inwin 303 Emerald Shade

[Podo]

Hello Fellow Builders,

 

I wish to show of my most recent build.  I call her Emerald Shade as you will probably guess why.  Hope you like it!

 

Back Story, for those who wish to read, I saw the InWin 303 case in some of the Computex coverage this last year and I fell in love immediately.  But I didn't want to just through my current build in such a beautiful case, so I began to plan.  I had dreams of a dual 360 Radiator Water Cooled loop with LED fans and custom cables. The colors hadn't come to me yet but i was searching.  I then came across the Corsair LED SP120 fans and wanted the Green LEDs, sorta my favorite color.  I then purchased the 303 Case in August on sale but then was patient until I could collect enough funds for cabling and a watercooling loop.  I then picked up a EVGA G2 850 as my power supply and green Cable Mod Custom Cables kits and combs (Sadly a few weeks too early for their %20 off sale).  Ordered a EK L360 WC kit, additional AquaCool Fittings, and PrimoChill White Tubing.  As I mapped out the Tubing and found some difficulties which required multiple trips to the hardware store, I got everything set and ready to install the MoBo etc. but I just couldn't let such a beautiful setup be hindered by a non RGB Video Card, thus I purchased a EVGA 1080 FTW DT.  Once the GPU arrived I began transplanting the old into the NEW.  

 

Once I had the water loop all buttoned up after finding some leaks from not tightening the fittings properly, this was my first WC build, I Benched the stock performance of the Build so I can have a Gauge on what my gains were when I started OverClocking.

I was able to OverClock the 4790k to 4.8Ghz at 1.35v with 3 separate aida64 stress tests of 7+hr.  And got my 1080 to 1941mhz with a memory offset of 500mhz.  ScreenShot of Benchmark numbers are below.  I may provide links to the Official results later. 

 

I have noticed, for those still reading,  The Corsair Fans are not optimal for this configuration.  I do not feel a log of air coming from the rear exhausts which are a honeycomb design.  The Case's attic allows for a great deal of heat to swirl around and get "trapped" due to the lack of direct airflow from the Fans which are pushing through a 45mm Rad.  Also I am probably going to install an intake fan next to the IO to promote direct airflow on the Motherboard.

 

Future Plans,  I do have two EKWB water blocks for the 1080.  Why two? well I plan on SLI in March when I upgrade to Kaby Lake with a mATX MoBo because then the lower GPU would be high enough from the Lower Radiator, which I may have to get a thinner (30mm) radiator.

 

Here are my Build Specs

CPU: 4790k 4.8ghz 1.35v

MoBo: MSI Krait Gaming SLI

Mem: Corsair Vengance DDR3 2x8gb 2400mhz

GPU: EVGA 1080 FTW DT

PSU: EVGA G2 850w

Case: InWin 303 Black

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Water Cooling Specs:

EK L360 Kit:

• EK-Supremacy MS CPU WaterBlock
• PE 360 (42mm) radiator
• ek-XRES 100 DDC 3.1 PWM water pump/res Combo (with X3-150 replacement res)

Alpha Cool XT45 360 Rad

PrimoChill White Flex tubing 13/10mm

EK Compression fittings, Alpha Cool 90* and 45* fittings

 

 

 

Imgur Post for more pics

 

 

Yes that is a drain tube. the Top Radiator is a AlphaCool xt45 360 with 6 possible fitting locations. This allows me to drain and fill with relative ease.

 

Yes i need a real Keyboard now.

 

 

 

Benches have the % increase over stock speed, then the average of each.  Overall improvement is only from AVG FPS numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

Old Build and setup, So Yes I added a Desk and extra TV.

 

[RagingTyphoon]

A work of Art, thank you for sharing this beauty.

[amvoith]

Great overclock. What temps are you getting? 

[Podo]

23 hours ago, amvoith said:

Great overclock. What temps are you getting? 

aida64 stress test is in the high 80*C

Cinebench benchmark is 64*C

Gaming loads are low 60*s

Idle is 35*C

[Podo]

Quick update.  My idle was a little high and the MoBo heatsinks were getting a little too hot for comfort without direct airflow.

 

 

 Thus I added a black gloss Cooler master fan from my old Hyper 212.  See Picture below.  Anyone have suggestions on a quite Blacked out fan?  I'm going to keep this fan running at the lowest possible speed for maintain some acoustics.

 

 

I added two Vadar Fans from my EK L360 kit to the "attic" to improve the exhaust ability, and tidied up the cable management.

 

Idles are now in the mid 20*C 

[stealth80]

OK those PCIE wires running over the WC tubing were griping me, then i seen the flag on the wall.

 

We're over 

[stealth80]

I wouldn't get a MATX board, id get an ATX and a new bigger case to house radiators. Was gonna suggest a block on the 1080, mine doesn't go above 50C with a 360 + 240mm rad on the GPU (was SLI 970s) You could also add a Mobo chipset block to your loop to help those temps

[Podo]

51 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

I wouldn't get a MATX board, id get an ATX and a new bigger case to house radiators. Was gonna suggest a block on the 1080, mine doesn't go above 50C with a 360 + 240mm rad on the GPU (was SLI 970s) You could also add a Mobo chipset block to your loop to help those temps

I am in love with the uniqueness of the case so I probably won't replace it anytime soon.  There have been full ATX MoBo with expansion slots in the top position, EVGA z97 FTW and a few X99 MoBo's.

 

The case is the central feature to this build so replacing the case would eliminate my "muse".

 

Think of this build as "what can I do with this case" rather than "I want to build a high-powered gaming rig."

[Brennan Price]

This is beautiful... How much? Can I marry her?

[MadG4mer]

Are you sure thats FTW card?

 

[Podo]

3 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

This is beautiful... How much? Can I marry her?

The visual "upgrade" + GPU is somewhere in the $1500 range

Case $80

Power Supply $110

Cables + Combs $75

fans and splitters  $90

WC Loop $500

1080 $650

 

Parts I already had

CPU $200

Mobo $70

Mem $70

SSD $85

Hdd $85

 

I do have my PC Part Pick link in my OP.

 

 

 

[Podo]

3 minutes ago, MadG4mer said:

Are you sure thats FTW card?

 

That is what the Box said.  In fairness this is the FTW "DT" Not the higher end FTW.

 

Purchased from NewEgg. 

[MadG4mer]

Just now, Podo said:

That is what the Box said.  In fairness this is the FTW "DT" Not the higher end FTW.

 

Purchased from NewEgg. 

Well that explains why the billboard doesn't have FTW logo in it.

[Brennan Price]

21 hours ago, Podo said:

The visual "upgrade" + GPU is somewhere in the $1500 range

Case $80

Power Supply $110

Cables + Combs $75

fans and splitters  $90

WC Loop $500

1080 $650

 

Parts I already had

CPU $200

Mobo $70

Mem $70

SSD $85

Hdd $85

 

I do have my PC Part Pick link in my OP.

Damn well it is all cool to me. Am I right in saying you live in UK? cuz you have a Man-U flag...

[Podo]

4 hours ago, Brennan_Price said:

Damn well it is all cool to me. Am I right in saying you live in UK? cuz you have a Man-U flag...

Thank you.

 

No I live in Minnesota, USA.

 

I am a fan of Man-U because my soccer idol, Tim Howard (USA Goal Keeper) played for them when I was watching Premiere as a kid.  I don't watch too much any more, but I got the flag when I went to London on a School trip. 

[Brennan Price]

On 11/3/2016 at 9:08 PM, Podo said:

Thank you.

 

No I live in Minnesota, USA.

 

I am a fan of Man-U because my soccer idol, Tim Howard (USA Goal Keeper) played for them when I was watching Premiere as a kid.  I don't watch too much any more, but I got the flag when I went to London on a School trip. 

Oh right haha. Sorry I just thought that it was strange that it looked like you lived in UK but put the parts in dollars. Anyway, keep up the good work with your PC building cuz you have just built a fricken beast. I wish I could afford better parts like yours there but at least I have three monitors which most people don't have  

[Podo]

After the braving the crowds of Black Friday,  I have updated Emerald Shade.  Here are the updates with pictures!

 

3Tb SeaGate Barracuda HDD to be paired with the original 3tb Hdd for Raid1

4Tb SeaGate Expansion drive for "offsite" backup in case of catastrophic failure. (Would like some suggestions on back software outside of Windows 10's onboard method)

512gb OCZ RD400 W/AIC (AIC option was cheaper by $40 than stand alone M.2 Drive at the time of purchase)

G502 Logitech RGB Mouse, Replaces my G402 which is not RGB and Blue not Green (still in the mail, delivery date is set for tomorrow)

K70 Corsair  Rapidfire Switches and RGB to replace my $2 Dell keyboard (EWW....)(Delivery is tomorrow Pics will be posted

 

That Cable management.

 

 

 

Never thought of how small these were so I'd thought I'd Share.

[Podo]

Currently I am fighting with reinstalling my OS to the M.2 Drive Properly as well as the Raid1 configuration.  I may forgo the Raid1 and do a Parody Software Backup option rather than raid's Mirroring.  I am open to suggestions.

 

Unfortunately my current Motherboard doesn't take advantage of the SSD's full potential but it will still be a significant improvement over my 850 Evo.  And down the road when I do plan to upgrade I should be able to get a Motherboard to take advantage of its capabilities.