First Try (Pic Heavy)

[Demthios]

So I started on my first build about a week ago and just finally got it up and running today. I have to thank you all for all the help! I've been lurking on the forums for the better part of a year looking at everything and deciding on which way to go. Didn't really run into to many problems messed up on the cutting but got that fixed pretty easily and only have one leak (between the res and the pump) because of how the threads of the fittings where reversed. But other then that everything is going great! Time to start playing here are some of the pics.


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For now I've got the PC up and running I'm going to continue on with some of the ascetics of it, going to remake the top fan shroud out of acrylic, make a shroud on the bottom to cover/hide wires. And pick up a Aquareo I think with a couple of Fan amps that will go under the hard drive in a Acrylic cage.

And Yeah I know I don't have any hose clamps on there, I'm running 5/8 tubing with 1/2 barbs boy was that a pain in the @!! but the ones I ordered don't really fit so ordering some more...Let me know what you think! Next I think I'm gonna do the Xbox 360....

[TedShred]

Nice!:up:

Love the slick rad/pump/reservoir setup:cool:

[N3it1]

Im loving that pump res thing also.Very nice build!

[shazza]

Great job. Like the pump/res setup and the nice blue color.

[Demthios]

Thanks guys that was about two night worth of scratching my head trying to figure out where to stick everything. The area in front was/is reseverd for a LT Aquareos and 4 fan amps so. I'm gonna be picking up a new PSU come the newyear and thats is when i decided I would sleeve all the cables and such I'll also keep you guys updated on the acrylic pieces as I make then..

[short114]

Very nice work, I like what you did!:up:

[Cutless009]

If you were gonna do all that, why didnt you just get the XSPC resevoir top instead of their basic top?

[Demthios]

Because I wanted to use the Bitspower Temp Probes for the Aquaero's. And the Res Top doesn't have the option for one so I went with the new Micro Res.

[slim142]

I love it! Feser blue coolant looks bright, great job there!

[Demthios]

Trying to find some nice LEDs to light it up Not sure if I really wanna go to UV or not...

[emuexport]

Awesome build!

emu

[FrostyPanda]

wow for a first try you definitely went all out! major :up:s

[Fyrelith]

Very creative and clean, I like it!

[bianco]

nice and clean build Demthios!
very interesting pump mount!
i hope you don't mind sharing more pics of the pump mount?

[Utnorris]

looks sweet!!!

[robby01]

OMG, that's very nice! Im jealous..

[2low4u]

Nice job for your first time dude!

[Demthios]

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys!! Makes it worth while LOL Temps are running nice and low too, Haven't really seen anything get over 40 degrees yet...But then agian I haven't stressed tested it yet.. I'll see if I have some more pics of the pump mount. But basically its a .085 sheet of lexan that I cut out on the scroll saw. I also cut out the area under the pumps as much as possible to still allow the air flow to escape and as a second bonus cool of the two MCP355's since I've heard that they do tend to run kinda warm.