Operation Fresh Toast H440 Watercooled

Disco_P · 12 Aug 2014 at 20:19

*testing multiquote*

Cheers for the comments. I aimed for a tidy build to please Rofl's eyes, but I am glad everyone else appreciates it as much.

I have just realised that very few people will know who rofls is, I'll keep it a secret.

EDIT: Multiquote did not work. I have no idea what I am doing.

Disco_P · 12 Aug 2014 at 22:06

Thanks man.

I have been looking at wiring diagrams for the switch in the back of the H440 that turns the back LEDs plus NZXT logo illumination on and off. It would seem fairly simple to add the power for the cathodes onto that same switch using the other set of pins, and therefore I could control all the lighting via the single switch at the back.

Disco_P · 12 Aug 2014 at 23:56

I mentioned my plans for the LEDs to my dad who immediately got the soldering iron out. So now everything is wired to the button on the back which uses a simple 6 pin switch to manage the 2 circuits. I'll get some pics of the very professional soldering/insulating we did.

setter said:
Love the build, particularly the lighting. Sets it off very well.

Tbh mate, cards are only hitting 65 and 53 in bf4, and running very quietly. Gotta love the windforce cooler.

Those are pretty damn good temps. You do benefit from having a great case for airflow whereas I prefer my ~~ovens~~ closed style cases.

~Mike~ said:
Click on multi + for each post you want to quote then click quote on the last one....hey presto

I think I have figured it out. I managed to press the multi + on a bunch of posts but had no idea how to get them into the reply box.

Disco_P · 13 Aug 2014 at 18:37

~Mike~ said:
You're getting the hang of it.

I have mastered the multiquote!

WalderX said:
Looks great dude - big fan of white LED's - they make components really stand out, especially the mobo

I really like using them to illuminate components. I really hate the look of exposed LEDs.

leigh_boy said:
i still love the white coolant look

White coolant and clear tubing was a lot more than white tubing and clear coolant but does look a lot better.

Disco_P · 13 Aug 2014 at 22:41

Fallen god said:
Looking awesome, LED are really nice and white theme is awesome.

Thanks for your kind words!

Disco_P · 14 Aug 2014 at 00:02

Baron C said:
lovely build

Thank you to you too!

Disco_P · 27 Aug 2014 at 00:05

Will be delivered when I get my motherboard back.

Disco_P · 28 Aug 2014 at 20:22

New motherboard has been dispatched and will be here tomorrow!

However, overclocking my CPU on this old cruddy board has been a complete PITA with every overclock I have tried failing. So it is possible that my CPU has degraded to a point beyond no return and may need upgrading.

Would a 3570K be a better choice than another 2500K? I would like the extra PCI bandwidth and instructions per clock (not sure if that is the right word for it) but am worried about lower OC potential and higher temps.

Disco_P · 28 Aug 2014 at 22:02

A pair of sharkoon 30cm white cold cathodes that I got 2 years ago for about £7 from the rainforest.

I also broke the switch that controls the lighting for the logo and back of the case so replaced it with an identical switch except it had 6 pins allowing it to control 2 circuits at once. So they are now both wired to the same switch and it all works great.
How they are positioned

BONUS: The only keyboard that will allow me access to my gigashyte bios:

Disco_P · 28 Aug 2014 at 22:04

~Mike~ said:
If only you had access to the MM there are some 2500k's for sale......

2500k is still a good cpu to have and would tide you over until Skylake.

659 posts to go. I assume they are only going to get cheaper over time so can probably wait. But if a really nice clocking one was to appear I sure wouldn't mind if it ended up on my door matt in exchange for a few mouseclicks on paypal's website.

Disco_P · 29 Aug 2014 at 18:01

I have a weird obsession with i5s, so I wasn't that interested in getting an 2700K. Except for the hexacore i7s. But even then I would disable hyperthreading and one of the cores just to have one of the world's only 5 core CPU.

Also many thanks to OcUK and MSI for replacing my MPower. I have missed this board so much.

Will get this installed soon!

Disco_P · 30 Aug 2014 at 19:34

Mobo works, CPU bsods under load at stock clocks using intelburntest. Might be able to get an RMA.

Disco_P · 30 Aug 2014 at 20:11

Luke_Bowman said:
Stunning build

Thank you!

String said:
Wow, that's really unlucky. I would be

I will definitely do some digging into the cause of the bsod as it nay be CPU unrelated. A quick google of the bsod error suggests bad driver installed so I have gotten rid of as many as I can. Might do a reinstall of windows - possibly try windows 8.1.

Disco_P · 30 Aug 2014 at 22:24

Some nearly final pictures. Only thing that might change now is the CPU or RAM or whatever is causing these BSODs.

Disco_P · 30 Aug 2014 at 22:57

This is all the errors I have been getting recently.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/4mdfcx

Have tried a few fixes at stock clocks and they passed 10 passes of IBT. But I have had previous OCs pass 10 runs then fail at around 15 or so. Will probably reinstall windows soon.

Disco_P · 1 Sep 2014 at 17:45

I was going to consider them - but was reluctant to discuss it as I thought it was a retailer exclusive to a different website.

Away in Edinburgh for a few days so will do reinstall and testing when I get back.

Also had a complete shut off last night after a few hours of crysis 3. I think the CPU overheated as my GPU heated the water up quite a bit and I am fairly sure that my CPU block isn't working well at all as it has a massive temperature delta compared to my GPU/water temp. For example when stressing my CPU at stock it was reaching 55C+ which is absurd for a 95 TDP part on 600mm of rad space. I have noticed the water doesn't heat up and fan speeds make very little difference.

I am going to order a temp probe for my reservoir though my free delivery isn't working grrrr

Disco_P · 1 Sep 2014 at 20:40

I was sure about the free delivery but contacted 5UB about it who confirmed that there was sometimes bugs in the system. All sorted now though.

Gonna get this and plug into into the spare "in" port on my pump/res to get some nice delta readings.

Disco_P · 1 Sep 2014 at 20:54

OK awesome stuff and thanks for the reference points - I am almost sure there is something wrong with my cpu /block that is causing the lack of cooling.

Disco_P · 2 Sep 2014 at 15:46

So I acquired a 3570K, Maximus V Gene and 8GB ram for £200 to aid in testing/upgrading/profiting. Not a bad deal as far as I am concerned.

Disco_P · 2 Sep 2014 at 22:39

~Mike~ said:
Not bad.