Amazing fans, very very quiet and shift so much air you wouldn't believe.
Project Bloodfang - Case Labs Black and Red Build
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Amazing fans, very very quiet and shift so much air you wouldn't believe.
So while things were all in pieces, time for a mini upgrade also because, why not.
First up, swapping the two 290x's for two Titan Blacks
And why the hell not, lets upgrade from a 1200 watt Platinum rated PSU to a 1500 watt Titanium rated.
First things first, lets watercool those Titans.
And all fitted! Snug. If my calculations are correct, the pipework for the old cards should match up perfectly.
One of the main concerns with this is dust build up, I dont want to have to be opening the case up every week to clean it. So, enter new plan for stopping that!
Some polished perspex, cut to size to fit in the flex bays.
Perfect
The idea being, i'll run hidden air filters at the top and bottom of the flex bays, and blocking air from the front.
First up, swapping the two 290x's for two Titan Blacks
And why the hell not, lets upgrade from a 1200 watt Platinum rated PSU to a 1500 watt Titanium rated.
First things first, lets watercool those Titans.
And all fitted! Snug. If my calculations are correct, the pipework for the old cards should match up perfectly.
One of the main concerns with this is dust build up, I dont want to have to be opening the case up every week to clean it. So, enter new plan for stopping that!
Some polished perspex, cut to size to fit in the flex bays.
Perfect
The idea being, i'll run hidden air filters at the top and bottom of the flex bays, and blocking air from the front.
So got a large part of the re-tubing done today.
First, new drain for the CPU loop. Much tidier and secure that the previous version:
Tubed up down to the drain port
The pipes running from the graphics cards had problems due to the length of the run and the relatively insecure fittings the other side of the case. So to fix this I rang up my main man Power again who fabricated me a plate which will replace the bottom fan hole slot, but then extends further along so I could place these bulkheads in to give the graphics card tubing a solid secure base to hold up against.
In place with the 2 compression fittings attached:
From the other side:
Flexi hose in place. Again, the reason for this is to make removal of the front radiator *considerably* easier, so if I need access to the back radiator, any of the fans or control boards I am able to whip it out quickly and easily without having to spend hours removing acrylic fittings and tube
First graphics card reconnected to the new secure fittings
Today I also had a special delivery from Mick at Mayhems with the long awaited Aurora 2 coolant. Thanks Mick! Picture of this to come soon.
Now im happy with the new pipework layout down below, I hope to finish that up tomorrow, apply a fix to the top pipework (similar thing, use bulkhead fittings to secure them) and all going well, have this rig up and running next week!
About time too
First, new drain for the CPU loop. Much tidier and secure that the previous version:
Tubed up down to the drain port
The pipes running from the graphics cards had problems due to the length of the run and the relatively insecure fittings the other side of the case. So to fix this I rang up my main man Power again who fabricated me a plate which will replace the bottom fan hole slot, but then extends further along so I could place these bulkheads in to give the graphics card tubing a solid secure base to hold up against.
In place with the 2 compression fittings attached:
From the other side:
Flexi hose in place. Again, the reason for this is to make removal of the front radiator *considerably* easier, so if I need access to the back radiator, any of the fans or control boards I am able to whip it out quickly and easily without having to spend hours removing acrylic fittings and tube
First graphics card reconnected to the new secure fittings
Today I also had a special delivery from Mick at Mayhems with the long awaited Aurora 2 coolant. Thanks Mick! Picture of this to come soon.
Now im happy with the new pipework layout down below, I hope to finish that up tomorrow, apply a fix to the top pipework (similar thing, use bulkhead fittings to secure them) and all going well, have this rig up and running next week!
About time too
Yay so we're almost there... again.
In recent photos you may have noticed the dust buildup. Unfortunately where I live is near a main bypass road and a lot of dust gets kicked up. So, to keep cleaning the inside of this case to a minimum when up and running, purchased some Demiflex Filters.
Magnetic section applied to the inlets:
And the removable filter attached:
Re worked the top to be cleaner and more secure with bulkhead fittings. Much better I think you'll agree:
Before:
After:
Shots from the underside:
Graphics loop back and assembled, more secure, tidier.
And a final shot of how things look at the moment:
Right now I have both loops filled with plain water running at full whack for 24 hours to test for leaks and clean everything out. Once done I can drain them down, and refill with the shiny aurora 2 coolant.
Not much left to go now!
In recent photos you may have noticed the dust buildup. Unfortunately where I live is near a main bypass road and a lot of dust gets kicked up. So, to keep cleaning the inside of this case to a minimum when up and running, purchased some Demiflex Filters.
Magnetic section applied to the inlets:
And the removable filter attached:
Re worked the top to be cleaner and more secure with bulkhead fittings. Much better I think you'll agree:
Before:
After:
Shots from the underside:
Graphics loop back and assembled, more secure, tidier.
And a final shot of how things look at the moment:
Right now I have both loops filled with plain water running at full whack for 24 hours to test for leaks and clean everything out. Once done I can drain them down, and refill with the shiny aurora 2 coolant.
Not much left to go now!
I worked out my own technique which made it very quick, took about 10 minutes for each set of cables.
It looks like the pink thingy from "Ghost Busters" movie, lol.
Very nice
Who you gonna call?
Supposedly.
Is that a triple loop?
Trying to work out the plumbing but only see two res/pumps!
Edit: and bloody marvellous
Double loop.
The left pump goes
Pump > Up into the top rad > mobo block 1 > cpu > ram block 1 > chipset block > ram block 2 > back to pump.
The right pump goes
Pump > Graphics 1 > rad 1 > rad 2 > graphics 2 > back to pump.
And awesome, they've posted it on their site
http://www.caselabs-store.com/prodject-bloodfang-sth10-by-slavik/
http://www.caselabs-store.com/prodject-bloodfang-sth10-by-slavik/
Ok that is just stunning
The finish is absolutely superb every pipe looks perfectly square. I like it a lot
That was the plan! I was forced to do a bend instead of a fitting in 1 place but fortunately you can't see it
108 I think
My god that is a absolute work of art! If I win the lottery, I will hire you to build one of them for me!
Would love to
i spotted it in one of the photos
£800 probably isnt far off... I made several multi-hundred pound orders of fittings.