Project "XETM" - Worklog (56k Warning)

[Patriote]

Heres a quick run i did this after-noon with a fresh Vista X64 installation with nVidia's latest Beta drivers for Crysis.



I'm pretty much satisfied with that until i get some more free time to play around with clocks

[IanY]

I'm shocked that the girl is understanding enough to give youtime to tinker with the machine!

[Patriote]

AWESOME job, that is a KICKASS UFO right there!

Question: What res is that? It could be really helpful for the current H2G0 build... Thanks!

The Ek Res is en Ek-150 with a bottom Rev.2. And as for the other one, it's the Performance Pc's Cyclone Res. You can only find it @ www.performance-pcs.com

I told youthat Humpty Dumpty BBQ potato chips would help reduce the temps

I see that you did the right thing and cleaned all your blocks in the washing machine. Did you use distilled water in the washing machine and dry the radiator in the dryer?

Great job with the rebuild

ROFL IanY!

Don't talk to me about Humpty Dumpty BBQ potatoes! She just puked them all over the place ROFL!

I'm shocked that the girl is understanding enough to give youtime to tinker with the machine!

Well, She is sick and I am in top shape so, i let her sleep Heh

[IanY]

Now now.. admit it... what did you put in her food so that she can get ill, so that you can slick your way into tinkering with your computer!!! hahahahaha... Humpty Dumpty Potato Chips!!

Just joking. Hope she feels better soon

[Patriote]

Yeah, i hope to When she is sick, i feel sick as well... If you know what i mean.

[marauder16]

The CPU\NB\SB loop took 3 hours to fully bleed! After 3 hours, the whole loop was bubble free! That was insane! I filled and a few hours later i was running the comp... Really, i didn't felt i needed to wait for a 24 hours leak free test. I really mastered the non-leaking watercooling loop builds The answer is Worm Drive Clamps!

As for the GPU loop, it was a total different story... It needed close to 2-3 days to fully bleed! This freaking Ek-Res 150 Rev.2 makes it a total pain in the @ss to bleed a set-up... Really, i hate that Res. Next time, I'll buy another one. I'm getting tired of those long-lasting bubbles.. Even with the T-Line trick on top of the res, it's still a pain to bleed. It took days before i would not see that freaking bubble line going out of the GPU2 block into the res. I would see a line of bubbles acting as a tornado all the time! I even think that when i took those pics posted above, it would still have that bubble line in the tubing when it goes out of GPU2 into Res... Anyway, it's completely gone now. One other thing i do to make sure there is no bubble stuck int he rad is i move the case around. I lean it, shake it and even drop it (Gently tho...).

oh, and I thought that it took me a lot to bleed... thnx this is really reassuring, I mean, I hate the filling/bleeding procedure the most, but what can you do. And best wishes for your girls' recovery

p.s. did you use v-lite for your vista install? if not, please check out this little progy, it's very useful, it lets you remove and integrate anything in Vista, great stuff (my ultimate x64 install went down to 1.2GB DVD space)

[disruptfam]

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[turtletrax]

Beautiful!! Just beautiful!!

Worth every second of pain if you ask me


Congrats on finnishing it m8.


Edit: Should get me to replace the opamps and power cap on your X-Fi. youwill be astounded at the difference on your Klipsch 2.1's. I would really only need to change one opamp too since you are only using the front channel

[IanY]

Now that you've finally finished.... its time to upgrade !!

[Baleful]

Now that you've finally finished.... its time to upgrade !!

Like I said, it's only a matter of time before he gets the itch again. No machine is ever finished, especially around here.

[Patriote]

Thanks guys

No upgrade planned yet! Only Gaming I'm having a prob tho. I can't install one of my favorite game on Vista Ultimate X64! Max Payne! It says the installer.exe isn't compatible to run on my OS... Anybody have any clues?

BTW: Nah i didn't used V-lite. I don't know what it is Heh

Turtletrax : we'll talk about that as well on msn

[Source]

Very nice rig!
Took over 10 min. for loading first page here @ school pc's

Do you mind sharing that nice background

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Look what i received today



A nice Thermochill PA120.2 with some gaskets and Polypropene barbs since it's IMPOSSIBLE to find metallic barbs for that rad...

What about this one:



Better than those Polypropene i guess?

3/8" ThermoChill 1/2" Barb
3/8" O-Ring sealing fittings for use with ThermoChill Radiators and any other hardware utilising 3/8" threads.

Height: 32mm (24mm from the thread)

£1,99 /piece

Out of stock ATM.. But have those and it looks much nicer than those thingys that are included by every block.

[Patriote]

Very nice rig!
Took over 10 min. for loading first page here @ school pc's

Do you mind sharing that nice background

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What about this one:



Better than those Polypropene i guess?



Out of stock ATM.. But have those and it looks much nicer than those thingys that are included by every block.

Thanks!

You obviously didn't had time to read the whole thread eh!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=188

Look @ the last pics

[Source]

Oh lol, soz
No, only read to page 10 and mostly pictures () and explanation by it.. before my teacher started to bash on my head to get me to work.
Damn child labour

[smee]

Patriote, I just finished looking through this whole thread (again). You did a wicked job man!!!!!!!! I'm thinking of doing a WC build next year for my b-day and you've given me so many ideas, tips etc... I love you man!!
I also like how you did the different color loops, they look sweet!

All I can say is *puts his thumb up* You've done a good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[disruptfam]

can you feel the love?? lol

[smee]

Lol....
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[Patriote]

Heh Thanks man! Really! I am glad that i could give tips or inspiration to someone

Thanks for the kind words again guys!

[mcaff]

Nice place

[septim]

good job again on this case Patriote...

girlfriend feeling sick and gives you the same feeling, must be soulmates... hehe congrats again...

[Patriote]

good job again on this case Patriote...

girlfriend feeling sick and gives you the same feeling, must be soulmates... hehe congrats again...

Heh yeah m8 Thanks! Had a blast these 2 last days with her. Hope you guys got a great time as well!

[pumpahhh]

Verry good mod! Took me 20mins to look all pics and text, and i enjoy it

[GoodToGo]

I will be making my system soon and will look on your system for inspiration..hope you don't mind

[Patriote]

Of course i don't mind "GoodToGo"! I enjoyed making this project and thread. SO hearing that it will serve as inspiration for others is just awesome.

Thanks guys

[Rincewind]

Heh Thanks man! Really! I am glad that i could give tips or inspiration to someone

Thanks for the kind words again guys!

This is an awesome, beautiful build

You actually inspired me to register here, buy a U2-UFO, and order a completely new computer system to have a go at this myself. I won't initially be WC, but I haven't yet ruled it out. I would have to mentally prepare myself for the research time investment!

However, a parts list post would be helpful *wink* *nudge*

I'll start my own thread soon when my parts come rolling in. I just wanted you to know that this build was a big inspiration in my system design!