This is my second ever liquid cooled computer build I'm going to be attempting. Here's the first.
This time it's taking several months to save up for all the parts, but I kinda wanted to go all out. I'm even going to try my hand at solid acrylic tubing.
Since I wanted to use the same Coolermaster ATCS 840 Case I had to find one on E-Bay. The one I got was perfect, as it was professionally painted gloss black in the interior. The only problem I've had on the first step was with the Radiator which I read somewhere fits the 840. It does width-wise, but not length wise. That sent me to the hardware store to purchase a dremel to cut the case and make room. Still have about a 1/4 that sticks out the back that I'm going to have to get creative with.
THE PARTS
COMPUTER
Coolermaster ATCS 840
ASUS Rampage IV Black Edtion LGA 2011 Intel X79
Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1833 Memory
Corsair Professional Series AXi AX1200
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hard Drive (image drive)
Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA
ASUS GeForce GTX780Ti
ASUS GeForce GTX780Ti
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
Corsair Individually sleeved Cable kit 4
Corsair Individually Sleeved ATX Cable 24pin, Red
Asus ROG Front Base Dual-Bay Gaming Panel
LIQUID COOLING (W/SOLID 1/2"OD ACRYLIC TUBING)
BitFenix Spectre LED 230mm Fan (Front)
BitFenix Spectre Red LED 200mmx25mm Fan (top - pull)
PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid PETG Tube - 12x 36" Pack - Clear
Monsoon Hardline Pro Full Bending Kit - 3/8 x 1/2
PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid Revolver Comp Fittings, 10 Pack, Nickel
Phobya Xtreme 400 Radiator
EK ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition Mono Block, Nickel
EK Monarch Series X4 Ram Liquid Cooling Block - Nickel CSQ
EK GeForce 780 GTX Ti VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Nickel CSQ
EK GTX 780 Ti Liquid Cooling Ti Backplate, Black
EK FC Bridge Triple Parallel SLI Bridge CSQ
EK FC Bridge Blank Parallel CSQ
EK UNI Holder 120mm Pump Mount
EK DDC X-RES Top 100 w/ 3.25 DDC Pump
EK X3 Reservoir Replacement Tube - 400
Koolance G1/4 Nozzle Socket Plug - Black x7
Mod/Smart 20 Station LED Board - Base w/ 10x Red LEDs
Bitspower G1/4" Mini Valve - Silver
LutroO Cable Comb 24pin
Rather than fill up the forum with pictures, I've set up the progress pictures and notes here on imgur.
Note that not only am I mostly a lurker on these forums, but I'm also not super experienced at doing these. It's more like an occasional and somewhat practical hobby. So I'm not for example very capable or trusting of my cable sleeving skills (which I did try a little on the first build), hence the purchase of some pre-sleeved cables. Hopefully I can make quality of the management make up for my "cheating".
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