Project - Blueboy - Watercooled Lian Li v2000
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Build is going well, not sure I can fit a dual loop in as it is so am looking into modding the front drive bay holder. Got both rad stands in the bottom with some enthusiastic power filing. Hope to get some more pictures up tonight.
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Everything is in and leak testing. I'll post the pics up tomorrow. Here's the new full spec of the loop.
Ek Supreme hf full nickel
Ek fc6900 nickel plexi
Hwlabs sr1-420
Thermochill pa140.3
2x Phobya 420 rad stands
2x D5 Vario with ek xtop v2
2x ek multi res 250
8x TFC 3/4od compressions
4x 90 degree rotaries
2x koolance 10mm extenders
4m primochill primoflex lrt clear
Ek koolant uv blue
3x Gelid wing 14 uv blue
3x Yate loon d14sl uv blue
Ek Supreme hf full nickel
Ek fc6900 nickel plexi
Hwlabs sr1-420
Thermochill pa140.3
2x Phobya 420 rad stands
2x D5 Vario with ek xtop v2
2x ek multi res 250
8x TFC 3/4od compressions
4x 90 degree rotaries
2x koolance 10mm extenders
4m primochill primoflex lrt clear
Ek koolant uv blue
3x Gelid wing 14 uv blue
3x Yate loon d14sl uv blue
Here are the rads, on the left is the SR1-420 which will be for the cpu and on the right the Thermochill PA140.3 for the 6990.
The pa140.3 is slightly longer and thicker thant the sr1
Tools ready
Positioning the first set of rad blocks, you can see where i had to power file the front of the case to fit the front rad in
Add rad stand
and second one finished, space at the rear is for the psu.
The pa140.3 is slightly longer and thicker thant the sr1
Tools ready
Positioning the first set of rad blocks, you can see where i had to power file the front of the case to fit the front rad in
Add rad stand
and second one finished, space at the rear is for the psu.
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Started out by cutting the holes in the midplate using a 64mm hole cutter, the d5 body is about 60mm so it gives me a bit of play should i need it. I piloted the holes first with a 3mm bit then used the hole cutter
First one done
and the second
Pumps in
fully mocked up
Tubed up the cpu loop first as the sr1 rad is at the back, had to drop a fan on the rad though to route the tubing, doesn't seem to have afected my cpu temps much as it's getting decent airflow from the front rad anyway.. Using the pumps and res' like this helped keep the loops simpler, which was handy as i used around 3m of hose.
Got the pa140.3 in and fitted the gelid wings using the suplied self tappers
Here's the original loop, i went back to the drawing board as i wasn't happy with the tubing.
Close up of the pumps
First one done
and the second
Pumps in
fully mocked up
Tubed up the cpu loop first as the sr1 rad is at the back, had to drop a fan on the rad though to route the tubing, doesn't seem to have afected my cpu temps much as it's getting decent airflow from the front rad anyway.. Using the pumps and res' like this helped keep the loops simpler, which was handy as i used around 3m of hose.
Got the pa140.3 in and fitted the gelid wings using the suplied self tappers
Here's the original loop, i went back to the drawing board as i wasn't happy with the tubing.
Close up of the pumps
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The fan on the 6990 was a pita to remove, the thermal tape was very sticky and made a worrying sound when when it finally came unstuck, everything was ok though. Stock thermal paste was very dry as well.
Naked 6990 with new thermal pads
Very pleased with the results
Fingerprints
Naked 6990 with new thermal pads
Very pleased with the results
Fingerprints
Used a couple of 90 degree brackets to fix the pumps, thankfully not getting any case rattle from them.
After some thinking i decided to change the loop slightly, drilling a couple of 25mm holes in the midplate to take the outlet pipes from the cpu and gpu to the rads.
Cpu filled
Probably the best moment for me was seeing the blue coolant hit the gpu block
Filled loops under uv led flexlight, still a lot of little bubbles left. The coolant has a slight viscosity to it, bit thicker than water.
After some thinking i decided to change the loop slightly, drilling a couple of 25mm holes in the midplate to take the outlet pipes from the cpu and gpu to the rads.
Cpu filled
Probably the best moment for me was seeing the blue coolant hit the gpu block
Filled loops under uv led flexlight, still a lot of little bubbles left. The coolant has a slight viscosity to it, bit thicker than water.
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The psu will be inverted in the rear section of the bottom of the case, so the power cable will come straight out the bottom. Going to make some blocks for it this week.
Becasue of the res/pump position i had to mod my hard drive bays so i could use it vertically instead of horizontal.
I decided to remove the fan as airflow was good in the bays anyway. I'm thinking of just all bezel for the front now and getting an external dvd drive.
I decided to remove the fan as airflow was good in the bays anyway. I'm thinking of just all bezel for the front now and getting an external dvd drive.
Fired up heaven and ran for around 50 minutes, the temperature difference compared to the stock cooler on the 6990 is pretty big. Stock fan idle was around 45 and at load it peaked at 86. Under water the cores hit maximums for 38 (gpu1) and 41 (gpu2). Cpu didn't go above 50 degrees not 100% usage though 
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My leak cherry is no more. Woke up to a small blue puddle under the pc, thankfully it was easy to spot where it had come from using a uv light. The xtop was guilty and a quick check in the box and doh! hadn't put the O ring in! pulled it all out and cleaned her up, fitted the O ring and now all is well.
Been ridiculously busy at work and renovating to get much done this week although i seem to find the time to play bf3
Been ridiculously busy at work and renovating to get much done this week although i seem to find the time to play bf3
Sold my x58 kit and moving to x79 with a 3930k, msi x79a gd65, 16gb samsung green and a 256gb corsair performance pro. Will post some pics of the rebuild. Picked up the lga-2011 add on and easy mount for the supreme hf, hopefully get some of the build done in the next few days.