VAULT BOY - A Fallout inspired build (modded Bitfenix Prodigy)

[The-youri]

isn't a 240 rad to small for a cpu and gpu ?

 

do you get good temps ?

 

im planning also a liquid system ,

with only 1x 240 rad with cpu and gpu ,

a guys on the form told me a 240 rad is to small and i wouldn't get decent temps .

 

 

and your pc looks awesome  ! 

really nice build  .

[ciobanulx]

isn't a 240 rad to small for a cpu and gpu ?

 

do you get good temps ?

 

im planning also a liquid system ,

with only 1x 240 rad with cpu and gpu ,

a guys on the form told me a 240 rad is to small and i wouldn't get decent temps .

 

 

and your pc looks awesome  ! 

really nice build  .

 

There is a 280mm rad in the roof as well (check out the rest of the build log for more details on that)

 

However a 240mm rad should be enough for a CPU and GPU.

 

Check out these two videos from DazMode going over overclocking results and temps on his CPU and GPU with a single 240 rad (64mm thick tho, however I'm sure slightly thinner will be fine too, maybe a little bump up in temp if only 30mm thick) What 240mm rad are you thinking of using? And also what case, cpu and gpu?

 

Here are the videos:

 

CPU Video

 

GPU Video

 

Hope this helps. Also thanks for checking out my build

[The-youri]

There is a 280mm rad in the roof as well (check out the rest of the build log for more details on that)

 

However a 240mm rad should be enough for a CPU and GPU.

 

Check out these two videos from DazMode going over overclocking results and temps on his CPU and GPU with a single 240 rad (64mm thick tho, however I'm sure slightly thinner will be fine too, maybe a little bump up in temp if only 30mm thick) What 240mm rad are you thinking of using? And also what case, cpu and gpu?

 

Here are the videos:

 

CPU Video

 

GPU Video

 

Hope this helps. Also thanks for checking out my build

 

 

wow awesome that you can fit 2 rad's in that case ! 

 

case : corsair air 240

cpu : intel i7 4790k

gpu : r9 290

 

this rad would fit and would also look nice in my upcomming build and ,

i could also fit a 120 mm rad in the back chamber of the corsair air 240

 

btw thanks for the info and im looking forward to see your finished build !

 

MagiCool SLIM DUAL 240 Radiator Technical details: 

Material: Copper fins, brass chambers

Dimensions (LxWxH): 273x121x30mm

Connection threads: G1/4"

Weight: Approx. 680g

Fan installation: 8 M3 threads on both sides each (for 2x120mm fans each)

Pressure tested: 8bar

 

 

MagiCool SLIM SINGLE 120 Radiator

Technical details: 

Material: Copper fins, brass chambers

Dimensions (LxWxH): 153x120x30mm

Connection threads: G1/4"

Weight: Approx. 450g

Fan installation: 4 M3 threads on both sides each (for 1x120mm fan each)

Pressure tested: 8bar

Extent of delivery:

1x MagiCool SLIM SINGLE 120 radiator

4x M3 x 30mm screws

4x M3 x 5mm screws

EK-D5 Vario X-RES 100 incl. pump

 

EK-D5 Vario X-RES is a High-Performance water cooling pump with integrated reservoir. The core of the unit is the market-proven Laing D5 Vario water pump (incl. tacho signal 3-pin header) and comes pre-assembled with EK-D5 X-RES 100. This unit offers increased hydraulic performance (up to 15 %) compared to original Laing D5 Vario.

This water pump / reservoir combo unit features three G1/4 threaded ports of which one is inlet and two are outlets. Using the enclosed EK-Extender G1/4, installation of virtually any G1/4 thread fitting/barb is possible. EK recommends EK-CSQ series compression fittings/adapters.

EK-D5 Vario X-RES series water pump comes preinstalled with anti-cyclone insert. Additionaly a PU anti-vortex foam is enclosed.

Tube is made of quality acrylic material, while the reservoir bottom/pump top is made of quality POM Acetal material.

This water pump / reservoir combo unit can be mounted directly on computer chassis by using enclosed EK-UNI D5 Holder.

This product can be easily upgraded with longer tubes used by EK-RES X3 series reservoirs.

Technical data:

- Reservoir diameter 60 mm

- Overal height: 153 mm

 

 

[ciobanulx]

 

wow awesome that you can fit 2 rad's in that case ! 

 

case : corsair air 240

cpu : intel i7 4790k

gpu : r9 290

 

this rad would fit and would also look nice in my upcomming build and ,

i could also fit a 120 mm rad in the back chamber of the corsair air 240

 

btw thanks for the info and im looking forward to see your finished build !

 

MagiCool SLIM DUAL 240 Radiator Technical details: 

Material: Copper fins, brass chambers

Dimensions (LxWxH): 273x121x30mm

Connection threads: G1/4"

Weight: Approx. 680g

Fan installation: 8 M3 threads on both sides each (for 2x120mm fans each)

Pressure tested: 8bar

 

 

MagiCool SLIM SINGLE 120 Radiator

Technical details: 

Material: Copper fins, brass chambers

Dimensions (LxWxH): 153x120x30mm

Connection threads: G1/4"

Weight: Approx. 450g

Fan installation: 4 M3 threads on both sides each (for 1x120mm fan each)

Pressure tested: 8bar

Extent of delivery:

1x MagiCool SLIM SINGLE 120 radiator

4x M3 x 30mm screws

4x M3 x 5mm screws

EK-D5 Vario X-RES 100 incl. pump

 

EK-D5 Vario X-RES is a High-Performance water cooling pump with integrated reservoir. The core of the unit is the market-proven Laing D5 Vario water pump (incl. tacho signal 3-pin header) and comes pre-assembled with EK-D5 X-RES 100. This unit offers increased hydraulic performance (up to 15 %) compared to original Laing D5 Vario.

This water pump / reservoir combo unit features three G1/4 threaded ports of which one is inlet and two are outlets. Using the enclosed EK-Extender G1/4, installation of virtually any G1/4 thread fitting/barb is possible. EK recommends EK-CSQ series compression fittings/adapters.

EK-D5 Vario X-RES series water pump comes preinstalled with anti-cyclone insert. Additionaly a PU anti-vortex foam is enclosed.

Tube is made of quality acrylic material, while the reservoir bottom/pump top is made of quality POM Acetal material.

This water pump / reservoir combo unit can be mounted directly on computer chassis by using enclosed EK-UNI D5 Holder.

This product can be easily upgraded with longer tubes used by EK-RES X3 series reservoirs.

Technical data:

- Reservoir diameter 60 mm

- Overal height: 153 mm

 

 

 

 

 

Yea the way I modded it, you can fit 2 rads this size in. Natively I think you can only fit a 240 in the roof and a 200mm in the front, depending on rads.

 

I'm not familiar with the MagiCool rads, never used one from them. The brands I recommend for rads, which are decently priced and good quality are Alphacool rads and also XSPC. Alphacool come in many different sizes and thickness, I'm sure you can find two that will fit nicely in the Air 240 (nice case choice btw , not too familiar with the rad mounting options in it tho). Watch TastyPCs review on it (she's actually a pretty good case reviewer and always seems to cover what rads you can fit inside cases and also sometimes even mounts them in for you to see), here's her review of the Air 240 if you haven't seen it TastyPCTV.

 

Are you planning on doing any mods to the case, maybe that way you can fit bigger rads in it . Hope this helps man

[ciobanulx]

UPDATE

The missing screws for the RAM block didn't arrive today and by the looks of the tracking it might not get here tomorrow either. That means I might have to wait and finish the build next week as tomorrow is Friday . Though the tracking could be wrong, it might update tomorrow morning, but so far it says no activity .

Anyways here's a quick looks at my bending set up and also some of the tubing routes I managed to get done today. The rest will follow when the ram block is in. Also the GPU to front rad tube is in there temporarily atm, I'll have to take it out to put the RAM block in.
















Hope you enjoy. I just can't wait to get the liquid flowing through it already

 

[GeekySole9354]

U y no give dis 2 me?

[The-youri]

Yea the way I modded it, you can fit 2 rads this size in. Natively I think you can only fit a 240 in the roof and a 200mm in the front, depending on rads.

 

I'm not familiar with the MagiCool rads, never used one from them. The brands I recommend for rads, which are decently priced and good quality are Alphacool rads and also XSPC. Alphacool come in many different sizes and thickness, I'm sure you can find two that will fit nicely in the Air 240 (nice case choice btw , not too familiar with the rad mounting options in it tho). Watch TastyPCs review on it (she's actually a pretty good case reviewer and always seems to cover what rads you can fit inside cases and also sometimes even mounts them in for you to see), here's her review of the Air 240 if you haven't seen it TastyPCTV.

 

Are you planning on doing any mods to the case, maybe that way you can fit bigger rads in it . Hope this helps man

 

thnx again ! , 

 

good luck with  the build  ! 

i'll keep you following .

[alby800]

Looks great!

[MarQue98]

damn i missed quite a bunch since i wasn't following this thread and that other one got taken down.. my first reaction was DAMN THOSE STICKERS!!!

also, the tubing looks promising! can't wait for it to be filled up

[rutwik]

Man that looks awesome

[ciobanulx]

U y no give dis 2 me?

 

 

thnx again ! , 

 

good luck with  the build  ! 

i'll keep you following .

 

 

Looks great!

 

 

damn i missed quite a bunch since i wasn't following this thread and that other one got taken down.. my first reaction was DAMN THOSE STICKERS!!!

also, the tubing looks promising! can't wait for it to be filled up

 

 

Man that looks awesome

 

 

 

Thanks a lot for the kind words guys but unfortunately I have some bad news

[alby800]

What kinda bad news

Edit - Nevermind, turns out the update was posted this :lol:

[ciobanulx]

UPDATE

The screws for the ram block arrived yesterday so I mounted the ram block in, bent the rest of the tubes, gave everything a double check and then the build was ready for filling , or so I thought ...

I decided to take it outside for some nice pics of it before filling the loop up and then brought it to my room and started filling it. Everything was set, filled the res all the way up, flicked the power switch on, pressed the power button and nothing . Checked everything again, tried again and still nothing. I then thought there might be something wrong with my power button, like with the cable or something so I fiddled with it for a bit, struggled to unplug it from underneath the GPU and then tried to short the two power pins on the mb with a screw driver and still nothing. The mb was clearly getting power as the light were on, but it wouldn't turn on. I then started unplugging other cables like the GPU, CPU and tried again and boom the mb turned on for a few seconds, but I guess without the CPU power cable it didn't want to stay on. Plugged the CPU power cable back in and everything worked fine until I tried to plug in the GPU cables, it wouldn't work again. So then I figured out that there was something wrong with the GPU cables. I brought another PSU to just hook the GPU to it and everything turned on fine so I figured there is definitely something wrong with the GPU cables that prevent the PSU from powering on . I filled the loop up all the way just to see how it looked now that I was already at it.

I then managed to get every cable out for further testing, except for the 24pin, because just like I thought, I can't reach it with a filled loop. This was last night and I just left everything like that as I was too frustrated with it. No leaks or anything so I guess that's good .

Today I set up a different test system and managed to isolate the problem to just the 8pin GPU cable. I spoke to Mundi from IceModz and he will be making both the 6pin and 8pin cables again and sending them out via DHL on Monday so hopefully I won't have to wait too long. Not sure what's wrong with the 8pin I have now.

Man I was so upset last night, the build could have been up and running by now . I guess it's also my fault that I didn't test the cables. Now I will have to drain the loop and take out some of the tubes and the GPU in order to get the 24pin cable out and then wait for the new cables to arrive before I can set it all up again. At least it will give me the chance to test out my drainage system .


Anyways sorry for the rant guys. Here are the pics I took of it yesterday before attempting to fill the loop and then a few I took tonight of it just sitting on my desk like a trophy or something haha as I can't use it









































And these are the pics I took tonight












Also does anyone know if the GPU block is meant to trail like that and fill everywhere up to the o-ring? There's still quite a lot of air in there as I didn't bother with it much given that I will have to drain it.

Thanks for checking it out guys. Hopefully not too long until I receive the new cables

 

 

 

[ind3x]

Bad luck man!
It's looking really neat though!

 

Excited for the fixed cables so you can turn it on

[alby800]

OMG THAT IS AWESOME!

My jaw literally dropped when I saw the pics with it filled 

Shame about the cables though, shit happens I guess.

[ciobanulx]

Bad luck man!

It's looking really neat though!

 

Excited for the fixed cables so you can turn it on

 

Thanks man! Yea it did look pretty good with all the lights on inside and on the fans . I forgot to take a pic of it last night while the PSU was still in, I was too frustrated with trying to figure out what went wrong lol

 

OMG THAT IS AWESOME!

My jaw literally dropped when I saw the pics with it filled 

Shame about the cables though, shit happens I guess.

 

Thanks a lot man. Glad you like it

[Pc Noob]

THIS. IS. BEAUTIFUL. Everything goes well nicely and when I saw it witht the coolant I just about cried. Sorry to here about the cable though 

btw are you done with test and all that? 

[Janssent11041]

those are some really nice bends

and you also nailed that colour

congrats

[ciobanulx]

THIS. IS. BEAUTIFUL. Everything goes well nicely and when I saw it witht the coolant I just about cried. Sorry to here about the cable though 

btw are you done with test and all that? 

 

 

those are some really nice bends

and you also nailed that colour

congrats

 

 

Thanks a lot guys. Yea I'm done with exams for now. Just two group assignments left and then finals in about 2 months

[ciobanulx]

I'm proud to say that I've been nominated for Mod of the Month Sep 2014 in the Amateur Class over on OCN. If I make it through the nomination phase I will let you guys know

[deguzi]

I'm proud to say that I've been nominated for Mod of the Month Sep 2014 in the Amateur Class over on OCN. If I make it through the nomination phase I will let you guys know

Congrats mate! honestly wouldn't be surprised if you make it past nomination. such a great build

[rutwik]

The cables are a setback but still patience bears fruit .

Check if u can correct the GPU cables there are a lot of YouTube videos on it.

[The-youri]

looks so awesome ! 

to bad you have to drain everything to replace the 24 pin .

 

all i can say i hope next time you can finish the build without any problem !

[ciobanulx]

Congrats mate! honestly wouldn't be surprised if you make it past nomination. such a great build

 

Thanks mate, I hope I will

 

The cables are a setback but still patience bears fruit .

Check if u can correct the GPU cables there are a lot of YouTube videos on it.

 

Thanks for that. I did try a few different things when testing it and still nothing . New GPU cables are already on their way from IceModz

 

looks so awesome ! 

to bad you have to drain everything to replace the 24 pin .

 

all i can say i hope next time you can finish the build without any problem !

 

Thanks mate . Yea it's a pain to drain everything but like I said, looking on the bright side of this, it will give me a chance to test out the drainage system .

 

 

I heard from Mundi from IceModz today and the new GPU cables are on their way already , hopefully it won't be long till they get here with DHL

[rutwik]

@ciobanulx yeah I understand u my RAM hasnt yet come the courrier company has misplaced it