Project: BigBlueBox (MM Ascension build)

[fergie128]

Hello fellow modders and builder!

Upon finishing my MSc dissertation I have decided to relax by rebuilding my current system and add a few extra parts Ive had lying around for a little while now.

Current specs:
Intel Core i7 920 D0
Asus Rampage II Extreme
6gb OCZ Blade 1800Mhz
Sapphire ATi 5870
2x 64gb Samsung SSD's in RAID0
Some Raptors and some other data drives
Mountain Mods Ascension Duality: Black Wrinkle Powdercoat

Current I only have the CPU watercooled, thanks to the untimely demise of my 4870X2. However I now plan to add my graphics card and motherboard to the cooling loop which is the main aim of this rebuilding project

I know many will argue the effectiveness of adding chipset and mosfet cooling, but I am going for aesthetics as well. I am going for a blue and black colour scheme. Not original I know, but it works for me

I shall be using the following watercooling gear:
Laing DDC-1T Ultra
Heatkiller 3.0 1366 CPU Block
EK Asus X58 Mosfet Kit - Acetal
EK Rampage II Extreme Full Board Block - Acetal
EK 5870 Full Cover Block - Acetal
2x Thermochill PA120.3 - 25mm Spacing
XSPC UV Blue Dual Bay Reservoir
Akasa 120mm Blue LED 1600RPM case fans
Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900RPM case fans

I am going for a single loop rather than dual loops, with the order of

Res > Pump > Rad 1 > CPU > Mosfets > Mobo > Rad 2 > GFX > Res

Tomorrow I will steal my mums camera and get some pictures up and make a start on taking my beloved system apart in preparation for the rebuild.

This is the first time I have attempted to log a project so please bear with me as I waffle on

Thank you!

 

[fergie128]

Looking forward to this. Which ascension did you go for?

Good luck!

Its a Duality, which isnt ideal, but I'll work with what I have! I managed to pick up the case second hand for a very good price, it was previously used as a display model at large LAN events by a now defunct company.

 

[fergie128]

Hello! Time for a bit on an update. Its taken a bit longer than anticipated to strip down my system as it was, but now I feel I am starting to make some basic progress.

Here is the case in its current, rather empty, state.

And I have hijacked the whole house whilst it is only me here....peace and quiet to get on with things

I have started some basic preparation of the RE2 Extreme, seems to be looking good at the moment, I think some nice UV Blue hose coils around the black tubing will look good. I also fail to see the appeal of compression fittings, I think I had more problems with those than I ever did with barbs and clips or ties....maybe that is just me though.

Massive pile of stuff at the moment, and I seem to be constantly accumulating more. Nice lass in ******'s yesterday forgot to charge me for 2 rolls of wiring, paying only for one, nice £16 saving there.

Next on the list is to give my radiators the last coat of paint, then I can start the long painful process of wiring and sleeving. I am thinking of daisy chaining all the rows of 3 120mm fans into one 3 pin connector for each row (like we do for radiators, but for the whole case instead).

Lots to do!