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This is my first time going into the water cooling route. So if you notice anything out of the norm, please feel free to post. (The whole thing with there not being a 980 ti block being made was pretty lame.. so I have to run the 780 WB on it)

 

I do have a few things on hand.

 

360x25 MM top mount rad

280x60 MM front mount rad

Larger Rad tube laying around with a top fill port (The pump/res combo doesn't have it i'm aware :P )

Distilled water to clean it out before I put the pastel fluid in

 

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And this is before I get to work!

 

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Feel free to comment.. (expecting 7 days from today if everything goes well to be done!)

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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Noice.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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Oh, and I will be borrowing a friends DSLR so you don't have to view potato pics lol

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I did something like this before. Check it out here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/447792-new-watercooling-loop-in-define-s/?fromsearch=1

I think your build will turn out better. I have to order more parts and redo my loop.

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I did something like this before. Check it out here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/447792-new-watercooling-loop-in-define-s/?fromsearch=1

I think your build will turn out better. I have to order more parts and redo my loop.

 

I'm hoping it turns out well. 

 

I may need to end up buying some screws actually... forgot having 6 fans on the top rad is gonna need a lot of hardware lol.

 

Oh and I ended up buying 6 4 pin PWM extensions so I can rout this commander mini somewhere.

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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All the parts will be here tomorrow!!!!

I will take pics I promise!

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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All the parts will be here tomorrow!!!!

I will take pics I promise!

 

Sweet, please do, leak test too ploz.

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Sweet, please do, leak test too ploz.

LOL of course.

 

I'm not putting the pastels in until I do leak test with distilled so that'll be ~Sunday or Monday.

 

Kinda nervous but YOLO.

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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LOL of course.

 

I'm not putting the pastels in until I do leak test with distilled so that'll be ~Sunday or Monday.

 

Kinda nervous but YOLO.

 

Nah you'll be fine.

 

PRO TIPS:

  1. Flush your rads! They're full of flux and garbage and it needs to be flushed out, you can use white vinegar to help strip the flux
  2. Have a boiling hot cup of water with you for the Advanced LRT tubing! Jesus! It's a nightmare to get your compression collars onto the thread! The heat will soften the tubing and make it uber malleable.
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EK Supremecy EVO & EK-MOSFET M7G  | Dual 360mm Rads | Primochill CTR Phase II w/D5 | MSI GTX970 1670MHz/8000MHz

 

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Nah you'll be fine.

 

PRO TIPS:

  1. Flush your rads! They're full of flux and garbage and it needs to be flushed out, you can use white vinegar to help strip the flux
  2. Have a boiling hot cup of water with you for the Advanced LRT tubing! Jesus! It's a nightmare to get your compression collars onto the thread! The heat will soften the tubing and make it uber malleable.

 

Yeah I've try flushing out these rads in the past. I know they are full of shit so that's why I'm gonna hold off on the pastels until I feel they're cleaned out.

 

Vinegar you say?

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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Yeah I've try flushing out these rads in the past. I know they are full of shit so that's why I'm gonna hold off on the pastels until I feel they're cleaned out.

 

Vinegar you say?

 

Yeah like dis

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Alright I have them sitting as we speak.

 

I did shake the shit out of them... so hopefully there isn't too much shit in them.

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IT WORKS

 

Will be uploading pics in a while. need to get the bubbles out but everything is running fine. 

 

Haven't seen a leak yet so still waiting on the matter to confirm it wont

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OH SPEAKING OF WHICH... 

 

I'll have to upload photos of this screw up from EK's manufacturing. I'm glad I had another pump laying around.

 

THERE WAS NO O-RING IN THE PUMP I JUST BOUGHT.....

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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Incoming potato picture.

 

Will be tidying up in the next few days and adding my pastels in

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Why are there white/blue LEDs at the bottom?  Why not change them to red and cover anything that doesn't look right.

It's a white LED at the bottom that's shinning on that one piece.

 

I'll turn them off when I put the white fluid in for a nice pic

CPU: I7 5960X @4612 MHZ/1.325Vcore | Cooler: Full custom loop | Mobo: Asus X-99A | GPU: 2 EVGA 980 TI Classifieds | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GBs 3200 MHZ | Storage: Samsung SM951 512 GB M.2 Drive, Mushkin Eco2 512 GB SSD, Muskin Chronos 480 GB SSD | PSU: Corsair HX 1000i | Case: Fractal define R5 | Monitor: LG 34UC87M-B

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