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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. 
 

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
 

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:
 

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. 

Oh no. I just saw this, and remembered that I have 2 broken PS2 phats that I was going to modify, and after seeing this I just have to. After you finish this, please hit me up with how it went. I might actually start working on this right now, hmm...

Short story, Me and a few friends are working together to make a PC inside a PS2 chassis (fat), we have been planning it out for a while now and just ordered an old PS2 to get accurate measurements because we can't find accurate measurements online, we are working off of one image from a forum 7 years ago and some guy's sketchup model, but so far we might have it theoretically working with an optical drive and internal FlexATX PSU, I attached some images and here is a PC parts list (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KH2cmq), there might be enough room if we lightly modify the heatsink for the GPU to have some of those controller port to USB adapters, as well as a rear 3d-printed or acrylic backplate with custom holes for the I/O and airflow cut into it. questions and ideas/flaws you might see would be appreciated, thanks!

that's awesome, and you guys are awesome for doing this!
 
the first thing that springs to my mind tough is temperatures. how are you going to keep this thing cool enough to function when under some load? if i recall correctly the PS2 wasn;t that big on airflow options ?
 

As the title says this was my first go at it.     Let me know if you have any feedback for me .
 
I had some feedback saying the first tube going into the GPU was ugly, how would of you guys done it.  Also I know that i messed up and the 2nd fan on the 240 couldn't fit because of the release valve.  It's on the other side of the rad, I just couldn't be bothered fixing it at the time hehe. 
 

Yeah, this is for the best. Whenever I feel like conversation between me and my uninitiated relatives/friends would touch the subject of the cost of a high end liquid cooled PC rig, I either try to steer away the conversation or flat out underestimate it by at least 50%
 
I was wondering, since the latest picture is from different angle - did that S fitting allow you for a more parallel routing of the vertical tube? In the picture before it was more crooked in relation to the radiator.
 
Anyway, looking good man! ?

Somewhat off topic, but in the third image the woman is framed in the Motherboard cut-out and it amused me  

Sick build though, I'll be watching!

Introducing Carbon Claw v1.0!


 

 

 
My entire setup pcpartpicker:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $529.00 @ Amazon CPU Cooler Corsair - H115i RGB PLATINUM 97 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $169.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $229.00 @ B&H Memory G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $139.99 @ Newegg Memory G.Skill - Trident Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $139.99 @ Newegg Storage Samsung - 960 EVO 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $135.89 @ OutletPC Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $297.99 @ B&H Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card $749.99 @ Amazon Case Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P Mesh White ATX Mid Tower Case $134.99 @ Newegg Business Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ B&H Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $98.89 @ OutletPC Case Fan Corsair - ML140 PRO RGB 55.4 CFM 140mm Fan $39.30 @ Newegg Monitor Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor $379.80 @ OutletPC Keyboard Logitech - G513 Silver Wired Gaming Keyboard   Mouse SteelSeries - Rival 600 Wired Optical Mouse $59.99 @ Amazon Headphones Sennheiser - GSP 500 Headset $179.59 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $3434.29   Mail-in rebates -$80.00   Total $3354.29   Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-15 16:19 EST-0500   Opinions, critiques, anecdotes, advice, thoughts of any kind are welcome.

I'm building another small form factor PC, this time in a 4.2 liter case that can fit a short GPU.
 
This case was 3D printed by a third party supplier, using Markforged One printer and Onyx filament. This filament is more expensive than most FDM filament, but it's also a bit tougher than ABS plastic with some more flex to the material. The motherboard tray is in two parts due to print area limits of the printer. Not sure yet whether to stick with that or use acrylic for the tray. Top and side vented panels will be made of acrylic.
 

 

 

 
Full album:
https://imgur.com/a/70Ple3U
 
You can see that the top piece of the motherboard tray is still missing. Once I get this piece in the right dimensions I could add all the main components to the case. Afterwards, I can get the side panels made and finish the build.
 
Here are the specs of the case:
Material: Onyx (vinyl with carbon fiber) and 3mm acrylic Dimensions: 199mm x 200mm x 105mm (4.18L) Motherboard: Mini ITX GPU: max length 175mm, dual slot SSD support: m.2 plus 1x 2.5" (on the bottom) CPU cooler: max height 39mm PSU: Internal DC-DC only, or Meanwell 200w

Banned for posting 13 minutes ago. 13 is unlucky. 

Massive Portal fan here, can't wait to see how this build turns out. 
 
Shipping can suck around Christmas time. Hope you don't get many more delays.

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

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
 

Oh and I forgot to mention the ram will be coming in soon but shipping was delayed for some reason. I'm also waiting on some cool case parts including custom gpu backplates from coldzero. Which should help add a lot more white to the inside of the case how I want it. More updates coming soon. 

$297 I believe, good guess. A little overkill maybe, but with everything else I got I might as well go all out lol. I barely spend money on anything other than food, gas and bills so I figured I'd spoil myself for once

That's a lot of Noctuas. How much is that, like $300 worth of fans?

It's essentially a spoiler for Portal. 

Okay so I didn't know what the title meant, and my friend sitting behind me saw it and said something about Portal so I asked her what she was talking about, she called me an idiot  And she never plays video games so idek

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
 

Awesome I love seeing these builds, see so many people say these high end ones are coming but never get to see them I definitely look forward to seeing this!

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:
 

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: