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Water Cooled Red Phantom

Fergy007
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Hey everyone

I thought that I would post my ongoing, build / revamp, of my red NZXT phantom.

 

Core Specs :

CPU : i5 2500k

MoBo : Asus P8Z77-V

RAM : 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz

GPU : EVGA GTX 780 Classy

Storage : 120GB Samsung EVO (OS & Core Programs) & 2x1TB WD Black in Raid 0 (Games).

PSU : CM Silent Pro 700W

 

I am currently in the process of getting together all the water cooling parts I have chosen and modifying my case. 

 

Water Cooling Parts : 

CPU Block : EK Supremecy Full Nickel.

GPU Block : EVGA Hydro Copper Classified.

Rads : Swiftech MCR320-QP, Aplhacool ST30 240 & Alphacool XT450 140.

Pump : XSPC D5 Vario & XSPC Pump Top.

Res : Swiftech Res Micro (for now).

Tubing : 3/8 5/8 Primochill Advanced LRT Bloodshed Red.

Fittings : Various Bitspower Matt Black Compression Fittings.

Fluid : Distilled Water & Kill Coil.

Fans : NB eLoop PWM & Swiftech PWM Fan Splitter.

 

Photos to come once I figure it out.

Thanks for visiting.

NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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Here are a few photos for you

 

My rig before I started

 

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HDD Bays removed

 

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Every thing removed

 

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Extra vent holes for the bottom 240mm Rad

 

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Mounting for the top 360mm Rad

 

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How my rig has been living for over a month now

 

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Rads installed with stock fans (can't afford eLoops yet)

 

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Got some fitting planning to do

 

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NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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Looks good so far! 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

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Hey just a quick update with some pictures of all the parts I have got so far. I nearly have everything together and will be ready for the leek test :D.

 

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Been testing out my NB e-loops along with a swiftech PWM splitter. Very happy with the e-loops and the splitter works great in windows but post dose not like it at all.

 

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Been flushing out the rads along with everything else. found out what a pain it is to drain a loop. 

 

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Hope you all enjoy this update.

Just waiting on a few fittings then i can leek test and have a cpu loop running until EVGA get some water blocks back in stock.

NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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Another small update

 

Finally got the fittings for the drain port and the 140mm fan for the front rad. 

Also got a exciting email this morning from EVGA saying the GPU block is back in stock so ordered that today :D. 

 

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I was considering expanding the CPU cutout on the mobo tray but since a CPU upgrade would mean a platform upgrade I didn't see the point. 

I'm going to start putting it all together and see if I have managed to still miss some fittings. 

NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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Here are some progress shots.

 

140mm Rad

 

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240mm Rad

 

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320mm Rad

 

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All together and HDD's.

 

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I will hopefully be seating the CPU block this weekend.

Thanks for checking in.

NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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I've heard that E-loops whine weirdly when in pull on a radiator... Keep me posted as I'm considering picking a few up for my 750D!

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red and black rather than black and red.  Usually not in favor of that colour scheme, but I have to say, looking good.

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Nice! looks great!

in my oppinion,Too much red >.< but nice work!

I've heard that E-loops whine weirdly when in pull on a radiator... Keep me posted as I'm considering picking a few up for my 750D!

red and black rather than black and red.  Usually not in favor of that colour scheme, but I have to say, looking good.

 

Thanks!

I think the red might be a bit much atm but hopefully once the mobo goes in it will tone it down.

I have just tested out all the fans through the fan hub while on the rads and I didn't notice any whine at all, I tried a few different rpm settings and until 900rpm I couldn't tell they were running even with my head in the case lol.

One think I have noticed is that AI Suit won't let me turn them off completely, it only lets me drop it to 400 rpm, it did let me stop the GT I tried out and the NF-F12. Not sure if this is due to the fans still run at such low rpms.

At full 1450 rpm they are quite loud, I would say the GT was quieter but no PWM. Still I guess all fans will be loud at full power. 

 

I have delayed mounting my CPU block as the GPU block should be with me tomorrow so I will try and get it all done in one go (less down time). 

Hopefully going to get all the tubing runs set and done today.

Thanks All.

NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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Well, might as well follow this. I kinda like what I'm seeing so far. ;)

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May need to slightly rethink the drain port location, makes it impossible to alter the pump speed.

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NZXT Phantom, i5 2500K @ 4.2Ghz, Noctua NH-C-14, ASUS P8Z77-V


EVGA 780 Classy, 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP 1600Mhz


120GB SSD, 2x 1TB WD Black (RAID 0), CM Silent Pro 700W, Win 7 Pro 64 Bit.

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