Project Nebula: TJ07 Build

[moogle]

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

[Pob255]

Basically a metal tray/half box to stand the rads on?

How do you plan attaching the rads to these stands and these stands to the case?

[moogle]

Basically a metal tray/half box to stand the rads on?

How do you plan attaching the rads to these stands and these stands to the case?

Yep thats what they are

If you see the sketchup pic you can see holes on the sides of the rad right? Thats for the shroud to attach on to but I'm going to tap them with 6-32 or M3 and use screws to mount the rad on it.

[merple]

Thats a tidy little mounting solution. I've seen a few 'murdermod' builds that just use a few hammond boxes and double sided tape to mount the rads.

Will you be going the whole hog and sleeving everything in sight?

[format]

Looking forward to this, looks good so far.

[moogle]

Thats a tidy little mounting solution. I've seen a few 'murdermod' builds that just use a few hammond boxes and double sided tape to mount the rads.

Will you be going the whole hog and sleeving everything in sight?

Yeah I was going to use those hammond boxes till I saw this

Yep I will be sleeving lots

Pumps and Fans already sleeved so will have pics up soon. My room is jam packed of the boxes and stuff so I'm just rearranging everything.

[Robscure]

Congrats Moogle, it looks really nice.

P.S.

Become an architect.

[Pob255]

Still, I do like the cardboard box pc as well

[moogle]

Still, I do like the cardboard box pc as well

Fear not, it has always been here for me in times of need and I shall return the favour by letting it rest on my cupboard....
















until the next time I require it's services

[moogle]

**Update - 30/3/09**
Well I spent the weekend sleeving a few things. Haven't taken pictures of all of the things but here's one of the pumps.



The other good news is that over the weekend I received a small package from someone...



Yep it was from Crucial and they sent me some nice shiny Ballistix Tracers



Got another order in the post today so I shall be putting up more pics later.
I've got quite a lot of sleeving to do which shall keep me occupied while I wait for a few more tools and missing parts to start modding and installing everything into the case

[Robscure]

Looking good.

Corsair actually sponsored you and gave you those modules for free? Wicked lol

[moogle]

Nope Crucial did and yep they sent me some memory

[moogle]

Got a few more things from Scan...







Going to swap out the standard PCI slots for these black Silverstone ones. Looks much nicer plus they're vented.

More hardware pictures..









The necessary tools came today so I can get cracking with the modding. Only problem is I recieved an email from Silverstone stating that not all of the TJ07 is aluminium

That's a problem because the Aluminium Primer I got won't work so well so I'll have to go swap one can for a metal primer.

Got a key order coming maybe tommorow and once I've got that I can decide on what I need and buy the rest of the bits. Should all be over in a week or two

[format]

That is a lovely case.
How much?

[moogle]

That is a lovely case.
How much?

Thanks, quite alot in terms of how much most of you guys would usually spend on a case

[merple]

Nice pile of parts building up now I love this phase of a build when lots of boxes arrive, Its like christmas except with stuff you actually wanted
Good work getting a couple of sponsors too (How does one go about doing that?)

So whats the plan with the spray paint?
Just doing the inside or a crazy nebula paintjob on the outside?
Look forward to seeing more pics.