[Build Log] Back To Water!

.:SAmSuNG:. · 11 Jul 2015 at 21:29

Well I don't want any pipes running at any angles so must be either horizontal or vertical and because of this the bends looked messy. The way around this was to use some fittings to allow space between bends.

I know it seems a bit anal but I feel keeping it all uniform would make it look neater in the end. The lower section is a bit of a headache but getting there slowly.

Bryan Kortez · 11 Jul 2015 at 22:14

Ahh okay, that makes sense. Looks good either way. I'm going to be getting all my parts delivered next week, so hopefully my bending will turn out as successful as yours!

.:SAmSuNG:. · 12 Jul 2015 at 12:17

Update.

Had a few hours trying to figure out how to get it to fit it all in the lower chamber. I think I've got it figured out but not had all my power supply cables back from pexon yet but I think it will fit.

First I had to make a little extra room in the front to allow a fitting to sit right. This is outlet from main chamber to inlet on roof radiator.

This is outlet from pump to inlet on front radiator. Just fits but worked out very expensive for one connection.

It's super tight down there. Still need to sort out cable on pump.

And finally outlet of radiator in roof to inlet on pump that also connects to the drain and fill port.

Thanks.

Bryan Kortez · 12 Jul 2015 at 12:30

Looks tricky, but you're pulling it off well

Nice job!

.:SAmSuNG:. · 18 Jul 2015 at 15:12

Small update.

Got around to sorting out the pump cables today. Stole idea from Deathjester and his build here to wire the pump directly to the power supply as I didn't want to have any molex plugs used in the build at all.

So to start with I needed a plug to connect to the power supply so I sacrificed a molex cable which I felt was the least important cable to cut up.

I then removed the molex from the pump, stripped the cable back and soldered them together. After covering with heatshrink.

Then shortened the blue cable and sleeved it all in black.

Just waiting for payday before I can finish the build now.

Thanks for looking.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 26 Jul 2015 at 18:41

Tiny update.

Got my 24 pin back from pexon today as was not working correctly but I think it's OK now. I'm not sure if the - 5v light not lighting up is a problem?

I also picked up some distilled water to have a go cleaning my rads with a mayhems pro kit.

Ended up leaving them for 24 hours which didn't seem to cause any issues. I did remove some of the plating on the stop fittings I used though so it's plenty strong enough to clean the inside of the radiators. One was pretty clean and one had some old blue coolant but they are both nice and clean now.

Will hopefully have the fittings needed in the next 10 days so can get the build finished. Would like to do something with the side panel as the window is really small but not quite sure what yet.

Brian18741 · 26 Jul 2015 at 20:53

That's a great looking build so far mate! Well done on fitting the rad in the front and hiding the SLI ribbon behind the bridge was a great idea!

colinmcr · 26 Jul 2015 at 23:55

Nice work, love what you did with the bridge.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 27 Jul 2015 at 16:03

Right need opinions on which you guys think I should go for?

This is stock window to compare.

Option 1.

Option 2.

Option 3.

Option 4.

Any other ideas you may have or tweaks to the above?

Leon Axel · 27 Jul 2015 at 17:33

Option 1!

Milky1 · 27 Jul 2015 at 17:33

I'd say option 1, but maybe align the front edges of the window to follow the angles on the front of the case?

Bluntwrapped · 27 Jul 2015 at 17:43

Option 2 would get my vote. Love the look of this man, awesome work

.:SAmSuNG:. · 27 Jul 2015 at 18:13

Leon Axel said:
Option 1!

Thanks

Milky1 said:
I'd say option 1, but maybe align the front edges of the window to follow the angles on the front of the case?

Hows this? Will replace this in the last page.

Bluntwrapped said:
Option 2 would get my vote. Love the look of this man, awesome work

Thanks I do think its between option one and two.

Will also add this into the mix as option 4.

Ive contacted parvum to see about getting the acrylic inlaid into the panel like the stock one.

Bluntwrapped · 27 Jul 2015 at 19:16

They all look good man. I'd be tempted to keep the window as simple as possible to go with the clean minimal layout in side - maybe that's just my OCD talking lol.

Brian18741 · 27 Jul 2015 at 19:20

The revised option one is the way to go I think, it looks great!

colinmcr · 27 Jul 2015 at 20:39

Option 1 defo, the brain prefers symmetry apparently !

savagesam117 · 27 Jul 2015 at 20:55

Option 1, but maybe extend it towards the back of the case? as it seem from the original picture that you miss the back of the PC.

Milky1 · 28 Jul 2015 at 11:18

Yeah that's what I meant, looks good option 1!

.:SAmSuNG:. · 28 Jul 2015 at 15:53

With all the comments below ive revised option 1 to allow more of the hardware to be on show. Still waiting on Parvum to get back to me with a quote.

Bluntwrapped said:
They all look good man. I'd be tempted to keep the window as simple as possible to go with the clean minimal layout in side - maybe that's just my OCD talking lol.

Yea I know what you mean mate.

Brian18741 said:
The revised option one is the way to go I think, it looks great!

Thanks.

colinmcr said:
Option 1 defo, the brain prefers symmetry apparently !

For the actual window I will be more precise than my paint skills.

savagesam117 said:
Option 1, but maybe extend it towards the back of the case? as it seem from the original picture that you miss the back of the PC.

Thanks for pointing that out I totally agree now thinking about it so have revised again with larger window that should allow view of all hardware.

Milky1 said:
Yeah that's what I meant, looks good option 1!

Thanks.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 31 Jul 2015 at 20:09

Update

When buying parts for this build I paid extra to get the XSPC rads over the cheaper ek version for the white colour. That was a waste of money now.

Over the course of the build though I've knocked the rads about abit bit fitting and removing over and over. I also thought the white didn't match anything else internally so thought abit of a make over was in order.

First they got stripped down.

The screws needed a touch up.

I had the outer casing painted at a local body shop in a colour called stealth from the current Ford ST3.

I also gave the core a touch up with some satin black paint before reassembly. They should tie the inside together better while having something different to other builds.

Last of the fittings have been ordered from caseking and am in talks with parvum over the side panel so it's getting close.

Thanks for looking.