Toms PC-08 Doom box

tomcoleman · 15 Mar 2016 at 12:22

Hi guys

I saw doom 4 (due MAY) and had to build a new PC.

So far I have ordered..

Lian Li PC-O8SWX ATX Cube Case
Maximus VIII Formula Intel Z170
Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151
Dominator Platinum 16GB 4 x 4GB
BitFenix Alchemy 2.0 PSU Cable Kit - Red
Corsair HX1000i
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e
EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel Water Block
Pipes and fittings
2 x Resivour Fitting
3 fan EK-Vardar F3-120
EK-Cable Y-Splitter 2 fan
PrimoChill Vortex - Clear PMMA Flow Indicator
EK-CoolStream XE 360 60mm
EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 240
3 x EK-Vardar F3-120
EK-Cable Y-Splitter 3 fan
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

Some bits have turned up - awaiting delivery on some others...

Theme is going to be a mix of red/black/silver

I have yet to buy the reservoir for the system and pump but thinking along the lines of

EK-XRES 140 DDC 3.2 PWM Elite
coolant concentrate:EK-Ekoolant EVO Clear
EK-RES X4 250
EK-UNI Pump Bracket (120mm FAN) Vertical
EK-AF FillPort G1/4 - Nickel

tomcoleman · 18 Mar 2016 at 14:33

ok tried to install the Rad's last night the 400mm versions don't fit!

RMA'd and new ones out for delivery tomorrow followed by a

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

tomcoleman · 21 Mar 2016 at 09:38

nkata said:
Heh, i remember Doom 1 which played on a 486DX2-80 and also Doom 2 on a Pentium P100 or AMD K5 I think with a 3DFX Voodoo 2 or a Geforce 2.

How times have changed.

yup showing our ages now! :eek:

tomcoleman · 21 Mar 2016 at 09:40

Started work on the board

tomcoleman · 21 Mar 2016 at 16:07

Cheers guys

I'm looking to water cool the whole system but waiting for the new Nvidia Pascal cards to come out so I can buy 2 and SLI them with hard tubing for the custom loop.

The windforce is just something I brought to tide me over.

Lian Li PC-O8SWX ATX Cube Case
Maximus VIII Formula Intel Z170
Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151
Dominator Platinum 16GB 4 x 4GB
BitFenix Alchemy 2.0 PSU Cable Kit - Red
Corsair HX1000i
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e
EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel Water Block
Pipes and fittings
2 x Resivour Fitting
3 fan EK-Vardar F3-120
EK-Cable Y-Splitter 2 fan
PrimoChill Vortex - Clear PMMA Flow Indicator
EK-CoolStream XE 360 60mm
EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 240 280 x 130 x 38mm
3 x EK-Vardar F3-120
EK-Cable Y-Splitter 3 fan
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
Bose Compaion 50
EK Water Blocks EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite - Plexi
EK Water Block Ek-RES X4 250
EK Water Blocks EK-Ekoolant EVO Blood RED (premix 1L)
EK Water Blocks EK-UNI Holder 50-70
EK Water Blocks EK-UNI Pump Bracket (120mm FAN) Vertical
EK Water Blocks EK-UNI Pump Bracket (120mm FAN)
Alchemy 3pin x3 Fan adaptor extension 60cm - Red

So far the build is and have the following on route to me this week.

I should this weekend therefore be able to create the custom loop and at least power the system up. Then wait for NVidia to release their new cards and SLI this baby up.

Not planning to OC the memory I just stuck the block on their as it has Red LED's LOL

tomcoleman · 22 Mar 2016 at 08:54

Cenedd said:
Well, if it's just for the LEDs that's ok then!
You mean Nvidia are going to obsolete my 980ti before I finish building the case?!

Yes do you not know about that?

They are announcing new GeForce 1080x or 180 cards on April 4-8th at the GDC conference.

Meant to be twice as powerful than the current 980Ti, google "NVidia Pascal"

tomcoleman · 23 Mar 2016 at 10:06

Jamesyboyjim said:
That build looks fantastic so far, I'm crazy jealous!!!

Your username has peaked my interest though, are you the bodybuilder Tom Coleman haha

I don't think so

Cenedd said:
Nope. Blissfully unaware. Nobody wants to know the next card is coming out and will be much better than the one they've just bought! My only consolation is that it's likely to be hideously out of my price range for a while! Can see why you're holding out for one though!

I had to buy a GFX so got the best I could for now, as soon as Pascal comes out in the next month or so i'll ebay this and do SLI

progress...

tomcoleman · 4 Apr 2016 at 09:37

I got excited this weekend with the release of the doom beta

took me many goes but kinda got it ok with the melting of PVC pipes LOL!!!

tomcoleman · 8 Apr 2016 at 16:00

welcome to hell

tomcoleman · 11 Apr 2016 at 17:22

Just adjusted the connection and leak stopped wasn't tight enough.

plumbed in larger rad also

CPU temp 19c!

tomcoleman · 13 Apr 2016 at 12:52

Cenedd said:
....or two; two's good!
When're they going under water? Your audience is never satisfied you know!

HA!! got you there!!

tomcoleman · 20 Apr 2016 at 11:09

PESolution said:
he mentioned further up the thread that he's waiting for pascal for two new cards before watercooling them.

looking great mate.

I'm never had the guts to dabble into water cooling, will be doing a new build soon myself and this is tempting me!

this is my first one and I'm no DIY expert turned out alright!

Once Pascal is out I will Watercool these new cards

the system is ROCK solid.

I have OC'd to 4.5Ghz, memory upto 3600mhz and all is good.

M2 drive is ROCKING fast and the new Doom beta was smooth as Silk!!

tomcoleman · 17 May 2016 at 16:52

so I have 2 x 1080 FE cards on the horizon.

CPU is around 26c

GPU's float around 30-35c

when gaming GPU's hit 60-75, CPU hits around 50

tomcoleman · 20 May 2016 at 09:54

cheers, no it was very simple I had to switch the 360mm rad's a couple of times until I found the one that fitted LOL!!! it was a squeeze but no modding.

I have just sold both 980Ti cards on ebay ready for 2 x 1080 FE to go in.

here is a breakdown of cost

tomcoleman · 27 May 2016 at 15:08

EVGA GTX 1080 FE ordered

tomcoleman · 28 May 2016 at 13:55

DPD delivered this morning!!

tomcoleman · 8 Nov 2017 at 14:43

going to the 1080ti non water block no point i dont think

tomcoleman · 5 Feb 2018 at 13:54

just changing this to a green loop now.

Have ordered the corisar RGB fans, and some LED/UV strips

tomcoleman · 5 Feb 2018 at 15:02

harvey.l12 said:
Post a pic when the install them. I'm interested to see them in a build.

will do !

tomcoleman · 6 Feb 2018 at 09:32

little update

I have had these arrive

Got a UV LED and some other LED stip to play around with.

Also got the ML120 fan but then saw the LL120 so have ordered the x3 kit of them.

On route so far:

Corsair Lighting Node PRO RGB LED Lighting Kit
EK Acid Green Pre-Mix
Green LED's
BitFenix Alchemy 2.0 PSU Cable Kit, CSR-Series - green
Corsair CO-9050072-WW LL120 120 mm Dual Light Loop RGB LED PWM Fan (Pack of 3) - Black

I'm waiting for computex/GDX to update the CPU/GPU/Mobo.