are you sure it is an 8-pin EPS cable and not the pcie extender?
Pimp My Rig - TJ07 aka. "Project: Open-Source"
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are you sure it is an 8-pin EPS cable and not the pcie extender?
Bugger - maybe I got confused some!
I tried to cut the plastic 'web' between the two lines and fit it in the mobo's CPU 8-pin header...would that have caused a red alert captain?
I tried to cut the plastic 'web' between the two lines and fit it in the mobo's CPU 8-pin header...would that have caused a red alert captain?
Would the cable run under the mobo if u took it off the stand-offs.
Its looking good.... I was thinking, after looking at quite a few WC rigs that use tubing. Do you think it would look neater to route the tube through like those plumbing 90deg upvc elbows (or similar)? They are rigid and would give nice straighter runs. Although they are pretty thick and usually that horrible grey colour.
Its just a question I'm throwing out there, has anyone tried it?
I'm sure if I hunt around the internet long enough I'll see something that I have that fits the picture in my head.
OFC it could look utterly pants also....
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Like this maybe but thinner walled.....
This look more like what I was getting at.
Hmm.... I'm thinking it'll just look untidy now..
Its looking good.... I was thinking, after looking at quite a few WC rigs that use tubing. Do you think it would look neater to route the tube through like those plumbing 90deg upvc elbows (or similar)? They are rigid and would give nice straighter runs. Although they are pretty thick and usually that horrible grey colour.
Its just a question I'm throwing out there, has anyone tried it?
I'm sure if I hunt around the internet long enough I'll see something that I have that fits the picture in my head.
OFC it could look utterly pants also....
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Like this maybe but thinner walled.....
This look more like what I was getting at.
Hmm.... I'm thinking it'll just look untidy now..
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Please, please, for the love of god get the 580 a back plate it looks like its gonna snap 
There not just for show thery help support the weight of the water block and stop the metel in the pcb or the solder parting and causeing your card to break
You can get one for £20 which is nothing when mounted on a £350 gpu
There not just for show thery help support the weight of the water block and stop the metel in the pcb or the solder parting and causeing your card to break
You can get one for £20 which is nothing when mounted on a £350 gpu
EXACTLY what I was thinking a second ago. Mine looks rubbish atm cos of the long winding tubing IMHO. The best part of this rebuild (in terms of aesthetics) is between the CPU block and GFX card because of the rotarys and short length of straight tubing...I want to expand this paradigm to the rest of the loop.
In light of this, I will mess around with the it tomorrow and grab a couple more rotary fittings to connect the CPU INLET (right in pics) to the left side of the EK Resevoir using these connectors. I will re-route the pump out to the right side of the EK resevoir - will this work OK? I'm gonna try to do a pic to explain but will have to wait till tomorrow after work.
Will definitely also grab a gfx card backplate in the next order from ocUK (and thank you for the heads up - I didn't know aboot these!).
Anything else lads?
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compression fittings would look much better?
also.. you say you are new to DIY but your work bench says otherwise
Sorry - it's the quality of the pictures. I am using 8x compression fittings elsewhere but agree that in the main compartment the use of some would be beneficial from a looks point of view.
I have been using the Koolance 1/2" - 5/8" matte black fittings but can't seem to find stock of them anywhere which is frustrating. Might have to bite the bullet and get some Bitspower ones. My wallet will never forgive me!
As for the bench - I had to take everything over to my parents and utilise my dad's garage
I really am a DIY noob!
Ordered 4x Bitspower fittings for the main compartment - that should help with the overall look of the build
Hi guys - sorry for the slow update I have been busy working away on this rig the last few days.
I have tried to incorporate as much feedback as I can into the rebuild and have been waiting for new parts in various different orders to turn up at my flat.
This is just a quick update to show you what I have accomplished. It is still obviously a work in progress but I have the last few compression fittings turning up tomorrow so I am hopeful the whole thing will be finished in the next day or so! Woooo! Bring on the Skyrim!
Did a neat little bid of modding to my TJ07 allowing me to re-route the pump's output tubing straight down to the XSPC RX480:
A day or so old photo of the 'other side' - I'm thinking a LOT more aboot cable management this time!
How she looks currently:
Yes, I know I'm not 100% done yet but seriously it's close! What you don't know is that I have attached the backplate to my GTX580 now and cut all the tubing to the right size! Also, now that I've got the CORRECT 8-pin extension I have routed the CPU power behind the motherboard
I JUST NEED THOSE GOD DAMN COMPRESSION FITTINGS!!!! lol!
I have tried to incorporate as much feedback as I can into the rebuild and have been waiting for new parts in various different orders to turn up at my flat.
This is just a quick update to show you what I have accomplished. It is still obviously a work in progress but I have the last few compression fittings turning up tomorrow so I am hopeful the whole thing will be finished in the next day or so! Woooo! Bring on the Skyrim!
Did a neat little bid of modding to my TJ07 allowing me to re-route the pump's output tubing straight down to the XSPC RX480:
A day or so old photo of the 'other side' - I'm thinking a LOT more aboot cable management this time!
How she looks currently:
Yes, I know I'm not 100% done yet but seriously it's close! What you don't know is that I have attached the backplate to my GTX580 now and cut all the tubing to the right size! Also, now that I've got the CORRECT 8-pin extension I have routed the CPU power behind the motherboard
I JUST NEED THOSE GOD DAMN COMPRESSION FITTINGS!!!! lol!
Got my Bitspower fittings through this morning. I ended up having to re-route the tubing again (sigh) as I realised that when Keplar comes out I would have found it difficult to deplumb the rig had I gone with the tightly knit small cuts that I had hoped for (looks more pro imho) - ah well!
Just a quick update to show the difference Bitspower can make!
Thanks for the kind words guys! I really hope I can finish this tonight/tomorrow!
Last couple of things I'm thinking now:
Silverstone do a 5.25" bay drive which has 2xUSBs, slimline optical drive space & 2.5" SSD rack. This could be perfect in cutting down the clutter which will inhabit my front panels. Also, I want black screws as the normal metal ones stick out like a sore thumb in my opinion!
Thoughts?
Just a quick update to show the difference Bitspower can make!
Thanks for the kind words guys! I really hope I can finish this tonight/tomorrow!
Last couple of things I'm thinking now:
Silverstone do a 5.25" bay drive which has 2xUSBs, slimline optical drive space & 2.5" SSD rack. This could be perfect in cutting down the clutter which will inhabit my front panels. Also, I want black screws as the normal metal ones stick out like a sore thumb in my opinion!
Thoughts?
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Silverstone do a 5.25" bay drive which has 2xUSBs, slimline optical drive space & 2.5" SSD rack. This could be perfect in cutting down the clutter which will inhabit my front panels.
i hide my ssd in the back with the cables, and i dont use an optical disc drive - but the usb ports would be useful i guess
Also, I want black screws as the normal metal ones stick out like a sore thumb in my opinion!
definitely a good idea - i try to always avoid the standard silver screws - black screws are much less obvious
Yer shame they're only USB 2 though...
Whereaboots could I mount my SSD then? I was thinking on the side of the 5.25" bays possibly?
Whereaboots could I mount my SSD then? I was thinking on the side of the 5.25" bays possibly?
Soldato
yep SSDs have no moving parts - so you can mount it any where
I have mine on the back of the mobo tray.
I have mine on the back of the mobo tray.
Soldato
Hughy, have you tried having the outlet from the GPU going to the side of the res with the stopper in, then having the one next to it go to the pump? Think that will look neater as doesn't look quite right having it go in the side and out the bottom like that (IMHO)
Soldato
Is it me or the inlet and outlet of the GPU block seems odd?
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So your loop is
RES->Pump-> Bottom RAD -> Top RAD -> CPU IN - > CPU OUT -> GPU IN -> GPU OUT -> RES right?
But GPU IN and OUT both connected to the same port?
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So your loop is
RES->Pump-> Bottom RAD -> Top RAD -> CPU IN - > CPU OUT -> GPU IN -> GPU OUT -> RES right?
But GPU IN and OUT both connected to the same port?
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It does look like that, I am pretty sure you would notice big temps straight away.
I think the other thing to make it look better is use a better camera
Oops! Thanks for pointing this stuff out!
Yup - haven't got round to switching the outlet of GFX yet. Been messing around SO much with tubing to try and find the right setup. Likewise, I have been getting order deliveries of fittings here and there all week so it's been tough to get everything where it is now (hence the slow progress!).
PaulyD - I tried your suggestion a few days ago (as I think it looks neater that way too!) but the proximity of the backplate for the graphics card was causing issues with the tubing. I will try it again though as I have a bigger variety of different angled fittings now to play with!
Thanks again for all your suggestions guys. The moniker of this build is Project "Open - Source" afterall!!!
Tom
Yup - haven't got round to switching the outlet of GFX yet. Been messing around SO much with tubing to try and find the right setup. Likewise, I have been getting order deliveries of fittings here and there all week so it's been tough to get everything where it is now (hence the slow progress!).
PaulyD - I tried your suggestion a few days ago (as I think it looks neater that way too!) but the proximity of the backplate for the graphics card was causing issues with the tubing. I will try it again though as I have a bigger variety of different angled fittings now to play with!
Thanks again for all your suggestions guys. The moniker of this build is Project "Open - Source" afterall!!!
Tom
Sweet - she's now up and running!
There are a few problems but I will get those after some pictures of the nearly-finished build:
Sorted loop out now - thanks for spotting Avathar!
Pulse modding are the dogs!
With tinted side panel on (forgive the reflections!):
There she blows!
I PROMISE to grab a decent dSLR to take some photos with as I know these ones are crap.
I'm really pleased with the build (and thank you all for your continuing contributions!) but there's a few niggly issues which I am trying to iron out at the moment.
Biggest problem thus far is my BigNG not playing ball with Win 7 x64. As soon as I install the drivers for it (really old software written in 08 for XP), if I restart the computer Win 7 simply BSODs on boot. I'm seriously considering sacking off the BigNG in favour of something more up to date.
Suggestions?
Also, only one of the fans on the roof radiator is working currently? I'm not entirely sure why but I'm planning on swapping them out for the fans already attached to my old PA120.3 which was replaced with the RX480, OR, buying 3x Scythe GTs...Obviously the former will be first on my list due to monies...
And finally, ripping out the front panel USB panel was helpful for pump mounting but I'm seriously missing it already! I need USB3.0 connectivity ideally so might have to get creative with the FP36. Obviously, I would need to re-seat my Laing DDC onto this panel - and I don't even know if the FP36 is compatible with the TJ07?
Silverstone also offer the FP58 which would sort out my DVD drive sticking out like a sore thumb (and enable me to slam a Blu-Ray laptop drive in = win).
It's a shame the TS03 isn't USB 3.0 compatible - that would hands down be the answer to all my problems as I don't have any 5.25" drive bays spare (because of pump mounting).
There are a few problems but I will get those after some pictures of the nearly-finished build:
Sorted loop out now - thanks for spotting Avathar!
Pulse modding are the dogs!
With tinted side panel on (forgive the reflections!):
There she blows!
I PROMISE to grab a decent dSLR to take some photos with as I know these ones are crap.
I'm really pleased with the build (and thank you all for your continuing contributions!) but there's a few niggly issues which I am trying to iron out at the moment.
Biggest problem thus far is my BigNG not playing ball with Win 7 x64. As soon as I install the drivers for it (really old software written in 08 for XP), if I restart the computer Win 7 simply BSODs on boot. I'm seriously considering sacking off the BigNG in favour of something more up to date.
Suggestions?
Also, only one of the fans on the roof radiator is working currently? I'm not entirely sure why but I'm planning on swapping them out for the fans already attached to my old PA120.3 which was replaced with the RX480, OR, buying 3x Scythe GTs...Obviously the former will be first on my list due to monies...
And finally, ripping out the front panel USB panel was helpful for pump mounting but I'm seriously missing it already! I need USB3.0 connectivity ideally so might have to get creative with the FP36. Obviously, I would need to re-seat my Laing DDC onto this panel - and I don't even know if the FP36 is compatible with the TJ07?
Silverstone also offer the FP58 which would sort out my DVD drive sticking out like a sore thumb (and enable me to slam a Blu-Ray laptop drive in = win).
It's a shame the TS03 isn't USB 3.0 compatible - that would hands down be the answer to all my problems as I don't have any 5.25" drive bays spare (because of pump mounting).
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