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Hi
So I posted a while ago about the enthoo luxe build I was working on and was waiting for watercooling parts
Well they finally arrived and I finally put them together
 
First watercooled build complete - life goal achieved, no longer need this pc lol
 
Here are the wc parts together!

 
And unfortunately I was way too excited to stop to document the build process, but I took some pictures from my phone here and there
 
First gpu waterblock ever - new experience

 
Phone pics:
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Done

 
Complete parts list:
Stuff: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (White) Intel i7-4790k Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz White 16GB (2x8GB) 2xSLI Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Corsair HX850i 80+Platinum PSU 2x OCZ Vertex3 60GB (120GB RAID0) 2x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (256GB RAID0) 1x WD Caviar Green 3TB   Watercooling Loop: EK Supremacy EVO Nickel CPU waterblock 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Nickel GPU waterblocks 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Black backplates EK D5 Vario X-Top Plexi Phobya Balancer 150 Black Nickel reservoir PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Clear 1/2ID 3/4OD EK Ekoolant Pastel White (concentrate mixed with deionised water) XSPC EX140 Radiator XSPC EX360 Radiator 12x EK CSQ 13/19mm G1/4 Compression Fittings Black 3x EK CSQ G1/4 Plug with EK Badge Black 4x EK HD 12/16mm Adapter Black (hard tube fittings used for SLI configuration) EK HD Tube 12/16mm 3 Slot (2 pieces in the SLI configuration) 4x EK AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black 2x EK AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black 2x Alphacool Plexi Lighting Module G1/4 6x GELID Silent 12 120mm PWM Fans 2x Phobya Y cable 4-pin PWM to 3x4-pin PWM fan splitter Black Fractal Design Silent Series R2 120mm Fan Phanteks F140SP (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Phanteks 200mm Fan (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Alphacool 13mm Barb G1/4 Alphacool G1/4 M-M Extender Black Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Mini Valve   Lighting & Misc: Phanteks Multi Coloured LED Strip 2m 3x EK Twin 3mm LED kit - White 1x EK Twin 5mm LED kit - White 3x BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin EPS 12V Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 24-pin ATX Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin VGA Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 6-pin VGA Extension Cable White 2x PCCG (oem) Sleeved 6+2 pin VGA Extension Cable White Silverstone 140mm White Ultra Fine Magnetic Fan Filter   AND NOW THE GOOD STUFF                                 I don't know if selling stuff is allowed here, it doesn't really specify in the rules, but I'm actually selling this machine now - I'll just leave it at that Admin please let me know if I should get rid of that last line Cheers   See you guys around

Hi
So I posted a while ago about the enthoo luxe build I was working on and was waiting for watercooling parts
Well they finally arrived and I finally put them together
 
First watercooled build complete - life goal achieved, no longer need this pc lol
 
Here are the wc parts together!

 
And unfortunately I was way too excited to stop to document the build process, but I took some pictures from my phone here and there
 
First gpu waterblock ever - new experience

 
Phone pics:
Pre-fill

Done

 
Complete parts list:
Stuff: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (White) Intel i7-4790k Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz White 16GB (2x8GB) 2xSLI Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Corsair HX850i 80+Platinum PSU 2x OCZ Vertex3 60GB (120GB RAID0) 2x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (256GB RAID0) 1x WD Caviar Green 3TB   Watercooling Loop: EK Supremacy EVO Nickel CPU waterblock 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Nickel GPU waterblocks 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Black backplates EK D5 Vario X-Top Plexi Phobya Balancer 150 Black Nickel reservoir PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Clear 1/2ID 3/4OD EK Ekoolant Pastel White (concentrate mixed with deionised water) XSPC EX140 Radiator XSPC EX360 Radiator 12x EK CSQ 13/19mm G1/4 Compression Fittings Black 3x EK CSQ G1/4 Plug with EK Badge Black 4x EK HD 12/16mm Adapter Black (hard tube fittings used for SLI configuration) EK HD Tube 12/16mm 3 Slot (2 pieces in the SLI configuration) 4x EK AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black 2x EK AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black 2x Alphacool Plexi Lighting Module G1/4 6x GELID Silent 12 120mm PWM Fans 2x Phobya Y cable 4-pin PWM to 3x4-pin PWM fan splitter Black Fractal Design Silent Series R2 120mm Fan Phanteks F140SP (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Phanteks 200mm Fan (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Alphacool 13mm Barb G1/4 Alphacool G1/4 M-M Extender Black Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Mini Valve   Lighting & Misc: Phanteks Multi Coloured LED Strip 2m 3x EK Twin 3mm LED kit - White 1x EK Twin 5mm LED kit - White 3x BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin EPS 12V Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 24-pin ATX Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin VGA Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 6-pin VGA Extension Cable White 2x PCCG (oem) Sleeved 6+2 pin VGA Extension Cable White Silverstone 140mm White Ultra Fine Magnetic Fan Filter   AND NOW THE GOOD STUFF                                 I don't know if selling stuff is allowed here, it doesn't really specify in the rules, but I'm actually selling this machine now - I'll just leave it at that Admin please let me know if I should get rid of that last line Cheers   See you guys around

Hi
So I posted a while ago about the enthoo luxe build I was working on and was waiting for watercooling parts
Well they finally arrived and I finally put them together
 
First watercooled build complete - life goal achieved, no longer need this pc lol
 
Here are the wc parts together!

 
And unfortunately I was way too excited to stop to document the build process, but I took some pictures from my phone here and there
 
First gpu waterblock ever - new experience

 
Phone pics:
Pre-fill

Done

 
Complete parts list:
Stuff: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (White) Intel i7-4790k Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz White 16GB (2x8GB) 2xSLI Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Corsair HX850i 80+Platinum PSU 2x OCZ Vertex3 60GB (120GB RAID0) 2x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (256GB RAID0) 1x WD Caviar Green 3TB   Watercooling Loop: EK Supremacy EVO Nickel CPU waterblock 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Nickel GPU waterblocks 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Black backplates EK D5 Vario X-Top Plexi Phobya Balancer 150 Black Nickel reservoir PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Clear 1/2ID 3/4OD EK Ekoolant Pastel White (concentrate mixed with deionised water) XSPC EX140 Radiator XSPC EX360 Radiator 12x EK CSQ 13/19mm G1/4 Compression Fittings Black 3x EK CSQ G1/4 Plug with EK Badge Black 4x EK HD 12/16mm Adapter Black (hard tube fittings used for SLI configuration) EK HD Tube 12/16mm 3 Slot (2 pieces in the SLI configuration) 4x EK AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black 2x EK AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black 2x Alphacool Plexi Lighting Module G1/4 6x GELID Silent 12 120mm PWM Fans 2x Phobya Y cable 4-pin PWM to 3x4-pin PWM fan splitter Black Fractal Design Silent Series R2 120mm Fan Phanteks F140SP (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Phanteks 200mm Fan (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Alphacool 13mm Barb G1/4 Alphacool G1/4 M-M Extender Black Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Mini Valve   Lighting & Misc: Phanteks Multi Coloured LED Strip 2m 3x EK Twin 3mm LED kit - White 1x EK Twin 5mm LED kit - White 3x BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin EPS 12V Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 24-pin ATX Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin VGA Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 6-pin VGA Extension Cable White 2x PCCG (oem) Sleeved 6+2 pin VGA Extension Cable White Silverstone 140mm White Ultra Fine Magnetic Fan Filter   AND NOW THE GOOD STUFF                                 I don't know if selling stuff is allowed here, it doesn't really specify in the rules, but I'm actually selling this machine now - I'll just leave it at that Admin please let me know if I should get rid of that last line Cheers   See you guys around

Hi
So I posted a while ago about the enthoo luxe build I was working on and was waiting for watercooling parts
Well they finally arrived and I finally put them together
 
First watercooled build complete - life goal achieved, no longer need this pc lol
 
Here are the wc parts together!

 
And unfortunately I was way too excited to stop to document the build process, but I took some pictures from my phone here and there
 
First gpu waterblock ever - new experience

 
Phone pics:
Pre-fill

Done

 
Complete parts list:
Stuff: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (White) Intel i7-4790k Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz White 16GB (2x8GB) 2xSLI Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Corsair HX850i 80+Platinum PSU 2x OCZ Vertex3 60GB (120GB RAID0) 2x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (256GB RAID0) 1x WD Caviar Green 3TB   Watercooling Loop: EK Supremacy EVO Nickel CPU waterblock 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Nickel GPU waterblocks 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Black backplates EK D5 Vario X-Top Plexi Phobya Balancer 150 Black Nickel reservoir PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Clear 1/2ID 3/4OD EK Ekoolant Pastel White (concentrate mixed with deionised water) XSPC EX140 Radiator XSPC EX360 Radiator 12x EK CSQ 13/19mm G1/4 Compression Fittings Black 3x EK CSQ G1/4 Plug with EK Badge Black 4x EK HD 12/16mm Adapter Black (hard tube fittings used for SLI configuration) EK HD Tube 12/16mm 3 Slot (2 pieces in the SLI configuration) 4x EK AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black 2x EK AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black 2x Alphacool Plexi Lighting Module G1/4 6x GELID Silent 12 120mm PWM Fans 2x Phobya Y cable 4-pin PWM to 3x4-pin PWM fan splitter Black Fractal Design Silent Series R2 120mm Fan Phanteks F140SP (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Phanteks 200mm Fan (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Alphacool 13mm Barb G1/4 Alphacool G1/4 M-M Extender Black Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Mini Valve   Lighting & Misc: Phanteks Multi Coloured LED Strip 2m 3x EK Twin 3mm LED kit - White 1x EK Twin 5mm LED kit - White 3x BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin EPS 12V Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 24-pin ATX Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin VGA Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 6-pin VGA Extension Cable White 2x PCCG (oem) Sleeved 6+2 pin VGA Extension Cable White Silverstone 140mm White Ultra Fine Magnetic Fan Filter   AND NOW THE GOOD STUFF                                 I don't know if selling stuff is allowed here, it doesn't really specify in the rules, but I'm actually selling this machine now - I'll just leave it at that Admin please let me know if I should get rid of that last line Cheers   See you guys around

Hi
So I posted a while ago about the enthoo luxe build I was working on and was waiting for watercooling parts
Well they finally arrived and I finally put them together
 
First watercooled build complete - life goal achieved, no longer need this pc lol
 
Here are the wc parts together!

 
And unfortunately I was way too excited to stop to document the build process, but I took some pictures from my phone here and there
 
First gpu waterblock ever - new experience

 
Phone pics:
Pre-fill

Done

 
Complete parts list:
Stuff: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (White) Intel i7-4790k Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz White 16GB (2x8GB) 2xSLI Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Corsair HX850i 80+Platinum PSU 2x OCZ Vertex3 60GB (120GB RAID0) 2x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB (256GB RAID0) 1x WD Caviar Green 3TB   Watercooling Loop: EK Supremacy EVO Nickel CPU waterblock 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Nickel GPU waterblocks 2x EK-FC GTX970 WF3 Black backplates EK D5 Vario X-Top Plexi Phobya Balancer 150 Black Nickel reservoir PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Clear 1/2ID 3/4OD EK Ekoolant Pastel White (concentrate mixed with deionised water) XSPC EX140 Radiator XSPC EX360 Radiator 12x EK CSQ 13/19mm G1/4 Compression Fittings Black 3x EK CSQ G1/4 Plug with EK Badge Black 4x EK HD 12/16mm Adapter Black (hard tube fittings used for SLI configuration) EK HD Tube 12/16mm 3 Slot (2 pieces in the SLI configuration) 4x EK AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black 2x EK AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black 2x Alphacool Plexi Lighting Module G1/4 6x GELID Silent 12 120mm PWM Fans 2x Phobya Y cable 4-pin PWM to 3x4-pin PWM fan splitter Black Fractal Design Silent Series R2 120mm Fan Phanteks F140SP (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Phanteks 200mm Fan (Enthoo Luxe included fan) Alphacool 13mm Barb G1/4 Alphacool G1/4 M-M Extender Black Bitspower G1/4 Matte Black Mini Valve   Lighting & Misc: Phanteks Multi Coloured LED Strip 2m 3x EK Twin 3mm LED kit - White 1x EK Twin 5mm LED kit - White 3x BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin EPS 12V Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 24-pin ATX Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 8-pin VGA Extension Cable White BitFenix Sleeved 6-pin VGA Extension Cable White 2x PCCG (oem) Sleeved 6+2 pin VGA Extension Cable White Silverstone 140mm White Ultra Fine Magnetic Fan Filter   AND NOW THE GOOD STUFF                                 I don't know if selling stuff is allowed here, it doesn't really specify in the rules, but I'm actually selling this machine now - I'll just leave it at that Admin please let me know if I should get rid of that last line Cheers   See you guys around

Your profile gif matches your text exactly the same.

Followed the advice
And it does look heaps cleaner
 
Also stuck the corsair logo thing above the phanteks logo, but I did that after I took photos
 
Looks pretty sick
 

 
Yeah it's so much cleaner
But more chaotic around the back
And I've gotta get those extensions in order

 
Good old linus

SO
My case arrived
But when I checked the box with my other stuff, I thought that they had forgotten the two dual SSD brackets I had ordered
Or I thought I had ordered, because I hadn't
Anyhow, this turned out well because measuring the SSD mounts on the back, I have surmised that one of them will not fit a dual slot bracket (though the other will)
Too bad
Or good
Eh
 
ANYWAY
I was unfortunately extremely excited and forgot to take pictures while I worked
So here's a couple before and after
I guess I'll take the back panel off some time to show off my messy cable management
 
WHAT A LARGE BOX

 
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oooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 
Stuff

 
Didn't end up using the sleeving, Phanteks I/O cables aren't ghastly colours

 
40mins later

 
The Luxe is far larger than I thought it would be

 
Guess I should have picked up a ruler

 

 

 
oh baby
 
still waiting on white RAM to arrive

Yeah, case still hasn't arrived
But my 2nd card arrived early
Like 10 days early. Amazon is great
 
Sorry iphone camera
 
WHAT'S THIS?

 
Peeking through

 

 

 
Don't really get why the gpu is the other way around compared to the writing
But oh well

 

 
Not iphone camera

 
"Additional cooling"

 

 

 
Still waiting on a case, should be in 11th-13th ish, then we'll have a neater build
Yeah
At the moment I really just have this crap sitting on my desk
 
Also, displayport seems to not work (might be the cable, will try a DP 1.2 cable, not sure what this one is)
Dell U2312HM for reference

Indeed it does
 
I'll update this when the case comes
Should be here tomorrow
 
Das rite, straight from the linus' mouth
 
Haha they're extensions!!
I've got bitfenix alchemy ones at the moment, but have two more pccg oem GPU sleeved extensions coming

Update with some home-made cable combs
 
Fairly lucky that my leatherman multitool is the perfect width at the tip

 

 

Case etc. should be shipping by the end of today
Which means I could get them by the end of the week if not earlier

Yeah, case still hasn't arrived
But my 2nd card arrived early
Like 10 days early. Amazon is great
 
Sorry iphone camera
 
WHAT'S THIS?

 
Peeking through

 

 

 
Don't really get why the gpu is the other way around compared to the writing
But oh well

 

 
Not iphone camera

 
"Additional cooling"

 

 

 
Still waiting on a case, should be in 11th-13th ish, then we'll have a neater build
Yeah
At the moment I really just have this crap sitting on my desk
 
Also, displayport seems to not work (might be the cable, will try a DP 1.2 cable, not sure what this one is)
Dell U2312HM for reference

Hahahaha, cheers guys
Case should be here end of next week
And then I can geek out over cable management

Yeah, case still hasn't arrived
But my 2nd card arrived early
Like 10 days early. Amazon is great
 
Sorry iphone camera
 
WHAT'S THIS?

 
Peeking through

 

 

 
Don't really get why the gpu is the other way around compared to the writing
But oh well

 

 
Not iphone camera

 
"Additional cooling"

 

 

 
Still waiting on a case, should be in 11th-13th ish, then we'll have a neater build
Yeah
At the moment I really just have this crap sitting on my desk
 
Also, displayport seems to not work (might be the cable, will try a DP 1.2 cable, not sure what this one is)
Dell U2312HM for reference

Yeah, case still hasn't arrived
But my 2nd card arrived early
Like 10 days early. Amazon is great
 
Sorry iphone camera
 
WHAT'S THIS?

 
Peeking through

 

 

 
Don't really get why the gpu is the other way around compared to the writing
But oh well

 

 
Not iphone camera

 
"Additional cooling"

 

 

 
Still waiting on a case, should be in 11th-13th ish, then we'll have a neater build
Yeah
At the moment I really just have this crap sitting on my desk
 
Also, displayport seems to not work (might be the cable, will try a DP 1.2 cable, not sure what this one is)
Dell U2312HM for reference

I'll have to set it up, but I'll try that thanks!!
do you have recommendations for linux based cpu stress testing software?
 
oh lol that sounds bad
 
haha
linus sponsor me with future tech pls

Hi
I posted in prospective builds a couple weeks ago about my planned upgrade
Well some parts finally arrived today
Which took a while to get everything working together, it kept crashing on me or freezing with some visual glitches freaking the whole thing out
Tested each RAM stick manually and still had the issue, turned out something was up with the bios
Q-flash nekminit runs fine
Just installed steam and origin, downloading Bioshock infinite now
 
Anyway
Specs coming up, still waiting on PCCG to stock the Enthoo Luxe, and waiting for amazon to process my payment for my gpu
Very excite
Also very pleased with the siberia v2 headset I purchased suddenly after reading poor reviews of the Kraken Pro
 
The RAM is actually still running in 1600MHz mode, haven't enabled XMP yet after bios flash
We'll see if that brings back the problem
 
Intel i7 4790k
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK
G.Skill RipjawsZ 2400MHz 4x4GB
Corsair HX850i
- EVGA GTX980 ACX2.0 Superclocked
- Phanteks Enthoo Luxe (white)
Yeah, waiting for these pretty much
 
Storage: SSDs in RAID0 because why the heck not, 3TB WD Green for constant backups and other junk, 750GB Samsung HDD for stuff
2x60GB OCZ Vertex3 (system)
2x128GB Samsung 840 Pro (games muhahahaha)
some hdds
 
I suck at photography and my room is fairly poorly lit (unless I want crazy light from outside, then I have to shoot on my bed so ceebs)
Yes I used a low f-stop and high iso, so they're pretty poor quality
Soz
I guess it'll be like 144p dialup nerdporn
 
Incoming nerdporn








 
installing windows

 
finished (for now)

Sponsored by

 

 
 
Hey everyone!
 
I have a nice little update for you. I have been hard at work painting and clear coating these last few days, but have not had so much time to get so many photos. I am doing all of this at my workplace before/after work and during lunch breaks and whenever I get a free minute to spare.
 
In this update I show that I painted the inside of the case from black to white... And oh my does it look mighty fine!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
I am in the process of painting the fans and top/bottom panels, and clear coating the painted PSU and redone front panel. I will have photos of those after the weekend for your viewing pleasure.
 
I hope you have liked this update  
 
Kind regards,
Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen

Got a sweet little update for you today
 
Whilst I could only grab one picture before both my lights and camera ran out of battery (really should have charged those last night), I hope it explains why I'm just a little bit happy tonight.  Well, that and the Halo Master Chief Collection is released at midnight (WoWoWoOoO!), definitely going to be playing the heck out of that, been a Halo fan since 01, can't shake it.
 
 
I'm not sure I follow what you mean in the first question, may want to rephrase it a bit.  Material wise, as I mentioned earlier it depends, but probably acrylic or plycarbonate currently.  This is likely to change though as my tools and capabilities change also.
 
 
Hehe, well to be fair it did go for pretty much a whole month without any real comments.  Bah like you can complain, you've been hogging all the comments for ages now
 
 
Honestly, it may sound like a bit of a plug, but I would tell them to visit /r/watercooling on reddit.  I find the reddit format works better for questions and the like.  We've also spent a tonne of time and effort setting up links to useful resources for beginners, along with an extensive finished build gallery.  Currently we have well over 200 builds posted there, all arranged by case and brand, meaning it's really easy to find out what people may have done in your chosen case.  We also have a more exclusive choice gallery where we showcase the more exceptional builds, again handy for inspiration.
 
As for brands, EK are hard to go wrong with tbh, as are Bitspower.  Alphacool has been a bit 50/50 recently with some people having pH problems with their rads.  Personally I swear by them, but I also haven't bought one in a while so they may have changed.  Aquacomputer also make some very high quality goods, their GPU blocks are works of art, although I'm still not a fan of how they don't cover the whole PCB.
 
 
Probably about £1600?  Whilst it's a lot, it's not excessive as frankly the hardware is pretty reasonable, no massive TriSLI setup here with 3x Quad rads and dual loops.
 
 
I'm actually not planning on adding lighting to the build as IMO it doesn't really need it.  The RAM comes with lighting installed, which is more than enough.  Remember that because it's completely open, lighting is much stronger, there's also nothing to cover up the hardware and cause a lot of shade.  It would just end up being turned off as it would be too intrusive.
 
 
Given unlimited tools and resources eh?  Well, it wouldn't make it boring for me as I would simply change the goalposts.  I design my mods around what I can feasibly manage with what I have or might be able to pick up.  If say I had access to a massive 5 axis milling machine along with a 1 tonne billet of aluminium, I would happily create a desk the likes of which nobody had ever seen.  Since the tooling wouldn't be a problem, I would settle on trying to make the idea as complex as possible so as to remain a serious challenge.
 
 
Acrylic all the way, doubt I'd be able to go back to flexible tubing now.
 
 
Clearly when it fell on the floor and shattered...
 
More seriously, it's probably the first filling of either block.  Seeing the fluid pass through the block successfully is just such an amazing feeling, up until then it's nerve wracking as hell.
 
I'll see if I can answer the remaining questions tomorrow with an update
 
Speaking of which...
 
UPDATE!
 
So today I finished off everything I needed for the block to function, and did a test fill.  IT WAS A SUCCESS!  Not a single leak and unlike the last version, the air filtered out of the loop really quickly.  You'll obviously still be able to see all the little clinging bubbles here, but that's because it had only been running for an hour or so.  I used blue because it's a strong dye that's easy to see.  I'd have had to use pretty much the whole bottle of yellow to be able to see anything at all.  I'm also going to order some special washers tomorrow to replace the standard ones I'm using currently, I'll take some photos when they arrive, you may approve of them.
 

oh lol HAHA
dang
oh well
 
apparently BF4 benefits from high speed memory
lol
one among many, but ripjaws Z 2400 kits aren't really much more expensive than 1600 kits idk why
sorcery
 
holy balls 1/3 on the monitor

Not even going to start a discussion on how short sighted this is

Insult a game and its playerbase because you dislike it
 
Great logic

Funnily enough, if you play BF4, it's pretty much the only game that receives a noticeable performance boost from high speed memory
http://www.corsair.com/en/blog/2013/october/battlefield-4-loves-high-speed-memory
 
Black G.Skill 2400MHz memory if you are interested
 
Just my two cents, but I don't really feel like the Enthoo Luxe is really, really, REALLY worth the insane $60 price premium over the Enthoo Pro for basically aluminium panels, a bit more space for fans on the top, a pump mount, an extra fan, and some snazzy lighting. I mean, it does look freakin awesome, but if you're on a budget, I would lean towards the Pro
Also, good choice on the seasonic power supply unit
 
This cooler also exists
It's a little louder than the Noctua D-15, but AFAIK it performs at the same level as the D-15 which is better than the DRP3 by a bit
 
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/168872-be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-3-vs-noctua-nh-d15/

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=371808&action=wish_lists
 
Silence you say?

http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-ck101/
The most unique case ever.