Project: Onslaught U2-UFO Build

UPDATED! 5/19

Well you guys, i think my build is most likely the most waited for on this section. You guys all know what parts are going in, and im sure your all dying to see the monster created.

Parts: Hardware

Sneaky's Custom Wrinkled Powered coated U2-UFO. Absolutely beautiful.
Evga 680i A1
Intel Xeon X3220
Crucial Tracers PC8500 2GB
NVidia 7900GT -> Upgrading the dual 8950GX2 when they come out.
WD Raptor 74Gig x 4
PCnC 750W Silencer.

Toys:
LSI Matrix Orbital LCD display. I wanted some bling. And i have temp probes thats are going to hook up to this display unit for coolant temps.

Watercooling Sections:
Loop 1-
Iwaki RD-30
Thermochill PA120.3
Swiftech Apogee GTX - BOWED
DangerDen 680i chipset
Swiftech MCW30
EK 250 reservoir.

Loop Order: Res -> Pump -> RAD -> Cpu -> chipset1 -> Chipset 2 -> Res


Loop 2-
EK FC79 x 2
Swiftech MCR220
SWiftech MCP655
EK 150 Res

Loop Order: Pump -> Rad -> GPU -> GPU -> Res-> repeat



If i remember any more important parts, i'll edit this section: Anyhow here are the inital parts / pics.


Here is the Case:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0671.jpg

Internals:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0670.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0669.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0668.jpg


Pics of my Radiators:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0672.jpg

My Pumps:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0673.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0659.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0658.jpg

The CPU:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0674.jpg

Heres everything together:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0666.jpg



More parts coming in tommarrow from petras. :D
Also my LSI Matrix Orbital will also come in tommarrow, and a few other goodies from performance-pcs.

Updated parts: I got a new parts from MWAVE, and Performance-pcs.
I would just like to state, i was really impressed with how fast sidewindercomputers.com sent out my items. Same as mwave.

Heres the acrylic, b4 it gets sent out to a custom sign maker.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0678.jpg

Heres a bunch of toys. The Gigabyte DS3 is for my E6600. Thats Onslaught JR, i was mentioning about. She will most likely replace my current NAS. AMD X2 @2.8ghz Same with the video card. It was cheap enough for me to get it. :T
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0679.jpg

BOO i thought it was the revision 3.3. :\ Or is it the rev. 3.3??
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0680.jpg


Parts that arived from Petras:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0681.jpg

Gotta love Quoc and Alex. Even simple hand written letters take up a lot of time.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0683.jpg

Last bit of parts came in for my main rig. The 2 raptors i have extra which are coming from directon wont get here until monday. But all the other hardware i required has arrived.


The white boxes are yates
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0684.jpg

Oh did i mention i got the new hardmount. Seems like 1 came with it, and 1 didnt. I only needed 1 for my SB remounting.

GAH my room is a mess:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0685.jpg





Will update when i recieve more parts

My Building Progess always starts with a leak test. So heres the inital leak test.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0686.jpg

OMG i cant get bubbles out of this system even with the RD-30 at the lowest setting. And lets not even talk about the highest setting. This pump is rediculously powerful.

More leak test pic.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0687.jpg

Most likely start the main build tommarrow if leak test shows okey.

Well leak test was okey, but the pump turned out to be way more then i expected. The whole night it was left on, and the loop never finished bleeding. Infact it would keep sucking the cyclone down.

I think i might have to change the res, out for my swiftech mcres.

Anyhow some progress pictures:

My room is a freaken mess!
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0688.jpg

How she looks up front. Im still debating on which set of thumb screws to go with. The blue or the black ones.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0690.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0689.jpg

Side view, each 2 ticks you see represents a raptor. She's going to have 4 total in raid.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0691.jpg

My rear pic. Im still debating on the fan filters. They loook aweful.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0693.jpg


Now my radiator pic mounts:

My rear MCR220
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0692.jpg

You guys all know what this is up front
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0694.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0695.jpg

Rear side, You guys who voted the black won the front. What about the rear now?
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0722.jpg

My Xeon Lapped:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0703.jpg

Board installed.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0704.jpg

Gpu's installed... DARN, even with the lift, i cant point the barb down. :\
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0706.jpg


YIKES! too many fan headders
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0708.jpg

Mess of cables i need to sort
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0705.jpg

Loop installed.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0721.jpg

Close up:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0712.jpg

My Drains:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0716.jpg

Close up side view:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0715.jpg

Drain term points:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0717.jpg


Top View:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0720.jpg

All the raptors wired up:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0727.jpg

My front Bay Almost complete. Waiting for the 2 temp probes of red and blue color to arrive. Then custom front mount for coolant temps.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0725.jpg

My Matrix Orbital
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0726.jpg
Results coming soon.

Well heres how she looks in bios.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/IMG_0724.jpg


Im doing a WCG Boinic Run at those settings. I'll post the results for that later:

WOW... im getting better temps then some people on dualcore with water: >.< YES those are load temps.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...a/NewTemps.jpg


That was about 8 hours worth. Once i get my temps probes i'll post one up with nview so you guys can also check out my settings.

ANOTHER UFO build...not that I'm complaining :) just can't keep up :D

not sure I like the powder coating, but it must look better in reality :cool:

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Originally Posted by Nooc

ANOTHER UFO build...not that I'm complaining :) just can't keep up :D

not sure I like the powder coating, but it must look better in reality :cool:

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after my phone (nokia 8800), and watch (dont care to mention it), Also my Navi on my car, i cant stand finger prints anymore.

So i prefer this matted look over the reflective look. I have slight OCD, so finger prints really drive me crazy.

But yeah it looks a lot better up close.

ah I understand :D

hmm nice, simply more pics required...

You have no idea how much I hate you out of pure envy right now... :p:
Everything you are putting in there is exactly what I would want to use for mine, including that PIMP! case. Nothing looks as good as that finish. :slobber:




Make us proud, NaeKuh. :up:

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Originally Posted by [XC] DragonOrta

You have no idea how much I hate you out of pure envy right now... :p:
Everything you are putting in there is exactly what I would want to use for mine, including that PIMP! case. Nothing looks as good as that finish. :slobber:




Make us proud, NaeKuh. :up:

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Wait til my Matrix Orbital comes.

Also im sending out a piece of AC Ryan acrylic to a custom sign maker. Im going to have the words M I N E spelled vertically and front mount the plastic on the exterior as rad grills for the radiator.

Anyhow i'll post more pics when i get my extra packages tommarrow. Onslaught Jr. might be born in this process as well.

E6600 @ 3636 watercooled being used purely for WCG and NAS.

Anyone hear of a NAS at that spec? :rolleyes:

If I ever get around to getting my desk-side computer into a case, I'm pretty sure it's going to be a MM something or rather with the black wrinkle finish. Nothing looks as bad ass as that. :hehe:

Nice, can you post some overclocking and temp results later?

I'm not a water-cooler but I just had to stop in when I saw the title thread on the main page.
I've seen a few UFO builds in various forums and they all end up being very beautiful when finished. I envy anyone who is able to put together a UFO build.
Good luck and I look forward to seeing more picks :toast:.

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Originally Posted by Bail_w

Nice, can you post some overclocking and temp results later?

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yup. Thats why the result section is there.

But my Xeon aint anything special. Takes 1.5Vcore REAL to get 3.6 stable.

Wont boot from 3376->3599 no matter how much voltage i give her.



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added more pics. 3 more to be exact, i get the rest of my supplies tommarrow, and monday. :\

dual loop in a UFO is always good project to watch

Nice build, looking forward to the pics....

I would have held out for the matching Zippo lighter. :D

well 1 problem is i dont have front bay covers. So im either going to have to order one from MM, or custom something up there.

I was more leaning on customing a front plate with the left over AC Ryan acrylic.


I prefer to stick 1 more bay device up front, but i dont know what i could add that wouldnt contribute to all that clutter.

So far my bay layout looks like this:

Top DVD-RW -> Matrix Orbital -> DVD-RW2 -> Zalman Fan Controller <not the new one>

I have 1 gap at the bottom and im kinda lost at what to put on it. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

well 1 problem is i dont have front bay covers. So im either going to have to order one from MM, or custom something up there.

I was more leaning on customing a front plate with the left over AC Ryan acrylic.


I prefer to stick 1 more bay device up front, but i dont know what i could add that wouldnt contribute to all that clutter.

So far my bay layout looks like this:

Top DVD-RW -> Matrix Orbital -> DVD-RW2 -> Zalman Fan Controller <not the new one>

I have 1 gap at the bottom and im kinda lost at what to put on it. :shrug:

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maybe some kind of mesh that you can get at the local home dept and paint it ....just a thought

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Originally Posted by tommrussell

maybe some kind of mesh that you can get at the local home dept and paint it ....just a thought

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thank you. that might not be a bad idea.

I'll look more into this concept.

As for today, i got my package from petras.

Unfortunately, my 2 raptors havent arrived yet, so this project might get pushed back til next week on the build.

On another note:
Gotta love petras, it takes a lot of work to hand write a simple letter even. Quoc and Alex, you guys are the best!

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

after my phone (nokia 8800), and watch (dont care to mention it), Also my Navi on my car, i cant stand finger prints anymore.

So i prefer this matted look over the reflective look. I have slight OCD, so finger prints really drive me crazy.

But yeah it looks a lot better up close.

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Haha, same with me but not too much, I would clean it off, I even would reorganize my system every week just to look clean but then I don't like it and I would do it again. I even replace my Liquid Cooling Tubes 3 times just to look good. Haha, yea its crazy. Anyways, that system will look nice when its build, I am sure you will get MB temperature.

Updated!

Added 4 more pics!

Excuse me, but what is "LSI" Matrix Orbital? :)
I was about 1 min away ordering a CF 635 LCD /w SCAB.

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Originally Posted by k00lance

Excuse me, but what is "LSI" Matrix Orbital? :)
I was about 1 min away ordering a CF 635 LCD /w SCAB.

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Here's
a link to the Matrix stuff.

having problems with my setup.

The EK 250 isnt long enough to prevent cyclones. So it pulls the top about 4 inches. I'll try to take some pics to show exactly what i mean.

But i might end up swapping both my EK's for MCRes.

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

having problems with my setup.

The EK 250 isnt long enough to prevent cyclones. So it pulls the top about 4 inches. I'll try to take some pics to show exactly what i mean.

But i might end up swapping both my EK's for MCRes.

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Try adding water as the pump is pumping :D IE filling up the cyclone.