Black 'n' Blue MK2 - Watercooled Bitfenix Prodigy

reiyushin · 25 Dec 2012 at 16:35

Issues!!!!

1) The bitfenix spectre pro 230mm - the holes for the screws don't come pre bored so your have to carefully bore them with a screw before fitting them :/ the screws they do come with are rubbish and can't handle the force required to bore the holes.... they come with anti vibration rubber rivet things which also don't work with the fan!

2) The front is going to be a major squeeze to get the 200 rad in place because of the position of the power buttons pcb I'm not sure it'll fit, won't know until I can get the rad installed properly it'll be very tight! If it doesn't I'll remove the PCB and mod a power switch elsewhere.

3) This could be a major one >.< the graphics card I've been sent from OcUK isn't the same as in the picture, it's got a different colour PCB which may be an issue if it's non reference design.... I'll check the product code on the box and see if my waterblock will fit.

reiyushin · 25 Dec 2012 at 16:36

Product codes match so it seems I'm in the clear, just a blue pcb instead of a black one

reiyushin · 27 Dec 2012 at 01:28

Ordered a modular power supply as there's no chance of doing any cable management with the current OCZ1000w monster in it....

I'll get more pics up soon, it's running on air atm with stock cooler so not much to see but it lets me install windows and get things setup whilst I wait for parts to arrive

Friday is the day I'll be doing some cutting

Also thinking about ditching the top 240mm rad, it'd let me keep something in the optical bay...lots to consider

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 00:43

Some more shots

awaiting on a shroud and a PSU so this will have to keep you going

The watercooling

The components

A case comparison....shockingly different to work with.

The motherboard is sexy

The intel cooler is not

Wires, wires everywhere....

Something Else · 28 Dec 2012 at 00:46

all working fine then?

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 00:56

Seems to be running smoothly

at stock it hammers the games I play

To do list:

Cut windows (Tomorrow)
Swap PSU (when it arrives)
Fit the new fans in the shroud (when it arrives)
Route the fan wires
Mod the temp sensors on the fans to run at full speed
Saw down the HDD Bay and fit the HDD and fan controller
Get a loop layout sorted
Fit the rads
Fit the waterblock to the card
Fit the loop
Overclock
Position lego figures appropriately
Take lots of pictures
Game

wodgah · 28 Dec 2012 at 09:42

Looks like it will be a lovely build, really interested to see these Prodigy builds as i will be doing my own soon.

Assassin_012 · 28 Dec 2012 at 12:36

nice build, and great legos by the way =D

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 12:43

Postman been and gone, no power supply

MrAnthony · 28 Dec 2012 at 12:50

reiyushin said:
Postman been and gone, no power supply

I know the feeling, I get all excited and then when I see there's just letters and bills and no goodies I feel sad for the rest of the day.

I liked your 800D build, so I've no doubt this will turn out great too!

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 13:05

Thanks

I've got some more pics of the 800D, must get them uploaded

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 15:17

First window cut, utubing fitted and acrylic in place

The dremel works wonders even with my unskilled hands, I used reinforced cutting discs which seem to be a very good buy

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 15:44

A fight broke out when Loki said something about Thor's girly hair....

But then Santa came on a motorbike and told everyone to calm down or no pressies...

Before side panel

After side panel

not perfect but it was my first time using a dremel

Something Else · 28 Dec 2012 at 16:08

just straighten out the rubber trim and it will be fine lol

where did you get that rubber trim from btw? i cant find it anywhere!

reiyushin · 28 Dec 2012 at 17:43

Google: rubber u channel and it'll come up

reiyushin · 29 Dec 2012 at 23:55

Power supply arrived

it's huge and doesn't quite fit in the back but it's held in place by the screws so it's fine. The cables are much neater now

I got the HDD and fan controller in place and put the shiny enermax apolish fans in place

everything fits inside now so that's good ^^

Something Else · 30 Dec 2012 at 00:12

how far have you gotten tonight?

reiyushin · 30 Dec 2012 at 01:52

Just got the psu in and a decent layout for the cables, modded the temp sensors of the fans, dremeled down the HDD bay and got the fan controller and HDD in there.

A few more tweaks to the wires will be needed and I'll be sleeving some extensions for them in black and blue ^^

I've ordered some screws for the rads as the ones I have don't fit....they came with the rad though -_-

Also ordered a shoggy sandwich as I think I'm going to mount the pump and res on top of the HDD cage and I want to reduce vibration as much as I can.

reiyushin · 30 Dec 2012 at 02:30

Before the new PSU:

It's a nice mess of wires and carnage, I'm also trying out that shroud, it's for 2x140mm fans so the fit isn't perfect but it still looks good irl

Then the new arrival

Too big! Time to get the dremel out

Much better

HDD and Fan controller in place

A little game of hide the cables

And it all fits inside now

So to recap the day we went from this :eek:

To this

getting there ^^

PLENTY left to do but it was a very productive day, time for some sleep

reiyushin · 1 Jan 2013 at 18:57

Got the other window cut

awaiting a few bits and bobs before I start with the watercooling.

The scythe fan controller is a very nice piece of kit

so simple yet effective.

I'll try get some pics up tomorrow