Project: Lack of....

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Crap with names....Decided to post this here as well, give me something else to do and also another base for criticism etc (which i actually want, please)

The fair whack of this build is second hand, from the case to the graphics card etc. The case is the Caselabs S8 with Pedestal.
Will be using a Z87 Classified, 4790k, GTX780.
This will also be the first time me using hardline tubing, expecting a few **** ups so i've splashed a **** load on tubing and fittings etc.

4x 360 rads, 3 of which are EK PE and the other is a spare HWL SR1. Fans are the Alpenföhn Wing Boost and Parvum F1.0

I'm still undecided on eventual colours as well, have white/red and clear tubing. I was thinking of having clear tubing with blood red coolant, on the front (CPU block) and white tubing on the back, though we'll see how it goes.
This is also the first time in a long time where i've used a decent wattage PSU :o - I reserve the right to change this 1000W to my 500W passive!

Tube bending is tomorrow, just tided up my shed so i've got a better place to work rather than having everything in the conservatory.

Big thanks to Greg for letting me have one of his Titan blocks, arguably one of the nicer looking blocks as well (though much more restricted than EK! - single D5 might struggle with this whole loop)


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Waiting for bits to come into stock, probably started the log a tad early.

New things are chrome fittings (red doesn't work) Titan X which might take a while to come into stock etc.

I do have most of this built but quickly, only 3 rads and with rubbish tubing.
 
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Tiny update, just because i've not done anything.
This is more for an opinion however...fittings, cannot decide on fittings.

I have loads of clear 16mm acrylic tubing now, i have EK chrome and EK red fittings, with EK angles and BP red angles (no BP in stock for chrome :o)

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This is the decider, which looks better. From this image the red looks better, but paired with BP red angles it looks **** compared to chrome.

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They both look really good but I'm swaying for gray personally, maybe keep the same colour on each device but have different colours on different devices?
 
Tough call as both look great. IMHO I'd go red/chrome for contrast, but think either will look great in this build.
 
The red on the case isn't doing it for me, sorry. It looks "confused" I can't think of a better word. It probably looks great in the flesh, is it brighter to the human eye than the photos?
 
The red on the case isn't doing it for me, sorry. It looks "confused" I can't think of a better word. It probably looks great in the flesh, is it brighter to the human eye than the photos?

The pictures kinda bleech the red, looks a deeper shade in person. If im honest not really my cuppa either but has since grown on me :)
 
Took long enough.
I had a little mishap last night, my motherboard turned into a lake :p

One of the fittings to the GPU had a tiny crimp on one of the o rings, a lot of red dye to clear up! Dismantled the lot, dried everything up and then retested everything on air just to make sure (because, its a ****ing pain the the arse splitting this rig down)

Save to say, everything was fine! Obviously, water isn't going to hurt it when nothing is turned on!

Reassembled everything, all bled and took some pictures. For my first time doing acrylic tubing i don't think i've done *too* bad with the bends, obviously they could be better, but putting that down to lack of experience. Didn't really waste that much, i think 3 lengths in total what's more down to me not being overely fussy as opposed to being decent :o

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