So managed to get a few bits done today, I do have a hand drawn terrible plan of the loop which i'll mock up in photoshop once more bits are in. Really pleased with the colour match on the fittings from EK - so close to the RAM colour!
So far i've fitted one of the rads to the front of the case, nice fit loads of space in this case - I removed all drive bays at this point as I don't need them (SSDs only).
Fans supplied with the case are still mounted, I cannot find these online anywhere so any comments on them would be great (NZXT FN 2??).
So the 2nd rad is going in the top (also 360mm) but it occurred to me when I got it out the box and thought about how i'd mount it... I didn't buy any fans
. So I've just ordered 4 x SP120's for monday deliver (1 spare because I might replace the rear exhaust fan that came with the case). The radiator will mount inside the chassis, the fans actually fit under the trim on the top side:
I kinda like that, allows me to put two of these giants in not sacrifice length - I tested the fans in position using an old 120mm and the casing fits over no problems.
Then I set about mounting the CPU block, bit tricky with the layout on the board around the screw points so i'll admit I had to use (tiny crappy) pliers to actually be able to tighten 2/4 of the threads. Good thing was one went in no issues (more space to grip) so I had a reference point to tighten the rest - I also used some tiny terrible pliers and didnt grip hard so as not to over tighten.
(note the crappy sketch loop in the background
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Thought I would show you how good the colour match to the RAM turned out to be... Then I notice some gunk in my fittings - what the hell is this crap EK?
After cleaning that out I screwed then in to test, and well it matched so well it could have been from the same kit!
That's all for now, stay tuned for more updates!
I'm an idiot. Notice the lack of reservoir, like a tired fool I picked up the wrong EVGA card when I mounted it... Basically it doesnt fit 
