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Too bad it started leaking, would have been nice if it just worked. Although you get a lot of experience with custom loops which you can see as a good thing.

Yeah, I never had a problem with regular tubing. It was my fault it started leaking too, I heated it too much and stretched it really thin on a 180° angle where water rushed through. It sucks, but yeah, you do learn a lot.

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Yeah, I never had a problem with regular tubing. It was my fault it started leaking too, I heated it too much and stretched it really thin on a 180° angle where water rushed through. It sucks, but yeah, you do learn a lot.

 

At least you know now that is something you shouldn't do :P You can't really learn if you never fail at such things.

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That's a pretty nice idea for mounting the Res.

Thanks. I needed to lift it up a lot so 1/2 in wood fit perfectly.

I'll be updating with pictures of it on, OC results, temps, and killa-a-watt meter readings.

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Great job with your build! Great solution for the res mounting!

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Try to sleeve the Fan headers if you really want to, so they'll not look out of place in such a beautiful build :)

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Try to sleeve the Fan headers if you really want to, so they'll not look out of place in such a beautiful build :)

Thanks!

I was going to get them sleeved black by Frozen CPU, but apparently they didn't get the order...

That's on my list as well as the pump.

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Update:

 

Really bad news, while I was running Prime95 and Unigine Valley, one of the tubes that has been in my loop since the beginning leaked. It's above my graphics card and CPU so I can't risk Duct Taping it like the other one that leaked. This repair on my acrylic was only good for two days, and I put in at least eight hours of work over ten days.

 

I have decided that there are just too many problems with acrylic and it's too time consuming to use, so I am switching it all (maybe leaving one) to black 1/2 3/4 tubing instead of fixing it with more acrylic. The tubing and fittings will arrive on Tuesday at the latest and the camera Wednesday or Thursday. I bought all matte black Bitspower angled fittings and Primochill Advanced LRT black tubing so it will look much better than now. I will do the kill-a-watt tests (I was actually in the middle of when it leaked) then. This repair shouldn't take too long; I will be draining the loop in preparation tomorrow.

 

Here's what I bought in case you want to know:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12011/ex-tub-755/Bitspower_G14_Thread_12_ID_x_34_OD_90-Degree_Triple_Rotary_Compression_Fitting_-_Matte_Black_BP-MB90R3CPF-CC5.html?id=oi3DYqtT&mv_pc=8438#blank

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17892/ex-tub-1626/PrimoChill_PrimoFlex_Advanced_LRT_Tubing_12ID_x_34_OD_-_10ft_Retail_Pack_-_Onyx_Black_PFLEXA10-34-BK_w_Free_Sys_Prep.html?id=oi3DYqtT&mv_pc=8143

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12090/ex-tub-742/Bitspower_G14_Thread_12_ID_x_34_OD_45-Degree_Dual_Rotary_Compression_Fitting_-_Matte_Black_BP-MB45R2CPF-CC5.html?id=oi3DYqtT&mv_pc=8142

 

I did discover that I idle at 150w.

 

See you then!

 

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I am interested in see how you redo your case with mine coming in soon

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What res are you thinking of? 

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I dont like the way that the solid tubing is off-angle in the fittings.Yells out leak hazard imo. Besides that, cool build with the subtle colors :)

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What res are you thinking of?

I was thinking a bitspower 150 or photon 170 and maybe using acrylic as a psu plate.

I dont like the way that the solid tubing is off-angle in the fittings.Yells out leak hazard imo. Besides that, cool build with the subtle colors :)

Yep, same. That's just one more reason I went all out with angled Bitspower fittings instead of doing more acrylic. I don't really like how it turned out especially when my redoing it will look 100x better and be simpler to drain and change out parts etc. Thanks.

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Mini Update:

I lied. I did a little test spray to see what it would look like when I paint it. It doesn't look that good because I did it in ten seconds, but it's promising.

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Ok I go away now.

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Update:

I got my camera and mounted the res. I take much better pictures with it (D3200). I will post them in a few minutes and a little more because they are around 20mbs apiece lol

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Update:

I got my camera and mounted the res. I take much better pictures with it (D3200). I will post them in a few minutes and a little more because they are around 20mbs apiece lol

Are you still using acrylic or did you go with soft tubing?  

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Update:

Everything got here and I'm working :D I decided to use my new camera when it's done because it would take a longer time and don't feel like it lol

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Looks nice man! I look forward to seeing more pics.

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