SR-2 Build

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Now to the good bit...blocking up the cards.



Plenty of cheescake,thanks nVidia!



Once the cheescake has gone,we can bask in the glory of a naked die.



The real reason you cant go mental with the volts on these cards....seems a power phase is missing.



Thermal tape? Yes.
Remembered to take both sides of the film off? OOOh Yes.



Watercool do a very clever washerlock system,no more scrabbling around of washers! Yay!





Sexy yes?





Watercool blocks are just too gorgeous.....everything is bang on!







Only problem i have right now is that i have damaged the port o-rings so i need to get them replaced....lucky i noticed now rather than on fill up!

2 Down...1 to go



Breakfast of Champions...



Loop will be filled today!!

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I am letting the Pics do the talking here...



















Loop finished!

[B NEGATIVE]

Leak test underway,not a drop so far!

[Expat GriZ]

dUDe, ............ w0w ...... please get this "art" up and running ...whanna see some numbers.......

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

Without a doubt one of the cleanest builds I have ever seen, seriously jaw dropping dude

[gmat]

I have to say, this trend of hard piping is quite nice. The results are amazing everytime.

[tiborrr]

This is one hell of a machine, good work B NEGATIVE!

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Disaster! one of the pumps has literally popped out of the top on my SR2!! Seems Koolance struggle to machine two threads that match,the pump shroud wiggles in the threads and just lets go!

Thanks to ninja reactions and the 3 cups of coffee earlier i whipped out the power before it flooded everything,thank christ i put the pumps in the rad bay underneath or this could of got expensive.

identical issue.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...e-D5-top-issue


Koolance is now on my poop list.

Cant even RMA them as i have painted the mounts and shroud,thankfully Specialtech just offered to sponsor me 2 of the new rev 2 model.

This is why ST are the only guys to go with for watercooling gear.

Not the best morning,i was looking forward to some 1440p BF3.........


SpecialTech to the rescue!!







You can clearly see the difference in the pump mounting compared to the rev 1.



The new top just bolts in the traditional manner rather than the screw in shroud method.

The tops are different dimensions tho so im going to have to ditch the copper between the pump and res and go with a bit of black tube instead....otherwise it means re doing the res mount and generally more trouble than its worth.

Thanks again to Specialtech,who came thru for me in a very tight situation.

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New tops pre modding....

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A bit more work done on the front panel...im debating as to putting another LED strip in the top so the light fades down also..

[B NEGATIVE]

Its my birthday and i gots a new camera.....if only i knew how to use it......

[dr-]

Its my birthday and i gots a new camera.....if only i knew how to use it......

*snip*

Happy cake day!

You're right about the new camera, the photos still look as bad.

Just kidding!

I've been following the build - and all I can say is that it's epic, so B POSITIVE!

[fr0wn3r]

Happy B-day!

And what can I say on those picks... Simply awesome!

[tived]

Looks absolutely fantastic

great work!!

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Just received an awesome email from LittleDevil,they are going to send me a XL window for my build!
This makes Neg happy.

Very Happy indeeed!

Thanks LD Cooling!

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What is wrong with this picture?



Yup,seems channel 2 had turned it toes up...no RMA for me as i have had to mod the faceplate to get it sitting flush with the front panel.

Now,here is my dilemma,do i get another one of these and use the existing panel or go for something else and remake the panel?
I would like to put a FC 10 in there but they are as rare as rocking horse poop and,seeing as i just finished my contract at work,a little bit too much money for what it is.....
So,opinions are welcome....

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I get a bit of time to put into my rig for a change!

I have received the XL window form Little Devil and what a difference it makes!



Like most things,it all about the extra few inches...

Rebated window...I like this very much.





Compared to the old...



And a nice little bent Alu trim piece with a DiNoc covering



Now I am just waiting for a replacement controller so i can bolt it all back together for some hot pr0n shots in the garden....


Thanks to Little Devil for the XL window,I cant recommend them enough...these cases are great !!

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Right,im really am quite angry,i got a SECOND fc6 to replace this one that failed,this one decides to catch FIRE instead!! Now this unacceptable! I cant RMA due to the faceplate but this is my SECOND controller,im getting this independently verified as to whether this is capable of handling 20w,if not then they can expect a letter from my legal rep soon.

Terrible products....

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More damage.....

[Movieman]

Ok, I think it's time to point out all the failures on this project....
( Looks for hours at every picture)

Nope, can't find any!
What a beautiful build!

[B NEGATIVE]

Ok, I think it's time to point out all the failures on this project....
( Looks for hours at every picture)

Nope, can't find any!
What a beautiful build!

Thanks!
A lot of time and effort went it this,legend boards need legend treatment.

[Movieman]

Thanks!
A lot of time and effort went it this,legend boards need legend treatment.

I think I had the first one in the USA app 4 months before release but in my wildest imagination I could never bring to it what you have done here.
Very impressive, VERY!
The only thing I can think of to add are a pair of X5690's but your X5650's will do fine.
I found that 165BCLK is the sweet spot between pure performance and needing to have excessive voltage for everyday usage.
1.35vcore, 1.6vdimm and all else default and it's a winner.

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Okay,some good news,Lamptron are sending me a FC5 V2 to replace my controllers. I have used the FC5 V2 before and found it very capable,i have one running a D5 and its done that for a long time now so im not forseeing any issues.
Thanks to Robert and Luciel for getting stuck in and going the extra mile for me,i really do appreciate it.
So,now i can concentrate on finishing my rig off and getting ready for i47.

They are going to come back to me with a diagnosis of the controller which will be nice as its not known what caused it and the guys from Lamptron believe it could be a cabling issue....I hope its not that,I will feel a bit stupid for blaming Lamptron and I dont fancy trying to get Phobya to sort anything TBH from what i have seen.

So PROPS to Lamptron for going out of their way to get me back on track in such short notice,couldnt ask for more.

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Much thanks to Luciel and Spawne for expediting this controller to me and to Grahame at Kustom PC for have one for them to send.
Thanks fellas,you have done me proud!



PCB has changed over previous FC5's i have had.

And braided extensions too?
Another new and welcome detail.




WE ARE GO!!!

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Knobs swapped for the black ones from my FC6..

And we are back on track!







Time for a dust out and a clean up for i47.