Ickle wc'ed Lian li pcA05-b

Got it built finaly :)

Watercooling:
Laing ddc ultra
Black ice gt 360 crossflow
Swiftech storm g4 rev 2
Ek 8800gtx block
thermochill res i had lerking about


Tech specs:
Asus striker extreme , with thermalright sb and nb sinks (heatpipes + upsidedown = FTL)
Intel Q6600 @ 3g
gainward 8800gtx
4gb dominator 6400
74gig raptor
250gig wd caviar
Antec true power 650
X-fi fatality (died :(
samsung s-ata dvd-rw thingy

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Hi there, nice to see another A05-B owner with a triple rad inside :) I think you made better use of space than I did, but oh well, I had fun doing mine so can't complain.

Well done Sc4mpi:up:

Very neat for such a small volume. Really nice work

good job...*-)

sick impressive! One question though, how the h*ll do you find anything on that screen of yours? You must have had 200 icons. . .

;)

looks very nice Sc4mpi
what sort of temps are you getting with that setup ???

according to core temp and ntune for gpu temp

cpu 31c idel 36c in bf2

gpu is 40c idel 42c in bf2 (possibly a bad seating not sure)

some updated piccys :) ,

Things done

-Clearflex has been replaced with tygon r-3603 due to the clearflex misting up and generly being rather unflexable

-addition of a matrix orbital

- Heatsinks Repainted so they all match :)

- wiring redone

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wow, nicw clean build. i like your cable management... ;-)

Very nice build!:up:
(PS:I have as many icons on my desktop as you do.."WE" know where everything is.;)

Rather too many than too few.
Shows it's used to do things with. Not just an end in itself.
Nice result.

Really nice build, brilliant cable tidying !

I second that...impresive build...amazing cable management.

Very clean system,nicely done:yepp:

I'm still blown away by this build. The fact that you got a PA120.3 in that tight space is inspiring.
Whose fanguard is that? And do you really need 16 socket heads to hold the rad up, or is 8 of them for the fans? What dimension's are you using for the screws?? M4 x8mm or 10mm???
Last noob question if you don't mind; what good is the orbital for? Or is it just a little bling?

Very nicely laid out too, not a bit of space wasted.

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Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun

I'm still blown away by this build. The fact that you got a PA120.3 in that tight space is inspiring.
Whose fanguard is that? And do you really need 16 socket heads to hold the rad up, or is 8 of them for the fans? What dimension's are you using for the screws?? M4 x8mm or 10mm???
Last noob question if you don't mind; what good is the orbital for? Or is it just a little bling?

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Its actually a Black Ice GT not a PA. If he got a PA in a case that like, it would be amazing.

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Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun

I'm still blown away by this build. The fact that you got a PA120.3 in that tight space is inspiring.
Whose fanguard is that? And do you really need 16 socket heads to hold the rad up, or is 8 of them for the fans? What dimension's are you using for the screws?? M4 x8mm or 10mm???
Last noob question if you don't mind; what good is the orbital for? Or is it just a little bling?

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Fan grill is a aquacomputer tripple fan guard with the holes enlarged to match the black ice rad, as for the bolts, 4 hold the grill to the case the other 12 hold the rad to the grill its not going to move anyware :P. the bolts are allen head m4x8's but they have all be dremeled down to about 4mm so they dont puncture the veins on the rad. as for the matrix orbital was just a bit of bling to add some colour to the front and its good to see what songs playing whilst im gaming :yepp:

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Originally Posted by SP33DFR34K

Its actually a Black Ice GT not a PA. If he got a PA in a case that like, it would be amazing.

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It is a black ice gt crossflow 360, there is no reason why you coulnt fit a pa in but you would loose the dvd-rw which i realy dint want to do.

Mate, do you know if this case can fit a full size ATX power supply?
I mean...like a 1kw PSU?
DO you have any side shots?(focus straight on the side of the case)
Thanx a lot buddy.

What kind of paint do you use to spray the heatsinks. Does it have to be heat resistant ?

Very tidy install! Good Work

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Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun

I'm still blown away by this build. The fact that you got a PA120.3 in that tight space is inspiring.
Whose fanguard is that? And do you really need 16 socket heads to hold the rad up, or is 8 of them for the fans? What dimension's are you using for the screws?? M4 x8mm or 10mm???
Last noob question if you don't mind; what good is the orbital for? Or is it just a little bling?

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wtf is a "socket head" ;-)

Very nice build. Much better than my A05 build. Hey man, where did you get those top screws? What kind are they. They are nice and clean.

do you guys know what size tubing he is actually using?

i would like to WC my Lian li A05 when i get it also and this is a very good inspiration to look at, so if anyone knows please tell me cause it looks sweet.

im guessing 1/2"? or 3/8"

Looks to be about 1/2" although a lot of people here use 7/16" over 1/2" fittings. Looks too big for 3/8" though.

what kind of bezel did you use on the dvd?

this bezel can you buy for lian li cases http://www.lian-li.com/product/produ...=6&ss_index=38

I love it, clean and simple, makes it look like it was easy to fit that much :banana::banana::banana::banana: inside of a small (relatively) case.

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Originally Posted by bball4ever39

Looks to be about 1/2" although a lot of people here use 7/16" over 1/2" fittings. Looks too big for 3/8" though.

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is there any advantage?

is 7/16" nearly the same size as 1/2" but a bit smaller?

Noob - pretty much, the i.d. is 7/16 and the o.d. is 1/2 the advantages are a more secure tube with nearly no loss in flow rates.

Sc4mpi - can you give me the dimensions around the fan grill?

Where did you put the pump? I'm getting ready for my A05 build and that's the one thing i'm having trouble with. The rad is going on the floor of the case. I'm going for the stealth look.

oo havnt checked this thread in quite a while

-the tubing is tygon r3063 3/8th id,

-pump is mounted on the reverse of the hd rack

-and which dimenstions on the grill do you need?

Looks great man! Much better than my w/c efforts...:p:

Impressive setup!

Looks great. I have the A05 running on air ... your temps look great. Hmmmnnn, I was going to replace the case, but may give it another thought after seeing your most excellent build.

nvrmind.

Very Long overdue brief update (2 years O.o). Case is still alive and kicking although now housing much more modern hardware and in a different Form. Of all the cases i have used and abused over the years this proves to still be the most versatile case iv had to date.

Watercooling has been removed , as the case provides a very nice base for a air cooled system :)

Some more up-to-date pics. (not great)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...5/DSCF0725.jpg

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updated Specs:

Cpu: Intel i7 920 @4.2ghz - Ultra 120
Motherboard: Evga x58 classified
Ram: 12gb 6x2gb Corsair 7-7-7-20
Psu: Hiper 880watt
Gpu: Ati radeon 5870
Sound card: Asus xonar d2
HD Array: 3x ocz 60gb summits (raid 0) & 300gig velociraptor
HD Controller: Adaptec 2405 SAS controller
Optical: Samsung 22x dvd-rw

My attention has moved onto cars in the last 2 years, and it was only through browsing that i stumbled apon this thread again :)

Great case still. I love small yet full featured cases like the A05.