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I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

I work at a computer shop in Western Australia and had my computer on display Project Banana Phonez when a customer told me he had seen my build log of the computer here on the forums. He went on and asked me if I could build him a water cooled computer based on TastyPC's 900D review with his existing computer that already had watercooling and parts that would fit the red and black theam.
 
We discused prices and after negotiations I gave him a list of parts he would have to source from the internet to compleate the build. after about a month he had all the parts and I could finaly start the build. This would be the 818th computer that came into the shop for a service this year hence the name.
 
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Components:
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Case: Corsair 900D
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
RAM: Red Corsair Dominator GT 16GB
SSD: Corsair 120GB Force GT
PSU: Coolermaster M2 1000W
GPU: 2x Asus 7970
HDD: 2x WD black 2TB
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

I work at a computer shop in Western Australia and had my computer on display Project Banana Phonez when a customer told me he had seen my build log of the computer here on the forums. He went on and asked me if I could build him a water cooled computer based on TastyPC's 900D review with his existing computer that already had watercooling and parts that would fit the red and black theam.
 
We discused prices and after negotiations I gave him a list of parts he would have to source from the internet to compleate the build. after about a month he had all the parts and I could finaly start the build. This would be the 818th computer that came into the shop for a service this year hence the name.
 
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Components:
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Case: Corsair 900D
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
RAM: Red Corsair Dominator GT 16GB
SSD: Corsair 120GB Force GT
PSU: Coolermaster M2 1000W
GPU: 2x Asus 7970
HDD: 2x WD black 2TB
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

Project Banana Phonez
The computer has been finished and been in stable working condishion for the past month, I was going to post the build log a lot sooner but unforchantly soon after the build was finished i became unmotivated and very depressed to the point that I had to take time off work to help get better (still recovering).
I have been working at Austin computers (a very popular retailer of computer components in Western Australia) as a Computer Technician for the last year and during my time I have only worked on 3 custom water cooled computers all of them only having the CPU water cooled. Eventually after watching TastyPC's Fractal Design Define XL R2 build time lapse i got the inspiration to water cool my own PC
 
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Components:
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Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
RAM: Red and Black Corsair Vengeance 16GB Total CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
SSD: 2x OCZ Vertex 4 120GB in Raid 0
PSU: Corsair AX860
GPU: Nvidia GTX Titan
Sound card: ASUS Xonar D2X
Fans: 7x Noctua NF-F12 painted black
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Water cooling stuff:
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Pump: Koolance PMP-450 12V Variable Speed Pump
Pump Mod: Bitspower D5 Mod Kit black Finish
CPU Block: EK Supremacy Acetal CPU Waterblock
GPU Block: EK-FC Titan Acetal with back plate
Radiators:
Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 240mm Dual Radiator
Alphacool NexXxoS ST45 240mm Dual Radiator
Coolant: EK Ekoolant Clear Premix
Reservoir: XSPC Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir
Tubing: PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Red 3/8ID 5/8OD
Fittings: Bistpower Matte Black 3/8 ID 5/8 OD, lots
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Accessories:
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Microphone: Audio Technica AT2020
Mouse: 2x Razer Naga epic (one to charge the battery and the other to use)
Keyboard: Razer Death Stalker
Monitors:
ASUS PB278Q
2x Acer V243HL
color calibrator: Datacolor Spyder4PRO
Headsets:
Sennheiser RS 220
Razer Chimaera 5.1
Webcam: Logitech C525
NAS: Synology DS213 With 2x 3TB HDD's in raid 1 for mass storage

Originally my plan was to go 2x 680 in SLI but during my testing stage of the build i had great difficulty getting the system to be stable and most of the time I found that the games i was playing actually did not benefit from SLI. in fact in more than three games I was getting less FPS in SLI compared to just 1 680. So I decided to go and just get a GTX Titan

Out the back in the warehouse painting all of the sides of the Noctua fans and also 2 6990 water blocks for a different project. I only need to paint the sides of the Noctua fans and don't need to paint the fan blaids as i will be using Silverstone FF121B 120MM Fan Filters to cover them up as it is too difficult to paint the inside of the fan.

I left the NexXxoS Monsta on the sales front counter and most of the customers that came in were commenting on it, eventually I had to put it away because people were picking it up and handling it without care.


ooh shiny Gk110

making a mess on the sales floor


On the back here you can see I have a corsair link with 2 Cooling Nodes attached to it, unforchantly i have since ripped this out and thrown them away due to a bug that would randomly stop all the fans and after investigating the problem I found that it is very common on the corsair forums and there was no fix at the time. due to this I cannot recommend the product to any of my customers.

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

That video was just supposed to be a casual behind the scenes thing for a HardwareHeaven case review, Turns out it's probably my favorite video I've ever done. Kinda wish I'd taken it more seriously and got some watercooled GPUs in there, and maybe lost the cat ears :)

Most painful thing is two days after making that video the rig had to be completely striped down. :(

That's an epic rig you've built, with a very tidy loop. Nice to see you worked Noctua fans in there too, I had to get red fans in there so they had to go. What I would do for that titan.. lol :)

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

Project Banana Phonez
The computer has been finished and been in stable working condishion for the past month, I was going to post the build log a lot sooner but unforchantly soon after the build was finished i became unmotivated and very depressed to the point that I had to take time off work to help get better (still recovering).
I have been working at Austin computers (a very popular retailer of computer components in Western Australia) as a Computer Technician for the last year and during my time I have only worked on 3 custom water cooled computers all of them only having the CPU water cooled. Eventually after watching TastyPC's Fractal Design Define XL R2 build time lapse i got the inspiration to water cool my own PC
 
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Components:
--------------
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
RAM: Red and Black Corsair Vengeance 16GB Total CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
SSD: 2x OCZ Vertex 4 120GB in Raid 0
PSU: Corsair AX860
GPU: Nvidia GTX Titan
Sound card: ASUS Xonar D2X
Fans: 7x Noctua NF-F12 painted black
----------------------
Water cooling stuff:
----------------------
Pump: Koolance PMP-450 12V Variable Speed Pump
Pump Mod: Bitspower D5 Mod Kit black Finish
CPU Block: EK Supremacy Acetal CPU Waterblock
GPU Block: EK-FC Titan Acetal with back plate
Radiators:
Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 240mm Dual Radiator
Alphacool NexXxoS ST45 240mm Dual Radiator
Coolant: EK Ekoolant Clear Premix
Reservoir: XSPC Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir
Tubing: PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing Red 3/8ID 5/8OD
Fittings: Bistpower Matte Black 3/8 ID 5/8 OD, lots
---------------
Accessories:
---------------
Microphone: Audio Technica AT2020
Mouse: 2x Razer Naga epic (one to charge the battery and the other to use)
Keyboard: Razer Death Stalker
Monitors:
ASUS PB278Q
2x Acer V243HL
color calibrator: Datacolor Spyder4PRO
Headsets:
Sennheiser RS 220
Razer Chimaera 5.1
Webcam: Logitech C525
NAS: Synology DS213 With 2x 3TB HDD's in raid 1 for mass storage

Originally my plan was to go 2x 680 in SLI but during my testing stage of the build i had great difficulty getting the system to be stable and most of the time I found that the games i was playing actually did not benefit from SLI. in fact in more than three games I was getting less FPS in SLI compared to just 1 680. So I decided to go and just get a GTX Titan

Out the back in the warehouse painting all of the sides of the Noctua fans and also 2 6990 water blocks for a different project. I only need to paint the sides of the Noctua fans and don't need to paint the fan blaids as i will be using Silverstone FF121B 120MM Fan Filters to cover them up as it is too difficult to paint the inside of the fan.

I left the NexXxoS Monsta on the sales front counter and most of the customers that came in were commenting on it, eventually I had to put it away because people were picking it up and handling it without care.


ooh shiny Gk110

making a mess on the sales floor


On the back here you can see I have a corsair link with 2 Cooling Nodes attached to it, unforchantly i have since ripped this out and thrown them away due to a bug that would randomly stop all the fans and after investigating the problem I found that it is very common on the corsair forums and there was no fix at the time. due to this I cannot recommend the product to any of my customers.

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup

I have not connected any front panel connections other then the power button as i never use them and would rather have the minimal amount of cables being shown inside the case


During the build there was water leaking out around the pump, turns out that I forgot to put the o-ring back that sits between the pump and reservoir. no damage was done but it was definitely a scary moment.


Total build time of the system took the entire day from 9AM to 3AM the next morning with 2 other people helping me along the way.

Applejack is best pony


A panorama picture that i took of the final setup