mektacular
Question for you Chris.  It looks like your custom cables basically split out one 8pin PCIE power connection from the PSU into a two 8-Pin PCIE's for the 1070.  Is that common practice?  I would love to do that just reduce some cabling...

They make 8+6 cables so why not 8+8? You can do this but you'll have to make sure you will not exceed the power limits of your power supply. The only thing that is going to the 8pin gpu connector is four 12v wires and four ground wires. On the evga power supply all the 12v wires come from a single 12v rail. the process of making these is NOT easy but i am actually thinking about making a video of how i do this. But it'll be a couple weeks before i can record and publish it.

This thing is ugly as anything, but is it the y-splitter we're talking about?  Don't want to accidently get the reverse...
https://amzn.com/B00A3OVG4W
 
 
 
 

yes, that is essentially the same thing. but again the only problem with them is that they allow you to exceed the power limits of your power supply. so be careful and don't do this simply because your short on power connectors.

Chris21010
Welp i have finally done it! here is my build time lapse hope you enjoy:
 

 
EDIT: CRAP, why is it that only after publishing one notices that there is missing footage from the time laps... you never see me finish the wiring nor correct the water loop so it isnt blocking the GPU power connectors. i'll correct that and then re-upload soon.

Read this thread from beginning to end... 

A great read, and excellent vid... Goodstuff mate.

Welp, im sol and nothing can help me now.... this pc just blew a water line AGAIN and i am now taking the pc apart and will know in a few days if any of it is still good or not. I know parts were destroyed this time as it was running when it blew. Also it looks really bad for my nickel plated blocks as i can see copper now.... f me sooo hard... i knida dont wanna find out how bad it really is....

Oh no! Chris, would you say the tube had any tension on it ,to want to pull away from fitting? I hope for the best for you!!!

No it was the tube coming out of the gpu block. Even with the 90 deg bend above it the fitting just blew off. After looking at all my petg tubing at every fitting the tube suffered from creeping. Where even below the melting point the plastic slowly misshapens while being warm, pic below. My loop never exceed 38c but apparently thats too warm... that or ek's petg/fitting combo is just a poor choice. I really do not know enough about this stuff to say.

Very sorry to hear, Hope that there is not too much damage, or none would be better.
 
So these were the solid form pipes, not soft tubing??
Would be interested to know what happened to the nickel plated blocks, why or how the copper is now seen?? a coolant issue??

i used distilled water with a few drops of mayhem dye's so i don't know. imma grab some ph strips and see if my coolant is acidic, as thats bad. and yes it was petg hard tubing that was deformed around the fittings, not soft flexible tubing.

Still waiting to hear good news on your boards.. Good news Please...
 
Await your tests on the water tests...