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So now I am close to having all the parts for my finished product. Still waiting on a SSD, some cables and another 970.
 
This build so far has cost me around £900, with the only component to actually purchase is the 970 - bringing it to a total of £1187. I got loads of stuff at a discount, and from my chosen merchant, Scan, the more you buy at once, the cheaper delivery is - spending £600 on Amazon to be handed further £60 worth of  delivery, whereas Scan charged £10 and some change flat rate shipping. I picked here and there, got stuff from Amazon on sale, RAM because the Scan RAM kits were extremely overpriced in my opinion!
 
Of note below is the £300 savings - I didn't have to buy a new CPU, and I kept the EVO SSD from my previous computer as well.
 
I will take some more (awful) photos when the new stuff arrives. Almost forgot a small LED loop to brighten things up. White LEDS, nothing too blingy.
 
Merchants in Bold indicate I did not buy those parts from there, and I have changed the cost of my GPUs and the total at the end as well. It only changed by £2.
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rYQTgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rYQTgs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.41 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£77.00 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£39.33 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£39.33 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£67.76 @ PC World Business)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£64.91 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£272.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£287.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£88.07 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£112.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.08 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (£169.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1472.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-16 11:03 BST+0100

So after completing my first water cooling build I started noticing a lot of other issues with my custom loop, radiator to component ratio, and overall space in the Corsair Air 540.

 

Components, Peripherals, Accessories, etc.

 

Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2

ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition

2 x 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz

4 x EVGA GTX 780 Ti @ 1275 MHz 1.212v

2 x Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD

Lian Li PC-D600 Case

Corsair AX1500i

 

Water cooling components can be found on PCPartPicker.

 

Imgur Gallery

 

With 4 radiators installed in my Air 540 I had to mod the bottom on the case (where the HDDs and SSDs) in order to fit a 240mm radiator--this cause A LOT of issues over time, which resulted in the making of this build; Octane Box 2. Keep in mind that this is in fact my second time ever to water cool a computer, so this build is far from perfect, however I am very happy with the results. I don't have much to say, however if you have any questions please leave 'em below, I'll be more than happy to answer them.

 

Overall build time: ~3 days

 

If you like to see some of the stuff that I'll be doing with this machine, you can find it on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

 

Thanks.

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

So after completing my first water cooling build I started noticing a lot of other issues with my custom loop, radiator to component ratio, and overall space in the Corsair Air 540.

 

Components, Peripherals, Accessories, etc.

 

Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2

ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition

2 x 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz

4 x EVGA GTX 780 Ti @ 1275 MHz 1.212v

2 x Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD

Lian Li PC-D600 Case

Corsair AX1500i

 

Water cooling components can be found on PCPartPicker.

 

Imgur Gallery

 

With 4 radiators installed in my Air 540 I had to mod the bottom on the case (where the HDDs and SSDs) in order to fit a 240mm radiator--this cause A LOT of issues over time, which resulted in the making of this build; Octane Box 2. Keep in mind that this is in fact my second time ever to water cool a computer, so this build is far from perfect, however I am very happy with the results. I don't have much to say, however if you have any questions please leave 'em below, I'll be more than happy to answer them.

 

Overall build time: ~3 days

 

If you like to see some of the stuff that I'll be doing with this machine, you can find it on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

 

Thanks.

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

holy actual balls this is awesome

Holy hell dude, good job xDDD

well then, this is.....extensive

Perfection is not of this world, but this is pretty close! Gratz

So after completing my first water cooling build I started noticing a lot of other issues with my custom loop, radiator to component ratio, and overall space in the Corsair Air 540.

 

Components, Peripherals, Accessories, etc.

 

Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2

ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition

2 x 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz

4 x EVGA GTX 780 Ti @ 1275 MHz 1.212v

2 x Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD

Lian Li PC-D600 Case

Corsair AX1500i

 

Water cooling components can be found on PCPartPicker.

 

Imgur Gallery

 

With 4 radiators installed in my Air 540 I had to mod the bottom on the case (where the HDDs and SSDs) in order to fit a 240mm radiator--this cause A LOT of issues over time, which resulted in the making of this build; Octane Box 2. Keep in mind that this is in fact my second time ever to water cool a computer, so this build is far from perfect, however I am very happy with the results. I don't have much to say, however if you have any questions please leave 'em below, I'll be more than happy to answer them.

 

Overall build time: ~3 days

 

If you like to see some of the stuff that I'll be doing with this machine, you can find it on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

 

Thanks.

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

So after completing my first water cooling build I started noticing a lot of other issues with my custom loop, radiator to component ratio, and overall space in the Corsair Air 540.

 

Components, Peripherals, Accessories, etc.

 

Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2

ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition

2 x 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz

4 x EVGA GTX 780 Ti @ 1275 MHz 1.212v

2 x Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD

Lian Li PC-D600 Case

Corsair AX1500i

 

Water cooling components can be found on PCPartPicker.

 

Imgur Gallery

 

With 4 radiators installed in my Air 540 I had to mod the bottom on the case (where the HDDs and SSDs) in order to fit a 240mm radiator--this cause A LOT of issues over time, which resulted in the making of this build; Octane Box 2. Keep in mind that this is in fact my second time ever to water cool a computer, so this build is far from perfect, however I am very happy with the results. I don't have much to say, however if you have any questions please leave 'em below, I'll be more than happy to answer them.

 

Overall build time: ~3 days

 

If you like to see some of the stuff that I'll be doing with this machine, you can find it on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

 

Thanks.

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

Looks pretty good to me, although you haven't mentioned which pump you will be using (not all D5's are created equal), and in a 4 SLI setup that is going to be the biggest factor in temperatures. 4 cards in parallel (the better choice theoretically) or serial will mean little if the pump can't output enough flow to counteract the restriction of the GPU's. Here's a decent article on the serial vs. parallel debate http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?253337-Actual-influence-of-flow-rate-on-system-temps
 
With the amount of variance in loops (run length, block configuration, block design, etc.) the only way you're going to get a truly accurate assessment of the loop is to attach a flow + temp meter while configured in both serial and parallel. Depending on your total run length and rad thickness you may want to consider a dual pump setup.

Since you are setting up your GPUs in parallel, then I don't think there would be a problem with the heat affecting other GPUs.
 
I'm not an expert, but I believe that the temperature of the water flowing to your cpu block should be the same as if you only had one gpu, but it will just be flowing faster.
I'm not too familiar with Octane either, but I am assuming its a more gpu intensive workload due to you needing four of them, so I guess the extra temps on your cpu wont be very important.
 
Hopefully someone else can comment about flowrates

The temp difference between series and parallel are negligible. The general rule is series for 1-2 GPU's, parallel for more than 2 GPU's. What parallel gains in flow rate it loses in performance and what series gains in performance it loses in flow rate. Go with the one that makes the most sense in your head. 

Do you have the same or similar rad's? If the new system is going to be pretty similar to the old then I wouldn't worry about anything

I would recommend as dual D5's going with 4 GPU's parallel and 3 rads in single loop of that size or do two loops each on a single D5. I run one 480/45mm and 240/60MM and series dual gpu loop on single D5 and while pressure is fine at 5 setting at 2 or 3 where I want the noise level its to that point where if I added more to my loop another D5 would be something I would look into as well.

To each is own, cause I really like the small tubing. I'm getting 37C max on the hottest GPU.

Thread URL - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/158551-octane-boxx-4-radiators-in-a-corsair-air-540/
 
Description - This build came into fruition after I realized that running 4 GPUs on air, in a rendering machine that is meant to run constantly for 24 hours at 80C was not a good idea! Being that this is my first water cooling build there were a lot of challenges, the biggest one was, getting 4 radiators (3 x 240mm & 1 x 120mm) to fit inside my Corsair Air 540. I ended cutting out the drive trays at the bottom on the case with a dremel. Fortunately for me that was the most difficult part of this rig--everything else required just a bit of planning before executing, but it was intimidating.
 
Picture URL - http://imgur.com/a/qE5VG

Thread URL - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/158551-octane-boxx-4-radiators-in-a-corsair-air-540/
 
Description - This build came into fruition after I realized that running 4 GPUs on air, in a rendering machine that is meant to run constantly for 24 hours at 80C was not a good idea! Being that this is my first water cooling build there were a lot of challenges, the biggest one was, getting 4 radiators (3 x 240mm & 1 x 120mm) to fit inside my Corsair Air 540. I ended cutting out the drive trays at the bottom on the case with a dremel. Fortunately for me that was the most difficult part of this rig--everything else required just a bit of planning before executing, but it was intimidating.
 
Picture URL - http://imgur.com/a/qE5VG

Then I probably shouldn't tell you that I was just play Halo 1 PC in windowed mode 1280x1024 with 4 way sli enabled lol

It for rendering 3D scenes with a render engine called Octane. I'm also planning to start a render service where my GPUs will be rendering 24/7 so keeping these cards as cool as possible is very important to me. Plus I don't have to worry about them dying when running at 37C instead of 80C.
 
I'll be working on another build with (2 gpus), and use that as my main rig--while this build is constantly rendering.
 

Octane Box

 

This build came into fruition after I realized that running 4 GPUs on air, in a rendering machine that is meant to run constantly for 24 hours at 80C was not a good idea!

 

Being that this is my first water cooling build there were a lot of challenges, the biggest one was, getting 4 radiators (3 x 240mm & 1 x 120mm) to fit inside my Corsair Air 540. I ended cutting out the drive trays at the bottom on the case with a dremel. Fortunately for me that was the most difficult part of this rig--everything else required just a bit of planning before executing, but it was intimidating.

 

 

System Components

 

Intel I7 4930K

ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition

32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz

4 x EVGA GTX 780 Ti

Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD

Corsair Carbide Air 540

Corsair AX1500i Titanium PSU

 

 

Cooling Components

 

EK D5 X-RES Top140 with D5 Pump

Tygon E-3603 1/4" ID 3/8" OD Tubing

Koolance 1/4" x 3/8" Compression Fittings

Phobya 1/4" x 3/8" Compression Fittings

Phobya 1/4" x 3/8" 90 Degree Compression Fittings

1 x XSPC EX120 Crossflow Radiator

3 x XSPC EX240 Crossflow Radiator

EK Supreme LTX CPU Block

EK-FC780 GTX Ti Waterblock

IandH Silver Kill Coil

 





















 

 

I don't have much else to say, but if you have any questions feel free to ask. 

 

Thread URL - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/158551-octane-boxx-4-radiators-in-a-corsair-air-540/
 
Description - This build came into fruition after I realized that running 4 GPUs on air, in a rendering machine that is meant to run constantly for 24 hours at 80C was not a good idea! Being that this is my first water cooling build there were a lot of challenges, the biggest one was, getting 4 radiators (3 x 240mm & 1 x 120mm) to fit inside my Corsair Air 540. I ended cutting out the drive trays at the bottom on the case with a dremel. Fortunately for me that was the most difficult part of this rig--everything else required just a bit of planning before executing, but it was intimidating.
 
Picture URL - http://imgur.com/a/qE5VG

Thread URL - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/158551-octane-boxx-4-radiators-in-a-corsair-air-540/
 
Description - This build came into fruition after I realized that running 4 GPUs on air, in a rendering machine that is meant to run constantly for 24 hours at 80C was not a good idea! Being that this is my first water cooling build there were a lot of challenges, the biggest one was, getting 4 radiators (3 x 240mm & 1 x 120mm) to fit inside my Corsair Air 540. I ended cutting out the drive trays at the bottom on the case with a dremel. Fortunately for me that was the most difficult part of this rig--everything else required just a bit of planning before executing, but it was intimidating.
 
Picture URL - http://imgur.com/a/qE5VG

Then I probably shouldn't tell you that I was just play Halo 1 PC in windowed mode 1280x1024 with 4 way sli enabled lol