Project[Leviathan]MM Duality

[Pellepel]

Project: Leviathan

Intro
Hello everyone, finally school is out for the summer! Now I can actually spend sometime working my rig :). I'm fairly new to the water cooling scene so I figured I get a work log going. My purpose is to get some critiques and feedbacks. I got some help from a few members here already, thank you!

This will be my second water cooling rig. My first one was with a kit from Gigabyte. It wasn't too shabby but boy there are so much more I found out about water cooling. It suddenly became a sick hobby mine. I've pretty much ordered and got all the parts I needed while I was still in school. Here we go I guess I'll start off with the hardware list.

Hardware
Case..........MM Duality Black
Mobo.........Asus 680i Striker Extreme
CPU...........Q6600 G0
Memory......4x1Gb Kingston HyperX DDR2 800Mhz
Graphics.....2x8800 GTX
PSU...........Thermaltake 450W & Tegan 1100W
Fan............120mm Yate Loon D12SM-12 Case
Controler.....Zalman 6 chan fan controller/SuperFlower SF-610 Digi Master

Liquid Hardware
1x..............D-Tek Fuzion w/pro mount
2x..............Swiftech MCW30 Chipset Waterblock
2x..............EK Waterblocks - EK-Mosfet ASUS
2x..............Swiftech MCW60 VGA Waterblock
2x..............Thermochill PA120.3
1x..............Thermochill PA120.2
3x..............Swiftech MCP655 /w (UN)Designs 360 Bracket
20'.............Tygon R-3603 1/2"ID 3/4"OD
2x..............Swiftech MCRES-MICRO
1x..............Danger Den Dual Bay Reservoir
All..............D-Tek Barbs (Except Reservoir which are Eks)

Goal
This is probably my fifth PC I've build. I normally do not care about the clean look. But after I found out about sleeving and having looked at some of the sharpest rigs around here I am motivate for the same look:cool:. So a nice clean look, with performance and efficiency is the goal.

Now the pics

MM Skeleton
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mm1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mm2.jpg

Mobo Mounted to the MB tray. note: I used raising kits for those MCW30s and they came with hard mounts.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mobo1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mobo2.jpg

The PA's, I must of have flushed them 10x3 :banana: hmm camera caught some gray areas:confused:
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pas.jpg

MCP655 with UN 360 brackets.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/triple2.jpg

Pre-assembly
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre2.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre3.jpg

Hmm getting crampy
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre3x.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre4.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre5.jpg

I pre-assembled the parts to get a good look at where or how I should place things. I wanted to make sure that before I start sleeving the wires I want to get the right measurement for them.

My biggest concern is placement for ease of routing, performance, and efficiency. Where should I place the DD Dual Bay res? What would be the most idealistic place for efficient flow and ease of tube routing? I'm looking to go with:

1st loop only CPU
2nd loop GPUs
3rd Chipsets & MOSFETs.

I think setup that I've read and have suggested something res>pump>rad>component(s)>res?

Also the Zalman fan controlers. I was thinking that it should be on the opposite side of the bay, away from the mobo section to get the clean look. What do you guys think? What I haven't mount on there are the threes MPC655 and two Micro Res. Again any suggestions for placement? Hmm and HDDs there will be a total of 3.

Well thats all for now any help appreciated.

[BNDMOD]

Suscribed, i want to see this project :d going on!

[gmod]

It would be better to have your fans on your 120.3's sucking air through them...

[disruptfam]

good start

[systemviper]

Wow. great build. Fantastic work, HOW I LOVE THIS CASE :up:

I have (2) dualities, one is just about finished, seems there is always one more
item that i decide that it needs, But i am running 2 systems in the box.

I love the way you took over the
spot for the second motherboard and
put a dual rad, very sweet idea.

I am just "in my mind" gettiung ready for the second build.
The one i am finishing up now is just for gaming and some
encoding when needed. But the second will be my work box.

I am subscribed, keep up the great job!

http://www.ezstables.com/sv/mm1h.jpg

[IanY]

Why is your Duality rear radiator adapter in that funky blue color and not clear acrylic ? Did you order it in that color ? They scribbled on it with marker pen??

[Apollo4g]

When you read it, it says : "Remove blue film" :yepp:

[DarthBeavis]

DO NOT REMOVE THE BLUE FILM!!!!!! Warranty will be voided.

[septim]

IanY forgot your glasses? hehe...

nice build, dual bay res should be near rad barbs and pumps area.. so it would be on the front right side...

[Pellepel]

It would be better to have your fans on your 120.3's sucking air through them...

Are you saying that I should do the pull method rather than push?



I love the way you took over the
spot for the second motherboard and
put a dual rad, very sweet idea.


Yea thanks to Barfastic, he told me about it. But wow 2 dualities huh. Yea the MM started to grow on me every time I saw it. So I was like I have to have this!


Why is your Duality rear radiator adapter in that funky blue color and not clear acrylic ? Did you order it in that color ? They scribbled on it with marker pen??

Hahaha :rofl:yea don't worry about it. I did the same thing. When I pulled it out of the box I was like wtf! they send me the wrong one! Then after few looks I finally I saw the marker on it, hard to make out at first glance.



nice build, dual bay res should be near rad barbs and pumps area.. so it would be on the front right side...

Thanks for the tip. Hmm I found out about this from another thread here. http://scc.jezmckean.com/ I'm going to try it out for bit.

[Istasi]

Lookin' good so far. These Ascensions are a bit big for my tastes, but they are definitely the epitome of water-cooling cases.

[armeniandave]

Man I love the brackets!! I look forward to seeing it all together. I am looking at this case to replace my Cosmos 1000 soon.

Dave
(UN)Designs

[manyga]

Suscribed too"!

Very nicee project"

[melanko]

Schooooooll's Out FO` SUMMAH!

I wish I still had the joy of being out of school for the summer.

Great start on your new rig though! subscribed

[Anemic]

I have only one thing to say....Holy *beeeep* ; ) Looking forward to more pictures!

[Junimrox]

2 PSU's, 3 RAD, MM Case, 5 Blocks in 1 board... definitely Xtreme!
waiting for more pics, very big project.

[Pellepel]

Update!
Sorry for the bad photos, I suck at photography...

Time to mount these bad boys.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/res1Large.jpg

MM PSU acrylic back plate.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/plate1Large.jpg

Sketch
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/plate2Large.jpg

I remembered drilling an acrylic side plate on my friend's computer, I forced down on it too hard and it cracked!
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/plate4Large.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mount11Large.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mount1Large.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mount2Large.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mount21Large.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mount3Large.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mount4Large.jpg

Thats it for now. My next plan to figure out where to mount those pumps. I have an idea where to mount those, but I want to get the shots first and see what you guys think.

[lokitexas]

Lookin good.

[Marquis]

Coming along nicely Pellepel, will be watching this one :)

I'm in the process of making a very similar build, but my rear PA120.2 support plate is a bit of perforated steel sprayed black.......My D5 support brackets are a bit ghetto too ;)

[Pellepel]

Coming along nicely Pellepel, will be watching this one :)

Thanks Marquis. Wow build is pretty similiar. You have a build log going?

[RockfordFosgate]

Another luxurious project keep going ;)

[jadeskye]

This is insanely sexy! consider me subscribed.

[Marquis]

Thanks Marquis. Wow build is pretty similar. You have a build log going?

Not yet mate; as soon as I get a few more bits delivered I'll stick one uP! :)

Keep up the good work!

[Pellepel]

Guys what do you think of this placement? Do you recommend it?
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/ppMedium.jpg
Here's a tube sketch up.
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pp2Medium.jpg
Thats all I can think of atm. comments?

[smee]

I think that'll work out great!!

Dang, thats some nice hardware man....... thats a, eh, whole pay check!! :eek: :D:p:

[Kilyin]

Nice build, I have a couple questions... that a U2 UFO duality or an Ascension duality?

And you mentioned MCW30 raiser kits, are those custom jobs or can they be purchased?

[MegadetHCl]

I would recommend to do a mockup install with actual tubes, as the tubes tend to be a bit thicker and have a limited bending capacity compared to lines drawn in MSPaint =)

[Marquis]

I'm liking your placement Pellepel, I was thinking of doing it this way.....with the 3 pumps side by side?

The only problem this way is that it's a tight fit between the front and back rads and will need some coils for the tight bends.... going to have to give it a tube test :(

[Pellepel]

@smee: thanks! actually a few paychecks :)

@ Kilyin: thanks, thats the U2 UFO Duaility. I probably would of gotten the Ascension duality. But I ordered mine month earlier before it came out. But its okay, I'm digging the cube look. :up:
Yup you can purchase the raising kits directly from Swifttech's Site (http://www.swiftnets.com/).

@MegadetHCl: good point. Hmm maybe I should get some cheap similiar tubes from the hardware store and test it out.

@Marquis: good one, actually I did try it that way but with the UN brackets I couldn't line them up like that. But yea I like that orientation. I also flipped my PA120.2 likes yours, kinda like it that way :)

@spotswood: That is a great idea! I'm going to try it out and I'll let you know what happens.

[Pellepel]

Ok here we go. I used spotswood's idea. I think this is what he's talking about? I used the pre-drilled holes to hold it in place for the shot. Though it feels a little flimsy,but might be sturdier if everything is bolt down. What do you guys think?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/p3Medium.jpg

[armeniandave]

Well it seems Spotswood doesn't like my brackets, thats ok they aren't going to work for every solution.
Pellepel you have three of my brackets and I don't normally say this but you can put two pumps on one bracket. That is one of the reasons that I put all the holes down the upright. I actually think your original idea would work fine now that you put your radiator the other way. Remember to try different orientations. Most people are used to the stock bracket and aren't used to putting the pump at different angles. I don't usually try to tell people where or how to use the brackets but I am interested in using the same case as yours to replace my Cosmos. I have attached some pics to give you some ideas. You could maybe mount two on the bottom and one on the back. I only have one extra pump for mock ups so you have to combine the two pics together to understand what I'm talking about.
Hope this helps you out. Any questions just ask.

[armeniandave]

Dude, I love your brackets. I didn't notice them in his pics, sorry. :shakes:

My intentions were to suggest a way to use vertical space when placing his pumps and in no way a dis on your (great) product.

No worries man. You just kept telling him to use the MM bracket so it seemed like you didn't like them. I apologize for the comment I probably should have asked you first.
I just think they could work great but you have to think outside of the box, per se.
And thanks for the complement I worked real hard to make sure the brackets work as advertised and give people as many possibilities to mount there pumps where they want to. I hate to see people put there equipment in a certain place because the have to work around the stock 90 degree bracket. Thanks again and no hard feelings..

[Mr.Guvernment]

this is turning out to be one sexy look! i know what you mean when you see other people's rigs and how smooth they look, and clean.

[requ13m]

looks amazing, you're really making me consider buying one of those cases

[Pellepel]

@armeniandave: Thanks for the info. Its pretty nice to get feed backs from the designer itself! Yes that is an excellent bracket, it was ingenious idea. Yup I definitely see it now. Thats great that I am able to mount it on to one bracket. I'll have to test out and try different placements.

Though I'm not really sure what you mean by mount two on the bottom and one on the back? Thanks

@Mr.Guvernment: Thanks! Yup definitely looking forward to polish it up :)

@requ13m: All I gotta say is go for it man. You won't regret it.

@spotswood: No worries any suggestion always appreciated.

@All: thank you again for the comments/suggestions.

[armeniandave]

I meant one on the back of the motherboard tray. At least I think thats where you put them in the second mockup. It was just a suggestion but if you put the two on the bottom then there would be plenty of room to adjust them for the best positioning. Of course I can't see your case exactly and unless your in San Diego I just have to go by your pics.

The bracket is easily strong enough to hold two pumps so you could mount the two on the bottom with the base of the bracket pointing away from the opening and it will look like the pumps are just floating there. From what I've seen so far I'm confident you'll come up with a solution.

[Anemic]

Yummy!

[Nick_Leo]

Man i dont know if my next case will be this or the lian li cube.....

[Pellepel]

Man i dont know if my next case will be this or the lian li cube.....

I'm not sure how the lian li is like but, I love the MM Duality, total worth it in my book.

[systemviper]

I'm not sure how the lian li is like but, I love the MM Duality, total worth it in my book.


I feel th same way, I have 2 of them....
and love the space and the style, i did one with 2 systems, but the 2nd one i thinking of going 1 system with major water system,

I did all my leak testing now i am spending a lot of time doing the cable management, but it's looking much better then the pictures now, will have more soon...

also switched motherboards a few times tooo lol

http://www.ezstables.com/sv/mm1d.jpg


http://www.ezstables.com/sv/mm1h.jpg

[Pellepel]

Well, while I waited for some comments about the pumps and stuff. I wanted to explore the so call sleeving. I ventured into the task only equipped with ideas seen from people’s pics with little annotation. I thought to myself well this would be a pretty easy job. I've worked with shrinking tubes before, splicing wire, and re-connecting them together. Piece of cake!

Well not quite...I'll tell you why, I've under estimated preposition. The sleeves were cut too short. Ok no problems redo. Ok now the shrinking tubes are too short and the sleeve is slipping off Yaaay!. Alright, let’s make the shrinking tube a little bit longer. So then I had this great idea. Why use a blow dryer when there a heating gun. This would surely speed up shrinking process. Yup, the tubes shrunk pretty fast, so fast that it melted the sleeve. I couldn’t stand it, the melted piece just below the shrinking tubes was an eyesore…sigh:( re-do. I should of have stuck with using the lighter.

So I thought what the hell am I doing wrong :confused: and what am I missing? There’s gotta be some tips. So I fired up Google and found this http://www.wikihow.com/Sleeve-Computer-Cables. Was pretty helpful, especially singeing the ends of the sleeve to eliminate frays and unweaving. But in the ending it all came together. Like any other task with a bit of practice it will soon avail.

Was pretty tough with the first Rad. But the second and the third, piece of cake. :)

Big mess
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/bigMess.jpg

Sleeving finished :rotf:
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/sleeved.jpg

After pic, pretty amazed what sleeving can do. (sorry for the bad pic it was 10pm)
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/after.jpg

[systemviper]

that looks friggin great :up:

i wish i was that neat :lol:

[Pellepel]

Guys I need help. I'm stump, I'm unable to line up the hole of the MB tray to the hole at the bottom of the case.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/a1.jpg

Same with the back bottom holes.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/a2.jpg

I've tried nearly everthing that I could think of. Loosing the screws, de-taching and re-attaching the trays. Even tried bending the corners a bit but nothing :confused:

[systemviper]

thats strange, how it shifted so much.
mine sometimes take a little work to get in once i put the video cards in.

did they fit before?
so what did you do since then?

regards
systemviper

[Pellepel]

thats strange, how it shifted so much.
mine sometimes take a little work to get in once i put the video cards in.

did they fit before?
so what did you do since then?

regards
systemviper

This is the first time I've tried and the pics were just mock ups with 2 thumb screws on top. But the alignment for the flange and 2 bottom holes aren't even close...

[systemviper]

HI, no offence ment, but are you mounting it from the inside?

Mine the motherboard tray assemblies mount by sliding them
in thru the back and the overhang/lip is on the outside....


but from your pic it looks like your putting the motherboard in from the side window and trying to push it against the back,
thus you loose a lot of alignment.

just a thought. :up:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/pre5.jpg

[Pellepel]

OMG I feel so stupid. I just went and tried it and they lined up perfectly! :shakes:

Thank you so much!

[systemviper]

OMG I feel so stupid. I just went and tried it and they lined up perfectly! :shakes:

Thank you so much!

Us Duality owners, we have to stick together.
we all have done it, but your quality of work
blows away any stuff like that.

keep making us proud! :up:

[Pellepel]

Us Duality owners, we have to stick together.
we all have done it, but your quality of work
blows away any stuff like that.

keep making us proud! :up:

Thanks bud, really appreciated :), but I'm still a noob. BTW you have a work log for those 2 rigs?

[Pellepel]

Been so busy with other stuff but I finally got the pumps mounted and sleeved!.

Fans are mounted and tested ok. I'm going with the pull method.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/side1.jpg

Had to use 1.5 inch screws to mount fans on the back.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/side2.jpg

Opposite view.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/side3.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/mbview.jpg

Mounted the cards to board.

I'm having some troubles keeping those copper heat sinks in place. I replaced the thermal taps with Akasa that I got from Sidewinders, and they suck! Their as good as the one that came with the box. Any recommendation as to keep those damn heat sinks in place?

[systemviper]

sweet sleeving, you can tell your putting a lot of time into the wiring..
that what makes it a top notch build!

[skinnee]

ahh, to have that much floor space! My PSU takes up far too much room to have three pumps mounted on the bottom panel.

Looking good!!! :up:

[leo_bsb]

I had some trouble with those sinks too. If you stay away from them they will hold but it take some hours for them to cure. Try to keep the card horizontal in the first hours.

[Marquis]

Looking good Pellepel :up: I see you went for the 3 across the bottom like me. :toast:
I've just started to get some hose fitted, Just need EVGA to send me my prize 750i and I can wrap it up...... :horse:

http://www.m.haly.dsl.pipex.com/UFO_Photo/PipeWork_03.jpg

http://www.m.haly.dsl.pipex.com/UFO_Photo/PipeWork_04.jpg

Keeps us updated, MM for FTW! :YIPPIE:

[RockfordFosgate]

OMG 3 Loop:D

[Anti`]

You people have too much money and time..... And its making me insanly jealous !

[Pellepel]

sweet sleeving, you can tell your putting a lot of time into the wiring..
that what makes it a top notch build!

Thanks for your support as always. I think I spend too much time thinking about the wirings and stuff. Splicing, and soldering, its time consuming but I think it'll be worth it. :)


ahh, to have that much floor space! My PSU takes up far too much room to have three pumps mounted on the bottom panel.

Looking good!!! :up:

Hehe thanks, it was a tight fit, but I really like it the way its laid out. Wow you PSU must be bigger than the normal size PSU? Hey I just noticed I'm in your neck of the woods. I'm just north of you (St. Paul) :up: Minnesota :woot: Can't wait to see yours.


I had some trouble with those sinks too. If you stay away from them they will hold but it take some hours for them to cure. Try to keep the card horizontal in the first hours.

Yup I tried that too, I left them on for weeks ( I've prepped them before I started to get my hands dirty with the case). I just stopped by Micro Center today and bought the Arctic Alumina. I heard that they'll be permanent but at this points those copper heat sinks are getting on my last nerves :hehe: Thanks for the reply.


Looking good Pellepel :up: I see you went for the 3 across the bottom like me. :toast:
I've just started to get some hose fitted, Just need EVGA to send me my prize 750i and I can wrap it up...... :horse:

Keeps us updated, MM for FTW! :YIPPIE:

Yea thanks Marquis, at first I tried it that way it was kind of tight, didn't really want to do it. But after I saw your pictures, it looked nice, and it just seems that it goes so well with the tubes coming down from the res and going across to the rads. :up:

Wow tubes routing looking great!. I like the coils too! So your getting close huh. Thats good, I'm so anxious to finish mine :rotf: I can't wait till its starts running.


You people have too much money and time..... And its making me insanly jealous !

Hehe you do what you love and you blow all your money on it. :ROTF: I know the feeling. When your limited to funds its pretty tempting.

[skinnee]

Hehe thanks, it was a tight fit, but I really like it the way its laid out. Wow you PSU must be bigger than the normal size PSU? Hey I just noticed I'm in your neck of the woods. I'm just north of you (St. Paul) :up: Minnesota :woot: Can't wait to see yours.

Hello neighbor!

Yeah, I'm running a Silverstone DA1200, I have about 1"-1½" from the end of the mobo tray. :shakes:

Gotta go vertical with my pumps I guess.

[Anemic]

Coming along nicely! Looks really yummy ; )

[Clue69Less]

Nicely laid out build. Excellent!

[wallywest]

Wow, great stuff. The tubes make me dizzy, Good luck with the rest of the build!

[systemviper]

I have an idea, and you know it's no it's not putting down your build, but i love this stuff and always have a lot to say :up:

Now think about this. Get some of that Mesh and the edging and make a cover that goes over your power supply and
also a little bit more. It will let you hide more of the wires and also give the pumps a very cool looking backdrop to
be up against and really make them pop and put more focus on the pumps and not the wiring. I was thinking silver not
black mesh since it will be a great contrast to the black pumps... Just a thought, got it from this pic below but instead of running it up the back of hte motherboard tray just have it come up from the floor behind and inbetween the pumps and then bend it to cover the top of the PS and run it flush to the back of hte motherboard tray and stop..
So it's just like a "L" shaped cover....


Idea's from JSUNN Build, Sweet Rig, thanks for the photo's

Like this cardboard mold but going behind the pump and not with that little lip on the back, just run into the MB tray....

http://members.cox.net/jromero21/case/mesh%20idea2.jpg

Again not run up the back but just a L shaped cover.

http://members.cox.net/jromero21/case/Modders%20mesh7.jpg

BAM right there


http://www.m.haly.dsl.pipex.com/UFO_Photo/PipeWork_03.jpg


PS: JSUNN
I have a Brushed alum case like yours comming and i am gonna do black where you did
silver, it will be like the opposite color design of your case, I like your design so much....
I will put my 790i Ultra Sli in it! with 2 loops.... :woot:
But still finishing the first one, comming soon lol

[skinnee]

That is a brilliant idea! :up:

[disruptfam]

dejavu!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=190871

[Pellepel]

@ Anemic, Clue69Less, wallywest: Thanks!

@ systemviper: no doubt about it, thats definitely a sweet mod! I'll definitely think about after I get everything together. Thanks :up:.

Going to try to finish up the wiring by this weekend. Gotta grab some more solder.

[Jsunn]

Looking good Pellepel :up: I see you went for the 3 across the bottom like me. :toast:
I've just started to get some hose fitted, Just need EVGA to send me my prize 750i and I can wrap it up...... :horse:

http://www.m.haly.dsl.pipex.com/UFO_Photo/PipeWork_04.jpg

Keeps us updated, MM for FTW! :YIPPIE:


That is about the coolest setup I have ever seen! I had to quote the picture!

-J

[ubermensch]

I agree. That is a very nice triple loop setup. :clap:

[Pellepel]

Huge Update lots of pics!

Sorry some of the pictures are bad...but I'm more focused on the build. Anyhow...

My new trusty friend been looking for one for a while now :)
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000739Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000723Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000724Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000725Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000726Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000727Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000728Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000732Medium.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000733Medium.jpg

Shortening the SLI auxiliary power connector. I hope it works after all that :worship: ...It was a pain to work these insulators.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/P1000740Medium.jpg
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Shortening the main power cable. I hope it goes smooth :worship: man it was a beyotch working with these pre-twisted cables
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Wiring 95% completed, tubing 100% completed. I zoned out for couple of hours managing these tubes in my head. Had to fired up Xtreme forum to look at some pics for some ideas. I don't know after all that probably 25+ feet of tubes. Glad I had enough... but enjoy :)

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Leak testing is next...ahhh I feel obssesed after all this :rotf:

[IanY]

Awesome!

[armeniandave]

It's looking great man! How do you like the overall ease of building in that case?
I am thinking about getting one but every time I have it in the cart I chicken out!
Did those pump brackets work out for you?
Overall your build looks really frickin good!!

[manyga]

Awesome configuration!

very nice tri-loop!! hhah

Regards

[xTKxhom3r]

wow amazing build bro

[skinnee]

excellent work!!!! looks great! :up: :up:

[Anemic]

Oooooh, looks great! Fill that sucker up! :yepp:

[Marquis]

It's looking good Pellepel :cool: very nice work! :up:
25+ feet of tubes you say.......Hope I've ordered enough :hm:
Hope to have Leviathan's twin up and running soon.....just EVGA dragging there feet :yawn2:

[disruptfam]

holy crap TUBING MUCH!

nice work :)

[The[R]eaper]

wow! :eek2:

Great job:up:

[Philly_Boy]

Nice work...these cases are so great for things like this...dual and triple loops inside the case.

Great work!!!!

[Pellepel]

It's looking great man! How do you like the overall ease of building in that case?
I am thinking about getting one but every time I have it in the cart I chicken out!
Did those pump brackets work out for you?
Overall your build looks really frickin good!!

Thanks! I really like the case so far. Its quite manageable. I like how everything can be taken apart, i.e MB tray, HD brackets, bays, etc. So it was very easy to put things together. I think it’s very easy to hide the cables to give that nice clean look. Other than that I can't complain much. I was able to fit 3 MCP655, 2 standard PSU, so it’s not too shabby.

If your looking for a triple loop system, this will definitely suffice your needs. There’s a lot of stuff you could customize, and MM is pretty much open to your customization needs; just gotta give them a jingle :).

You brackets worked out great. Gives me the option of moving it back and forth. If needed I can just d/c the tubes swing it upside and adjust the speed.


It's looking good Pellepel :cool: very nice work! :up:
25+ feet of tubes you say.......Hope I've ordered enough :hm:
Hope to have Leviathan's twin up and running soon.....just EVGA dragging there feet :yawn2:

I ordered 20 feet of tube plus I had some left from the previous build. I didn't feel like buying cheap tube to experiment with =p and I did some trimming to try to give it the uniform bends for adjacent tubes. Though you can probably get away with less than 20 feet of tubing.

Hope your board come soon :)


Nice work...these cases are so great for things like this...dual and triple loops inside the case.

Great work!!!!

Totally agree with you. Thanks.

@everyone thanks for the complement

Hmmm I am very saddened that my herbie clips didn’t fit the chipset blocks.

[skinnee]

Did you fill your loops yet? Updates? Pics? :D

[Pellepel]

Did you fill your loops yet? Updates? Pics? :D

Yup, leak testing is completed. Putting zip tie around the SB block was so much fun :yepp: (not). I had to dismount the mb tray, pull it back a little to get to the pci screw, remove the top video card. Then my hands were free to malest those barbs.

Now I know why people like those D-Tek barbs, good and secure:).

Huge update coming up next. I'm just waiting for more sleeves to arrive and fesser orange.

[Pellepel]

Any one know a good way to mount thermal sensors in the reservoir? fillport? :shrug:

[Pellepel]

CPU INIT error weeeeeeeeeeeeee!, I had a feel it was going to happen :(:horse::horse: sighhhh

[MomijiTMO]

Yes a bad case of 680itis disease :(.

[Pellepel]

Yes a bad case of 680itis disease :(.


Sorry @ your problems...

Thanks, yea the project was pretty much done. I had the dyes going, mounted all the UV lights, cables are cleaned off and tucked away. After the entire cleanup I was able to boot up just fine with the current OS already installed. Then I notice SLI wasn’t working. Did a little troubleshooting and found out that the first card wasn't properly seated. Dismounted the mobo and pulled it back a little to get to the screw. I guess it wasn’t properly seated when I dismounted first time to get the zip tie on the south bridge.

Before I properly screw the mobo back up I decided to power it back up just to make sure that it was the problem. It turned out that I was right, card wasn’t properly seated and SLI options appeared when I got into Windows. I shut her down, very happy and ready to mount everything back up. With the wires tucked in what not, I had a little trouble getting the screws to properly lined up, so d/c all the wires, and redid the tucking task.

Now she doesn’t want to boot up, she sits there with CPU INIT. Sigh I’m following some instructions to try to get resolve this error. I have to leave out the battery for half a day. They recommend only one GPU card plugged in. But that’s a daunting task with all the hose mounted and with water in it. I guess I could just unplug it and leave it hanging, but that requires dismounting the mobo again :( :shakes:

My plan was to get it ready for a photo shoot by Wednesday,(waiting for the last UV light to come in.) Wanted to take the shots with all the lights and all the glory, but now that may change. Then again I just may take it anyway.

[MomijiTMO]

Well hopefully the CMOS reset will work for you. :)

[Pellepel]

Could any confirm that this CPU INIT error thing is the 680i chipset or just the Asus Striker Extreme’s problem?

I’m already looking into ordering the EVGA 680i version and will all my water blocks fit this board (I know fuzio will)?

Thanks in advance guy.

[Marquis]

Sorry to hear about your problems Pellepel, we've all been there! :bsod:

I've heard of people having some luck with just a stick of cheap memory (something like ddr2 667 at 1.8v) and a removing the battery for few hours. :idea:

[Pellepel]

Thanks Marquis, actually I already tried that and it doesn't work :(. I just googled EVGA 680i doesn't seem like their having an issue with CPU INIT error like the Striker. But I could be wrong...

[Pellepel]

Wooo hoo got it to work !

Here is a teaser pic guys

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/pellepel/sideshot.jpg

I'll be waiting for the last UV light to come in. Then I'll take some final photos.

God I hope that CPU INIT doesn't come back!

[Marquis]

Great new mate, glad you got it working! :up:

How did you get it to work in the end? :shrug:

Looking forward to more photo's, looks like the dog's gonads so far. :clap:

[MomijiTMO]

Can't RMA it? I guess it has been a while since you bought it huh. The photos look great and the UV shoots are going to be sweet.

[Pellepel]

Great new mate, glad you got it working! :up:

How did you get it to work in the end? :shrug:

Looking forward to more photo's, looks like the dog's gonads so far. :clap:

Thanks, I followed some strict proceedures that I found online, I followed all his steps and I guess it worked. :), dog's gonads? not sure what that means lol


Can't RMA it? I guess it has been a while since you bought it huh. The photos look great and the UV shoots are going to be sweet.

I'm not sure if I could, I trashed their heat pipes a while back. I still have 2 years warranty left. But my main factor is dealing with their support, I don't want to wait a month before I get my board; school starts again soon :shakes:

[systemviper]

wow, almost at the end,....

well ti;ll the next mod...

can't wait for the flurry of pics, i have to say, i need you over here to do my wiring,
Mine is ok but yours is oh so sweet!

top notch :up:

[disruptfam]

more pics :)

[Pellepel]

Update! 7/11/08

Here you go guys this is pretty much the final update. The natural lighting in my room does not do the camera justice. I have some minor stuff to finish up (route the temp probes, and maybe sleeved up each individual psu wire, speaker wire, but i'm kinda lazy now going to put that last priority).

I didn't take any shots during the progress as I need to finish build ASAP (school is around the corner), so they were all skipped. Here are the final shots, but let me know what you guys think and enjoy :)

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[Dangals]

looks great:up:

love the colours - always good to see something a little different to the norm.

[MomijiTMO]

Hmmm :up:

I love the UV photos.

[lukashill]

wow man, thats a wicked looking system :clap:

[Pellepel]

@ systemviper: Thanks! You've been a lot of help. Yea I'm just wondering what technology will bring out next on my next build. Until last year It was a long time since I upgraded. Are you in MN? if so I be more than happy to lend you a hand :), cuz these stuff are fun!

@everyone else: Thanks for the comments and help. It was very inspirational to see a lot of great builds here at XS!

[Jtrain43791]

Beautiful setup!:up::up:
I was thinking of where i was gonna mount my swiftech res's in the upcoming build and then i thought y dont i put them where the 2nd PSU slot is then i was browsing and i saw your build with the same idea :D
Love your replacement Green LED fans for the RAM cooler too.

[disruptfam]

very nice system nice colours

[systemviper]

@ systemviper: Thanks! You've been a lot of help. Yea I'm just wondering what technology will bring out next on my next build. Until last year It was a long time since I upgraded. Are you in MN? if so I be more than happy to lend you a hand :), cuz these stuff are fun!

@everyone else: Thanks for the comments and help. It was very inspirational to see a lot of great builds here at XS!



I'm in CT, you have done some great work, even cleaner then mine, make sure you keep in touch, you have a great eye for the subtle mods that really take the case to the next level, i think we have both grown from your project.

top notch :up:

[ubermensch]

Thats one fine mountain mod triple loop!
keep up the good work.

[Pellepel]

@RealRedRaider,disruptfam,ubermensch

Thanks guy


Beautiful setup!:up::up:
I was thinking of where i was gonna mount my swiftech res's in the upcoming build and then i thought y dont i put them where the 2nd PSU slot is then i was browsing and i saw your build with the same idea :D
Love your replacement Green LED fans for the RAM cooler too.

Thanks, not sure if you know but be very careful with acrylics.


I'm in CT, you have done some great work, even cleaner then mine, make sure you keep in touch, you have a great eye for the subtle mods that really take the case to the next level, i think we have both grown from your project.

top notch :up:

Thanks Steve appreciated, definitely keep in touch. I'm sure everything will work out for you =p.

Well my Striker CPU init again, had a few good weeks on it. Went to downgrade the bios to 1301 to try to see if I can get some better OC on it... Nope I got the CPU Init again.

Don't want to deal with it anymore. Not sure if I can RMA it anyhow since I trashed the heat pipes :slap:. I found a good replacement for it. 750i FTW! was pretty cheap so I went with it =D. Hopefully its not FTL...

[skinnee]

Well done Pellepel!!! :up:

As Dangals said, nice to see something a little different from the norm, especially an MM case!

[Asgard_thor]

that big tubing turns me on

[Cornelious0_0]

I realise the thread's a little old, but I HAD to chime in on this one and just saw how incredibly impressed I am with how this turned out.

I'm debating picking up a Duality to physically have two systems in the case and watercool one of them with the two 120.3 rads or use the whole right side for h2O gear like you did.

One way or another these cases are effing amazing and I can't wait to join the Duality family!

[skinnee]

Go trinity front and you can have a 3rd triple rad up front!

[Cornelious0_0]

I thought the Trinity front panel was only available for the Ascension case...maybe not.

If you can get the Trinity front panel with the U2-UFO then I might try and fit things in neatly enough and use two full systems in the case, one 120.3 rad for the secondary system (lower end, less heat) to cool the CPU/GPU and a seperate 120.3 rad/loop for the CPU and GPU of the main system.

Would definitley be pretty sweet, can't wait to be able to get my hands on one of these beasts.

[skinnee]

Sorry, didn't think you meant U2-UFO, and as RRR said, the trinity is only available on the Ascension.

[Pellepel]

I realise the thread's a little old, but I HAD to chime in on this one and just saw how incredibly impressed I am with how this turned out.

I'm debating picking up a Duality to physically have two systems in the case and watercool one of them with the two 120.3 rads or use the whole right side for h2O gear like you did.

One way or another these cases are effing amazing and I can't wait to join the Duality family!

Thanks, yea MM is awesome, lots of room to work with. If you go with 2 MB's it might get too warm if you're planning to OCing your systems.

Yup I also recommend trinity front, a bit bigger because it’s taller, but gives you more opportunity to mount bigger rad.

[systemviper]

@ systemviper: Thanks! You've been a lot of help. Yea I'm just wondering what technology will bring out next on my next build. Until last year It was a long time since I upgraded. Are you in MN? if so I be more than happy to lend you a hand :), cuz these stuff are fun!

@everyone else: Thanks for the comments and help. It was very inspirational to see a lot of great builds here at XS!

man i wish I was close, but i am east coast....

great job, you work is a credit to your skillzzzzz
I love the job and look forward to more..
P.S> with all the changing hardware and prices, i have
taken my duality all apart and put 2 P35 motherboards it there
and i am going with a 9800GX2 in the Mars and a 3870X2 in the bitz.,

So now it will be a dual quad Xeon box with dual GPU cards in each system.
LOL, i am hoping for 20k from each side, but I need to do one more mod,
to put a Black Ice Micro2 2-pass Dual 80 mm Radiator on each of the
top power supply glass and run my WC cooling from the chipset's and CPU to the
micro's and then to the video cards, to get the temps down to where i can pull of the 20k overclock....
Ahhh the fun of watercooling in a duality :up:

[Anubis_386]

WOW! Simply amazing man .. Great job .. I wish I had the time and the funds to do something like this ..

[ward0]

reading your buildlog and looking at your pictures made me order a MM case :)


great job on the case,

[Pellepel]

reading your buildlog and looking at your pictures made me order a MM case :)


great job on the case,

Congrates my friend :up: I think you made a good choice :up:

You should get a work log up :yepp:

[Zw_Roodbaard]

I like your system m8 :) Looking very good with the green and orange!

[ward0]

i have one of your pics set as my background for the moment, can you upload any bigger pic?

i like your case!!

[inCore]

Well done for choosing different colors than everybody else. :)

[Pellepel]

Thanks guys


i have one of your pics set as my background for the moment, can you upload any bigger pic?

i like your case!!

Sure send me a pm on which one you like :)