[Build Log] frigidi aeris, 250D, copper tubing, VI impact, 780 Lightning,

[Freaky_spider]

I came back 2 days ago to find my cat sick and we had to sleep him in :'( 

 

the rest of the watercooling parts still havent arrived, and they cant give me an ETA for them too, so maybe ill try a different shop for my lightning block.

 

I'm gonna order my sleeving tools from MPDC-X tomorrow. Ill go with some lovely orange and black in memory of my cat which also was orangy - ginger.

 

Hopefully ill get my sleeving tools friday so i can atleast start that

 

BTW, about them benches, i seem to have a problem where my card doesnt run at the overclock i set it at in AB, so ill do it through a custom bios, which i was gonna do anyway. cuz yea,300% powerlimit MSI promised but isnt there -.- and the +100 mV isnt gonna cut it anyway.

 

ASIC of my card is 84.x %, but ive heard that its mostly BS...

[MercFX]

I came back 2 days ago to find my cat sick and we had to sleep him in :'( 

 

the rest of the watercooling parts still havent arrived, and they cant give me an ETA for them too, so maybe ill try a different shop for my lightning block.

 

I'm gonna order my sleeving tools from MPDC-X tomorrow. Ill go with some lovely orange and black in memory of my cat which also was orangy - ginger.

 

Hopefully ill get my sleeving tools friday so i can atleast start that

 

BTW, about them benches, i seem to have a problem where my card doesnt run at the overclock i set it at in AB, so ill do it through a custom bios, which i was gonna do anyway. cuz yea,300% powerlimit MSI promised but isnt there -.- and the +100 mV isnt gonna cut it anyway.

 

ASIC of my card is 84.x %, but ive heard that its mostly BS...

R.I.P Freaky_Spider's cat.

Looking forward to seeing more pictures of the build,

[Freaky_spider]

R.I.P Freaky_Spider's cat.

Looking forward to seeing more pictures of the build,

Pictures ey? 

 

Update #3.1 MOAR pictures and Sleeving order

 

I just realised that i havent posted any pictures of the build with the GPU installed,partially because, yea, you'll see...

 

On the bottom left you can see the first *mod*, depends if you consider cutting out a part of your case so the GPU will fit a mod, if you do then it is a mod

See why i was waiting on posting pictures of this mess... 

 

Close up of the cut to make the GPU fit

 

 

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  Dat GPU

 

 

Corsair, what is this bullshit about 290mm being the max GPU lenght? with a dremmel you can squeze a 300+ mm GPU in there.

 

 

ahh yea, sleeving order placed, and this time i correctly removed all shipping info

 

 

Thats all for now folks.

 

Also, #HTCOneM7DarkShotsmasterRace

[Freaky_spider]

#3.2 Sleeving arrives! 

 

Sleeving from MDPC-X arrives, i won't start sleeving untill i get all my watercooling tho, i'm not in the mood to redo the cableing, have to undo the cableing to install the watercooling, and then redo the cableing again. 

 

I do regret not getting 30 meters of black sleeve, i calculated that ill need about 19 meters of sleeve (without screwing up), but i dont plan to use that much orange, i might have to use a bit more orange then i'd like, we'll see.

 

 

 

Some pictures!

 

20 meters of Black, 10 meters of bright orange, 150 female pins, 3 meters of heatshrink and pin remover.

 

 

Freakspider Edition FTW.

 

That is probably the nicest handwriting ive ever seen

 

 

i threw the pakage away already, so no picture of that

[Ralphington]

can't wait for more, MOAR MOAAARRR!!!

 

sorry bout that dont know what came over me.

[Freaky_spider]

can't wait for more, MOAR MOAAARRR!!!

 

sorry bout that dont know what came over me.

i hope to get my watercooling this week, but waterblocks for a 780 lightning are unbelievably hard to get, noone has them in stock... the store i ordered them from is going to get one (for me) soon tho

[Ralphington]

i hope to get my watercooling this week, but waterblocks for a 780 lightning are unbelievably hard to get, noone has them in stock... the store i ordered them from is going to get one (for me) soon tho

I feel ya, cant get my hands on any ek fc nickel acetal(the black plastic) blocks that dont show the pcb.

[Freaky_spider]

I feel ya, cant get my hands on any ek fc nickel acetal(the black plastic) blocks that dont show the pcb.

yea, those are hard to come by too. i dont know who would buy / make a block that shows the PCB, it just ruins the easthetics... -.-

[Ralphington]

yea, those are hard to come by too. i dont know who would buy / make a block that shows the PCB, it just ruins the easthetics... -.-

I know right, i guess it is cheaper, but really not by much.

[Freaky_spider]

I know right, i guess it is cheaper, but really not by much.

i dont think price should be a factor when watercooling..

 

only high end build need it and when you have a high end build money shouldnt really be a big problem

[Real_PhillBert]

looks great so far! subbed

[FrankTheTank]

Dude,

 

If you got a shortage of sleevingsleeve...I think I will have a left over from my own sleeving-adventure. I will know that in a week or so. I ordered 20m but won't be using it all (black). See you live in Belgium, so we could arrange something for a small fee.

[Freaky_spider]

Dude,

 

If you got a shortage of sleevingsleeve...I think I will have a left over from my own sleeving-adventure. I will know that in a week or so. I ordered 20m but won't be using it all (black). See you live in Belgium, so we could arrange something for a small fee.

thanks for the offer! we'll see if we both use it all

[Freaky_spider]

So i got an answer about the 780 block, 

 

EK will finish the second make of them around next week, so i hopefully ill receive mine friday the 22th. 

 

So this will be the last update untill then ... 

 

i might start modding the case to fit the GPU waterblock which is to high by about 2 mm 

[FrankTheTank]

So i got an answer about the 780 block, 

 

EK will finish the second make of them around next week, so i hopefully ill receive mine friday the 22th. 

 

So this will be the last update untill then ... 

 

i might start modding the case to fit the GPU waterblock which is to high by about 2 mm 

 

There appear to be problems with the supply for 780blocks I guess, because my order took like two weeks (ASUS 780 that is), but atleast they deliver. Had to order the 780ti version of it (that should fit...).

[Freaky_spider]

 

There appear to be problems with the supply for 780blocks I guess, because my order took like two weeks (ASUS 780 that is), but atleast they deliver. Had to order the 780ti version of it (that should fit...).

could be,

 

but its more likely due to the fact thats its a lightning card, 

 

you can make a 1000 blocks for an asus 780 (ti) and you'll be sure they will sell

 

but for a 'premium' / more expensive card like the lightning you arent so sure how many you'll sell, so they made a too small amount and now they are making a second run

[FrankTheTank]

could be,

but its more likely due to the fact thats its a lightning card,

you can make a 1000 blocks for an asus 780 (ti) and you'll be sure they will sell

but for a 'premium' / more expensive card like the lightning you arent so sure how many you'll sell, so they made a too small amount and now they are making a second run

That's what I mean. Asus GTX 780 DC2 is also a non-reference card, so they're more rare. Although I was suprised it only yook 2 weeks to get here.

[Freaky_spider]

That's what I mean. Asus GTX 780 DC2 is also a non-reference card, so they're more rare. Although I was suprised it only yook 2 weeks to get here.

yes, but asus' card is a bit more popular then the lightning

[DildorTheDecent]

-images-

looks so nice. Fav card out of them all. If only the fan and accents were orange though...

[Tearass]

Mmm, Yellow GPU... 

[Freaky_spider]

good new everybody 

after 1 month of waiting my order finally got sent! 

 

ill probably get it as early as tomorrow or the day after

[Norman_the_Owl]

good new everybody 

after 1 month of waiting my order finally got sent! 

 

ill probably get it as early as tomorrow or the day after

The waterblock, right?

And geez, you get your packages quick...

[Freaky_spider]

The waterblock, right?

And geez, you get your packages quick...

yea, i even got the quick delivery option

[Norman_the_Owl]

yea, i even got the quick delivery option

Nice! 

 

I'm getting a package from NCIX's ebay, and it's gonna take around 10 days total to get from the far side of canada to where i live

Lucky belgian...

[Freaky_spider]

Nice! 

 

I'm getting a package from NCIX's ebay, and it's gonna take around 10 days total to get from the far side of canada to where i live

Lucky belgian...

yea, it doesnt matter how hard you try, it will only take you 4 hours max to go from one border of belgium to the other