Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/19 18:13:21
(permalink)
Issue Resolved… sort ofAfter trying what seemed like everything I could think of, along with some suggestions from people on various forums, finally figured out what the issue was. I thought I had unplugged everything in my search for a fix, but I missed the PCIe USB 3.1 card, mainly because it was hidden behind the PCIe Riser Cable going to the GPU with its vertical installation. I couldn't see it, and passed it over. The reason that particular card was giving me issues was due to the fact that USB 3.1 can draw a lot more power than 2.0 and even 3.0, which it what was triggering that particular error message, and causing the reboots. I went ahead and made a new SATA Power cable and added it to the expansion card, and the power / current issues are gone. I have finished a few test, and was even able to install Windows 10 while checking for fluid leaks. Still having an occasional issue during boot up, but I know that cause this time of the Q-Code 62. That same PCIe Riser Cable that hid the USB Card, is causing the boot process to lock up. As soon as I unplug the card, everything functions as it should. I have been reading that adding extra shielding to the cable can fix the issue, so going to give that a shot. If not, will have to hit up Thermaltake for a new cable. I really hope it will be a quick fix, as the build is almost done and I would hate to have this hold things up. 
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
yawacool
New Member
- Total Posts : 5
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2016/06/20 17:29:02
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/20 17:40:11
(permalink)
Mr_Armageddon
Project Open Core: Hardware - System Status Display, USB 3.1 Card
I have wanted to add some sort of system status display to a build for a while now, and decided it was time to do it. I was initially going to place a small 4in display on the front of the case where you can mount an SSD, but decided to go bigger. Found a 7in HDMI display on fairly cheap on Amazon. Not very high resolution, and the screen quality is not great, but works well for the intended purpose, which is to run the CAM dashboard on it, looking something like this.
Wasn’t a fan of the glossy finish, so wrapped it in Carbon Fibre vinyl. It also has a camera shoe mount which made attaching it to the case easy. I like this option as it allows the screen to swivel a bit, so I can point it towards me. The buttons are pressure sensitive, and aren't’ affected by the vinyl. I doubt I will actually use the buttons much, as it simply powers on with the system, and also comes with a remote for settings navigation.
Here is a view from the sides to see the connectors. Requires a 12V power source and either HDMI or VGA (via a VGA to Mini USB adapter) to run the display.
Here is a picture from earlier in the build log, showing it mounted to the case just below the GPU support. I will get additional pictures of the software running on it once I get the system fully built.
I also decided to add a PCIe USB 3.1 expansion card to the build. The ASUS ROG Maximus Formula VIII has a ton of USB 3.0 ports, and even 2x 3.1, one of which is the new Type C connector. Problem is, I have a lot of peripherals, and with the addition of the Oculus Rift, needed more ports. I have tried various USB 3.0 hubs, but have had issues when using them with the Rift, so going the direct route.
The card is a PCIe x4, so I had to purchase a riser cable to mount it. It was already shielded, so I just wrapped it in the same Carbon Fibre vinyl to eliminate the reflection. In order to utilize the full current potential for USB 3.1, you have to attach a SATA power adapter as well.
Install was pretty simple. It sits directly behind the GPU, and will be pretty much hidden from view. It is also very stable which was nice to see, as that was one of the concerns I had with the vertical GPU mounting method this case uses.
For High Resolution versions of all photos from this build log, pleas check out the Album on Flickr.
.
.
This is information about USB3.1 adapter If you are interested You can look at this test  
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/21 16:53:25
(permalink)
yawacool
This is information about USB3.1 adapter
If you are interested
You can look at this test
Thanks. I'm sure the card works well, I simply forgot to add a SATA Power cable to it, which was causing the system to not boot up.
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/21 17:59:58
(permalink)
Project Open Core: Hardline TubingFor this build, I decided to go with Monsoon Hardline PETG Tubing 1/2" ID, 5/8" OD. I initially had purchased PrimoChill PETG Tubing, but decided that the diameter was too thin and liked the look of ⅝” OD better. This is my first time “tube bending” so I purchased a lot of it since I knew that I had to account for the varoius screw ups that would occur. Luckily it is not very expensive.  Since it was my first time working with hardline tubing, I had to acquire a few tools to make sure my bends look good. I already had a few things, like the rotary pipe cutters and a heat gun, but also picked up some Monsoon Mandrels to help form bends, a measuring kit, and a tube bending rig made by Barrow which came in really handy.  I have noticed that a lot of people cutting tubing use a hacksaw, but I personally thing the rotary pipe cutter is a much better tool. Not only does is make very straight cuts, but it leaves no mess, and gives the tubing a nice beveled edge as can seen in the picture above, and ensures I don’t damage the o-rings when sliding them on for the fittings. The Barrows bending rig was very useful when doing more complex / multi angle bends, and assured not only my angles were dead on, but that the tubing was straight throughout the level plane I was working with. It also allowed me to keep things stable when doing larger 180 bends than what the Monsoon mandrel kit supported. Used a can of compressed air as a form for one of the bends, and it come out really nice.  For the most part, my bends held true to my original 3D render which I was glad to see. One place where I had to simplify a bit is where the Motherboard outlet connected to the GPU block. I was initially going to go with a nice multi-bend solution, but realized after installing the fittings that my plan wouldn’t work. There wasn’t enough clearance between the fitting and the motherboard housing to do a 90 degree bend from that location. So I used my measuring kit to form a more simple “L” bend directly to the GPU block.  Not as fancy, but the end result still looks great. Towards the end of the process, I was getting really good and quick at making quality bends. I may change things around at some point, but for now, I am happy with the end result. Time to move on to finishing up making some power cables and getting them sleeved.  For High Resolution versions of all photos from this build log, pleas check out the Album on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/gp/24705522@N05/yB94Z9. .
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
SlyOracle
New Member
- Total Posts : 2
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2016/06/22 13:41:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/22 13:48:33
(permalink)
Thank you for putting together this excellent build log. One of the things I love to see in build logs is when a modder had a problem and talks about how they got past it. I'm planning my enthusiast build, and your build continues to inspire and inform me. I had considered using this case as well, but I really want to have a desk case. Keep up the great work, it's looking amazing so far.
|
Nephross
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 263
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2011/01/11 12:36:18
- Location: Unable to process- IES stealth engaged
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 3
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/22 23:42:43
(permalink)
Mr_Armageddon
Nephross
Following this with excitement. Has made me rethink me own little project to include some more aesthetic mods alongside the functional, though it's nowhere near as cool or large scale as this build. Keep it up :)
Thanks! Hit up this thread with link once you start your project as well. Would love to see what you do.
Here is the link :) Like I said it's not as massive a project as yours, just entry level stuff :) http://forums.evga.com/FX...a-novice-m1118039.aspx
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/23 16:36:40
(permalink)
Nephross
Mr_Armageddon
Nephross
Following this with excitement. Has made me rethink me own little project to include some more aesthetic mods alongside the functional, though it's nowhere near as cool or large scale as this build. Keep it up :)
Thanks! Hit up this thread with link once you start your project as well. Would love to see what you do.
Here is the link :) Like I said it's not as massive a project as yours, just entry level stuff :)
http://forums.evga.com/FX...a-novice-m1118039.aspx
Off to a good start. Liking the color choices. Nice job 
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/23 16:44:12
(permalink)
SlyOracle
Thank you for putting together this excellent build log. One of the things I love to see in build logs is when a modder had a problem and talks about how they got past it. I'm planning my enthusiast build, and your build continues to inspire and inform me. I had considered using this case as well, but I really want to have a desk case. Keep up the great work, it's looking amazing so far.
No problem! Glad I could help in some way. Good luck with your build.
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/23 16:50:54
(permalink)
Project Open Core: Sleeving My last build incorporated sleeving from MDPC (MurderMods), and it turned out really good. I still have a lot of sleeving left over from that project, but decided to try something different for this build. I have heard a lot of things, both good and bad, about Paracord sleeving, so I decided to do a sample to see if it would work for this build. As I mentioned before, I like MDPC sleeving, but I find it a bit stiff to work with at times. So I purchased a few hundred feet of coreless paracord, which cost less than $25, and got started sleeving. In addition to the custom sleeving, I typically make my own power cables for each build. I find by doing this I am able to limit all the extra cable length taking up room in the case, and it allows for better looking cable routing. Here is a pic of the primary tools used for the job. - Paracord (Black)
- Paracord (Royal Blue)
- Paracord (Slate Grey)
- Lutro Paracord Sleeving tool (makes job snag free)
- 100ft 18AWG Wire
- PSU Power Connector Pins (lots)
- MDPC Crimping Tool
- MDPC Pin Extractor
- Molex PSU Connector Heads (Various)
- Precision Titanium Snips
- Hobby Knife
- Bic Lighter
 After doing a few trail runs and deciding that I really like using Paracord, I set to work making my cables. In addition to looking great, and being very flexible, I like that with Paracord I can sleeve the cables without having to use heatshrink. I personally think it looks cleaner, and it cuts down the time required to get the job done.  For most of the build I am using “Wire Wraps” that are 3D printed by Ensourced. I find they are really easy to work with, and look great once installed. They do a good job of keeping the sleeved cables tidy, especially when doing bends. Here you can see a comparison of my new paracord sleeved ATX connector vs my older one using MDPC sleeving. So pretty!  Here we have another comparison of the two types of sleeving. Really impressed with the look and feel of the paracord. Also liking the combination of the 3 colors, and how well it goes with the rest of the build.  The cable shown below is one I had to create later on in the process after I was having boot issues caused by me not adding a power connector to my USB 3.1 expansion card. You can see the cable plugged in the bottom part of this picture as well. Glad I got that one figured out!  Here we have the final stage of the custom cables and sleeving in all it’s glory. Really liking how the colors look, and how clean the paracord sleeving turned out. Cable management in the back is good, but could be better. May work at securing everything down a bit more once I verify that everything is working the way it should.  For High Resolution versions of all photos from this build log, pleas check out the Album on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/gp/24705522@N05/yB94Z9. .
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
ragevirusqq
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 446
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2015/11/10 17:37:56
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 3
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/24 16:44:31
(permalink)
Push Power on :) Why am I so excited for you to see this done.
CaseLabs SM8 - X99 Classified - EVGA 1080ti - 5930k @ 4.5 - 32GB Hyper X predator - 480mm x2 and 360mm rads for super low fan speed and quiet operation- EK blocks and pump/res - All Bitspower black fittings - 1Tb samsung 850 evo 2tb total ssd space - EVGA 1300G2 - Predator X34 - Mayflower Objective 2 DAC/AMP - Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro - Sennheiser HD6xx - Mackie CR4 monitors
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/24 22:41:29
(permalink)
ragevirusqq
Push Power on :) Why am I so excited for you to see this done.
The new PCIe riser cable arrived today. Have to drain the system to install it, but should have it up and running tonight!
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
rjohnson11
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 102262
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2004/10/05 12:44:35
- Location: Netherlands
- Status: online
- Ribbons : 84
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/25 00:37:45
(permalink)
Looking forward to absolute final pics!
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/25 02:11:32
(permalink)
I am happy to report that the PCIe riser cable I purchased works perfectly! No more boot errors, benchmarks work, and I can even OC without issues.  Here is the Amazon link if anyone with the Core P5 Case would like to give it a go. It seems a lot higher quality than the one provided by Thermaltake, and is shielded well. The only problem is that one of the screw holes doesn't line up exactly with the P5 case mount. I ended up using the screw on the side with the PCIe latch, and a zip tie on the other. Not ideal, but it works, and doesn't wiggle.  One thing I made sure to do this time is not have any drastic bends, and to not bend anything near the connectors. Used a can of Pledge Spray as my guide for nice rounded bends.  Now that I am back to having a 100% working system, I can work on getting this build finished up! Time for some leak testing.
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/26 13:27:49
(permalink)
Project Open Core: Initial Fill and Leak TestingNow that the tubing and cables are done, time to fill this thing up with fluid. Before I did an entire system fill, there were 2 things I needed to do. Needed to flush the radiator of any particulates. I have heard in a lot of reviews that radiators can have all kinds of metal shards inside time left over from the manufacturing process. I detached the radiator from the rest of the loop, and flushed it with distilled water. Pleased to find very little in they way of particulates, so drained it and reattached the tubing. Then had to decide on what color of LED I wanted to use in the Res, being that is was one of the few lights in the system that wasn’t RGB. I filled it up a little over halfway, added a bit of Blue Dye, and first tried the White LED, which is the photo on the left. It looked good, but wanted to try blue as well. At first I was worried that the blue would look purple and not match the rest of my system (kinda like it does in the picture on the right). But in real life, it is the perfect color blue, and seems to light up the entire Res a bit better than the white one, so going to stick with the blue LED for now. Its an easy change if I decide to go with the white sometime in the future.  After deciding on the LED color, I drained the Res, connected the tubing to the rest of the system, and began filling with distilled water for the first official “Leak Test”. Quick note of filling a system with this XSPC Photon Res… you will need a book, which you can see in the bottom right of my photo below. The case/res has to be tilted at an angle during the fill process, or the opening will keep backing up with air bubbles. The first 5 minutes of the fill process were very frustrating until I figured this out. After sliding a good size book under the right leg of the case, filing became very easy. Was able to fill the whole system in a just a few minutes, alternating between running the pump and tilting the case to release air bubbles. It looks like it is going to take around 1.4 liters to completely fill the system loop and res. I then ran it for a few hours, and didn't find a single drop of water outside of the loop. Leak test completed successfully.  For High Resolution versions of all photos from this build log, pleas check out the Album on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/gp/24705522@N05/yB94Z9. .
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
adjago
New Member
- Total Posts : 25
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2013/04/04 16:24:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/27 17:58:33
(permalink)
this is extreme build
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/27 22:59:11
(permalink)
adjago
this is extreme build
And its almost DONE! Thanks.
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/27 23:02:49
(permalink)
Project Open Core: Benchmarks & TempsI am putting together a neat little video of the filling process and adding the Mayhem Blue Pastel dye to the system. While working on that, I had a chance to play with a bit more Overclocking, and wanted to share those specs along with some Benchmarks and Temperatures. Overclocking was pretty easy on this system. I was able to hit 4.8GHz on the 6700K fairly easily using a core voltage of 1.375, and temps never got above 58C during stress testing. I tried for 5.0GHz, but no matter how much voltage I threw at it, couldn’t get stable enough to run benchmarks, so stayed with 4.8GHz, which really isn’t that bad with the temps I am seeing. With the GPU the highest I was able to get and be 100% stable on the EVGA GTX 1080 SC, was a core clock of 2151MHz and Memory at 5500MHz. That’s not overly impressive compared to other GPUs in the past, but apparently the Pascal series cards already come out towards the peak of their frequency threshold. Even then, a 24% core clock increase over reference 1080 cards isn’t too shabby, especially being that my GPU temps have yet to rise above 40C.  Once I had the CPU and GPU OC’d, it was time to throw some benchmarks and games at it. Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0 Setting: Exreme HD FPS: 120.4 Score: 5038  Unigine Haven Benchmark 4.0 Setting: Extreme FPS: 101.8 Score: 2563  Ashes of the Singularity Setting: Crazy, DX11 Average FPS: 65.5  Shadow of Mordor Setting: Ultra Average FPS: 174.45  3DMark FireStrike 1.1 Score: 19499 Compare: Better than 982% of all results  3DMark FireStrike Extreme 1.1 Score: 10735 Compare: Better than 92% of all results  3DMark FireStrike Ultra 1.1 Score: 5807 Compare: Better than 78% of all results  3DMark Sky Diver 1.0 Score: 42539 Compare: Better than 99% of all results  For High Resolution versions of all photos from this build log, pleas check out the Album on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/gp/24705522@N05/yB94Z9. .
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
lvl1k0n
New Member
- Total Posts : 38
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2015/06/05 17:19:32
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/28 00:37:58
(permalink)
I can't wait to see the final pictures. Great work so far, man. 
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Classified K | CPU: Intel Skylake i7 6700k, 4.6GHz | Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum, 16GB, 3000MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ AXC 2.0+, w/OC | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 | SSD: Samsung 960 Pro NVMe M.2, 256 GB | SSD: Samsung 850 Pro, 512 GB, (x3 | Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D | Watercooling: Custom dual-loop
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/29 17:24:08
(permalink)
lvl1k0n
I can't wait to see the final pictures. Great work so far, man.
Thanks! Glad its almost done. Pics Soon!
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/29 17:29:16
(permalink)
Project Open Core: Mayhem Blue Pastel Concentrate Sneak peak at the completed build. Will have the "Final" pictures up within the next day or so. Until then, put together a little video showing the process of adding the Mayhem Blue Pastel concentrate to the hardline tubing loop. Project Open Core - Adding Fluid to Core P5 Hardline Tubing Loop 
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
peteo_85
SSC Member
- Total Posts : 693
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/09/14 13:46:13
- Location: Kadena Air Base, Japan
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 3
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/29 20:47:55
(permalink)
Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake 4.0GHz LGA 1150 EVGA Z170 Stinger Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 16GB ZOTAC GTX 1080 Arctic Storm CORSAIR SFF 600W PSU
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/30 10:34:45
(permalink)
peteo_85
Awesome setup!!
Thanks! Final pics should be up today.
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/06/30 21:49:19
(permalink)
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
rjohnson11
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 102262
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2004/10/05 12:44:35
- Location: Netherlands
- Status: online
- Ribbons : 84
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/03 01:26:06
(permalink)
That looks absolutely awesome. I'd love to have this type of build. The color is great.
|
XrayMan
Insert Custom Title Here
- Total Posts : 73000
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2006/12/14 22:10:06
- Location: Santa Clarita, Ca.
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 115
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/03 15:34:31
(permalink)
Beautiful build. 
My Affiliate Code: 8WEQVXMCJL Associate Code: VHKH33QN4W77V6A   
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/05 07:16:36
(permalink)
XrayMan
Beautiful build.
Thanks!
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/05 07:19:00
(permalink)
rjohnson11
That looks absolutely awesome. I'd love to have this type of build. The color is great.
Thanks! I have had a lot of people ask questions about the coloring of the liquid, even someone asking if it was the "Blue Milk" Luke is drinking at his Uncles home on Tatooine. 
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
SlyOracle
New Member
- Total Posts : 2
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2016/06/22 13:41:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/08 08:50:16
(permalink)
How do you feel about the LED inside of the opaque fluid? It's hard to make out the final product through the pictures. Is it worth planning for, or should I just go with a basic res?
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/12 20:38:02
(permalink)
SlyOracle
How do you feel about the LED inside of the opaque fluid? It's hard to make out the final product through the pictures. Is it worth planning for, or should I just go with a basic res?
The pictures don't really show the Res LED output very well. In person, I really like how it looks. Its not a very bright below the level of the opaque liquid, but with the lights off it definitely adds a cool ambient glow to the fluid in the reservoir.
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|
Mr_Armageddon
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 288
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/09 17:50:26
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 9
Re: Project Open Core: Liquid, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel, VR Ready
2016/07/15 09:27:15
(permalink)
Since is just released today, thought I would post my 3DMark Time Spy DX12 Benchmark score. 
Project Open Core: Liquid P5, Hardline Tubing, Illuminated System Panel "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. Those rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights and in our Constitution. Voters and politicians alike would do well to take a look at the rights we each hold, which must never be chipped away by the whim of the majority."
|