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    xc0mbatx reacted to Kamikazi Max in The Water Cooling Gallery   
    Super budget gaming pc. 
     
    Mobo: Asus p5q Pro Turbo LGA775
       Modded microcode for Xeon E5450
       Modded to accept LGA771 chipset
    CPU: Intel Xeon E5450
       Overclocked to 3.6Ghz from 3Ghz
    GPU: EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB
    RAM: 8GB OCZ Reaper 800 mhz RAM
    PSU: 500Watt OCZ Modxstream pro 
    HD: 500 GB WD
    Cooler: Koolance CPU block with pump/res combo
    Case: Antec Sonata Proto
    OS: Dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu



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    xc0mbatx reacted to Snef in The Water Cooling Gallery   
    my latest build: Mjolnir   I really love all mat black with gold   Parvum Ssytem M1.0 whit triple layer option Intel i7-5820k  @ 4.2 Asus Sabertooth X99 16gb (4x4) Gskill DDR4 2400 2 x GTX980 reference SSD Kingston Hyper X 120gb 3 x Seagate 500gb 7200rpm 2.5" HDD EVGA 1050g PSU  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    xc0mbatx reacted to done12many2 in Unigine Valley Benchmark Scores Thread + SUPERPOSITION ***Over 1000 Submissions!***   
    Brag on bud.  You deserve it.  
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Lays in Unigine Valley Benchmark Scores Thread + SUPERPOSITION ***Over 1000 Submissions!***   
    There's an even better one here, took lots more effort though,  as far as I know it's currently the highest single gpu extremehd run on the Internet. 
     
    (not trying to brag, just proud of my accomplishment) 
     
     
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    xc0mbatx reacted to done12many2 in Unigine Valley Benchmark Scores Thread + SUPERPOSITION ***Over 1000 Submissions!***   
    Go to the first post of this thread and check the chart.  Find the top 780 SLI and beat it!!   @Masada02 has done a great job of reorganizing and updating it so everything is easy to find now.  Good luck!
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    xc0mbatx reacted to done12many2 in Unigine Valley Benchmark Scores Thread + SUPERPOSITION ***Over 1000 Submissions!***   
    Congrats on the great deal and nice score man!
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Lays in Unigine Valley Benchmark Scores Thread + SUPERPOSITION ***Over 1000 Submissions!***   
    Just coming around to assert dominance ahaah     Jokingly, no flame intended not trying to be cocky, all just jokes and for fun
     
    @Jumper118 @Masada02
     
     
    THIS IS WITHOUT LOD TWEAK
     
     
    CPU:  i7 6700k @ 5.1 Ghz Core, 5.0 Ghz Cache
    GPU: ASUS 980 TI Matrix @ 1550 Mhz core, 9000 Mhz memory (2250)
    Average FPS: 126.6 
    Score: 5296
    Setting: ExtremeHD
     

     
     
     
    THIS IS WITH LOD TWEAK
     
    CPU:  i7 6700k @ 5.1 Ghz Core, 5.0 Ghz Cache
    GPU: ASUS 980 TI Matrix @ 1550 Mhz core, 9000 Mhz memory (2250)
    Average FPS: 150.4
    Score: 6294
    Setting: ExtremeHD
     
     

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    xc0mbatx reacted to imfaceroll in Tie P5 Advanced   
    Welcome back guys, today we managed to get some more progress done. Now that we have the 4 plant pot quarters all cleaned up I needed to create a rough base on it using some aluminium to it gives me a surface to work off of when I do some fibre glassing and bog filling.
     

     
    As a temporary way to attach the aluminium to the ball I just drilled a few holes around the frame and into the metal sheet so I could wrap it around. 
     

     
    A few nuts and bolts to temporarily keep it in place makes it a lot easier for me to work with.
     
     
     
    next step I just used the dremel to take off the excess metal for the next quarter
     

     
    and here is a few of the sections joined together. As you can see to bend the aluminium I had to cut slots in the metal. These were only rough and don't need to be neat because of the next step we will be doing. 
     

     

     
    I hope you guys are enjoying the progress, more updates shortly.
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Maki Role in Exsectus by Maki Role - First place in the Thermaltake UK Modding Trophy! Back from Computex 04/07/16   
    As @xc0mbatx mentioned, you just need to glue together O-ring cord of the correct gauge.
    TBH I'm most impressed by the O-rings, they're huge!  To me that's a real positive as most leaks are caused by O-rings not compressing enough or fully, making them larger helps a lot with this.
     
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    UPDATE!
     
    Time to get some ACTUAL MODDING going eh?  
     
    Now for a normal build I really quite like the width of cases like the Core X31, but for something like this it's a little... much.  The X31 is a biggish case already, don't really see the point in making it even bigger when the hardware is fairly modest.
     
    So I decided to cut it in half down the middle and reduce the width by 80mm or so.
     
    Taped off and prepped for cutting

     
    Yeah it's a bit smaller now

     
    Removed all the troublesome parts on the bottom panel

     
    New aluminium panel in, going to be finishing it tomorrow

     
    Test fit with the waterblock, gives an good idea of what the layout will be

     
     
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    xc0mbatx reacted to clarkmcc in (FINAL PICTURES) Custom Loop in a Dual Xeon (+780Ti) Dell 2U Server (8K Realtime Render Server)   
    Sorry about the delay. Final pictures are here
     

     
     

     

     


     

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    xc0mbatx reacted to imfaceroll in Tie P5 Advanced   
    Hello my good friends! today we start showing our build and our vision of building a Star Wars TIE Fighter Advanced. I will be using all major features of the core p5 case within this build however each feature may not function as it is intended for ;). Lets get into our first progress.
     
    Its funny but the idea of building a TIE Fighter didn't hit me until my wonderful fiancé wanted to go buy some plants. Hanging there right in front of us was this cool looking plant pot
     

     
    But what got me was when you remove the material you are left with a quarter of a ball, and it is steel (easy to weld off and a strong base frame for what we need). 
     

     

     
    So of course instead of her getting plant pots i ended up getting some instead. however I did offer here the material inside.
     

     
    I needed the inside of the ball to be hollow obviously so i can fit components inside so it was time for some dremel work to remove a few steel rods 
     

     
    then I had to clean up the cuts with a file
     

     
    and then lastly smoothen it all out with the grinding stone
     

     
    so we are left with 4 quarters looking like this
     

     
    I hope you are enjoying progress so far, more updates shortly.
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    xc0mbatx got a reaction from imfaceroll in Tie P5 Advanced   
    That is smart! good eye on putting those together.
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Maki Role in Exsectus by Maki Role - First place in the Thermaltake UK Modding Trophy! Back from Computex 04/07/16   
    Just need to make sure I can keep it that way rofl
     
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    UPDATE
     
    I only realised how few pictures I took after I stopped...  Shame really as it makes it look like I didn't do much haha.  Was in the workshop for most of the day today, lots and lots of structural work going on atm.  The motherboard waterblock is now firmly in place, along with the rear and roof panels.
     
    The main structure is now very sturdy.  You might have noticed that I'm keeping the side panel rails, they're going to serve a handy function later.

     
    The roof rails were still too big, so I cut them down to size and attached them to the panel

     
    Whilst this might not look particularly different to the last image in the previous post, it really is.  I've cut up a huge amount of the remaining case pieces, many of which are rather useful.

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    xc0mbatx reacted to Zeinone in Crammed Hardline Water Cooled Lian-Li PC-V352 Micro ATX   
    Why ice cube? I don't see the resemblance
     

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    xc0mbatx reacted to killRMODZ in Core V1 Mini k|ngp|n Edition   
    Finish build and light show.  Little flow meter action also.  Thanks for viewing... on to the next build!!!


































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    xc0mbatx reacted to Maki Role in Exsectus by Maki Role - First place in the Thermaltake UK Modding Trophy! Back from Computex 04/07/16   
    Cheers Hans
     
    Yeah the pressure's really going to ramp up over the next few days.  Have a tonne of traditional modding work to get done and really not enough time to do it in.
    Welcome aboard!
    Thank you for the compliments   I'm glad you like my builds, hopefully this one will live up to expectations!
     
    I tend to use a 10mm channel width or so, although it's not a huge deal going a bit bigger or smaller there as flow is more dictated by the fittings and blocks.
    Thank you and welcome!
     
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    Let's fill this beauty up eh?
    After extensively fixing up seals with fittings and the pump, it all worked perfectly!  I also received the last shipment of fittings too, albeit after I'd done the leak testing.
     

     

     

     

     

     
     
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Droidbot in Plex Potato Reborn   
    So a while ago I built a frankenstein machine out of a cheap motherboard I got new and a bunch of crap from old PCs like RAM, hard drives and even a network card. It was: (specs)
    The machine would bounce around inside the case as there was no moddable mounting holes and the back panel wouldn't fit the IO shield. 
    I moved, and the machine died in transit. 
     
    I RMA'd the board with intel and put all the components in a box for another day.. and today is that day. I ordered a cheap ITX case from my local PC shop and a PCI SATA card (as this was gonna be a home server, 2 x SATA2 isn't gonna do.. 
     
    Now I wait for the parts to come in, get the parts for the build (board etc) from my dad and get down to business.
     
     
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    xc0mbatx got a reaction from DJ46 in Crammed Hardline Water Cooled Lian-Li PC-V352 Micro ATX   
    It's got blue highlights and the liquid keeps it cool...? haha I thought this might happen.
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    xc0mbatx reacted to p0Pe in Project Rhino - A HEX GEAR R80 prototype build   
    Here you go man. I have no idea how that compares to other scores though, as I am unfamiliar with the benchmark
     
     
    As wished! See below:D
     
     
    Thanks. I think:)
     
    As stated in the reply to you, just simply subscribe to this thread. If you want to see more stuff like this, you can also give my facebook and youtube page a like/subscribe.
     
    Update time again! This time a quite big one. Or at least there went a LOT of hours into the preparations for this. As well as a LOT of cable. All in all I think I used abou 70-80 meters of cables for this thing! All in all there is a bit over 115 individually sleeved wires in this build!
     

     
    When I make wires for builds where I want a specific length of cables, I always start out by making the end that plugs into the components first. Then I route the cables the way I want them, and figure out what length they circa needs to be, and adds around 5 cm.
     

     
    I actually had to take out the 6 pin that goes into the motherboard and suply's extra power to the graphic cards because I had no room in the PSU for it Oo.
     

     
    Almost too bad as I quite liked how it ran over the graphic cards.
     

     
    But such is life. Testing showed that there was no performance or stability loss by taking this out, and no extra overclock to earn from it (when not running LN2 or other crazy voltmods, which is what I think this power plug is meant for)
     

     
    Closeup of how the pumps are sleeved. It works great, but it was a major pain in the bum to sleeve.
     

     
    Rear side with everything routed how I wanted it. Aquaero is not mounted in this picture, so I had to take that into considderation.
     

     
    With the first few cables finished. As you saw in the previous pictures, I start out by making all the ends in one end, and then route the cables. I then cut the other end so it fits with the PSU, and the length the cables needs to be, crimp it, and put them into the connector.
     

     
    And BOOM! A few hours later, the rest of the cables got connectors on the other ends as well. You have to be careful not to switch some of the wires this way as it is not super easy to see what wire is going where. But I have almost sleeved enough corsair power supply's by now to know the pin layout of the different ones in my sleep.
     

     
    Really like this quad comb. The thing is a beast!
     

     
    From the rear. Do not mind the zip ties, they are only in there to keep the different bunches of wires together for when I put connectors on them, and to keep the wires in the "route" I want them to go.
     

     
    All the wires out of the build for testing with a PSU tester.
     

     
    Proud to say that everything worked the first time around! So no magic smoke in this build!
     

    I also managed to almost completely fill out the PSU with plugs! The only ones available now is the sata/moles plugs which is kinda scary!
    Next up is piping!
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    xc0mbatx reacted to p0Pe in Project Rhino - A HEX GEAR R80 prototype build   
    Got some goodies from Intel! But I messed up. I thought I could just throw the PCIe ssd in between the two top graphic cards and be done with it, but after testing it out, the heatsink gets VERY hot during use, and I would not be comfortable with having it sanwitched in between two cards. The other option would be to watercool it, but it would require a special made SLI bridge, and would put the ssd out of the rear of the case. All in all, no really good solutions. I even tried messing around with a X4 extender cable, but could not really find an alternative that I liked.
     
    So the end of it will be that I will be taking out one of the Titan X's after thermal testing and benchmarking is done, and then I will put this baby in the rig and shoot some more pictures!
     
    One a bright side, I have the Klevv Urbane ssd that I can use as a main OS drive until the Intel one can be put in.
     

     
    A 1.2 tb PCIe ssd, and a i7 5960x!
     

     
    This disk is just INSANE in every way. 
     

     
    One thing I quickly noticed compared to standard ssd's or M.2 ssd's is the huge heatsink.
     

     
    Also, the backplate is a nice touch!
     

     
    It is actually suprisingly small. CPU for scale. But even though it is not huge, it is actually quite heavy because of the heatsink.
     

     
    Not much to say. Lots of dots.
     

     
    Just messing around with the macro lense.
     

     
    I again opted for the dedicated X99 waterblock. This one just makes life so much easier if you know you will only be using it for X99 setups.
     

     
    The polishing on these waterblocks are quite alright:D
     

     
    Almost to the point of stupidity.
     

     
    It looks good, but will never be seen again.
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    xc0mbatx reacted to p0Pe in Project Rhino - A HEX GEAR R80 prototype build   
    Hello guys! Ever since finishing the R40 Engineering Station I have had an itch to start a new project, so I will cut straight to it. The case I will be building in this time is a prototype of the upcoming HEX GEAR R80, a full size ATX case with plenty of space for a LOT of hardware, as I will do my best to prove.
     
    This build proves as a "test build" in the prototype case to make sure that it has the thermal capacity, and space that is needed for an ultra high-end build. And what better way to do this than to cram all sorts of expensive, powerhungry and hot hardware into it!
     
    I will be keeping this build very clean, as it serves as a statement of what you can do with basic tools in this case (so not crazy water distributing plates, sorry!)
     
    I would also like to give a huge thanks to the sponsors that has provided parts for this project, and helped make it one of the most powerfull PC's possible to build. I would also like to thank the team from Official Nordster for the Rhino artwork in the banner.
     
    Lets get some specs on the table:
    Case: HEX GEAR R80 CPU: Intel i7 5960X Graphic cards: 4 x Nvidia Geforce GTX Titan X OS drive: Intel 750 ssd 1.2TB PCIe Secondary drive: KLEVV Urbane 480 gb ssd Motherboard: ASUS X99-E WS RAM: 64 GB KLEVV CRASS DDR4 ram PSU: Corsair AX1500i Fan controller: Aquaero 6 Watercooling: EK blocks, radiators, reservoir & pumps Fans: EK vardar Fittings: Bitspower  Sleeving: E22 Tubing: E22 solid tubing  
    Without much more writing, lets get started!
     

     
    A few renders of the case. The case follows many of the same ideas as the R40, but is just bigger so it can handle a full ATX system.
     

     
    The case also supports either a 360 + 480 mm radiator, or two 420 mm radiators (if you get some extra radiator mounting plates). For this build I will be using 60 mm thick 120 mm radiators as I believe it will be more than enough to cool the hardware used.
     

     
    The case is as mentioned a prototype of the upcoming R80 tower. Essentially a R40 but just with more space for stuff! Don't mind the grey paper still on the accent pack, it is as mentioned still a prototype. The case is build to be able to accommodate 8 PCI slots, and as you can see on this picture can easily handle 4 way SLI / crossfire.
     

     
    Some of the main hardware that will be used for this mod. A pretty hefty combo!
     

     
    However big the motherboard might be, it still looks small with all the cards put onto it.
     

     
    These cards are just INSANE! I plan on overclocking everything when it is done, to see how far I can push the system.
     

     
    This motherboard means business and have the specs to back it up. Really looking forward to getting this booted up!
     

     
    Lets try not to bend any of these before I get the CPU in place shall we?
     

     
    One of the first things I did was to drill a few holes in the motherboard mounting plate that comes with the case. This plate is made from 1.5 mm aluminium, so it is pretty easy to drill into and mount whatever you need on it.
     

     
    Always guide holes when prepping to drill. This way the drill will not run off and make a big fat scratch in your work part.
     

     
    Laser guided drill!
     

     
    And done! In this picture you can see the plate compared to a standard R40 mounting plate.
     
    More to come soon!
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Rck010 in Titanium Red (Corsair Carbide 540)   
    I'm lurking around here for quite some time now but never really made an account. Why? I have no clue really...
    It would be rude of me not to do a (very) short introduction of myself first before talking about my current Skylake gaming rig: 
     
    My name is Rick, i'm 32 years old. I live in The Netherlands together with my beloved girlfriend that sometimes gets a tiny bit crazy of my 'thing' for computers  
     
    [ Some more info/history about the build will be added soon ]
     
    Recently added a custom water cooling loop for my cpu and also ordered the parts to add my GTX980Ti to the loop as well. I am waiting for the parts to be delivered which should be somewhere at the start of next week.
    I will also be Plasti Dipping my entire case into a matte black color, which should match the rest of the build a little better than the standard black/grey color it comes in.
     

     
    Old:
     
    Components:

    CPU: Intel i5 6600k @ 4700Mhz, 1.425v
    Memory: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum (2666) @ 3000Mhz, 1.30v.
    Mainboard: Asus Maximus Hero VIII.
    GPU: EVGA GTX 980Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ @ 1575/8400, 1.27v (custom bios).
    Soundcard: Asus Xonar Essence STX.
    PSU: Super Flower Leadex 850W.
    Case: Corsair Carbide 540 Air.
     
    Price: € 1824,00 / $ 2036,81 UD.

    Water-cooling: 
     
    CPU block: EKWB Supremacy MX incl. white LED.
    GPU block: EK-FC Titan X - Acetal+Nickel.
    GPU backplate: EKWB Titan-X Black.
    Radiator: EKWB Coolstream PE240.
    Radiator: EKWB Coolstream PE360.
    Radiator fans: EKWB-Vardar F3-120's
    Reservoir/pump: EKWB XRES 100 DDC MX 3.1 PWM combo.
    Tubing: EKWB ZMT matte black.
    Fittings: EKWB 10/16mm ACF compression, Bitspower 10/16mm 90degree rotary compression.
    Coolant: EK-Ekoolant Clear.
     
    Price: € 663,25 / $ 739,96 UD.
     
    Extras:
     
    - NZXT Sentry Mix II fancontroller.
    - Lightbar-kit for the Corsair Dominator Platinum's.
    - 3x Corsair SP120 Performance Edition.
    - 1x Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition.
    - 8x Bitfenix Alchemy extention cables (red).
    - Highflow cable-combs (black)
    - Backplate for the Asus Xonar Essence STX.
    - Midplate for the Corsair Carbide 540 Air.
     
    Price: € 228,95 / $ 255,23 UD.
     
    Peripherals: 
     
    Monitor: Crossover 27Q IPS, 2560x1440.
    Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE.
    Mouse: EVGA Torq X10 and Logitech G600.
    Headphone: Sennheiser HD600, Sennheiser HD558, Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro.
    Headphone Amp: Schiit Magni 2.
     
    Price: € 1315,86 / $ 1467,05 UD.
     
    Total price of the build: € 2686.20 / $ 2993,38 UD
    Total price of the complete setup: € 4002,06 / $ 4459,72 UD
     
    Some more pictures of the build:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    I'll be updating this thread as much as i can in the following weeks, starting with the new paint-job and watercooled GPU somewhere next week.
     
    Questions, suggestions or other feedback are always welcome
     
     
     

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    xc0mbatx reacted to Rck010 in Titanium Red (Corsair Carbide 540)   
    Hi there, thanks for the feedback!
     
    I have considered rigid tubing but after seeing ZMT soft-tubing in person, i decided to go with that instead. I just love how clean the matte finish looks, wheres rigid tubing always has a shine to it. Maybe i'll be doing rigid tubing one day, be it in this build or another but for now i am totally satisfied with the EK ZMT.
     
    I do agree on the colors. It's either black/red or black/white nowadays. Somewhat forcing the majority of people making a build around those colors.
    I did not want a regular black/red build though, that's why i focused on black/grey and only used red to highlight/accent things. Using red too much will get overwhelming quickly, something i wanted to avoid at all cost.
     
    Again, thanks for the kind words. For full hi-ress pictures take a look at my google drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwuEZKoYAIzGVWhXZGlmTHdzOEk&usp=sharing
     
     
     
    Thank you.  
     
     
    While i think i understand what you're trying to say, i do not agree with you.
     
    Yes, a i7 6700k with HT would give me a couple more fps in games (3-4 at best) and pushes me a little further in benchmarks.
     
    However, 99% i do on this system is gaming and the i5 6600k at 4.7Ghz does the job just fine. That being said, I do not understand the logic in: "You can't do a custom GTX980Ti loop without some kind of i7 to keep up the pace". If you're saying that my 6600k is holding back, bottle-necking my GTX980Ti in anyway then let me tell you that you're totally wrong about that.
     
    I can tell you that my overclocked CPU/GPU combination outperforms many i7 6700k / GTX980Ti builds out there. Not all, but many.
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    xc0mbatx got a reaction from xHadrian in The Water Cooling Gallery   
    Good luck and don't hesitate to ask anyone here for advice!
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    xc0mbatx reacted to Akon6686 in The Water Cooling Gallery   
    These builds have been inspiring.. I'm currently saving up to start my own build.. I've been living off of this ASUS gaming laptop for a few years now since I have had to move around a bit thanks to the Army.. but now I'm settled and ready to start building! thanks for the ideas everyone! Hopefully mine will turn out half as good as all of yours!
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