[Build Log] Poison Ivy - Watercooled NZXT Switch 810 Gaming Rig
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17-08-2012, 3:40 PM
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So this is going to be my personal gaming rig that i'll be building over the next couple of months. I'm going to start off by only watercooling the GPU with a 240mm rad, then moving on to adding a CPU waterblock and 360mm rad Here are the specs that i THINK it should have  Intel i5 760 MSI P55 GD80 ASUS DCII Geforce GTX 580 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz 60GB OCZ Vertex 2 (boot drive) 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS OCZ ZS 750w PSU NZXT Switch 810 Watercooling hardware: XSPC Raystorm - One of the best CPU waterblocks out there, and doesn't cost a fortune EK Acetal/Nickel GTX 580 waterblock - Looks really nice and is a full cover WB Alphacool 5.25" Repack Single Bayres : Clear 18w Laing DDC Pump with DIYINHK PCB Alphacool Laing DDC Plexi Pump Top XSPC RX360 360mm Triple Radiator XSPC RX240 240mm Dual Radiator 2m Clearflex 60 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Tubing - Good, thick tubing, doesn't cloud 5x 120mm Corsair SP120 2350 RPM Fan Mayhems Aurora Extinction Green Concentrate - Need i say why i'm using this? :D Deionized Water Various Compression Fittings Other parts: Black sleeved cables (8 Pin CPU, 24 Pin Motherboard, 2x 8 Pin PCIE) 2x 60cm Purple LED Strips Lamptron FC2 5.25" Bay Fan Controller If you think i've missed anything then be sure to tell me  Cable management isn't the best at the moment, since i'm going to be replacing the motherboard this week, as well as installing the sleeved cables i mentioned earlier. Anyway, to get things started, here's a photo of the rig at this moment in time   |
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17-08-2012, 3:41 PM
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Look what i got in the post today! I did have another set originally but they got lost in transit. It's a shame i don't have a GPU to plug them into...  |
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17-08-2012, 3:41 PM
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A few photos from when i was "switching" from my old Zalman Z9 Plus      |
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17-08-2012, 3:42 PM
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A teaser photo until i get the other photos from my main camera Ignore the top SATA cable and the black wire trailing across one of the fans, it's just temporary for using my CD drive and means i don't have to mess with my cable management  |
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17-08-2012, 3:43 PM
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Woohoo! My memory card reader arrived today :D Here's the photos Empty case  New hardware :D  Hardware installed  BEASTLY new graphics card  GPU installed    |
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17-08-2012, 3:45 PM
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New GPU is working flawlessly Not too happy with the look of the sleeved cables so i'll be sorting that out tomorrow.      |
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17-08-2012, 3:45 PM
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Added the LED strips The photo makes them look quite pinky, when in fact it's actually a very dark purple/bluey sort of colour  |
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17-08-2012, 3:46 PM
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So i got round to modding a bay adapter to mount the pump on, but so far, it hasn't been very successful.  Taped up, marked, and ready to drill  This is where the photos end because my drill ran out of battery before it got through the first hole. It was fully charged >.< Time to go and buy a new one... |
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17-08-2012, 3:46 PM
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Took the bay adapter into college on friday and did the holes with a pillar drill |
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17-08-2012, 3:47 PM
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Can't thank SpecialTech enough for the outstanding customer support! My new parts were delivered the same day as they were dispatched. Can't get any better than that! I'll be building the loop as soon as i'm back from college tomorrow! :D  |
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17-08-2012, 3:47 PM
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GPU out, res installed  Rad and fans installed  Pump installed and connected to res  Getting ready to tear off the old cooler  Old cooler off  Waterblock installed :D  GPU installed   |
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17-08-2012, 3:48 PM
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Tubing nearly done  Tubing finished  Res filled  Bled and leak tested  Finished! :D     |
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17-08-2012, 4:00 PM
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To-do list: Buy Raystorm Buy 360mm rad Buy Fan controller Replace "purple" (very bluey) LEDs with either pink or UV ones (suggestions appreciated )Make a PSU and rad cover out of acrylic (suggestions on what colour please )Buy Mayhems Aurora Extinction Green Mix Aurora and UV Green Dye to find an awesome colour!  |
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18-08-2012, 8:55 PM
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I apologize for the crappy quality, I'll have my main camera back next week.    |
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16-09-2012, 7:51 PM
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Really nice rig you got there mate. Loving that white case.  |
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19-09-2012, 6:18 PM
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. I got an upgrade of my own going, link in my sig. | |
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18-10-2012, 12:20 AM
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Got my camera back today :D  Also got two of these...  And one of these   |
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18-10-2012, 12:21 AM
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A couple of teaser photos to show you the start of what i've been designing   |
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18-10-2012, 12:23 AM
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My dremel came in handy!  Here's the little present the SpecialTech staff left me -_-  |
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18-10-2012, 12:24 AM
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Flushing my new rad and CPU WB  In case any of you are interested in what happened with getting my damaged rad replaced, you can see it here. |
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18-10-2012, 12:29 AM
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really sorry for the delay... New res  Everything remove from the case, along with a hard drive cage  New pump mount  Rad installed (easier said than done, had to take a dremel to the front part of the case as NZXT uses weird fan spacing.   Stock fan off  Res and waterblock installed, with a few tubing runs done  |
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18-10-2012, 12:30 AM
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Tea break!  Tubing done  Loop filled!     Took the included LEDs from my Raystorm and put them in the res! :D  Sorry for the quality of the photos, i had to use my phone. Will get my camera charged to get some pictures of the completed build Still a few things left to do, but it's pretty much finished! |
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18-10-2012, 9:40 AM
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Apart from the superb quality of choice and execution, my only observation is that perhaps some of the pipe runs should be slightly longer so that the tubing exits the fitting in a straight line. Bending tubing so close to a fitting can in my experience put strain on the tubing which might lead to failure later on.  |
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