R1.0 INDUSTRIAL - QUADFIRE PRO DUO

[JR23]

 

Firstly thank you to those mentioned in the above image for supporting my endeavors once again!

I'm very excited to start my next personal project R1.0 INDUSTRIAL, after several months of collaborations it's great to be back in full control deciding my own specification. Not only that but setting the pace myself and taking the time to photograph everything and get it all out on the forums!

 

So a little writing about the project first to get things going, much like LIGHTNING this is centered around a very special piece of hardware and providing it with all of the power and cooling required is the main focus. The build won't be adorned with anything unnecessary however no compromises will be made along the way either. As the name implies aesthetically it will remain subtle and raw with nothing for show but nothing to hide. I intend to apply this way of thinking to each individual element and hopefully the end result will remain sympathetic to it's origin. 

As of this moment I don't have every part but I definitely won't be straying far from what I have decided as so many will be integral to the design of the case. I will elaborate on the reasoning as I unbox things but already it's clear that I have opted for completely colour neutral products with extremely reserved branding.

 

XFX Radeon Pro Duo x2
ASUS X99-M WS
Intel Broadwell-E i7-5960X
Corsair Dominator Platinum 4x4GB 3200C16
Corsair Force MP500 M.2 480GB
Western Digital Black 1TB x2
EVGA Supernova 1600T2
Parvum R1.0 INDUSTRIAL

 

Aqua Computer Aquaero 6 LT
Aqua Computer Aquaero 6 Passive Heatsink - Black
EK-Supremacy EVO X99 - Nickel Plexi
EK-FC Radeon Pro Duo - Nickel Plexi x2
EK-FC Radeon Pro Duo Backplate - Black x2
EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM - Plexi (incl. pump) x2
EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple) x2
EK-CoolStream CE 280 (Dual)

EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink - Black
EK-HD Adapter 10/12mm - Black x30
EK HD Tube 10/12mm 2-Slot (2 pcs) x2
EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 - Black x4
EK-AF Extender Rotary M-M G1/4 - Black x2
EK-CSQ Plug G1/4 - Black x2
Noctua NF-F12 IndustrialPPC 2000RPM IP67 PWM x6
Noctua NF-A14 IndustrialPPC 2000RPM IP67 PWM x2
Noctua NA-SAVP1 Chromax - Black x4

Straight in with the aforementioned centerpiece and for once i'm not even going to attempt to conceal one for later!

 

 

Because there is just something about being instantly hit with 6 fully formed PCIe power connectors that it would be rude to hold back.

 

 

 

It comes as quite a shock when 6 screws later a magnificently elegant Cooler Master solution is unveiled, clearly far more attention was put into this than just doubling up their single card efforts.

 

 

 

 

But lets take an even closer look and not pretend a standard cooling solution was ever going to last long in my hands.

 

 

 

 

Very rapidly all kinds of beautiful secrets were exposed, two massive cores, PLX chips and endless power circuitry neatly tessellated inbetween. Considering the PCB size is no bigger than what would be found on a single GPU GDDR5 card the density is insane.

 

 

A good cleaning was in order to reveal the mirror perfect Fiji cores and all the little High Bandwidth Memes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Already from the little bit of performance testing I managed to do (yeah these two cards instantly smashed my overclocked quad 780Ti's) and my time spent taking them apart I am completely in love with these cards. The brutal insolence of power, crossfire, PLX chips and the effort taken to package everything so elegantly together is astounding. 

 

I'll be back very soon with a preview of the case!

 

JR

[Yahtadi]

Damn those photos! What are the gears? Stunning!

[potoooooooo]

Great. You just HAD to remind me of those 800 dollar RPD i missed the other day

[JR23]

On 9/25/2016 at 5:09 PM, Yahtadi said:

Damn those photos! What are the gears? Stunning!

 

A Canon 60D with the 18-55mm kit lens.

 

On 9/26/2016 at 0:27 AM, potoooooooo said:

Great. You just HAD to remind me of those 800 dollar RPD i missed the other day

 

Nooooo $800 is epic, much much cheaper than they are here, I don't think you would have been disappointed with that.

 

JR

[Yahtadi]

On 9/26/2016 at 6:27 AM, potoooooooo said:

Great. You just HAD to remind me of those 800 dollar RPD i missed the other day

 

1 minute ago, JR23 said:

Nooooo $800 is epic, much much cheaper than they are here, I don't think you would have been disappointed with that.

What r u guys talking about xD?

[JR23]

52 minutes ago, Yahtadi said:

 

What r u guys talking about xD?

 

RPD, Radeon Pro Duo, sounds as if potooooo missed out on a deal!

 

JR

[Tech_Dreamer]

Am i the only one who cant see the images , just the image files names

[Willy Dijo]

My god @JR23, Your photos are amazing, I can't get enough.

[JR23]

Today I finalized the 3d design of the case ready to cut hopefully before this week is out. Lots of changes have been made to absolutely maximize the cooling potential without making it too much bigger than the retail R1.0, at 500x400x285mm it remains a similar scale but the extra length allows for an additional 280mm radiator in the front as well as the original pair of 360mm radiators in the base.

 

 

Above the front radiator an integrated reservoir is neatly tucked away revealed from above only by a Radeon Pro Duo logo inlaid into the top layer. This will be a mix of polished and frosted acrylic to show movement in the coolant.

 

 

With the front radiator and fans eating into the available space in the main chamber of the case rather than awkwardly position pumps blocking the view of the motherboard I decided they needed to go somewhere else. A sizable space was available in the back but it would of been difficult to get the loop around the PSU hence it has been moved to the top.

 

 

Just like LIGHTNING the holes have been precisely toleranced to hold the cables parallel, this does mean all the cables will need to be assembled in position but on the two occasions i've tried this it has been well worth it.

 

 

I'm sure i've not mentioned or shown half of the tweaks i've made but some surprises must be left for along the way.

 

JR

[JR23]

 

It's been an extremely busy end to the week at Parvum staying late until past midnight on Friday before heading straight back into a full days cutting on Saturday, but, thankfully, monumental progress was made! The R1.0 was completed alongside three of it's equally custom but less industrial brothers.

 

 

 

Mixed amongst the other beautifully tessellated R1.0 panels are all of the 5mm black parts which make up nearly of the case.

 

 

 

Plenty of intricate inlays were also cut and assembled.

 

 

It would also seem that some big tools were selected to come out and play on thicker acrylic!

 

 

Not sure what that would be about, well I have an indecent amount of plastic backing to be removing so i'll catch you all in a few days!

 

Also pictures should now be visible for everyone not using chrome

 

JR

[Str8f4c3]

Followed, absolutely love everything you do, now I wish I could just stop saying that. 

[JR23]

 

I managed to squeeze in a little time on the project between work and the GTA bikers update, just enough to get the first custom watercooling piece prepared.

 

 

As always lots of tapping but this time with blind holes and a counter bored hole for the fill port.

 

 

The o-ring sizes on this build are slightly different to what we would normally use, partly because it needed to be smaller in some tight areas of the midplate and also because the lids are much thicker than usual.

 

 

Each o-ring is made from a continuous extrusion of 2mm nitrile cord, cut to length. bonded together and the seated in 1.35 x 2.15mm groove.

 

 

 

Lastly lots of screws to tighten down.

 

 

And of course remove the backing from the polished acrylic!

 

 

 

Onto testing and a little coolant experimation, Mayhems aurora silver with X1 black concentrate really is something, perhaps slightly too much black this time around but I am in love with this combination.

 

 

Hopefully I will find time for the next piece this week too!

 

JR

[JR23]

 

It's been a long day on the project today as i'm sure you will see in just a moment!

 

 

Things started off with some second ops on panels which required countersinks from both sides, most importantly the midwall so I could install female threaded standoff's rather than tapping the acrylic as usual. But also the base panels just so there would be no screw heads visible from very very low angles, just because.

 

 

All of my blocks arrived from various corners of Europe!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certainly as 'full cover' as it gets, glad I opted for plexi.

 

 

Lots and lots of pads and paste later...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<3

 

 

280 for a Parvum, how strange this seems.

 

 

 

No doubt a healthy amount of rads to deal with all of the mighty cores.

 

 

 

Not just the case itself but everything i've changed to be 90° countersunk, it's definitely an addiction, such stress concentration reduction.

 

 

Now time to get all of my lovely Noctua's out, they've been waiting on this project for some time.

 

 

 

 

Naturally black Chromax for extra dankness.

 

 

I noticed through the spinning blades just a little of the wire insulation was visible and really detracting from the dankness. So added just a little heatshrink to blend them in. Normally I would of sleeved the whole fan cable but in this instance to keep things clean I will be joining them all together.

 

 

Both fans trimmed to length.

 

 

Stripped and twisted together followed up with a little solder to keep them securely together.

 

 

Then ATX crimps strange I know but hopefully this will make more sense when it comes to the next set of fans.

 

 

Again at this point I realized the lower part of the cable would be visible at an obscure angle through the intake on the PSU side...

 

 

So I sleeved back up past the midplate in Shade 19, I know this way seems complicated and still only half sleeved but they have a really fine gap to squeeze through.

 

 

Onto the next set. this time a pair of PE 360's packaged precisely at the back of the case flanking an extra cube in the centre.

 

 

And the rest of the Noctua's...

 

 

...love the F12 frame.

 

 

So this time I think what I did with the cables makes much more sense with a 6-way split, impossible with normal fan crimps but hopefully very neat with 4-pin EPS connectors, which i've checked should just tuck inbetween the rads.

 

 

Yet another novel idea to incorporate more countersunk screws was to use female standoff's.

 

 

It was an obvious idea which came to me when thinking about how to attach the Aquaero without having the back side of a brass standoff visible in the front of the case, hence I decided to use it for the board too.

 

 

 

The nickel plating looks perfect against the cubes and i'm sure the blocks too when I get to that part!

 

 

So here is the finished front accent panel and radiator assembly.

 

 

Just got to decide on my own pinout convention and add the block.

 

 

Same goes for the floor assembly, the gap at the front is precisely big enough for the 280 + A14's to nest into.

 

 

 

I just so happened to find the exact length of tubing needed to join the rads together, 54mm, in my offcuts.

 

 

 

And for no particular reason, the underside.

 

 

Even I rarely look at the bottom of my system, but still great to know it is perfectly consistent.

 

 

So that's just about everything for now, well except this little piece...

 

 

JR

[Str8f4c3]

Hot Dayum! Love it. Also, I am envious because your photos look like freakin' renders!

[BeardRex]

Holy hell this is awesome!

[JR23]

 

Just a little prequel to the previous update and the unveiling of the midplate here are some shots from it's assembly.

 

 

Much the same as with the custom reservoir each channel is sealed with a 2mm o-ring. The channels are 6mm deep and 12.5mm wide, consistent in cross sectional area with a 10mm ID tube.

 

 

As I mentioned previously the o-rings and grooves used were slightly smaller than usual on this part to allow the channels to pass closely together. Particularly where the channel between the CPU and GPU passes the horizontal channels at 45°. 

 

 

Achieving the parallel runs for the pumps while maintaining perfect symmetry was even tighter with the o-ring beneath the first outlet and second inlet being flattened off.

 

 

Once all the o-rings were bonded and in place it was time to screw the block together with it's lid, for that a huge amount of 6-32 UNC countersunk screws.

 

 

The lid has all of negative space surrounding the channels milled down 3.5mm to allow for a third opaque frosted black acrylic piece. Each port is surrounded by a small boss allowing the fitting to seal effectively against the lid. The OD was intentionally kept smaller than the fittings so this is not visible. 

 

 

And here again is everything assembled together, at 475x275x20mm this is a very satisfying slab of a midplate.

 

 

As you might just be able to tell from the droplets I couldn't help myself from taking a look at this with coolant, can't wait to see it equipped with pumps...

 

JR

[Hackentosher]

How do you get that grey background in all your photos? A sheet? Green screen? 

[JR23]

7 minutes ago, Hackentosher said:

How do you get that grey background in all your photos? A sheet? Green screen? 

It's a huge roll of grey backdrop paper, nothing is drastically edited.

 

JR

[JR23]

 

Although i've been really busy with FTW I hadn't forgotten my R1.0, just needed some more parts!

 

 

One major thing that was holding me up were these two little M-M rotaries, i'm sure I had 2 or 3 spares but when it came to fit the pumps I could only find one. Locating more proved to be a bit of a challenge with none in stock throughout the UK or the international retailers i'd use I had to wait for EK to get more, but they are here now.

 

 

First step was to fit the pump and fittings to measure the length of pipe needed.

 

 

 

Then with the pipes in place simultaneously push them in and screw down the pump. Luckily it all fitted really nice as EK resisted the urge to change any of the 3 components since I measured them

 

 

 

With the pumps solidly in place on the midplate the midwall could be added and screwed to the pump mountings.

 

 

 

 

 

Another easy task completed, hopefully I will be buying the rest of the hardware this week X99M-WS, 2x WD Black 6TB, Aquaero 6 and a  960GB HyperX Predator make up the bulk of the shopping list. It's going to be an expensive week!

 

JR

[Marine_Boy]

OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! Insta sub! It looks sooo awesome! *o* 

[JR23]

 

Got some more shiny things from today's shopping spree and there are some more goodies in the post to enjoy tomorrow!

 

 

 

I still don't know why Aquaero's are supplied with some obsolete prehistoric mounting thing, and a... screen. But anyway disregarding that stuff what's left behind is rather awesome.

 

 

For an unknown reason I also decided to purchase these old fashioned gigantic mechanical things.

 

 

I will admit however they do have some strangely satisfying qualities to them. At the price however they should, even now i'm confused as to why I needed 12TB or why this system has 26 times more storage than my last one, overkill, maybe?

 

 

 

So time to start loading everything onto the backbone of the case, the Aquaero + Heatsink was simply 4 black M3x10mm screws, not the originals but far more in keeping.

 

 

Then the hard drives, I wasn't about to add some giant rubber monstrosity but just to give them a more secure and tactile home I did use some little vibration dampening washers.

 

 

Everything fitted neatly just as planned with the 3 devices evenly spaced over the height of the case.

 

 

 

 

 

This was good, I can't wait for the post...

 

JR

[Marine_Boy]

Waiting for more!  Can't wait to see the post with whole PC assembled. Those super nice pictures that you're taking will make it look even better  You got some incredible skill there sir  

[JR23]

Thanks guys! Had some astounding post today, a 960GB HyperX Predator M.2, it smells soooo good! Can't do much with yet as I don't have a motherboard, but soon it will be ready.

 

 

JR

[JR23]

 

On Thursday I got the motherboard so i'm now very very close to having everything, late last night I started piecing it slowly together, taking lots of photographs of course. I'll be using an X99M-WS, it was a difficult decision between this and the Micro2 but as i've already used that in a project for a friend I felt that it was time to give ASUS' WS board a chance.

 

 

First thing to mount was the HyperX Predator M.2, I could of waited for the faster Polaris drives but at ~£100 less and with a significantly higher TBW rating I thought it was worth sacrificing the speed for what I consider the much prettier Predator. Can't say I find the 480GB version I have running at PCIe2.0 x2 slow!

 

 

 

 

Separated from it's PCI slot adapter the density is astounding, each individual chip is the same capacity as my first 2.5" SSD!

 

 

 

 

The huge socket was readied for a CPU!

 

 

 

After a lot of contemplation I decided to go with a Haswell-E chip for this build as the current mATX WS BIOS seems to have stronger memory support for the earlier generation.

 

 

 

 

 

With 4 dimm's in two banks the memory would be a real center point of this build but nothing was quite right, HyperX Predator too agressive, Klevv i'm just bored of seeing in WS boards already, G.Skill again just too complex to completely harmonize with the theme. So Dominator Platinum was the strongest candidate for it's symmetry and subtlety.

 

 

I'd fallen out of love with them when they changed to a sandblasted finish after the initial DDR3 production run, but, I still had an original quad channel kit! And as this will become my daily system it meant I could mix them up and continue to stare at the ornately machined heatsinks for another few years.

 

 

Very quickly I created a graveyard of Dominator Platinum parts, both old and new. I split the heatsinks off two of the DDR4 modules as well so I could swap the white sticker to the inside.

 

 

 

 

After a considerable amount of time gently prying off thermal pads and fiddling with tiny screws I had a very crisp looking DDR4 kit!

 

 

 

 

To match the Nickel/Plexi GPU blocks I also picked up a Supremacy EVO in the same finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now the board is filling up the hybrid of original DDR3 and DDR4 Dominator Platinum looks just right with it's beautifully polished faces and machined tops.

 

 

 

 

 

Just enough time to try the board in the case for some strategically teasery lit shots.

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow I will be making two fan extensions from the Aquaero through the mid-plate to the rads so I can permanently assemble the pedestal. After that i'll be needing the PSU to gradually add cables and tubing until it's complete.

 

JR

[0ld_Chicken]

oh my... that midplate... that... does things to me... wow!   I'm seriously impressed!  you are human, right?

 

May I ask why you are running the pumps in parallel? (they are in parallel, right?)