PROJECT: V300 Chilled

StevenG · 11 Jan 2008 at 21:45

Okay because it was so tight i had a kink in my tubing some coils fixed this

very tight in the drive bays here. with only one tube in, you can see i cut 2 square holes in the side of the drive bay to allow the tubing through.

bit more detail on the holes and tubes

this completed my loop soirry i didnt get it all in, in as much detail as i'd hoped but it was a stressful time and didnt think about my camera much.

and the problem of my build. the leaking pump... which is now sent back and i should have a new one soon

thanks for reading, your comments are always welcome and appreciated

StevenG

gamesaregood · 11 Jan 2008 at 22:48

Hello Mate,

The Projects looking great and really coming along. Shame about the water pump but I guess it just one of those things

I'm looking forward to the final pictures

Michael

benji182 · 12 Jan 2008 at 01:43

wow, that is one hell of a snug fit, but a great job

Doohickey · 12 Jan 2008 at 19:15

Superb project, very professional looking work, can't wait to see it finished! Just one question, is there looking to be enough room to tuck away the giant looking ATX lead from the PSU?

p4radox · 12 Jan 2008 at 19:56

Looking great so far.

Nice cat.

Chimerical · 12 Jan 2008 at 20:02

This whole build is immaculate.

Cupra · 12 Jan 2008 at 20:08

thats looking good there man, wil be nice to see some finished pics

StevenG · 13 Jan 2008 at 13:18

Another Update as promised Nearing Completion.

these are just a few snaps of the case & internals. since this ive installed the ram and started to clock the system. i still have to finish the panels by attaching the 3.5" drive covers properly and find some mesh and led's / neons to put on the laser cut panel.

Pics speak for themselves really:

Thinking about this rig now its built a GTX in a W/C mATX case like this is some achievement.

the fine Q6600 cpu under is EK Supreme waterblock

wheres the wires? you say? behind the drive bay covers (hidden away for no one to see as its a big sphagetti junction type thing under there lol)

Artsy shot of the gtx and tubing

Panel shot - i'll get some final better pics once its all completed *little photoshoot to come*

Overall ive enjoyed the project apart form the leaking pump but thats all sorted now. All up and running for a first clock i went in at 3.2GHz @ 3.2V (Cpuz) which is prime stable. still running the ram underclocked by a longway, going to tighten timings soon.

ran a quick 3dmark06 and got something like 12700 which is about right for the clocks i have and the gtx at stock.

running games/3dmark 06 doesnt really push temps up that much, during prime the cpu reached 60'c so im a little weary about clocking it much more as i think this is a good temp to stick at. although the chance of me matching this temp during gameplay or normal tasks probably wont happen.

Thank you all for reading the project log hope you enjoyed it and it just shows that u can puck a lot of punch into the mATX form factor.

Final pics will follow tomorrow or something, maybe a little later as ive got stacks of uni work to be getting on with (which i put aside to build this rig lol)

Thanks again, Please leave your comments

StevenG

Cupra · 13 Jan 2008 at 14:08

very nice build log mate, well done

StevenG · 13 Jan 2008 at 16:41

Got a better pic of the final product for you -

still have to put mesh and a light behind the panel but i'm going to do that at a later date im fesh out of funds atm.

Ram Modules in place

decided to only go with 2gb as 4gb wouldnt be used 95% of the time and i can justify the cost.

Final Image of the Build - Enjoy!

Thanks for Reading.

StevenG

CaDLoN · 13 Jan 2008 at 16:43

Lookin smart

eddie101 · 13 Jan 2008 at 16:46

really nice mate, job well done!

now put your feet up, smoke a cigar, and bask in the glory!

randal · 13 Jan 2008 at 16:51

Superb read from start to finish, very impressed. Are you going to W/C the RAM too in time?

Have some stars

StevenG · 13 Jan 2008 at 17:12

randal24 said:
Superb read from start to finish, very impressed. Are you going to W/C the RAM too in time?

Have some stars

W/C the ram would make the tight case even tighter as id have to use F barbs and go from 1/2" tubing to smaller tubing so ive decided that its not really worth the hastle tbh, ive got the fans on the rad blowing directly onto it so it should stay nice and cool.

thanks for the stars

StevenG

GhostlyPea · 13 Jan 2008 at 18:33

Looks amazing, fantastic work, especially with the space constraints in the smaller case, top marks

- Pea0n

w3bbo · 13 Jan 2008 at 23:07

Great build m8. Told ya the ram and the GTX would fit...just

StevenG · 13 Jan 2008 at 23:14

w3bbo said:
Great build m8. Told ya the ram and the GTX would fit...just

yeah, JUST lol close call didnt think it would fit when i held it up against the case, but it did

thank god lol. couldnt bare to part with something so powerful becuase of space reasons lol

anyway heres the final pics, decided to leave it like this as it looks really smart

StevenG

ChoÞÞer · 14 Jan 2008 at 02:13

sweet log mate, enjoyed reading this!

Stelly · 15 Jan 2008 at 13:40

Yes very nice build

Stelly

benji182 · 15 Jan 2008 at 16:26

looks great with the front/side panel on

i think that you can see the GFX waterblock through the lettering cuts is rad. have you got a coloured dye and uv lights to make it glow ??