BitFenix Prodigy ITX build

buzzlightweight said:
Ok this is what i would put in my prodigy IF i was gonna do a full wc loop inc gpu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (240) £64.99
1 x EK Supreme LTX CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £32.99
1 x EK Reservoir Combo DCP 4.0 £24.98
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow Coolant 1L ** NEW COLOUR FOR 2012 ** £14.99
2 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £14.98 (29.96)
1 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 3/8" ID, 5/8" OD, 16/10mm, 2m, Clear £6.49
1 x Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.5
1 x EK DCP Mounting Plate Kit with Anti Vibration Mountings £3.49
Total : £194.39 (includes shipping : £10.00).





This pump controller is £31.49 plus shipping from a competitor



This block for a 570 is £62.99 plus shipping from a competitor



This back for a 570 plate is £14.99 plus shipping from a competitor

So thats £303.86 but you need to add some ££ for fittings and carriage so your really looking at £330

As for placements and tubing i would have the 240mm rad on top and remove only the top HDD and ODD cages, as you saw ocuk do pump mounts which are really good and i would just put the pump and res on top of the bottom HDD cage loose, as for tubing that is down to you and the fittings that are available really, but i think it is all do-able :)
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YOUR A BOSS! this will be Ideal :)

I will be getting all this in about 2 months lol :O a while away xD.


But thats when im getting my I7.
 
Allnamestaken said:
YOUR A BOSS! this will be Ideal :)

I will be getting all this in about 2 months lol :O a while away xD.


But thats when im getting my I7.
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NICE :) i would love to do it but i have just spent way too much on this build as it is ;)

as for the fittings i think you will mainly be using 45's and 90's, what you will need to do is some research on the rad! it is very thick but i chose it due to the cooling capabilities and it cooling the cpu and gpu. as it is so thick you may find it hard to pipe the gpu with ease as the rad, with fans, may almost sit on top the gpu! i know power bit do some very imaginative fittings so have a look at them :)
 
I found this which is great help for what i want to do ;)


Sasso said:
right so here we go... pics might be a bit big... not sure as they are from my dropbox.

IHS is off :) look at all that gunk :p
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Cleaned up a bit.... very shiny.... and no chipped corners on the die :D ( thank ***)
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placed the chip back in.
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blob of liquid pro
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spread out using a cotton wool bud
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IHS placed back on and clamped in place
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Liquid pro on the outside
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and now onto the results:

here is my pic (from the other thread) can see the temps are pushing almost 90oC
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and now the after:
can see the max temp has been reduced to 73 oC...
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some info about it.... getting the IHS was surprisingly hard... used one of these retractable craft knives with only a bit of the blade out to start (was worried it would be too easy to cut through the goo and didn't want to slide the die)

after doing each corner i pulled a little bit more of the blade out and proceeded to work from corner down the edge till the blade was in parallel with the side of the IHS and about 4-5 mill under.

after much more easing it finally pushed through and i was lucky the blade went straight into my finger before it could hit the silicone die xD

after some TCP and a plaster i was ready to go on. I used the craft knife to carefully scrape away at the grey/black sealant and removed most of it off processor and the inside of the IHS. next i used some industrial meths and cotton buds to clean away the intel **** paste :p .

I then used the abrasive pad supplied with the liquid pro on the inner surface of the IHS to get rid of some of the ingrained paste and cleaned it again with meths. I did the same for the outer surface of the IHS too... can no longer see the writing... but oh well... ;) (also cleaned the H80 black with the pad and cotton buds with meths in a similar fashion)

then used the meths on the DIE itself and cleaned it up carefully.

after i left them to dry for a bit i gave a final rub with cotton buds to check there was no residue on anything left. next i installed the CPU in place in my mobo (pc on it's side ofc :p )

next i did a test squeeze of the liquid pro onto some paper towels.... not much pressure is needed atall to get this stuff out so i recommend doing the same to get a feel for it. then put a small drop on the die and began to spread it with the cotton buds provided.

this stuff is a bit weird to spread.. at first it didn't seem to stick but then after a few ****/wipes it began to we the surface and became much easier to spread.... and with this stuff a little really goes a long long way..

so with the schizz spread over nicely i the carefully "placed" the IHS back onto the chip... now this was fiddly as hell!!! and i highly recommend removing any other hardware from around it i.e ram, gfx card, water blocks. as i put it on slightly squiff and then had to ever so slightly tap the edges with a scalpel to coax it back into a decent alignment. and btw i didn't use ad double sided tape... couldn't find any xD but i imagine it would help to stop it moving about more.

once i was happy it was reasonably straight i pulled the clamp down (which moved it again slightly but only by 1mm max :p ) and thanked god that bit was over with.... just the easy stuff left.

so i then put another small amount on the top of the IHS and spread it out in a similar manner... i did see there was a little bit of excess and really didnt fancy is spilling out the sides so i took a clean cotton bud and wiped a few times so it would pick up a little each time.

then the H80 block on and tightened... job's a good 'un :D


then came the moment of truth... would it turn back on or had i killed everything xD turned on the PSU switch and the mobos green light came on.... so far so good. went to turn the pc on..... nothing...

OH ****!!!!!! checked the mobo light... it had gone out.... uh oh.... luckily it was just the kettle lead had come loose... a firm push back it... a switch on.... and IT LIVES!!!!


in summary.... rather fiddly... take you sweet time... don't rush EVER! less is more. and check your power leads xD
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Ok heres the deal this is what is arriving monday.

1) new corsair H100, out of which all i need is one screw :rolleyes:
2) Corsair SP fans



i have only bought two for my H100 IF they are as quiet and as good as the reviews say then i will deck my case in them :)

3) craft knife :eek:



So the plan is, oven cook the cpu for 20mins @ 80c then once nice and hot lop the top off clean it up and liquid pro the lot.... i will of coarse be posting lots of pics :)
 
Monkeyspaz5000 said:
Curious to see how these fans are if you could let me know once all up and running?

Probably looking at them for my build also. Did you get the quiet or "high performance" version?
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i did go for the HP version only coz i will use them with my fan controller is see how they perform at lower RPM's but still have the head room for high RPM's if i need too ;)

yer i will send you a message in trust once my results are up :)
 
Fans arrived today and in a totally non scientific test i can say that at full pelt they are about 10% quieter than the stock corsair fans and they feel like they shift a lot more air!

over all very happy :)

my liquid pro still has not turned up but i will be chopping the top off my cpu so i will take lots of images and post them and the results once it has arrived.
 
from my OC thread


buzzlightweight said:
Make of these what you will, i have used MX5 (for now!) on the CPU and IHS, but i will be using liquid pro when it decides to arrive.

CPU Cooler H100, 10 mins of prime @ stock, MX5 on IHS only



CPU Cooler H100, 10 mins of prime @ stock, MX5 on CPU and IHS



Im very impressed :D
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ridiculous results!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant wait to get liquid pro
 
how i chopped the top off


buzzlightweight said:
So this is the knife i bought -



it has a very thin blade but still there was only one corner i could get it under to begin with, once it was under i down to the next corner, to the next, to the next.

This were my tools of mass destruction! lol



This is what it looked like once i got the lid off but thats not the end of it



This is what it looked like after a long time spent cleaning it, the silicon is a biznitch to get off the IHS



I used my finger nails to clean off the silicon, it was too dodgy with the knife, it just took a while ;)

If you take a look at where the notch is for the socket locator, notice i did nip the pcb :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

luckily it was the very edge! :eek:



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Hey buzz new psu came today this is what ive done so far in terms of cables XD

Im going to braid the none modular cables when i get the time :P and i cannot wait to get that god damn stock cooler out of there!
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