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Unicorn said:
Im after a base now myself and a new midwall and tinted window :D Iv asked in thread in case section if not ill be on facebook and getting one ordered myself.

I hope you get some sponsors for your build tbh id love to see it underwater especially with a ref card.

I hope theyve kept the CAD Designs for the base now uv approved it ;)
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haha - its a worth while addition that's for sure.

I wish I could WC it and sponsors are non-existent. I don't have a track record to prove :(

They did say they would produce these additional mods but mine was a beta so I got it early :D Cannot complain there :)
 
snips86x said:
haha - its a worth while addition that's for sure.

I wish I could WC it and sponsors are non-existent. I don't have a track record to prove :(

They did say they would produce these additional mods but mine was a beta so I got it early :D Cannot complain there :)
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I can always ask for one before i52 haha
 
snips86x said:
Well the base arrived this morning and I made no delay with swapping it over! I will apologise in advance for the quality of the pics, my DSLR was unavailable so had to use my phone :(

*No image quoting please*

Conclusion:

The guys at Parvum offered me this as a beta. I can say that not only is the panel a perfect fit, but wether you're on air or under water, this addition is 100% worth the pain of stripping the PC down.

If I was to use this for watercooling along with 3x240mm rads, I would use a set of slim fans in the base of the case but outside as the would't fit. Since 2x240mm rads would be perfect for cooling 2 GPUs and a CPU, this could be a Marmite choice, but it would work.
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I wonder if 2 air cooled GTX980 reference cards would fit in that case? I've seen a few pic's with 2 780's in that case.
 
Simon Belmont said:
I'm using these PWM http://www.enermax.co.uk/fans/cluster-adv/ 2 in front and 2 on h105 rad.

Why does it have to be high pressure for 2 gpu's in SLI?
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Because you want the air pressure to be forced against the fans allowing the cooler air to be sucked in. If you're just using high CFM, you're breezing over the GPUs and being sandwiched together to closely, its the best option for ensuring you've got adequate cooling.

Also, if you're using filters on high CFM fans, you loose performance. With high pressure fans, the performance remains when using dust filters.
 
snips86x said:
Because you want the air pressure to be forced against the fans allowing the cooler air to be sucked in. If you're just using high CFM, you're breezing over the GPUs and being sandwiched together to closely, its the best option for ensuring you've got adequate cooling.

Also, if you're using filters on high CFM fans, you loose performance. With high pressure fans, the performance remains when using dust filters.
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Are those fans I'm using ok?

edit: also what filters you using?


thanks for answering my questions :)
 
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snips86x said:
I'm sure they're fine, but you'll know by your temps.

I'm using Demciflex filters which I've cut away from their magnetic strips and sandwiched between the front 2 layers of acrylic.
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Ill put my 2c in here :) tights and masking tape to the panels :) I have done it for my front panel and also my psu intake and i have no dust inside. Amazing bits of stuff, Just your regular sheer primark stuff does the job i made my mrs get me some.

Sorta regretting not buying a new base panel just now after my rebuild :(
Snips are you still looking at watercooling someday? Im sorta using your build as guidance at times for my own ;) Im curious as to how well 2x240mm slim rads and 2x 120 slims at front (as u cant fit a 240 at front i hear) would actually perform in this little heatbox with similar hardware.
 
Here is a long waited update :D

For quite some time I've been putting off building a custom loop but with an my upgrade bug doing my head in, and no real desire or need to change the hardware, I've deicided its time to give it a shot.Here is what I've got so far:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Nickel (Original CSQ) £69.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-DCP 2.2 X-RES (incl. pump) £63.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO (Original CSQ) £49.99
2 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £37.99 (£75.98)
3 x Mayhems X1 UV Pink Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£23.97)
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - Clear £5.99 (£17.97)
1 x XSPC LCD Temperature Sensor (Red) V2 £4.99
2 x XSPC G1/4" 90° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £4.49 (£8.98)
4 x XSPC G1/4" 45° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £4.49 (£17.96)
6 x XSPC G1/4" to 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£17.94)
Total : £351.66 (includes shipping : ).



I'm still working on how the loop will be designed and I could really do with recommendations on the loop order.
 
GiraffePencils said:
Well Loop order doesn't matter, just whatever plumbs easiest.
As you have a pump/res combo it's really any order you'd like :)

I have a few of the same components, good choices ;)
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I've got a few other idea - one is quite involved.

I was thinking about using a tube pump/res combo and creating a plate to bolt to the back of the front radiator which has an extended metal plate which allows me to mount the tube res or a res/pump combo.

Also, are Y or T adapters any good?
 
Might that not obstruct some of the airflow? or am I picturing it wrong?

It depends what you mean by 'good' I use a T fitting for my drain, but apart from that my loop, and tbh most loops these days, are one continuous flow (with the exception of parallel bridge GPUs )
 
GiraffePencils said:
Might that not obstruct some of the airflow? or am I picturing it wrong?

It depends what you mean by 'good' I use a T fitting for my drain, but apart from that my loop, and tbh most loops these days, are one continuous flow (with the exception of parallel bridge GPUs )
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Not really!

Imagine you've got one of these made of metal/aluminium on the inside of the case with the fans at the front and the gasket has an extra 3-4 inches of plain solid metal on the right of if where I can bolt the tube res/pump combo.

Sorry, it wasn't exactly well described - that help?
 
Oh yeah, I'm sure I've got you now.
For some reason I imagined the pump over one of the 120mm fans, it confused my mind.....
no that sounds great.

Now with the y/t fitting what did you have in mind? as I said before, I'd advocate not using them outside draining/bleeding
 
GiraffePencils said:
Oh yeah, I'm sure I've got you now.
For some reason I imagined the pump over one of the 120mm fans, it confused my mind.....
no that sounds great.

Now with the y/t fitting what did you have in mind? as I said before, I'd advocate not using them outside draining/bleeding
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This is the thing, I'm not sure how the order loop so I was going to have the CPU to the top rad, to rad to the bottom of the case with a 90deg fitting to the tube res/pump with a Y or T fitting

GPU out will then meet the T/Y fitting using the same line to the res.

Would this work? I've got diagrams, but not in a position to upload them just yet :( sorry!
 
Ok, I think I've got what you're going for.
is there 3 rads in the equation? (Top bottom and front)

I'm just thinking that if you have the pump trying to go round 2 loops, they will have different flow restrictions, so you may get greater flow round one and inadequate cooling of the other component.
 
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