Project: V300 H2o Extreme

[StevenG]

nah didnt get round to painting the brackets, it looks like from that i'll have to put something between the back of the mobo tray and the case to space it out to give me the few mm i'll need to get this to fit. i know this isnt ideal, but to get it to fit this'll have to do, i could go for thinner fans, but i'd lose out on cooling performance doing that.

as said i should have the graphics card in 2 days so i'll post some pics up then, another hurdle i'll have to jump over is the fact that the block sticking up over the top of the card will mean it cant be installed onto the mobo when its on the tray, it will have to be installed inside the case.

lots of problems trying to fit this much power into a small case, i could have stuck with the good old air cooling but thats been done

thanks for your comments and concerns and that log actually its helped me a little, but there is NO way im going to that much trouble to blank a dvd drive i'll just leave my black drive sticking out

after test fitting some things today it looks that i'm going to have to ditch the res and fill/drain port due to space restrictions, but i'll try my best to fit these in when my other parts get here, its going to be a challenge.

StevenG

[StevenG]

My girlfriends been ill tonight so we couldnt do our normal couple'y things so ive had some time to get the hdd cages painted just trying to get most things done that can be with the parts i have.

as with the bracket above i sanded down to get a key and then spreayed with 3 light coats of matt black to get the nice finish.

let me know what you guys think. i need to get the rest of the stuff before i can mount these in the case as these attach to the 5 1/4 drive bay which needs to be modded to allow the tubes to access the pump



3 layers of paint and looks much better IMO should look good with most of the internal cage parts painted black. the front 5 1/4" drive bay will only be black on the outside, it would just scratch off on the inside if i painted it.



should look something like this but with a hard drive in



thats it for now till friday, thanks for reading again

StevenG

[taowulf]

thanks for your comments and concerns and that log actually its helped me a little, but there is NO way im going to that much trouble to blank a dvd drive i'll just leave my black drive sticking out

after test fitting some things today it looks that i'm going to have to ditch the res and fill/drain port due to space restrictions, but i'll try my best to fit these in when my other parts get here, its going to be a challenge.

StevenG

I have seen that guy post here at least once, maybe he will see this as well.

Yeah, that dvd stealth looks like it was a PITA, hopefully you can work out something easier but still effective.

Anyway, much respect for doing the W/C internal of a small case like that, most wouldn't even contemplate.

[StevenG]

New camera so i though i'd get some decent pics up of the hdd cage finished up.











Should have some more updates tomorrow

StevenG

[StevenG]

Well at long last my panel is back from the laser cutters





StevenG

edit: more updates due today/tomorrow as im in the middle of building and just thought i'd put these up to tease you a little hope u like it. and i'll have another update for you soon with the water build and hopefully the pc up and going

[StevenG]

well after sorting out my pump reaplcement ive got some time to write up what ive done so far,

all thats left to do is get back my pump and do some final little mods and it'll be done at long last.

Sophie guarding my dremel



most of the pics are self explanatory so i'll just add titles. Cpu block fitted



here you can see how much room i have to play with. not alot



here you can see how much room i have to play with. not alot



did some cable tidying.



and for all those thinking this wouldnt fit... it did.. JUST



see its touching very very very very close fit.



started putting my tubing in...



the finished hdd cage assembly to go into the case



Another update to follow directly

StevenG

[StevenG]

Okay because it was so tight i had a kink in my tubing some coils fixed this



very tight in the drive bays here. with only one tube in, you can see i cut 2 square holes in the side of the drive bay to allow the tubing through.



bit more detail on the holes and tubes



this completed my loop soirry i didnt get it all in, in as much detail as i'd hoped but it was a stressful time and didnt think about my camera much.



and the problem of my build. the leaking pump... which is now sent back and i should have a new one soon



thanks for reading, your comments are always welcome and appreciated

StevenG

[P8baller07]

Very clean! Good work

[Chewbenator]

That is an amazingly tight fit, looks awesome. Make sure to get us some more detailed pics of the finished project!

[StevenG]

Another Update as promised Nearing Completion.

these are just a few snaps of the case & internals. since this ive installed the ram and started to clock the system. i still have to finish the panels by attaching the 3.5" drive covers properly and find some mesh and led's / neons to put on the laser cut panel.

Pics speak for themselves really:

Thinking about this rig now its built a GTX in a W/C mATX case like this is some achievement.



the fine Q6600 cpu under is EK Supreme waterblock



wheres the wires? you say? behind the drive bay covers (hidden away for no one to see as its a big sphagetti junction type thing under there lol)



Artsy shot of the gtx and tubing



Panel shot - i'll get some final better pics once its all completed *little photoshoot to come*







Overall ive enjoyed the project apart form the leaking pump but thats all sorted now. All up and running for a first clock i went in at 3.2GHz @ 3.2V (Cpuz) which is prime stable. still running the ram underclocked by a longway, going to tighten timings soon.

ran a quick 3dmark06 and got something like 12700 which is about right for the clocks i have and the gtx at stock.

running games/3dmark 06 doesnt really push temps up that much, during prime the cpu reached 60'c so im a little weary about clocking it much more as i think this is a good temp to stick at. although the chance of me matching this temp during gameplay or normal tasks probably wont happen.

Thank you all for reading the project log hope you enjoyed it and it just shows that u can puck alot of punch into the mATX form factor.

Final pics will follow tomorrow or something, maybe a little later as ive got stacks of uni work to be getting on with (which i put aside to build this rig lol)

Thanks again, Please leave your comments

StevenG

[StevenG]

Got a better pic of the final product for you -

still have to put mesh and a light behind the panel but i'm going to do that at a later date im fesh out of funds atm.

Ram Modules in place decided to only go with 2gb as 4gb wouldnt be used 95% of the time and i can justify the cost.





Final Image of the Build - Enjoy!



Thanks for Reading.

StevenG

[disruptfam]

wow nice work man!!! i like that panel!!

Good photo aswell...

What temps are you getting?

[StevenG]

wow nice work man!!! i like that panel!!

Good photo aswell...

What temps are you getting?

about 60'c load at 3.2 with prime

but i ran FEAR (only game i had lying around) for an hour and came out gpu was at 53 and cpu at 45 or something like that

not bad for the size of the case imo

StevenG

EDIT:- Final Pic

[troisanh]

excellent work there mate!

[CERO]

Looks very nice so far, keep up the good job

[Ming@s]

Very Goodd case.

[TopherTony]

Thats fantastic. I love sff WC builds. Congrats on the final product

[bluep3ace]

Thinking about this rig now its built a GTX in a W/C mATX case like this is some achievement.

that's not an achievement, it's insanity.

[bball4ever39]

Incredible, amazing how you got everything in there looking so nice, just awesome

[Leeghoofd]

Great smooth and stylish build dude, top class, I would only have taken this challenge it with smaller tubing and 90° elbows to make the routing easier... ace job !

[disruptfam]

what temps are you getting with the magicool rad?

[yankee]

WOW! And i thought my rig was a tight fit! Now that's TIGHT

Great Job!

[StevenG]

what temps are you getting with the magicool rad?

Hi, i was getting 60'c load on my quad @ 3.2ghz and under 60'c on the gtx too.

ive had another 2 cases since this build. nothing as excitin or good, wish'd id never sold the case now

thanks for all the positive comments, it was a good build and i really enjoyed it. for all that liked this build please see my 2nd build HERE and my galleryHERE

StevenG

[disruptfam]

fantastic job!

[xxjoebreadxx]

Man you did a Great Job on that case. That looks bad ASSSSSSS