Project: Godfrey

[Cleeecooo]

And this boys and girls is why cleecoooo should not be allowed to venture into watercooling

what a disaster

Don't worry, all will be put right!

That's exactly what this build is for, putting all that right. Last build was messed up horribly by a lack of research on my part on the components coupled with a mess of cables done by a competitor at the back which meant I ended up just cutting half the cables off. The HAF X wasn't really suited to watercooling and due to wkingsnorth's (Godfrey's) requirements of 5.25 devices and PCI devices, the HAF X was now to small. The only case that fitted his requirements at around £100 was the Elysium.

The plan for today is to complete the whole thing bar the watercooling, which will be done tomorrow.

Components:
i7 2600k
Asus Z68 mobo
EVGA GTX 570 2.5gb SLI
Corsair HX850
Xigmatek Elysium Black
Aquaero 5 pro
Bitfenix extensions (blue/black)

Watercooling:
D5 with EK top
EK Supreme HF Nickel Plexi CPU block
EK Nickel Plexi GTX 570 SE blocks (x2)
Phobya dual bay res

More pictures will be coming throughout the day

We found the aurora:

LOLOLOLOLOLOL @ CyberCrap needing to label their CPUs

Apologies about poor image quality, tried with and without flash, very poor lighting over here

Pump suspended:

The twisted cable was done for looks, anyone else think it looks awesome?

Leak testing:

Finished product:

 

[T345]

Pics of case or never happened

 

[Cleeecooo]

Pics of case or never happened

Done

 

[T345]

Oooh, I like that, (the case) what model leg is that?

 

[Cleeecooo]

Oooh, I like that, (the case) what model leg is that?

It's a Godfrey 5000 with added features: Godfrey Jeans and Godfrey socks

This case is absolutely massive inside. To give you an idea, we've placed various coins and some kiwi shoe polish by the case (pic now in OP). The kiwi shoe polish is about the size of the palm of my hand. The Elysium probably has more internal space than my TJ11, granted the TJ11 is split up a bit more but I am VERY VERY impressed with this case.

 

[T345]

Love that case, it's SO big

 

[Avathar77]

The kiwi shoe polish is about the size of the palm of my hand.

Small hands ha?


























Jus kidding!

I like the case as well, but i think people who like HAFx/932/antec 1200 type of cases will like the Elysium, and other will hate it!

 

[KiiYzOo]

I'll have to wait until it's done until I judge

 

[Cleeecooo]

Lol

My hands are bigger than that, just a rough scale

I still think the case is butt ugly, but it is amazing to work with. Build quality is excellent!

Don't worry kii, this will be neat

 

[Cleeecooo]

Rad in, loads of space over the HAF.

With the HAF the fans needed to e mounted at the top. With this case there's space for a thick rad, fans and 5.25 devices all in the case with clearance for the mobos passive coolers.

 

[KiiYzOo]

Fans are the wrong way round for cable management (orientation is fine, but the cables should be at the back)

 

[Cleeecooo]

Already being sorted. We changed the orientation of the rad last minute by forgot about the fans

 

[Cleeecooo]

Wow. I actually finished a build

 

[jeff6475]

Is it your 1st loop ?

 

[T345]

You are saying that to almighty Cleeecooo?
OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!

 

[Cleeecooo]

Is it your 1st loop ?

Nope, why do you ask?

You are saying that to almighty Cleeecooo?
OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!

LOL

 

[WingZero30]

Cleeecooo the watercooling expert lol!!

 

[Gamer4Life]

Just got out of the joint and low and behold a cavernous setup. Was the HAFX now this?


Where has the time flied?

 

[Cleeecooo]

Yep, this is what the HAF X used to be

 

[Tattysnuc]

Not sure about the neatness of the braided cables - Have you considered braiding or plaiting the ATX power, or are you happy with it like that?