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7/21/12 at 5:29pm
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The Plan

The Specs
Here is what I am purchasing, will purchase or have already purchased.

Case
Case Labs M8

The Loop
MindChill Quad TEC
MCR320 [x3]
EX320 [x2]
EK GTX 680 Block
FrozenQ Spiral UV Red 250mm Resevoir
Dual D5 Pump w/ Dual EK Top
Gentle Typhoon AP-15/14 [x24]
Lamptron FC-6
Too many fittings too count

The Rig
i7 3770K @Something high I hope
GTX 680 SC
RAM Undetermined
Seasonic Platinum 1000w
Meanwell 1000w 15v
Maximus V Extreme
Crucial 128GB (Boot)
Western Digital Black 750gb [x2 Raid 0] (User Folder ETC.)
LED Lights

Before
I had a just kinda worked in an M8 it wasn't impressive....

Current Progress

N/A
Frozen Ivy
(13 items)
 
Tri Sli *sigh* (Retired)
(15 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K Asus Maximus V Extreme EVGA GTX 680 HC Ripjaws X 1.5v 
Hard DriveCoolingMonitorKeyboard
Crucial M4 w/ WD Black Raid 0 5x Triple Radiator w/TEC Yamakasi Catleap Q270 120hz Topre Realforce 45g 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Seasonic Platinum 1000w Caselabs M8 w/ Pedestal Steelseries Sensei Razer Scarab 
Audio
DT990 w/ WA3 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 D0 4.01ghz 1.23v HT=ON Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla EVGA GTX 285 2GB Tri Sli 6GB Corsair Dominator OEM 1666Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb w/ RAID 0 WB Black Whats this? Heatkiller 3.0 w/ MCR320 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Alienware AW2210 Xarmour U9BL-S Corsair HX1000W Custom Painted HAF 932 
MouseMouse PadAudio
Razer Deathadder Razer Destructor White Edition Fiio E10 USB DAC w/ H-FI 780 
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Frozen Ivy
(13 items)
 
Tri Sli *sigh* (Retired)
(15 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K Asus Maximus V Extreme EVGA GTX 680 HC Ripjaws X 1.5v 
Hard DriveCoolingMonitorKeyboard
Crucial M4 w/ WD Black Raid 0 5x Triple Radiator w/TEC Yamakasi Catleap Q270 120hz Topre Realforce 45g 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Seasonic Platinum 1000w Caselabs M8 w/ Pedestal Steelseries Sensei Razer Scarab 
Audio
DT990 w/ WA3 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 D0 4.01ghz 1.23v HT=ON Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla EVGA GTX 285 2GB Tri Sli 6GB Corsair Dominator OEM 1666Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb w/ RAID 0 WB Black Whats this? Heatkiller 3.0 w/ MCR320 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Alienware AW2210 Xarmour U9BL-S Corsair HX1000W Custom Painted HAF 932 
MouseMouse PadAudio
Razer Deathadder Razer Destructor White Edition Fiio E10 USB DAC w/ H-FI 780 
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7/21/12 at 5:29pm
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Frozen Ivy
(13 items)
 
Tri Sli *sigh* (Retired)
(15 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K Asus Maximus V Extreme EVGA GTX 680 HC Ripjaws X 1.5v 
Hard DriveCoolingMonitorKeyboard
Crucial M4 w/ WD Black Raid 0 5x Triple Radiator w/TEC Yamakasi Catleap Q270 120hz Topre Realforce 45g 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Seasonic Platinum 1000w Caselabs M8 w/ Pedestal Steelseries Sensei Razer Scarab 
Audio
DT990 w/ WA3 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 D0 4.01ghz 1.23v HT=ON Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla EVGA GTX 285 2GB Tri Sli 6GB Corsair Dominator OEM 1666Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb w/ RAID 0 WB Black Whats this? Heatkiller 3.0 w/ MCR320 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Alienware AW2210 Xarmour U9BL-S Corsair HX1000W Custom Painted HAF 932 
MouseMouse PadAudio
Razer Deathadder Razer Destructor White Edition Fiio E10 USB DAC w/ H-FI 780 
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Frozen Ivy
(13 items)
 
Tri Sli *sigh* (Retired)
(15 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K Asus Maximus V Extreme EVGA GTX 680 HC Ripjaws X 1.5v 
Hard DriveCoolingMonitorKeyboard
Crucial M4 w/ WD Black Raid 0 5x Triple Radiator w/TEC Yamakasi Catleap Q270 120hz Topre Realforce 45g 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Seasonic Platinum 1000w Caselabs M8 w/ Pedestal Steelseries Sensei Razer Scarab 
Audio
DT990 w/ WA3 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 D0 4.01ghz 1.23v HT=ON Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla EVGA GTX 285 2GB Tri Sli 6GB Corsair Dominator OEM 1666Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb w/ RAID 0 WB Black Whats this? Heatkiller 3.0 w/ MCR320 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Alienware AW2210 Xarmour U9BL-S Corsair HX1000W Custom Painted HAF 932 
MouseMouse PadAudio
Razer Deathadder Razer Destructor White Edition Fiio E10 USB DAC w/ H-FI 780 
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post #3 of 5
7/21/12 at 5:32pm
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TEC..eh..SS or cascade ..TEC..is a nice idea..but..I've never really seen any fantastic results from..
AMD Machine
(14 items)
 
Dedicated Backup
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Sempron 145 powah! er..or..Thuban with 4 coars ;) Crosshair 4 GT 240 Samsung @ 7-8-8-20 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingMonitor
OCZ Agility2 40GB Lite-On Rasa Waterblock + Bong Samsung 2 ms 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
dell Thermaltake Tr2-800 Elite 330 cheap 
Mouse PadAudio
Newegg box flap onboard 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
2500K Gimped @ stock Gigabyte H61-DS2 XFX 5870 800/1250 The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness) 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Crucial m4 64 Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties. Varies Samsung 2ms 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
varies Corsair GS800 eMachine cheap 
Mouse PadAudio
Newegg Box Panel onboard 
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AMD Machine
(14 items)
 
Dedicated Backup
(14 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Sempron 145 powah! er..or..Thuban with 4 coars ;) Crosshair 4 GT 240 Samsung @ 7-8-8-20 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingMonitor
OCZ Agility2 40GB Lite-On Rasa Waterblock + Bong Samsung 2 ms 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
dell Thermaltake Tr2-800 Elite 330 cheap 
Mouse PadAudio
Newegg box flap onboard 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
2500K Gimped @ stock Gigabyte H61-DS2 XFX 5870 800/1250 The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness) 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Crucial m4 64 Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties. Varies Samsung 2ms 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
varies Corsair GS800 eMachine cheap 
Mouse PadAudio
Newegg Box Panel onboard 
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post #4 of 5
7/21/12 at 5:35pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by An4rchyZ View Post

The Plan
The Specs
Here is what I am purchasing, will purchase or have already purchased.
Case
Case Labs M8
The Loop
MindChill Quad TEC
MCR320 [x3]
EX320 [x2]
EK GTX 680 Block
FrozenQ Spiral UV Red 250mm Resevoir
Dual D5 Pump w/ Dual EK Top
Gentle Typhoon AP-15/14 [x24]
Lamptron FC-6
Too many fittings too count
The Rig
i7 3770K @Something high I hope
GTX 680 SC
RAM Undetermined
Seasonic Platinum 1000w
Meanwell 1000w 15v
Maximus V Extreme
Crucial 128GB (Boot)
Western Digital Black 750gb [x2 Raid 0] (User Folder ETC.)
LED Lights
Before
I had a just kinda worked in an M8 it wasn't impressive....
Current Progress
N/A

M8 will hold your components easy.
Pearl Tank
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
i5 3570K MSI Z77 MPOWER EVGA 670 FTW 4GB EVGA 560ti 448 Classified ULTRA 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
16GB Ballistix Sport 1600MHZ Samsung 830 256gb Sandisk Extreme 240gb WD Velociraptor 600gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD 500gb Caviar Black Pioneer 12x BDR-2207 Custom Water Cooling Loop Windows 7 Home Premium 
MonitorMonitorKeyboardPower
BenQ XL2420T Samsung SMS27A350H Steelseries 7g SeaSonic X-1250 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Caselabs M8 Logitech G600 ME3 RAZER VESPULA Klipsch Promedia 2.1 
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Pearl Tank
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
i5 3570K MSI Z77 MPOWER EVGA 670 FTW 4GB EVGA 560ti 448 Classified ULTRA 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
16GB Ballistix Sport 1600MHZ Samsung 830 256gb Sandisk Extreme 240gb WD Velociraptor 600gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD 500gb Caviar Black Pioneer 12x BDR-2207 Custom Water Cooling Loop Windows 7 Home Premium 
MonitorMonitorKeyboardPower
BenQ XL2420T Samsung SMS27A350H Steelseries 7g SeaSonic X-1250 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
Caselabs M8 Logitech G600 ME3 RAZER VESPULA Klipsch Promedia 2.1 
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7/21/12 at 8:50pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Schmuckley View Post

TEC..eh..SS or cascade ..TEC..is a nice idea..but..I've never really seen any fantastic results from..

I was thinking about SS, but I dont like the looks so much and the TEC I got gives me about -20 on the coldplate at full load. For next gens I plan on SS though.
Frozen Ivy
(13 items)
 
Tri Sli *sigh* (Retired)
(15 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K Asus Maximus V Extreme EVGA GTX 680 HC Ripjaws X 1.5v 
Hard DriveCoolingMonitorKeyboard
Crucial M4 w/ WD Black Raid 0 5x Triple Radiator w/TEC Yamakasi Catleap Q270 120hz Topre Realforce 45g 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Seasonic Platinum 1000w Caselabs M8 w/ Pedestal Steelseries Sensei Razer Scarab 
Audio
DT990 w/ WA3 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 D0 4.01ghz 1.23v HT=ON Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla EVGA GTX 285 2GB Tri Sli 6GB Corsair Dominator OEM 1666Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb w/ RAID 0 WB Black Whats this? Heatkiller 3.0 w/ MCR320 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Alienware AW2210 Xarmour U9BL-S Corsair HX1000W Custom Painted HAF 932 
MouseMouse PadAudio
Razer Deathadder Razer Destructor White Edition Fiio E10 USB DAC w/ H-FI 780 
View all
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Frozen Ivy
(13 items)
 
Tri Sli *sigh* (Retired)
(15 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K Asus Maximus V Extreme EVGA GTX 680 HC Ripjaws X 1.5v 
Hard DriveCoolingMonitorKeyboard
Crucial M4 w/ WD Black Raid 0 5x Triple Radiator w/TEC Yamakasi Catleap Q270 120hz Topre Realforce 45g 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Seasonic Platinum 1000w Caselabs M8 w/ Pedestal Steelseries Sensei Razer Scarab 
Audio
DT990 w/ WA3 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I7 920 D0 4.01ghz 1.23v HT=ON Gigabyte G1 Guerrilla EVGA GTX 285 2GB Tri Sli 6GB Corsair Dominator OEM 1666Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb w/ RAID 0 WB Black Whats this? Heatkiller 3.0 w/ MCR320 Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Alienware AW2210 Xarmour U9BL-S Corsair HX1000W Custom Painted HAF 932 
MouseMouse PadAudio
Razer Deathadder Razer Destructor White Edition Fiio E10 USB DAC w/ H-FI 780 
View all
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