[Project]: SR-2 Build (No name yet)

[xxh1tm4nxx]

hey JTF.....just a quick question...was getting the block on the board a pain in the anus? im using the same board but im not too sure whether to get the block for it or no....Ive tried WC'ing two separate boards before (not sr-2's) and ended up burning both of them....

[JTF195]

Taking the stock cooler off was simple, but it was a pain in the ass to cut and align all the TIM pads for all the little chips on the board. And after I had the cooler on the board, I had a little bit of trouble getting the screws to go into the standoffs straight, but with a little concentration, I got it done, and overall it wasn't too bad.

[JTF195]

I shipped the res back to P-PCs today, nothing really new other than that.


I also just wanna throw out the beacon that I'm looking for a Koolance PSU-1300ATX-12N: http://www.koolance.com/product_arch...product_id=665

Unfortunately, the PSU-1300ATX-12N has been discontinued since last year, so I have no idea where to even begin looking for one.


If anyone has one, or knows where I might be able to find one, I'd love to know.

[paulbagz]

Subbed.

Very jealous, have always wanted to do an SR-2 build

Can't wait to see how it turns out.

-PB

[JTF195]

So, I decided to plug everything in and do a really really short bootup without any active cooling - just long enough to check if it would POST and get into the BIOS. I'm pretty glad I did, because my graphics card failed. Luckily, I had a pretty good idea what I had done wrong. I figured I'd probably put the internal SLi bridges on backwards, the same mistake I made when I installed the first waterblock.
So I tore the damn thing back apart, and sure enough, I had the bridges plugged in to the wrong sides, and let me just say, getting the DVI ports into the slots on the PCI bracket, while simultaneously keeping the SLi bridges connected is SUCH a pain.
So I finally got everything back together, plugged it all in, booted up, loaded up the BIOS, and promptly shut down before the CPUs reached 60C


On another note, I've had all the fittings off for a couple days, and I cut out all the green o-rings that came with them, and I'm going to buy a bunch of red ones, just because.
But I'm debating the idea of buying a whole bunch of rotary angle fittings, and go with the "rigid lines" style, as opposed to the "curvy loops" style.

[theseeker]

So, I decided to plug everything in and do a really really short bootup without any active cooling - just long enough to check if it would POST and get into the BIOS. I'm pretty glad I did, because my graphics card failed. Luckily, I had a pretty good idea what I had done wrong. I figured I'd probably put the internal SLi bridges on backwards, the same mistake I made when I installed the first waterblock.
So I tore the damn thing back apart, and sure enough, I had the bridges plugged in to the wrong sides, and let me just say, getting the DVI ports into the slots on the PCI bracket, while simultaneously keeping the SLi bridges connected is SUCH a pain.
So I finally got everything back together, plugged it all in, booted up, loaded up the BIOS, and promptly shut down before the CPUs reached 60C


On another note, I've had all the fittings off for a couple days, and I cut out all the green o-rings that came with them, and I'm going to buy a bunch of red ones, just because.
But I'm debating the idea of buying a whole bunch of rotary angle fittings, and go with the "rigid lines" style, as opposed to the "curvy loops" style.

I am looking forward to your results and thoughts, regarding the SR-2.

Great build!

[JTF195]

So I got impatient and slapped together a really basic loop, just to get the rig up and running


Been overclocking all day, Trying to get to a 200 bclk.

[theseeker]

What is your overall impression with the SR-2?

[JTF195]

What is your overall impression with the SR-2?

It's pretty awesome so far.

I just wish the rest of the hardware was better