Absolutely Mods' In Progress Build - "THIN ICE"

[absolutelymods]

Hello to everyone,

 

I would like to introduce myself, I'm @absoluelymods, and have only just joined this site today. Having been a fond follower of this site and Linus Media Group Inc. for some time now, I felt it fitting to finally join the site as a member. I am still yet to complete my profile but wanted to take this opportunity to display my "in progress" build which I have named "THIN ICE"

 

BASIC BUILD COMPONENTS :

 

Case Labs TH10

Intel CPU (Waiting for release)

MOBO R4EBK (Unless a new one comes out with 99)

64G RAM (Dom Pl)

2 x 512 Samsung SSD

4 x 4TB WD Black HDDs

Optical Drive (Yes an optical drive!!)

 

Water Cooling :

4 x 480 Alphacool 60mm Rads

37 x Noise Blocker PL-2 120mm Fans

Aquaero 6 plus Poweradjust

2 x MMT splitter PCB (8x3pin)

2 x D5 Pumps

Dual Pump Top (BP)

2 x BP Pump Kit

250mm Res Upgrade kit with tri top

EK 16mm hard tubimg and 12/16mm Adapters

ALL BP Black Sparkle Fittings

 

I am considering having dual loops with 4 D5 pumps and 2 x dual pump kits, I don't know yet, any advice from you guys??

I have just started to purchase some components for the build, but being my first ever build, felt I may need some assistance with it. Not only with hardware choices, but other things such as OS etc. I would like very much for this to be a Hakintosh but don't know if this is in fact possible. Below are some pictures of the components I have purchased, basically am finished with the Water Cooling parts bar the rest of the fittings which I will purchase once I do the 1st initial test fit.

 

 

 

Now I know so many of you will think this is absolutely crazy but, I would like some help with some things which I will post over the next couple of hours. 

 

[CJPowell27]

CaseLabs = instant follow

[The Crazed Child]

This will be awesome! 

[absolutelymods]

Unfortunately all the pics did not upload so I will slowly put some up soon.

[GeekySole9354]

Welcome my friend to the forums

 

Aaand Caselabs YAY

[Kommandant33]

It needs MOARFANS™

 

Subbed for FAP

[aidenrelkoff]

WAT? 37 120MM FANS?????????????? WHY?!?!?!?!?!?

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As you guys can see, I have got most of the loop taken care of apart from the Mod My Toys which are in the mail and the Aquaero, Poweradjust and remaining fittings. What I am struggling with a bit is do I wait for the new chipset to come out or just go with whats available now. Equally do I wait for the DDR4 to come out or just get the DDR3. TO be honest, I am not fussed if it is worth the wait. I will be going with 2 or 3 GPUs, and if I were o buy now they would either be the 7890tis or the Titan Blacks. Not sure. 

 

Another factor I am considering is the cables.... do I make them all from scratch and have as little cables as possible or go for a custom cabling route that is provided by the manufacturer (corsair). Maybe even getting someone like Lutro or Ensourced to do them for me. Only thing is, for the amount I will pay with that, I may as well do them myself. Dunno. Oh BTW he PSU (depending on pin outs) will be the AX1500.

 

In terms of the case, there is no other contender than the TH10, I am sure you guys would agree. I was initially thinking 900D but decided against it, for lack of radiator space..... yes lack of lol!!

[Quantum]

You had me at CaseLabs...  :wub: 

All those Black Silent Pros too... oh boy... 

[MogIsWinning]

Gonna get three 7890tis, wow

[Prokart2000]

pic says it all

[DavidGordon]

How ballin' are you exactly? The watercooling alone costs an absolute fuck tonne

[absolutelymods]

How ballin' are you exactly? The watercooling alone costs an absolute fuck tonne

Well, I must admit, that equipment took me more than one trip to my supplier and as soon as I committed to the Case Labs TH10, there was really no looking back. I would like to think that the water cooling system may only need to be drained and maintained so this part of the build and the case may not need money spent on it for a while (fingers crossed!!)

In terms of how 'ballin' I am.... well my aim here was to have a system that serviced my every need, and some, with amazing aesthetics to match. Each to their own, but what I am going for is really a combo of Workstation, Gaming and Home Server all in one. Size really was not an issue,but noise was, hence the fans and rads. When it came to cost factor, I figured I could have purchased a new laptop, a hard drive storage array like a Drobo etc, then a desktop for gaming and so on.... or I could just do it all together. I work from home and have a 3 screen set up (for now), which I am hoping to expand, so that coupled with the countless hours I do on Master Collection and alike programs, I felt this could be justified.

 

Now my wife would certainly disagree with this, but that is what they do!! I may as well tell you that the reason for my naming this build "THIN ICE" is that when the first invoice came for some water cooling components, my wife threatened me with divorce and every penny I have spent since has made our marriage and me especially tread on thin ice so why not call this build exactly that...."THIN ICE." 

[Wink]

Very apt, haha hope that thin ice holds...

[DavidGordon]

Well, I must admit, that equipment took me more than one trip to my supplier and as soon as I committed to the Case Labs TH10, there was really no looking back. I would like to think that the water cooling system may only need to be drained and maintained so this part of the build and the case may not need money spent on it for a while (fingers crossed!!)

In terms of how 'ballin' I am.... well my aim here was to have a system that serviced my every need, and some, with amazing aesthetics to match. Each to their own, but what I am going for is really a combo of Workstation, Gaming and Home Server all in one. Size really was not an issue,but noise was, hence the fans and rads. When it came to cost factor, I figured I could have purchased a new laptop, a hard drive storage array like a Drobo etc, then a desktop for gaming and so on.... or I could just do it all together. I work from home and have a 3 screen set up (for now), which I am hoping to expand, so that coupled with the countless hours I do on Master Collection and alike programs, I felt this could be justified.

 

Now my wife would certainly disagree with this, but that is what they do!! I may as well tell you that the reason for my naming this build "THIN ICE" is that when the first invoice came for some water cooling components, my wife threatened me with divorce and every penny I have spent since has made our marriage and me especially tread on thin ice so why not call this build exactly that...."THIN ICE." 

 

Haha, fair enough! I totally support (and envy) your choice to spend that much on the watercooling parts.. I knew once I started it was like an addiction and I didn't want to skimp on anything whatsoever. Love the background story to the build! 

[absolutelymods]

Thanks for that, I know everyone's has a story but the last thing I thought I would have one about was my pc build.... All the same although my wife hates the idea she inspired the name. IRONIC hey!!

[Tearass]

Thanks for that, I know everyone's has a story but the last thing I thought I would have one about was my pc build.... All the same although my wife hates the idea she inspired the name. IRONIC hey!!

 

Wifey doesn't sound very nice.

[absolutelymods]

Hi guys, just an update, I have been busy with my house but have ordered the rest of the fans to go with the rig (7), well for my rads anyway. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should do with the case fans. I am going to put in 5 at this stage and don't know whether to run them off the MOBO, or run them off the X Station I have. As you may know I am running all 32 radiator fans off 4 x (8x3pin) MMT splitter PCBs and then to the Aquaero. As far as I know, I am going to need to get a power adjust to connect anymore fans or pumps to it. Do I do 2 x Poweradjusts for the fans x 2 and the rest of the fans or do I go another way, help please.

 

So I have decided to wait a bit longer for the new DDR4, chipset, cpu and range of GPU's. Have my eye on the TitanZ at the moment, maybe running them in quad SLI with 2 of them, dunno. Even had a crazy idea to run a dual CPU rig with a hptx board, but I think by the time i get the cpus i want then the cards there goes 8K, maybe next lifetime. 

 

I do need some help now, OMG the SSDs HDDs PSU(s) arghhhhhh where to begin?? I heard something about pcie SSDs, but am totally confused. Maybe someone can elaborate. I read a great article about them but am still confused.

Anyway, got to go speak to you guys later.