Project:- Liquid Skeleton

TheCenturion said:
How far are you in the bleeding/leak testing phase? Have you finished?
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In the end I did 4 power off leak tests, testing each time I moved the kit.

The last leak test was with the whole system fully re assembled back inside the arch part of the case prior to power on.

This has now been completed, and power on leak testing has commenced.

I might be being a bit...well...anally retentive about the leak testing, perhaps a bit paranoid...very paranoid in fact...Just that a heck of a lot of time and effort and a fair bit of hard earned cash has gone into this and I don't want it to go "POP". You've been ther, you know how it feels.

I don't think it'll ever matter how experienced I get, it's still brown trousers time.
 
I do understand what you mean :)
I just left it on for 24 hours leak testing, occassionally turning it on and off quickly to get some of the bubbles moving. Don't worry mate it will be fine, and on the off chance that it does leak then as long as no components are powered, then nothing will die.

I personally think that the first wc build is the most difficult, stepping up from air cooling is a big step. I reckon it will be a lot less scary leak testing in future builds :)
 
TheCenturion said:
I do understand what you mean :)
I just left it on for 24 hours leak testing, occassionally turning it on and off quickly to get some of the bubbles moving. Don't worry mate it will be fine, and on the off chance that it does leak then as long as no components are powered, then nothing will die.

I personally think that the first wc build is the most difficult, stepping up from air cooling is a big step. I reckon it will be a lot less scary leak testing in future builds :)
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I've never been so worried about fluids escaping when they weren't meant to since I lost my virginity.
 
Lol, don't worry really. Remember, I had to drill through my graphics card, I was fingering my motherboard left right and centre, I kept banging my hardrives on the case by accident, I almost incorrectly installed my gpu waterblock, it had the wrong thermal pads etc.

In the end, it was all fine, nothing was wrong :)
 
Well It's finished

Leak testing has been completed 100% successfully and the system is now operational.

I've drawn a blank with trying to borrow a nice camera so have put one on my x-mas list.

I intend to do a short post project evaluation at some point, containing lessons learned and my thoughts on some of the kit I've used. I will also be doing the usual benching once it's had time to settle in. But for now a few pictures of the "Liquid Skeleton".




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Congratulations on finishing the project Dubs and also on a job well done.

Not sure how keen I would be having 3 GTs right next to my left ear while playing games but they sure do look good and shiny there. At least they are pushing into the rad and not blowing warm air all over your face.

Good job mate.

Looking forward to your next project, I'm sure there'll be another.
 
That is just full of awesomeness
I very nearly bought a skeleton case but decided against it thinking it would get full of dust,
turns out the case I did buy gets full of dust anyway so might invest in one of these lol

Nice work dude
 
Sorry it's taken me a while to get back to this thread, and many thanks for all the kind words

Tealc said:
Congratulations on finishing the project Dubs and also on a job well done.

Not sure how keen I would be having 3 GTs right next to my left ear while playing games but they sure do look good and shiny there. At least they are pushing into the rad and not blowing warm air all over your face.

Good job mate.

Looking forward to your next project, I'm sure there'll be another.
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The GTs aren't loud at all, even at full tat. The pump however is much louder than I thought it would be.

next mod is already in planning stage, I have the case secured but not in my possession at present

oO Stevie Oo said:
That is just full of awesomeness
I very nearly bought a skeleton case but decided against it thinking it would get full of dust,
turns out the case I did buy gets full of dust anyway so might invest in one of these lol

Nice work dude
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As I've always said, dust is not an issue with this cases, in fact it's less of a problem than with conventional cases.

sk3lph said:
I shamelessly nicked this idea for my rig which I have pics of here -

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=15651972#post15651972

Well done on finishing the project G-Dubs - does it run a lot quieter now with the WC setup? Also what sort of temps are you getting?
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Not that much quieter due to the pump noise, but temps well down under load but with no real difference at idle.

Again many thanks to all that have followed this thread and offered words of encouragement.

I still intend to do something of a post project evaluation to see what i've learned along the way and what I've thought of the gear i've used. Hope to maybe get it done this weekend.
 
Gepetto said:
Wot? No yellow mesh kit? Disappointed to say the least! :p :D




Looks bloody marvellous Mr Dubs. Top job! :cool:
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bluntslide said:
a bit late i know but nice work.
welcome to the water cooled skeleton club too!
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Cheers Guys.


Edit: thought i'd pop in before and after pictures



The first ever build (in fact the first time I ever built a PC
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First tentative mods. Braided cables and lighting
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The first proper mod (this picture probably best captures the true colour of the yellow)
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The water cooled Skeleton (the yellow appears a lot more vivid than it really is in this picture)
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WOW - thats the best iv seen.

LOVE IT


Edit---> have you ever considered using ro water instead of distilled?
 
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ReU_VOoDOo said:
Simply beautiful G-Dubs, now your going to make me put mine underwater.......thanks for the motivation!
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Cheers matey and very good to hear from you. Drop me an e-mail and let me know how things are over in Texas.

delta9 said:
WOW - thats the best iv seen.

LOVE IT


Edit---> have you ever considered using ro water instead of distilled?
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Thanks for the compliments, very much appreciated. Probably being dim, but what is ro water?

I put my other Skelly case (the Military themed mod) on the bay the other day and the most it got up to was £39!!!! Needles to say I didn't part with it for that
 
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