Yes the IHS is just coated copper V F
Interesting. Though, love that case with the optional popup roof vent. Same for those VRM sinks. Those are a beast.
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Interesting. Though, love that case with the optional popup roof vent. Same for those VRM sinks. Those are a beast.
The Deep Silence One has some great features and comes highly recommended V F, I love the overkill VRM sinks on the motherboard
When I saw the board outside the case I thought...Ewwww
When I saw it in it I thought Mmmmm ...boooaaard.
Nice case too!
You may want to fully star your swear words by the way
Oh and ....resize your pics you monster!!!
The motherboard has had that effect on most people lol
Language amended to full star variety (You have no idea how p****d I was at that H100i fiasco lol)
Images now resized also
And thank you both for looking, all feedback and comments are always welcome
Well the rads arrived this morning
First up an Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 240mm Full Copper
As the name suggests the ST30 is 30mm deep, this will be mounted in the roof.
Next up is it’s biggest brother an Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 240mm Full Copper
A staggering 80mm deep
This will be vertically mounted at the front of the case.
Here’s a comparison shot to show the sheer size of the Monsta against the ST30
First up an Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 240mm Full Copper
As the name suggests the ST30 is 30mm deep, this will be mounted in the roof.
Next up is it’s biggest brother an Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 240mm Full Copper
A staggering 80mm deep
This will be vertically mounted at the front of the case.Here’s a comparison shot to show the sheer size of the Monsta against the ST30
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The monsta rads are epic, just got the monsta 360 rad in white!
Build looks like its going to come together nicely
Build looks like its going to come together nicely
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That RAD looks insanely huge, should keep everything nice a cool!
Shame about the corsair, I don't trust closed loops as you can't replace any of the parts without removing the whole loop!
Shame about the corsair, I don't trust closed loops as you can't replace any of the parts without removing the whole loop!
The Monsta is just pure class!!!
Thank you, here's hoping
That's the plan
In a roundabout sort of way Corsair have done me a favour, I've been wanting an excuse to go back to watercooling proper for a long time; they provided me with all the incentive, ammunition and self justification I needed.
Right time to do some work on the GPU...
For the build I'm using an EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti SC+ 3GB.
Great card and overclocks like the Devil's own IF you can stop the thermal throttling.
First order of business is to strip it down
Clean it up and prep it
And now Phase one of it's transformation (please note phase one
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One EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti SC+ 3GB with mounted EK VGA Supremacy CSQ Copper Acetal and added Koolance RAM Heatsinks.
For the build I'm using an EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti SC+ 3GB.
Great card and overclocks like the Devil's own IF you can stop the thermal throttling.
First order of business is to strip it down
Clean it up and prep it
And now Phase one of it's transformation (please note phase one
)
One EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti SC+ 3GB with mounted EK VGA Supremacy CSQ Copper Acetal and added Koolance RAM Heatsinks.
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looking good, first time I've seen a block just for the GPU die, usually you see the full-cover ones - do you need any additional cooling/heatsinks for the power circuitry stuff or should they be okay just passively cooled?
Hey martian
If you take a look here you'll see the stock cooling had no heatsinks at all -
And now after -
So the additional passive sinks can only be a good thing as there will be no shortage of air flow in the case interior
To answer the question of not using a full cover GPU block, firstly I'm looking to upgradeability (at over a £100 plus for a full cover block every time you upgrade/change GPU's); secondly you can't get a full cover block for a 660Ti, it uses the same PCB as the 670.
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Yeah definately makes sense to go with the EK VGA Supremacy CSQ, just had a quick look at the product page and not only is it a cheaper option, as you say it also looks like it's a lot more versatile for future product upgrades.
btw I wasn't meaning the RAM with the heatsinks but the red/silver cylinders and the black cubes with R22, I get mixed up which are capacitors or VRMs or something else! Some appear to be partially covered by the stock heatsink but I was just asking if the case airflow is all that's required to cool these components - from the sounds of it there should be plenty going through the Nanoxia though!
Looking forward to seeing more of the WC stuff built up inside the case!
btw I wasn't meaning the RAM with the heatsinks but the red/silver cylinders and the black cubes with R22, I get mixed up which are capacitors or VRMs or something else! Some appear to be partially covered by the stock heatsink but I was just asking if the case airflow is all that's required to cool these components - from the sounds of it there should be plenty going through the Nanoxia though!
Looking forward to seeing more of the WC stuff built up inside the case!
Shaping up to be great. I'm not a lover of red/black but those fans are just gorgeous . I'm glad to see somebody doing a build in a Deep silence 2 , after watching ttl's vid , I nearly bought it over the 630 . But the Matte black one it for me . I Look forward to the finished product.
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Right this morning saw me remove the motherboard to install the CPU water block.
Presenting one installed EK Supreme LTX CSQ CPU Copper Acetal Waterblock...
I've used black M4 nylon dome nuts to allow me to visually gauge how much spring tension I've applied at each thread and to stop anything snagging on them as the build progresses.
I might actually leave them there as I think they look aesthetically pleasing
Presenting one installed EK Supreme LTX CSQ CPU Copper Acetal Waterblock...
I've used black M4 nylon dome nuts to allow me to visually gauge how much spring tension I've applied at each thread and to stop anything snagging on them as the build progresses.
I might actually leave them there as I think they look aesthetically pleasing
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More of this mornings progress...
That's the rear extract 140mm Xilence CF2 mounted
I've used anti vibration mounts to eliminate noise as much as possible
Installed the Power Supply Unit
I'm using a Seasonic X-Series 650W Full Modular Power Supply
And pre installed the dual 8-Pin EPS12V Extensions
Plus the 24-Pin ATX Extension
These are just some eye candy shots
That's the rear extract 140mm Xilence CF2 mounted
I've used anti vibration mounts to eliminate noise as much as possible
Installed the Power Supply Unit
I'm using a Seasonic X-Series 650W Full Modular Power Supply
And pre installed the dual 8-Pin EPS12V Extensions
Plus the 24-Pin ATX Extension
These are just some eye candy shots
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Lovely build mate, that's a nice looking motherboard and you know how to choose the right components
Shame about the Corsair they are renowned for their CS and if you ask they also arrange courier pickup for free but yeah that's all over and done with
I'm glad you bought up the GPU waterblock as I have a LE card which means there's no full cover which put me off the idea of just a universal block but to be honest who cares as long as it does the job and keeps costs down!
Shame about the Corsair they are renowned for their CS and if you ask they also arrange courier pickup for free but yeah that's all over and done with
I'm glad you bought up the GPU waterblock as I have a LE card which means there's no full cover which put me off the idea of just a universal block but to be honest who cares as long as it does the job and keeps costs down!