Divvi's WC Build Log

[Completed] Divvi's WC Build Log

Components ordered:

Performance-pcs.com: 10% off - 4JULY10-2010


1 x EK-Supreme HF High Flow - #1 CPU Water Block - FULL COPPER - GOLD
1 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Female [Compression]
1 x Koolance QDC (High Flow) No-Spill Shutoff, Male Threaded G 1/4
1 x Koolance VID-NX470 (GTX 470) [no nozzles]
10 x Feser Tube Active UV Hose - 1/2" ID (3/4"OD) Anti-Kink Tubing - UV Carribean Blue - Limited Edition
2 x Bitspower G 1/4" Silver Shiny 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter
2 x Bitspower G 1/4" Silver Shiny Rotary 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter BP-45R
1 x Bitspower Dual G1/4" High Flow Fitting - Male to Male Thread

EVGA Marketplace - BNIB


1x Swiftech MCP-655 Variable w/ EK Acetal Top
1x EK 250 Res

Proshopcomputers.com - 10% off - PSCPN10415


1x Swiftech MCR-320 Radiator
8 x Bitspower Compression [1/2" ID / 3/4" OD]


Jab-tech.com


1x Antimicrobial Silver Coil
1x Bitspower G1/4 Crystal Lighted Stop Fitting - Blue
8x ConnectorZ male Molex Pins
1x Male and Female molex pin removal tool
1x Bitspower G 1/4 Shining Silver Extender
2x ConnectorZ 90 Degree END CAP SATA Connector


SVC (Silicon Valley Compucycle)


4x Yate Loon 120mm D12SM-12 Medium Speed Case Fan 70CFM 33dBA
1x Logisys CLK12UV2 UV 12" Dual Cold Cathode Light Kit

Components and Cost:



More to come w/ pics and modding.

The Goods:

Build Progress:


I wanted to keep the case looking as stock as possible, so I'm modding the stock fan housings to fit in the rad:



My brother broke my dremel, so I'm using a table saw until amazon ships me my new one

I got them mounted on the rad, but I'm ordering some yate loons and a fan controller because the antec grill slats don't line up with the housings anymore since they were trimmed. I'll use the stock fans in the pics to do push/pull.

and mounted:

My favorite component:








It was on sale at performance-pcs, and the full gold was cheaper than the copper

oo so the rad is going on the front of a 1200 nice cant wait to see more

nice man! looks great so far!

subscribed.

man that copper HF is dam sexy!

Spawn-Inc said:

man that copper HF is dam sexy!

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+1, all of EKs stuff looks sexy, they have a great aesthetics guy.

Lookin' awesome Divvi, can't wait to see more!

Well, I've encountered another delay......

Can someone tell me what is wrong with this, lol:

Divvichild said:

Well, I've encountered another delay......

Can someone tell me what is wrong with this, lol:

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its the wrong color

bummer on the 5/8 though, laugh it off and try to get free stuff from whoever sent it to you (I got newegg to upgrade me to overnight shipping when I rma'd my monitor for the second time w/in the 30 days, just ask for something reasonable and explain its caused an inconvenience for you, a lot of places will be glad to oblige you.)

EK block looks crazy!

m0r7if3r said:

its the wrong color

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Lol, I like the silver look. If I was going for a green look, I might consider black.

m0r7if3r said:

bummer on the 5/8 though, laugh it off and try to get free stuff from whoever sent it to you (I got newegg to upgrade me to overnight shipping when I rma'd my monitor for the second time w/in the 30 days, just ask for something reasonable and explain its caused an inconvenience for you, a lot of places will be glad to oblige you.)

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I ordered if from a small local shop since they had 10% off, and already had the fittings for cheaper than everywhere else. They didn't have them in stock, so they ordered them direct. The invoice I got from Danger Den still said 3/4", so it was a mixup in the shipping department there

I'll be on vacation starting sunday, so expedited shipping really won't be of any advantage I might ask for a free T-shirt though......

Divvichild said:

Lol, I like the silver look. If I was going for a green look, I might consider black.

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hah, I was just being a smartass

Divvichild said:

I ordered if from a small local shop since they had 10% off, and already had the fittings for cheaper than everywhere else. They didn't have them in stock, so they ordered them direct. The invoice I got from Danger Den still said 3/4", so it was a mixup in the shipping department there

I'll be on vacation starting sunday, so expedited shipping really won't be of any advantage I might ask for a free T-shirt though......

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Take what you can, give nothing back!

Well, I got back from vacation today, and was expecting a package from Danger Den with my compression fittings.........................NOPE.

I was told that they were sending them to me along with a return label more than a week ago. Looks like this delay will be longer than expected...

I hear their phone support is real good, try calling them and seeing what's up.

m0r7if3r said:

I hear their phone support is real good, try calling them and seeing what's up.

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You are quite right. I gave them a call, and they got everything sorted. Should be back to building in ~3-4 days

Update 8/12:

So I finally have the right size compression fittings:



I had originally planned on using all three of the stock fan housings from the antec 1200, but I found that the grills would not fit correctly around the modified ones, so I kept only the top one, which will provide the mounting support for the rad:



The rad mounted in the front using the thumbscrews from the drive bays that I mutilated and another with the grills installed:



Since I have an EK Acetal top for my MCP655, I had to modify a bitspower bracket that I was given for free from the seller Thanks jingiko over at EVGA forums!

Easy enough to do, I just use a pair of piers to twist the arms 90°



The assembled pump with res on top connected with a bitspower male-male g1/4 fitting:



I drilled the holes for the mount mounting bracket:




and added a washer for the hole in the recessed area:



The bracket:



The pump mounted:




The rad w/ compressions, about to be connected to the pump:



Here is where I ran into my first major problem, calling for a design change:



Kind of hard to see from the pic, but there the bend was collapsing the hose. Glad I had the EK Acetal Top:



I followed the washing procedure outlined in the Ultimate Water Cooling thread here: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=631501

I used the picture of my EVGA x58 that came with it to approximate the locations of the CPU and GPU blocks. The HF Supreme is suspended with zip ties for testing and the picture



I used a 1/2" ID barb on the top of the res, a section of tubing, and a funnel to fill the loop. They will be removed, and the section of tubing will be used for my Quick Disconnect Drain



However, in my stroke of genius, I forgot to order an extender fitting that goes between the res and the input compression fitting. I realized this after I spent 20 mins looking for it, then checking the invoices I realized that I had, or hadn't actually, done. Because of that.............it leaks.

The issue is shown here:



A $2.50 part that is going to cost me $10 due to shipping.............FAIL.

I also received my order from svc.com today:



Fans are going back because I ordered medium speed, I don't need my rig sounding like its about to become airborne.

The CCFLs along with the UV active lubing look bombtastic..............to come later

man, its looking great

Divvichild said:

Update 8/12:

Fans are going back because I ordered medium speed, I don't need my rig sounding like its about to become airborne.

The CCFLs along with the UV active lubing look bombtastic..............to come later

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I don't remember Yate Loon medium speed fans sounding anything close to "airborne" capable. I thought you were going to get a fan controller none-the-less? I actually just ordered 3 of them for my own rebuild. I've been using low speed Yate Loon fans for several years now, but I've got a fan controller for the medium speed ones in case they do seem to be too overbearing, though I don't think they will be. I haven't heard them since I helped a friend build his system 2-3 years ago when I suggested them to him. I don't remember them being all that much louder than my low speed fans.

I did order some new low speed fans too though, just in case...

Nice clean build I like it

Looking awesome,, look forward to more updates soon!