Patience T345 patience
On a serious note, the lull in the build is owing to waiting on some custom fabricated parts to arrive; as soon as they do I'll update the thread
BackDraft Evo (a Nanoxia DS1 Build)
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Patience T345 patience
On a serious note, the lull in the build is owing to waiting on some custom fabricated parts to arrive; as soon as they do I'll update the thread
Right we have some more movement...
After much brainstorming I've decided to go with a pump/res combo in the form of the XSPC X2O 750 V4.
The rear provides an in at the lower left, out at the upper left, and a spare port at the lower right. The spare port can be used to bring together a parallel loop or it could even be used to bypass the pump and use the reservoir as a stand alone reservoir. This provides great versatility if perhaps you decide to buy a larger pump at a later date or it could probably be used as a fill port, etc. The casting quality looks very good and you can use any G1/4 threaded barb or compression fitting here.
Now to install it...
My aim is to go for a very minimalistic and clean looking loop; as point to point as humanly possible.
A revision of the fittings on the CPU block.
The pump feeds the roof mounted ST30 which then in turn feeds the Monsta.
Very happy with that thus far
After much brainstorming I've decided to go with a pump/res combo in the form of the XSPC X2O 750 V4.
The rear provides an in at the lower left, out at the upper left, and a spare port at the lower right. The spare port can be used to bring together a parallel loop or it could even be used to bypass the pump and use the reservoir as a stand alone reservoir. This provides great versatility if perhaps you decide to buy a larger pump at a later date or it could probably be used as a fill port, etc. The casting quality looks very good and you can use any G1/4 threaded barb or compression fitting here.
Now to install it...
My aim is to go for a very minimalistic and clean looking loop; as point to point as humanly possible.
A revision of the fittings on the CPU block.
The pump feeds the roof mounted ST30 which then in turn feeds the Monsta.
Very happy with that thus far
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POKEBALLS!!! 
POKEBALLS!!!
I would hesitate a guess that is approval??? lol
Thank you
In answer to your question possibly, the 660 Ti SC+ 3GB when overclocked will basically trash a high end 670 (hence the reason for watercooling it to beat the thermal throttling); I would be more inclined to go for a 680 in the future however.
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This looks absolutely incredible. I'm loving the color scheme.
That said, I am a little confused why you're putting a 660 Ti in such a nice build.
That said, I am a little confused why you're putting a 660 Ti in such a nice build.
Soldato
I would hesitate a guess that is approval??? lol
Thank you
In answer to your question possibly, the 660 Ti SC+ 3GB when overclocked will basically trash a high end 670 (hence the reason for watercooling it to beat the thermal throttling); I would be more inclined to go for a 680 in the future however.
yes absolutely
your fan grills and the red fan looks like pokeballs....
Thank you
And in answer to your question -
- I'm only gaming at 1920 x 1080 just now, anything above the 660Ti is pretty much pointless at that resolution (were I to upgrade my monitor I'd likely go with a 680)
- Lower power consumption
- The price I obtained it for (170 quid new )
yes absolutely
your fan grills and the red fan looks like pokeballs....
Your soooo right lol
To my knowledge EVGA are the only board manufacturer to do this
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Thank you
And in answer to your question -
- I'm only gaming at 1920 x 1080 just now, anything above the 660Ti is pretty much pointless at that resolution (were I to upgrade my monitor I'd likely go with a 680)
- Lower power consumption
- The price I obtained it for (170 quid new
Your soooo right lol
To my knowledge EVGA are the only board manufacturer to do this
Side on ATX connectors looks more handy tho
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Ooh, £170 for a new 660 Ti is a steal. I suppose the generic waterblock for the GPU makes upgrading easier too.
This is seriously beautiful anyway, I'm feeling pretty jealous. IMO you should get a window on that case though. Internals that good should be able to be seen.
This is seriously beautiful anyway, I'm feeling pretty jealous. IMO you should get a window on that case though. Internals that good should be able to be seen.
Side on ATX connectors looks more handy tho
Agreed
I wish the other manufacturers would add it as a feature to their boards.
Yeah I struck lucky with the 660Ti
The card I have retails in the region of 270 quid And yes I bought the generic block with a possible upgrade at a later date in mind Thank you I'm very pleased with the way the build is shaping up, I'm looking into incorporating a window panel also
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Looking gorgeous not helping my case to not spend my spare student loan money on watercooling!
not helping my case to not spend my spare student loan money on watercooling!Looking gorgeous
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Hmmmmm whilst not actively encouraging you to do so I will say watercooling is a very worthwhile long term investment, especially if you overclock your kit.
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I will be building in a white Nanoxia DS2 case with CPU only watercooling shortly.
Single 240 x 60mm thick rad, DDC and acrylic res. Heatkiller block.
Yours looks inspiring.
Thanks, andy.
Single 240 x 60mm thick rad, DDC and acrylic res. Heatkiller block.
Yours looks inspiring.
Thanks, andy.
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Again, not helping
I do overclock... got myself a cheap 2600K a couple of weeks back and it is the first time my Corsair H70 has held me back, got 91 degrees at 1.4v which is too high for me, so stable 1.38v/4.5ghz.