- Joined
- Nov 22, 2012
Well after months of slowly gathering parts I am finally ready to post my build log.
MASTADON
CPU: Intel i5 3570k
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD4H
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 1866 8GB(x 1)
SSD: Intel 840 250GB
Hard Drive: WD Black 1TB
Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray
Power Supply: Corsair HX 750 80 Plus Gold
Case: NZXT Switch 810 - Black
Now for the good stuff, water cooling. But first, a short story:
Let's take the wayback machine to the summer of 2008. I was bored, waiting for school to start and decided I would water cool my computer. No particular reason other than I thought it would be fun at the time. I did a terrible job hacking up my case to make it work, but it did eventually work. However, I eventually upgraded my graphics card, and the new stupidly big graphics card would not fit in my little old case with the water cooling stuff in there. So away the water went.
I decided for this build I would reuse all of my parts from those bygone days. But enough words, it is time for pictures!
The parts:
Some Tygone Neoprene tubing, an old Swiftech radiator, a D-Tek Fuzion V2, a Swiftech micro reservior, and a Swiftech Vario D5 pump.
Step 1: cut a hole in the box
Step 2: put some screws in that box
Now you've got yourself a res in a box!
First time messing with plexiglass
It went... ok
This is what the plexiglass was for! The sheet I got wasn't long enough to cover the whole bottom. I will probably redo this at some point. (I expected to ruin the whole thing from the start and have to go back to the store anyway.)
This is what happens when you let a copper block sit around in a closet for a few years.
Brushie brushie (I let it sit in vinegar and salt for a bit first.)
Much better!
Problem: the D-Tek was designed for the socket 775, but I'm using an 1155 motherboard. (The difference is only like 2 mm. What gives, Intel?) Solution: I stripped the screws/springs out of the 775 pro mount and used the screw assembly for the universal mount on it. Leaving the screws just a tiny bit loose where they contact the motherboard as well as moving them to the inside of the motherboard holes as much as possible gave me just enough leeway to make it work.
Installed
Everything put together. I'm really digging the black tubes.
Artistic shot.
Final form
Just want to thank all the fine upstanding members of these forums for all the help I've gotten here, whether directly or though the stickies.
MASTADON
CPU: Intel i5 3570k
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD4H
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 1866 8GB(x 1)
SSD: Intel 840 250GB
Hard Drive: WD Black 1TB
Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray
Power Supply: Corsair HX 750 80 Plus Gold
Case: NZXT Switch 810 - Black
Now for the good stuff, water cooling. But first, a short story:
Let's take the wayback machine to the summer of 2008. I was bored, waiting for school to start and decided I would water cool my computer. No particular reason other than I thought it would be fun at the time. I did a terrible job hacking up my case to make it work, but it did eventually work. However, I eventually upgraded my graphics card, and the new stupidly big graphics card would not fit in my little old case with the water cooling stuff in there. So away the water went.
I decided for this build I would reuse all of my parts from those bygone days. But enough words, it is time for pictures!
The parts:
Some Tygone Neoprene tubing, an old Swiftech radiator, a D-Tek Fuzion V2, a Swiftech micro reservior, and a Swiftech Vario D5 pump.
Step 1: cut a hole in the box
Step 2: put some screws in that box
Now you've got yourself a res in a box!
First time messing with plexiglass
It went... ok
This is what the plexiglass was for! The sheet I got wasn't long enough to cover the whole bottom. I will probably redo this at some point. (I expected to ruin the whole thing from the start and have to go back to the store anyway.)
This is what happens when you let a copper block sit around in a closet for a few years.
Brushie brushie (I let it sit in vinegar and salt for a bit first.)
Much better!
Problem: the D-Tek was designed for the socket 775, but I'm using an 1155 motherboard. (The difference is only like 2 mm. What gives, Intel?) Solution: I stripped the screws/springs out of the 775 pro mount and used the screw assembly for the universal mount on it. Leaving the screws just a tiny bit loose where they contact the motherboard as well as moving them to the inside of the motherboard holes as much as possible gave me just enough leeway to make it work.
Installed
Everything put together. I'm really digging the black tubes.
Artistic shot.
Final form
Just want to thank all the fine upstanding members of these forums for all the help I've gotten here, whether directly or though the stickies.
