v2000b dual loop log! (finally!)

V|per · 8 Dec 2007 at 18:33

Just made a packet on a few christmas pc's and have thus decided to go out this weekend (at last! a weekend on the town!) So bear with me

Basic build will be a v2000b with al the cooling stuff in the bottom compartment, maybe have the res's in te top compartment, but there's goign to be a fillport and drain port for each loop.

loop1) ek 8800 full cover (88ultra) 10w ddc, pa 120.2 (this will become 2 ultras one day...)

loop2) dtek fuzion (q6600) nb/sb (bfg 680i) pa 120.3, ddc 10w

Current setup has all the above minus the sb in 1 loop with a ddc 18w and a pa120.2 in a v1000b... getting cramped, and i dont have use of any of my pci slots

Now, the v2000b is hopefully going to last me a fair few years, and i am going to making this build a little special, more detail to follow on this, but, i will say that i am going to be changing my current blue/black feel to blue green. This will include the uv green liquid, green bulgin switch, replacing the hdd and power led's with green ones, and replacing the led's in my fan controller with green ones (argh! soldering! this should provide a few laughs for some people) And on top of all of this, something a little special, but that is as much as i'm goign to say about that

Hardware:

Q6600 (currently at 3.6ghz)
BFG 680I
4x1gig crucial ballistix pc5300 c3
EVGA 8800 Ultra superclocked (currently at 720/1950/2360)
Corsaire HX620w
Hitachi 250gig
Samsung 18x dual layer

Current Loop:

EK 8800 full cover
D-tec Fuzion
EK multioption 150 res
PA 120.2 RAD
DD 680i nb block
Tygon tubing
DD fillport

Idle temp: 43°c (v hot room, goes down to 33°c when it's cooler)
load temp: 68°c
Voltage 1.425 set in bios, 1.416v in windows (load)

Migrate across, dual loop it as above, add a bunch of green as above, and mod the case side for a window and a rad grill area (or both case sides) HDD's modded into the 5.25" bays, possibly h ave some bay res's, undecided on this so far...

Needless to say, i'm going to try and make this something special, and hopefully last me quite a while, and just to tease, heres a few pic's to keep you lot interested!

V|per · 8 Dec 2007 at 18:34

A pic comparing the size of the v1000 to the v2000, the v2000 is also longer than the v1000, and will actually end up protruding from under my desk a bit!

A picture of it next to a chaire in all it's glory... damn it's mah00sive!

And a pic with all the gubbinz from the bottom gutted out, and it's still sturdy as hell!

V|per · 8 Dec 2007 at 18:34

reserved2

V|per · 8 Dec 2007 at 18:34

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V|per · 12 Dec 2007 at 18:21

OK, change of plan for this machine...

Having been made an offer for the ultra that was stupid to not accept, i have now sold it alond with it's waterblock. This shall be replaced with the much more friendly-on-the-wallet 88gts 512 (which should be arriving tomorrow

)

So, as i need remove the card from my machine tonight ready for packing, i will be giving my system a full drain and be going to air for a few days/weeks (lucky i have a spare cooler here

)

So i'll get cracking on (tidying my room, as i think i may have forgotton what colour the carpet is!) and then draining and swapping stuff about.

Expect some piccies either later this evening or Friday (busy busy busy tomorrow

)

Ooh! My new chair arrived today too, so there'll be an update in the new desks and rooms Gallery at some point too

Watch this space!

V|per · 13 Dec 2007 at 19:13

OK, running my pc at stock at the moment without water-cooling, and on an 84gs... not the fastest of cards

But i should be getting a new toy tomorrow

Anyway, as a quick update (and a bit of a show off

) Here are a couple of pics...

My new chair \o/

I know it's got nothing to do with the pc build, but it all adds to the effect of this room/setup

And, can anyone say dual 120.3's?

Just been messing woth positioning of these rads, and my best bet is one facing each case side to be honest.

With the psu back panels normal orientation (psu at the bottom) the fans faces downwards, but if i turn the panel around, the psu's fan will face upwards, and there is only a couple of mm clearance between the fan thnd the deviding panel, so there may be a further mod to the deviding panel, ie, a 120mm fan hole.

By the way, i'm not actually going to be using both of those Rads, one is being sent back, and replaced with my current 120.2.

More to come this weekend!

V|per · 14 Dec 2007 at 00:54

Depends if that is a perspective pic... as it looks like you have drawn them on top of each other, which definately wont work. If it is perspective, then yes, thats how i meant. Although it'll be a 120.2 and a 120.3, and i shall stagger them a bit, as to help with the fans interfering (sp :rolleyes:

) with each other, a bit like this:

Also, i already did the water cooling project, that was in a v1000, (original log: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17756349&highlight=startername_v|per ) i'm migrating the stuff over into this bigger case, changing blue to green (fluid/lights/LED's) and dual looping it. This will involve some nice mounting on rads, hdd, pumps, res's, adding a reset switch, changind the power switch for a bulgin green switch, modding my ak-03 fan controller with green led's, oh, and a lot of cable tidying

(plus something extra, but that's top secret

)

V|per · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:59

benji182 said:
sorry, my paint skills are that great. i meant on top of each other but if that doesn't fit then your way looks good. will you window the case again?

Indeed i will, have to be able to show off the equipment

Also, just for laughs, this is my pc at present (dying to play with my new toy) damn this is noisey, makes me appreiate how quiet water is...

I'm rather impressed with this zalman, the quad isn't going above 51°c fully loaded :eek:

albeit on stock clocks and volts. May actually push it a bit to see what it does...

V|per · 20 Dec 2007 at 00:44

Cheers buddy!

Been messing about with the backplate for the psu, if i turn it up the other way, no air gets to the psu, so i was going to cut a hole into the second compartment, but instead, i have decided to cut the plate in half, and blank off the bottom half, and potentially cut a hole and mount a 120mm fan there.

OK, a whole load of parts were ordered today, hopefully they should arrive in time for christmas, so i can have a play on my couple of days off...

Still haven't decided on the final position of the pumps (bottom compartment or top?!?!?!?), fillports, or resevoirs, infact, haven't even decided if i will be using resevoirs yet! Thinking on bay resevoirs, but don't think i'll have the space, and thus may choose a couple of EK multioption resevoirs, should be able to fit them in pretty easily, and would save me needing to use a t-line...

Bulgin switch arrived today, so will get that in, and get a reset switch going too... Side panel is all marked up for cutting the window, but cant find my jigsaw blade now

V|per · 20 Dec 2007 at 18:29

stude1983 said:
i'll be keeping an eye on this one dude

pfft, u'll be helping me biuld the beast!

Holwill said:
This is what i did with mine, guilotined it and flipped it over so that the psu was in the right orientention.

Yeah, that's pretty much what im going to do, but instead of the 80mm fan holes, i'll create a new blanking plate with 1 120mm fan hole from the aluminium i cut out for the case window

V|per · 26 Dec 2007 at 03:15

CyZMyAssBaby said:
How goes to the new build V|per m8

Still waiting on a couple of parts, but have the main load of it here, was gonna wait untill i had it all, so i could lay it all out... pretty much covers a double bed already :eek:

Now know that i will be usign a couple of ek mutioption 150 res's, mounted onto a shroud that will be covereing up the 5.25" bays, in which i shall mount the pumps and the hdd.

I also got a dremel for crimbo, so my life has been made easier! That'll be put through it's paces in the next couple of days...

I probably shouldn't have posted this thread up so early, think i may have got a bit excited about it

V|per · 28 Dec 2007 at 00:11

Got the fill ports sorted today, still no camera about, so no pics... and my dremel went mad, so i now have a ruddy great gauge in the top of me case...

Suppose that means more work for me, but at least i can get rid of it/hide it.

Also decided i don't like lapping... waaaay too time consuming

V|per · 28 Dec 2007 at 17:16

tsinc80697 said:
Im assuming this is the case you dremeled?

Aye

benji182 said:
looking forward to pics V|per - post some asap

I would be taking some as i go along, but people have run off with all the cameras :mad:

V|per · 28 Dec 2007 at 17:27

stude1983 said:
you may borrow mine d00d!

Heh, your battery is never charged... and you weren't home

V|per · 28 Dec 2007 at 21:35

And now that i got mine back, my battery aint charged, here's the 2 pics i managed to get before battery death...

As you can see, i wasn't too good with the dremel... but other than that, not too bad..

First Pump stand in place, close to getting the secnd in, but just need a blanking plate to see how much room i have to play with...

I will endeavour to get more done this weekend, i'll get my batteries charged too

V|per · 28 Dec 2007 at 23:08

CyZMyAssBaby said:
Nice one V|per m8 looking forward to updates the dremmel mishap doesn't look that bad?

(btw another case of Guinness on order;)

It looks bad in person.. i'm a bit of a perfectionist though too, so it has to go...

I'm not quite with you on the crate of guiness though...

V|per · 6 Jan 2008 at 00:38

It's not at the moment, all i've managed to do since the last update is decide i don't like lapping, but actually rather enjoy cable braiding...

I've got soo much on at the moment it's scary, although i have booked a few days off starting the 20th jan, hopefully i will have remembered everything for this build and purchased it all to arrive by then (except maybe some mesh, but that'll be a very minor job...)

Might close this thread up and start a new one, then hopefully i will be able to update daily, that way, my faithful follower, aka, CyZMyAssBaby, won't have to keep pestering me