Poison Ivy - NZXT Switch 810 Gaming Rig

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So this is going to be my personal gaming rig that i'll be building over the next couple of months. I'm going to start off by only watercooling the GPU with a 240mm rad, then moving on to adding a CPU waterblock and 360mm rad

Here are the specs that i THINK it should have :)

Intel i5 760
MSI P55 GD80
ASUS DCII Geforce GTX 580
8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz
60GB OCZ Vertex 2 (boot drive)
1TB Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS
OCZ ZS 750w PSU
NZXT Switch 810

Watercooling hardware:
XSPC Raystorm - One of the best CPU waterblocks out there, and doesn't cost a fortune :)
EK Acetal/Nickel GTX 580 waterblock - Looks really nice and is a full cover WB
Alphacool 5.25" Repack Single Bayres : Clear
18w Laing DDC Pump with DIYINHK PCB
Alphacool Laing DDC Plexi Pump Top
XSPC RX360 360mm Triple Radiator
XSPC RX240 240mm Dual Radiator
2m Clearflex 60 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Tubing - Good, thick tubing, doesn't cloud
5x 120mm Corsair SP120 2350 RPM Fan
Mayhems Aurora Extinction Green Concentrate - Need i say why i'm using this? :D
Deionized Water
Various Compression Fittings

Other parts:
Black sleeved cables (8 Pin CPU, 24 Pin Motherboard, 2x 8 Pin PCIE)
2x 60cm Purple LED Strips
Lamptron FC2 5.25" Bay Fan Controller

If you think i've missed anything then be sure to tell me ;)

Cable management isn't the best at the moment, since i'm going to be replacing the motherboard this week, as well as installing the sleeved cables i mentioned earlier.

Anyway, to get things started, here's a photo of the rig at this moment in time :p

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Look what i got in the post today! I did have another set originally but they got lost in transit. It's a shame i don't have a GPU to plug them into... ;)

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A teaser photo until i get the other photos from my main camera ;) Ignore the top SATA cable and the black wire trailing across one of the fans, it's just temporary for using my CD drive and means i don't have to mess with my cable management :)

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Woohoo! My memory card reader arrived today :D

Here's the photos :)

Empty case

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New hardware :D

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Hardware installed

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BEASTLY new graphics card ;)

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GPU installed

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Added the LED strips :)

The photo makes them look quite pinky, when in fact it's actually a very dark purple/bluey sort of colour :p

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So i got round to modding a bay adapter to mount the pump on, but so far, it hasn't been very successful.

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Taped up, marked, and ready to drill :)

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This is where the photos end because my drill ran out of battery before it got through the first hole. It was fully charged >.< Time to go and buy a new one...
 
My new parts were delivered the same day as they were dispatched. Can't get any better than that! :)

I'll be building the loop as soon as i'm back from college tomorrow! :D

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GPU out, res installed
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Rad and fans installed
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Pump installed and connected to res
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Getting ready to tear off the old cooler ;)
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Old cooler off
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Waterblock installed :D
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GPU installed
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Thanks, i was a bit skeptical about how it would turn out as it was my first go at watercooling. Very pleased with myself :)

Got some Mayhems UV Green Dye today in the post :D Cheers OCUK ;)

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Very good, we can once more see that the extra cost of a "Modular" PSU is pointless/useless if we have holes to hide the cables behind the mobo tray

BCMods said:
New GPU is working flawlessly :)

Not too happy with the look of the sleeved cables so i'll be sorting that out tomorrow.

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Thanks :)

I totally agree with you, however it is nice to be able to unplug all of the cables and easily remove the PSU to clean around it.
 
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