MetallicAcid's ROG V Gene TJ08-E

[MetallicAcid]

Hey everyone!

I am starting a thread here on LTT for my upcoming water cooled upgrade for the ROG Gene V TJ08-E. I was wanting to have a watercooled build that did not look like all the others... It is especially hard with a small case such as the Silverstone TJ08-E as there is only a handful of WC products that work in my case... So I decided to use hard acrylic tubing with the help of B Negative's tube bending guide. I must just warn everybody that this thread is photo heavy, so there is a 56k modem warning here for those of you using dial-up internet, or with a limited mobile surf packet!

First I would like to explain where this build has come from, and what I plan to do with it in the future. Best to explain with pictures! Here is how my PC looked in January this year:








At this point, I had gained enough courage to try my hand at some modding. I was wanting to have something more unique, something with my stamp on it. So I started out with a couple of projects on making my computer stand out from the rest. What I had in mind at that point was just to sleeve the PSU, and try to make a floor which lit up white to show off the components in my case... The sleeving took a long time, and the light panel failed and looked like poo.

So I had to come up with something not just OK, but PERFECT! I wanted to do a mod that had not been done before, and have this mod cover the many bare spaces within the case. Suddenly, I found inspiration from the SupremeFX III sound chip design which can be found on my Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene motherboard. This is what the design looks like on the board:




So, here is my journey to replicating my design on my own PC with the help of a few hand tools, elbow grease, and time. Enjoy these pics:






















Let’s just say that the kitchen wasn’t looking so happy after all this work… Neither was the wife!



After a doing the light panels, I had the inspiration and motivation to do something special about the back of the PC. Something special with the cabling, SSD placement, and maybe use some aluminium to "spruse" it up a bit. It was nothing advanced, but in my opinion, it tied in with the general feeling that I washoping to acheive with the upgrade! This is what I had come up with:











So, 5 months had gone by since I had started this rebuild. I had bought some more hardware, sold some hardware, filed and sanded like a "mofo", and in the end, I ended up with a computer that I was 100% happy with!!! This is what it looked like:


















Once completed, in May 2013, fans who had followed the build nominated me for overclock.net's "Mod Of The Month", of which I was 1 of 4 contestants gunning for glory. After 8 days of voting, I had won the competition with 58% of a total of 310 votes.

But the story doesn't end there... Sadly, after having the computer up and running for a week, I noticed that the SLI setup ran too hot because of the aluminium mid-plate sitting directly above the top GPU, and my Corsair H80 CPU AIO (All In One) solution's pump died. This forced me to send it back as RMA to where I had bought it from. After 3 weeks of having a dead computer, I was told that the H80 would not be replaced, but that I would get a refund. More stress! BUT, After some thinking, and planning, and determination, I decided to take it to the NEXT LEVEL (again?) and WATER COOL!!! So, after some more hard work, I would like to present the final pictures for this watecooling upgrade:

 

 

Thank you Aquatuning for your sponsorship!


MetallicAcid

 

 

Awards and commendations:

OCN's "Mod Of The Month" May 2013

Linus Tech Tips WAN show "Build Of The Week"

Featured on Rog Nordic Facebook page

Featured on Sweclockers Facebook page

Featured on Perfect PCs Tumblr page

[911^NEmeSis]

Wow that rig is ballin' mate! It looks very nice already but of course improvements can always be made. Hope to see how it progresses along so good luck pal.

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[MetallicAcid]

Update

Hey guys!

So, after my H80 died, I had to rethink a lot of things within my PC configuration. The H80 is now gone, the GTX670 has been sold, and a custom watercooling loop will be installed for the CPU, and a new GTX780 is joining the party!

I had decided that I would try something different in regards to the watercooling... I thought that normal soft PVC tubing is too easy, and decided to buy some acrylic tubing instead. 4 meters cost me 88kr from a local dealer I will be using Bitspower C47 matt black Crystal Link fittings to hold onto the tubing. Here are some pictures of the products... Please excuse any bad photography

Once I had most of the parts in, I decided to take a few photos of them, as well as show the latest revision in cable management and SSD placement.

With thanks to my sponsor Aquatuning!

[www.aquatuning.se]

MetallicAcid

[M-ursu]

This is one of the best builds on the forum.:)

So great looking!

[MetallicAcid]

Wow that rig is ballin' mate! It looks very nice already but of course improvements can always be made. Hope to see how it progresses along so good luck pal.

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Cheers for joining mate :) Stay tuned for coming updates, I will be posting a few updates tonight as I have this build log already on a couple of other forums, so I am just letting everyone catch up!

 

MetallicAcid

[MetallicAcid]

This is one of the best builds on the forum. :)

So great looking!

Wow thanks Mu!! That is a massive compliment! :D

 

MetallicAcid

[M-ursu]

Wow thanks Mu!! That is a massive compliment! :D

 

MetallicAcid

How did you get sponsorship?

[xxTigerShark]

This is already an amazing build and I can tell it is going to get even better. This is Awesome!

[MetallicAcid]

How did you get sponsorship?

It wasn't until after the original build log was created, when my H80 broke down, and I decided to do a custom water cooled loop. After discussing possible pricing with a representative at Aquatuning, they came to the decision to sponsor me with a couple of WC items to help me out. I don't recommend though that you go around asking everybody to give you free stuff, but rather let your modding skills do the negotiations for you.

 

I hope this helps!

 

MetallicAcid

[M-ursu]

It wasn't until after the original build log was created, when my H80 broke down, and I decided to do a custom water cooled loop. After discussing possible pricing with a representative at Aquatuning, they came to the decision to sponsor me with a couple of WC items to help me out. I don't recommend though that you go around asking everybody to give you free stuff, but rather let your modding skills do the negotiations for you.

 

I hope this helps!

 

MetallicAcid

Thanks, that helped a lot. :)

[MetallicAcid]

This is already an amazing build and I can tell it is going to get even better. This is Awesome!

Cheers for joining the party Tiger ;) Here is an update for you!

 

MetallicAcid

[MetallicAcid]

Update

Watercooling parts placement. I love how the pump sits just in front of the cut/design on the aluminium plate.

Phobya and Vengeance.

Drain port placement (when the parts arrive)

With thanks to my sponsor Aquatuning!

[www.aquatuning.se]

MetallicAcid

[Adler Polk]

This a really sexy build! Great mod work, cable sleeving and management! 10/10 

[Richard Burton]

Gorgeous!!! absolutely stunning, you have a great style

[TicTac]

WOW man looks awesome amazing job keep them photos coming love it!

[pcexplosion]

One of the sickest build I have ever seen.

[everything count to life]

Love this build from OCN, oh and by the way I voted for you :d

And also OMG I can't imagine how good it will look with watercooling it looked absolute marvellous with just air cooling

[900d]

wow you have put a lot of work into this and it really shows great job!!!

[Nicktrance]

It already looked amazing... now it's going to be freaking epic...

[Barfnargle]

I'm excited :D

[MetallicAcid]

This a really sexy build! Great mod work, cable sleeving and management! 10/10 

 

 

Gorgeous!!! absolutely stunning, you have a great style

 

 

WOW man looks awesome amazing job keep them photos coming love it!

 

 

One of the sickest build I have ever seen.

 

 

Love this build from OCN, oh and by the way I voted for you :D

And also OMG I can't imagine how good it will look with watercooling it looked absolute marvellous with just air cooling

 

 

wow you have put a lot of work into this and it really shows great job!!!

 

 

It already looked amazing... now it's going to be freaking epic...

 

 

I'm excited :D

 

Wow guys, I just have to say that I am overwhelmed with every single positive comment regarding my ROG V Gene TJ08-E build/mod. I never expected it to be so popular, in fact, I thought that what I had done with this build was quite novice compared to other builds I have followed.

 

I would just like to say thank you to everybody that has followed, is following and who has left positive comments to me regarding this build. This is the driving force why I want to keep modding (to the wife's dismay :P ).

 

Stay tuned, I am hopefully going to start cutting and bending some tubing today!

 

MetallicAcid

[iSuzak]

Really nice rig !

[DJ46]

A computer you are 100% happy with?! Not possib...

 

 

 

 

OH GOD! This is so beautyful. 100% happy with seems legit now.

[alpenwasser]

Just... moar! :D

[Bluejay0]

UUUHHHHGGG THE SEXYNESS