My "murder" project.

[Giannis86]

that grill looks amazing..i love how it blends in with the case...outstanding work there^^
i do have to say that it looks painfully restrictive to airflow though

[Tile]

Looks top-spec. This is what characterises top notch casemodding.

[emoners]

i totally gotta steal some ideas here

[charles_h]

Thanks for the comments Guys.

Ps : I'm first for the murderMod TJ07 005 top grill ^^

Absolutely. Right after Fried Chicklettes and Steffen.

I am still looking for a I/O shield.. I am trying to steal one from my brother-in-law.. but he is resisting!

You must tell him RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. Or just take it while he sleeps.

For the IO Shield. Why don´t you ask directly at EVGA? Lost mine too and had 2 days later a new one

Cheers Steffen, I sent them an email.

try contacting evga, foxconn or bfg cause they're all the same 680i boards. foxconn makes them and evga and bfg rebadge their names on em. i think xfx may use the same board to but i dont remember, haven't looked at that series since last summer when i built a pc for a friend and used one.

i was up at Lowes yesterday and stopped by the electronics section and found those cable clamps, they were made by a different company but i got them and they work great. great idea Charles

Done and glad to hear you found those clamps.

Hey, I don't know if it's any help, but I have an extra I/O shield for my XFX 680i LT that I'm not using. It's leftover from my RMA, I forgot to send it back, lol. If it'll work, you can have it for free. Call it for the good of the cause.... the murderMod cause!!!

Cheers hiyah, very kind of you. The varmint I need has two Ethernet ports - I don't recall if the LT version has one or two...

10 please

Sweet! I'm pleased to announce that bulk orders of 10 or more come with a handsome set of Acrylic steak knives.

lyl he does have a problem bleeding that loop fully, with his scenario of tipping the case on the front, air will get trapped in his fuzion block...

anyway this is still not quite finished, so he can still invert the cpu block to the proper orientation...

hmmm... It only takes about 10 mins to fill and fully bleed all the air. How much faster would it be to invert the block do you think? I always thought the in and out designations on the block were more for flow design than trapped air.

i do have to say that it looks painfully restrictive to airflow though

It's actually pretty good. There's a considerable amount of airflow. Obviously without a fan, this wouldn't be adequate for an air cooled config.



Project Update: I figured I'd mount the EK blocks to the cards in hopes that that would help summon an IO shield of build finishing. This is my 1st experience with EK products so I followed the instructions carefully. After joining the card to the block, I noticed there was a gap as a result of the power regulator block not being flush with the water block. I tried reseating it a few times with no luck. I then switched to an other ALU power reg block and it had the same problem. It appears the Nickel block is the culprit. The other Nickel block is fine. Shame the problem isn't the ALU block as I have two of those from the original copper blocks.





Golly! Almost no ram contact.





There's the problem - the ALU block is on an angle - yikes!


Bottomline: the IO Shield is no longer holding up the build...

[ultimeus]

Too bad, I think Ek blocks quality control is not good as in the beginning, not the first time someone as a problem with them.

[Friedchicken]

Noooooo.....

[Tile]

The solution for this problem is to take the block to a local machine shop to determine exactly where is the problem and correct in on a CNC.

[LogAn'sRun]

how's that a solution? Then he has to pay someone else to fix something that should have been right in the first place? I would take it back.

[Friedchicken]

Maybe a shim would be a better solution considering the angle.

[Dangals]

Stunning build!!!!

I too would love to get my hands on one of those top plates - early July you say they will be available??

I must admit that everytime I read this thread I hear homer's voice....

"I gave my love a chicken it had no bones....mmmm chicken"

[charles_h]

Stunning build!!!!

I too would love to get my hands on one of those top plates - early July you say they will be available??

I must admit that everytime I read this thread I hear homer's voice....

"I gave my love a chicken it had no bones....mmmm chicken"

I swear I've put on 10 pounds since starting this build. Every time I check the thread and see Fried Chicken, I'm immediately hungry.

Cheers Dangals.



Project Update: No need for milling, cedar shims or latex body suits (ok, where the hell did that come from). When you buy from a place like Petra's, you get service baby...

Charles,

I am sad to hear that one of the blocks appears to be defective (maybe the threads were tapped crooked). I do have one left so if you want to send the defective one back to me, I can cross-ship our last one to you. Charles, what do you think?

Quoc Ngo

Petra's Tech Shop (www.shopPTS.com)

That's what I'm talkin'bout!

[Dangals]

no, thank you charles your work is inspirational and when it comes time for me to get either a 4870 or 4870x2 and add that into my loop I am sure to take a few things from your builds and try to imitate them.....

One thing is for sure - I am definately adding the top panel that you made please let me know as soon as they are available!!!

[charles_h]

no, thank you charles your work is inspirational and when it comes time for me to get either a 4870 or 4870x2 and add that into my loop I am sure to take a few things from your builds and try to imitate them.....

One thing is for sure - I am definately adding the top panel that you made please let me know as soon as they are available!!!

Absolutely I will Dangals.

Cheers.

[disruptfam]

gotta hate all the lil problems that appear when building pc's like this.

I been through my fair share....

hopefully problem can be rectified asap.

Because i can't wait to see this finished!!!!

droooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Martijn]

I really hate you... I now HAVE to get a TJ07 and mod it as well

J/K. You did an outstanding job. I am going to get myself a TJ07, though

[LogAn'sRun]

no kidding, these TJ07 mods are growing on me. I thought that the v2000 was like the be all end all cae, but Mr Charles has shown me the light. . . .

[64dragon]

at least the tj07 hasn't been discontinued or turned into crap like the v2010. i'd love to get a v2000 but dont have money and by the time i do it will be impossible to find. half the reason i like the v2000 is bc of the inverted board and bc of that i dont care for the new ones with the regular mounting board.

[Systemcepe]

Its looks perfect! Great work on everything!

I would hope and be glad if you could take some picture of it with a standard position? Without those macroshots or the fancy angles?

Thanks
Systemcepe

[charles_h]

Cheers Guys.

All being well, I should have the replacement gpu block by Wednesday and hopefully, the IO Shield as well.

I've been looking at Fried Chicken's build these past days thinking what else can be done. I've come up with an idea I'm pretty stoked about. It'll totally fit with the design and tie everything together, composition wise. I'm afraid I'm not going to tip my cards just yet - instead I'm going to be a big jerk and make you guys wait till the end of the week when if all goes as planned, pics will be done.

and yes there will be full body shots - not just arty farty ones.

I hate to keep my idea under wraps guys, especially since you're all so awesome and amazingly supportive.

My hope is that the wait will be worth it.

[ultimeus]

Thanks to you for showing this amazing build

[Lu(ky]

Great job on this build... Very very clean I like it....

[lyl]

hmmm... It only takes about 10 mins to fill and fully bleed all the air. How much faster would it be to invert the block do you think? I always thought the in and out designations on the block were more for flow design than trapped air.

Here's what the D-tek manual says

Apply high quality thermal paste such as Artic Silver to the CPU core. Place the water-block down until it rests atop the CPU. Make sure
the waterblock orientation is that in which the outlet barb is placed at the top when the computer is upright to help bleed any air bubbles
in the block when filling. This also positions the “D-TEK” label upright.

But like i said, if you have bled the system correctly, I dont see why there would be a problem. Im going to go out on a limb and say Charles has enough WC experience to fully bleed a loop And I dont see the orientation effecting the flow very much at all either.

Your orientation gives the cleanest look, and i think you should go with that It's a murderbox, amirite


Sorry to hear your troubles with the EK block, Charles... At least your project snag is better than a missing I/O shield!

[charles_h]

Thanks guys.

Here's what the D-tek manual says


But like i said, if you have bled the system correctly, I dont see why there would be a problem. Im going to go out on a limb and say Charles has enough WC experience to fully bleed a loop And I dont see the orientation effecting the flow very much at all either.

Your orientation gives the cleanest look, and i think you should go with that It's a murderbox, amirite


Sorry to hear your troubles with the EK block, Charles... At least your project snag is better than a missing I/O shield!

Cheers lyl, good to know. In this case, I might flip the block around. I think the hoses will look neater with the pump going to the "out" barb. This would put the block at a 90 degree angle in relation to the D-Tek logo. If orientation is just about bleeding issues then no worries, It's good exercise wrastling a fully loaded TJ07 around.


Project Update: Nickel block en route. IO Shield still MIA.


RIP George Carlin.

[Friedchicken]

One call to EVGA, and they are shipping one out to me at no charge. I've had several dealings with their RMA and support staff and have had great experiences with them every time.

I highly recommend their products for the warantee/support alone.

[charles_h]

Project Update: I picked up the replacement EK block earlier in the day (thanks to Quoc@ Petra's) and FC brought the IO Shield to me Thursday aft. Threw some paint on the IO Shield and installed the new block on the video card. Decided I'd crank away till late into the night since I was stoked to finally get the last pieces. Put the loop together but will wait till the AM to fill. Still have to button up a few things but I thought I'd take a quick night shot before packing it in, to give you guys a taste.





Many more to follow.