TJ08 watercooled build....

[Monkeyspaz5000]

After completing the Prodigy water cooled build I decided I needed at least a MATX board so I could go SLI in the near future.

So out with the old and in with the new.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** Free ROG 16GB USB ** £149.99
1 x Silverstone TemJin TJ08B-E Midi Tower Case - Black (SST-TJ08B-E USB 3.0) £80.99
1 x XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir £49.99
1 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD, 19/12.7mm, 2m, Clear £6.98
Total : £287.95 (includes shipping : FREE).




The parts should be with me tomorrow and then I can get started. I like the prodigy and the size of it. Hence why I didn't want a full tower again.

Stay tuned....

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Watercooling in a small case when done right can look amazing, looking forward to seeing more mate.

Should be good and hopefully turn out how I want. All parts should be with me tomorrow.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Nice mate!! Mine will be here tomorrow.

Hoping my phobya 200 rad will be here also.

How audible is the front fan? TBH the corsair fans also have a slight noise when voltage reduced (well with the recon they did).

Just hoping I have enough wc connectors and don't need to wait on more coming.

Decided to use my existing ones rather than spend £30 or so on new ones.

Edit - if my rad doesn't appear tomorrow I may just get some better quality connectors!! Lol

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

hehe you went for it then
should look pretty neat too with the res and pump up top out the way

Yeah defo!!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Yeah and a 200 fan might

Arrived today -

Case
Hose
Bay Res
Motherboard
Phobya Rad


Waiting on -
EK black compression fittings
EK black 45deg Bends

I should make a start tonight.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

200 front and 120 rear

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Going well so far.

Front rad in mounted the correct way up. I've seen so many with the rads mounted with connectors on the bottom for the phobyas.

Mobo in, PSU in, bay res in and looks amazing. Perfectly matches the case!

Rear rad will be mounted upside down or it fouls the Gfx card.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

The carnage of taking previous build apart.

Taking old build apart took forever!!!

Apologies for duff pictures!! Wife has sold her DSLR!! Lol.

More pics to come tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get it finished.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Some nice EK black compression fittings just turned up.

Now all I need is my 45deg angles to appear and I'm all set!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Some progress and very sore fingers from all the compression fittings!!! Turned out I didn't need the £30 of 45deg angles I ordered!!!?!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

That front fan is loud on full pelt!! Lol

Currently running it and the rear fan at 7v. But I have the front fan on low setting when connected at 7v so no idea what voltage it's running at, but it's quiet now!!

Will see how temps are like that. Fine at 7v on high setting also, but the quieter the better!!

Leak testing while I watch some tellybox!!!


Thought on the case - great case!! Not as easy to build in compared with others as everything is screwed in place. No easy clip off parts!

So far so good!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Although I think the res looks great, I'm waiting on an xspc res/top coming to eliminate the vibration noise from the bay res combo.

It's a shame as I do like how it looks!!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

I want that case so bad.

Nice build mate.

cheers bud!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

It's a pity the res bay is vibrating!!

I have the XSPC Res/Top for the D5 pump on its way.

I'm kinda thinking I might go a bit mad and mount my 240 rad externally on the rear - seeing as I have it sitting here.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Yeah - corsair braided cables will be on the cards in the near-ish future.

I've got this on order....

http://images.xs-pc.com/product_images/large/XSPC-D5TANK-4.jpg

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Just a shame I have to semi take the loop apart again. With no drain point as such it'll be fun!!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

you could easily just buy the corsair braided cables too.

Will be mate - will be.

Might need to wait until next month now. lol

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Silicone - don't know if it would do the job. Also the space is just sooooo tight in there!

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Still 50/50 if I'm going to stock with the bay res or not!!

On a side note - defo going to add in the 240 rad mounted externally on the rear. Might as well.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

Thats a shame I think it looked much better with it all internal have you thought about the single bay koolance bay with ddc pump?

What temps were you getting with it all internal?

The only reason I was going to use it at all was because I have it sitting here not being used. TBH It won't really be seen anyway and will bee beneficial.

For about £15 I can have it all connected up to the rig.

As for another res/bay - I'm getting to the point where I think I've spent enough! lol.

I might still with the XSPC bay/res or use the internal XSPC one. Undecided as yet. The noise is bearable.

 

[Monkeyspaz5000]

I5 2500K @ 4.5GHZ
GTX670

As it is -

Idle is quite high at about 39 after the comp has been on a while.

Load - CPU 57 (prime)

When gaming

CPU 68
GPU 45

No idea why idle is high - maybe my house is roasty!!?

The front fan is running at less than 7V - not exactly sure as 7v is connected, but the speed switch is on low. Also 1 corsair SP quiet at 7v.