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[Build Log] "Hella" -Adventures into watercooling (FINAL PICS!!! 4/2/2012)
Today I am going to show you my build log of the project I am currently working on. It is going to be a water cooled project that I have been planning for quite some time now. And as the pieces come in, I will update the log of what came in and where its going. First off, I would like to thank the people who have sold me some of their gear and a BIG thanks to EliteGeek91 over at the EVGA forums. AND A REALLY BIG THANK YOU TO DAVID FROM KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY for everything he has done and giving me the opportunity to work with him.
Today I will be showing you the case that came in today. I was using the Cooler Master HAF 912 and came to the conclusion that this would NOT suffice. So for this I went with the NZXT Switch 810. This is my first Full Tower!
I was afraid because when the box came, it was completely annihilated. But in fact the case itself was in tip top shape. Right away I noticed this thing was massive!!
and I thought my 912 was big!! I put this all together at my work and I dont even know if its going to fit in my truck!!
I said my goodbyes and started gutting out the case.
This case pretty much swallowed up my hardware and made everything look so small
How ever I did run into one problem. the drive bays for the ssd and hard drives are a little funky.
as you can see there was no room to fit my SATA and power cables to it. After taking too much time on it I decided something had to go....
and that worked perfectly.
cable management looks great, the back panel was a female dog though. but got everything just right.
Everything is working perfect and the airflow in this bad boy is amazing. So until my parts come in which is pretty darn soon, this is all I got for you guys. hope you enjoyed it just as much as I did. Soon the case modding will be up!
LK
A few updates.
Got some of the water cooling parts in. I am waiting for the RAD and the pump and the GPU block to get here in the mail.
And now the modding begins!
making a rough cut
this is why I hate cutting plastic...it smells so damn bad! my Dremel was busted so the only speed it works on is #2 so when trying to cut, it melts the plastic..and it sucks! haha
Now, this is right when I figured out I was missing my sanding bits. And at first I was like "meh, no one will notice" jk jk.
Tomorrow I will start cutting some more and finish this little piece and then head to the plastic store to get some more things.
Today I thought I was going to be able to get a lot done but right after I finished a little part...it started raining. and had to put it on hold
Next is the top section. I have to cut this outside because of the smell and the crap that flies around. Rain rain go away
]Finally it stopped raining long enough for me to get this darn panel done.
and a big thanks to my little helper! Bear
Hello hello! I finally got to a computer to do some updates. I took apart my computer for the 90th time and started some cutting and some mods. I also got a few goodies in the mail.
I figured if I'm going to go water cooled then I might as well do it right. Got some noiseblocker fans. 1800rpm. These are going to keep everything nice and cool.
I notice a lot of pics of other peoples Switch cases that when they were going W/C there is a bay drive that gets in the way and blocks more then half of a fan....so it had to go. this is where I'm talking about:
and the crappy part is, you cant just remove it...so:
WE CUT IT OUT!
with all that said and done; right after I submit this update it's time to work on this part
LK
Alright!! now here is yet another update.
Knocked out them teeth.
annnnnnd finished!!
now I just need to figure out what to do with that "chevy" sign lookin hole
Today I am going to show you my build log of the project I am currently working on. It is going to be a water cooled project that I have been planning for quite some time now. And as the pieces come in, I will update the log of what came in and where its going. First off, I would like to thank the people who have sold me some of their gear and a BIG thanks to EliteGeek91 over at the EVGA forums. AND A REALLY BIG THANK YOU TO DAVID FROM KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY for everything he has done and giving me the opportunity to work with him.
Today I will be showing you the case that came in today. I was using the Cooler Master HAF 912 and came to the conclusion that this would NOT suffice. So for this I went with the NZXT Switch 810. This is my first Full Tower!
I was afraid because when the box came, it was completely annihilated. But in fact the case itself was in tip top shape. Right away I noticed this thing was massive!!
and I thought my 912 was big!! I put this all together at my work and I dont even know if its going to fit in my truck!!
I said my goodbyes and started gutting out the case.
This case pretty much swallowed up my hardware and made everything look so small
How ever I did run into one problem. the drive bays for the ssd and hard drives are a little funky.
as you can see there was no room to fit my SATA and power cables to it. After taking too much time on it I decided something had to go....
and that worked perfectly.
cable management looks great, the back panel was a female dog though. but got everything just right.
Everything is working perfect and the airflow in this bad boy is amazing. So until my parts come in which is pretty darn soon, this is all I got for you guys. hope you enjoyed it just as much as I did. Soon the case modding will be up!
LK
A few updates.
Got some of the water cooling parts in. I am waiting for the RAD and the pump and the GPU block to get here in the mail.
And now the modding begins!
making a rough cut
this is why I hate cutting plastic...it smells so damn bad! my Dremel was busted so the only speed it works on is #2 so when trying to cut, it melts the plastic..and it sucks! haha
Now, this is right when I figured out I was missing my sanding bits. And at first I was like "meh, no one will notice" jk jk.
Tomorrow I will start cutting some more and finish this little piece and then head to the plastic store to get some more things.
Today I thought I was going to be able to get a lot done but right after I finished a little part...it started raining. and had to put it on hold
Next is the top section. I have to cut this outside because of the smell and the crap that flies around. Rain rain go away
]Finally it stopped raining long enough for me to get this darn panel done.
and a big thanks to my little helper! Bear
Hello hello! I finally got to a computer to do some updates. I took apart my computer for the 90th time and started some cutting and some mods. I also got a few goodies in the mail.
I figured if I'm going to go water cooled then I might as well do it right. Got some noiseblocker fans. 1800rpm. These are going to keep everything nice and cool.
I notice a lot of pics of other peoples Switch cases that when they were going W/C there is a bay drive that gets in the way and blocks more then half of a fan....so it had to go. this is where I'm talking about:
and the crappy part is, you cant just remove it...so:
WE CUT IT OUT!
with all that said and done; right after I submit this update it's time to work on this part
LK
Alright!! now here is yet another update.
Knocked out them teeth.
annnnnnd finished!!
now I just need to figure out what to do with that "chevy" sign lookin hole
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