The Obsidian 800D thread :D

[larrabee]

This thread is inspiring. Keep up the great work everyone... someday i'll post my 800d too

[framesX2X]

hi

I'm Done with Corsair 800D mod w/boreas II Coolong system. Also got back my front panel, painted at bottom to hide cable's.

[Piggy1918]

Here is my rig:

Just curious, why is the fourth screw not screwed into the fan at the back? Clearance issues of some sort?

[framesX2X]

thanks

didn't notes that.

[triggs75]

my 800d
It changes PSU into placing vertically.

That is truely an awsome build. Great job!!!

Chad

[triggs75]

Components and Water cool parts in sig below









Chad

[framesX2X]

hi triggs75


dude very nice there, all red. cool

[WCRF]

Just curious, why is the fourth screw not screwed into the fan at the back? Clearance issues of some sort?

I had to first fix the fans in the radiator with three little screws, then the radiator in the case with 9 long screws.

That's why in the top you can only see three screws per fan in the case.

[lonkny]

Wanted to get pics up before starting a refresh. Just picked up a Rampage III Extreme, i7 930, new PSU, Soundcard, etc. so this whole thing will be cleaned up quite a bit very soon. Probably going with one loop instead of 2, since it will just be the CPU, GPU, & full board block that I will be cooling, rather than CPU, GPU, NB, SB, & Mosfets all using separate blocks as it is now (altho I will most likely keep both rads!). Just trying to decide which pump(s) to use (1xMCP655 or 2xMCP355's using EK dual top V2) - any suggestions? I like the white EK Dual DDC V2 top but not sure where to put it (under the res using the Multioption Link, under the shelf, or mounted in a 5.25" bay)...

Loop 1:
Res1 = EK Multioption 250 (V1)
Rad1 = Swiftech MCR320 w/6 Scythe Slipstream SY1225SL12SH push/pull
Pump1 = Swiftech MCP655 w/EK D5 Top
SB = EK 790i Southbridge Block
CPU = Koolance CPU-340
Mosfet = Koolance MVR-40

Loop 2:
Res2 = XSPC DDC Res Top
Rad2 = Black Ice SR1 140mm Low Flow w/Noctua NF-P14FLX
Pump2 = Swiftech MCP355
NB = EK 780i NB Block
VGA = EK FC-5850 w/RAM Backplate

Misc:
Fill Port = Danger Den Black Aluminum
Tubing = Feser Black 1/2" ID 3/4" OD, Tygon R3400 7/16" ID 9/16" OD, Koolance Orange 1/2" ID 5/8" OD
Pump Bracket = (UN)Designs Infinite DDC Pump Bracket, Vertical Version
Control = T-Balancer BigNG, MiniNG, Analog Sensor Hub
Flow Meters = 2 x Koolance INS-FM17 (visual), 2 x Swissflow SF800 (sensor)
Water Temp Sensors = 2 x Koolance SEN-AP006G
Display = Matrix Orbital LK-204-7T-USB-TCI
Fittings = various Enzotech, Bitspower, & Koolance

Hardware (partial):
Motherboard = eVGA 780i
CPU = Core2Quad Q9550
RAM = Corsair Dominator 1066
Video Card = XFX Radeon HD 5850 "XXX Edition"
Case = Corsair Obsidian 800D
PSU = ABS Tagan 900W
Sound = Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Professional Edition
OS HDD = OCZ Colossus 250GB SSD
SATA/SAS RAID = JMicron JMB363, Promise FastTrack TX2300

Here is the basic plan:


Stuck a red CCFL to one of the RAM chips which gave a nice glow through the RAM cooler:


Current setup w/780i and EK NB & SB blocks and a leftover Koolance 340 from my first WC build:


Lapped all the blocks:


Ouch! This is the part that needs the most help... thank God nobody sees this side... one thing I don't like about the 800D case is that the side panels bulge very easily, even if you don't have much pushing against it... there is a BigNG, MiniNG, & Analog Sensor Hub in this mess:


Best part of orange loop... love the way this Bitspower fitting did the job perfectly, and will probably keep it this way since it worked so well. Also used Koolance INS-FM17 leftover flow meters for visual indicators, while using Swissflow SF800's to hookup to Analog Sensor Hub:


DD fill port:


I'm certainly no photographer:


The orange button is for the LED's and the purple button is for the UV CCFL's... the red LED is the BigNG's visual indicator:


The Matrix Orbital LK-204-7T-USB-TCI after figuring out how to get it to display in green (currently using the not-very-well-known beta version of LCD Smartie which has TCI color control):


CCFL's are crooked but have since been fixed:




Tubing wrap & CCFL's have since been cleaned up.


Will post link to my updated build log once I get going on it.

[framesX2X]

nice

[AcidMaxx]

My humble 800D rig








Components;

» Obsidian 800D
» CPU: Intel Core i7 920 OC'd to 4.5 GHz
» Motherboard: ASUS Rampage III Extreme
» SAPPHIRE ATI HD5870 Vapor-X OC'd @ 1075/1250 1.350v
» CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3x2GB)
» Intel 160GB SSD


Water cool parts;

» RAD - XSPC RX360
» CPU Block - Swiftech APOGEE XT
» GPU Block - EK FC-5870 Radeon HD 5870 ATI Reference PCB Design - Nickel/Acetal
» Koolance Reservoir, Inline 240mm V2
» Swiftech MCP350 Water Pump
» XSPC Acrylic Top

[mlee49]

Theres nothing humble about that AcidMaxx

[lonkny]

Awesome rig... are those orange Xigmatek fans? And is that white interior lighting all coming from the fan LED's, or do you have others in there? I see the one blue CCFL but that can't be producing all that nice light, can it??

What type of tubing and liquid did you use? Also, where is the pump? It looks like the Rad outlet tube goes through the wire management hole into the back of the case... can you post more pics showing how everything is routed? Just getting started on my 800D refresh and trying to get some ideas... love the clean look of your system. I also have a Rampage III Extreme but went with white (Feser) & red (Primochill) UV tubing to match the board colors some more. Not married to them though...

Looks great - finally, what type of camera did you use to take the pics? I definitely need a camera upgrade... my pics are crap!

[AcidMaxx]

Awesome rig... are those orange Xigmatek fans? And is that white interior lighting all coming from the fan LED's, or do you have others in there? I see the one blue CCFL but that can't be producing all that nice light, can it??

Thank you lonkny. YES, these are Xigmatek fans plus Dual 12" Blue Cold Cathode Kit

What type of tubing and liquid did you use? Also, where is the pump? It looks like the Rad outlet tube goes through the wire management hole into the back of the case... can you post more pics showing how everything is routed? Just getting started on my 800D refresh and trying to get some ideas... love the clean look of your system. I also have a Rampage III Extreme but went with white (Feser) & red (Primochill) UV tubing to match the board colors some more. Not married to them though...

PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue Tubing -7/16in. ID X 5/8in. OD and Distilled water with no additives. The pump is located in the bottom hard drive cage below the reservoir. The radiator inlet tube and the pump output is routed behind the motherboard tray.

Looks great - finally, what type of camera did you use to take the pics? I definitely need a camera upgrade... my pics are crap!

Canon G11 plus some Photoshop time

Here is the original PIC:

[cakofony]

Woah, these are all amazing setups. My 700D (mostly the same) should arive in a couple days. Does anybody know if an ek multioption 400 will fit in the top portion? (it's 40 cm, I suppose there'll also have to be room for the rad)

If not I suppose I'll have to buy a drive bay reservoir. Does anybody know if the XSPC bay res for the laing d5 will fit a mcp655?

[Piospi]

Hi, I Ordered Corsair Obsidian 800D. How large radiators will come up in these three places?

[framesX2X]

hi

one 360 or 420 or three 220.

i hive two 360 and they do a good job keeping things cool, my highest temp was about 38c to 41c in a fulload, a good 6-hours running. low heat...

[Piospi]

oh sorry, I forgot to give a picture: http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6...0dgallery2.jpg

[framesX2X]

You can put in, 1 360 top and 1 220 bottom , 1 120 front or back or side or out.

But i still said go with two 360.

[fantomau]

Hehe, I would post my 800D, But I'm changing from the H50 to AIR (Thermalright Venomous-X) & will be sleeving cables very soon & adding a ccfl

I wish the power & reset switch were easier to change, As I have a 22mm and 16mm black vandal switch I'd like to use that I used in my PC-A70, If not I'll have to sell'em. They looked sweet in the LiLi.

I'd also like to get the side panel a different cut w/ like a light blue acrylic like I have on my old PC-A70.

Owell, Heres 1 pic (Changing from red to blue)

[Ogge_swe]

UV

PLZ only 4pics per rig, some have a lot more

[ForceFed_B16A]

This isn't exactly current, but you can just imagine the Koolance QDCs I just got along with a new Killer 2100 network card. Soon, all the wires will be uni-sleeved white.

[kill_a_wat]

Hi zigzag
PSU is stored when putting a 15～20 mm spacer in the leg.

It is such a feeling.

Very well planned build. Nice one and great looking rig you have there

[Church]

Please, don't quote full post with all the pics. Especially if it's not the first time for this build. While wonderfully done build but seeing it all over again and again? Damnit, is it so hard to select stuff and press del key?

[Petrucci_M3]