Project Minivalidus an X99 NCASE Build.

[d33g33]

 

So, if you remember on the last page I tested the Samsung SM951 on the Asus Z97i-Plus and it basically did 750mb/s reads and 700mb/s writes, fast but nothing compared to what the drive was capable of.

 

Now that we've swapped from Z97 to X99 and its getting the full bus with the ASRock "Ultra M.2" slot.

 

This...

 

I was not expecting that!

[Homicidium]

Holy shit!

 

[aamirilliyas123]

Hey @d33g33 .I have made a banner for your build!

If you like it,maybe you could update your first post and add it.Something like ~Banner Courtesy of @aamirilliyas123~ below it would be deeply appreciated

[aamirilliyas123]

@d33g33

[d33g33]

I have some exciting updates that I'll get up over the weekend

[d33g33]

Uggggggh gawd, so sick, whole family has it. Sorry didn't get any photos done at all.

 

Will try and get them asap.

[alpenwasser]

Also you don't want to know how I got that GTX980 in there...

 

The same way hedgehogs mate?

(with great care)

 

Or with lots of brute force?

Uggggggh gawd, so sick, whole family has it. Sorry didn't get any photos done at all.

Aw

Best wishes to everyone from me then.

[Deblow]

glad to see another 5820k build
will have to let me know the speed you're getting, not seen it mentioned yet unless i missed it?

cant wait to OC mine

For 4K gaming I grabbed a R9-295x2 when they got the price drop prior to the new R300's
 

[d33g33]

 

The same way hedgehogs mate?

(with great care)

 

Or with lots of brute force?

Aw

Best wishes to everyone from me then.

Not the hedgehog way. I pulled off all the panels, grabbed the front and back of the chassis and 'flexed' it while I got the wife to jam the card in, not graceful, at all.

Thanks for the wishes, on the road to recovery it seems! its been weeks!

 

glad to see another 5820k build

will have to let me know the speed you're getting, not seen it mentioned yet unless i missed it?

cant wait to OC mine

For 4K gaming I grabbed a R9-295x2 when they got the price drop prior to the new R300's

 

Nice! I plan on a 1440p ultrawide and I know a single 980 isn't up for the challenge. I like the sound of the Fury X2 but I know a 600w PSU isn't enough wattage. Fingers crossed for a MARS/GTX990 with slightly lower wattage requirement.

 

5820k on the H100i was @ 4.5ghz across all cores at 1.325v. After a BIOS update and the custom loop I'll revisit fine tuning this.

[nmil]

Nice! I plan on a 1440p ultrawide and I know a single 980 isn't up for the challenge. I like the sound of the Fury X2 but I know a 600w PSU isn't enough wattage. Fingers crossed for a MARS/GTX990 with slightly lower wattage requirement.

 

5820k on the H100i was @ 4.5ghz across all cores at 1.325v. After a BIOS update and the custom loop I'll revisit fine tuning this.

 

I'm pretty sure a GTX 980 ti or a R9 Fury should be able to play at that resolution, don't quote me on that though

[d33g33]

and on that custom loop...
 

 

I am please to announced that we have a new sponsor in...

 
I was casually chatting with a guy named Eddy about my R2-D2 build and we got onto this project and he offered to help. Thanks Eddy! Greatly appreciated!
 
Some hardline tubing

 
Hardline fittings

 
They have 2x hardline 'reamer' tools a normal one and the 'heavy duty' version. I opted for the heavy duty very, as tight as Australia can be on 'weapons' I was suprised they let this thing is! It's HUGE and sold metal!

 
As space will always be a concern a 30mm thick 240mm radiator. I really like the low FPI of these radiators for super low RPM fans.

 
Now this is actually kinda the star of the show here, I had all kinds of concerns on how I was going to get the STRIX 980 in this case. Fortunately the GPX block is the same height as a reference PCB meaning I will JUST sneak it in the case, EXCELLENT!

 
It's no secret that I was switching out the H100i for an expandable AIO and that I wanted a Kelvin. I managed to get my hands on the Kelvin S24, came with some fin damage out of the box which i'm not stocked about, but not a deal breaker...

 
So now the exciting part starts of planning the loop. I am waiting the reservoir still though and i'll have to make a custom bracket for the Kelvin to fit the slim ILM mount on the ASRock X99E-ITX stay tuned its about to get exciting!
 
Also a little sneaky peaky, anyone know what this is?

[d33g33]

I'm pretty sure a GTX 980 ti or a R9 Fury should be able to play at that resolution, don't quote me on that though

Yea would do but I dont want to go from a 980 to a 980Ti or Fury X. I would want a more significant jump

[Norman_the_Owl]

LEDs and a controller?

 

Edit: A yet to be programmed controller

[d33g33]

LEDs and a controller?

 

Edit: A yet to be programmed controller

Simple power indicator lights are lame...

[MrSuperb]

will you mount the 30mm alphacool in the bottom or on the side bracket?

 

is there even space for fans when using a 30mm rad?

 

 

this build has been done with a 25mm rad and slim fans ?!

edit: also the alphacool block seems to be rather thick.

[Yeater]

Love the ncase builds

[CtW]

If you plan on shoving a second rad in this thing like in the pic @MrSuperb posted, I'd recommend getting a cross flow radiator.

[d33g33]

will you mount the 30mm alphacool in the bottom or on the side bracket?

 

is there even space for fans when using a 30mm rad?

 

 this build has been done with a 25mm rad and slim fans ?!

edit: also the alphacool block seems to be rather thick.

So its gonna be tight yeah, I have some 15mm fans ill take some photos tonight.

 

The block is a bit taller but the fittings are different, also ill put the fans on the very bottom and radiator on top. Im hoping that because there's a few mm between the shroud and the fins the block may actually recess into this space. Also looking at his pictures in closer detail he has the 3-4mm thick plastic dust filters under the radiator almost negating anything from the 25mm over 30mm thick radiator. I think ill be fine

 

It'll all work out one way or another.

 

If you plan on shoving a second rad in this thing like in the pic @MrSuperb posted, I'd recommend getting a cross flow radiator.

 

A crossflow radiator makes tubing very hard.

[MrSuperb]

jesus ... you are really going for the extremes ...

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edit: still in the picture I posted a 25mm rad and 15mm fans were used and it seems like there are only about 3-4mm left to the (narrower) EK waterblock

[d33g33]

jesus ... you are really going for the extremes ...

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edit: still in the picture I posted a 25mm rad and 15mm fans were used and it seems like there are only about 3-4mm left to the (narrower) EK waterblock

No point going at it half cocked.

I'll make it work. After all. I got a 360x120 and 360x180 in an R4 and a Glacer 240L into a Shuttle.

If I have to grind back the radiator shroud and mill down the fins of the block so be it. That bitch is going in.

[MrSuperb]

I guess you will set a new record for most tightly packed M1

what reservoir are you going to use?

[d33g33]

I guess you will set a new record for most tightly packed M1

what reservoir are you going to use?

FrozenQ NCASE Reservoir. Was sent on the 21st of last month so should show up any day now...

[d33g33]

Almost forgot,
 
The slim fans im using for bottom rad at the Silverstone FN123's
 
at 15mm thick they look like squashed gentle typhoons to me.

[d33g33]

Managed to get a test script running through the Trinket and LED's  It may not look it in the video, but they are bright as hell!

 

[MrSuperb]

is each led individually controlled or is there another reason for the delay between the first and last LED?