The Utterly Imbalanced CaseLabs TX10-D build(s)!
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As promised, more pictures! Please excuse the phone camera pictures, the 3 day weekend combined with 2 day shipping of the slr battery charger means I won't be using my main camera till Thursday at the earliest.
Rad fans so far:
That's 18 Gelid Wing 14s and 20 Corsair SP120 PWM fans. I will need at least 4 more 140mm fans. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have heard good things about the Cougar CF-V14H fans and they are currently on sale in the US but totally open to suggestions.
I also want to warn people about the QC of the Aquacomputer Aquaero 6 (XT or Pro versions)- they seem to not adhere completely to the 5 1/4" bay standard dimensions. Plenty of owners have had issues fitting it in, I was lucky with the 900D. In this case it was a lot more snug than I would like. Thankfully, CaseLabs made an accessory just for this (http://www.caselabs-store.com/flex-bay-5-25-device-mount-short-nonconforming/) and I will be ordering it soon. In the meantime, I went ahead and installed the passive heatsink accessory. When operating low PWM signals, the device gets pretty warm so this would help dissipate the heat better- especially with a fan blowing at it.
and then installed it into the case along with one DVD drive:
The empty slot on the other side is for the other DVD drive coming in soon. I may well need more fan controllers as well, let's see.
Rad fans so far:
That's 18 Gelid Wing 14s and 20 Corsair SP120 PWM fans. I will need at least 4 more 140mm fans. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have heard good things about the Cougar CF-V14H fans and they are currently on sale in the US but totally open to suggestions.
I also want to warn people about the QC of the Aquacomputer Aquaero 6 (XT or Pro versions)- they seem to not adhere completely to the 5 1/4" bay standard dimensions. Plenty of owners have had issues fitting it in, I was lucky with the 900D. In this case it was a lot more snug than I would like. Thankfully, CaseLabs made an accessory just for this (http://www.caselabs-store.com/flex-bay-5-25-device-mount-short-nonconforming/) and I will be ordering it soon. In the meantime, I went ahead and installed the passive heatsink accessory. When operating low PWM signals, the device gets pretty warm so this would help dissipate the heat better- especially with a fan blowing at it.
and then installed it into the case along with one DVD drive:
The empty slot on the other side is for the other DVD drive coming in soon. I may well need more fan controllers as well, let's see.
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So what is the Productivity side used for? Web Development?
This will be an insane rig. You should put a ITX system in one of the basements for a server. All-in-one then haha.
So what is the Productivity side used for? Web Development?
This will be an insane rig. You should put a ITX system in one of the basements for a server. All-in-one then haha.
I second this comment!
It's whatever my girlfriend needs to do. We are both PhD students, she does a lot of MRI work and the scanned images are then put into a combination of proprietary and Adobe CS software for analysis. To be honest, the 4770k right now is overkill for her, but the proprietary programs are beginning to make sure of hyperthreading and I already had the z87 rig.
Eventually I will want to put in a server rack in the pedestal which at the moment will only hold drives anyway. The case is build to fit in standard 1u/4u server racks so no need for an ITX system down there.
Anyone have experience with the Cougar 140mm CF-V14HB fans? They look good and are available at a promo price from Newegg at the moment.
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Oh well, read up a few reviews and made up my mind:
I got a DataVac air compressor coming in soon along with a dremel kit and a storage drawer. So I will be able to put things in place a bit. I still need to order more pumps, a reservoir and another fan controller at the very least before the main components come into place with Haswell-E launch.
I got a DataVac air compressor coming in soon along with a dremel kit and a storage drawer. So I will be able to put things in place a bit. I still need to order more pumps, a reservoir and another fan controller at the very least before the main components come into place with Haswell-E launch.
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I would recommend Akasa Pirahna fans or Noiseblocker E-loop fans!
I don't think Noiseblocker makes 140mm E-loops but I agree they got other great 140mm offerings. I was between the Cougar, the Akasa Viper and the Phanteks XP fans but the promo discount on these was too good to resist. Everyone I spoke to who owned these fans was very happy with them. I will be sure to let people know what I feel about them.
Meanwhile, does anyone have experience with the EK DCP 4.0 pump? I wanted to know if it is enough for a CPU/motherboard/480mm rad loop. Thanks!
Meanwhile, does anyone have experience with the EK DCP 4.0 pump? I wanted to know if it is enough for a CPU/motherboard/480mm rad loop. Thanks!
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Shall be following this small little project 
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Now that's a case. Don't normally follow these Project builds but interested in this one.
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An actual computer case taller than one of my friends
I want to buy one just to strip her and put it in there!
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i shall be following this monstrous build. one question, would all these fans running at the same time give you a buzz??
