My biggest build! the lian li DK-03

[Dsedean]

Hay all never done this forum stuff to post about my pc so bare with me on it all. well i will start off with what i have got/getting.
my colour coding is:black and green, but with pink UV tubing to pop out.

what has arrived so far:

Razer Naga Chroma - mouse
Razer Blackwidow Chroma - keyboard
Razer Firefly-mouse mat
2x Predator Z35 - monitors (thinking of getting 3rd but can't fit it)
samsung 27inch curve - monitor (i purchased this too see if I like curved which I do)
Lian LI DK-03 - desk case
Gigabyte Aorus AX370-gaming K7 - motherboard (yes i got this even though it is extremely hard to get)
Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / RM / TXM) - Green
Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved 24 Pin Cable (AX) - Green
XSPC Raystorm CPU/APU Water Block (AMD AM4) V3 - Black- cpu water block
XSPC PETG Easy Cut / Easy Bend Toolkit
3x PrimoChill 13/10mm Acrylic Tube 90cm - UV Pink / Red
XSPC RayStorm Pro D5 Photon RX360 WaterCooling Kit
2x Lamptron FlexLight Standard - 60 LEDs - UV
Bitfenix Alchemy 2.0 Magnetic RGB LED Strip + Control Box - 60cm
Bitfenix Alchemy 2.0 Magnetic RGB LED Strip - 60cm
Akasa AK-CBSA05-30BK Super slim SATA rev 3.0 data cable with securing latches - 30cm, Black
Aqua Computer SPLITTY9 splitter for up to 9 fans or aquabus devices
Intel 600P 512GB M.2-2280 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe 3D NAND Solid State Drive (SSDPEKKW512G7X1)
Nitro Concepts C80 Comfort Series Gaming Chair - Black/Green

i am sure i am missing loads of items i got so much and so many emails that i am now copying from i am lost lol.

Not arrived but has been purchased and on the way:

RGB G-skill 3600mhz x4 32GB -RAM
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Seagate Firecuda SSHD 2TB 5400 RPM 2.5" Laptop/PC/PS4/PS4 Pro Upgrade
Corsair HX1000i 1000W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply
NZXT Hue+ RGB Colour Changing Internal LED Controller
NZXT Hue+ Lighting Extension Kit
NZXT Aer RGB120 Dual 120m Fan with HUE+ controller
NZXT Aer RGB120 Series 120m Fan
Avexir 480GB S100 Green SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive
Mayhems Ice Dragon Nano Fluid 1L
EV2 Custom Etched fittings 3/8" x 1/2" (11.8mm to 13.2mm) with custom Swordfish images on them (green in colour and the etching is brass in colour)

Items on pre order:
Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080TI 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (was 2 of these but just knocked it to one at the minute.)

I have been taking pictures of everything and very excited to building this. it should be built now, however thanks to another online shop I was messed about, but overclockers took 90% of my pennies!
really excited to show the process of the build as i go along!

 

[Dsedean]

a few pics of what I have got. There will be more items arriving tomorrow and sunday.
very nervous to this build, I just hope I do a good job!

 

[Dsedean]

so I start the build process today, but still waiting on the monsoon custom fittings, (they not arrived) I was doing really well un till one snag, THE CABLES ARE TOO SHORT!!!!!! so yup on monday I am going to buy ATX and CPU extenders, little peed at myself for not thinking! but anyway here are some pics of todays progress.

A little box just for me????!!!!!



WHAT WAS IN THE BOX? well. this was.



so here is my precious motherboard. my baby my princess my world



Then the next delivery arrived and gave me these bad boys!




So I got busy and kept building on and this is next photo with the cpu block installed.






Then I decided to have a play with the cable management, glad that I had.





Thinking that the cables might not reach, I decided to open the PSU






AINT SHE PERRRRRDY!!! shame it is blue not green (going to sort that out soon!)



Little naught shot here



Then I decided to Fit in the M.2.




now for some sexy pics of a LED (green) SSD! not using that ugly SATA cable, it's blue and yuk!



There she is all snugg!



Now unfortunately the ugly brother had to be put in right next to her for now!



Close up of Quazzy Modo





so here i was praying i could find a temporary fit, as you will see it will not work! i even tried the undercarriage here for the ssd see if i can shorten the route a few CM.




NO SUCH LUCK!





So that is it so far! so it will not be untill tuesday when I can fit this all.

 

[Dsedean]

ok just realized my mistake! i put the psu on the wrong area!

 

[Dsedean]

So with problem solved I thought great! i can keep going! YES!!!!

a sexy pic of everything in the right place



THEN THIS HAPPENED!!!!!!








These are Coursair 24pin atx but some how my green beautys are more then the fitting! I do not want to use the black ones that came with the PSU, looks like i might have to return this back to Overclockers as it's not right.

 

[Dsedean]

Nice to see the build taking shape and hopefully the replacement cable from corsair will fit your psu (it will).

i TOOK YOUR ADVICE ON THE hue+

 

[Dsedean]

Thank you all, means a lot. even for just viewing and saying something, so thank you for your time I think the only thing i am 100% nervous on is cable management, my last build was all over the place, the one before that i did an ok ish job. this I want immaculate.


These pics are the res and pump combo, I was looking at whrere is best to place it, i was thinking here or on my spare tray i got where i put my power supply unit first time

 

[Dsedean]

That Lian Li desk thing is so cool, would love to buy one myself. What's the leg room like, i'm quite tall?

I'm 6ft 2in, and fits me with loads of room (but I do have adjustable chair too) so makes it easier, but even when my chair is max height I still have plenty of room.

Glad to hear it, you will not be disappointed.

I can't wait to use them! received an email saying that the delivery is late and wont be today, grr

Seems like you bought the ATX cable for AX series PSU and not the on for HXi.

yeah PCshed pointed me to the right direction lol. I forgot I changed the PSU that I wanted at the start of buying.

 

[Dsedean]

little dissapointed but I understand, (phoned overclockers) can't refund the ATX 24pin was over the 14 day period, understandable. just ashame i only opened the bugger on saturday

 

[Dsedean]

also on a good note my Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1080TI arrives in store today and gets sent to me today!!!!!! so i have got my emails open and watching like a hawk

 

[Dsedean]

Oh my god I'm at college and I been told my 1080ti has arrived. Pop I want to
Go home!!

 

[Dsedean]

Well it is the moment I have been waiting for!!! it's huge and I am glad I cancelled the other card to make it SLI! it's just so fat!!! I love it!!!!!!

So here is my sexy box and was all excited for!



Almost cried looking at this!



OMG LOOK AT THE MIDDLE FANS!!!!!!!!! they are different to the outside ones!




another sexy mid pose lol




Sexy full shot pose




After a battle getting the beast installed this is what she looks like now!



there is a reason to this pic, my son did a recording of me getting this! and I found the lian li fitting was wrong way around!

 

[Dsedean]

Enjoy your build Good choice on the components.

thank you ^_^ trying to build a unique machine and show the Ryzen 7 and has the kick to keep up!

Overclockers UK had a delivery yesterday so lots of people (who pre-ordered) are happy today with their 1080Ti's!

man I ran in the house screaming where is my princess.... my daughter came to me and I shoved to the floor "NOT YOU GIRL" hahahaha found it on my desk!

Love those monitors looking forward to watching this

man I am using them on my current pc, OH MY GAWD I love them! I am thinking of getting a 3rd!

 

[Dsedean]

built my water cooling pipe, thought great.. forgot to line up the motherboard in the case... all ruined!
but any who... this was what it looked like.

 

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ok LED's installed, might aswell start to fit them. Try and spot them in the first pic!

this is the front faceing the back, not a bad job.



this is the back facing the front, i still got to connect the 4th strip in both the lines I have chosen

http://s391.photobucket.com/user/dsedean08/media/PC BUILD/IMG_0902_zpsx1qre9iq.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3

now this was really getting on my nerves, you might of seen it in the first pic.



PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! it works! thankfully, the weight of the insert was pulling it down, i fell the sticky is very lack luster and i will need to buy more powerful stick eventually.



i've installed one UV section, it's hidden at the back. so it can't be seen, but hoping it gives off a little light to the dye.



now excuse the mess i had to rip out all the cables and need to sort it eventually. (tomorrow) however i installed bitfenix under my motherboard area to leave a green hue under it, not sure if this LED is sound reacting, (I do not think it was) hopefully this will look smart once i sort out the cables.



this is the reason i ripped out my cables as tomorrow i get the tool to remove my cables



p.s sorry for my spelling all. i am not very good at it, my wife has helped me over the years, but i hope it is understandable.

 

[Dsedean]

With all the nervousness of the pipe work I did it!!!! all i got to do is wait for tomorrow now to do the water leak testing! soft tubing is so much easier, however i don't like the saggy look of soft tubing, so now introducing the final concept of my design before i stamp it all in, here she is this is what shew will look like (once cables sorted)
I feel really happy with my placements. now i got to buy some silicone glue, so i can place my pump in place permanently.

 

[Dsedean]

yeah not put them on as i was doing the test fittings ehehehehe

 

[Dsedean]

Theres a little le-way on it all but yeah I got it all flush with the double o ring inside the fittings.
but i'm no expert on these damn hard tubing, they look pretty but by god they are a nightmare.
I'm hoping tomorrow they wont leak as I will cry.

 

[Dsedean]

So last night I tried a dab hand at cable management, I need more combs! but i enjoyed it after screaming names at the cable and telling the cable that "I hope it dies a horrible death". I finally managed to sort some out and really proud of the ones I done

So from pure green



to so far this