Project "Little Angel": My return to water cooling!

[arkadur]

very nice progresses! keep it up.

what you used to hook all the sleeving together?

[SoMBrA]

very nice progresses! keep it up.

what you used to hook all the sleeving together?

Thank you!
I used nylon thread

[SoMBrA]

More pics!
I've decided to keep the GPU power cables like this:



Final version? What do you think?



Bottom radiators are connected via bitspower fittings, no tubing...



Big Teaser

[arkadur]

this is the brass fittings? or the golden one?

[SoMBrA]

this is the brass fittings? or the golden one?

Hello arkadur.
They are golden fittings

I've sleeved the SATA cables, so time for new pictures.



There you have a total of 7 SATA cables.
4 are for the HDD's, 2 for SSD's and 1 for the DVD drive.



My first option is to use this bitspower fittings as SLI link between the waterblocks.
I decided to go paralel but I might change the bitspower fittings with the EK link if it looks better... I will have to wait when I test my loop before I decide which one I finally use.




First real picture of how things are looking inside the Little Devil



Bonus picture.

[Edited]

Stunning, SoMBrA! I really like the fresh gold there!

About the GPU's; the EK Link is big and bulky, but the Bitspower D-plugs are 1) much easier to remove/dismantle the whole thingy and 2) much more minimalistic and clean. Also it causes less angles and better flow (thou microscopic amounts?). Use the BP's!

Exellent job on the wires/cables!

[SoMBrA]

Stunning, SoMBrA! I really like the fresh gold there!

About the GPU's; the EK Link is big and bulky, but the Bitspower D-plugs are 1) much easier to remove/dismantle the whole thingy and 2) much more minimalistic and clean. Also it causes less angles and better flow (thou microscopic amounts?). Use the BP's!

Exellent job on the wires/cables!

Thank you Edited.
I will keep the BP's then

I've finished my 24pin cable!
That was the last wiring + sleeving job that was left!





I think It looks pretty


Black VS White!

I've been doing some test with white and black tubing and I would like to know what you guys think in order to make a final decision.

I'm liking the black tubing option but still wanted to ask

The problem I have with black tubing is that the wall is thinner than the black (even though both are Primochill Primoflex Pro...)







Black VS White face to face...
Which option you like the most? Thanks

[fr0wn3r]

Awesome looking build.

Regarding the black vs white combo, I would definitely drop the 3rd option out of the picture, but that's just me. Not sure which one of the first two is better though... Prolly the black one.

[xFEARx3]

I would prefer black.. it looks better. What about black Tygon?

[LeoAndrade]

black tubing... looks fantastic with gold fittings

[dietje1908]

the white tubing seems to bring the gold fittings out more .
But the black also looks nice....

[Mefist0]

Black tubing is very nice

[SoMBrA]

Awesome looking build.

Regarding the black vs white combo, I would definitely drop the 3rd option out of the picture, but that's just me. Not sure which one of the first two is better though... Prolly the black one.

I would prefer black.. it looks better. What about black Tygon?

black tubing... looks fantastic with gold fittings

the white tubing seems to bring the gold fittings out more .
But the black also looks nice....

Black tubing is very nice

Thank you everyone for the feedback!
I'm going with black tubing all the way, just want to make sure It doesn't kink!

I was worried about black Tygon with the plasticizer problems some users experienced...

I've tested black tubing against white led light and looks great... Will post more soon!

[Edited]

I can't decide if I like black or white tubes the best. Hmm.

Fantastic work!

[davidkozat]

Looks amazing!! I prefer White tubes...

[m_jones_]

Without a doubt black tubing looks much better!

[SoMBrA]

Minor update!
I just realized that to black tubing to work white led should be used to give some ambient light to the interior of the case.



I will use this led strips mounted on a white PCB



I will also use this alu profile so I can slide in the PCB (50~60cm) and give a nice touch to the whole setup.



Led, profile and the cover, all together!
I'm waiting for some stuff that I think I will recieve today, I will try to update tonight or tomorrow...

Also I'm going to finish the setup of the led (wiring + sleeving) and connect them to the Aquaero 5

[SoMBrA]

So finally leds are installed and wires sleeved.
Let me show you the result





One of the strips was attached to the top of the case.



This is a smaller version of the top bar, without the alu profile, that I installed at the back of where the hard disks are installed.
You can see the light but no the led strip!



From far...



Zoomed!

[Pinwmpires]

Pure awesomeness at its best..! Cant get enough of your pictures!

[Edited]

Love how the lightening looks! Good job!

[SoMBrA]

Pure awesomeness at its best..! Cant get enough of your pictures!

Thank you, I've also seen your work and it's plain great

Love how the lightening looks! Good job!

Thank you Edited... Not "much" work left to do, just missing some parts...

I have good news, finally the bullets are GONE for ever (hopefully!)
I'm really happy with my new motherboard block













I'm very happy with the overall quality BUT I think the packaging was not good enough, you can see some damage on the mosfet block.... but it could be worse!

Can't wait to put some nice fittings and start planing the loop

More pics soon!

[Edited]

Love BP's design and look, but I do agree on the packaging, it could have been alot better.

What is left to do now, SoMBrA? A list plz ^^

Regards

[SoMBrA]

Edited I will try to give you a list as soon as I know what is left to do

I've already installed to blocks to the motherboard!
Fittings added too, enjoy!













Still planing the tubing route but I think I got it already... will update with final picture!
I've shorten some tubes already, this was just for testing.

[Pinwmpires]

I love the tubing route.. do you plan on keeping it this way?

[SoMBrA]

I love the tubing route.. do you plan on keeping it this way?

Yes, I do, check "final" version!