Just finished my setup. (almost)

[hartacus]

I'm still waiting to purchase a 7970 and add that and I'm waiting for a front 200mm radiator to come in the mail. What do you think for my first build?

 

[wanderer11]

Looks good. You are going to WC the 7970 right? You might want to cut the 5.25" covers to somehow fit the reservoir. It would really finish the case.

 

[hartacus]

That my friend, was a great idea. Thank you!

 

[wanderer11]

There you go. That looks great. Want to list your build? I can see an intel sticker and asus sticker.

 

[hartacus]

Sure, not sure why it's not coming up in my signature.

Corsiar 600T
ASUS Rampage III Gene
Intel i7 960 OC@4.1GHz
Sandisk Extreme 240GB SSD
Gigabyte ATI 6870HD
Corsair Dominator GT 12GB 1700MHz

 

[wanderer11]

Looks nice. I built my first computer a few months ago and would like to watercool my next build. How much extra work was that for you?

 

[hartacus]

It was actually pretty easy if you have basic automotive knowledge. It's like a mini car cooling system. The one thing that was hard to discover was jumping the power supply to test the system without turning to comp on. Take a paper clip and plug it into the green and any black wire on the 20pin connector.

 

[wanderer11]

Well I am a mechanical engineer so I'm pretty sure I could figure it out

 

[rubix_1011]

So why the RAM block and red coolant vs. GPU block and plain distilled?

 

[hartacus]

The RAM cooler was part aesthetic and par functional. The ram would get warm and the pump is much quieter then those cheap fans corsair gives with the Dominator GT's. I wanted to keep everything as cool as possible as the x58 NB (especially the Gene) gets pretty hot. The Ekoolant wast used because I think it looks cool and Ekoolant already contains an anti-algae additives. I've read multiple posts about how its garbage and you should only use distilled water with a kill coil but, I like it and all my blocks are clear so I can see any build up.

 

[wanderer11]

You are planning to WC the 7970 right?

 

[hartacus]

Yea I still have to get a 7970 and a block. I ordered a 200mm rad for the front of the case right from antec's website about 2 weeks ago and it still hasnt come yet. Why do you ask?

 

[wanderer11]

rubix made it sound like you weren't going to. What's your monitor situation like? I really hope it's more than a single 1920x1080.

 

[hartacus]

I did have two but then I swapped them out for a single 27" 2560x1400. I have a 6870 right now and I've been having a really strange problem with it ever since i got my new display.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/378557-33-what-hell#t2848400

 

[wanderer11]

Is that a catleap? I have a feeling it is and if so would you recommend it? I've been looking at getting one.

 

[hartacus]

Similar. I have a Shimian and I would absolutely buy another one. I was really worried at first reading all the horror stories. I am happier than ever though and very glad I bought it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pixe-l-Perfect-Achieva-ShiMian-QH270-IPSMS-HDMI-DVI-D-Sub-27-2560x1440-QHD-/330795339152?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item4d04f04d90

 

[wanderer11]

Good to hear. I was looking at a $300 one though. I'd rather buy 2 more 1920 monitors for that price.

 

[thequn]

I would turn the cpu block 90* to the right for better aesthetics btw looks amazing. Btw thank you you have given me an idea to hide my bay rez.