Okay so the name I have bestowed on this system is "The Frost Phoenix". The Frost part of the name is mostly wishful thinking. That is to say I had hoped that it would run cool or frosty with the water cooling I had planned to implement despite its hefty overclock. This wishful thinking was given even greater import with all the reports of Ivy Bridge being hotter than Sandy Bridge. The Phoenix part of the name is there for several reasons: First, the mythological creature rising from the ashes is pretty sweet; Second, I am from Phoenix, AZ; Third, I used only Bitfenix Spectre Pro fans in this build.
Table of Contents
Switching to the Switch
Rads Painted and Mounted
Tubing Ran and Loop Filled
Fan Controller Added
Personalized with Frost Phoenix Stickers
Some Shots to Show Off the Initial Build
Wrapping in White Carbon Fiber Vinyl
Front Case Mod
Window Trim Mod and More Carbon Fiber
Test Fitting EX420
PSU/Radiator Box
Cover for the 5.25 inch Bay Area
Mod to the Top of the Case
Mod to the Top of the Case #2
Running Tubing, Filling Loop, and Leak Testing
Glamor Shots and Final Product
Parts List:
CPU: i5 3570k Ivy Bridge
Mobo: MSI z77a-gd65
GPU: GTX 580 EVGA Hydro Copper 2
Ram: G-Skill Ripjaws 2 sticks of 4gb @ 2400mhz
Optical Drive: HP Blu Ray Combo drive
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility III 120gb and 750gb Western Digital Caviar Green
PSU: NZXT Hale 90 850 watt
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller
13 Bitfenix Spectre Pro Blue Led Fans
Mod/Smart Kobra Cables Blue/Black (Lame, I didn't sleeve my own cables)
MCP-655 Pump
EK HF Supreme Black Acetal CPU Block
Koolance Black Compression Fittings
Primochill UV Blue 3/8 to 5/8 lrt tubing
XSPC EX 280 Radiator
XSPC EX 240 Radiator
Swiftech 120 Radiator
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir for D5 pump (Acrylic)
FrozenQ 150ml helix reservoir UV
Edited by fa5terba11 - 2/25/13 at 8:22am
Table of Contents
Switching to the Switch
Rads Painted and Mounted
Tubing Ran and Loop Filled
Fan Controller Added
Personalized with Frost Phoenix Stickers
Some Shots to Show Off the Initial Build
Wrapping in White Carbon Fiber Vinyl
Front Case Mod
Window Trim Mod and More Carbon Fiber
Test Fitting EX420
PSU/Radiator Box
Cover for the 5.25 inch Bay Area
Mod to the Top of the Case
Mod to the Top of the Case #2
Running Tubing, Filling Loop, and Leak Testing
Glamor Shots and Final Product
Parts List:
CPU: i5 3570k Ivy Bridge
Mobo: MSI z77a-gd65
GPU: GTX 580 EVGA Hydro Copper 2
Ram: G-Skill Ripjaws 2 sticks of 4gb @ 2400mhz
Optical Drive: HP Blu Ray Combo drive
Hard Drive: OCZ Agility III 120gb and 750gb Western Digital Caviar Green
PSU: NZXT Hale 90 850 watt
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller
13 Bitfenix Spectre Pro Blue Led Fans
Mod/Smart Kobra Cables Blue/Black (Lame, I didn't sleeve my own cables)
MCP-655 Pump
EK HF Supreme Black Acetal CPU Block
Koolance Black Compression Fittings
Primochill UV Blue 3/8 to 5/8 lrt tubing
XSPC EX 280 Radiator
XSPC EX 240 Radiator
Swiftech 120 Radiator
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir for D5 pump (Acrylic)
FrozenQ 150ml helix reservoir UV
Edited by fa5terba11 - 2/25/13 at 8:22am
Blue Dragon
(2 items) |
Frost Phoenix
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 3570k Ivy Bridge | MSI z77a-gd65 | GTX 580 | G-skill Ripjaws |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| OCZ Agility 3 | 750 gb Western Digital Caviar Green | HP Bluray Combo | Water Cooling, Ek CPU Block |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows 7 | Asus 23 inch 60hz refresh rate | Logitech k800 | NZXT Hale 90 850 watt Gold PSU |
| Case | |||
| NZXT Switch 810 | |||
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Blue Dragon
(2 items) |
Frost Phoenix
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 3570k Ivy Bridge | MSI z77a-gd65 | GTX 580 | G-skill Ripjaws |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| OCZ Agility 3 | 750 gb Western Digital Caviar Green | HP Bluray Combo | Water Cooling, Ek CPU Block |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows 7 | Asus 23 inch 60hz refresh rate | Logitech k800 | NZXT Hale 90 850 watt Gold PSU |
| Case | |||
| NZXT Switch 810 | |||
| View all | |||
