Corsair 750D, Water Cooled, Project "Golden Night" [IN PROGRESS]

[DeuS1]

Corsair 750D, Water Cooled, Project "Golden Night" [Done]

Hey Awesome people, this is my first ever build log and watercooled system, also first time i try modding and sleeving

I have now started building my "Golden Night" machine..
It's gonna be a Water cooled Corsair 750D with colour theme "black/gold"
This is my first ever watercooled build, so i'm very excited to get started with it


Here's a list of what i have so far for the build:


Hardware:

Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 750D
CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K 3.5GHZ 8MB Haswell
GPU: 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5
PSU: Corsair RM Series RM850 850W
Ram: Avexir Core Series GOLD - DDR3-1600, CL9 - 16 GB Kit
MOBO: ASUS Z87-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z87
OS SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB
Backup SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 1000GB


Water cooling parts:

CPU: EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ - Acetal
GPU: 2 x EK-FC680 GTX+ - Acetal
GPU Backplate: 2 x EK-FC680 GTX Backplate CSQ - I Am thinking of getting Custom backplates in black, with Nvidia Claw in gold, and gold writing "GTX 680" (work in progress)
Reservoir: EK-RES X3 250ml
Reservoir Top: EK-RES X3 - Multiport TOP
Pump: EK-D5 Vario X-TOP incl. Pump
Rads: Magicool Slim Profile 2X140mm + XSPC EX360 3x120mm

Fittings:
Monsoon Adapter 45 Grad 19/13mm - gold
Monsoon Adapter 45 Grad 19/13mm - black
Monsoon Adapter 90 Grad 19/13mm - gold
Monsoon Adapter 90 Grad 19/13mm - black
Monsoon Push On fitting 19/13mm - black
Monsoon Push On fitting 19/13mm - gold
Monsoon Light Port 45° Rotary Angle Fitting - black - for temperatur sensor
Monsoon Premium G 1/4 Temperatur Sensor - gold
Monsoon Standard Rotary Color Accent Disks - gold
Monsoon Standard Rotary Color Accent Disks - black


Modding:
Bitspower D5 / MCP655 Mod Kit - Gold Finish
2 x 12" cold catodes in yellow, with black sleeved cables
4 x BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe extension cable - sleeved Gold/Black
6 x BitFenix 3-Pin PCIe extension cable - sleeved Gold/Black
1 x BitFenix 24-Pin ATX extension cable - sleeved Gold/Black
2 x BitFenix SATA 3 extension cable - sleeved Gold/Black

Fans:
3 x Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition High Airflow 120mm Fan
3 x Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition High Airflow 140mm Fan
3 x Corsair Air Series SP120 Performance Edition High Airflow 120mm Fan
Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller

<3<3<3<3 The build is now DONE <3<3<3<3

Here's the first part of images from the build process:

Spoiler

Rest of images are below in a post

Hope u like it, please comment,

 

[DeuS1]

Damn bro, shrink those pics.

im trying to figure out how to do it D:

any help ??

 

[DeuS1]

should i shrink them b4 uploading ? isnt there a way on the forum so i can edit it and redo ?

 

[DeuS1]

Thx guys,, The build is now complete <3<3

i will upload SCHRINKED images very soon

if you have any questions about my thought process during the build, please ask away and ill do the best i can to answer

I had 1 leak from reservoir to the pump, tried 3 times to fix it, but ended up using the old res top with single hole, as the buttom instead, wich fixed the leak ..
i made 2 acryllic plates, covered 1 side of it with carbon foil and put one in the buttom of the case, as a mirror wic reflects all the gold <3<3,
and the other plate i put in the back to cover up the SSD's

Looks great,,

Idle temps
CPU 27 Degrees
GPU 25 Degrees

Load temps
CPU 45 Degrees
GPU 40 Degrees


<3

 

[DeuS1]

Images of the final build stage and end result

Here's the final part of images from build process + Images of the FINISHED BUILD <3<3<3<3

Spoiler

Hope you like it <3<3

 

[DeuS1]

loving the colours scheme.

thx a lot ..

 

[DeuS1]

Really like the black and gold extremely nice build. Can I ask what type of paint you used on the fan rings? Did u prep them or just straight paint?

thx very much man ..

http://imageshack.com/a/img843/1739/wb2hk.jpg

theres an image of the paint i used..

i tried painting a few without doing any prep work on them,
and few days later still looked awesome and paint didnt peel off in flakes.
so prep work sandpaper is an option, but i didnt do it

 

[DeuS1]

Having to say looking amazing!

thx a lot .. its so nice getting compliments on my work ! ..

i am reallly happy with the end result, considering that its my first ever build

now i just wanna build like 30 more !

 

[DeuS1]

Love it black and gold!
So pleased u got the gold pump kit!
Did u get it from the states?

yeah, just HAD to get it ! .. but normally u have to get the bitspower mod pump top thing also... but i just think the ek top is so much nicer looking..
so i went with that and just made few modifications to make it stick

got it from performance-pcs.com i think

 

[DeuS1]

just messed a little with the OC,
currently at 4,4GHz with 1,25v with max temp of 76 degrees on 100% load..
idle temp at around 32 degrees..

Is that good/safe temps ??

 

[DeuS1]

cheers dude ill get myself some of that and is that just carbon wrap from well known bidding place?

yeah, its carbon sticker wrap, priced at around 55$ for 60*40 cm

 

[DeuS1]

looks so good! well done mate

thx sooooo much <3<3

 

[DeuS1]

Very nice mate I do love a Black and Gold build myself to

thx bro .. yeah same here, love it

 

[DeuS1]

Stunning build, amazing what a bit of spraypaint can do.
Will have to think about doing the screws with my custom build in the future...

Thx a lot!!
indeed, spraypaint FTW! its all those little details that makes it look awesome i think

 

[DeuS1]

How did you find that Plati-Kote paint, did you just apply without primer?

I used paint from Halfords "Solar Gold" for Fords, which kinda worked out ok and yours looks similar shade.

I love the nice touch with the backplate

hehe thx, yeh just HAD to do the backplate .. sucker for detail!..
Allmost painted the screws on top of mobo gold also, but decided enuff is enuff ! ..

i didnt use primer, i test painted a few fans first and result was quite nice
i really like this plasti-kote, i had 2 differet types og fold paint from them, one was a bit more metallic than the other, and the one i used was a bit more "sparkly"

 

[DeuS1]

Nice build And very creative, However surely you could do neaten those cables..

But other then that Great build!

thx a lot

yep i have cable combs on the way
stuck in shipping somewhere in the middle of usa and denmark ..
so once i get them in, it will neaten up the cables for sure

 

[DeuS1]

Nice build so far mate im looking at getting your case for my kids build,spoke with coldzero and hes said that they will be doing case mod parts for the 750D soon

thx man, yeh he's the best,, was talking with him about getting custum backplates for the gpu's and also a custom sli bridge cover.. but would be too much gold

 

[DeuS1]

Matt black with gold writing would look great on the sli bridge and backplates.

that was excately what i talked with him about.
getting the nvidia claw and gtx 680 in gold writing on the backplates,
then on the slicover i wanted the logos, asus, corsair, evga , intel and so on, written in gold also..

just think it would be too much gold

 

[DeuS1]

still waiting for good camera to get better pics of final result

 

[DeuS1]

thx a lot guys .. yeh, will take some very soon