'Pastel switch'

*Rich*

*Rich*

*Rich*

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Nothing too special here, i can't find my old build thread so here is another.

I had previously built a new system into a Cosmos 2 case. Brilliant case, but limited places to store it, so decided to 'Switch' into a NZXT Switch 810. It seemed to be a fairly popular case so here it is. A few items including rads have change a little so...

Quick spec list:

i7 3770K @ 4.6
GTX 680 SLi @ 1200/1600
G1 Sniper 3
Kingston Hyper x 16gb
Corsair GS360gb SSD
2 x 1tb WD HDD's
XSPC RX360 Rad (mounted at the top)
Black ICE GT Extreme 280 Rad (mounted at the bottom)
Added some braided cables to the mobo and gpu's.
Changed coolant to Mayhems Pastel Blueberry.
Added two cathodes, one at bottom and one at top.
XSPC Dual bay res/pump.
5 140mm fans set in pull on both rads.

Now some pics.

Started by moving the base of everything into new case.
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Nice thick rx360 ready to go in
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Decided i would open up my EK Supremacy block and see what was lurking in there after a few months running on mayhems X1 UV blue.
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All cleaned out, not much in there really. Tried using some MX-2 i had laying around this time, see how it goes.
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Tight fit on the gt extreme rad, sat on top of the fans. Tubing all fitted. You can also see top rad.
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Top rad fitted and then top fans added.
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All new tubing, used XSPC tubing this time for a change from the masterkleer i used last time.
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After some checking, filling, leak testing and final checks, all was good.
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I suppose it will do for now.... ;)
 
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cammy5477 said:
Looking great Sir

Loving that mayhems pastel blue :-)
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Thank you, it seems quite popular at the moment :)

jashon093 said:
haha I like the placement of the gigabyte and nvidia "powered by" stickers on the SLI bridge. Looks good better than on the case.
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I have a different idea for the Sli bridge, but yeah, not a fan of covering the case in random parts stickers........well, not anymore lol ;)
 
TonyTBR said:
That build looks ******* sick, and dat blue coolant is just sexy as hell!!!
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:D Thank you


blitz_911 said:
There's quite a few fractal define builds on here now. I see that your rad clears th cpu block by some way, the mb looks like its set lower. My r3 build hit a bit of stickler on that. Pastel blue looks pretty cool too. Nice build.
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Yeah there's a good 25mm left before rad get near mobo and that rad is 62mm thick as it is.

Thanks. :)
 
Azcam11 said:
I see you opted for the switch 810, good shout my friend. I love the case. The build looks mint mate, and that pastel looks sooooo cool. Ive been looking at pastel red and pastel white and change my loop to a duel loop. CPU and My Sli bridge seperate. Going to cost another £250 for the res and pump, coolant and and a new rad (as i dont think my 240 will do it).

Anyways top build matey.
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Yeah i chose this case as it was popular and the previous cm cosmos 2 was far to big externally.

Thank you :)
 
No just a single loop here, starts at res/pump on front of PC down to first rad, then up through the two gpu's then into the CPU, then up into the top rad and back to the res/pump.

Temps are all good, and only one pump instead of two. No real need for dual loop in my opinion, this is just as good. saying that, in my next build it probably will be a dual loop, just 'because i can' :D
 
Somthing Else said:
as far as i know in a wc setup the direction of flow doesnt have a massive effect on temps as the water flows so quickly.

very nice setup though rich, i often find builds with a generally blue theme dont look so good but yours is bang on!
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Thank you :)

Harbz007 said:
Hi very nice build :D, i was wondering how long is your PSU? As im looking to do a similar setup in my NZXT 810, same as urs? but with RX360 on top and RX240 on bottom and a Seasonic Platinum 1000W PSU or 860W, whatever i can get my hands on which are both 190mm long :D


SORRY

Just had a quick read online and found its 180mm.... Any chance of me getting a 190mm PSU with RX240 Rad in the bottom ??
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Yeah it's 180mm, but i have a 280 rad in the bottom which is 316mm long, so if you get a RX240 in there, they are 286mm, so may well just fit.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-043-BX&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=1525 My bottom rad.

Thanks :)
cobbly123 said:
One word sums this up Beautiful :D
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Thanks a lot :D
 
Bluntwrapped said:
With two overvolted GTX480's I thought my power draw would be something horrific so I went for the 1000W. Surprisingly I'm hovering around 650w while playing BF3.

Glad I bought it anyway :)
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That was my thinking too, i need to see how much i'm drawing when i'm gaming too.

coolamasta said:
Liking that well done, EK have got some really nice WC kit out at the mo :)
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Thanks, and yeah they do have some good gear out. :)
 
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