iHannes h2o projekt - Cl[M]ean-Machine

[iHannes]

Hiya dudes! Thought I'd share some of my progress on a work of mine. It's kinda getting into the same league as your setups!

In advance I'd like to excuse my in some cases bad english.

Alright, here it comes:

PROJEKT :: CLMEAN-MACHINE

In this thread I'll show you some progress from socket 775 to i7 and some exchange of hardware and style. I would like you all to comment on what I should do better, things I should think of and perhaps also some suggestions on what I should do now to make this rig a real XS system! I would also like som help and tip about how to set your camera to get that really cool effect some of you have, like Screamer etc. I have an Nikon D40 and I also can use an D300, but it's really to complicated for me. :P

#Plans: [ ] = Unfinished, [ - ] = Skipped, [ X ] = Accomplished, [ / ] = Bought but not used
-Finnish sleeving my TX650w PSU [ X ]
-Powdercoat the inside of the chassi black [ - ]
-Beat 4.7GHz on my i7 920 D0 (I'm at 4.515 atm) [ ]
-3 way SLI with GTX280 or an HD5870 [ X ]
-Extend my H2O with two loops and more radiators [ ]
-Buy more Noctua fans for all usable spots. [ X ]
-Buy 3x2GB DDR3 ram [ ]
-Sleeve the Case cables [ X ]
-Make an opening in the motherboard tray for easier removal of CPU-block [ ]
-To use 3dmark Vantage instead of 3dmark 06 [ / ]
-Through out the same type of hose in the system [ X ]
-Cooler fittings [ X ]
-Use front bezels with mesh instead of the original ones. [ X ]
-Switch from 775 to i7 [ X ]
-Cool the motherboard, CPU and GPU by h2o [ X ]
-Buy an Lian Li V1000b plus II [ X ]
-Beat the magical 4GHz [ X ]
-Beat some old personal 3dmark records [ X ]
-Buy an plexi case-side [ X ]
-Paint the silver case-side black [ X ]
-Re-build the 5.25" Laing style [ ]
-Dress the inside of the chassi in plexi [ ]
-Switch the original Lian Li wheels to casefeets. [ X ]

Components in use ATM:

| PC |
CASE: Lian Li V1000b
CPU: i7 920 d0 @ 4.515GHz | 1.4v
Mobo: EVGA X58 3x SLI CLASSIFIED @ 215
GPU: HD5870
RAM: A-Data @ 1720Mhz 8.8.8.20 T1
PSU: Corsair HX750W MDPC-X MOD
SSD: Kingston V Series 64GB
HDD: 3x1TB Samsung f1, 1x1TB Seagate, 1x640GB Seagate, 1x1TB Hitachi Deskstar

| H2O |
CPU: Heatkiller v3.0 LT
PUMP: Laing DDC 18W EK-top
RES: Swiftech Micro Res Rev.2
RAD: Black Ice SR-1 240
FITTING: Nickel Compressor ID 1/2" OD 3/4"
HOSE: Tygon ID 1/2" OD 3/4"

Exchanged hardware under the time of the project:
Gigabyte EX58-Extreme
XFX780i
Q9550 e0
Alphacool 3x120 radiator
Alphacool cylinder reservoar
GTX280 with EK fullcover GPU Block
Corsair TX650w MDPC-X modded
Corsair RAM fan[/i]


The Rig:

Previously on Projekt :: CL[M]EAN-MACHINE
Oh, some pics of the project, before it became a project. :P

Sleeving









Chassi:






OK, let's begin with what you came to see.

This is how it first looked when I called it a projekt.










I got complains about the cable management so I tried some more.







It didn't quite suffice so I tried harder yet, and switch position of the SSD



Moved the Sata cables. (And moved some more cables actually)



Some motherboard cooling pics and some less sexy hose management




Took myself some time to try harder.



Got a tip to move the pump to get less hose so I did it.





Some low quality pics!









Redid the hose management, a new case-side and the new bezels is on.







A smal upgrade, painted the case-side and added some noctuas to the specs. Also exchanged the wheels for some feets. Also bought an HD5870 which is the like second absolutely brand new GPU i've bought since the Nvidia 7950GT. I must say that it were more of an upgrade than I thought! I will buy a new block for the HD5870 to, but there's some other stuff to buy first.


















Got tired of that ing blue PCB of the Gigabyte motherboard so I bought an Evga x58 X3 SLI Classified 760, it matches the colorscheme alot better, don't you think?


















My "new" mouse! Maybe the best ehm.. Not infrared or lazer mouse ever built? Not actually using it tho. :P





Modding:
To make this thread a little more interesting I'm going to modify this case a bit. I'm going to make room for an 3x120 radiator in the top of the chassi and also exchange the wheels with feets (Already done tho), add plexicovers inside the case to make it shiny (also already done) and make some changes based and inspired of Laine with the 5.25" room.

Something like this: CRED TO Laine FOR THE MODIFICATIONS AND IDEAS FOR THEM




And this is about where I am atm:































And some reflections in the plexi. I've painted it black on one side and leaved it shiny on the top side resulting in quite a stylish surface.





I am thinking of buying the EK motherboard and GPU nickel acetal block. Any thoughts of them? I really like EK's stuff and always used 'em.

Any thoughts on how to manage the hoses when having just the motherboard and CPU and also when I have CPU, motherboard and GPU. With and without an extra loop. Anyone out there using the same or a similiar setup?

[CryptiK]

Looks promising, interested to see where this goes.

[iHannes]

CryptiK, any ideas on how to move forward?

Also, I forgot to say but the smal pictures are clickable.

[Antioch]

I have an excellent idea for this case but no tools to make the parts... but seeing so many people modding this case recently makes me want to just do it.

[So3oL4Nu]

Nice modding and nice case but you're sleeving it's HORRIBLE !!!

[CryptiK]

CryptiK, any ideas on how to move forward?

Also, I forgot to say but the smal pictures are clickable.

No idea really, I'm just starting to do my first case mods and my first watercooling project myself. I'll leave big suggestions to the veterans.

Perhaps just the obvious move of grabbing the EK board block, and perhaps neatening up the sleeving at the plugs to get them more even (you've already cut the sleeve lengths but if it's uneven at the PSU end it's not as noticeable at at the plug ends). From what I can see, the aim with sleeving is to have the sleeve finish at the same part of each wire, then use identical lengths of heatshrink to secure each sleeve so each wire looks the same.

[Oli4v]

nice V1000b you've got there, especially the latest revision, that one looks really neat, mine has also gone through different phases

[iHannes]

Aircooling, kinda massive, don't you agree?






Naked and exposed, but not for long



The package from ChilledPC has arrived! Thanks Tom!









Some guts on the floor



Mounting the block were a total drag. Damn it were complicated! Especially for me with my shaky hands.




Some hoses could come in handy.






Mounting the MB into the case.


Filling the loop
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RESULT:









This is all for this time. I'm currently letting my friend murdermod sleeve my Hx750 with red and black sleeve. Tune in later this week for updates!

[avddreamr]

Wow that's awesome, every time I want to get rid of my pcv-1000, someone does something awesome.

I'll be keeping a close eye on your build.

[iHannes]

[avddreamr]

Wow my hands hurt from looking at your psu, that's amazing.
Who needs a cd drive anyways

Did you have to give up your front panel ports, to mount the hdds so close?
or did you mod them, or replace them?

[liveify]

Looks great, one suggestion though. From what I have heard those noctua fans you have on the radiator have pretty bad radiator performance. The fan you have exhausting air on the back would work better on the radiator. Remember, cfm isn't everything

[iHannes]

I had to sacrifice the front ports in order to use the extra space. Not a great loss actually, never really used em. I'm going to change the fans so that the more powerfull is used on the radiator. But I do use push and pull on the radiator, maybe it's sufficent?

[prava]

What fittings are those? The 45º do not leak? I'm asking because many people found theirs to leak specially when subject to stress (as the o-ring gets pressure on one side so it leaks on the other...).

Awesome build, BTW

[iHannes]

Wow my hands hurt from looking at your psu, that's amazing.
Who needs a cd drive anyways

Did you have to give up your front panel ports, to mount the hdds so close?
or did you mod them, or replace them?

Yeah, I had to sacrifice the front panel ports. But it's not that big of a loss for me.

Looks great, one suggestion though. From what I have heard those noctua fans you have on the radiator have pretty bad radiator performance. The fan you have exhausting air on the back would work better on the radiator. Remember, cfm isn't everything

I've thought about that and I'm probably going to swap fans today.

What fittings are those? The 45º do not leak? I'm asking because many people found theirs to leak specially when subject to stress (as the o-ring gets pressure on one side so it leaks on the other...).

Awesome build, BTW

Does not leak for me. I'm not sure what fittings it are. Bought them used. But it's 1/2" id, 3/4" OD.

[Marco André]

Looking good! Any change to move the pump to the side so the tube coming from reservoir look straight?

[iHannes]

Looking good! Any change to move the pump to the side so the tube coming from reservoir look straight?

How do you mean exactly?

[avddreamr]

So simple question, is it quiet? Or relatively so? Just beautiful

[iHannes]

So simple question, is it quiet? Or relatively so? Just beautiful

Relativly so actually. The noctua fans does their job.

Some new pics, got my new HX750 from my friend earlier this week. Sleeved with mdpc-x sleeve, thank you Nils! And thank you Sebastian for your hardwork!








I got more pictures in stock, just need to resize 'em if you like to see more. BTW! Is there a way to make the forum itself resize em? Like using [imgw] tags instead of [img] tags?

[iHannes]

Thought I present my first and only sponsor.. Ever! I'm quite proud of myself. ^^, Artur have sponsored me with an Enermax Magma Fan, So i can see if they're a better choice than my noctuas. Probably gonna look better anyways.



The led sleeve and motherboard block. It's damn sexy! Great work Eddy!


Alright, if someone know or if Eddy himself takes a look in this thread, I have a question about the EK fittings. Are they available? Are they available in the sizes that fits 3/4OD 1/2ID hose? Right now I'm out of cash for this project, used way to much money already on hardware. :P (Ordered an EK cylinder 250 reservoar and some fesser fittings like the one I use right now. Also some 45 degrees connections and black and red hoses) so the fittings and a Nickel/Acetal block or two for my 5870 and another one for upgrade is going to wait, probably for quiet some time. But someday it's probably gonna find it's way to my Clean, Mean-Machine project.

The last pictures, are they any good? Something I should think about? They're minimized quite a bit right now. To fit the forum, but apart from that. Should I use different angels or something? I currently only possess an Nikon D40, probably can borrow my GF's D300 but it's complicated to use. :P

Gonna update with some fresh pictures once the EK res is installed and the new hoses is in place. Until next time!

[josk1]

take that uggly noctua out and get some red coolant then you'll have it 100% right!!!
nice job!

[iHannes]

take that uggly noctua out and get some red coolant then you'll have it 100% right!!!
nice job!

I'm aiming @ 110% Red coolant is ordered, red hose is ordered, black hose is ordered and an EK 250 reservoar is ordered. Let's see when they come and what will look best! It's easter here and it's like sunday until thuesday in sweden. Great with some time off, tho the mail isn't dillivered either.

I've also been sponsored with an Enermax Magma fan from Coolingstuff.se as I stated in my previous post. It's black'n red for those who don't know. ^^, So that's one less noctua in the system.. Now I need three more magmas.. Or actually 6 more since I've have plans for making room for a 3x120 rad in the top. Enermax, if you read this. Send 6 Magma fans to Sweden asap! I'm out of cash!

I got plans for the acrylic (plexi) panel by the 5.25". I'm thinking cherryblossom or something instead of Evga. I'm also thinking about making a "shroud" kinda thing for the radiator that's placed in the 5.25" spot. So that it looks more.. Solid (See picture below). What do you guys think of that?

[The Shooter]

Great colors you got there all parts are briliant picked!

[iHannes]

Great colors you got there all parts are briliant picked!

Thanks man!

[Wezly]

I LOVE the EVGA plate you put on the 5.25" bays!

And the red sleeve is superb

Don't you think the red "CLASSIFIED" cover on the EK block should be standard?