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mate your build is 2 years old and its still better than mine will be.

Thanks guys
 
So I've started 3d printing a couple decorations
(I use a flashforge creator pro with simplify 3d)

 

 

 
And I had to hand paint everything

 

 
Next I did a little decorative work to the tubes

 

 
And finally I added the tiles to the case. These are actually coasters I found on thingiverse and scaled down. Once I'm done with the other prints I'll make a post to give credit to the creators of everything I printed. 

(ignore the apple juice my brother thought it was funny to bring me 4 gallons of it when I asked for a cup 😂) 

 
Now it's time for me to tackle the cable management. Wish me luck lol 🤞

 
Thanks for your time

good job man. Looks awesome. also do you play the new modern warfare?

Thanks guys
 
So I've started 3d printing a couple decorations
(I use a flashforge creator pro with simplify 3d)

 

 

 
And I had to hand paint everything

 

 
Next I did a little decorative work to the tubes

 

 
And finally I added the tiles to the case. These are actually coasters I found on thingiverse and scaled down. Once I'm done with the other prints I'll make a post to give credit to the creators of everything I printed. 

(ignore the apple juice my brother thought it was funny to bring me 4 gallons of it when I asked for a cup 😂) 

 
Now it's time for me to tackle the cable management. Wish me luck lol 🤞

 
Thanks for your time

What a blast from the past

Hello! 
 
As you probably guessed, this is going to be a portal themed build. I can't even tell you how excited i am for this. A few years ago i was building a similar PC and ran into nothing but bad luck. The paint shop i brought my case to didn't bother to spell check before airbrushing ?, as well as some parts being stolen and I ended up not having the money to fix/replace things. BUT THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE! Fear not my fellow portal fans, it's time for me to upgrade and oh boy is this going to be fun. So if you're as big of a portal dork as i am feel free to follow my build and I'll do my best to keep you all updated along the way.
 
I have all my parts ordered already and they should be arriving soon.
Case: Corsair 780t
CPU: i9-9900K
RAM: 32gb DDR4 (4x8gb)
Mobo: Asus Prime Z390-A
GPU: 2X EVGA 2080 XC
Storage: 2x Samsung 1tb SSD (raid 0)
                2x 6tb WD Black (raid 1)
PSU: Corsair RM1000
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14
Cooling: Dual water loop - PETG rigid tubing, 2x EK 360mm radiators 
 
Thank you all for checking out my build log
 
 
Teaser:
 

Last night I came home to a porch full of boxes ? so I'm about to work my way through this messy pile of parts. More to come later today! 
 
Plus this beautiful box of noctua's
 

Got a good update for you all. I started putting things together and I'm pretty happy with how this looks so far. 
 
First off I had to put these little silicone pads on the corners of every fan. Which took longer than you'd think. 

 
Next up was mounting the fans on the two 360 EK radiators

 
Cool thing about the 780t is the extra space in front and up top for mounting fans, so I went for a push pull setup 

One thing that really bothered me though was the fact that corsair claims you can fit a 360 rad in the front. And while I got it to work, it was a real pain. There's these annoying bumps underneath the bay that don't seem to serve any real purpose yet stick out just enough to block a radiator from lining up properly. So I ended up having to cut part of that off. It's covered by the radiator now so you can't see it, but it was still disappointing that they designed it this way. They clearly didn't test their claims or just didn't care. 

 
I thought this was kind of funny. I installed a dual lcd temp display on the front bay so I could monitor the loop temps and it made a face with the cd drive. So idk if I'll leave it like that or just remove the cd drive since I shouldn't need it too often anyways. Just like to have the option since I already had one. Entertaining none the less. 

 
And I guess there's an upload limit so I'll have to split this post up to add more pictures. 
 

Pt. 2
I got the processor seated and installed the water block


Coolers removed and water blocks installed on the 2080's as well


 
Lastly, I installed the motherboard into the case along with both the cards 

 
And that's it for now. Thanks for checking out my build
 
Ps: sorry if the picture quality isn't the best, I'm using my phone camera for now but once the build is finished I'll be taking some nice photos with my dslr

RAM came in last night and I got it installed this morning. I really like the look of it. Trying to cram as much white as possible inside this build lol. Since these are RGB I'm going to set the color to blue to match the cpu water loop. 

This project is long overdue for an update. Sorry for anyone interested in progress that I left waiting. My dad passed away and I completely lost interest in my hobbies for awhile so this sat in the garage collecting dust. Until now  No negativity though, the point is the portal build is back! I've been working on this a lot the last couple days and been having a lot of fun with it.
 
I got the parts in from cold zero (about 3 months later lol) and my reservoirs and fit everything in the case just to see how it would look

 
Then I measured and marked the psu shroud for drilling
And it cracked. Don't have a picture cause I was so irritated I forgot. But I glued it back together and it doesn't look too bad. Thought about ordering a new one but I don't feel like paying a bunch of money to wait another 3 months. 
 

Next I attached all the pass through fittings and it was time to do the soft tubing underneath
 

Lmao it's a bit of a redneck repair but it'll look great when it's finished just trust me
 

I'd just like to point out here how little room I had to connect the tubing to the reservoirs with how tall they are. This was one of the most annoying parts so far. 
And here you can see I refinished my garage counter and got the reservoirs and gpu backplates installed

Hard tubing begins! I installed the flow indicators too
 

Tubes are done
 
Next up is wiring /cable management and some decoration work. Let me know what you think of it so far. I'll probably have another update coming later today or tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your time! 

This project is long overdue for an update. Sorry for anyone interested in progress that I left waiting. My dad passed away and I completely lost interest in my hobbies for awhile so this sat in the garage collecting dust. Until now  No negativity though, the point is the portal build is back! I've been working on this a lot the last couple days and been having a lot of fun with it.
 
I got the parts in from cold zero (about 3 months later lol) and my reservoirs and fit everything in the case just to see how it would look

 
Then I measured and marked the psu shroud for drilling
And it cracked. Don't have a picture cause I was so irritated I forgot. But I glued it back together and it doesn't look too bad. Thought about ordering a new one but I don't feel like paying a bunch of money to wait another 3 months. 
 

Next I attached all the pass through fittings and it was time to do the soft tubing underneath
 

Lmao it's a bit of a redneck repair but it'll look great when it's finished just trust me
 

I'd just like to point out here how little room I had to connect the tubing to the reservoirs with how tall they are. This was one of the most annoying parts so far. 
And here you can see I refinished my garage counter and got the reservoirs and gpu backplates installed

Hard tubing begins! I installed the flow indicators too
 

Tubes are done
 
Next up is wiring /cable management and some decoration work. Let me know what you think of it so far. I'll probably have another update coming later today or tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your time! 

This project is long overdue for an update. Sorry for anyone interested in progress that I left waiting. My dad passed away and I completely lost interest in my hobbies for awhile so this sat in the garage collecting dust. Until now  No negativity though, the point is the portal build is back! I've been working on this a lot the last couple days and been having a lot of fun with it.
 
I got the parts in from cold zero (about 3 months later lol) and my reservoirs and fit everything in the case just to see how it would look

 
Then I measured and marked the psu shroud for drilling
And it cracked. Don't have a picture cause I was so irritated I forgot. But I glued it back together and it doesn't look too bad. Thought about ordering a new one but I don't feel like paying a bunch of money to wait another 3 months. 
 

Next I attached all the pass through fittings and it was time to do the soft tubing underneath
 

Lmao it's a bit of a redneck repair but it'll look great when it's finished just trust me
 

I'd just like to point out here how little room I had to connect the tubing to the reservoirs with how tall they are. This was one of the most annoying parts so far. 
And here you can see I refinished my garage counter and got the reservoirs and gpu backplates installed

Hard tubing begins! I installed the flow indicators too
 

Tubes are done
 
Next up is wiring /cable management and some decoration work. Let me know what you think of it so far. I'll probably have another update coming later today or tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your time! 

This project is long overdue for an update. Sorry for anyone interested in progress that I left waiting. My dad passed away and I completely lost interest in my hobbies for awhile so this sat in the garage collecting dust. Until now  No negativity though, the point is the portal build is back! I've been working on this a lot the last couple days and been having a lot of fun with it.
 
I got the parts in from cold zero (about 3 months later lol) and my reservoirs and fit everything in the case just to see how it would look

 
Then I measured and marked the psu shroud for drilling
And it cracked. Don't have a picture cause I was so irritated I forgot. But I glued it back together and it doesn't look too bad. Thought about ordering a new one but I don't feel like paying a bunch of money to wait another 3 months. 
 

Next I attached all the pass through fittings and it was time to do the soft tubing underneath
 

Lmao it's a bit of a redneck repair but it'll look great when it's finished just trust me
 

I'd just like to point out here how little room I had to connect the tubing to the reservoirs with how tall they are. This was one of the most annoying parts so far. 
And here you can see I refinished my garage counter and got the reservoirs and gpu backplates installed

Hard tubing begins! I installed the flow indicators too
 

Tubes are done
 
Next up is wiring /cable management and some decoration work. Let me know what you think of it so far. I'll probably have another update coming later today or tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your time! 

This project is long overdue for an update. Sorry for anyone interested in progress that I left waiting. My dad passed away and I completely lost interest in my hobbies for awhile so this sat in the garage collecting dust. Until now  No negativity though, the point is the portal build is back! I've been working on this a lot the last couple days and been having a lot of fun with it.
 
I got the parts in from cold zero (about 3 months later lol) and my reservoirs and fit everything in the case just to see how it would look

 
Then I measured and marked the psu shroud for drilling
And it cracked. Don't have a picture cause I was so irritated I forgot. But I glued it back together and it doesn't look too bad. Thought about ordering a new one but I don't feel like paying a bunch of money to wait another 3 months. 
 

Next I attached all the pass through fittings and it was time to do the soft tubing underneath
 

Lmao it's a bit of a redneck repair but it'll look great when it's finished just trust me
 

I'd just like to point out here how little room I had to connect the tubing to the reservoirs with how tall they are. This was one of the most annoying parts so far. 
And here you can see I refinished my garage counter and got the reservoirs and gpu backplates installed

Hard tubing begins! I installed the flow indicators too
 

Tubes are done
 
Next up is wiring /cable management and some decoration work. Let me know what you think of it so far. I'll probably have another update coming later today or tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your time! 

Hello! 
 
As you probably guessed, this is going to be a portal themed build. I can't even tell you how excited i am for this. A few years ago i was building a similar PC and ran into nothing but bad luck. The paint shop i brought my case to didn't bother to spell check before airbrushing ?, as well as some parts being stolen and I ended up not having the money to fix/replace things. BUT THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE! Fear not my fellow portal fans, it's time for me to upgrade and oh boy is this going to be fun. So if you're as big of a portal dork as i am feel free to follow my build and I'll do my best to keep you all updated along the way.
 
I have all my parts ordered already and they should be arriving soon.
Case: Corsair 780t
CPU: i9-9900K
RAM: 32gb DDR4 (4x8gb)
Mobo: Asus Prime Z390-A
GPU: 2X EVGA 2080 XC
Storage: 2x Samsung 1tb SSD (raid 0)
                2x 6tb WD Black (raid 1)
PSU: Corsair RM1000
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 & NF-A14
Cooling: Dual water loop - PETG rigid tubing, 2x EK 360mm radiators 
 
Thank you all for checking out my build log
 
 
Teaser:
 

Omg this is so small I love it. Always wanted to build something like this. And the 3d printing just makes it that much cooler. Nice job man

I was originally planning on using some normal looking cylinder reservoirs I had already. But then I saw these, and I couldn't resist. Personally I think these fit the build way better. They look like those transport tubes in portal 2! I ordered 2 and they should be arriving pretty soon. Let me know what you think. 

Novacore extreme limited edition reservoir

RAM came in last night and I got it installed this morning. I really like the look of it. Trying to cram as much white as possible inside this build lol. Since these are RGB I'm going to set the color to blue to match the cpu water loop. 

I was originally planning on using some normal looking cylinder reservoirs I had already. But then I saw these, and I couldn't resist. Personally I think these fit the build way better. They look like those transport tubes in portal 2! I ordered 2 and they should be arriving pretty soon. Let me know what you think. 

Novacore extreme limited edition reservoir

Hm I'll have to look into that then. Thanks for the advice! 

If you plan on hammering this i9, I think your MOBOs VRM will be a problem, Asus haven't done a good VRM in a while, just warning you if it's still in time to trade for a Gigabyte or MSI. If I'm not mistaken, this is a mere 4 phase VRM. Other than that, insane build, buddy, congrats! And good luck with it!

Titillating!

RAM came in last night and I got it installed this morning. I really like the look of it. Trying to cram as much white as possible inside this build lol. Since these are RGB I'm going to set the color to blue to match the cpu water loop. 

Pt. 2
I got the processor seated and installed the water block


Coolers removed and water blocks installed on the 2080's as well


 
Lastly, I installed the motherboard into the case along with both the cards 

 
And that's it for now. Thanks for checking out my build
 
Ps: sorry if the picture quality isn't the best, I'm using my phone camera for now but once the build is finished I'll be taking some nice photos with my dslr