Hi here is my first EVGA/watercooling build ever! Hope you'll like it :)
The Story
The first time i saw the DG-87, i fell in love with it. But with all that space, a single card wasn't an option :) so why not two? 1080? Yeah let's do this! In the mean time i've decided to skip the X99 platform, really too expensive. First i've built it without watercooling but i soon saw that the main 1080 was getting hot (the cards are too close too have a good air flow) and dropping the boost clock even at full fan speed. So my watercooling project was born.
After weeks reading reviews and making sketches, i've started to list every part needed. My first goal was to go for hard tubing but the overcost was a little too much, so i stayed soft and very glad with it :)
Computer Parts
- PSU - CORSAIR RM850X
- MB - ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger
- PROC - INTEL Core i7 6700K
- MEM - G.SKILL Ripjaws V, Noir, 32 Go, 3200 MHz, CAS 16
- GC - 2 * EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING
- SLI HB BRIDGE - EVGA 100-2W-0026-LR
- SSD - SANDISK Extreme PRO 960 Gb
- SSD - SAMSUNG 840 EVO 1 Tb
- CASE - EVGA DG-87
Watercooling Parts
- Waterblock CPU - EK EK-FB ASUS M8G Monoblock - Nickel
- Waterblock GPU - EK EK-FC1080 GTX FTW - Nickel
- Backplate GPU - EK EK-FC1080 GTX FTW Backplate - Black
- Top Rad - HW Labs Black ICE Nemesis 420GTS
- Front Rad - HW Labs Black Ice SR2 Xtreme+ 420 MP Multi Port Radiator - Black Carbon
- Pump - EK EK-XTOP Revo Dual D5 PWM Serial)
- Reservoir - EK EK-RES X3 250 Lite
- SLI Connector - EK EK-FC Terminal DUAL Parallel 3-Slot - Plexi
- Thermal Interface - EK EK-TIM Indigo XS - Intel 115x
- Thermal Paste - GELID GC Extreme
- Liquid - EK EK-Ekoolant EVO Blood RED
- Fittings - EK EK-ACF Fitting 10/16mm
- Adapter - EK EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black
- Ball Valve - EK EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black
- Splitter - EK EK-AF T-Splitter 3F G1/4 - Black
- Extender - EK EK-AF Extender 6mm M-M G1/4 - Black
- Extender - EK EK-AF Extender 20mm M-F G1/4 - Black
- Thermal Probe - Phobya HighFlow 1/4" Black
- Tube - PrimoChill PrimoFlex™ Advanced LRT™ 15,9 / 9,5mm - Crystal Clear
What's next?
Custom cables and cable management
Replacement of all evga/noctua fans with EK Vardars
Photos
Before the storm
The Stuff
Here we are
Benchmark Infos
Time Spy
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Fire Strike
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Fire Strike Extreme
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Fire Strike Ultra
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