Homemade GTX480 block and watercooled PC case

Ive put a lot of hours into this case and Im generally pretty happy with the outcome....I originally wanted to do a work log but that went down the drain... take a look :)


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now to the fermi part..Im not sure but it looks like Im getting better temps than most of the blocks Ive seen on xs, maybe because Im running gpu only block with aluminum sink on vregs.....anyways here are the results

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stock clocks 33c idle 44c load 24c ambient :cool:

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time to push a little harder :) 850 core with 1.05v ran kombustor for 12min 47c max... ambient temp was 24c for both stock and oc run

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Ill see how far the 480 will go and post some results soon :D

Sweet costum case and block !

You're just teasing us with one picture of that case, I know you have more :D

that is some awesome work. i'm assuming you have some profession tools and not just a dremel and solder that most modding newbs (such as myself)?

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that is some awesome work. i'm assuming you have some profession tools and not just a dremel and solder that most modding newbs (such as myself)?

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I was about to take offense from this til that last set of parentheses ^_^.


Very nice work m8! Would have loved to see a worklog but I guess s#$@ happens eh :D

I mentioned that I wanted to do a work log so here it is ...backwards :p:

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beautiful build!

a wooden tj07!

wow. aamaazing!

Kenjiwing its funny you mentioned that because they are almost the same size


WhiteFireDragon Ive been bulding custom furniture for years now so I have all the tools needed to machine wood and metal :p:....and I have a dremel too


Question for the 480 owners..did you bother checking how flat the hs was ?
mine was concave pretty bad, almost wanted to lap but that would kind of kill the warranty

nice case. I love the polish on it.

we would loved to see your worklog here in xs.

sad that we missed it.

From the first picture I just assumed that you lined a tj09 with wood, but....just...wow! For as basic as that case build is, its VERY nice with a clean look. :)

That's outstanding. Congratulations.

@Shtrafenhoofen

Really nice build. Can I ask what type of wood did you use? What are your temps with the case closed?

Are you planning to make the design public?

Looks like he used 1/2" MDF for the main portion of the case.

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a wooden tj07!

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I was gonna say, that's one way to get hold of a TJ07 :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/...e95be275_o.jpg

You are the guy that created a thread some time ago about how to create a block, is that correct? This photo remind me...

BTW, astonishing build. At first I was like OMFG a modded TJ07 in a different way than most...only to realise its a wooden one! Nice!

Could you show more photos, please?

it seems like this is the highest the clocks will go without artifacts :)

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the ambient was 21c ....I wil post more pictures of the case soon, and thanks for all the nice coments :)

Gorgeous build and very good job on that block. You should be proud!

looks great very nice work
so increasing the v further than 1.088 doesn't make a difference?

Very nice work. It looks great. I've had a wood case build sitting on the back burner for some time now. Seeing this makes me want to get it in motion. FIrst I have to finish my current build.

That's spectacular!! Congratulations on the result, it looks/performs great :D

maybe you should sell these