[Build Log] MODZERO KIMKO - PARVUM S2.0

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Whilst MOD05 is waiting to get underway I agreed to do a build for a buddy of mine. £1500.00 budget with a couple requests, he wanted a full custom loop with orange coolant in a Parvum S2.0 case.

Warranties need to be kept intact so mods to the hardware are out the window. It'll be a pretty quick turn around as summer LAN is but weeks away. The boys at Parvum have cooked up some additions for the stock S2.0 (orange/black) picked up from OCUK which will be with me soon, so I've held off the case shots for now.



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SPECS:

  • Intel Core i7-4790K
  • Corsair RM Series RM 750
  • Parvum Systems F1.0 Fan - White
  • MSI Z97M Gaming Intel Z97 Micro ATX
  • GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 2400MHz - White
  • Zotac GeForce GTX 970 "Reference Design" 4096MB

All bought from OCUK having grabbed a couple items on sale, considering the budget this machine should deliver plenty of performance. SSD and HDD are the only items being brought forward from his current rig.


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WC:

  • EK Water Blocks EK-DDC 3.2 PWM X-RES 140
  • EK Water Blocks EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4 - White x10
  • EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel
  • EK Water Blocks EK-FC980 GTX - Nickel
  • EK Water Blocks EK-FC980 GTX Backplate - Nickel
  • EK Water Blocks EK-AF Angled 90 Degrees G1 / 4 inch - Black x2

Except the GPU block, these we're bought directly from EKWB, shipping was effortless with everything turning up in just a couple days.

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  • DarkSide - Dual LP240 Extra Slim Radiator x2
  • DarkSide - CONNECT Dimmable Rigid LED Strip White - 12" (30cm) x2
  • Mayhems - Pastel Orange 250ml

I'd considered sticking with the EKWB PE series of RADs but feared with the chosen pump/res I'd not quite enough room. I've wanted to try out the DarkSide LP range for a while having seen them in a few great builds. Having used DazMode with MOD04 I'd seen the RADs and LEDs, it was great to see Mayhems carrying these items (saved me on import duties).

Pexon PCs are cooking up some sharp Teleios extensions which will look great no doubt and then I'll get cracking on putting it all together.

I've plenty of 10/12mm E22 tubing left from MOD04 which I intend to bend (first time bending tube) so that'll no doubt drive me nuts. Looking forward to getting my teeth into this one.

Cheers

J.
 

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Great idea to use the slim rads with the S2.0. I have two EKWB PE240 rads and while they fit, the 40mm thickness makes things tight!. I am interested to see how the vibration is with the DDC housing feet. I use a vibration pad, but think the method you have selected looks better.
 

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mods1965 said:
Great idea to use the slim rads with the S2.0. I have two EKWB PE240 rads and while they fit, the 40mm thickness makes things tight!. I am interested to see how the vibration is with the DDC housing feet. I use a vibration pad, but think the method you have selected looks better.
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I have the PE240's in MOD04, they filled the space great but with the S2.0 I agree, it would have been tight. The DDC housing feet are great, I've used them a few times in the past. This time around I'll be mounting it directly to the base panel so there is a possibility of desk vibration. However I went with the PWM pump, so a bit of RPM control should minimise that.

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Nice, always happy to see a new Parvum based build, looking forward to seeing the case!
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Fingers crossed I'll get it posted tomorrow! I'm expecting a Parvum Parcel in the morning.

Bensons said:
That's a nice healthy budget and great spec list.
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Isnt it just. You tend to see a lot of BTO rigs at this price point that don't offer the same scope. I get it, you gotta build it and make a profit and blah blah blah.. so when my buddy was asking for my advice I started pricing things up and got excited. I love the build process, I hope to build many more.. but when your not a big player in the modding scene nor super active in the right places, building for friends is a great way to get some builds under your belt.

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love it
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Cheers, it's gonna get better.

So tomorrow, the case 'extras' are due to arrive and possibly the PexonPC extensions (he posted them to FB, they look awesome). time permitting I'll get a shoot done of both and get the update posted.

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UPDATE 1: THE CASE

This is the stock Parvum Systems S2.0 - Black with Orange. Having seen the third layer panels Parvum had used on the Nvidia UK builds and again on Snefs (awesome) Green Karnage II case I mocked up a crude SketchUp adding an extra two panels to the S2.0 and sent them over the Parvum boys.


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Swapped out the black window frame panel for white one and added the white PCI bracket.


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I'm happy with the result, the case looks great! the black interior panels will help balance the black PCBs and Rads whilst the white should make the fittings and fans pop.

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Should have another update shortly with the PexonPCs extensions. So, what do you think?

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Luggs said:
Fantastic case mate, love the colour combinations, matching cable extensions I presume?
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yup yup, mainly teleios white with single orange and black lines in the 8 pin PCI and 24 pin ATX. PexonPCs posted them on his FB, I'm hoping to get some photos taken today of them.

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UPDATE 2: PEXON PCS EXTENSIONS

Quick update folks, Pexon PCs here in the UK offer a great range of cable braiding services and having used them on my WCFT03 and MOD04 builds, they really do great work. This time I went with the extensions option, opting for a Teleios white braid. Pexon got in touch and asked the color scheme for the build and came up with these.


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You can check PexonPCs out here or on FB here

I've started putting some of the hardware in the case, should have another update soon.

Thanks for checking it out.

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UPDATE 3: MSI Z97M Gaming & Zotac GeForce GTX 970

The build is moving along nicely, I'm hoping to have it finished by the weekend. But whilst I finish working on the loop I thought I'd share these images I took of the MOBO and GPU.

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I went with this board for it's mainly black design, as modding it was out the question I'm glad the red accents are just that.. accents.

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If I were building myself an MATX Z97 rig, I'd go with this board. The build quality is great and the extra details in the heatsink designs are pretty cool. I was happy to find no stupidly placed fan headers, liked how black the PCB is and thought how the debug screen shows the CPU temp a great little touch.

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Overall really happy with the MSI Z97M GAMING, seems a great little board.


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Went with the Zotac GeForce GTX 970 for it's reference design. I'm not a fan of the short PCBs found on most the partner designed boards. The extra length gives me clearance off the width of the motherboard to tuck the cables nicely.

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Plus... who doesn't like the Nvidia reference cooler!

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It was almost a shame to take it off, spot the single rogue dog hair..

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Not the greatest shot of the EK FC980 block but it'll do. I use the same block on an actual GTX980 in MOD04. When lit by the 2x5mm LED holes you really need to look down on the block to get that great visual of the coolant. With MOD04 the card is in a SFF case which meant all the LEDs did was show off the CNC toolpaths.

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With this project I'm gonna stick to the Darkside LED strips. Shortly before I took these I had the hardware running on a test bench to ensure no surprises once the loop is in. The MSI BIOS appears well thought out and I had no issues getting the 16GB 2400mhz DDR3 RAM to run at the correct speeds.

KIMKO (the name of the fella this build belongs too) is coming this weekend to collect, so the heat is on to get the hardware fitted and the loop complete.

I'd not bent tubing before and found the process best executed by timing your sweet ass time. I bought some bending mandrels but found the bend radius to be too large for a MATX build and ended up using a piece of copper I picked up from a local store to get those tighter bends.

I'll be back with another update tomorrow once I've shot a couple of the loop complete.

Thanks for checking it out.

J.
 
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