BlackandBlue

Out of nowhere I decided to purchase a new case. Well, the new case ended up turning into a new build. And what's a new build without a little modding along the way. I didn't have the heart to drastically change my case (aka cutting/painting), so this one will be a bit tame. My main goal for this project, as suggested by the title, is to have an orange theme, with quality parts. I also picked up a Logitech G15, which coincidentally matches. There are going to be (3) steps to this build.


As of now, I have begun preparing the case fans. I have removed the red LED case fan from the front and bought (2) ACRyan 120mm LED fans. They came with UV LEDs in them, so I swapped them out with some orange ones. I also have an OCZ XTC memory cooler, which came equipped with blue SMD LEDs. I swapped them out for some 3mm orange LEDs. I don't want to go overboard with the lights, but once I get my water setup, I will add some LEDs to the rad fans on top of the case.


I am replacing my much beloved 939 DFI Expert/Opty 170 setup for some newer hardware. To keep with the orange theme (and DFI!), I picked up a DFI X48-T2RS Dark series board. The brains behind the setup will be a Q6600. This will be my first Intel build, so I hope the overclocking goes as well as my past experiences. These parts will be arriving this weekend, so i will update pics once installed. I have already acquired the HD4870 and am reusing the OCZ PSU from my last build.


The water setup will be a future addition, possibly by September. The parts are not 100% decided. I plan to keep with the theme here by using orange UV water. This will be either a combo of distilled water and Orange highlighters or Orange Fesser. These pics will be updated once that portion is tackled.

BlackandBlue

I haven't updated this thread in a while, but I built the PC towards the end of the summer. Here are some pics from the build:

My new Q6600


Its new home, DFI X48 Dark series:






G.Skill ram PC8500 F2:




HIS Radeon 4870:



All put together:


Pic with the AC Ryan Overboost cathodes:


More to come....

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MOCAMBO

WOW I love it! great job! +rep

BlackandBlue

I finally got all of my parts in for the loop and the motivation to put it all together. This is the first time i have delve (haha) into watercooling.

My array of goodies:

Yate Loon fans



Fat Boys

Sea of Orange Highlighters


GTZ mounted:




Original placement for the res, but I changed my mind later on.




And this is where it ended up:

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DDRacer

I have always been a Black and blue man (in a colours way not gay lover way), but that looks fantastic. +1 mate.

BlackandBlue

Continued...

BIX360 all fanned out:

and mounted






Tubing starts:






Bought some more Cathode tubes, so I put them both on the same switch:

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BlackandBlue

Haha. Thanks. I had my last computer Black and Blue colors (name doesn't reflect this, I have a blur RSX and my wife has a black one...) Thanks for the +rep

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BlackandBlue

Continued... again

Fan controllers. One for the Rad and one for the case:


Leak test prep:


Leak test time:





Getting the bubbles out


Once it proves its 24hr mark, I will post up some pics with the Cathodes on and teh lights out. I hope the highlighter/water solution glows nicely.

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G|F.E.A.D|Killa

very nice. is this your first water experience.

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BlackandBlue

Thanks. Yeah first one. I have been stalking the Water forums since the beginning of the summer to get an idea of what to buy and how to set it up. I must say, there is a ton of helpful people here. I hope to get some good numbers so I can finally OC the Q6600.

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