PROJECT:1st WC build

kthula666 · 3 Dec 2012 at 01:53

Nice black and yellow build, very clean and yeah that is a monster rad.

MarkJr · 3 Dec 2012 at 02:43

Where did you mount the 360 rad? At the top? If so, could I still get a DVD drive and dual bay reservoir in there if so?

Nickolp1974 · 3 Dec 2012 at 07:50

3 bays left if you mount rad like this but 1 of those is the hdd hot swap bay. Spose you could mod it to accomadate a dvd drive. I personally dont use a drive 99% of the time so i left it out. Ssd is mounted using velcro on the back side of the case.

MarkJr · 6 Dec 2012 at 00:04

Where have you put your hard drives?

Also, can I put a 240 120mm rad in the top instead of a 360?

Gibbo_GTI · 6 Dec 2012 at 15:16

Here's a couple of pics of my Switch 810 build with a 420mm Radiator in the roof.

Holes slotted for rad/fan mounting

140mm fans fitted

Nickolp1974 · 6 Dec 2012 at 16:59

MarkJr said:
Where have you put your hard drives?

Also, can I put a 240 120mm rad in the top instead of a 360?

Nickolp1974 · 6 Dec 2012 at 17:01

In the roof you can fit a 120,140,240,280,360,420 (upto 80mm thick, 55mm if going push pull)

I have my mechanical hdd in the hot swap bay(bottom one) and my ssd is velcro'd to the back side of the case.

Nickolp1974 · 6 Dec 2012 at 17:03

Looking good gibbo

Gibbo_GTI · 6 Dec 2012 at 17:37

Nickolp1974 said:
Looking good gibbo

Cheers. I had finished the build but I decided to replace the HD7850 with 2 watercooled 7970 Lightnings so its back in pieces lol.

Nickolp1974 · 6 Dec 2012 at 18:32

Gibbo_GTI said:
Cheers. I had finished the build but I decided to replace the HD7850 with 2 watercooled 7970 Lightnings so its back in pieces lol.

i'm after another ltg but its gonna have to wait until after xmas, really gutted i missed pgi's deal, but i'm sure more will come up.

gonna get another rad in too inbetween cpu and gfx, and then re route the long tube from top rad to the aquaero w/b in the roof, just so motherboard is more visable and looks tidier

get some pics up when your done and give me a shout

pgi947 · 12 Dec 2012 at 22:23

Looking good nick, really nice build

Nickolp1974 · 12 Dec 2012 at 23:17

pgi947 said:
Looking good nick, really nice build

Thx mate and thx for your help

few more bits to go in but they gotta wait, a little while, do ya know if heat shrink will fit over psu plugs or do i have to remove them?

reiyushin · 12 Dec 2012 at 23:38

You'd be better removing them for neatness, you could get some to fit though.

reiyushin · 12 Dec 2012 at 23:40

Epic build there, very neat. Really good job man

Nickolp1974 · 13 Dec 2012 at 07:35

reiyushin said:
Epic build there, very neat. Really good job man

Thx, and still learning

may as well remove them as i want to add a couple of yellow braids here and there, but again it can wait until 2nd gpu goes in.

pgi947 · 13 Dec 2012 at 10:09

If you don't fancy voiding your psu warranty grab some cheap non braided extensions and braid them

Love that memory on the mpower.

Nickolp1974 · 13 Dec 2012 at 21:01

Is a pin removal tool necessary or is there something else i can use??

pgi947 · 14 Dec 2012 at 07:47

You could use needle nose pliers, personally I'd invest in the correct removal tools.

Nickolp1974 · 14 Dec 2012 at 16:24

pgi947 said:
You could use needle nose pliers, personally I'd invest in the correct removal tools.

think i will, bit of a stocking filler!!

Nickolp1974 · 4 Feb 2013 at 15:32

Project shift
going x79, just ordered a rampage extreme, 3820(sidegrade for now, gonna see what ib-e brings) and 16gb Ripjaws Z 2133MHz cas9, and a couple of red fans and red coolant, roll on tomorrow