WaavinHicks

I am looking at expanding rad space atm, I was going to put another 240 in the front but it would be to tight of a fit so thats why i looked into a new case. Plus im a bit of a J2C fan boy :wub:

Yeah this second loop going through is as clear as the bottle of distilled beside it so i think ill just go for it now

Worked a dream, thanks!
 
Also, is there any special liquid or mix or anything used for cleaning loops? Going from purple to white and dont want the purple to turn the white into a violet color

Steelseries Rival looks good, anyone have one?

That motherboard doesnt seem to be available anywhere, was thinking maybe something like the GIGABYTE GA-970A
 
Just realised you updated, that motherboard it is then I guess

Thanks for all your help guys, the PSU doesnt need to be an RM series, just I use a RM850 in my build and im happy with it but being a budget build if theres another PSU that can perform just as good or better for cheaper, im all for it!

The case natively supports 360mm rads in the top except you lose a drive bay generally

I have a 240mm alphacool rad in the bottom with the RM850 power supply and it fits but it is really tight

So it's time to finally spend the money and upgrade my computer and turn it into a beast! I was going to go with an intel 2011 socket build, but figured I will wait untill the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 sometime in 2014, untill then, I'm upgrading the CPU and GPU and watercooling the whole computer, will be uploading as many pictures as possible along the way!
 
Old computer:
 
CPU: AMD FX 4300 with stock cooler
Motherboard: Asus crosshair v formula-z
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 (I think, was donated by a family member last year)
Ram: G Skill 2x4gb 1600mhz
Powersupply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT 875w
SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD
HDD: 2tb WD Green
Case: Thermaltake chaser A31
 
this computer I put together just to get into PC gaming etc then with a course I started beginning of 2013 I started to do a fair amount of photo and video rendering so decided to spend the money and get something faster and figured might as well go all out!
 
First round of upgrades:
 
Hardware:
 
CPU: AMD FX 8350
GPU: Asus GTX 780ti 3gb
Case: Corsair 750D
PSU: Corsair RM850
 
Watercooling:
 
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm AMD CPU Block
GPU Block: XSPC Raystorm GTX TItan/780/780 Ti Waterblock
Reservior/Pump: XSPC Photon 170 w/ Variable D5 pump
Radiators: Alphacool UT60 240mm radiator, Alphacool XT45 360mm radiator
Fittings: Bitspower 1/2" compression fittings matte black
Tubing: Primochill advanced LRT Clear tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Fans: Corsair sp120mm x5
Coolant: XSPC UV Blue
Other: XSPC D5 screw ring black (just cause) and will get a backplate for the GPU when available
 
When the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 ram I will do another update. I'm more then happy to answer any questions or take any recommendations from anyone, just comment or message me if you want to ask something
 

 

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Will update with more photos once I get my new radiator and some angled fittings to clean up the tubing a bit more

Little update, my camera died so could only take photos with my iPhone so didnt bother getting many
 
Yes my reservoir is rather low, thought that 1 litre would be enough but I was wrong, will order another bottle of coolant when I have some spare money lying around
 
Anyway, thats it for the build untill Haswell-e is released and I upgrade to that

So it's time to finally spend the money and upgrade my computer and turn it into a beast! I was going to go with an intel 2011 socket build, but figured I will wait untill the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 sometime in 2014, untill then, I'm upgrading the CPU and GPU and watercooling the whole computer, will be uploading as many pictures as possible along the way!
 
Old computer:
 
CPU: AMD FX 4300 with stock cooler
Motherboard: Asus crosshair v formula-z
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 (I think, was donated by a family member last year)
Ram: G Skill 2x4gb 1600mhz
Powersupply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT 875w
SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD
HDD: 2tb WD Green
Case: Thermaltake chaser A31
 
this computer I put together just to get into PC gaming etc then with a course I started beginning of 2013 I started to do a fair amount of photo and video rendering so decided to spend the money and get something faster and figured might as well go all out!
 
First round of upgrades:
 
Hardware:
 
CPU: AMD FX 8350
GPU: Asus GTX 780ti 3gb
Case: Corsair 750D
PSU: Corsair RM850
 
Watercooling:
 
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm AMD CPU Block
GPU Block: XSPC Raystorm GTX TItan/780/780 Ti Waterblock
Reservior/Pump: XSPC Photon 170 w/ Variable D5 pump
Radiators: Alphacool UT60 240mm radiator, Alphacool XT45 360mm radiator
Fittings: Bitspower 1/2" compression fittings matte black
Tubing: Primochill advanced LRT Clear tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Fans: Corsair sp120mm x5
Coolant: XSPC UV Blue
Other: XSPC D5 screw ring black (just cause) and will get a backplate for the GPU when available
 
When the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 ram I will do another update. I'm more then happy to answer any questions or take any recommendations from anyone, just comment or message me if you want to ask something
 

 

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Will update with more photos once I get my new radiator and some angled fittings to clean up the tubing a bit more

So it's time to finally spend the money and upgrade my computer and turn it into a beast! I was going to go with an intel 2011 socket build, but figured I will wait untill the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 sometime in 2014, untill then, I'm upgrading the CPU and GPU and watercooling the whole computer, will be uploading as many pictures as possible along the way!
 
Old computer:
 
CPU: AMD FX 4300 with stock cooler
Motherboard: Asus crosshair v formula-z
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 (I think, was donated by a family member last year)
Ram: G Skill 2x4gb 1600mhz
Powersupply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT 875w
SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD
HDD: 2tb WD Green
Case: Thermaltake chaser A31
 
this computer I put together just to get into PC gaming etc then with a course I started beginning of 2013 I started to do a fair amount of photo and video rendering so decided to spend the money and get something faster and figured might as well go all out!
 
First round of upgrades:
 
Hardware:
 
CPU: AMD FX 8350
GPU: Asus GTX 780ti 3gb
Case: Corsair 750D
PSU: Corsair RM850
 
Watercooling:
 
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm AMD CPU Block
GPU Block: XSPC Raystorm GTX TItan/780/780 Ti Waterblock
Reservior/Pump: XSPC Photon 170 w/ Variable D5 pump
Radiators: Alphacool UT60 240mm radiator, Alphacool XT45 360mm radiator
Fittings: Bitspower 1/2" compression fittings matte black
Tubing: Primochill advanced LRT Clear tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Fans: Corsair sp120mm x5
Coolant: XSPC UV Blue
Other: XSPC D5 screw ring black (just cause) and will get a backplate for the GPU when available
 
When the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 ram I will do another update. I'm more then happy to answer any questions or take any recommendations from anyone, just comment or message me if you want to ask something
 

 

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Will update with more photos once I get my new radiator and some angled fittings to clean up the tubing a bit more

My watercooling equipment arrived this morning going to pick up my 750d CPU and gpu now and will update with a heap of photos later!

So it's time to finally spend the money and upgrade my computer and turn it into a beast! I was going to go with an intel 2011 socket build, but figured I will wait untill the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 sometime in 2014, untill then, I'm upgrading the CPU and GPU and watercooling the whole computer, will be uploading as many pictures as possible along the way!
 
Old computer:
 
CPU: AMD FX 4300 with stock cooler
Motherboard: Asus crosshair v formula-z
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 (I think, was donated by a family member last year)
Ram: G Skill 2x4gb 1600mhz
Powersupply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT 875w
SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD
HDD: 2tb WD Green
Case: Thermaltake chaser A31
 
this computer I put together just to get into PC gaming etc then with a course I started beginning of 2013 I started to do a fair amount of photo and video rendering so decided to spend the money and get something faster and figured might as well go all out!
 
First round of upgrades:
 
Hardware:
 
CPU: AMD FX 8350
GPU: Asus GTX 780ti 3gb
Case: Corsair 750D
PSU: Corsair RM850
 
Watercooling:
 
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm AMD CPU Block
GPU Block: XSPC Raystorm GTX TItan/780/780 Ti Waterblock
Reservior/Pump: XSPC Photon 170 w/ Variable D5 pump
Radiators: Alphacool UT60 240mm radiator, Alphacool XT45 360mm radiator
Fittings: Bitspower 1/2" compression fittings matte black
Tubing: Primochill advanced LRT Clear tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Fans: Corsair sp120mm x5
Coolant: XSPC UV Blue
Other: XSPC D5 screw ring black (just cause) and will get a backplate for the GPU when available
 
When the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 ram I will do another update. I'm more then happy to answer any questions or take any recommendations from anyone, just comment or message me if you want to ask something
 

 

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Will update with more photos once I get my new radiator and some angled fittings to clean up the tubing a bit more

So it's time to finally spend the money and upgrade my computer and turn it into a beast! I was going to go with an intel 2011 socket build, but figured I will wait untill the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 sometime in 2014, untill then, I'm upgrading the CPU and GPU and watercooling the whole computer, will be uploading as many pictures as possible along the way!
 
Old computer:
 
CPU: AMD FX 4300 with stock cooler
Motherboard: Asus crosshair v formula-z
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 (I think, was donated by a family member last year)
Ram: G Skill 2x4gb 1600mhz
Powersupply: Thermaltake Toughpower XT 875w
SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD
HDD: 2tb WD Green
Case: Thermaltake chaser A31
 
this computer I put together just to get into PC gaming etc then with a course I started beginning of 2013 I started to do a fair amount of photo and video rendering so decided to spend the money and get something faster and figured might as well go all out!
 
First round of upgrades:
 
Hardware:
 
CPU: AMD FX 8350
GPU: Asus GTX 780ti 3gb
Case: Corsair 750D
PSU: Corsair RM850
 
Watercooling:
 
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm AMD CPU Block
GPU Block: XSPC Raystorm GTX TItan/780/780 Ti Waterblock
Reservior/Pump: XSPC Photon 170 w/ Variable D5 pump
Radiators: Alphacool UT60 240mm radiator, Alphacool XT45 360mm radiator
Fittings: Bitspower 1/2" compression fittings matte black
Tubing: Primochill advanced LRT Clear tubing 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
Fans: Corsair sp120mm x5
Coolant: XSPC UV Blue
Other: XSPC D5 screw ring black (just cause) and will get a backplate for the GPU when available
 
When the 8 core intel CPUs are released along with DDR4 ram I will do another update. I'm more then happy to answer any questions or take any recommendations from anyone, just comment or message me if you want to ask something
 

 

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Will update with more photos once I get my new radiator and some angled fittings to clean up the tubing a bit more

What coolant is that exactly? I need to know!

The res comes with a D5 pump attached to the bottom, forgot to add that :unsure:

I agree doesnt help my local PC store feel they can chuck money ontop of whatever they feel like and are way overpriced, where do you shop in australia?

I know XSPC make a radiator called the crossflow i believe which has an inlet on 1 end and the outlet on the opposite side, judging by the diagram might be the way to go for the top radiator

I'll look into motherboards and decide then I think

I think australian prices are just really high
 
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1577&products_id=25657

I study architecture so there's a lot of rendering of 3D models, but its not for work or anything so time isn't really that important.
 
Thanks for all your input will definitely stick to the original 4770k