The Utterly Imbalanced CaseLabs TX10-D build(s)!

[VSG]

how close is it to be done? i really wanna see it man nice build. subbed after i read the whole thread hehe.

 

Depends on your definition of done

 

But yeah, other than the custom reservoir and the nickel plated copper tubing I have the parts needed to finish this now.

 

Compensating much 

 

its not the size of the case that counts its how you jiggle your joy stick.

 

Damn right. But if you can jiggle well with a big case, it's a win-win-win

[Norman_the_Owl]

Those reservoirs are absurdly beautiful

[VSG]

Give them some love and take a look at their new CPU block too: https://frozenqshop.com/

 

I swear there's one that looks JUST like Deadpool's face lol:

 

[VSG]

 

Back from the dead (well nearly so). I had some nasty medical issues to take care of and now currently recovering from a surgery. This combined with the custom parts from Caselabs and the whole review website taking off pretty well resulted in this massive delay. 

 

But here we are. Caselabs worked on this for a while, and I finally have a TX10 HPTX to XL-ATX conversion kit (which incidentally is now available for retail purchase also!):

 

 

 

 

Each kit comes with an XL-ATX motherboard tray, a backplate for the motherboard tray and the new divider section for the case itself. The reason I went for this is because the TX10 comes standard (well used to till now anyway) with HPTX which is more or less dead in the enthusiast segment now:

 

 

Having even an E-ATX board such as the RVE on it looked out of place:

 

 

Now with this on, and re-using the back section:

 

 

 

Ah much better. A few hours on the case and everything was in:

 

 

Of course it had to be done for both sides:

 

 

There were a few hiccups such as the ATX motherboard mounting holes being slightly offset for some reason but we worked through it, and Caselabs was amazing as always. New trays came in which were perfect.

 

Now with that taken care of, I had a few items come along which weren't for review:

 

 

 

This is a red plexi top for the EK Supremacy Evo, and they were good enough to send the badge separately. My original plan was to go replace the top on the standard plexi top version:

 

 

 

to the red plexi top:

 

 

 

 

I will have to see how this looks with something like a white pastel coolant through it, but as is it clashes a bit with the lighter colors on the motherboard. To further complicate things, I got this:

 

 

 

That nickel finish isn't exactly like how it is on the Corsair Dom Plats, but it gets close as you can see here:

 

 

Along with the red plexi top was this:

 

 

A strange no-name box? What could be inside?

 

 

 

 

 

Ah so it is a D5 pump top in their CSQ style. Or is it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now we are talking! I also got this:

 

 

But let's save that for the next update. Don't want to get ahead of myself again

[Commander_Z]

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+1

[alpenwasser]

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Ah, I see I'm not the only Caselabs builder who's had some misfortune when it comes to their

health. Although I'm not yet quite at the stage where I can continue/finish my build.

Looking forward to what's in store, and wish you a speedy recovery.

[VSG]

Ah, I see I'm not the only Caselabs builder who's had some misfortune when it comes to their

health. Although I'm not yet quite at the stage where I can continue/finish my build.

Looking forward to what's in store, and wish you a speedy recovery.

 

Oh no, I hope everything gets better for you soon. What happened, if you don't mind sharing?

[alpenwasser]

Oh no, I hope everything gets better for you soon. What happened, if you don't mind sharing?

I'm getting there, altohugh I reckon it will be a few months yet until I'm 100% again.

Had surgery on my lower back.

[VSG]

I'm getting there, altohugh I reckon it will be a few months yet until I'm 100% again.

Had surgery on my lower back.

 

Ah man, I completely understand what you are going through. Here's to a speedy recovery and more mind boggling builds 

[alpenwasser]

Ah man, I completely understand what you are going through. Here's to a speedy recovery and more mind boggling builds 

Amen to that.

[VSG]

Ok then inside the D5 cover kit box was.... The D5 cover kit 

 

 

 

 

 

Ah this piece here is because the plexi part that comes with the top is not compatible as-is with the cover itself. Bit of an oversight from EK there, I will try to see if I can cut into the plexi part to make it fit.

 

 

 

 

If you have a small thin screwdriver, that's all that's needed.

 

 

 

 

Definitely will have to sleeve those cables, just deciding between what material to use now. In the meantime, here's how this stacks next to the Bitspower kit:

 

 

 

The BP kit is shorter, has an extra inlet/drain port option and is a lot longer.

 

Remember those EVGA PSUs I showed earlier? Especially the 1600G2? Well scratch that.

 

 

That's better

 

 

 

SO MANY CABLES! You have seen what comes with the 1600G2 already so I will spare you the pics, aside from this:

 

 

The 24 pin ATX is unique to the 1600T2 and the Superflower 2000 W monsters only. What's the difference? Thicker gauge wiring inside on every single wire- auxiliary or otherwise.

 

Also, just because I keep shaking my head each time I see this (in a good way):

 

 

The PSU itself comes in a similar fashion to the other EVGA Supernova units:

 

 

 

 

 

This beast is a massive 225 x 150 x 85mm in dimensions and weighs 3.6 Kg (8 lbs) by itself. It uses a Globe Fan product #B1402512EH inside which is a 140mm fan with a 2 pin connector:

 

 

 

 

Dual ball bearing FTW. Now I did a full review on this beast on my website: http://thermalbench.com/2015/04/01/evga-supernova-1600t2-psu-individually-sleeved-cable-set/, but for those interested in the main details here are some plots regarding the fan itself (ambient noise was 19 dBA, and the probe was 6" away):

 

 

 

 

 

The PSU itself is top quality, I don't have access to a PSU tester so definitely check out Oklahoma Wolf's review over on Jonnyguru.com. What little I do have resulted in this table with numbers monitored during a lengthy stress period for the PSU itself:

 

 

While this is probably unnecessary even with the 1600T2, I went ahead and got a PSU support bracket for my own peace of mind:

 

 

 

 

 

Now that is a case that has no problem with long PSUs!

[hearthofsin]

that power supply got dwarfed in the tx-10 haha :lol:

[VSG]

that power supply got dwarfed in the tx-10 haha :lol:

 

Everything gets dwarfed in this thing. As of today, my cooling plans include 2x 540mm (180x3), 1x 1260mm (140x9), 2x 560mm (140x4) and 2x 480mm (120x4) radiators all in push-pull. I got way too many rads here from all the reviews done so I think I will start listing a few for sale soon. Now I just need to find someone who can help make my custom reservoir/tubing ideas become reality so I can finish Side 2 at the very least.

[the pokemon kid]

Sweet build man! Definitely subbing to this! Those radiators are mad too! Also putting them in push pull will make the case sound like a jet engine!

As a side note, I see that you have got some creases in the white backdrop. If you want to get rid of them. Just get the backdrop, put it on your ironing board, put a towel over it and iron the towel with the steam setting on. It will get rid of any creases in the backdrop underneath! I do it to my black backdrop a fair amount...

[Norman_the_Owl]

>1600T2

 

And i thought my 1050GS was cool

[VSG]

 

Sweet build man! Definitely subbing to this! Those radiators are mad too! Also putting them in push pull will make the case sound like a jet engine!

As a side note, I see that you have got some creases in the white backdrop. If you want to get rid of them. Just get the backdrop, put it on your ironing board, put a towel over it and iron the towel with the steam setting on. It will get rid of any creases in the backdrop underneath! I do it to my black backdrop a fair amount...

 

Fan controllers with in built memory to save settings are the key. I am planning for nothing to be really audible over ambient by the time I am done.

 

As for the creases, yeah I need to get a whole new backdrop soon. I got this thinking it would be used for the build log at most and then all the reviews happened so the poor thing has been tortured a lot.

 

>1600T2

 

And i thought my 1050GS was cool

 

Oh but it is cool, the Superflower equivalent is a good 20 mm longer! If it helps, the other PSU is just a 750 G2 (which I need to find now, I got way too much stuff in here at the moment).

[Commander_Z]

Everything gets dwarfed in this thing. As of today, my cooling plans include 2x 540mm (180x3), 1x 1260mm (140x9), 2x 560mm (140x4) and 2x 480mm (120x4) radiators all in push-pull. I got way too many rads here from all the reviews done so I think I will start listing a few for sale soon. Now I just need to find someone who can help make my custom reservoir/tubing ideas become reality so I can finish Side 2 at the very least.

this the 1260mm rad you talking about???

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/26072/ex-rad-737/Phobya_Xtreme_SUPERNOVA_1260_Radiator_-_Full_Copper_35501.html?tl=g30c95

 

sweet jesus........

[VSG]

No, this one: http://shop.watercool.de/epages/WatercooleK.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/WatercooleK/Products/25120

 

I have that already but I think Watercool is sending one of these (not sure) along with some accessories: http://shop.watercool.de/epages/WatercooleK.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/WatercooleK/Products/25121

[Norman_the_Owl]

They still make 9x rads?

I thought the phobya one was the last...

[VSG]

Nah, Aquacomputer and Watercool were one of the first. Aquacomputer dropped it soon, but Watercool has kept it up and done some revisions as well since.

[Norman_the_Owl]

Huh, neat. I considered getting one for a while, and doing what enthalpy did, but watercooling is a bit of a daunting cost for a 16 year old, lol.

Maybe someday

[VSG]

Huh, neat. I considered getting one for a while, and doing what enthalpy did, but watercooling is a bit of a daunting cost for a 16 year old, lol.

Maybe someday

 

Yeah definitely. Just keep those savings up and remember about having the top of the line components at that time as an incentive.

[Flurr]

Just a question cause I don't know this stuff... how do you get sponsored on builds?

[VSG]

Just a question cause I don't know this stuff... how do you get sponsored on builds?

 

No matter what anyone tells you, it comes down to connections. Start small with perhaps a vendor or a manufacturer and accept even things like a 10-15% discount on items purchased from them. It helps a lot to have things you can show off as examples. 

 

In my case most of the newer items have been sent as review items more than anything else so it's a totally different thing.

[Flurr]

No matter what anyone tells you, it comes down to connections. Start small with perhaps a vendor or a manufacturer and accept even things like a 10-15% discount on items purchased from them. It helps a lot to have things you can show off as examples. 

 

In my case most of the newer items have been sent as review items more than anything else so it's a totally different thing.

Thanks for the help!  Great build by the way!