PST: Project Silicon Talisman

faheemrazzaq · 21 Aug 2015 at 00:32

thinking of using these in 5.25" bays in front of the fan on rad. I assume they are universal and fit in my case too?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-462-LL

any other ideas welcome. :-)

faheemrazzaq · 21 Aug 2015 at 12:23

for 360mm rad, which one shall I pick up?

faheemrazzaq · 21 Aug 2015 at 22:39

Deathjester said:
It might be worth dropping Mike from Mayhem's an e-mail and see what he says.
It's always possible he can help.

Great looking build, can't wait to see how it turns out.

If you're looking at new rads the new EK rads seem to do really well in reviews.

thanks mate. I will probably get in touch with Mayhems but later. For now I will prefer to get a 360mm rad as I have already created space for it and will hopefully result in a cleaner setup. I will look at EK rads.

faheemrazzaq · 26 Aug 2015 at 10:22

Just a quick update that I ordered a Hardware Labs GTX 360 Rad.

faheemrazzaq · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:27

TechMinerUK said:
Good choice, I too have a 360mm in the top of the case (Same layout as yours). Did you have any issues removing the drive cages as mine were stuck in good

Excellent work

na mate. drive cages came out with relative easy. But it needed a bit of working around the 5.25" cage (which is not suppose to come out anyway). But now I do not have anywhere to mount two HDD's. There are two mounting points for SSD in cable management area at the back. Now thinking of how to securely install HDD's. Also I have to live without the BD-RW and use an external drive when necessary. :rolleyes:

Plus I am using push/pull on both rads. This makes space really tight in front for a hdd cage to be re-installed. And I am going to use any remaining space between the rad and the psu for two pumps.

faheemrazzaq · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:54

TechMinerUK said:
I removed the 5.25" cage from my case as well. To be honest I like the idea of the SSD's being out of sight in the back as it will make the cables look cleaner. As for the HDD would they also mount in the back? I'm surprised you are still using optical drives, only time I use them is when installing games over 20GB

actually don't use it much. bought this bluray writer when they pretty much came out a few years ago. Occasionally for an OS install if that's required. so thats ok if it doesnt go back in now.

No there isn't room available in the back for HDD's. They are simply too deep to put on the side panel properly when installed. I may install them vertically just next to rad. :confused:

faheemrazzaq · 26 Aug 2015 at 15:21

HalfBakedJake said:
Love the SLI bridge, and love the flushing process!

thanks mate.

faheemrazzaq · 29 Aug 2015 at 13:19

CPU block

faheemrazzaq · 29 Aug 2015 at 19:06

TechMinerUK said:
Nice block, as per usual your photography skills never cease to amaze me
I wish I knew how to get photos that detailed and sharp

thanks my friend

faheemrazzaq · 29 Aug 2015 at 19:07

Coolant: Mayhems Ice White Pastel

faheemrazzaq · 29 Aug 2015 at 20:18

14/10mm Acrylic tubing

faheemrazzaq · 30 Aug 2015 at 10:12

a few images of the compression fittings

faheemrazzaq · 30 Aug 2015 at 11:59

traveyb said:
Can't wait to see this The braided cables look amazing, really need to get some myself

I can't wait to put it together as well.

just waiting on gpu blocks. once i have them, I will be quick to put it together.

faheemrazzaq · 2 Sep 2015 at 09:52

TechMinerUK said:
I'm keeping an eye out then as I want to see this beast of a system up and running Also your fittings look very clean and stealthy.

I hope wait is almost over. Spoke to Tim at Diamond Cooling and they are almost done with the gpu blocks and black plates customization. :cool:

faheemrazzaq · 6 Sep 2015 at 20:48

colinmcr said:
Very nice work fella

Cheers buddy

faheemrazzaq · 7 Sep 2015 at 11:55

Hukkel said:
Which brand are those fittings?

Barrows. heard that its Bitspower behind it.

faheemrazzaq · 7 Sep 2015 at 13:44

OracIe said:
Nice work!

I so want to give custom water cooling a go ...

thanks dude.

you will never want to go back to anything air cooling. advantage on noise, temperatures, overclocking and aesthetics. :cool:

faheemrazzaq · 8 Sep 2015 at 10:54

Found out that one of the fan headers on the mobo is dead. So Ranger VII goes back. In the interest of saving time I will finish this build with the MSI Z87-G45 Gaming board that is still lying around somewhere and collecting dust.

faheemrazzaq · 8 Sep 2015 at 21:03

D5 Pump Top installation

This is my Swiftech MCP655-B pump. Time to treat it with a new Top.

And here is the 2nd pump that will be part of the loop. Swiftech mcp35x

faheemrazzaq · 9 Sep 2015 at 10:19

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Has that ek revo being released recently as not seen it before?

Yes this pump top is the latest release from EK. It was not on sale anywhere as of last week. It comes with a nice inner rubber grip on the mounting bracket that goes over the body of the pump in addition to the top itself. Actually I ordered CSQ Top direct from EK and they offered me their latest top as they were out of stock on CSQ version, which they don't intend to make anymore. :cool: