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Sponsor shout out: This is my first sponsored build! I started building PCs for myself, then occasionally for friends, and sometimes for random people on reddit. Huge thanks to Watercool for their support and for making this build (more) possible. For me, it’s the vote of confidence that means the most. This is the point where one might say, “Buy Watercool stuff!”. Instead, I’ll say this… if you aren’t familiar with Watercool products… search r/watercooling, Google some reviews, search this forum, or check out other builds that feature their products (Like this one). Don’t just take my word for it. What this build is about: The mission for this build was to make the most “Heatkiller-esque” system possible. Minimalist aesthetics, empirical build quality*(at least to the best of my capacity) and top tier performance. It should live up to the name. I am a firm believer that, if you are going to go through all the effort of creating a custom loop,... you should try to do something unique. The Lian Li O11 Dynamic has been done to death at this point. Challenge accepted I say. This is probably one of the last O11D configs left untouched (call me out if I’m wrong). For those that remember the Corsair Air 540, this may seem familiar though. Dual loop, Koolance dual bay res in the back chamber. Chrome tubing is also something that has returned to the vogue of late. I originally wanted to do nickel plated copper tubing, but finding a local nickel-plating shop that would take the job for an acceptable price didn’t work out. Solution... traditional PETG plastic tubing, painted with Alsa EasyChrome liquid metal paint. *Backup plan is traditional spray paint Finally, this is my personal build. It’s not specifically for a trade show or convention. Even though it’s sponsored, it isn’t designed to be an advertisement. End of the day, it’s sitting on my desk, it’s doing my work, it’s running my games. I’ve got to be happy with it. Hopefully you like it as well. What you can expect from this build log: There will be your usually assortment of picture updates, the inevitable “something didn’t go quite right”, some light Dremel modding, 3D printing, painting, vinyl wrapping and cutting, etc etc and then a final photoshoot. No fancy CNC porn or glorious workshops unfortunately. If you have any questions, comments or snarky criticisms, I’m game for it all. Most of the photos will be taken with a Pixel 3. Final shots will be with a DSLR and some studio lighting. Some of my previous builds: The Parts: If you want a complete breakdown, I've listed pretty much every single part I used for this build in PCPartPicker. Sponsored Parts: Watercool HEATKILLER IV PRO Black Copper Watercool HEATKILLER IV Backplate Watercool HEATKILLER IV for GTX 1080Ti - ACRYL Ni-Bl Watercool HEATKILLER IV eBC - Backplate for 10 Series Watercool I/O Bracket for GTX 1080Ti and TITAN Xp Watercool HEATKILLER RGB LED Strip XS Watercool HEATKILLER White LED Strip Main Components: CPU: Intel i7 8086K GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition Motherboard: Asus Maximus X Apex RAM: Team Group T-Force XTREEM 16 GB DDR4-3866 Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB NVMe SSD and Sandisk Ultra 3D 2 TB SSD PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 1000 W Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black Fans: 6x Corsair ML 120 Pro and 3x Corsair ML 140 Pro fans Custom Cables: Cablemod Custom Sleeved Pro Series Cables - Carbon w/aluminum combs Water Cooling Components: Blocks: Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro GPU and CPU blocks with backplates Fittings: Barrow fittings from FormulaMod.com Tubing: XSPC 14mm PETG tubing Radiators: Hardware Labs 360 GTS and 360 GTX Reservoir: Koolance RP-452X2 Dual 5.25in Reservoir Rev.2.0 Pumps: 2x PrimoChill Enhanced D5 PWM PWM Control: Aquacomputer Aquaero 6 LT USB Fan Controller, Aquacomputer HUBBY7 internal USB 2.0 Hub, 3x Aquacomputer SPLITTY9 Fluid: Mayhems X1 Clear Other Cooling: Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Aqua Computer kryoM.2 Micro Passive Heat Sink for M.2 2280 SSD RockitCool Copper Upgrade Kit for 1151 3x Phobya Shroud & Decoupling 140mm 2x Darkside 360mm Radiator Gasket Lighting: 3x Phanteks 140mm Halos Lux Digital RGB Fan Frames 3x Phanteks 120mm Halos Lux Digital RGB Fan Frames Asus ROG Aura Terminal Addressable RGB Controller and Strips Aesthetic Modification Supplies: 3M 1080 BR212 Brushed Black Metallic Car Wrap Vinyl Film VViViD Epoxy High Gloss Carbon Fiber Automotive Vinyl Wrap Alsa Easy Chrome Hobby Kit Molotow Burner Chrome spray paint Molotow ONE4ALL Acrylic Paint Marker, 2mm, Signal Black Cheers! *Ok, there will be some RGB...

Hi All Bit of a weird question. I was thinking of combining the loops of 2 different systems that will likely not be on at the same time. That way I can capitalise on not having to buy 2 separate sets of radiators etc and can hook them up together. I'm not sure how best the pump would handle this situation however, turning on when one system is turned on, off when both systems are off and then on again with the second system is in use. Is it as simple as (wish they weren't molex) connecting a molex splitter to both PSUs and then into the pump? If that's the case, would there be an issue if both of them were powered on at the same time, would it fry the pump by sending through too much electricity? I tried having a look at Paul's Riptide videos and other dual systems (both systems would be high end, not 1 NAS server) but a lot of them aren't having everything go through the same loop. Many thanks!

Hi guys, I'm joining the thread by asking you a question because I'm trying to collect much external opinions as i can. I plan to revamp the entire PC (excluding the 2080 ti which I think I'll replace with hopper) by making a dual loop build. It might make sense in your opinion, although I know my question is a bit premature, start this project with the upcoming zen 3 CPUs or, being this a PC of some importance, is It worth waiting for the am5 socket change (or even the next Intel gen) with the related ddr5 and keep my 4790k for now to be more "future proof". Thank you in advance for your help

Hi all, back again with a followup build to me last one "White Metropolis". Follow along for the fun.Theme:I went through many ideas of what type of theme to have and I decided I wanted to go with something will a Blue/Black/White/Grey theme because I found THIS picture and liked how the colors worked together and came up with some sleek design elements to go along with it. Then I saw that Bitspower has some blue fittings and figured....Well I could make this a nice dual loop where one loop is ALL BLUE (fluid, pump mod kit, and fittings) and the other is ALL WHITE (fluid, pump mod kit, fittings) and the case is black, of which I will add some grey elements which hopefully will give an overall variety yet be cohesive at the same time.This is certainly going to be an interesting case to work in....The dual loop concept will kind of depend on how quickly EK releases 3rd party blocks for the 1070 line of cards. If they don't right after release I will likely fully build the one loop while saving room for the other and leave the GPU air cooled until they do.Expect quality pictures and videos along the way. The build will be finished by early July.Parts List: CPU: Intel i5-6600k GPU: GTX 1070 RAM: 16GB DDR4 Avexir CORE MOBO: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX CASE: Deepcool TriStellar (Side Windows) Mini ITX Desktop Case SSD: 3x 240GB Kingston V300 PSU: DEEPCOOL DQ650ST FANS: 5x Deepcool GS 120 61.9 CFM 120mm Fan Watercooling List: CPU Block: EK Supremacy EVO GPU Block: TBD Reservoirs: 2x Bitspower Tank-Z 250mm Radiators: 2-3x EK Coolstream SE or Black Ice Nemesis 120GTS Pumps: 2xEK-D5 Vario Motor Fittings: Bitspower Royal Blue and Deluxe White Tube: e22 12mm acrylic Dye: Mayhems pastel White, Mayhems Blue Misc Items: Lights: Darkside LED Cables/Connectors: Custom Items: GPU Backplate: 3 layer lasercut acrylic SSD Design: Picture design that spans all 3 SSD's Paint: Case elements, PSU, etc Case modifications Progress: COMPLETE Build Log Created 5/25/16 GPU Backplate Design 6/1/16 SSD Design 6/2/16 Watercooling parts are in + res/pump/mod kit put together 6/10/16 Video Progress + Some Drilling 6/22/16 Video Update #2 - Cutting, Drilling, Pass Thru Fittings, Reservoir Mount 7/5/16 Update+Video update #3. Tube Runs, Tube Bending, Leak Test Loop #1, more 7/9/16 BUILD COMPLETE. FINAL PHOTOS

This will be my first dual loop build, and I have never use the S8 before. I watched this, to try and get a feel for the case and how to work with it. I had a few questions. I can't find any pump reservoir combos with larger reservoirs(i like big ones because they look better), can somebody link me to one that will fit in this case. This video uses brackets to mount the pumps are the brackets included with the pump or the case or neither. If neither where do i get the brackets to mount the pumps. Do i mount both pump reservoir combos the same way right next to eachother in this case?