Asus Maximus VI Impact

davebarsby · 1 Aug 2013 at 21:54

Just waiting on the motherboard, hopefully OC will get this in soon.
I can imagine a few people are in the same situation !

here's where we are so far

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YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7970 GHZ X-Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £205.99
1 x Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMD16GX3M2A1866C9) £169.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £162.95
1 x Watercool Heatkiller GPU-X³ 79X0 Ni-Bl £89.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & XSPC Acetal D5 Top Value Combo £76.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Passion Red £69.95
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC RX120 120mm Radiator - Black £44.99
1 x XSPC RS240 120mm Radiator - Black £39.95
1 x EK-RES X3 110 Reservoir £34.99
2 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.99 (£51.98)
1 x Watercool Heatkiller GPU Backplate 79X0 £21.95
1 x Koolance LIQ-705 Liquid Coolant Bottle, Low-Conductivity, 700mL (Colorless) £14.99
2 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
4 x XSPC G1/4" 45° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.49 (£13.96)
6 x XSPC G1/4" 90° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.49 (£20.94)
12 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£35.88)
Total : £1,708.91 (includes shipping : £11.25).

davebarsby · 8 Aug 2013 at 12:58

I've been told it could be another 2 weeks till the motherboard is in stock, was previously told to expect it in this week

davebarsby · 28 Aug 2013 at 23:09

So the build is finally finished...

Click here for the build photo's

Currently just waiting on another couple of 90 degree conectors to replace the 2 x 45 degree connectors on the CPU as these are 1mm too close to the above fan. I had to re-shuffle a couple of things around as fitting it all in was very tight considering the radiator and 2 fans above the CPU, other than that everything went quite well. The front HD audio connector was a nightmare to connect (just behind the graphics card), I also added in a drainage point directly off the pump to help with future maintenance.

Very happy with the water cooling, currently running with only 3 fans until I get the 90 degree connectors which should provide the room to get my fourth fan in. The system is running in between 35C and 40C on idle and 43C - 48C on load, all with the fans running between 700 - 1000 RPM which is very very quiet.

Currently running the CPU at 4.6GHz and the GPU at 1125/1575

davebarsby · 11 Sep 2013 at 19:47

It's hard to take pictures due to how compact the system, there's a 240 radiator down the front with a 120 radiator at the back above the motherboard (this one is a thick 58mm). The motherboard is mounted above the PSU.
The system is running in between 35C and 40C on idle and 43C - 48C on load
Currently running the CPU at 4.6GHz and the GPU at 1125/1575
Just added another picture with the final radiator fan in place since the last 2 x 90 degree connectors arrived.