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My First Ever PC Build + Watercooling

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#1 ·
As the title says, i've never built a computer before in my life! But i am a bit of a jack of all trades, and im sure i wont have much issue putting everything together. I will, once i have everything nailed down, be looking to overclock to around 4.7ghz, maybe more. That depends on how my first ever overclocking experience goes also.

The parts i currently have:
AMD FX-8350
ASUS 5A99X EVO R2.0
16GB Crucial Ballistix Elite @1866Mhz
XFX Core Edition 850W PSU
PNY GeForce GTX970
Samsung 840EVO 120GG SSD (*)
Seagate Barracuda 500GB

(*) I made a mistake here and bought a mSATA so i ended up buying a mSATA to SATA adapter.

The parts i just ordered:
Thermaltake Core X9
2X Alphacool NexXxos XT45 Full Copper 360mm
CPU- Swiftech Apogee XL
GPU- EK-FC970 GTX Full Cover Waterblock(Clear)
EK-DDC 3.25 XRES 140
Clear UV Reactive 1/2'I.D x 3/4'O.D tubing
1/2" barbs with clamps
Phob'ya UV Blue/Clear
2X 12"UV ccfl's
6X Koolance 120x25mm 108CFM fans(Rads)
GELID SpeedTouch 6 Fan Controller
4X Silenx 120mm Blue LED(side of case)

Obviously I left out the other misc items like fan splitters and such because they are really not that important. But anyways i just odered that stuff today so im hoping for mid-late next week to have everything i need to start putting it together! Also for now im just going to be using an oem dvd-rw from an older computer of mine until i decide on something more permanent. I have been doing a little searching and havent seen any builds in this case yet, but it is pretty new. all ive seen is the over the top stuff on reviews of its debut at ces and such.
 
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So all my parts arrived today! I must say one thing is that case is way bigger than I imagined lol! And two the res and pump combo I have the "xres 140" has a lot smaller res tube than I was expecting. I'm going to get this up and running but I'm ordering a longer tube!
 
#5 ·
In all honesty, your res does not need to be very big. What is most important is flow rate. The faster the fluid travels the quicker the heat dissipates. The larger the res the more potential for the liquid to settle and not be cycled through, thus causing higher temps. Your Alphacool rads will do really well to take the heat off. Good luck with your build! Looks like it will be a great setup!
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#6 ·
get busy putting it together and post pics please, it's fun to see a system come together. can't wait to start my next build.
and don't be afraid to ask us for help on here if you need some.
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my dad always told me "The only stupid question is the one you don't ask"
and have fun.
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#18 ·
I do love the gpu waterblock. I did have some issues with the standoffs on it were not all the same length and a couple weren't flat. I was a little dissapointed in that regard. I didn't expect it to be so huge. With this case the motherboard sits horizontal it almost completely hides the cpu waterblock!
 
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Originally Posted by 2BuKKs View Post

I do love the gpu waterblock. I did have some issues with the standoffs on it were not all the same length and a couple weren't flat. I was a little dissapointed in that regard. I didn't expect it to be so huge. With this case the motherboard sits horizontal it almost completely hides the cpu waterblock!
I'm sorry to hear that! EK's QC is usually top notch.
 
#20 ·
Ok I'm waiting for my daughter to get up so I can go get some parts I need so I've just been partially assembling things and test fitting my components.


Fan controller installed in the top drive bay mostly to avoid any clearance issues with a regular drive in that spot since the rads sit right behind it.

my xt45's

With the removable mount attached!

Fans!

1 of 2 uv ccfl's. I'm pretty happy with spot for this one. It will be directly above most of my tubing and still stay hidden.


You can see that it is slightly on the backside of the gpu so the iv reactive coolant inside probably won't get the best light.

Second xt45 test fitted

Here's where I need help guys. I'm not sure where to position this second tube To get the most light on that gpu. You can see I have it flat next to mobo here but this entire side is almost completely a window so I'm not sure how it will look in full view. I do have a second option I thought of.

As you can see HUGE window... My thought were since I would like to hide my hdd's and cables since my psu is not modular, that I was going to mask off a line and blackout the bottom section of the case. If I do this I can bring it up just slightly higher than that ccfl. That would keep it out of 100% view and still provide awesome light to this side of the card.

LET ME KNOW WHAT U THINK!
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#24 ·
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Originally Posted by Wolfsbora View Post

In all honesty, your res does not need to be very big. What is most important is flow rate. The faster the fluid travels the quicker the heat dissipates. The larger the res the more potential for the liquid to settle and not be cycled through, thus causing higher temps.
I just want to say, if this was the case, you would not need a reservoir at all, and in truth, a reservoir really isn't need anyways. In any case, water 'settling' in a reservoir can only cool down to ambient temperatures, which is as low as your radiator can cool it as well. The best reason I see for having a reservoir would be for filling and bleeding the system.
 
#25 ·

As you can see this side is pretty much alllllll window lol. That's why I asked how you guys think it would look if I blacked out half the window, stopping just high enough to cover the light tube where it sits. Also maybe to break up the blacked out window I could do some sort of design in it.
 
#26 ·
Actually upon further review it seems as tho I can mount the second light across the top it would hide all the wiring for it also! Im still thinking about blacking out the bottom half since with the amount of cables in this power supply I doubt it's going to be pretty.
 
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