[RushMore1205]

This project has been completed, make sure to go through all the pages to see exactly how this was achived, hopefully this helps some people create works of art.

WHAT IM WORKING ON NOW

any comments greatly appriciated

so here is some more pics, of my work in progress, very close to finaly being done, just need to make all custom cables for PSU, and benchmark

http://i541.photobucket.com/albums/gg363/rushmore1305/DSC03870.jpg

hey guys so my motherboard has taken a crap on me, so i am thinking its now the perfect time to:
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1. REMOVE 200mm fan on top and replace with 240mm RADDONE
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2.WaterCool my GPU(both of them)(PAGE 3)(page 4 for EK SLI bridge)DONE
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3.Upgrade CPU block (PAGE 3)DONE
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4.Sleeve the cables RED,BLACK,WHITE. DONE WITH Extentions
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5. Upgrade all Barbs to Compression Fittings(or at least all i could afford)DONE
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6.Switch res to EK 250mm Cyclinder
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7. Powder Coat the case the same color as its now, i just hate scratching the case all the timeDONE
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8. Make All new cables for PSU(custom lenght and sleeved)

Here is some pictures of the break down and some other random pictures. for now.

I will try to get as much done before i leave to CES on Wed.

HERE IS WHAT THE CASE LOOKS LIKE NOW(((BEFORE MODDING))))

 

[fastsite]

nice that torture rack is gonna be awesome!

EDIT: never mind that is a temp =/ well bump anyway

 

[cybermenace]

the whole thing looks awesome i wish i had the cash for something like that ..

Bil.

 

[RushMore1205]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastsite;11870871
nice that torture rack is gonna be awesome!

EDIT: never mind that is a temp =/ well bump anyway

its actually a DD WaterBOX not torture rack, they are slightly different, the one i have can be fully enclosed just like a regular case.

i bought it of a fellow OCN member for only 80$, has a couple of scratches but a great thing to have in between projects

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybermenace;11871183
the whole thing looks awesome i wish i had the cash for something like that ..

Bil.

yes this never ending project hit my pockets pretty hard, but fortunately a couple of month ago i got a job that pays me what i wanted to get paid for a long time, so i have been buying all the things i never had when i was younger.
but if i was not married, u can trust me i would have quad sli and all
ahahahha

 

[RushMore1205]

So i just came back from CES and im happy that i won some money so i ordered the new EK HF nikel/plexy and ordered the second gpu block

 

[charliehorse55]

I'm laughing at how much TIM was on that 470... wow. OEMs always do such a bad job at tim installation.

 

[RushMore1205]

Quote:

Originally Posted by charliehorse55;11989801
I'm laughing at how much TIM was on that 470... wow. OEMs always do such a bad job at tim installation.

i agree wit u, i removed it and put some artic silver 5 on it, i put a lot too, is that not good?

 

[charliehorse55]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RushMore1205;11990230
i agree wit u, i removed it and put some artic silver 5 on it, i put a lot too, is that not good?

You want about as much as a large pea. The goal is so that when you later remove the heatsink you should see TIM covering most of the IHS is a layer that is so thin you can see right through it.

Also, how are you going to connect the two cards?

 

[Irocing]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RushMore1205;11990230
i agree wit u, i removed it and put some artic silver 5 on it, i put a lot too, is that not good?

Hi,

Well if you put just a tenth of what was on that, To much.

That much would be good insulation.

Retim time:thumb:

Later

 

[RushMore1205]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irocing;11990308
Hi,

Well if you put just a tenth of what was on that, To much.

That much would be good insulation.

Retim time:thumb:

Later

so ur saying i should only put a little bit on?

 

[Segovax]

Mmmm applesauce.

 

[Irocing]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RushMore1205 so ur saying i should only put a little bit on?

As been stated should pretty much be transparent to the eye when
applied and compressed.
Alot of ways to apply but pea size is pretty much all you need.

I use the pea size method and then spread with a plastic sharp edge
object, credit card works good if nothing else available.

When done, smooth and just about transparent to the eye.
Clean up along edges when done so doesn't lap on the sides.
Do this with GPU cards also. New or used.

Works for me.
YMMV.

HTH

later

 

[Onions]

not true you need to make an x on the ek blocks there special

 

[RushMore1205]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onions not true you need to make an x on the ek blocks there special

ahaha yeah i saw tht.

i was wondering does it really raise the temps if u put more tim on?

Some pictures before taking apart:

So on top instead of that big fan im going to cut our the plastik and sink in the 240mm rad, and get the same mesh and rap it the same way the fan is now, Should look pretty nice

Also thought i would share some pics of my new MOBo, that will be going under water later, because i need to run something for now, i hate laptops

And Now the fun part
GTX470 going under WATER

And for today, i thought i would share what im runing now while my case is getting chopeed

 

[RushMore1205]

hey guys i have an update, i started cable sleeving today, i got 3 cables done, but to tell u the troth the antec powersupply that i have is alsomt impossible to take the pins out of so i think im just going to do the extensions for now and all the fans and stuff like that, a long way to go but here is an update.

p.s. Heat GUn is a must when u are sleeving, 24.99 at lowes

 

[Hydraulic]

I believe the extensions would look even more awesome with black connectors as opposed to the whitish ones. Either way, looking good my friend!

 

[RushMore1205]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydraulic I believe the extensions would look even more awesome with black connectors as opposed to the whitish ones. Either way, looking good my friend!

im actaully going to paint them red when its all done, thanx for the advice man

 

[sunnyville]

Quick question: I've seen this type of thing before, how do you go abou tmaking your harddrive "transparent" - so I can see it spinning?

 

[RushMore1205]

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Originally Posted by sunnyville Quick question: I've seen this type of thing before, how do you go abou tmaking your harddrive "transparent" - so I can see it spinning?

actually its the very first WD Raptor 150gb, thats how they made them, its ashame they are now discontinued
but i didnt mod that, but i rememver a thread on how to change the top plate, its very hard and u have to be very carefull, i would no recomend you doing that.

if u want for show i would just find a used raptor drive on here or ebay or something

 

[RushMore1205]

OMG EK gods dropped by 10 minutes ago lol

i got my othe wc parts in the mail, that way most of my suff is going to be from ek

1 cpu block , 2nd gpu+backplate.

now monday the ek sli bridge

wednsday pick up case from powdercoating and we are golden