Watercooled Parvum S2.0 (Extended) ROG Build

Right guys, as promised here's my next update. Today the case finally arrived :) Apologies in advance for the photos, they're not brilliant, but I only have my camera phone.

So, once I got home it was time to make a brew and get to work!

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Unpacking the case I was surprised to see a nice frosted red midwall, wasn't expecting that so it was a bit of a bonus! Cheers Parvum! :D

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I was surprised with how quickly the case was coming together. So easy to build and a very nice design!

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Now for the special part, looks like a standard black front panel:

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...But on the reverse....

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That's right, it's an ROG logo cutout :) Shining some light onto this once it's mounted to the red panel should give us a nice red glow! After a quick break and some dinner it was time to get back on with the assembly...

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Side panel fitted:
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Such a nice finish on the window panel, it's almost glass-like!
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After getting to this point, I thought it would be time to test fit some radiators. I was a bit disappointed to find that neither my 240 x-flow or my 360 x-flow would fit. I knew there was going to be issues with the 240 as others have had this problem before, but the 360 wouldn't fit either due to the spacing of the fan cutouts being so close to the rear of the case.

This means that i've got to go with the standard 240 and 360 combo, which is going to make watercooling this thing a challenge!

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I also had to remove the connecting block from the top left of the window side of the case as it was hitting the rad. A bit of filing should sort this out so not a huge issue.

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Before calling it a night I thought i'd quickly get the motherboard and cpu block installed (temporarily) just to give an idea of how it's going to look.

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I had also originally intended to run push/pull on the front rad but due to space restrictions and the fact i've got to use the normal (non x-flow) rads, it's going to be tight enough up in that corner, so i'm going to have to run the front rad in pull config.

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A quick mess about with a 4" white cathode behind the front panel, just for kicks:

Lights on:
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Lights off:
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That's it for now, will hopefully be looking to get the graphics cards installed tomorrow and plan some tubing runs!

Cheers,

Jim :)
 
Have decided to go for 2 x 120 gts stealth rads in the front instead of the 240. This will allow me better access for the water cooling and should keep things tidier. May even allow me to run my push/pull config :)
 
JimboTheGiant said:
Have decided to go for 2 x 120 gts stealth rads in the front instead of the 240. This will allow me better access for the water cooling and should keep things tidier. May even allow me to run my push/pull config :)
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yes i think i saw someone else doing it that way, what you doing with the 240mm sending it back, what do you think of the case, have you thought of fan dust filters, ive used the akasa ones they seem ok , only used them on the front and rear back ones on intakes.:)
 
paulm71 said:
yes i think i saw someone else doing it that way, what you doing with the 240mm sending it back, what do you think of the case, have you thought of fan dust filters, ive used the akasa ones they seem ok , only used them on the front and rear back ones on intakes.:)
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I think it's the best way forward as things are going to be really tight otherwise, should allow me to keep my tubing path a lot tidier as well.

I love the case, it's just so well made, and putting it together was an absolute breeze. I was unsure whether there would be any flex in the extended panels (top and bottom) but it seems to have enough support. The midwall really strengthens it.

Dust filters aren't something i've really looked at yet. If I end up going with a push/pull on the front rads, I don't think i'll bother, as I think they might spoil the look from the fan leds at the front, but if I am forced to go with pull only (with the radiator up to the front panel as it is at the moment), then it's something I might add.

Are the akasa ones thin enough that they can be added in between the red and black front panels?
 
My only gripe with the Parvum S2 is the PCIE bracket screw holes. You can only remove the screws 1-2 times before the holes get bigger meaning you have to source bigger screws or just live with it!!
 
JimboTheGiant said:
I think it's the best way forward as things are going to be really tight otherwise, should allow me to keep my tubing path a lot tidier as well.

I love the case, it's just so well made, and putting it together was an absolute breeze. I was unsure whether there would be any flex in the extended panels (top and bottom) but it seems to have enough support. The midwall really strengthens it.

Dust filters aren't something i've really looked at yet. If I end up going with a push/pull on the front rads, I don't think i'll bother, as I think they might spoil the look from the fan leds at the front, but if I am forced to go with pull only (with the radiator up to the front panel as it is at the moment), then it's something I might add.

Are the akasa ones thin enough that they can be added in between the red and black front panels?
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yes thats how ive got mine, i did take a pic of them on my build log.
 
Ordered the GTS Stealth 120 radiators to realise that they wont fit next to one another, so have just ordered the GTS-Lite 120's which are exactly 120mm wide so these should fit just fine.

Hoping to get graphics cards and PSU installed tonight then I can crack on with the loop tomorrow evening :)
 
As I said, I managed to get some time to work on this last night, so here's where I've got to:

I started off by getting my graphics cards blocked up:
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Backplates installed:
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EK-FC Terminal:
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EK Terminal installed (view from front):
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EK Terminal installed (view from back):
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After getting the cards installed, I realised that the PCI-E bracket was out by quite some distance, I don't know if this is down to the actual bracket itself or if the motherboard standoffs are located too far from the back panel. Perhaps parvumsystems can advise :) Looking at it, it looks like it's just the bracket, but would be good to get some confirmation.

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With some force I was able to get the first screw in but this was causing the panel to flex, so I left it in it's natural position and have secured it temporarily with some cable ties:
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A quick shot of all the different length black countersunk M4 bolts I ordered for the build. Wanted to make sure I had all the right sizes for installing my radiators :)

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Photo of them installed in the roof panel:
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Once the graphics cards were installed, I attached the 6pin and 8pin braided extensions and test fitted a couple of my monsoon fittings. A 1mm EK extender and a 5mm Bitspower extender fitting on the mosfet block were enough to allow the use of 2 90degree fittings to align almost perfectly between the mosfet block and the cpu block :)

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Close up of graphics and braided cables:
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Close up of mosfet and cpu blocks:
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After trying a lot of different options with tubing, this is what i've settled on (with pump in situ. Pump cables also braided in MDPC red and black to keep with the theme):
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Planned finished loop will be: Pump > Graphics > Mosfet > CPU > 360 RAD > 120 RAD > 120 RAD > Pump

Here's a close up of the tubing route:
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And the last shot for now:
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Hope to receive the correct 120mm rads for the front in the post today, so can hopefully get the loop closed up tonight and run a leak test! :)

Let me know what you think :D
 
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