Rig Update 2014 - WIP

[zixiongcity]

Its been about a year, time to change some things up. 

 

Old thread here: 

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/11775-maryjane-johnson-tj07/

 

How my system looked before 11/9/14

 

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Current Specs

- MSI z77 Big Bang M-Power

- Intel Core i7 2700k @ 4.9Ghz  

- 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinums 1866Mhz

- 256GB Samsung 840 Pro, Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB

- EVGA GTX 970 SC with HEATKILLER Block - just added

- Corsair RM 750

Cooling:

- Swiftech Apogee HD White 

- Swiftech MCR420-Qp

- Swiftech MCP655 Pump with threaded G 1/4 threads 

- Swiftech MCRES Micro V2

- Bitspower Compression Fittings/ Enzotech Compression Fittings - 3/8 x 5/8

- Primochll Elegant White Tubing 3/8 x 5/8

- Corsair SP120 Quiet Editions for Rad, Corsair AF120 for top of case, white 92m Fractal Fans for back

- Silverstone TJ07-B

 

Parts Already Bought 

- EVGA GTX 970 SC 4GB $359.99

- HEATKILLER GPU-X3 970 water block $136.99 

- New Tubing, Switching to Primochilll UV Blue 

 

Parts Planning to Get (Hopefully)

- Potentially a T-Virus res with white helix coils or another color still not sure about the color scheme

- Corsair Sleeved Cable kit for the RM750

- Another Set of 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinums for a total 32GB

- Painting the yellow MSI Heatsink accents white or black, depending if I am upgrading to another platform or not

- Replacing the Fractal 92m fans with something else because they are broken

- flipping the SP120s to the push configuration because i kinda want to see the nice rings on them, although dust will be an issue with that

- Maybeeeee changing the tubing color to a different color, still not sure about that 

- SOME NEW Sata cables, been looking to find some sleeved ones 

- platform change, again very iffy on moving away from my 2700k to something better like x99

 

post on what you think would be really nice or whatev 

 

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[JoaoPRSousa]

4.9GHz??? Dayum!

Congrats! Great build you got there

Also, 16 more GB of WAM? Jebuz!

[zixiongcity]

How The Box for the EVGA GTX 970 SC looks

 

 

Stuff that i never really use:

 

 

Posters, guides, stickers, etc

 

 

The Card itself

 

 

 

[LarsReviews]

I am still in love with that case, too bad I can't afford it. 

[zixiongcity]

oooooo the HEATKILLER Block

 

 

 

 

Actual Shots of the block

 

 

 

[thekeemo]

 that moment a page takes a few seconds to load on a 25mbps down network

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The card naked

 

 

 

 

goodbye stock cooler

 

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Prepping the card for the block

 

 

 

 

instructions said to use up the pre cut pieces of thermal pads, however the ram chips were half and half, on the front and on the back

 

 

So instead of just wasting those thermal pads like that instructions say, i just cut them up

 

 

BAAAAMMM, one sexy card

 

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time to drain and remove the old card

 

 

 

old card

 

 

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how it looks as of right now 11/9/14

 

 

[zixiongcity]

will post some more updates as i get the parts and sort out my plans.

[JarJarBanksy]

What did you upgrade from? Great computer though. My only thought is that the 970 without the blower fan is the length of a mini-itx card.

[ALXAndy]

What did you upgrade from? Great computer though. My only thought is that the 970 without the blower fan is the length of a mini-itx card.

 

Looks like a 680 to me.

[zixiongcity]

Looks like a 680 to me.

yes,yes indeed

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some more shots, still wip

will do something about those 6 pin connectors and really really want a reservoir in here...

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computer naked, need to touch up some scratches, dust off, etc. 

 

taken the heat sinks off the big bang mpower

 

 

 

 

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plates taken off

 

 

 

used a yellow folder, so i can be so pro at taking pictures. 

 

Went off to Microcenter to pick up some supplies, relatively basic supply of watercooling stuff, won't have to wait for shipping fortunately for these stuff. 

 

Picked up an NZXT fan hub, has 10 ports which is pretty gucci

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

picked up some of these fan extensions from modright, pretty gucci too.

 

 

 

[zixiongcity]

Alrighty, so I decided to use Primchill's UV Blue tubing 3/8 ID 5/8 OD

 

 

 

 

ooooooo, never really use this stuff.

 

 

 

Alright so I know that a 120mm radiator wont do much and the fact that I also got a quad in the basement, but I want it to be mounted in the front of my case and the way that the tubing i want to be routed and curved, also that fact that i got some hard drives in the front as well a single will have to do. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some IC Diamond thermal compound 

 

 

 

Also was short on some cable ties, picked up a colorful pack for about 2 USD

 

 

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Test fitting these bay covers i got

 

 

 

front radiator going about right here

 

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all the dust

 

 

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some shots of the RM 750

 

 

 

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some more shots of the progress, blacked out the yellow logos on the side of the psu that is visible

 

 

test fits 

 

 

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gonna give this EK Coolant a go

 

 

got these painted black

 

 

 

making the mounting brackets for the rad in the front 

 

 

 

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some more tests, should I go completely Ringless on the corsair fans?