[Build Log] Project Frost - Case-Labs THW10 | X99 Watercooled | i7 6950X | Titan X | Borosilicate Glass Tubing

[Revan654]

[Revan654]

 

For those wondering this is what happened to my harddrive. Thankfully I got all the data off the drive onto a USB drive.

[Revan654]

 

The front is almost finished, Just need to install the filter.
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Putting my first radiator through my standalone flush system.

[Marine_Boy]

15 hours ago, Revan654 said:

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For those wondering this is what happened to my harddrive. Thankfully I got all the data off the drive onto a USB drive.

How did you do that?  

 

I can't wait to see this beast up and running  

[Revan654]

4 hours ago, Marine_Boy said:

How did you do that?  

 

I can't wait to see this beast up and running  

 The keyboard wire and the one sata cable become tangled some how. When I moved the keyboard, It yanked the sata cable right out of the Harddrive. I have the harddrives sitting outside my one PC.

[Revan654]

The one radiator I bought the screw holes are improperly threaded. Hopefully PPCS can help me out when they open up tomorrow, Since I bought the rads a few months back.

[Revan654]

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I really need the weather to break, so I can do all my cutting & painting. The filter mounting part will have to wait until it warms up and stops snowing/raining.

 

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Created my custom HDD mounting, since 140 flex-Bays don't have HDD mounting options. created 6-32 threaded holes in the 140.2 Flex-Bay, Case-Labs 120.1 Flex HDD mounted are not threaded for some reason. I decided to thread mine to give it some extra support.

 

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Going to start on my Motherboard, first up the Ram & switching out the white light bars with blue light bars. While I wait for Hardware Labs to process the RMA for my one 560 & as my other rads are being cleaned (Currently at Mayhems Part 1 Stage).

[Revan654]

 

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I tried to use heat to melt the glue, It wasn't working for me. So I just cut the heatpipe off & painting the tip of the pipe black.

[Revan654]

 

What still needs painting (Mainly the MonoBlock). I might paint sections of the IO Shield & replace the LED under the IO Shield. The LED under the shield is a bit cheap.

 

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I went ahead and bought two cans of cardinal Black-59. It's suppose to be the same color as Case-Labs Black color minus the powder coating.

[Revan654]

 

Started to mod my MonoBlock.

[Shiv78]

1 hour ago, Revan654 said:

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FINALLY you are actually able to start this beauty!

[KeepItCool]

OMG this build is so extreme . I feel pity u have to do everything by yourself. U might hire some of ur friends to help you out during the holidays. So i guess ur on the process on completing the build right no more upgrading  right haha.   

[Revan654]

10 hours ago, KeepItCool said:

OMG this build is so extreme . I feel pity u have to do everything by yourself. U might hire some of ur friends to help you out during the holidays. So i guess ur on the process on completing the build right no more upgrading  right haha.   

 

Nah, It's I'm very OCD when it comes to how my PC looks. If someone else touched it I would most likely just tear it down and re-Do it.

 

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As much as I like the look of MTN 94 paint. Their caps are garbage, They constantly clog up. I'll use the rest of MTN 94 on my MonoBlock. The rest I will use cardinal paint.

[Revan654]

 

It need some small touch up, It's mainly done.

[Call Me Dubstep]

Question for you, How do you like those Be Quiet! silent wings 3 fans, thought about getting those for my build? Also I hate to ask so many questions but, would you have any cases that you would recommend that are sleek looking, has a power supply shroud or some way to hide the power supply, and has great water cooling support( has ample room so support enough cooling for 2 gtx 1080ti's and something like a 6800k or 6850k)? I'm having trouble deciding, and I've been watching your build, and it seems like you know what your doing! Also, looks amazing so far, Keep up the good work! 

[Revan654]

2 minutes ago, Call Me Dubstep said:

Question for you, How do you like those Be Quiet! silent wings 3 fans, thought about getting those for my build? Also I hate to ask so many questions but, would you have any cases that you would recommend that are sleek looking, has a power supply shroud or some way to hide the power supply, and has great water cooling support( has ample room so support enough cooling for 2 gtx 1080ti's and something like a 6800k or 6850k)? I'm having trouble deciding, and I've been watching your build, and it seems like you know what your doing! Also, looks amazing so far, Keep up the good work! 

Feel Free to ask as many questions as you want, I don't mind one bit answering them.

 

BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 I can't really comment yet. Since I haven't turned them on yet. Silent Wings 2 were great case fans. For watercooling fans I would go with Corsair ML Pro's. It also gives you the advantage of running the fans at lower rpm and getting the same results as other fans running at high RPM's (Since Corsair ML Pro use different technology).

 

It just depends on how much rad support you need. I personally like Case-Labs, If that's out of your price range, InWin has some great cases follow by Phanteks (Be warned some of Phantek cases are heavy).

 

Never ever touch anything from ThermalTake, Everything they make is complete garbage.

 

Case-Labs S8 with standard Window will hide the PSU. Which gives option of dual 360 on the top, a single 360 on left side, and option to add up to 280 in the front. It supports upto EATX and 2 SSD and 1 HDD in a hidden section. You can add more more harddrives racks if needed. You also have dual 120 on the one front side (Most use that area for mounting their res).

 

SMA8 is another great choice, It has it's own section for the PSU and radiators.

 

Or you could get double wide cases (Like what I have). It hides away the PSU away completely with allot of rad support.

 

Plus some cases have pedestal support, Which you can use to place a PSU in their or more rads.

[Call Me Dubstep]

1 hour ago, Revan654 said:

Feel Free to ask as many questions as you want, I don't mind one bit answering them.

 

BeQuiet Silent Wings 3 I can't really comment yet. Since I haven't turned them on yet. Silent Wings 2 were great case fans. For watercooling fans I would go with Corsair ML Pro's. It also gives you the advantage of running the fans at lower rpm and getting the same results as other fans running at high RPM's (Since Corsair ML Pro use different technology).

 

It just depends on how much rad support you need. I personally like Case-Labs, If that's out of your price range, InWin has some great cases follow by Phanteks (Be warned some of Phantek cases are heavy).

 

Never ever touch anything from ThermalTake, Everything they make is complete garbage.

 

Case-Labs S8 with standard Window will hide the PSU. Which gives option of dual 360 on the top, a single 360 on left side, and option to add up to 280 in the front. It supports upto EATX and 2 SSD and 1 HDD in a hidden section. You can add more more harddrives racks if needed. You also have dual 120 on the one front side (Most use that area for mounting their res).

 

SMA8 is another great choice, It has it's own section for the PSU and radiators.

 

Or you could get double wide cases (Like what I have). It hides away the PSU away completely with allot of rad support.

 

Plus some cases have pedestal support, Which you can use to place a PSU in their or more rads.

What is the advantage of using those Corsair ML Pro's, I have never seen them? The reason for asking about the Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 is because I saw they have decent static pressure and a below 20dba noise level, which is very quiet. Also my budget is around $~250. I have been looking at the Phanteks Evolv ATX Tempered Glass, but that is a bit on the small side. Another Case that I thought would be decent, but just lacks space again, was the Lian-Li PC-o11. They just down right don't have enough space for radiators. They claim they do, but end up having only low profile radiator support (like ~30mm thick). 

I appreciate you taking time to answer my questions! 

Edit: The Lian-Li PC-o11 Supports 45mm thick radiators(only can have a 25mm thick fan though), its a very tight fit though.

[Revan654]

6 hours ago, Call Me Dubstep said:

What is the advantage of using those Corsair ML Pro's, I have never seen them? The reason for asking about the Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 is because I saw they have decent static pressure and a below 20dba noise level, which is very quiet. Also my budget is around $~250. I have been looking at the Phanteks Evolv ATX Tempered Glass, but that is a bit on the small side. Another Case that I thought would be decent, but just lacks space again, was the Lian-Li PC-o11. They just down right don't have enough space for radiators. They claim they do, but end up having only low profile radiator support (like ~30mm thick). 

I appreciate you taking time to answer my questions! 

Edit: The Lian-Li PC-o11 Supports 45mm thick radiators(only can have a 25mm thick fan though), its a very tight fit though.

 

ML Pro have high performance at low rpm Plus their very quiet. The data released from Corsair doesn't even come close to what these fans can do.

[Revan654]

[Revan654]

Now allot of waiting in between putting parts together since I have to wait for the paint to dry.

[Call Me Dubstep]

13 minutes ago, Revan654 said:

 

ML Pro have high performance at low rpm Plus their very quiet. The data released from Corsair doesn't even come close to what these fans can do.

Oh okay.

[Revan654]

 

 

Had to paint the IO Plate of the Titan X. For a GPU that has nothing but black parts, it odd they left out the IO plate.

[KeepItCool]

Sense too much darkness where is the light 

[Revan654]

10 hours ago, KeepItCool said:

Sense too much darkness where is the light 

 

That's what LED's are for. Trying to match my case as close as I can with the IO plates.

[Revan654]