The Obsidian 800D thread :D

[tnc99]

I know my hoses are long, will be redone when i change the mobo (B2)

By the way, you guys got some nice cases! all of you!

[Spez]

Hi there
This is my first build. The Obsidian 800D with its huge Mobo compartment and rad space seemed like a good choice of case since I didn't want to apply modifications to it. I was inspired by many of the amazing works I've seen in this forum.
i opted for 2 loops but sharing the same reservoir. There's white and black tubing, but the different colors do not differienciate the loops. Both loops share the two types of tubes. I simply used the black tube in order to blend in the black background (Res outputs leading to rads and drain tube), while the white one contrasts in the foreground.

Rampage 3 Extreme
Intel core i7 950
Corsair Dominator RAM 12G
EVGA GeForce GTX470 x 2
Corsair AX1200 PSU

Mips mobo and RAM blocks
EK rads (Coolstream XT 120 and XT 360)
EK GTX470 blocks, backplates and SLI bridge
Koolance 402X2 res with 2 Swiftech MCP350 pumps
Primochill tubing
NZXT Performance fans (5x120, 1x140)
Lamptron FC8 fan controller

[LazyMan]

Spez, you did a really good job for your first build.......next time you'll be ready for the Dremel...

[chaosmage]

Hello !
I'm reading this thread for half a year maybe, and my Obsidian was waiting all this time for watercooled parts and suitable hardware.
I can say its my 1.5 build, previous one was a real crap and maybe i will upload some photos of it into my worklog (as soon as i get one).

During building this one, i have faced some problems i wish to solve in future:
- The tubes are really soft and they became a little bit blue after adding antifreeze into the system.
- The connection between CPU and RAM waterblocks needed metal spiral to be added and that doesnt look nice.
- There is a real mess from the tubes in 3.5 bay and i should get rid of them. (fillport and reservoir connection)
- I dont like the pump sponge. Orange sucks.



Any advice appreciated

[LazyMan]

Chaosmage, it doesn't look to bad, but yeah the orange sponge needs to go. as far as coolant...and I hope you didn't put anti-freeze in your loop...I would suggest distilled water with PT Nuke and silver coils. Also IMO the ram doesn't need to be water cooled...I would remove it and that would solve your problem with the tight bend. And for future reference use thicker wall tubing and you will not have this problem.

[PytonOrm]

added UV CCFL´s

Snygg bild Arne !! Nice picture arne

[oXcoRe]

little preview .

[McBacker]

little preview .

What tubing are these? What brand?

Very beautiful!

[oXcoRe]

Primochill 16-10 with 16-13 bp ..

[Chamezz]

Hello !
I'm reading this thread for half a year maybe, and my Obsidian was waiting all this time for watercooled parts and suitable hardware.
I can say its my 1.5 build, previous one was a real crap and maybe i will upload some photos of it into my worklog (as soon as i get one).

During building this one, i have faced some problems i wish to solve in future:
- The tubes are really soft and they became a little bit blue after adding antifreeze into the system.
- The connection between CPU and RAM waterblocks needed metal spiral to be added and that doesnt look nice.
- There is a real mess from the tubes in 3.5 bay and i should get rid of them. (fillport and reservoir connection)
- I dont like the pump sponge. Orange sucks.



Any advice appreciated

You could use a 90º fitting on the RAM-block and a 45º on the CPU, won't be as much of a bend, and less tubing.

[techtonicpc]

Question about the HDD bays with the SATA panel affixed...

Will an ssd fit in there and lineup with the connectors?

With the panel on I can't really see where the wires run on most of your photos. Do they go out the back and then in behind that plastic cover and attach to the panel from there? Also only one sata power connector is needed for that to operate the drives in those bays?

Thanks in advance

[haxxie]

It lines up, I've got mine attached in the bay area but since I didn't have any screws that fits it, it just lays on the tray connected to the connector.

[oXcoRe]

done

[pcaddict]

3 Pumps O_O wait what..

[oXcoRe]

[Ogge_swe]

Snygg bild Arne !! Nice picture arne

tack

thanks

[Elder]

My 800D last rev... cold as ice

[techtonicpc]

Thats a lot of rad! Looks great!

[audioave10]

That sleeving job is great too!

[Elder]

Thanks techtonicpc
Looks great and works great
At full load, such as METRO 2033 fluid in the system is only 34 degrees C.
Ambient temperature 25 C.
Not bad

audioave10
Heavily modified mod-smart 24 inch Kobra black cable (from PPCS) with Molex Mini-Fit 16AWG,no heatshrink.





Its not the end...
Time for super high density sleeving from Darmacz
Awsome ...and very flexible

[Rotaryloop]

updated pic from my others on page 15, added loop to videocards and a rad on the bottom next to the power supply.
next week im taking everything apart to replace the tubing with blue

[Seo360]

took som better pics than the old ones sorry for the dust :P

Hello, I want to integrate a radiator at the bottom. but a 480/360 not a 240 (which I have) XD

that the radiator did you use?

I'm starting a new project with a fairly heavy modding to the case

sorry for my bad english

[Seo360]

updated pic from my others on page 15, added loop to videocards and a rad on the bottom next to the power supply.
next week im taking everything apart to replace the tubing with blue

I see that you put a 240.

which one?

[Ogge_swe]

Hello, I want to integrate a radiator at the bottom. but a 480/360 not a 240 (which I have) XD

that the radiator did you use?

I'm starting a new project with a fairly heavy modding to the case

sorry for my bad english

i have a XSPC RX240. you need a really small PSU if you want to fit anything bigger than 240mm

[Rotaryloop]

Swiftech MCR220-QP is what i used, it was a tight fit but it works well, i just did a total rebuild yesterday on my system