Oh no its another TJ07 build log....

Duff-Man · 11 Sep 2010 at 13:15

Very nice build

The GPU temps look great, but I would seriously consider re-seating the CPU. Using a corsair H70 with stock paste etc, I get well under 80C load with 8 threads of prime95 (at 4.2Ghz with 1.3v vcore and 1.36v QPI).

The H70 is just a single-rad unit with an extremely crappy pump and 1/4" pipes. With a custom dual-rad loop, you should be getting far better temps. Seems a shame to have gone to so much trouble and have some small thing holding back your CPU performance...

smogsy · 11 Sep 2010 at 13:52

looking good not sure about the purple/pink windows bar though

Aeleys · 11 Sep 2010 at 14:04

looks good

Sayso · 11 Sep 2010 at 16:52

i used to not get over 65 in the same case using a a double rad system (it was a quad and a thin triple though) and i was cooling the chipset aswell.

Caracus2k · 12 Sep 2010 at 11:14

I have come to the conclusion that the high temps on the CPU are due to the limited cooling abilty of the slimline 240 rad in the top of the case rather than how the TIM and cpu waterblock are seated. I changed the TIM to some MX-3 but still had similiar results after a few goes. Thinking about getting a Haliea water cooler next to push some sub ambient temp fluid through the blocks!

Caracus2k · 13 Sep 2010 at 13:02

Lets start with some pics of the upgraded build in progress......

Case and motherboard stripped down and some new fans for the case to start....

New Blu Ray optical drive waiting to go into the case and my Crucial SSD showing new case mounting - it was hanging loose before ;-)

........ now attached with velcro!

Decided to ditch the VRM cooling blocks on the motherboard, they made the loop very messy and I could not get my 1/2 inch fittings on them! Therefore decided to go to plan B and took my dremel to my old motherboard cooling set to split of the VRM block from the rest of the blocks!

New dedicated sound card and headphones .... Asus Xonar Xense hmmm ...... shiny .... no more onboard sound for me!

Leak testing, changed the tubing over to 1/2 in green and ditched the coils around the tubes!

The new loops are a lot tidier than the old ones....

Duff-Man · 13 Sep 2010 at 18:50

I love the SSD mounting

Cases should come with Velcro as standard

Biffa · 14 Sep 2010 at 20:01

What is it a black ice in the roof?

So dual loops with CPU on blackice (separate pump/bayres) and GPU/mobo on 360 rad in the base EK pump/topres?

Need faster and higher pressure fans on the blackice I would have thought to keep up with an i7 its the hottest component in your case believe it or not.

Try swapping the GTX on the 240 on its own and the mobo/cpu on the 360 in the base and see what your temps are like.

Caracus2k · 23 Sep 2010 at 11:22

Found out that my cpu block was incorrectly orientated, have corrected this now and temps dropped by 10 degreess... anyhow some moar pics!

CPU block correctly alligned

GTX480 with ek block and back panel

Caracus2k · 23 Sep 2010 at 11:30

New sound card and gpu

nearly there

mote cpu block is differnt here the micro pins shown on the photo a few pics up are alligned straight in line with the edges of the motherboard where as above they are at at 45 degree angle to the edges doh!

twist3d0n3 · 23 Sep 2010 at 20:00

have you found the flow rate has plummeted with all those 90deg connectors?

looks very nice tho, but i'd have tried to use 45's as much as possible.

nice build