Lambda Core

[ExpendableCustoms]

I've made all lighting from scratch - 3 RGB LED strips in black profiles with custom made cables. Two 35 cm stripes in angular profiles will be positioned on the sides and 40 cm stripe in flat profile will be positioned at the top, behind the radiator.

 

 

 

 

 

Big thanks to Skeeper for cuting another hole in reservoir top. One of the loops (CPU loop)  will have return from the top radiator to top of a reservoir, and without such modification loop filling would be an extreme masochism.

 

 

 

[ExpendableCustoms]

I've encountered small problem with connection between GPUs and mid plate. When I designed everything I thought that it will look like this:

 

 

But in reality both cards are much lower:

 

 

At the time of designing everything I did not know what parts I would use. As a result first PCI-E x16 slot is second on this motherboard. Moreover distance between x16 slots is three PCI-E brackets instead of two. Finally terminal from Alphacool GPU block is much wider than in other blocks. All of this resulted that outlet from GPU terminal is 2.5 slots lower that I've expected, so I'm not able to make bends as in original design. There is just not enough space.

 

I've measured everything and designed two solutions. First more "fancy":

 

 

 

And second more "classic".

 

 

 

What do you think about this?

[EunSoo]

the first fancy options looks pretty sick.

[ExpendableCustoms]

Than you for your opinion, I'm still thinking about this. Currently I'm changing connection between GPU pump and mid plate so it matches "classic" and "fancy" design. I will post screenshots of new design tomorrow

 

I've modded all 120mm fans - original sticker was removed, and replaced by vinyl, than cables were sleeved, which required few modifications and some cutting.

 

 

 

 

[ExpendableCustoms]

In a break between making another, even more strange cables and splitters I've redone the model regarding connection between pump and mid plate.

 

I made three version of this connection. First one is the simples, but it doesn't fit for me. To much free space is left, and because inlet and outlet in the pump are too close together, fittings needed to be offstet from each other when passing mid pate.

 

 

 

Second version is duplicate of "fancy" connection between GPU blocks and mid plate, or as I call it "mustache like connection" :P. This connection require moving the pumps much closer to motherboard and each other to obtain enough space for those  "mustache like" bends. Even then this is pretty tight fit.

 

 

 

Third version is similar to second, but it utilize the offset of inlet and outlet in the pump to gain few more milimeters. In the result i've got much more space for those bends, and pumps don't need to be move so close to motherboard and each other. Minus of this solution is "cluttering" of the area of the pump with the fittings.

 

 

 

What you think about this? For me third version is the best because of the look and relative ease to make.

[ExpendableCustoms]

Cables, cables and even more cables. Now I'm even dreaming about making cables :P.

 

Aquaero USB, Aquabus between Aquaero 6 and Power Adjust 3, Corsair Link, SATA-DATA x2, few extensions and Molex power cabel for Aquaero.

 

 

 

 

 

[Organized]

Absolutely phenomenal! I really like the mustache tubing, I'd absolutely go for the third "offset mustache" solution.

[ExpendableCustoms]

Thank you for your opinion. I think I'm decided to use this "mustache like" variant. But firstly I have to finish work on cables.

[ExpendableCustoms]

Top radiator is ready - 140mm fans were treated same as 120mm variants (original sticker was removed, and replaced by vinyl, than cables were sleeved). Every fan received extension and was hooked up to fan splitter on PCB, which will be connected directly to Aquaero.

 

 

 

 

[ExpendableCustoms]

Front fans are ready

 

 

Every fan got an extension, which is hooked up to tan splitter in basement. Individual extenders are fastened together to fan mounting screws. 

 

 

 

 

Fan from the back is also hooked up to the same splitter, what required making super long extender, and mounting it some how. Radiator at the top will cover this cable.

 

 

 

All cables come from one place in the basement.

 

 

 

[ExpendableCustoms]

I've finished cable work in the basement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ExpendableCustoms]

All cables in the project are ready (except flow meter and temperature probe sensors cables, but I will make them when loop is ready). Last two cables I've made are SATA-power and power switch. SSD (Crucial MX200) also got wrapped in black black vinyl.

 

 

 

Little summary of making cabels and sleeving them:

 

I've used:
- Almost 70 meters of AWG 26 wire
- Almost 40 meters of AWG 18 wire
- 18 meters of black sleeve
- 8 meters of yellow sleeve
- 32 meters of platinum sleeve
- 2 meters of bigger, black sleeve
- 60 cm od SATA sleeve
- 5m of heat-shrink (most when making main cables)
- I've crimped almost 400 pins
- Time that I've spent making cables? I don't even want to count that
- Cost? Better not to write

[stealth80]

This looks great, keep up the good work! 

[ExpendableCustoms]

Main chamber is ready. There were few problems with tubes and insert but I've managed to overcome it. Now it's time to drill through midplate and mobotray and finish the work.

 

 

[ExpendableCustoms]

Pass-through drilled through midplate and mobotray, also all tubes are ready.

 

 

 

 

 

Finaly I've used 107 fittings, 18 sections of tube - 6 straight and 12 with bends :P.

Few last things to do - cover for SLI bridge and few cables for temperature and flow sensors, and I can fill both loops.

[lttUser1234]

Really intricate work here.

[ExpendableCustoms]

Project is ready. It's been 1 year and 3 months since I've bought the case and started thinking about modifying it. It took me almost 4 last months to build everything as I planned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Later I will post some benchmark results and informations about temperatures.

[ExpendableCustoms]

Few performance benchmarks.

 

CPU:

 

 

 

 

Max what I can achieve is 4.0GHz @ 1.35V. Pushing all cores further requires huge amount of additional voltage. RAM was overclocked from 2800MHZ CL16 to  3066MHz CL16.

 

Drives - both filled with data:

 

 

 

GPU:

 

Superposition dosen't suport SLI so the result refers only to one GPU

 

 

 

TimeSpy

 

 

TimeSpy Extreme

 

 

Both cards boost to 2101MHz, memory is working at 11GHz.

 

About temperatures:

 

GPU - when watching youtube, reddit etc. they are working fully passive. I've set fans to kick in, when liquid temperature exceed 33 degree Celsius. During non 3d load coolant temerature fluctuate between 28-29 degree. In full load temperature hits max of 35 degree with fans spinning at 450-500RPM. Temperature of cards with that settings - upper GPU - max 47 degree, lower GPU - max 51. Setting fans faster (1000 RPM) reduce temperature to 43 degree, but I see no point in doing this due to noise increase.

 

CPU - same as GPU, fans kick in when coolant temerature exceed 33 degree. I've turn off all power saving features so even at idle CPU consumes 50-60W. 420mm top radiator can handle this fully passive, but event the smallest amount of load causes fans to start spinning. After one hour of Prime95 Small FFTs I've hit 82 degree @ 950 RPM (coolant 40 degree). During more typical load (Blender) CPU temperature stabilize between 65-70 degree (coolant temperature 37-37,5) @ 800-850 RPM.