[Build Log] The Wasp - Black/Yellow Complete H20 Build

Celisuis · 11 Aug 2012 at 18:56

Hey All,

Building this up shortly...this will serve as a build log for me, will also be available on OCN.

This first post is just to assure myself and you, of what I have ordered, and to make sure it will all fit together properly.

Budget = £1300

Parts

1. Raystorm Intel CPU Block
2. D5 Dual Bay Reservoir
3. D5 Vario Pump.
4. EX360 Dual Radiator
5. G1/4" to 7\16" Compression Fittings
6. K2 Thermal Paste
7. 2 Meters of Clear 7/16" Hose
8. Intel and AMD RayStorm Brackets
- Socket 775, 1366 and 1155/1154 Backplates
- Socket AM2 and AM3 mounting kit
- 80mm to 120mm Radiator brackets
9. XSPC 1650rpm 120mm Fan x3 (Will be unused)
10. Xigmatek Elysium
11. Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin (x4)
12. BitFenix Spectre 200mm Fan Orange LED - black
13. Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow Coolant 1L ** NEW COLOUR FOR 2012 **
14. Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply
15. Sapphire HD 7950 FLEX DUAL-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
16. Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
17. Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
18. Bigfoot Killer 2100 Gigabit Gaming Network Card OEM
19. G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL )
20. OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
21. OcUK Tube Cutter Aluminum 3-14mm
22. Sabotaz Spray Paint Absinth - 400ml
23. OcUK Value PSU Bridging Connector (24 Pin)

Breakdown of Parts

1 -<9 - Watercooling System
10 - Full Tower ThermalTake Case - Designed for large systems and watercooling.
11. 4 Akasa Yellow Fans - 3 to replace Watercooling ones and one to place in the case.
12. To replace front blue Fan - Make it more Yellow/Orange to match design.
13. Liquid Coolant for Watercooling System
14 -<20 Computer Parts - Main Parts - I.E MB, RAM, CPU, GPU,
21 -<23. Tools for modding.

Basket

Conclusion

I will be continuing to update this thread as my progress builds. I should be ordering this on monday, depending on if the money as gone in.

If I should change anything, lemme know and I'll consider it.

Update

Decided to Rid of the Network card since the MB comes with a Gigabit Connection saving me £55

New Total - £1257.98

Should I purchase a fan controller to control the radiator fans?

Current Basket

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC RayStorm D5 EX360 WaterCooling Kit £254.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £185.99
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Xigmatek Elysium Full Tower Windowed Case - Black £139.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £79.99
1 x GeIL EVO Corsa 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GOC38GB1866C9DC) £49.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
2 x Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow Coolant 1L ** NEW COLOUR FOR 2012 ** £14.99 (29.98)
1 x Akasa AK-FN063 140mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-OR 24x Orange LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
6 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (71.94)
1 x BitFenix Spectre 200mm Fan Orange LED - black £11.99
1 x OcUK Tube Cutter Aluminum 3-14mm £8.5
2 x BitFenix Spectre LED ORANGE 120mm Fan £6.49 (12.98)
1 x Sabotaz Spray Paint Absinth - 400ml £4.99
1 x Akasa AK-TK-02 Cable Tidy Kit £2.99
Total : £1,283.47 (includes shipping : £16.85).

Celisuis · 12 Aug 2012 at 16:06

After doing some diagrams in anticipation for my build.

I've finally come up with what I think will be the best for the cooling loop.

Design in Case:

Cooling Loop Diagram:

Will this do?

I may obviously have to edit it slightly depending on clearances etc.

But this is what I have for now.

Mr. May · 12 Aug 2012 at 16:42

Looks good cant wait to see it done.

Celisuis · 12 Aug 2012 at 16:53

Mr. May said:
Looks good cant wait to see it done.

Same here.

Will be ordering all the parts tomorrow and should hopefully be delivered on Tuesday.

If only I could get same day delivery.....lol

twist3d0n3 · 12 Aug 2012 at 21:14

where's the psu going then?

Celisuis · 12 Aug 2012 at 22:36

The Diagram was just for the cooling..

PSU will hopefully be bottom mounted.

Which means I'll only be using 2 Fans at the bottom instead of 3

Celisuis · 13 Aug 2012 at 13:23

Parts ordered today. Will be delivered tomorrow.

Would like to Thank OCUK Support - Rang them up to sort some parts out, and they sorted it with no problems

Now everything I ordered it correct.

More Updates and Pictures tomorrow.

**Order Update**

This is what I ended up ordering.

Parts List

1. Raystorm Intel CPU Block
2. D5 Dual Bay Reservoir
3. D5 Vario Pump.
4. EX360 Dual Radiator
5. G1/4" to 7\16" Compression Fittings
6. K2 Thermal Paste
7. 2 Meters of Clear 7/16" Hose
8. Intel and AMD RayStorm Brackets
- Socket 775, 1366 and 1155/1154 Backplates
- Socket AM2 and AM3 mounting kit
- 80mm to 120mm Radiator brackets
9. XSPC 1650rpm 120mm Fan x3 (Will be unused)
10. Xigmatek Elysium
11. Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin (x6)
12. BitFenix Spectre 200mm Fan Orange LED - black
13. Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow Coolant 1L ** NEW COLOUR FOR 2012 **
14. Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply
15. Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games
16. Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
17. Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
18. GeIL EVO Corsa 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit
19. BitFenix Spectre LED ORANGE 120mm Fan
20. Akasa AK-FN063 140mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin
21. Akasa Siliconized Rubber Fan Pins - 20 Pack (AK-MX003)
22. PrimoChill Black Steel Spring Clips - 7/16"

Breakdown of Parts

1 - 9. Watercooling Kit - XSPC Fans will remain unused - AKASA VENOM VIPER FANS TO REPLACE
10. Xigmatek Elysium Windowed Case Black
11. 3x Fans for radiator, remaining 3 for Case (Intake)
12. Side Fan Exhaust - May not be used.
13. Coolant - Yellow to go with Black/Yellow Build
14. Black and Yellow PSU
15. Graphics Card
16. Motherboard - Black - TUF Thermal Armour
17. Processor - K Retail Edition - 2 Year Warrenty
18. Yellow 1866MHz RAM - Purely because its yellow.
19. Front Fans
20. Rear Exhaust Fan
21. Instead of Screws for fans - Reduce Vibrations
22. To Secure Water Piping.

I will be using some car spray paint for the design decorations, and I have a HDD and ODD already here.
Will be getting a fan controller next pay day.

Total Cost Inc Next Day Delivery before 10am (Yes, I have it early) - £1251.93

Celisuis · 13 Aug 2012 at 19:27

Just thought I'd give some expectations of this build.

Uses

Benchmarking - I know it's not the best for benchmarking but it will do for now.
Gaming - Main Reason

CPU Expectations

Hoping to achieve a stable OC of atleast 5.0GHz on the i5 3570K Underwater

GPU Expectations

After reading a lot about this - the 7850 looked like the best OC'er of the year.

Hoping for atleast a stable 1200/5500

However with the Non-Reference Fan and a 200mm Intake directly on it.

Hoping I might be able to push it further.

Celisuis · 14 Aug 2012 at 09:15

Order will be here tomorrow due to a item being out of stock.

Only 1 more day.

Tattysnuc · 14 Aug 2012 at 13:12

I'm curious as to the switch 7950 to 7850. Why? How will the 7850 perform vs the 7950?

Celisuis · 14 Aug 2012 at 13:19

It was a question of money...and the fact I ran out of it.

The 7950 was the thing that I didn't truly *need* at the price.

The 7850 will serve me fine OCed.

Something Else · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:30

i think you can get waterblocks for 7870's which also fit the 7850. im not entirely sure as watercooling parts and backplates for the 7850 are very rare

Celisuis · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:38

*Update*

System came, and I have it fully built up.

Now, what you've been waiting for.

Pictures!

Don't you love it when you get big boxes through the post

Everything Unboxed

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Motherboard - Asus Z77 Sabertooth

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Motherboard Fitted:

PSU + Some fans fitted:

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Started fitting the watercooling:

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Leak Test:

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HD7850 Installed - Mind the wires!

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CPU Block:

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Filling up the res:

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All done:

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Cables got tidied afterwards.

Tattysnuc · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:43

Fair enough - If pennies are what you are concerned about, then do you really need the sabertooth as opposed to the Asus P8Z77-M Pro or even the Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 -

you could save £100 on your build and invest that in a better GPU... I've never found any advantage to the Sabertooth range over the "normal ones" re: performance, so why the Sabertooth? I presume cosmetics, in which case t the ASrock board would be a reasonable match for fewer pennies...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-096-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Tattysnuc · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:46

Tattysnuc said:
Fair enough - If pennies are what you are concerned about, then do you really need the sabertooth as opposed to the Asus P8Z77-M Pro or even the Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 -

you could save £100 on your build and invest that in a better GPU... I've never found any advantage to the Sabertooth range over the "normal ones" re: performance, so why the Sabertooth? I presume cosmetics, in which case t the ASrock board would be a reasonable match for fewer pennies...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-096-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Scrub that. Didn't realise you'd already bought it. It's looking very good so far - you going to tidy up the fluid lines or are they done now?

There's LOADS of room in that case....

Celisuis · 16 Aug 2012 at 14:14

Just ordered a bit more tubing as the top tube is really tight...that should be here shortly.

Then I'm going to tidy up all the pipes and such.

Danm54 · 16 Aug 2012 at 15:25

Id turn the rad around as well so the fittings are towards the front of the case, would tidy it up no end.

Celisuis · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:23

Danm54 said:
Id turn the rad around as well so the fittings are towards the front of the case, would tidy it up no end.

Will do that when the new tubing comes, thanks

Celisuis · 24 Aug 2012 at 22:04

Replacing Tubing Tomorrow

Ordered some paint for the case.

Updates soon.

Azcam11 · 26 Aug 2012 at 00:37

Nice MB