Project MEGA DEBLOW - Watercooled Desk Mod

No problem m8, love the cola build your working on :D
I used some old PSU wires and other bits i had in the tool box, the only wire i have bought new was for the LED strips,

so long as you use the same gauge wire that's coming from the PSU it will be fine, you can use thicker wire if you have to. wont effect how the 12v switch performs, just don't use thin wire as thats a fire risk

Photobucket back to normal again, uploading more pix as i type :)
 
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You wont know what to do with yourself once it is finished Lol.
Plenty of gaming ahead I will bet. Looking good - or should that be e p i c.

Mark
 
jimbaw said:
This is just getting better!
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Thanks Jimbaw :)
from the way it was looking at the start i don't think its possible to look any worse lol

tipes said:
You wont know what to do with yourself once it is finished Lol.
Plenty of gaming ahead I will bet. Looking good - or should that be e p i c.

Mark
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As soon as BF4 came along i was regretting this project lol
only had chance for a quick play on the BETA
Hopefully next week i will get to play it and maybe some elder scrolls online if its any good :)


Thanks haxxbaxx
 
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Great desk! I love the use of the UV - proper job!

Where did you get the glass from and how much was it if you don't mind my asking? I reckon my next rig will be incorporated into a desk and if it looks anything like yours it will need to be on show!
 
MjFrosty said:
Stunning :) What sort of temps do you get? Sorry if I've missed it, admittedly skimmed second page :)
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Thanks :)

here's all my temp info for now -

CPU @4.6
GPU's Core @ 1260MHz, Mem @ 1800MHz

Idle temps = (This test was done after all the 3D marks and gaming)
CPU = 34c
GPU1 = 29c
GPU2 = 30c

Water Temp before RADs = 26.1
Room Temp = 22.6
FANs at lowest settings


3D Mark (default settings) did 4 tests back to back and until the temps was at the max
CPU = 58c
GPU1 = 44c
GPU2 = 45c

Water Temp before RADs = 33.3
Room Temp = 22.1
FANs at lowest settings


Heaven Bench did about 3 full tests at max settings back to back and until the temps was at the max
CPU = 55c
GPU1 = 39c
GPU2 = 40c

Water Temp before RADs = 29.5
Room Temp = 21.6
FANs at lowest settings


1 hr playtime on Grid 2 (maxed out)
CPU = 54c
GPU1 = 42c
GPU2 = 43c

Water Temp before RADs = 33.1
Room Temp = 22.3
FANs at lowest settings





All this was done with the fans on the lowest settings, as when im gaming without a headset i don't like the noise :(
I will do more testing when the desk is done, but for now im more than a bit happy with the GPU temps :D
i was hitting 85c and even up in the 90s when i was on air with the fans on 100% and that was only running at 1100MHz on the cores

The OC on the cards and CPU is stable and i haven't messed with it much during this build, i could probably hit 4.8 on the CPU and possibly 1300 on the GPUs if im lucky

3D mark score was 12751

Rob


CrazyArsedMonky said:
Great desk! I love the use of the UV - proper job!

Where did you get the glass from and how much was it if you don't mind my asking? I reckon my next rig will be incorporated into a desk and if it looks anything like yours it will need to be on show!
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Thanks and nice user name lol
Mine was just Deblow, but i lost all my info ages ago so had to add a mega to the start, sounds stupid to me now lol

anyway, the glass was made for me by a friend i use to work with in the glass industry, hes at a new place but still can make the glass for me now and then. not sure what they would charge you for a shape, but for squares and simple shapes i would guess its about £60 ?
that's just a guess, i worked on the printing side so wasn't privy to the sales side

Glass used was 6mm toughened clear





GiraffePencils said:
This looks Beast
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Thanks :)
 
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Quick questions:
Where do you live?
What time is your house usually empty?
What type of locks have you got?
Is there enough room for a van to park?

Really tempted to give it a go one day
 
jimbaw said:
Quick questions:
Where do you live?
What time is your house usually empty?
What type of locks have you got?
Is there enough room for a van to park?

Really tempted to give it a go one day
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lol that's a good set of questions, but you forgot the main one!

How do i get it out the door? ;)
 
Can I ask, did you use much, if any heat on the carbon wrap when applying it? I recently applied some 4D black to my Raspberry PI case and heated it to make the curved surfaces go easier. But I was struggling to not apply too much heat as afterwards it carbon seems to harden significantly.

Wonder if anyone who has a lot of experience with this to write a wee guide.
 
colinmcr said:
Can I ask, did you use much, if any heat on the carbon wrap when applying it? I recently applied some 4D black to my Raspberry PI case and heated it to make the curved surfaces go easier. But I was struggling to not apply too much heat as afterwards it carbon seems to harden significantly.

Wonder if anyone who has a lot of experience with this to write a wee guide.
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From trial and error i discovered its best to only heat as much as you have to, try do the most work you can with your hands or tools,
I use a heat gun on the lowest setting and quite far from the wrap, the longer you spend heating it the more harder it will set

try not to stretch it, but more like you would work with clay

and ofc, if heat wont do the job your going to have to make small cuts or even add more wrap.

the corners on my desk and the corners near my pump had to be cut because i didn't want the wrap to go hard and deformed,
i places separate bits or wrap on the corners to cover the small triangle gap left after cutting.
 
maybe it would work better for you if you had a second person to help.
try heat all 4 sides and then you hold 2 and someone else holds the other 2 and pull it down over the PI at the same time,
just make sure to heat it as little as possible to prevent hardness
 
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