@babynino
ouch! talk about unlucky..you can try woody at tpc for the sIIe. i think he sells one..
woody
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=1779713
keyplayah
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=1926936
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@babynino
ouch! talk about unlucky..you can try woody at tpc for the sIIe. i think he sells one..
woody
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=1779713
keyplayah
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=1926936
ouchie. did you test that mobo before watercooling? maybe you forgot to wire something up?...
I say ditch the 790i boards all together. I have grown tired of 'bad board' threads and I think it's like a 50% infant death rate. That isn't acceptable.
Yeah Die-temp, I spent $4000+ on this and ended not having to use it at all sucks big time.
Yes sir septim, I did test the mobo for 1 week before I set it up for watercooling. I am 100% sure I got all the wirings set.
I will have to buy the mobo locally sir knet if possible, I don't want to risk getting another lemon and rma it abroad the 2nd time :(
Ditching the 790i is really one best option i'm thinking now, that is why my second option is to go with x48 chipsets since I only plan to use 1x 9800 GX2 anyway.
use DFI x48 mobo... i am sure you can get 1 from sir woody & a couple of velociraptors to boot...
@gunther
sir, i believe sir woody sells them locally. and i think he has them instock. check sir woodys ifs or pm if you still want a sIIe.;-)
also keyplayah..
if you plan to go x48, i suggest the foxconn blackops..which happens woody has them instock too..
@babyino: how much work did you do sleeving the PSU cables? too bad about the mobo...but AWESOME rig! :up:
you cant be serious bout quitting? i just subscribed
how bout RMA the mobo?
@emoners: Ugh! I don't even want to remember the pain I went through sleeving all those cables. Till now my fingers are still sore from it but the end result was great, loved how clean the cables are now.
@ Serpentarius: I actually said in my previous post that i'm not quitting this project mate, it will just be delayed ;) and yes I am having the mobo rma'ed and ship it back to the US. I even have to resort buying a new mobo, either the XFX 790i or the new BlackOps just to have this thing finished and done already.
All i can say is...
WOW!
Freaking AWESOME man! :shocked:
xfx usually out of stock by local distro, i do hope they do better this time, cough cough...
sleeving them individually is really a pain... arthritis and rheumatism... ouch ouch...
Some Updates:
I decided to temporarily get an XFX 790i mobo while I ship the *$(&#!#$#@!!! dead Striker II Extreme back to the US for RMA. I was able to complete the setup last night and happily able to post/boot without any glitches nor problems.
Since this is a reference 790i my EK mosfets, northbridge and southbridge blocks are useless so they're temporarily kept till the SIIE replacement arrives (hopefully in 4-6 weeks: knowing Asus support etc.)
It is almost 90%, still missing are the red LEDS and some minor cleaning here and there. The Raptor X window acrylic has been temporarily removed for a redesign.
Ok guys, will not delay this project any further. Here are some "almost" complete Toaster pics.
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig1.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig5.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig7.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig6.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig2.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig3.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...nal/wcrig4.jpg
Here are my preliminary overclock settings. Im still a newbie with this thing (yeah spending $$$ and doesn't know :banana::banana::banana::banana: lol) so please feel free to suggest a better overclock for my Toaster rig. TIA :)
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/w...screenshot.jpg
not bad mate, you occt stable at those settings? What are your temps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunther04
Looks sweet man, your painter rocks :up:
What keyboard and underlay mat are you using by the way?
The mousepad looks a lot like that new razer pad with the exactmat shape, and the mouse is certainly razer too, but the rest I can't figure out :confused:
Will do some prime test later, but I was able to play some COD4 and had no problemsQuote:
Originally Posted by DIE-TEMP
Temps @ 3.8GHZ
IDLE: 45c
LOAD: 57c
Though I will probably lower it down to 3.6Ghz for regular use, I'm just trying to push it a little ;)
I do expect for this setup to handle high OC without problems since my 120.3 is now dedicated only to the CPU. (originally it was suppose to handle both CPU and NB) and the 120.2 for GPU only (originally GPU+SB+Mosfets)
Still im not even sure if I am putting the right numbers for the overclock lol.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SafeFire
Thanks mate. Heh, guess its obvious I love Razer products :D
Keyboard: Razer Lycoza
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder
Mouse Pad: Razer Destructor
and Underlay Mat is the Barracuda Juggernaut v.2 (thinner than the v1)
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/water/razer.jpg
sorry for the messy cables, haven't cleaned the table yet due to my toaster project.
Very much happy with these, very comfortable with fraggin' stuff :cool:
hey can you do some more pic eg how the loop is whats at in the front dives bays and how you mounted the bottom rad thanks bud
extremely nice build mate.Looking forward to its "full" completion :)
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/water/loop1.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by yarden
Since the mosfets/nb/sb EK blocks are not compatible with the reference 790i board that I got, this is basically what is in my 2 loops:
Loop1: Dual Bay Res > Pump > 120.3 > CPU
Loop2: MicroRes > Pump >120.2 > GPU
As for the bottom rad, Had to use 1 drive bay and had the bottom part cut off :up:
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/water/rad1.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/npasamonte/water/radbottom.jpg
Thanks sir for the compliment. It does look cleaner as compared to my original tubing run with the mosfets and all with the Asus SIIE.Quote:
Originally Posted by disruptfam
interesting...an EVGA card on an XFX board hahahaha LOL
Hi Mate and what a nice job you have done. I have also just got my self the Cosmos S and some water-cooling. I am also going to be changing the colour to black, but I have a question.
I am also going to be getting it powered coated and wanted to know what you did about the door rails and locking Mechanism. Did you remove them by drilling the pot rivets out or did you leave them in.
If you left them in how has it effected the why the locking Mechanism works ?
im using evga board with xfx cards :confused: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by emoners
I understand completely bud :) New rigs are a blast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunther04
Your numbers look fairly decent to me.....so does the water in that loop, makes me drool :yepp:
I'd say you've done a sweet job overall.....very nice indeed.
best of luck with it :)
dark night: welcome to XtremeSystems!! for your question, before powder coating, you take everything apart, including the rivets... after coating, put it all back with better rivets or screws the color and type of your choice...