BackDraft Evo (a Nanoxia DS1 Build)

23RO_UK · 27 Jun 2013 at 13:15

This morning I've assembled what I will refer to from now on as The Cooling Unit lol

Presenting...

1 x AlphaCool Monsta with 30mm shroud, 2 x Akasa Piranhas and to top it off an E22 FG01 240mm fan grill.

It's a mere 135mm deep

The Cooling Unit mounted :cool:

23RO_UK · 27 Jun 2013 at 16:13

FRAGMAYO said:
that loooks awesome

Thank you, I was hoping it would have that effect

Guru said:
If my cards don't sell I'll be doing this

If you don't mind me asking, how much is the cooling alone costing you? (excluding fans)

Ok the actual cost which includes the bay pump/res, rad, shroud, CPU block, the GPU block and backplate plus the compression fittings weighs in at around 350 quid.

That excludes the cost of the fans, angled fittings and extensions, tubing and coolant.

It's not cheap and I've gone for premium kit which also knocks up the price tab some, but if you look apon it this way; you'll likely utilize some if not all of the kit in future builds.

I hope that answers the question mate?

23RO_UK · 27 Jun 2013 at 18:34

Guru said:
Thanks dude I already have the GPU blocks, but nothing else as yet. Have the same case though so would be doing a very similar build

No worries, you're very welcome; any further questions feel free to ask

I look forward to seeing your build also :cool:

23RO_UK · 29 Jun 2013 at 18:05

Not much of an update guys, it's just pretty much to highlight how I've been able to arrange the various inlets/outlets using risers and extension bars to improve the routing of the minimal and point to point tubing I'm incorporating into the build; also as you can see the dual bay XSPC X2O 750 V4 pump/res is relatively shallow in depth.

From top to bottom -

Pump/res outlet
Pump/res Inlet
Rad inlet
Rad outlet

23RO_UK · 29 Jun 2013 at 18:23

Grrrrrrrrrr :mad:

Bl**dy Photobucket!!!!!

I'm gonna have to do some thread maintenance over the weekend

Sorry guys I'll have all the pics back up shortly, bare with me on this...

23RO_UK · 30 Jun 2013 at 13:41

cypto said:
No worries man, good to hear you know about it. Came to check out the build and realized the problem. Maybe throw up the images on dropbox, never had any problems with bandwidth restrictions from them.

I've made a start on the thread maintenance

I've opted for Imgur though it will take a while to get all the links back up

23RO_UK · 3 Jul 2013 at 19:57

Just a quick post to say thread maintenance has begun and all missing pics should be back up by tomorrow afternoon

23RO_UK · 3 Jul 2013 at 22:08

23RO_UK said:
Just a quick post to say thread maintenance has begun and all missing pics should be back up by tomorrow afternoon

Ok the OCD kicked in and it's now back up and running

More updates tomorrow

23RO_UK · 4 Jul 2013 at 13:56

Another mini update...

That's the XSPC X2O 750 V4 installed proper

The run off connection from the pump outlet to the rad inlet in place

Which achieves this effect

Was all the messing about worth it?

I think so lol (PC OCD)

23RO_UK · 4 Jul 2013 at 13:56

And now comes the moment of truth

I spent hours mentally visualizing this, mocking it up and measuring; the question is did I get it right?

I'll let the pictures do the talking...

23RO_UK · 4 Jul 2013 at 20:04

Guru said:
Looks good mate! Is that just sitting over the top of the PSU, or have you actually re-housed the guts of the PSU in it?

Cheers,

G

What we have here is a polished stainless steel PSU cover/shroud

No way am I going to rip apart my Seasonic X Series lol

23RO_UK · 4 Jul 2013 at 20:10

Time to lose the unsightliness of the bare drive bays

Oh I also installed the roof fans

23RO_UK · 5 Jul 2013 at 12:03

Here's the full effect...

23RO_UK · 8 Jul 2013 at 16:59

NoustieChris said:
Very nice... I now hate my PC

Sorry

23RO_UK · 8 Jul 2013 at 16:59

Today saw the front and lid of the case reinstalled, not such a biggy you might say but it did see me having to remove the XSPC X2O 750 V4 to get the front panel back in place; a further extension bar was needed to bring the pump inlet back into alignment and I had to replace the existing pump run off with a piece of tubing 10mm longer.

To kick off proceedings -

The installed 140mm Alpenföhn Wing Boost rear extract fan

The twin 120mm Alpenföhn Wing Boost roof extract fans

I think they match the colour of the heatsinks on the motherboard pretty well

And this is where BackDraft ceases to be just a chassis...

23RO_UK · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:43

Guru said:
I'm convinced that case looks silver rather than anthracite love it.

It's anthracite all the way lol

Cheers G, much appreciated

23RO_UK · 8 Jul 2013 at 23:35

subbytna said:
No roof mounted rad now? Have I missed you changing it? Great build, looks very good thus far

I made a few changes back in post #95 mate.

Call it a bit of experimentation on my part but I want to see what sort of cooling is afforded by a shrouded 240 Monsta with 4 x Akasa Pirhanas

And thank you mate, much appreciated

23RO_UK · 10 Jul 2013 at 09:52

Mini update...

I've added a second plate to the reverse side of the drive bay cage to totally stealth it out and to facilitate a cleaner look/aid cable routing.

Before -

After -

Before -

After -

23RO_UK · 11 Jul 2013 at 14:00

jonnyp1993 said:
Im not jelous.. honest
Looking very nice indeed! Good job

lol thank you, still a ways to go but getting there

23RO_UK · 13 Jul 2013 at 16:27

Right, some more materials have arrived so time to pretty much finish up the internals

A taste of today's work in progress...