Soldato
Good stuff mate - glad your enjoyin it!
Say hello to Warren/Rob for me and the rest of the tech boys
I take it you used to work at ocuk, What was your name there, which department did you work in?
[OcUK Staff Builds] rjkoneill's FT01
- Thread starter rjk
- Start date
I take it you used to work at ocuk, What was your name there, which department did you work in?
right so the build is underway
got a few new parts to go in the system that are highlighted in yellow
the Final, Full spec is as follows:
Hardware
Silverstone FT01 B-W Case
Asus P5Q-E Motherboard
Intel Q9450 Processor
2X2GB Corsair Dominator PC2 8500 Memory
BFG 9800GTX with Thermalright TRad2 VGA Cooler + 2X92mm Sharkoon Fans
Corsair TX750W PSU
Western Digital 500Gb Hard Drive
Western Digital 80Gb Hard Drive
NEC DVDRW
Watercooling
TFC Xchanger 120 Radiator + Sharkoon 120mm Fan
EK Supreme Black Acetal CPU Waterblock
Laing DDC 10w Pump + XSPC Reservoir Top
Laing DDC 4 Point Anti-Vibration Damping Kit
Laing Damper Kit
XSPC Black Tubing 7/16"
DTek 1/2" Barbs
PrimoChill Pearl White Coils
Feser One Cooling Fluid
Case Mods and Misc
Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus Fan Controller
EVGA Black SATA Cables
Lian Li Fan Grille Module
Lian Li Radiator Brackets
got a few new parts to go in the system that are highlighted in yellow
the Final, Full spec is as follows:
Hardware
Silverstone FT01 B-W Case
Asus P5Q-E Motherboard
Intel Q9450 Processor
2X2GB Corsair Dominator PC2 8500 Memory
BFG 9800GTX with Thermalright TRad2 VGA Cooler + 2X92mm Sharkoon Fans
Corsair TX750W PSU
Western Digital 500Gb Hard Drive
Western Digital 80Gb Hard Drive
NEC DVDRW
Watercooling
TFC Xchanger 120 Radiator + Sharkoon 120mm Fan
EK Supreme Black Acetal CPU Waterblock
Laing DDC 10w Pump + XSPC Reservoir Top
Laing DDC 4 Point Anti-Vibration Damping Kit
Laing Damper Kit
XSPC Black Tubing 7/16"
DTek 1/2" Barbs
PrimoChill Pearl White Coils
Feser One Cooling Fluid
Case Mods and Misc
Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus Fan Controller
EVGA Black SATA Cables
Lian Li Fan Grille Module
Lian Li Radiator Brackets
Last edited:
Soldato
cant wait to see it finished
Soldato
pictures then
Soldato
i meant pics of it 
heres the pics - left my camera at work taking pics of other builds - so im using an old digicam
will do some proper pics when i get it back
need to mount the pump using some different feet
will take pics once sorted
here it is - enjoy
will do some proper pics when i get it back
need to mount the pump using some different feet
will take pics once sorted
here it is - enjoy
Last edited:
Associate
- Joined
- 13 Dec 2008
- Posts
- 121
Lovely build that mate.
Excellent cable management too.
Excellent cable management too.
seeing as i build systems as a job - i would get some grief at work if it was untidy!!!
im very happy with the outcome tbh
only thing that didnt fit as expected was the lian li rad grille [as mentioned by a member in this thread]
nothing a couple of taps with a rubber mallet couldnt have sorted
only changes i plan on making at the moment:
perhaps get some black feser from work for the inside of the case
and maybe a small white cathode for the roof of the case to light it up a bit
the blue leds on the fan controller were originally going to get swapped out for white ones but the power button on the case has a blue led so they match and dont look too 'GAMER CASE' so im leaving it as is
the leds light up the fan behind the grille too which is cool - even beter when you ramp the fans up and the leds go red
changes the colour of the fans
got the fan controller set up as so
fan 1 VGA cooler fan
fan 2 VGA cooler fan
fan 3 Radiator Fan
fan 4 front 180mm fan
fan 5 top 180mm fan
fan 6 rear 120mm fan
its working great - with the sondproofing preinstalled and the anti vibration mounts on the pump - this really is as quiet as i hoped for!
would reccomend this case to anybody
as i build in a wide variety of cases at work - i have to say that this is the most versatile and best quality mid tower chassis i have used
much better than the paper thin aluminium of most current lian li cases [i know thats going to cause some arguments]
im very happy with the outcome tbh
only thing that didnt fit as expected was the lian li rad grille [as mentioned by a member in this thread]
nothing a couple of taps with a rubber mallet couldnt have sorted
only changes i plan on making at the moment:
perhaps get some black feser from work for the inside of the case
and maybe a small white cathode for the roof of the case to light it up a bit
the blue leds on the fan controller were originally going to get swapped out for white ones but the power button on the case has a blue led so they match and dont look too 'GAMER CASE' so im leaving it as is
the leds light up the fan behind the grille too which is cool - even beter when you ramp the fans up and the leds go red
changes the colour of the fans
got the fan controller set up as so
fan 1 VGA cooler fan
fan 2 VGA cooler fan
fan 3 Radiator Fan
fan 4 front 180mm fan
fan 5 top 180mm fan
fan 6 rear 120mm fan
its working great - with the sondproofing preinstalled and the anti vibration mounts on the pump - this really is as quiet as i hoped for!
would reccomend this case to anybody
as i build in a wide variety of cases at work - i have to say that this is the most versatile and best quality mid tower chassis i have used
much better than the paper thin aluminium of most current lian li cases [i know thats going to cause some arguments]
thanks dude
more pics on the way today [got my camera back]
someone asked how i mounted the pump via email so im gonna show that and also the cable management around the back
the feser rad is great - twice as thick as an xspc model
in my old case it cooled my q6600 down to 30'c idle / 65 under load
in the new case, with the fans all on low, my q9450 is running at 36'c idle / 60'c under full load [clocked at 3.4]
with the fans on high the q9450 idles at 32'C and sits at 55'C under 8 hours of prime
i was concerned that it wouldnt be enough too, but its holding its own
i think a lesser rad would have struggled - but the 120 model was the only one that would have fit in the case
will upload a few more pics today and a few of my opinions from using the case to go with it
right then - more pics as requested - heres the case with the side panel on
the 120.1 tfc xchanger rad mounted in the optical drive bays using the lian li radiator mounting brackets
this is the mounting plate i used to stick the pump to the floor of the case
i used the mounting hardware that came with the pump as well as some rubber feet that come with the rampage extreme
cuts noise from the pump right out
heres the cables
thoughts on using the case
the case is really silent when running off a fan controller
i cant hear the pc when its all on low
i think the soundproofing in the side panels helps too - its pretty good quality
to be honest the only loud fan is the rear sharkoon that i put on and thats only loud on 1/2 way or more
there are dust filters on everything which helps a lot
my northbridge used to get very hot to touch
now its nice and cool thanks to the airflow through the case
it seems the vga cooler and watercooling are getting more than enough cold air to do their jobs properly
looks like i designed the layout of my mods well as my temps are a lot better than my last case
this is the easiest mid tower case to build in by far - the quality beats lian li cases by miles - the panels are thicker and there are no vibrations
planned changes
i plan on using my rotating elbow fitting on the top of the reservoir
that way the bend from the rad to the top of the res isnt going to be all over the place
i am changing the coolant to some black feser so will put the elbow in the loop whilst its empty
i also plan on getting a small white cathode/leds for the top of the case so that there is a bit of light in there
nothing too 'GAMER CASE', just something subtle
the 120.1 tfc xchanger rad mounted in the optical drive bays using the lian li radiator mounting brackets
this is the mounting plate i used to stick the pump to the floor of the case
i used the mounting hardware that came with the pump as well as some rubber feet that come with the rampage extreme
cuts noise from the pump right out
heres the cables
thoughts on using the case
the case is really silent when running off a fan controller
i cant hear the pc when its all on low
i think the soundproofing in the side panels helps too - its pretty good quality
to be honest the only loud fan is the rear sharkoon that i put on and thats only loud on 1/2 way or more
there are dust filters on everything which helps a lot
my northbridge used to get very hot to touch
now its nice and cool thanks to the airflow through the case
it seems the vga cooler and watercooling are getting more than enough cold air to do their jobs properly
looks like i designed the layout of my mods well as my temps are a lot better than my last case
this is the easiest mid tower case to build in by far - the quality beats lian li cases by miles - the panels are thicker and there are no vibrations
planned changes
i plan on using my rotating elbow fitting on the top of the reservoir
that way the bend from the rad to the top of the res isnt going to be all over the place
i am changing the coolant to some black feser so will put the elbow in the loop whilst its empty
i also plan on getting a small white cathode/leds for the top of the case so that there is a bit of light in there
nothing too 'GAMER CASE', just something subtle
looks brilliant! - thx for the pics
few questions
does the side pannel go on easy with all those cables behind it?
also (sorry to be a pain in the ..) have you got a shot directly from the side looking into the case?
thx
cheers - it really didnt take that long to do
much easier to build in and make tidy than the other popular cases i build in at work - i might speak with Yewen and see if he fancies adding this case as an option to the custom builder
yeah the panel does go on easy - there is a bit of room behind here
no need for a modular psu with this case at all
will get a shot of that in a bit