Hello and welcome.
I have recently decided to scratch my PC-X2000 project, as I felt that the case requires too much work, and in the end, very limited to what I wanted to do with it.
With so many video cards, the case starts to cramp up.
Also, I wanted to push the watercooling more, and instead of having a "decent" watercooling setup, I wanted something much, much cooler (but without to TEC).
So, I decided this is time for a brand new project.
Something more interesting, more room, more power, just more (except the noise).
So this is what it will include:
List of updates:
I have recently decided to scratch my PC-X2000 project, as I felt that the case requires too much work, and in the end, very limited to what I wanted to do with it.
With so many video cards, the case starts to cramp up.
Also, I wanted to push the watercooling more, and instead of having a "decent" watercooling setup, I wanted something much, much cooler (but without to TEC).
So, I decided this is time for a brand new project.
Something more interesting, more room, more power, just more (except the noise).
So this is what it will include:
- Computer hardware
CPU: I7-980x
Motherboard:Gigabyte X58-UD9 Asus Rampage III Extreme + Xpander
Memory: Corsiar Dominator-GT 2000MHZ CL8
GPUs: Nvidia GTX 580 - 4-way SLI
Boot Disk: G.Skill Phoenix Pro 60GB x 4 - Raid0
Data Disks: WD 1TB Black Sata3 - Raid0
Backup Disk: Samsung 2TB F4
Main PSU: Corsaid AX1200
Second PSU: Enermax Revolution+ 1250W
Case: Mountain Mod Ascension
- Water-cooling bits
CPU Block: EK Supreme HF Full nickel
GPU Blocks (4): EK GTX 580.
Radiators (3): Black Ice GTX 360
Pumps (2): Swiftech MCP-35X
Reservoir: Koolance 402X2 bay
Tubing: UV Red
- Air-cooling bits
Radiator Fans: (9) Scythe Ultra Kaza 3000RPM
Case Fans (5): Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 1850RPM
Fans Controllers (1): Lamptron FC-2
List of updates:
- 16/12/2010 - Case assembled
- 21/12/2010 - Changes to setup, going for 580s.
- 23/12/2010 - A few items came in today. Waiting for third shipment.
- 28/12/2010 - Got extra fans to use as pulls
- 30/12/2010 - Finished some sleeving and second radiator is up
- 31/12/2010 - Mounted the last radiator
- 02/01/2011 - Something very odd has been going on behind my back!
- 03/01/2011 - Got the QDCs, Installed them to the loop.
- 06/01/2011 - Final stages. Starting to put on covers and assemble.
- 08/01/2011 - Got the system up and running. A few issues, testing it now.
- 08/01/2011 - Project has been finished. Last pics, some info. Benchmarks will be uploaded soon.
- 06/02/2011 - Project "restarted", a few updates and new plans
- 07/02/2011 - Got a few items in the mail to continue
- 14/02/2011 - Some pictures of a few new items (new res, new PSU and others).
- 16/03/2011 - Finished the re-new build. Updated some stuff. Some pictures.