PROJECT:1st WC build

Nickolp1974

Nickolp1974

Nickolp1974

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*UPDATED*

Nearly Finished pic, others are in the thread.
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Basket was updated to this
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £359.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speaker System - Black £149.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Black £139.99
1 x Qpad MK-85 Red LED Pro Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Red Switches £122.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel £79.99
1 x Aqua Computer Laing D5 Pump with Tachosignal £73.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CM) £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** £71.99
1 x Roccat Kone Pure Core Performance 8200DPI Gaming Mouse (ROC-11-700) £66.98
1 x Aqua Computer Aquaero 5 LT USB Fan-Controller £56.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £49.98
1 x Aqua Computer waterblock for aquaero 5, G1/4 £17.99
1 x Akasa AK-FN063 140mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £14.99
2 x Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow Coolant 1L ** NEW COLOUR FOR 2012 ** £14.99 (£29.98)
5 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £12.58 (£62.90)
1 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.04
1 x Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme Cutting Edge Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x Coollaboratory Liquid Pro Liquid Metal Thermal Paste £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Black £8.99
1 x Aqua Computer Mounting Brackets Aquaero 5 LT for drive bay £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Black £6.98 (£13.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Black £5.99
2 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 45° G1/4 Black £3.59 (£7.18)
3 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 90° G1/4 Black £3.59 (£10.77)
14 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 7/16 (16/12mm) - G1/4 - Black £3.50 (£49.00)
Total : £2,500.06 (includes shipping : £32.90).



Also which is not in the above

1x Alphacool 360x80 + 240x80mm monsta's
Top/res:Pump Fitting & Reservoir Base for PMP-450/S, Rev.2.0, 80x120mm res
Primoflex pro tubing, black
Yellow led for raystorm block, which is orange :(, needs changing
The pump which is in the above basket is the aquabus version.

Still not sure to go xfire or not yet or just wait for the 8970 lightning :confused:

Its up and running and working well with great temps, just not got very good chips in the cpu and gpu so clocks are lower than i wanted but are still more than good enough........................... for now ;)


edit. and whats not on the list is about the 12 packs of harribo. nom nom

And thx to 5UB for sorting me out.
 
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First bits
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bare!!
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top fans
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mobo and viper
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with 1 lightning
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new top/res, pump delayed 10 days:(
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SSD not staying where it is, need an adapter, just done clean install and aquaero is in but need more extensions :(, just waiting to order final items(week) then i can get to work!!!

oh and cables will be sorted, either sleeved properly or i may buy some of the bitfenix ones

and yes i know cpu cooler is wrong way round, but its coming off shortly, so left as it was.

new bits :)
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my god its close!! in fact its touching!! may have to get the saw out!!
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*WARNING*
This will only work on IVY's, sandybridge heatsink top is soldered.


well got a 3770k about 5 days ago and after a little play i thought temps were a little high!!

this is running prime for 10mins @4.4ghz/1.25v
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so did a little reading and thought what the heck i'm gonna have a go!!!
plus going under water so thought that it would benefit from the operation.

lid on.
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Under the knife, slowly slowly!
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voila, lid off!
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time to clean that mess off, did it the best i could for now as i need some better tim, used AS 5 for now.

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all back together in my PC, it fires up!!! nice, i've not killed it!
right same test, 10 mins of prime and NO settings changed.

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Well i'm happy with those results, took me half an hour from start to finish, well worth it, and the temps should get better when the tim cures a little:D
 
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Addicted said:
Confused as to why you'd need more than 1L of fluid to be honest if you're only doing the CPU, unless the tubes are going to the Alps and back?

Mine is on GPU + CPU with a 360 rad and takes less than 1L with a 250mm res.
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as tittle says, 1st time!!! anyhow sure i will end up doing the gpu's then i will already have it:), so 2 gpu blocks and a 240 monsta to add, probably need it then?????
 
Tattysnuc said:
I see that sort of money being spent and I immediately think about a Ivy-E setup... £2k+ on a 4 core 8 thread gaming machine is a difficult one to swallow.

1. You should get free shipping with an order like that. Check the FAQ's about it for loyal forum members which I'm certain you will qualify for.
2. Is 1 rad going to be enough? It looks like you're doing one loop, and the fluid s going to be pretty warm by the time you've gone through the CPU, then the first GPU... I'd be tempted to split the loop to cool the flow before the CPU via the monstra, and maybe fit a 2.120 rad also. Adds to the cost, but lowers the temps on entry to the GPU's.
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Did think about sb-E, but had impulse buy with the mpower. Besides it will last me quite a few years, so i am happy with what i have chosen.
When i cool the gpu's will be adding a 240 monsta.
For now 1 loop will be fine for my first attempt at WC, and when i put the gfx under water, i shall look at my options then. Thanks for the advice though it is most appreciated.
 
it is pushing down, i think i can push the rad further into the case, but this does mean drilling holes then it should clear it......... hopefully.
the mobo heatsink stands proud so if i can push the rad 6-10mm back then it will clear.
*Rich* what temps are you getting with your i7 and what volts ya using?
 
Tattysnuc said:
Nice build so far. Subbed...

One thing that I don't understand is why people are removing the IHS from the CPU, and then replacing it. For years the die was exposed to cooling blocks, and I certainly had no problems. Are the packages so thin nowadays that they are more fragile or something?
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The tim which is used under the ihs is poor quality and by changing it can reduce temps by 5-15c, which when used with a watercooled setup will help me push that little bit further.
 
stuie said:
I think what hes asking is why is there need for the ihs at all when chips like the old bartons etc just mounted direct onto the core themselves
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If he's asking me, at this moment in time, i couldn't if i wanted too due to my cooler mounting bracket. But when i get my cpu waterblock then i will probably give it a go.
 
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