White Out

MorleySA · 10 May 2014 at 07:23

Hey,

The build is almost complete, there is a few things i have to tidy up and i'm yet to sleeve the SATA power calble.

Let me know what you think of the build so far.....

*^ It looks to not match colour wise but its harder to tell the difference in natural light.

*^ Managed to get the cables and tubing routed through the hole already in place.

*^ A little bit tidier than before!

*^ Bottom tube that passes behind the motherboard tray.

*^ White and Black R.O.G. SLI Bridge

Thats it for any updates from me until Sunday, let me know what you guys think!

fantasticCG · 10 May 2014 at 08:44

Really really cool dude I love white builds as I'm doing my own.
The ram looks wicked! Very nice contrasts between the mobo and the white fittings and blocks!

I think I missed it but what gpu's ?

MorleySA · 10 May 2014 at 08:52

Thanks! It's hard to pick up on the camera but the GPU blocks are actually lighting up white too, the GPU's are 780GTX's

jimbaw · 10 May 2014 at 09:59

I really like the colour scheme! Good work there

canuseemygrapes · 10 May 2014 at 10:55

I sat through the entire live stream watching this build, 7hrs.. fantastic, wicked case in Black, but the white one is just something else.
Nice to see that there are struggles on every build and not just ones I partake in.

Today Im going off to my m8's to do a bit more on his Black Enthoo.

Let me know about those 140mm's..
Bob
(not my name but an adopted one for the stream)

ocmanus · 10 May 2014 at 11:08

How big is the top rad? It's tremendous!

MorleySA · 11 May 2014 at 07:40

canuseemygrapes said:
Let me know about those 140mm's..
Bob
(not my name but an adopted one for the stream)

Hey Rick, thanks for watching the stream, there was a fair few problems with the build along the way! If you sennd me a trust we'll sort out the 140's

colinmcr · 11 May 2014 at 08:38

Looks really good mate, even looks neat at the back with all the cabling, neater than mine anyway!

MorleySA · 11 May 2014 at 18:57

Ok guys n girls, the build is complete here are my last few shots!

There will be a few things i plan to add to this build over the coming months, i shall keep this thread up to date of any changes i plan to make! Hope you guys have enjoyed the build, it certainly was a lot of fun for me and enjoyed every minute of it, even when things went wrong live on the stream!!

Jokester · 11 May 2014 at 19:07

Looking really nice, have you fired up the fans yet? I've heard really good things about them, particularly the 1900rpm ones which seem the sweet spot for undervolting for quietness and still giving good performance when needed.

MorleySA · 11 May 2014 at 19:15

Jokester said:
Looking really nice, have you fired up the fans yet? I've heard really good things about them, particularly the 1900rpm ones which seem the sweet spot for undervolting for quietness and still giving good performance when needed.

they are very good fans, for that very reason!

These are the temp's i'm getting, bear in mind i haven't overclocked yet so everything is @ stock

The fans are spinning up at about 1200rpm and only giving off a very low hum!

deFiniLoGy · 11 May 2014 at 20:44

Looking really nice

I just wish I have the money to get a R4BE

JCX50 · 11 May 2014 at 20:48

I feel like the GPU back plates should be candy white ngl. great build otherwise.

FMTopfan · 12 May 2014 at 01:03

Great build and I did check out your stream a few times on Friday after seeing your earlier photos.

Interesting to find out what the overclocked temps are under load while we have this mild weather atm.

I did notice in the first photo that your XSPC GPU bridge is leaking, have you redone that already?

Jay85 · 12 May 2014 at 02:11

Great build mate, looks amazing!

MorleySA · 12 May 2014 at 06:45

FMTopfan said:
I did notice in the first photo that your XSPC GPU bridge is leaking, have you redone that already?

I only noticed that when i was looking through the pictures, i've checked it since and there is no leak! I did tighten the screws up even more just to be sure, i hoping it happened when i moved the pc (it's very heavy).

Although its made me paranoid now, i will keep an eye on it and see what happens!

FMTopfan · 13 May 2014 at 08:56

MorleySA said:
I only noticed that when i was looking through the pictures, i've checked it since and there is no leak! I did tighten the screws up even more just to be sure, i hoping it happened when i moved the pc (it's very heavy).

Although its made me paranoid now, i will keep an eye on it and see what happens!

Those leaks can happen when moving a PC, perhaps it flexed the GPUs and loosened it (if you tilted the case) and therefore created a slight gap allowing it to leak. It can happen very easily for the silliest of reasons like that, and why some people use parallel bridges for sturdiness and aesthetics. Here's an EK PDF on installation to quickly read and why parallel would be ideal - I showed triple because of your GPU spacing because dual won't work.

You know what you're doing and have done a great job with this build. After 3-5 days of running in the new loop leak-free you won't have any worries and can concentrate on monitor temps and overclocking, just try not to move it again

Also how was the 3/4 OD tubing for space fitting it into the case recess and securing the door? I went for 7/16 on my custom loop (everything otherthan RAM) because it fits the recess of the 900D very well, now I'm thinking should have went for 3/4 OD. I might do that if I end up replacing current R4BE blocks with that new monoblock - have you thought about that? Google "ekwb monoblock" and it's the first link, can't post link to etailer here.

BathmanNick · 13 May 2014 at 09:08

oh Wow. That just looks so neat and tidy. And powerful

HecFam · 13 May 2014 at 09:20

That case looks to so tidy, love the PSU placement. It looks great mate, I love a white colour scheme.

WalderX · 13 May 2014 at 14:40

Love the white and black theme

nice job