Project Legato - Long build project

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Project Legato - Long build project *FINISHED*

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That's the name :D Project Legato, meaning "project Legacy"

So i built my system over two years ago, more then impressed, but over time, technology has to move on :D so im going to be upgrading the cooling side of the computer (no hardware yet) Even with the current setup, the temps when gaming, rendering, bench testing, are all to high for me, so i want to stop that from happening :D

So.... jump straight into the build log, overkill water cooling? huge case? acrylic tubing? the lot, i want to be able to throw anything at my computer without having to worry about heat, so here is a breakdown of the components i will be using for this build:

Finished build (scroll down)

1 x Enthoo Primo black case
1 x Enthoo Primo Dust Kit

1 x 480 EK Coolstream Radiator
1 x 360 EK Coolstream Radiator
1 x 240 EK Coolstream Radiator
16 x Primochill Revolver diamond fittings
2 x Primochill 13/10mm White tubing (pack of 4)
1 x Alphacool Repack Duel VPP665 Pump / Reservoir
2 x VPP665 aplhacool single pumps
3 x Mayhems Pastel White Fluid
16 x Cooler Master 120mm Jetflo White LED fans

Thats the basic breakdown of parts i will be using for the upgrade.

Here is a breakdown of the parts i already have that will be going into the Enthoo Primo case:

I5 2500K overclocked to 4.8ghz / 5.00Ghz
2 x Sapphire R9 290X graphics cards (heavy overclock)
OCZ 1250W PSU (gold)
Seagate 2TB 7200rpm HHD
Crucial 32GB Msata
Gigabye Z77_UD3 Motherboard
8GB DDR3 Patriot Viper RAM (soon to be 32GB)
Zalman Fan controller

So thats all of the parts, now onto the design stage...

I wanted to make sure that i kept the white and black theme from my old system, links here for all of the work done:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18453499

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18482284

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18467618

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18541668

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18635531

Thats a lot of work over the two years :D


Here are some designs i mocked up for the water cooling, with white acrylic tubing as well as some fittings:

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Quick diagram to show the flow, for those who dont know, the alphacool repack pump / res has 4 ports, two in and two out, here is a image to help:

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Then here is how the flow should be within the case:

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Thats about everything for tonight :D more to come over the next couple of months :D
 
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Update 2

Afternoon :D so i know i said i wouldn't be upgrading any of the main hardware.... well i lied :D just purchased the Asus P8Z77-V Premium motherboard, that will be delivered this Saturday :D

The Enthoo Primo case will be ordered very soon :D as well as some other water cooling parts :D

Just some images of the motherboard :D very tempted with the idea of quadfire at the moment :D 4 x R9 290x? Means i will have to purchase a new power supply however :D that would have to be the new 2000W 8-Pack unit :D

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More coming soon.......
 
Update 3
Evening all :cool: another little update, i was annoyed to see that overclockers had no longer got the EK coolstream radiators in stock, just ordered the very same radiators elsewhere.... for the water cooling side of the build, should be here Tuesday the latest :D

I truly love the design of the Coolstream PE series, how its sharp 90' bends as well as military looking :D love it

Some images of what they will look like:

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Thats all for now, more coming soon :D
 
I don't understand this design choice; can you explain your logic?

You appear to have your four fan rad before the CPU, so I assume to keep the water temp low before hitting the CPU ensuring it is adequately cooled.

Then as it passes to the lower section of the loop (is it all one loop, or two?) it passes through two further RADs before hitting the first GPU to remove any heat from the CPU, but the second GPU has to make do with whatever its fed, after the first GPU has been cooled.

With three heat sources and three RADs I'd of through you would go heat source > rad > heat source > rad > heat source > rad (although clearly more awkward if at all possible with tube runs and dual GPU).

Its been a while since I've done any watercooling (Danger Den TDX & Peltier days) so interested to see how this pans out.
 
ecksmen said:
I don't understand this design choice; can you explain your logic?

You appear to have your four fan rad before the CPU, so I assume to keep the water temp low before hitting the CPU ensuring it is adequately cooled.

Then as it passes to the lower section of the loop (is it all one loop, or two?) it passes through two further RADs before hitting the first GPU to remove any heat from the CPU, but the second GPU has to make do with whatever its fed, after the first GPU has been cooled.

With three heat sources and three RADs I'd of through you would go heat source > rad > heat source > rad > heat source > rad (although clearly more awkward if at all possible with tube runs and dual GPU).

Its been a while since I've done any watercooling (Danger Den TDX & Peltier days) so interested to see how this pans out.
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Hi ecksmen, ok so to break it down, there are technically two loops in my system that share the same reservoir (that being the Alphacool Repack).

From the left hand side of the reservoir, one D5 pump will flow liquid to the 480 at the top, then from the 480 to the CPU and from the CPU back to the reservoir.

The second loop on the left hand side will flow coolant from the second D5 to the 240 radiator at the front, then from the 240 to the 360 radiator on the bottom, from the 360 radiator to the second GPU and then from the second GPU to the first GPU, finally flowing back to the reservoir.

Another more simplified diagram to show you the two different loops:

BLUE = CPU

YELLOW = GPU

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More to follow :D
 
Update 4
Well to my disappointment, no motherboard arrived this Saturday :( so will have to wait for that :(

On the other hand however, i have been designing some backplates to cover both of the R9 290x cards :D

simplistic design with an elegant show for what the computer is called :D

What do people think?

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The material used will be plastic, i will custom paint "Project Legato" white, then i will custom drill the holes for placement, both covers will rest on the head of the screws :D

More to come soon :D
 
Update 5
Soooo...... radiators have arrived, pictures later for those, look fantastic :D :D :D

Then onto the motherboard :( the company that i purchased the P8Z77-V premium from said it would arrive Saturday..... then they took the payment that saturday, no motherboard........
Now, after a long phone call, they dont have the motherboard in stock so they will be getting one from Asus themselves???

Im starting to believe that it may not happen as the board is so hard to get without paying a very high price :(

They say to wait for a week, im really really hoping now as i need the system build before april :(

More to come tonight.......
 
Ah?! That is a strange one from the retailer.

I hope you get your board buddy. I remember getting my rads, and not having any fluid lol, so tubed it all up, and just left it for a couple of weeks. That was horrible.

Can't wait to see where this goes! :)
 
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