My first personal high tech build

Azcam11 · 17 Jan 2013 at 15:42

Tattysnuc said:
I found splitting a single loop into 2 reduced my GPU temps quite significantly. From memory the loop was:

Res-Pump-Rad-CPU-Chipset-GTX480-GTX480-Rad-Res

In splitting it into
Res-Pump-Rad-CPU-Chipset-rad-Res
and
Res-Pump-Rad-GTX480-GTX480-Rad-Res

I managed to incorporate 2x2.120 rads in the loop, but more importantly the GPU's went from 60+ under load to 45max under load.

You should see something similar....

Cheers buddy. Need to save around £250 and I can finally finish this. Sorted all my monitor and pc wiring out yesterday. Took me ages. Ill post a pic soon

Tattysnuc · 17 Jan 2013 at 21:52

Azcam11 said:
Cheers buddy. Need to save around £250 and I can finally finish this. Sorted all my monitor and pc wiring out yesterday. Took me ages. Ill post a pic soon

That must be one hell of a rats nets of cables to work through. Was it a case of using cable "snakes" or have you used good old fashioned cable ties?

Azcam11 · 17 Jan 2013 at 23:41

I bought cable trunking from b&q, the semi circle silver stuff. Looks nice actually. Used cable ties where I could and its turned out quite good. At the first all the cables where a deal breaker, but 5 hours of hard graft sorted them in the end.

If you scroll up theres a picture ov the tower under the desk. Thats how bad the cables where lol. Ill post a couple of pics tonight of it all now.

nick.lidgett · 18 Jan 2013 at 00:09

Nice build, some quality components. ive been perving over that mobo for ages gives me the right horn lol i will get one this year.

Azcam11 · 18 Jan 2013 at 07:57

nick.lidgett said:
Nice build, some quality components. ive been perving over that mobo for ages gives me the right horn lol i will get one this year.

I know what you mean, when i saw it i was like "I have to have it."

ArtificialFoxx · 20 Jan 2013 at 02:54

Nice build

BrianB said:
That dvd drive is ruining it for me. Please do a drive bay mod or paint it?

The liquid looks amazing, congrats on your new build. I'm well jel.

Or just a different distribution of drives might help? Though it probably looks fine irl

like this

or

or w/e

Azcam11 · 21 Jan 2013 at 09:10

ArtificialFoxx said:
Nice build

Or just a different distribution of drives might help? Though it probably looks fine irl

like this

or

or w/e

Cheers for the suggestions mate. However im pretty snookered with the top drive bay. Right at the top is usb, jacks etc thats built into the case. Theres no room for a 5half inch bay. Also the fan controller bay, i can only literally get a fan controller as my 360 rads goes into the bay. The bottom 3 bays that my res and bluray drive are in are only the bays i could play around with. I did a drive bay mod for my bluray drive so i can use the white cover provided but it looked bloody awful.

Cheeres anyway pal

sselwalF · 22 Jan 2013 at 12:41

Love the sabertooth motherboard wouldn't mind getting one myself this build's just made me want one even more!

bigb1ue · 22 Jan 2013 at 16:50

Nice, your monitors set up look like the Samsung MD230X3.

How is the stand and where did you get it please.

Azcam11 · 23 Jan 2013 at 12:11

The stand is a TS743A. Can't say where I got it from but if you Google it, you will be fine

Azcam11 · 23 Jan 2013 at 19:47

Okay......

Sorted out all my cabling.

I also decided to listen to everyone and change the 2 fans on the bottom rad, purchased some delightful corsair SP120's.

DodgeeRascal · 24 Jan 2013 at 13:34

Really enjoyed reading through this and has inspired me to take on my own my own project in the near future!

Really nice build btw

Azcam11 · 24 Jan 2013 at 14:07

DodgeeRascal said:
Really enjoyed reading through this and has inspired me to take on my own my own project in the near future!

Really nice build btw

Cheers buddy, good look with the build

CSF90 · 22 Mar 2013 at 17:25

Just revisiting these forums after ages - great build, looks amazing.

hakank68 · 28 Mar 2013 at 12:27

that red fluid looks awsome, like your colour choices