sound coo, especially with a water cooled GFX card with plexi top so you can see the liquid moving through it on the reflection... I worry about how obvious dust and fingerprints will be though
Project "One" - Corsair 650D
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sound coo, especially with a water cooled GFX card with plexi top so you can see the liquid moving through it on the reflection... I worry about how obvious dust and fingerprints will be though
OK, phase 1 of this is complete:
Phase 2 To-Do List:
Here are the final touches I have done as part of phase 1
Sleeved the lights
Sleeved the temperature sensors
Put in some BitFenix sleeved Sata and Power cables
Gave it a good clean
Phase 2 To-Do List:
- Purchse 2 X GFX cards and associated full blocks
- Drill, tube and fit fill and drain ports
- Add the water temperature sensors and cut out mounts in the case to display water temps
- Obtain "basement" area and fit it in
Here are the final touches I have done as part of phase 1
Sleeved the lights
Sleeved the temperature sensors
Put in some BitFenix sleeved Sata and Power cables
Gave it a good clean
It's not as clear as it looks in the last photo I posted, because the inside of the case is illuminated and my camera was set to evaluative metering the inside of the case is overexposed which results in the loss of detail
The effect deffinately diminishes but not completely.... Yet
The effect deffinately diminishes but not completely.... Yet
That's a great build put's my effort to shame
When I finish my re-build I'll post some pics as using same colour scheme etc but loop other way round.
A pic of my very first water cooling mock up and 1 not long after.
My cable managment is still rubbish tho
wow nice job.. I see you mounted your rad the same way as I mounted mine, it seems quite rare that people do this but I think the cables look much tidier
both of our builds are just missing the GFX cards full water blocks to make them look super sexy
i notice you changed the loop order, have you noticed any advantages or better performance?
I suspect you have seen conoflex's images that he has put in this post and thought they were mine? I haven't changed anything
Nice, I'm doing a shelf out of black anodised alluminium. If turns out to be crap I'll have his details off you and have one like yours.
I know i'm nagging you a bit BUT did you use any of the pipe/tube bits that came with your EK 250 res, want to get it right first time and have yours running ok
sorry Im not picking up what you're putting down
pipe/tube bits?
are you asking which components of the EK res I used? It came with the res, anti-cylone and mounting brackets. I used the mounting brackets, didnt use the anti-cyclone, it didnt come with any tube or pipe?
Ah those tubes! afaik they are permantenly attached to the res, I didnt think they were detachable?
I got it wrong the first time and was feeding in from a port on the top that did not go through the tube bit which caused air to fill the loop when it turned off. Making sure the input tube is below the water level stops this from happening
As for the output tube, I am not sure which is the best to use. Personally I want to have a drain port so I used the tube illustrated in the bottom picture to connect to my loop leaving one of the other bottom holes to connect to a drain port
I got it wrong the first time and was feeding in from a port on the top that did not go through the tube bit which caused air to fill the loop when it turned off. Making sure the input tube is below the water level stops this from happening
As for the output tube, I am not sure which is the best to use. Personally I want to have a drain port so I used the tube illustrated in the bottom picture to connect to my loop leaving one of the other bottom holes to connect to a drain port
my box arrived today so I have updated my first post with the contact details for the guy that made it for me
he is now making me a fish tank lid and maybe a mounting bracket so I can fit a second fan on my front rad to increase the air flow.. I'd recommend this guy to anyone who needs some kind of custom acrylic box/plate/lid made
he is now making me a fish tank lid and maybe a mounting bracket so I can fit a second fan on my front rad to increase the air flow.. I'd recommend this guy to anyone who needs some kind of custom acrylic box/plate/lid made
Mine's just about done, can't make my mind up about shelf or box same as your's.
I'll post pics in the morning and you can give me yours thoughts or idea's etc. etc. etc. nothing like being decisive is there
wheres ya project log ?
I installed my basement/floor yesterday, again sorry about the photos I just cant get enough light... my next build will be a white room I think
I also tidied up the cables a bit and installed my fill port which isn't finished yet, just need to drill a hole in the top of the case to mount it but the snow is kind of taken over outside
I think the box at the bottom gives it a stealthy look which I like
I got some rubber grommets off fleaday.. wish they were red
I also tidied up the cables a bit and installed my fill port which isn't finished yet, just need to drill a hole in the top of the case to mount it but the snow is kind of taken over outside
I think the box at the bottom gives it a stealthy look which I like
I got some rubber grommets off fleaday.. wish they were red
pump
Looking good mate.
Mine just before it goes "live"
Still can't make my mind up shelf or box
I am planning on moving my res to where yours is so I can fit larger GFX card in the future and its also more visible when the side panel is on the case as I think a tube res is the best looking part of a loop other than the blocks themselves