650D Refresh

[Jimstah87]

So after a year I've decided to change things a little bit. Basically wanted to tidy it up, get rid of things they seemed a bit unecessary though were cool at the time, like the green loop which served no purpose other than looks, I added then the spare pump from that loop into the main loop so having 2 pumps in the main loop now making for a bit of fail protection. I repositioned the SSD's so now they're both at the back stacked on top of each other, I think they look really good together like this. My PSU is currently off get fixed under warranty cause I was having issues with the system turning on. I tried another PSU and it worked fine so it wasn't anything to do with the mobo or power switch, if you were wondering why it isn't here in these pics. Sorry about the lighting I'm going to add some better pictures once I have my PSU back and all the lighting wired back up. I'm thinking of buying a 200mm radiator for the front to add to the loop, will help over summer here which get to 35C on average. Will post pics if I do. Do you's think the front looks better without the fan controller?

 

Anyway any Q's feel free to ask, any thoughts on the system or ideas are welcomed. Thanks for checking out my post.

 

Specs - 

 

Specs:

Case - Corsair Obsidian 650D

PSU - Corsair AX 750watt with replacement white individually sleeved cable kit

Motherboard - ASUS Sabertooth Z77

CPU - Intel core i5 3570K @ 4.6GHz 1.32V

RAM - 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4x4GB CL8 8-8-8-24 @ 1600MHz 1.5v

GFX - ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CUII 2GB @ 1241/6500MHz core/memory

SSD - Boot Samsung 256GB 840 Pro

          Steam drive Samsung 250GB 840

Sound card - ASUS Xonar Essence STX

Headset - Sennheiser PC 350's

 

Peripherals:

Monitor - Samsung S27B970 2560x1440 PLS Display

Keyboard - Corsair K90

Mouse - Corsair M60

MousePad - Razer Goliathus 40x30cm approx.

 

Cooling - System Loop:

CPU Block - Koolance CPU-380i

GPU Block - EK-FC670 GTX DCII Nickel Plexi

GPU Backplate - EK-FC670 GTX DCII Backplate Black

Pump - Koolance MCP655 with Bitspower MOD Kit and Top

Res - FrozenQ Dual Bay with fluorescent blue helix

Coolant - Koolance Clear

Tubing - PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT UV Blue 1/2" ID 3/4" OD

Fittings - Bitspower Compressions 1/2" ID 3/4" OD

Rads - 1x120mm XSPC EX120

            1x240mm XSPC EX240

Rad Fans - Silverstone 120mm Air Penetrator AP121 x3

Case Fan - Bitfenix 200mm Spectre Pro blue LED

 

Aesthetics Loop:

Pump - Koolance MCP655 with Bitspower MOD Kit and Top

Fittings - Bitspower Compressions 3/8" ID 5/8" OD

Tubing - PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Clear 3/8" ID 5/8" OD

Coolant - EK-Ekoolant UV Lime Green Premix

Res - Bitspower 150mm Tube clear acrylic x2

 

Mods & Lighting:

Lights - PHOBYA FLEXLIGHT UV 60cm x3 cut to fit

Underglow - RGB LED fitted to underside of case

Fans - Dremeled to add extra 140mm fan as an intake where the bottom of the HDD cages would normally reside

Floor & Panels - Cut acrylic panel and wrapped in carbon fiber vinyl as a false bottom in case. Also made panels to fit on the side of the radiators and fans for a cleaner look, as well the side of the optical bays

Case - Wrapped case in carbon fiber vinyl

[Freaky_spider]

nice piping dude, very nice!

[Joe3417]

Its beautiful!

[Bluejay0]

Shmexy yes. T-Virus!!!

[superducky94]

It's still such a great build man, love it! I love the case too, it's one of the options I've been considering picking up.

[Jimstah87]

nice piping dude, very nice!

Cheers mate

[Jimstah87]

Its beautiful!

Cheers, thanks for checking it out.

[Jimstah87]

Shmexy yes. T-Virus!!!

Yeah haven't found anything else yet for a res that I like more. Thanks for checking out my post.

[TheSLSAMG]

What are the specs?

[Jimstah87]

It's still such a great build man, love it! I love the case too, it's one of the options I've been considering picking up.

Thank you very much, I appreciate the comment. Would you get the 650D if you can still get them in your area or you mean your looking at getting the 750D? I like the 750D for it's extra radiator options however I do not think my bay res would look good in it the way the front 5 1/4 drive bays are styled. I still love my 650D, reckon I'll be keeping it for a long time still, such a great case to work in. Once I get a 200mm rad for the front it should be performing really well. Next project anyway looking forward to it.

[Jimstah87]

What are the specs?

Check back in 5 mins i'll add them mate.

[Stadiz]

DIY: Get a big marker and color the 840's red square, please

Really nice carbon finish.

[Giancarlo124]

Looks great man.

[Purple]

Really beautiful, but those case badges ruin if for me.

[L_Dub]

Love the Case wrap, good use of the Sabertooth sticker for the case but why oh why did you put the case badges on!?! Personaly i'm all about simplicity but to each their own.

[Kilerbomb]

Holy shit, that looks amazing! Great job! 

[BenD]

i agree, i would never put those damn case badges on, i only have the ROG badge, and that just looks cool damnit

nice build,, got no comments on it ^^

[BloXx99]

Looks awesome! I like the carbon wrapped case. Looks very slick!

[hiyayhi]

I remember when you first built this rig, it was very nice but this is a huge improvement! I love it.

 

Always a fan of fellow 650D owners.

[KingLuvely]

Tis a beauty. 

[godsarmy]

very nice o_O

[Quantum]

Wow... this is a very nice rig 

[Jimstah87]

DIY: Get a big marker and color the 840's red square, please

Really nice carbon finish.

Cheers mate, though I don't think I could colour in the red square on the SSD, I've always like the look of the black n' orange accent samsung have used too much I guess.

[Jimstah87]

Looks great man.

Cheers!

[Jimstah87]

Really beautiful, but those case badges ruin if for me.

Thanks mate, yeah I'm quite surprised in how many people have said the same thing. I've never really thought about taking them off since I built it though I guess it would make it look cleaner and that is what I am going for here, might give it some thought, thanks for the post mate!