Sponsors:
I'd like to thank Crucial for being kind enough to sponsor this project build with their memory modules. Thanks guys!
Special thanks also go to Bitspower for their lovely fittings
Background:
I've been running my PC out of a case for a while now as I've been planning and saving to run it as a fully watercooled system (bar some parts). Now I've got most of the parts and I have an idea what is needed I can finally start on it. I decided that I'll be using a Silverstone TJ07B-W case to house my components. It's a great case that is just built/designed for watercooling in mind and it's not too in your face so to say.
So hopefully by the end of the project I'll have transformed the below...
...into one lean, mean watercooled machine
Below are the full specs of the build:
Hardware:
Silverstone Temjin TJ07B-W
Intel Q9550
ASUS Maximus Formula II
Crucial Ballistix Tracers DDR2
BFG GeForce GTX280
Samsung Spinpoint T Series HDD's
Akasa Freedom Power 750W PSU
MCubed T-Balancer bigNG
Cooling:
Swiftech Apogee GTZ
Swiftech MCW-NBMAX
EK-150 and 100 Res
EK-FC280 GTX Acetal
EK-FC280 GTX RAM Backplate
Thermochill PA120.3
Thermochill PA120.2
OCZ XTC Memory Cooler
Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM Fans
7/16" XSPC Clear Tubing
Laing DDC 18W Pumps
XSPC DDC Clear Pump Top
Setup:
I'm going to run this as a dual loop so I'll have it arranged like this:
Loop 1: -> EK150 -> DDC -> PA120.2 -> GTZ -> NBMAX ->
Loop 2: -> EK100 -> DDC -> PA120.3 -> EK-FC280 ->
Going to have all those fans hooked to a TBan and configured for silence
The case has already arrived just waiting on a few tools to start modding with.
I got some rad stands made for me by a nice chap on another forum. I saw them in his build and really liked the look of them, only thing is he didn't have the diagrams/plans for his ones so I remade some in Sketchup.
I made sure it all lines up with the side grill in Sketchup.
Here's the finished product. I'm pretty sure it'll line up just fine
They went the whole 9 yards and got the edges welded and corners smoothed down too.
More updates to come