Watercooled 900D [3930k, RIVE, 2X 780, 32GB RAM] [WIP]

[Lays]

Hey guys, I didn't want to update my old build log, because of the crappy-ness of the thread, so I'm starting again.

 

 

I just finished getting in my red coolant, and figured I'd share some pictures.

 

 

Backstory:

 

I was in a car accident awhile back, and since then I've been on somewhat of a house-bound "lifestyle" and I took a heavy interest into computers, and decided I wanted to build my own.

 

I had never built a PC before, and barely worked on them in the past, so I did tons of research for about 2 years, planning what I wanted, reading reviews, looking at what the best parts were now, and before in the past. I quickly found myself really getting into it, and planning everything out. Eventually I came up with a parts list:

 

The original parts list was basically the same as I have now, except a Haf X case and a Titan.  When the gtx 780 came out, I sold my titan and bought 2 780's, seeing as it was almost double the performance, at almost the same cost. 

 

I'm now investigating a career in PC's since I've become so passionate about the hardware, and the inner-workings and "modding" scene. I think it's absolutely amazing what people can come up with, and I'd like to be a part of that.

 

 

 

 

Parts List / Specs:

 

 

Corsair 900D

 

Rampage iv extreme

 

i7 3930k

 

2 Evga ACX 780 SC in SLI

 

32 GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance 1866mhz

 

EVGA SUPERNOVA 1000 P2 

 

Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD

 

2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD

 

 

 

Water cooling Parts (Fans too):

 

 

Primo Chill Advanced LRT 10 FT 3/8 ID 5/8 OD Tubing

 

EK Blood Red 1000ml Premix

 

Bitspower Black Sparkle compression fittings

 

1 EK Supremacy Nickel/Plexi CPU Block

 

2 Phobya G-Changer version 2.0 480mm 60mm thick radiators

 

2 Ek-FC Geforce Gtx Titan SE Nickel Plexi GPU Waterblocks

 

1 EK X3 250 Resevoir

 

MCP655 Pump

 

G Vans Tactus Fan Controller

 

8 sycthe gentle typhoon- 1450 rpm model 

 

 

List of things to do next:

 

 

Refill Coolant with EK Blood Red:    DONE

 

 

Get 8 more gentle typhoons for push/pull on bottom radiator: 

 

 

Watercool the Motherboard: Not sure yet

 

 

Get new sleeved cables, or extensions: 

 

Buy a new desk+ second monitor + finish painting:

 

Gallery:  http://imgur.com/a/UJ0cq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Excon]

Nice build fgt

[Lays]

snip

 

I'll have a mod delete the other one after I make a spoiler with the old build log parts/pictures.    The old one is an absolute mess with the way it was organized.

 

 

 

EDIT: I've had a mod delete my old buildlog now.

[Oshino Shinobu]

You should clean up some of the cables when you get new sleeved ones. The cables going into the 5.25" bay could be done differently in particular. 

[wng_kingsley7]

How come you placed the second graphics card on the erm...5th pcie slot? isn't the pcie bandwidth 16-16 then 16-8-8

[Lays]

How come you placed the second graphics card on the erm...5th pcie slot? isn't the pcie bandwidth 16-16 then 16-8-8

 

It's 16-8-16-8 

[wng_kingsley7]

It's 16-8-16-8 

Ahh I see. since that gpu fitting is dead in-between the next 16x slot after the first you can only fit like a small sound card or whatever on the bottom

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

You need to change the 6 and 8 pin PCI power cables. They are red, but a bad looking red. What PSU do you have?

[tristan1035]

You need to change the 6 and 8 pin PCI power cables. They are red, but a bad looking red. What PSU do you have?

I'm guessing it's an EVGA one.

It's a Corsair HX1050

EVGA Supernova 1000 P2

[Izaya Orihara]

Dem Noctua's tho. 

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

I'm guessing it's an EVGA one.

It's a Corsair HX1050

EVGA Supernova 1000 P2

Oh, I was going to say just get the Corsair ones if he had a Corsair PSU. Shouldn't they still work though?

[ShearMe]

needs more ram and lc it too

[tristan1035]

needs more ram and lc it too

Liquid cooling RAM is the definition of useless (unless you are a hardcore overclocker of RAM, which is a very small audience) and in some case it can actually clutter the loop or overall look.

[Lays]

Oh, I was going to say just get the Corsair ones if he had a Corsair PSU. Shouldn't they still work though?

 

Na, the part that plugs into the PSU is a bit different and the cables have ferrite beads, apparently I don't need them but I'll be either sleeving them myself, or getting extensions.

I agree btw, the EVGA cables are god-awful ugly.

 

Like this:

 

 

 

@Izaya Orihara I'm hoping to buy 8 more gentle typhoons to replace them, I really don't like the nf-f12's noise.

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

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Yes, those are what I mean, at least that color. Are those Lutr0 or what?

[Lays]

Yes, those are what I mean, at least that color. Are those Lutr0 or what?

 

 

A guy on the forums actually helped me out and said he used that pattern in a rig, gave me some pics and stuff. I may be asking him to do it since he was so nice.

[VSG]

Good luck getting the AP-14s at a reasonable price!

[Lays]

Good luck getting the AP-14s at a reasonable price!

 

 

Yeah I know >.< they're sold out on performance pc's now, which is where I got them before

[_ASSASSIN_]

cool build there br000000000000000

[Hikaru12]

What block is that from your old pictures?

[Lays]

What block is that from your old pictures?

 

An EK FC-Titan Nickel Plexi block. I really like the see-throughness of them, otherwise I would of gotten sleek black ones.  

[Hikaru12]

An EK FC-Titan Nickel Plexi block. I really like the see-throughness of them, otherwise I would of gotten sleek black ones.  

 

Looks like the smex. 

[Lays]

Looks like the smex. 

 

lel (It's actually silver-ish and clear, my crappy ass lights screwed it up lol)

 

I really need a new camera but can't see spending 300+ for a good one

[SAV1OUR]

lel (It's actually silver-ish and clear, my crappy ass lights screwed it up lol)

 

I really need a new camera but can't see spending 300+ for a good one

ask if you can borrow y's

[Hikaru12]

lel (It's actually silver-ish and clear, my crappy ass lights screwed it up lol)

 

I really need a new camera but can't see spending 300+ for a good one

 

Same here. I want my build log to look awesome when I post it but I hear you can rent cameras for cheap online (like 800+ Rebels and whatnot).