This is my first acrylic build. It is really not that hard but it does take some practice. I started this around Christmas and finally finished it, however during that time the 980 ti came out so I'm waiting on the 980 ti classifieds to come out, that should hopefully keep me happy for at least six months:) Enjoy!
Mobo: Asus Rampage V
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K, water cooled EK EVO
GPU: EVGA 980 CLASSIFIED x 2 SLI EK WB'S
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 GB 2800
CASE: Corsair 900D
PSU: EVGA 1600G2
HD: Samsung 850 Pro 512
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
First step, spend lots of money.
I decide to put a list of my first order of water cooling parts for those looking at fittings and cost. This is not a complete list.
The 900D is just huge and so easy to work inside.
Resleeve the I/O panal
Never did the I/O panal before, looks ok I guess.
Future proof my power needs, why not.
This the fun part, so many thing to put together, test, retest, assemble, disassemble. Hell this is why we do this stuff!
How and where to put our reservoirs. This seems always to be the big question.
Kudos to that guy over at Singularity computer builds, he got me to buy a bending brake and make my own reservoir bracket.
More test fitting, attaching directly to the hard drive cases makes the whole thing slide out as one sub assembly
My photos are crap but I promise the finally photos will be better, sorry
I call this one the flux-capacitor picture. My wife had no clue what this was.
Bracket is ready for paint, all the holes have been drilled and tapped.
Bracket and pump assembly ready to go back together. Assembly sequence is very important, this was more like a puzzle.
All the Rads are 64mm thick, 2 Ek 480's and one Ek 240. Test fit
My first acrylic tube, no bends just cut to length. Here is what I learned. Use a dremel to do your rough cuts. Use a belt/disc sander with
blue tape to mark the correct length helps in getting it right on the money. Last hand sand the chamfer on the ends with 200-300 grit. Insertion
force on these o-ring fittings was huge. The trick, Vaseline and buy some spare O-rings you might tear a few.
The cpu drain took me a few tries before I came up with something that would be easy to drain. The gpu was easy and required no mods.
The drain for the gpu is in the bottom left front of the case, very easy access. Sorry no photo of that.
I was torn between the EVGA X99 and the Rampage V Extreme. Always have had EVGA boards but I thought I would give ASUS a try.
Now to start some tube bending. Monsoon's red mandrels for the 16mm OD tubing work great, just follow the youtube's they have
and you'll be bending like a pro in no time.
Finished the cpu loop, decided to leak test before putting the gpu loop together.
All the loop complete, no leaks! I forgot to mention lighting. I decided on a phobia RGB lighting system with remote. I love being able to
change the look and effects with the press of a button. You'll also notice these two 780 Hydro coppers will be gone soon.
Now on to the long awaited ek water blocks for my 980 classifieds.
Tried some UV red but it didn't work for me.
Mayhem Red pastel looks better I think.
The money shot!
And that's all I've got folks for now. Hope you enjoyed the build!
post edited by Mangofire - 2015/07/06 20:18:36