Case Mod - In Progress Watercooling By rjkoneill

it was a dark grey primer - then i did a very thin layer of plastikote daily for about a week to ensure a nice even coverage

today i painted my pci plates and managed to get some black thumb screws for the pci panel and the rear/side panels of the case





currently painting my single slot graphics plates and sound card plate in the same way



after the advice on my pumps and trying to take the common sense approach i decided to redo my pump mounts

i used the technique i described earlier in the thread by using the rubber stilts from the striker motherboard and putting some space under the pumps

 

few bits done today:
put the hammond box on the switch pcb
[the silver screws are going soon, got some black ones somewhere]



also got a new psu...
its got high ratings and should allow me to sleeve it easily without voiding warranty



running it on my rig at the moment - its much quieter than my TX750w corsair

Waiting on my second GPU block and my mosfet blocks and then its time to build [should arrive this week]

 

well - whilst i wait for MORE sleeving to arrive in the post...
alongside my tubing and rad stands

i decided to take a card out of my system and put the block i have onto it

i am still waiting for my EK mosfet kit and another nickel 4890 block to match this one

[then i can crack on and actually start building]

i am very impressed







Gelid GC Extreme - apparantly the best thermal paste on the market at the moment... we shall see

 

Nice progress. EK make awesome gear, you should be very happy with that block.

 

That would have to be the prettiest hd4890 I've ever seen, nice!

 

Hot damn i love watercooling and fittings! Nerdgasm!

 

i know - it looks sweet, photos dont do it justice

thanks man



getting nothing done at the moment as i am still waiting for parts

got a pair of white ddc tops and a black mounting plate for my supreme on order from EK

also waiting for my gpu and mosfet blocks from EK

in the meantime this beast has arrived
decided my PA120.3 was never good enough



heres a test fit...




got some Acetone from the chemist so i could stealth up the front of the case...


no logos!


also, this little lot arrived. I needed some cable braid to finish off my PSU and ended up buying loads to make the order worth while

 

Those rad mounts, what do you think of them quality wise? I was looking at them the other day was was thinking whether it would be worth making them or buying them lol.

 

the quality is good
satin black powdercoating
they fit the radiators [new thermochill 15mm spacing] perfectly

i have one on my curent pa120.3 and it looks good
couldnt resist the quad when i saw it at work though

 

This looks very neat. Love the nickel plated pr0n

 

back in the game!

bad times this week

the blocks i have on order still havent showed up

i ordered two ddc tops from EK
they sent me one [which looks sweet] so eddy has sorted me out with another that should be here tomorrow for my other pump



and i have finally finished my cables!

 

Tbh I'm not sure what's turning me on more here, the full cover mobo blocks or the cable brading on everything!

Serious hat's off to you for your patience on doing every. last. cable.

 

i must admit - its driving me a bit daft!

i needed a way of getting the cables braided without warranty voiding the psu

so all the modular cables are braided as well as the extentions for the 24pin and 12v [8pin]

it takes ages but is well worth the sore fingers!

 

nice work man keep it up i need closure

 

That white pump top is so cool.

 

Hi, where did you get the Gelid GC-Extreme & the Bitspower plug fittings you have on your cards?
I cant find the paste in europe & the Bitspower fittings I can find are without the Dragon logo.

Very nice build, looking forward to completion

 

MUAH HA HA

they are here!!!!

 

Damn that looks nice .

 

QFT

 

Got to love white tubing.