Project-SMA8 Dual Loop

[Day187]

Project-SMA8

HI all and welcome...

I have been running my X99 system for a couple of months now, so some of the hardware I had already, I've always wanted a Caselabs case so here goes....

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Hardware
Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E @ 4.5GHz)
ASUS ROG Rampage V Edition 10
G.Skill 32GB F4-3200C14Q-32GTZ+
Samsung 1TB SSD 850 PRO SATA x 2 (RAID 0 Gaming drive)
Samsung SM961 Polaris 512GB M.2 (OS drive dual boot)
WD Red 3TB 5400rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB X 2 (Backup)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW
EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W '80 Plus Platinum

Case
MAGNUM SMA8 BLACK
Caselabs front 140.3mm fans
Caselabs Single Wide Magnum Top Covers (39mm Extended Ventilated)
sLight ambiBlack for SMA8 ATX
PSU Cover: PSU Cover - Ventilated
Radiator Side Mounts for the Lower Chamber: Add one 120.4 (480)
Radiator Side Mounts for the Lower Chamber: Add one 140.4 (560)
Reservoir Mount (MAC-517) x 2
DEMCiflex CaseLabs Magnum SMA8 Lower Side Dust Filter
DEMCiflex CaseLabs Magnum SMA8 Top Dust Filter
DEMCiflex Caselabs 140.3 Flex-Bay Grill Dust Filter

Warercooling
EK-Supremacy EVO Elite Edition
EK-FC1080 GTX FTW - Acetal+Nickel
EK-FC1080 GTX FTW Backplate - Black
EK-XRES 205 Revo D5 PWM combo x 2
EK-CoolStream PE 480
Black Ice Nemesis GTX 560 Radiator - Black
EK-CSQ Plug G1/4 (for EK-Badge) - Black Nickel x 6
EK-HDC Fitting 16mm G1/4 - Black Nickel x 20
EK Water Blocks EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G14 - Black Nickel x 1
EK Water Blocks EK-AF Angled 90 Degrees G1 / 4 inch - Black nickel x 7
EK-AF Angled 45° G1/4 Black Nickel x 2
EK-AF Extender 6mm M-M G1/4 - Black Nickel
EK Water Blocks EK-AF Extender 30mm M-F G1/4 - Black Nickel
EK Water Blocks EK-AF Extender 8mm M-F G1/4 - Black Nickel
Barrow G1/4" Matte Black Rotary Cuboid T (3 way) Fitting Adapte
EK Water Blocks EK-RES X3 Holder 60mm (2pcs) x 1
EK Water Blocks EK-HD PETG Tube 1216mm 500mm (2pcs) x 3
Aqua Computer Temperature sensor internal/external thread G1/4 x 2
XSPC 480mm Radiator Gasket x 2
XSPC 560mm Radiator Gasket x 2
Alphacool Acrylic Double Bending Tool 12-14mm and 16mm - Black
Alphacool Silicon Bending Insert 100cm for ID 1/2" / 12mm hard tubes - blue
Mayhems Blitz Pro Cleaning System
Koolance QD3 Female Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Barb for ID 13mm (1/2in)
Koolance QD3-MSG4 Male Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Male Threaded G 1/4 BSPP
liquid ???

Accessories/Cables/Fans/etc
Aqua Computer SPLITTY9 x 3
Aqua Computer High-Flow Flow Sensor
30cm PWM Fan Extension Cable 4 Pin Male Plug to Female Socket Lead x 2
ModMyToys 4-Pin Female-to-Female Cable 24" / 60cm x 2
Strom/SATA cable internal 4Pin Molex to SATA 15cm
Phobya 2 Pin 300mm Extension Cable : Black x 1
Phobya 2-Pin Extension Female/Plug - 60cmx 2
Phobya 4 Pin PWM Extension 60cm - Black x 2
Phobya Y-Cable 4Pin PWM To 3x 4Pin PWM 30cm - Black
Corsair ML120 LED Red 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation Fan x 5
Corsair ML140 Pro LED Red 140mm Premium Magnetic Levitation Fan x 3
Themaltake Riing 140mm x 4

Remaining
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW?
EK-FC1080 GTX FTW - Acetal+Nickel?
EK-FC1080 GTX FTW Backplate - Black?

Aquaero 6 pro in transit

Strip down the old PC






Clean radiators with Mayhems blitz cleaning kit




12 hours later...


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[Day187]

Top radiator and DEMCiflex Top Dust Filter installation.

I started to put the case together and mounted the top radiator (EKwebs PE 480mm) to see if it would fit in the extended top with there only been 1mm difference between thickness of the radiator and the extended top.

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Dust Filters

Thermal Sensor









Fits perfect, I could not use the 480mm radiator gasket longer screws needed, I did not use a gasket with my old system the Corsair ML anti vibrate mounts did the job well.

 

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Front fan installation

Corsair ML140 Pros and DEMCiflex 140.3 Flex-Bay Grill Dust Filter

 

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water pumps installation

Installed the CPU & GPU water blocks and res/pump combo a little drilling required but it all went smooth.






http://imgur.com/NY1Fk5p
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CPU Loop

Tubing for the CPU loop. just need to tidy the ends..









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Fans and pass-through holes

Added a Corsair ML1120 exhaust fan.



I decided to go with the Thermaltake riing 140mm fans for the bottom radiator.Has I found this mod to enable 4/6 fans on one controller



Drill bits came today so did the holes for the GPU loop..





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[whyscotty]

Sorry bud, but you need a better camera for a build like this.

 

[ALXAndy]

Sorry bud, but you need a better camera for a build like this.

You took the words straight out of my mouth.

 

[Smffy]

Tidy little shopping list you have there, about to do something similar so look forward to seeing how it goes!

 

[Day187]

The pictures are pretty bad, I'm going to get a better camera today, and retake pictures where I can....my bad

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[Day187]

Bottom Rad and fans

Put the fans and the fittings on the bottom Rad and added some fittings for the gpu loop, I also discovered I need some longer PETG tubing for the return from the rad to the res/pump (GPU loop)

Rad gasket


Fittings including drainage










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[ALXAndy]

Much better pics

That rad is huge !

 

[Day187]

big rad ready for future upgrades and to fill the space

Thinking about pre ordering the new EK-FB ASUS R5-E10 Monoblock RGB Edition



but its not shipping till the 17th October..

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[Day187]

Morning delivery






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[Day187]

Fitted the Aquaero 6 I had to cut the bracket so it would fit, with the rad been so big..










Done all the plumbing for both loops, also got around needing extra tubing by putting the flow metre inbetween the tubing (picture below)






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[whyscotty]

Looking good

 

[wordy]

Needs more fans.

 

[Ken]

Top rad has fans pulling air into the case leaving only your single rear fan as exhaust?

 

[Day187]

The top rad fans are pulling air out of the case, my last build I had the fans pulling air into the case, so I'm going to try this way for now..

Just finishing off testing loops for any leaks, then I will report back with some stress testing temps..

My flow sensors is not working and needs be sent back :/

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[Day187]

Been running the system for about 30 hours, stressing and gaming and temps are as follows

ROOM TEMP 23C
GPU IDLE 27C
GPU LOAD 40C
CPU IDLE 27C
CPU LOAD 42C

the system is a very quiet

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