My first watercooled build finished

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It ain't pretty, clean or tidy, but it's my first WC build and I love it!!


Components

2 x EVGA GTX 1080.
2 x Xeon E5-2630v4 2.20GHz.
Asus Z10PE-D8-WS.
Crucial ECC Registered 128GB DDR4.
Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB.
Thermaltake Core X9 Case.
Corsair AX1500i PSU.

Fittings

XSPC G1/4" to 14/10mm PETG fittings
XSPC PETG Tubing 14/10mm 2x0.5m (Clear)
XSPC RX480 Quad Fan Radiator 2 x fitted in the case roof
XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir/Pump Combo
XSPC RayStorm Pro WaterBlock 2 x fitted


Fans
Phanteks PH-F200SP Static Pressure 200mm Fans - Black
Phanteks PH-F120SP Static Pressure 120mm Fan - Black




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Build

The Thermaltake Core X9 Case specs state it supports 2 front panel 200mm fans. Whilst there
is space the front plastic cover will not fit unless you modify it by cutting away the reinforcement strips.
This obviously weakens the panel, but it is still usable. Two Phanteks PH-F200SP 200mm Fans fitted.
The case also does not support EEB motherboards without modification. I had to add 3 extra holes.
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Supports cut away on front panel
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Two 480mm rads fitted in the case roof, with 8 BlackSilent Pro Fan PL2 Fans.
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Side view of case showing the 2 CPU's
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Complete
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I like that a lot. Pity the top panel doesn't have a window so that the cpu blocks can be seen from above.

Thanks. I agree it would be nice to see the CPU blocks as they light up well.
I put both rads in the top so you cannot see anything from the top, however, Thermaltake does the glass side panel as an accessory so I might get one so you can see in from both sides.


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