Project: Raistlin

[Neox69]

DAMN THAT IS NICE!

[LeandroJVarini]

wow, TRI SLI on water!!! man, is dream!!! nice work!!!

[bianco]

Hi,
Looking really sweet Bianco

Thanks for the info bianco~
Will have my friend look into it
Or might just come down there during the next great SG sale~

DAMN THAT IS NICE!

wow, TRI SLI on water!!! man, is dream!!! nice work!!!

thanks a lot guys! huge update coming up...

[bianco]

final update for this year... :P
been really busy with my kids (which i enjoy) and work (which i need)... and thanks to rockband - my ps3 has been getting some mileage keeping me 'away' from my pc most of the time. haha.

anyways, to start off... i had the rads mounted at the bottom compartment... the 'cool' pair


here's the 360 from the side


and the feser 240 on the other side


pumps mounted


ports for tubes coming from rads below


vipercheck flow indicators, serve as ports for tubes going back to the rads


busy down under; connection from viperchecks above - splits into return tubes to rad and drainport below


took a break from 'pipework' and prep'd the motherboard


the cpu was not left out


resting on the mobo tray


last few stages of the progress, graphics cards in. tubes connected.


filling it up


view from the top


eventually revised the fitting configuration for the gpu loop


after some tidying up of the cables


'final' look

[Chicken Patty]

absolutely amazing, WOW. This deserves to be on MDPC if you ask me. How does the backside look? BTW, Happy New Year bro

[H2O]

Wow, what a killer computer! Thanks for posting pics of the Bitspower NB/SB block too, I have been loking everywhere for pics of it on a Classified. Keep up the great work!

Just a quick question, if I may: how easy is it to change the TJ07 motherboard tray to an inverted ATX position?

[whuzabi]

that looks great. the only think i would change are the fittings above the GPU

there are 3 in a row. maybe 1 is enough ?!

[josk1]

I LOOOVE.... your cosmos S box behind


just kidding, nice work there!!!
the wait was worth it !

[n00b 0f l337]

I'm nto sure why you used so many fittings, when many of those turns and 45" would have been natural.

[callen_1]

The paint job on the case is stunning, really smacks you in the face. It's a shame the fluid can't keep up, it looks a little dull when compared. Overall though the whole build is just awesome, and i hope you have a massive monitor.

BTW did you ever consider black tygon? It would contrast great with the wicked paint, but that's just my stupid opinion

[Anemic]

Woooow, looks VERY very nice.... Mesmerzing ; )

[kgtiger]

Excellent work bianco, the red inside of the case look excellent and I like the red coolant too.
However the res is the one thing that keep catching my eye. Is the slight angle on the res, dew to the tubing from the pumps pushed it over a tad, it just throws it all off a little.

All in all I am really happy to see you have finished Raistlin, I have been watching and hoping for some time now,
you have done very well mate, you should be proud of yourself.

[RCG_Bex]

SMEXY!!! *licks*

Can I steals? Please?

~Bex

[leo_bsb]

I second the too many fittings opinion.
I would also change the pumps position, there is no reason to buy a performance top and put a 90º fitting on top, you could just use the pump in the "performance" position, or put them connected directly to the reservoirs.
I still think that the XPSC dual bay/dual pump res is the best solution for dual loops on small or too cluttered cases.

[bianco]

absolutely amazing, WOW. This deserves to be on MDPC if you ask me. How does the backside look? BTW, Happy New Year bro

thanks CP! waiting for the vandal switches and lighting stuff to complete the back. will have pictures eventually. and a happy new year to you too bro.

Wow, what a killer computer! Thanks for posting pics of the Bitspower NB/SB block too, I have been loking everywhere for pics of it on a Classified. Keep up the great work!
Just a quick question, if I may: how easy is it to change the TJ07 motherboard tray to an inverted ATX position?

thanks h2o. and here's one more for you.
as for inverting the mobo:
1, swapped the top/bottom rails but the disadvantage is - spacing would be too close to the top. although you won't have to change the backplate.
2, custom backplate, by purchasing (ie murdermod) or fabricating your own.

that looks great. the only think i would change are the fittings above the GPU
there are 3 in a row. maybe 1 is enough ?!

thanks whuzabi. hehe. yeah, but i just wanted to see how it'd look and i wanted to have the gpu (out) tube parallel with the cpu/nbsb (out) tube.

I LOOOVE.... your cosmos S box behind
just kidding, nice work there!!!
the wait was worth it !

haha. i love that box too. it's a very handy work sidetable.

I'm nto sure why you used so many fittings, when many of those turns and 45" would have been natural.

i've yet to perfect the 'molding' the tubes to the shape i want. will have some more test on the tube routing after my order of new tubes come.

The paint job on the case is stunning, really smacks you in the face. It's a shame the fluid can't keep up, it looks a little dull when compared. Overall though the whole build is just awesome, and i hope you have a massive monitor.
BTW did you ever consider black tygon? It would contrast great with the wicked paint, but that's just my stupid opinion

thanks callen.
yeah, wondered about using black tygon... might consider it if the red primochills don't cut it. and yeah, it'd be accompanied by a dell 3008.

Woooow, looks VERY very nice.... Mesmerzing ; )

thanks anemic.

Excellent work bianco, the red inside of the case look excellent and I like the red coolant too.
However the res is the one thing that keep catching my eye. Is the slight angle on the res, dew to the tubing from the pumps pushed it over a tad, it just throws it all off a little.

All in all I am really happy to see you have finished Raistlin, I have been watching and hoping for some time now,
you have done very well mate, you should be proud of yourself.

thanks bro!
yup, the res was being pushed back by tubes. i've managed to fix it up a little. but i'm more keen on modifying the pump/res brackets and remove the 90deg fittings to the pump (in) port.
appreciate your patience and interest!

SMEXY!!! *licks*
Can I steals? Please?
~Bex

thanks Bex! haha. but i don't know why you'd take this... while you're working on your awesome rig.

I second the too many fittings opinion.
I would also change the pumps position, there is no reason to buy a performance top and put a 90º fitting on top, you could just use the pump in the "performance" position, or put them connected directly to the reservoirs.
I still think that the XPSC dual bay/dual pump res is the best solution for dual loops on small or too cluttered cases.

thanks leo.
currently on the redesign phase; initially - i wanted to 'show' the liquid entering the pump. but then i realized, one the loop is fully bled and closed... there's not much movement to be seen... except for the spinning viperchecks. haha.

[RCG_Bex]

thanks Bex! haha. but i don't know why you'd take this... while you're working on your awesome rig.

Daw... I'm feeling the love!!! *huggles* Was originally your build that made me want to finish then you never did anything with it and I got sad.... I must now do my best to live up to the standards!!!

~Bex

[Koen]

Amazing work there. Looks very unique.

[CptDreadFlint]

Thoroughly impressed with all the metal fab work you put into this, bianco.

I always had trouble making red look good in pics. Your results and final work came out stellar. Great job, matey

Shoryuken!!! (My really bad impression of Ryu.)

[H2O]

Thanks for the help and the extra pic! That BP block is drop-dead gorgeous!

[bianco]

Daw... I'm feeling the love!!! *huggles* Was originally your build that made me want to finish then you never did anything with it and I got sad.... I must now do my best to live up to the standards!!!

~Bex

haaha. thanks Bex.
things have been pretty busy and i keep thinking about the 'unique factor' that i can add in to the build. in the end, i just wanted to have everything watercooled and running. i'm sure yours would turn out stunning.

Amazing work there. Looks very unique.

thanks koen. glad you said that.

Thoroughly impressed with all the metal fab work you put into this, bianco.

I always had trouble making red look good in pics. Your results and final work came out stellar. Great job, matey

Shoryuken!!! (My really bad impression of Ryu.)

thanks captain.
i'll have more time looking at others' project logs now. and maybe see what i can improve on my system - and yours is turning out to be quite an eye candy.

Thanks for the help and the extra pic! That BP block is drop-dead gorgeous!

np h2o. yeah, it was really nice. although i had to admit, when i first got it months ago, i was told that it was 'limited' edition that made it more 'special'. but i think now bp has made it available. well, more bp bling for everyone!



HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! may the new year bring more hardware, tech and watercooling awesomeness that we will spend our money on. and hopefully, the new year will be prosperous, so that we won't run out of money. haha. good health to everyone!

[charles_h]

Congratulations on an excellent build bianco!

I'm looking forward to seeing more final shots when you have some time.

Happy New Year my friend!

[woffen]

Outstanding build there, really nice!!

One question came to mind, those fans on the rads look like they are outside of the case. Will you be able to close the sidepanels with that setup or have I totally missed something?

[LeandroJVarini]

nice work, I'm going to mount a WC at this level!!

[shoopdawoopa]

This is looking awsome

[Xion X2]

Very nice build.

Set her up in a studio and take some nice pics that do it justice. The triple SLI on water is pure win. Nice job sleeving the cables into the PCI-E.