Envy! With New Caselabs Mercury S8! Updated 13/09/2014!

[the pokemon kid]

Hi guys! Here is my build log of my computer!

 

Introduction

Well, I have decided to build a computer which fits my needs and some. I am a photographer/ videographer and at most a gamer. I wanted a build which would be able to stand up to anything and that is what I have built! I am also a sucker for clean design and all that so I have also had to make it look pretty... The computer is called Envy or Brenda, whichever sounds best.

Parts list:
CPU: Intel i7 4770k
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth z87
Ram: 4 x 8gb 1866mhz corsair dominator platinum's
Graphics cards: 2 x Nvidia Palit GTX 770 and EVGA Sli bridge
PSU: Corsair AX 850 Corsair AX1200i
SSD: Crucial M4 512gb
HDD: Western Digital 3tb green
Case: Corsair 650D  CaseLabs Mercury S8
Fans: 6x Corsair SP 120mm and 1x Corsair AF 120mm
Cables: Custom braided green cables using cables modders braid.
 
Watercooling parts:
CPU block: EK supremacy clean CSQ
GPU block: 2x EK FC clean CSQ with clean CSQ bridge and back plates

RAM block: EK Dominator RAM block
Reservoir: EK x3 250

Pump: EK vario D5 x2 with EK clean CSQ dual top
Front radiator: Alphacool NexXox Monsta 360mm
Front radiator: Alphacool NexXxos Monsta 240mm
Tubing: Primochill 13mm Rigid Acrylic
Fittings: Primochill Revolver and EK 90 degree fittings.
 

Computer build 2013 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Computer build 2013 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Computer build 2013 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

Also put the platinums in place!

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Got to do a bit of CAD to create a simple cover for that SLI bridge. Going to print it using 3D printing. Going to print the name of computer onto it! ENVY!

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

The waiting by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

The waiting by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

The lovely green coolant! Got 2ltrs of it!

The waiting by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Partially together! by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Here is the full computer! Still a lot more to be done!

 

Partially together! by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Well shit... by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Filling and bleeding the loop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

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Filling and bleeding the loop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Filling and bleeding the loop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

Arty photo of the internals.

 

 

The top of the computer

 

Front of the computer, with the new LED's in the res.

 

 

 

 

My cable management by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

650D - ENVY by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Overclocking by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Overclock by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

benchmark by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Caselabs and other stuff by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Caselabs and other stuff by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Caselabs and other stuff by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Here is the rest of the parts! Cant wait to put the rigid acrylic into this!

Caselabs and other stuff by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Unfortunately, right after this final photo my cat jumped up and pulled the monsta rad off the desktop while I was putting the stuff into a safe spot!

 

It hit the floor hard and dented the end. Unfortunately it split the cap on it...     

Dead monsta by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

Well while I wait for the new radiator... I have mounted the reservoir to the back of the case!

Reservoir Mounting by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Reservoir Mounting by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Reservoir Mounting by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Chop chop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

That definitely isn't a empty bottle of captain morgans in the background...    :rolleyes:

 

Going to get some sort of filler to get rid of the holes around the 240mm radiator. I also had to take the front drive cage as this needs cutting down to allow the 240mm radiator in. Also I am only really going to be using three of the front bays so I am not too worried about loosing one.

Chop chop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

[chromeboy42]

Can't wait for pics! There should be more builds with the sabertooth in them. Glad to see you are enjoying the forum, it is a great place and the community is always happy to help.

[the pokemon kid]

I have got some picture of what it looks like at the minute but they are terrible quality. (pretty much taken on a toaster...)

The sabertooth is a really awesome board! Very solid board!

[hiyayhi]

Awesome, can't wait for the pictures!

[the pokemon kid]

Okay, I took apart the GPU apart last night to add the blocks. I also added the CPU block. Here is some images:
 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

[Giancarlo124]

Looks great sofar

[shouldervalley]

awesome!!! subbed

[KneesWeak]

 

Watercooled GTX 770 and i7 by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

dood my first name is Teague

[the pokemon kid]

Just added the EK-FC bridge to the graphics cards! Looks great with the bridge!

I am also going to try and sort out a block to go over the SLI bridge as the orange one is ugly as sin!

Are you Irish? Teague means poet in irish

[AxelPeeters]

Those pictures are awesome what camera/lens ?

[the pokemon kid]

I am using a Canon 5D MK II and a 135mm f/2 L. Those images were taken at 4am... so had to be taken at ISO 2000.

I wasn't doing the computer justice with the camera on my phone...

[alpenwasser]

I am using a Canon 5D MK II and a 135mm f/2 L. Those images were taken at 4am... so had to be taken at ISO 2000.

Holy crap now I'm jealous, that is sweet!

Nice play with depth of field on that pic of the naked GPU card.

I wasn't doing the computer justice with the camera on my phone...

No, no you were not. And good pics can make a build log so much more enjoyable IMO.

Looking forward to more.

[the pokemon kid]

Holy crap now I'm jealous, that is sweet!

Nice play with depth of field on that pic of the naked GPU card.

 

Thanks, I have built my kit up over then last few years. Going to be a lot more arty farty photos of my computer build

[Dave :)]

UPDATESPLS

[LUCKYcREBEL]

Oh yeah

[TicTac]

more plz

[J4M35]

Looking good so far mate, but we need an update!

[alpenwasser]

Thanks, I have built my kit up over then last few years.

I had to choose between my PC and buying expensive photo equipment and have gone

with the PC for the time being, but photography is definitely on the list mid to

long term.

Going to be a lot more arty farty photos of my computer build

I like the sound of that.

[Ymac]

I am using a Canon 5D MK II and a 135mm f/2 L. Those images were taken at 4am... so had to be taken at ISO 2000.

I wasn't doing the computer justice with the camera on my phone...

BHAA I'M JELLY

 

Looks beyond great!

[the pokemon kid]

Added the EK-FC bridge to the cards!
 

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

Also put the platinums in place!

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

Got to do a bit of CAD to create a simple cover for that SLI bridge. Going to print it using 3D printing. Going to print the name of computer onto it! ENVY!

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

New PC - watercooled Bridge by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

 

[Nicktrance]

That looks really great, can't wait to see more .

[alpenwasser]

Yay, more artsy fartsy hardware pr0n.

[the pokemon kid]

Well I measured out what needed to be cut earlier and made the relevant cuts to allow me to have the 240mm radiators in the front
 

Chop chop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

 

That definitely isn't a empty bottle of captain morgans in the background...  :rolleyes:

 

Going to get some sort of filler to get rid of the holes around the 240mm radiator. I also had to take the front drive cage as this needs cutting down to allow the 240mm radiator in. Also I am only really going to be using three of the front bays so I am not too worried about loosing one.

Chop chop by Mat Teague, on Flickr

[hiyayhi]

Awesome!

[the pokemon kid]

Ohhh forgot to point this out at the beginning.

 

I did a test with one GPU running on air and two GPU's running on air.

Here was the results (two GPU's on the left):
 

Benchmarks by Mat Teague, on Flickr