like your choice in parts, It really shows you know your stuff.  your going to love the Acrylic, it is fun to work with! just buy more and longer than you think so you don't have to reorder three times. Dx

 

Haha, case wars, I like that. And yes, the recent trend in more or less affordable

cases with a good feature set and decent build quality is a good thing IMO.

 

What is the fan connector called? and where can i buy it? (im from Denmark)

Can someone please tell me? :)

You mean the fan distributor PCB? I think that comes with the case.

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Haha, case wars, I like that. And yes, the recent trend in more or less affordable

cases with a good feature set and decent build quality is a good thing IMO.

 

You mean the fan distributor PCB? I think that comes with the case.

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Okay, but it is JUST the thing i am looking for, where can i get it? or something very similar? its perfect for my matx build

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Okay, but it is JUST the thing i am looking for, where can i get it? or something very similar? its perfect for my matx build

You can find stuff like this over at FrozenCPU. If you're looking for something similar to this, look through here.

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