Case Mod - In Progress Project Aldri Fornøyd STH10, 7990s, EVGA SR-2 & SR-X, Lots o' loops

Project Aldri Fornøyd
(Never Satisfied)​

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Current Status:



Follow my blog for a more organized build log; from now on this one will have more of an actual ToC starting with Phase 2.

The case:

The final decision for a case is a CaseLabs STH10.

Specs

• (2) Intel Xeon E5-2600
• EVGA SR-X
• Corsair Dominators 1866Mhz [8x4GB]
• (2) MSI 7990s
• CaseLabs STH10
• Dual water cooling loops
• (2) Corsair AX1200s
• LG HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Drive
• (2) Corsair Performance Pro SSD
• OCZ Vertex 250GB SSD
• (2) WD 1TB Black

Watercooling Equipment:

Loop 1:

• (2) Bitspower EF CPU Blocks
• Chipset Block TBD
• (4) Bitspower RAM Blocks
• XSPC EX480
• MCP655 Pump
• XSPC EX120 - tentative
• (10) COUGAR CF-V12H Silent Cooling Fan

Loop 2:

• (2) TBD 7990s Blocks
• (2) EX480s
• MCP655 Pump
• (16) COUGAR CF-V12H Silent Cooling Fan

Misc WC'ing

• FrozenQ Liquid Fusion - 400mm
• Lamptron FC10
• Koolance Dual 24V Pump Controller
• Koolance RP-452X2 Dual 5.25in Reservoir
• Tubing & Fittings are TBD

Side Projects:

• EVGA SR-2
• (2) Intel Xeon X5679
• Samsung 30nm RAM [6x4GB]
• Silverstone ST1500
• GPUs TBD
• (2) MIPS CPU Blocks
• (2) MIPS Dom RAM Blocks
• MIPS SR-2 Chipset Block
• EX480
• Bitspower 80 mL Res
• MCP655 Pump w/ EK Top

• Asus Z9PE-D8
• (2) Intel Xeon E5-2600
• Samsung 30nm RAM [8x4GB]
• CoolerMaster 1200W Gold
• GPU TBD
• (2) XSPC RayStorms
• EX480
• Bitspower 80 mL Res
• MCP655 Pump w/ EK Top

Peripherals:

• Ducky Shine
• Cybord MMO 7 Gaming Mouse
• Asus Xonar Essence One
• (2) Mackie MR5mk2
• Sennheiser HD280
• Monitors are now TBD
• White LED Lighting

Table Of Contents:

1. Everything that has happened up until 7/4/12 can be seen in the first few posts

 

Again, a huge thanks to Spotswood!

 

And the new view from my front door



Alrightyyy got new toys

First off... some nice folding ram.







Next up... the main attraction. Rather tattered from shipping...

























Then a comparison... HPTX is bigger than I had thought.







Here's some size comparisons, the UD7 is slightly larger than your normal ATX.

 

A new sponsor appears!



A huge thanks to Michael @MIPS for the sponsor!

Sneak Peek:





Can't wait!





Huge thanks to Robert!
This is everything that's done so far. Waiting on the case, blocks, and FC. Once those come in I'll start more ordering.

 

Lots of nice hardware but not really any modding so I'll check back in a page or two or something, I do like your hardware though..

 

nice HW here!!!
*sending party-wan with couple of my best gorillaz to Your location for grab all this beauties*

 

Looks like this is gonna be sweet, I like the fact that you're building with aluminium extrusion.
Keep it coming!

 

Not really a whole lot of modding going on here, wasn't really sure where to put it though? Won't be leaving the dremel out completely though

Thanks guys for the positive comments!

 

While waiting for thing to show up I did some OC'ing on the Xeons/SR-2

Validation

Note derickwm is my username over @OCN

 

Best news: No dead pixels

 

Well here they are

I was taking pictures of the build process... but it seemed unnecessary and was slowing me down hehe so here are a few progress/unboxing pics along with some final pics. I'll be taking a lot more tomorrow with hardware in it in the beautiful AZ sun!








Finals Shots:








^lul wrong focus point

A HUGE THANKS TO JIM @ CASELABS! This case is a work of art, just breathe taking. The instructions were easy and straightforward, everything was labeled well, and all the material is amazing quality.

 

Thats an amazing background in those photos! lucky man! Also gorgeous case, just love orange on black!

 

Got bored waiting for UPS






























CABLE MANAGEMENT COME AT ME!

Good news & Bad news concerning the build.

Good news: I was able to purchase some serious folding hardware

Bad news: The money I had set aside to buy 7990s on launch date is now gone

 

Here some first pictures of the Koolance box!

I have to pick up an allen wrench set as I don't have the right size to finish the installation but I'll be doing that later

























A HUGE thanks to Tim@Koolance!

 

To many expensive parts, not enough actual modding

When are we going to see some actual progress?

I like the orange powdercoating But do yourself a favor (I dont know if your parts list is updated), but scrap that liquid fuzion reservoir. They are notoriously known for breaking and ****ing up your equipment. And you might want to reconsidder those koolance quick disconectors. I have had 6 sets, and HATED them. Bigger CPC might be ugly, but with the place you have, you should be able to hide them.

 

I haven't bought the res yet, what else would you recommend?

As far as modding and progress. Really just waiting on a few key parts. A couple more EX480s and the pair of AX1200s.

What didn't you like about the Koolance QDCs? I've heard nothing but good things about them.

 

I dont really know what you want a reservoir for, since you bought a reservoir/pump station. But my thought is that you are going to get tired of that one too, since they are not too easy to bleed.

My reservoir of choice at the moment would proberly be the Aquacomputer Aqualis http://forum.aquacomputer.de/wasser...aus-borosilikatglas-gemacht-f-r-die-ewigkeit/

If you can find anyone that sells it yet

Regarding the QD´s - I found the o-rings bad, and got worn down quick. They would also sometimes slip off, and you have to be very carefull when putting them together.
But it is the only "attractive" QD´s on the market sadly. They are also quite hard on the flow if you use to many of them.
Secondly, they spill way more water than the "uglier" CPC QD´s when pulled apart.


If you are not planning on taking them apart each week, you should be fine. But for the love of god, stay clear of that frozenQ reservoir. You are going to cry when it breakes.

Oh, and since you look to want high-end parts, have a look at the corsair AX1200I PSU instead of the AX1200.