I had a cool idea to do a cosmos II themed around blood splatters, and the titular Alien. (Alien, Aliens etc.)
Here is my build log so far:
1x Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra tower
1x Koolance 360mm radiator
1x EK -Supreme LTX AMD water block
1x Thermaltake SR200 pump and reservoir
1x Koolance 140mm radiator
12 x Bitspower Premium G1/4" High Flow 1/2" Fitting
10 x Koolance Tubing, Clear UV-Reactive PVC, 1ft/30.5cm [ID: 13mm (1/2in); OD: 19mm (3/4in)
12 x Bitspower Single Luxury Tube Clamp LTC7 For Tube OD 3/4in
1 x *** NEW *** Mayhems X1 UV Green Concentrate - 250ml (An Aliens blood is acidic, so this is why I'm using Green for the color in the tubing)
1x ASUS Crosshair IV extreme motherboard
1x AMD 1090T 6 core processor
2 x 4 GB of Ripjaws X G. Skill ram. 1600 MHz ( 9-9-9-24 timing)
1x Sapphire 6970 2 GB (Reference board)
1x MSI R6970 2 GB (Reference board)
1x Corsair AX1200W PSU
1x WD 1 TB HDD
1x Intel 160 GB SSD
1x ASUS BD drive
Looking to implement an Alien paint scheme somehow on the front of the cosmos. I envisioned the blood splatters to be on the side panels of the case, with an Alien head on the front. Also going to get a custom side panel done for the left side panel to show off the goodies.
^ This is my rig currently. Will be switching everything over once the rest of my WC parts come.
This is what, to me, a good blood splatter should look like.
On the front panel of the CM II, I imagined an alien like this, with it's inner jaw shooting out.
New updates!
^ Water blocks and back plates on. Using Koolance VID connectors to connect both blocks for better flow
^ all The tubing connected and fitted.
Coolant has been put in, Mayhems pure H20 with UV green concentrate.
In other news, besides getting everything to work, I need to made some adjustments. 1. I need a better pump. I'm new to water cooling, so I didn't know that the P500 only has 500 L/Hr Max flow (which is meant for small loops) and 2. I need to fix my 1st card. Upon booting up any game, the 1st card shoots up to 105 C, which is bad. So with that in mind, I'm going to be taking it apart soon. It is either that I didn't use enough TIM (used IC diamond 7) the thermal pads are messed up, or the water block isn't mounted correctly. Besides that, I'm going to be getting a new pump from a good friend, so that solves 1 out of these 2 issues. Any input is appreciated.
Edited by cloudnakamura - 10/5/12 at 12:46am
Here is my build log so far:
1x Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra tower
1x Koolance 360mm radiator
1x EK -Supreme LTX AMD water block
1x Thermaltake SR200 pump and reservoir
1x Koolance 140mm radiator
12 x Bitspower Premium G1/4" High Flow 1/2" Fitting
10 x Koolance Tubing, Clear UV-Reactive PVC, 1ft/30.5cm [ID: 13mm (1/2in); OD: 19mm (3/4in)
12 x Bitspower Single Luxury Tube Clamp LTC7 For Tube OD 3/4in
1 x *** NEW *** Mayhems X1 UV Green Concentrate - 250ml (An Aliens blood is acidic, so this is why I'm using Green for the color in the tubing)
1x ASUS Crosshair IV extreme motherboard
1x AMD 1090T 6 core processor
2 x 4 GB of Ripjaws X G. Skill ram. 1600 MHz ( 9-9-9-24 timing)
1x Sapphire 6970 2 GB (Reference board)
1x MSI R6970 2 GB (Reference board)
1x Corsair AX1200W PSU
1x WD 1 TB HDD
1x Intel 160 GB SSD
1x ASUS BD drive
Looking to implement an Alien paint scheme somehow on the front of the cosmos. I envisioned the blood splatters to be on the side panels of the case, with an Alien head on the front. Also going to get a custom side panel done for the left side panel to show off the goodies.
^ This is my rig currently. Will be switching everything over once the rest of my WC parts come.
This is what, to me, a good blood splatter should look like.
On the front panel of the CM II, I imagined an alien like this, with it's inner jaw shooting out.
New updates!
^ Water blocks and back plates on. Using Koolance VID connectors to connect both blocks for better flow
^ all The tubing connected and fitted.
Coolant has been put in, Mayhems pure H20 with UV green concentrate.
In other news, besides getting everything to work, I need to made some adjustments. 1. I need a better pump. I'm new to water cooling, so I didn't know that the P500 only has 500 L/Hr Max flow (which is meant for small loops) and 2. I need to fix my 1st card. Upon booting up any game, the 1st card shoots up to 105 C, which is bad. So with that in mind, I'm going to be taking it apart soon. It is either that I didn't use enough TIM (used IC diamond 7) the thermal pads are messed up, or the water block isn't mounted correctly. Besides that, I'm going to be getting a new pump from a good friend, so that solves 1 out of these 2 issues. Any input is appreciated.
Edited by cloudnakamura - 10/5/12 at 12:46am
