Watercooled 290x build

[ajoy39]

This is sort of a new build, sort of an update to my current build, but I think I'm getting enough new parts that it should count. 

 

Main components.

AMD FX-8350 - ordered

Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 - own

G Skill Sniper Series 1866mhz CL9 4 x 4GB - own

Sapphire Radeon R9-290x - ordered

Coolmaster Silent Pro 700W - own

Adata SP900 256GB - own

Coolmaster Storm Trooper - own

 

Cooling

EK Radeon R9-290x backplate Black CSQ - ordered

EK Radeon R9-290x full cover block Acetal -ordered

EK Supreme LTX AMD water block Acetal CSQ - ordered

Alphacool NexXos UT60 triple 120mm rad - ordered

Primochill Primoflex LRT Tubing White 10ft -ordered

Swiftech MCP655-B Pump - ordered

Bitspower Water Tank Z-multi 150 inline res - ordered

Swiftech MCR220 Dual 120mm rad 30mm thick - ordered

all 3/8 x 5/8 bitspower silver fittings

Noctua NF-F12s. 5 of them for now. 

 

Still need to order

the mounting brackets to put the 360 rad in the 5 1/4 inch bay areas of the front of the trooper

Storm Trooper side panel window

eventually I'll be switching to a Corsair 760i with a custom sleeved cable set but I'm putting that off for now for financial reasons. 

 

the slim 240mm will go in the roof, normal thickness 360mm in the front of the trooper with the res attached to the inside of it. Pump goes in the bottom, attach everything with the shortest runs possible. Haven't decided on coolant yet, distilled water probably but I'd like recommendations on a bioside if anyone has one. Will be doing a build log if I can find a decent camera.

 

Also if anyone can find the windowed side panel for the Storm Trooper listed online from a store that will ship to the US please let me know, right now I'm considering getting a 750D and selling my trooper because I can't find the dang windowed side panel and the trooper panels would be very hard to mod for one. 

[helping]

Pick up a bottle of PTnuke

 

Depending on if those are .99 barbs, if you have enough of them you can skip the kill coil and biocides all together. 

 

Be sure to check up on your loop in 3-6 months to make sure there's nothing in it besides dissolved oxygen since EK has been known to have some, uh, interesting interactions with silver. 

[ajoy39]

290x arrived. time to start testing. 

[helping]

290x arrived. time to start testing. 

Why not do an oil submerged build?

 

you know, for science. 

[ajoy39]

Why not do an oil submerged build?

 

you know, for science. 

because if I do that my components will never be good for anything ever again haha

[ajoy39]

Everything except the 290x waterblock is in.