Sponsors: I'd like to thank Crucial for being kind enough to sponsor this project build with their memory modules. Thanks guys! Special thanks also go to Bitspower for their lovely fittings Background: I've been running my PC out of a case for a while now as I've been planning and saving to run it as a fully watercooled system (bar some parts). Now I've got most of the parts and I have an idea what is needed I can finally start on it. I decided that I'll be using a Silverstone TJ07B-W case to house my components. It's a great case that is just built/designed for watercooling in mind and it's not too in your face so to say. So hopefully by the end of the project I'll have transformed the below... ...into one lean, mean watercooled machine Below are the full specs of the build: Hardware: Silverstone Temjin TJ07B-W Intel Q9550 ASUS Maximus Formula II Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 BFG GeForce GTX280 Samsung Spinpoint T Series HDD's Akasa Freedom Power 750W PSU MCubed T-Balancer bigNG Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTZ Swiftech MCW-NBMAX EK-150 and 100 Res EK-FC280 GTX Acetal EK-FC280 GTX RAM Backplate Thermochill PA120.3 Thermochill PA120.2 OCZ XTC Memory Cooler Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Fans 7/16" XSPC Clear Tubing Laing DDC 18W Pumps XSPC DDC Clear Pump Top Setup: I'm going to run this as a dual loop so I'll have it arranged like this: Loop 1: -> EK150 -> DDC -> PA120.2 -> GTZ -> NBMAX -> Loop 2: -> EK100 -> DDC -> PA120.3 -> EK-FC280 -> Going to have all those fans hooked to a TBan and configured for silence. The case has already arrived just waiting on a few tools to start modding with. I got some rad stands made for me by a nice chap on another forum. I saw them in his build and really liked the look of them, only thing is he didn't have the diagrams/plans for his ones so I remade some in Sketchup. I made sure it all lines up with the side grill. Had to rely on the model as I didn't have the case when making it. Here's the semi-finished product, still got to drill, tap and paint it. I'm pretty sure it'll line up just fine More updates to come, just uploading more pictures.
**Update - 30/3/09** Well I spent the weekend sleeving a few things. Haven't taken pictures of all of the things but here's one of the pumps. The other good news is that over the weekend I received a small package from someone... Yep it was from Crucial and they sent me some nice shiny Ballistix Tracers :thumbs: Got another order in the post today so I shall be putting up more pics later. I've got quite a lot of sleeving to do which shall keep me occupied while I wait for a few more tools and missing parts to start modding and installing everything into the case
Seems no ones replying because no one likes this build I'll post some pictures anyway Going to swap out the standard PCI slots for these black Silverstone ones. Looks much nicer plus they're vented. More hardware pictures.. The necessary tools came today so I can get cracking with the modding. Only problem is I recieved an email from Silverstone stating that not all of the TJ07 is aluminium That's a problem because the Aluminium Primer I got won't work so well so I'll have to go swap one can for a metal primer. Got a key order coming maybe tommorow and once I've got that I can decide on what I need and buy the rest of the bits. Should all be over in a week or two
Woooo so my mentioning of no replies has got some people replying Got a bit of an update and some pictures! My Bitspower things came yesterday The fittings really are top quality, and the knurling is much deeper to give you more grip on them Got the OCZ Memory cooler, going to do a little mod to it to make it perform a bit better. A few silicon pads to put around the PSU and rear fans, plus some mesh for the fans. I'm still taking more pictures whilst juggling work on the modding/planning but I'll have more soon. Now I've got my fittings I can make my last orders and get working on it
You have got a lot of really sweet gear, I hope you can get it all together into a really sweet mod, good luck.
Moar pics! Doing some spray painting today (nice and sunny), will have pictures of the end result soon Got me some P-Clips to help with the cable management on the back of the motherboard tray. Thanks for the replies guys, hope you like the pictures as I've got loads more that needs taking off the camera
Bigger picture update this time... Lots of lovely braid and heatshrink GPU Block + Ram backplate, just forgot to take a picture of the backplate but you can find out what it looks like Going to have the Blue on the CPU + NB loop and Green on the GPU loop (not suprising eh) These are here to replace the 2 x 92mm fans at the back... The fans for the rads. Two more on order for the roof of the case, everything nice and Scythey. Done my final two orders but a few bits are out of stock I shall have to wait but I suppose that'll give me time to get the measurements/drawings for the custom bits.
Well it seems I can't post the next update on here because it needs to be approved by a moderator, and I've posted the update since early yesterday morning so who knows how long you'll have to wait to see it
lol I hope you have better luck with samsung drives than ive had. Sent 3 to warranty so far... Nice start on the mod, sponsors always make modding fun-er!
I hope so too, I want these to last me until I switch to SSD's. Which won't be anytime soon until the SSD's get bigger and cheaper
Sorry, sometimes people with low post numbers get caught out by the automated anti-spam filter. We have to approve them before they're visible to others, and occasionally we fall behind.
It's no problem, it's just that I've posted it a few days ago now I think I may have posted it three times though since I didn't get enough time to read the filter message Should I just post it in bits instead? So if any mod sees three then they know to only put one through It was quite alot (standard UK TJ07 price) but I think it's well worth it
