Client Build Log: QuakeMazer's Temjin TJ07/480GTX mod. - Page 3

I am thinking to incorporate some hardlines in this loop...

Hope to make some progress later today.

It's all abut the GPUs I think. My X2 was benching just as high as my E6600 rig...

Time for an update.

Some hardware has been upgraded...always a good thing. But that meant ordering and waiting...

Luckily I have a very nice PSU right at hand which is better suited to the SLI rig than the 520

First thing I wanted to do was get the PSU in place to make sure of avoiding conflicts in routing later.


I was not entirely satisfied with the Velcro mounting so I will be adding a bracket.


If it's okay with QuakeMazer I'll use a couple of these nice barbs Iandh made...


I want this loop to be anything but loopy. I'll be using a few elbows and tees but keeping the lines short.


After talking with QuakeMazer I decided to go ahead and try out an idea I have for the RaptorX. These mounts are excellent for Raptors as they cushion the drive which makes it run better and last longeer and less noisy.


I needed to internally mount the reservoir where I can make a little porthole in the side panel. I wanted to locate it out of the way of the GFX cards and take advantage of the existing holes in the case.


After drilling some holes in the bay supports I positioned the RaptorX as low as possible while still leaving room fr the cabling .


The bay cover plates frame the drive but that's just the first step.


Since I had to go out to the shop to cut some acrylic anyway I went ahead and modified the reservoir.


I drilled it with an 11.8mm bit and then tapped it for G1/4


I went ahead and got the lines to length for the start of the loop. I will make up some aluminum brackets t support the pump so it is not a strain on the reservoir.


These lovely elbows come form Martinm210. He actualy mills tiny ridges on the inserts for a secure leakfree connection. These elbows are about as restrictive as a foot of tubing.


The pump hangs of the reservoir for now to let me get a start on this loop. I'll be giving the SLI GPUs and the CPU seperate returns.


Before I get into mounting the motherboard and all that I need to rough out the lines and drill and holes I might need for the stealthed cabling job to follow. I have a pretty good guess as to where the MCW60R waterblocks will terminate and can always adjust the tubing to suit the actual location...but this is the basic loop. Short of building a manifold to supply the three blocks this is as sanitary a layout as you might want.


Using Martin's T's and L's... It's a shame to use clamps they look really good like that.



So that's as far as I will go with the loop until I get some holes drilled for the cabling.


Now to turn my attention to this lovely piece of hardware. I ordered a back mount cooler from NewEgg that can be added a little later.


Heres the window for the drive. I cut a panel to fit slightly oversize in the vertical dimension and grooved it to be trapped by the bay covers.


Like this. It's a firm mechanical fit.


CyberDruid Approves.


But this needs to be a little toned down. I need to frame the Raptor in a porthole to match the reservoir porthole.


My high tech measuring device.


Cut to snap into the space and polished up.






It's exactly what I had in mind.


So tomorrow I will fabricate the pump and radiator brackets and mount them and sort the cabling and devise some way to control the case and radiator fans. QuakeMazer doesn't want a lot of bright lights so I was thinking about de-LEDing a pair of Sunbeam 4 pot bay devices and drilling a pair of the Temjin bay covers for just the knobs. The Sunbeams are excellent controllers and the black knobs are the same finish as the case. We'll see.