My first modding attempts 550D WC+Sleeve

[RickU09]

Background

I'm a student electrical electrical engineering and live in The Netherlands,

I post here on the forum's because I want to know what you guys think of my build and for advice.

 

 

Specs:

 

Main Components

M/B: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H

CPU: Intel 3750K

PSU: Corsair 500W

OS Drive: Crucial M4 128GB

Storage:WD Black 2Tb

GPU: EVGA GTX670 FTW Signature 2 - 2GB

RAM: 8Gb (2x4Gb) Corsiar Vengeance (To be upgraded)

Case: Corsair 550D

 

 

Water Cooling

RADs: 1 x 240*120mm + 1x 120*120mm

Pump: D5

Reservoir: XSPC D5

Tubing: Feser (want acrylic)

Fans: Corsair / Scythe

CPU Waterblock: EK Supremacy Nickel

GPU Waterblock: EK GTX680

 

The modds

 

- Make window in side panel or switch to Corsair Carbide Air 540

- Top panel mod (1st attempt failed)

- Sleeve PSU and fan cables (Done for 80%, ran out of heatshrink)

- LED lightning and dimmer (Waiting for supply, these chineese or dutch post guys prolly stole the first package)

- Make my watercooling setup more apealing

- Corsair CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9B

 

Tips for modds are welcome! :D

 

 

Pics from current state in my next post (uploading them ATM)

[RickU09]

The pictures from its current state:

 

This is is how the case is before modding, in here I want to make a window.

The original (not so good looking) aesthetics

Taken out the power supply for sleeving

The unsleeved wires

The best and cheapest way to remove pins

Forgot to put heatschrink over it before replacing the connector at the end (im still learning =P)

ATX 6 Pinns sleeved, bad for a first attempt?

The 24 pin done

Placed the PSU back into the case and this is how it looks now:

 

Now i am waiting for my LED-strips from China. Already got my LED-dimmer but the strips got lost in shipping <_< :ph34r:

Also waiting for a new package heatshrink for the 8pin and fans.

[Eyal]

I assume you have an EVGA 670 FTW, otherwise the 680 block will not fit.

[RickU09]

I assume you have an EVGA 670 FTW, otherwise the 680 block will not fit.

Yes you are right, it actually is a EVGA GTX670 FTW Signature 2 - 2GB

I'm adding it in my first post

[jclappers]

If possible i would make the tubing runs a little shorter but otherwise very good first attempt so far

[Jozi]

k90 spotted

[RickU09]

Update: 21-08-2013

 

Finally my LEDstrip arrived!  Next to it some glue, which was more expensive then 5 meters LEDstrip :blink:

LED strip didnt came unharmed but it traveled around the world by air mail

My LED-dimmer

Big mess on my workspace

Cutting the LED strip in the right sizes

Looking how to make it invisible (forgot to take a picture how it is now)

Tinning the cables

Then there was light!

Made one more strip in the right side of the case

Shiny Gigabyte logo

Sleeved the fan in the back

Sleeved my fan splitter cable

Sleeved fan on the bottom

Random pic :D

Overview

Love the lighting on the psu, should maybe wrap it?? (Never done this, is it hard?)

My graphics card

Blurry overview photo (why did I upload this)

 

Next update I hope to start on my window. Any tips on how to do this with a 550D?

Also I will upload a movie which shows what my dimmer does. :D ;)

[RickU09]

k90 spotted

Thats right! I love it, although it sometimes types double letters, need to find a fix for that or maybe its just me xD

[Jozi]

Thats right! I love it, although it sometimes types double letters, need to find a fix for that or maybe its just me xD

I don't get double letters on my k90, but sometimes some keys get stuck and spam away. Not sure if the problem is in cherrys or software.

[Woodypc]

What is the T in the line for?

[RickU09]

What is the T in the line for?

The T is for draining my loop. Maybe I'm going to take it out for a cleaner look. What do you think?

 

 

VIDEO:

 

[Nicktrance]

Nice job with the sleeving, I think the PCIe cables would look nicer grouped together rather than fanning out, though. Also I think shorter. strait tubing runswhich don't cross over each other would look much better.

[Importedham]

SIck!

[RickU09]

Nice job with the sleeving, I think the PCIe cables would look nicer grouped together rather than fanning out, though. Also I think shorter. strait tubing runswhich don't cross over each other would look much better.

 

Thank you! How can I group them best? I dont like the look op zipties around the cables. Also watercooling fittings are expensive and because I'm a student I dont want to spend a lot of money on it. If money wasn't a problem I would have used acrylic tubing.

 

SIck!

 

Muha thanks man, its a lot better then it was!!

[Nicktrance]

Thank you! How can I group them best? I dont like the look op zipties around the cables. Also watercooling fittings are expensive and because I'm a student I don't want to spend a lot of money on it. If money wasn't a problem I would have used acrylic tubing.

 

Ideally you could lace them, but that takes a LOT of time and patience. The other option is to train the wires to stay parallel to each other and use a zip tie as soon as they're out of sight behind the motherboard tray, you can zip tie each 6 pin individually first in order to keep them from getting tangled with each other and then zip tie them both together.

 

I get what you mean about fittings but I think you still could have cut some of the tubes shorter, such as the one below the GPU and not crossed the CPU tubes over each other.

[900d]

nice work!

[Jimstah87]

Gotta make those tubing runs as short and straight as possible mate then this will look good.

[c.bert]

Gotta make those tubing runs as short and straight as possible mate then this will look good.

yeah would definitely agree with that and those cable look amazing

[Q_mods]

Nice inprovements Rick, hope to see the build in person soon.

[RickU09]

nice work!

 

Thank you very much! I'm not finished yet! =P

 

Ideally you could lace them, but that takes a LOT of time and patience. The other option is to train the wires to stay parallel to each other and use a zip tie as soon as they're out of sight behind the motherboard tray, you can zip tie each 6 pin individually first in order to keep them from getting tangled with each other and then zip tie them both together.

 

I get what you mean about fittings but I think you still could have cut some of the tubes shorter, such as the one below the GPU and not crossed the CPU tubes over each other.

 

Gotta make those tubing runs as short and straight as possible mate then this will look good.

 

yeah would definitely agree with that and those cable look amazing

 

I'm going to order 4 * 45 degree rotary fittings for a cleaner look:

http://www.highflow.nl/aansluitingen/fittingen/alphacool/alphacool-hf-screw-connector-45-g1-4od-revolvable-10mm-3-8-id-1-2-od-deep-black-17072.html

I will place these on the VGA and CPU blocks.

 

Also one meter of new hose will look good:

http://www.highflow.nl/slangen/3-8-slangen-10mm-id/feser-tube-uv-highflow-3-8-id-1-2-od-blue.html

Its a little bit lighter blue and fresher looking then these old darker blue ones.

 

Nice inprovements Rick, hope to see the build in person soon.

 

You will, next weekend I'll take it to Roberts' place.

[g3org3y01]

Great work log, very original in a 550D 

[Q_mods]

Thank you very much! I'm not finished yet! =P

 

 

 

 

I'm going to order 4 * 45 degree rotary fittings for a cleaner look:

http://www.highflow.nl/aansluitingen/fittingen/alphacool/alphacool-hf-screw-connector-45-g1-4od-revolvable-10mm-3-8-id-1-2-od-deep-black-17072.html

I will place these on the VGA and CPU blocks.

 

Also one meter of new hose will look good:

http://www.highflow.nl/slangen/3-8-slangen-10mm-id/feser-tube-uv-highflow-3-8-id-1-2-od-blue.html

Its a little bit lighter blue and fresher looking then these old darker blue ones.

 

 

You will, next weekend I'll take it to Roberts' place.

Nice, I hope to get a 780 for the c70 in time. 

[VAITO]

great job on the custom sleeving looks really nice

[RickU09]

Verry little update this week:

 

New fans on top mounted radiator and some blue ram dimms

Ordering water cooling components this week (fittings and hose).

 

[Q_mods]

Verry little update this week:

 

New fans on top mounted radiator and some blue ram dimms

Ordering water cooling components this week (fittings and hose).

 

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love to see the new watercooling parts. I need to order some hose from Freddy to.

 

Q