Maybe gxthelord is right..patient is everything when you want to mod your casing..Thinking of I'm unable to wait any longer for the reservoir..I setup my loop without the reservoir..



The loop is not perfect..I try to bleed the air inside the loop but failed..the temperature of the processor and graphic card goes quite high (49C and 45C)..



Unable to accept this result..I drain the loop again and order a reservoir from logic_life



This is the reservoir I buy Aquabox Pro..thinking that it might solve the air trapped inside the loop problem..



Installation of the reservoir is done....



Loop has been refilled and the SSD also has been relocated to the side of the PSU..

I left the loop to run for 24hours for leak test..unaware that the leakage at the graphic card waterblock..



Only the next morning I note that there are leakage at the stop fitting of the waterblock..I stop the pump and try to wipe all the coolant..after that I try to run it again and it doesn't spill anymore..

But stupidly I boot the system without properly ensure all the coolant between the graphic card PCB and the waterblock is dry..what seem to me to be dry enough really makes the board fry..

The display is there..but unable to go full HD resolution..even after I attach the stock cooler back..it won't work anymore..

Here lie the the dead GTX 680..



Other than the GC..the motherboard just working fine..I setup the loop again without the GC (using onboard graphic)..but still something weird is really haunting me..the temperature of the processor alone is still 45C on idle...

I bring the GC to my friend house and try to setup it inside his PC..yeah now it is confirm that the GC is dead..the system is totally unable to boot at all..

I'm quite demoralized by all the things that happen to me..upon return to my home..I boot up my system and found something strange again..now the HDD is undetected by the system..huhhhhh..WTH...

It makes me almost give up about this project...

Hmmm..few days later..I think I have to get the project finish no matter what it takes..

I do some changes with the setup..I drain the system and remove the front radiator...



I plan to add another 120mm radiator on top of the case..this is the radiator that I'll use..



I cut a portion of the 5.25 bay to make way to the radiator..



and then I mounted the radiator on top of the case using some brackets that I bought from local hardware shop..



I put the corsair fan under it but I think it is too thick and will block the installation of the radiator under it..hmm need to order thinner fan..



The upper part of the casing has been cut for the air flow to run through it..



Walla..it's fit perfectly...

Ok..next I move on to cut the lower part of the case to make the thick radiator immerse a bit..also I painted the case to dark grey..alang alang kan..haha



Test the hole and it over fit the radiator..but doesn't matter..I'll plan to route all the cables underneath the radiator later..



I plan to install the 140mm fan grill on top of the case but find it quite pricy...so I end up using the Silverstone 140mm magnetic fan filter for the moment..



I order some parts from niclasteoh... and here are the parts.. thanks to niclasteoh

I also order some used tubes and guess what another reservoir..this time its Swiftech MCRES V2 ..thanks buyoq



Installing the fan bought from niclasteoh and it fit nicely..with some room for the radiator under it..

Thanks bro..appreciate all the support given..I'll try to finish what I has started..wish me best of luck..

Finish installing the CCFL..the switch has been relocate to the rear part of the case..nest to the PSU..



The Lamptron FC V2 also has been installed..



See the cable behind the fan controller...



As what I planned earlier..the cables has been routed underneath the front radiator...



The pump also has been bolted to the case to ease the loop installation..



The reservoir is installed near the 5.25 bay and I already prepare tubes for the replacement GC..hope on getting a GTX 670 reference card..



If possible it will include the XSPC waterblock like this..hehe currently in the middle of negotiation with a LYN forumer to get that..emm will expose it once the deal is completed..

Yes you're correct...the heatshrink-less sleeving is a lot easier once you master the technique..but I need to postpone all the sleeving process for this build because all the previous sleeved cable has hardened maybe due the paint I done on the sleeve..next time I shall order the colored sleeve right away and not to paint it..lesson learn here...

Huhu..guess what bro..I browse to your post several time already..I interested in some items you want to sell..maybe I'll PM you later because I have to wait until 24th..GAJI bro..now insufficient fund already..

That is what I think at the first place..buying bulk from MDPC X..but I have change the theme to dark grey as the grey colored grey sleeve is easier to find locally..

Thanks bro..emm maybe there are many out there but hidden from the scene..

Thanks bro..BTW I really need to know what is the brand of the tube you sold to me..because they really easy to handle compare to my previous tube..

Haha..I knew it..emm for the time being I'm just gonna use this legendary reservoir first..tap and die for the custom reservoir has arrived but I don't have the right size of the drill bit for it..many forum said it would be 11.8mm but I only manage to get 11.5mm..don't know what the outcome will be..hmmm but I'll post the result once it is done..cheers...

Last night while doing nothing..

I'm thinking of redoing the sleeve cable for the PSU..started with the 24 pin PSU..

this is what I previously done to my cables..this was after I realized that the cable shouldn't be wired like the extension cable..





Previously I thought all the cables are wired straight same as the extension cable..but right before I plug in the cable I realized that the cable shouldn't be this way... glad nothing got burned..



Not only the PSU cables..all the cable has been wired like extension

I plan to sacrifice the extension cable that I own..to give way for the female to female 24 pin PSU cable..



Maybe you guys should share the most proper way to secure and nicely wired it to the pin connector because it is quite hard to bend when the cable are short..

Hello guys..to gxthelord here are the outcomes for the custom made reservoir..

A small update but not for my build ..it is for my custom made reservoir which I planned previously to use inside my build..

The G1/4 thread tap has arrived few days back..today I got problem with my black & decker drill chuck..the 11.5mm drill bit won't fit in the chuck..





So I bought the 1/2" 20 UNF chuck..and start drilling the cube..



It is quite hard to make the thread without the proper tool..I don't have clamp at my house..so I just hold the acrylic cube using my bare hand..and the tap at the other hand..



So..the end product..fill in the water and I just leave it overnight to see it tightness..

I currently waiting for the replacement GPU from diaBoliQu3, replacement HDD and the coolant to complete the build..

Anyone has any experience using the Armageddon Arctic Fuel 1000 Coolant?



I buy green color..maybe need to buy yellow dye later..

This post has been edited by orion_xtrmx: May 24 2014, 05:13 PM

Bro..that reservoir was made by my friend and I think he use acrylic cement to do that..cutting is done by laser..it cost me around RM50..

Ok..I'll try to ask him..I'll inform you later..

I think you're right..every connection inside the loop also sometime look promising..but when the coolant start to flow and the pressure build up inside the loop increase something really bad will take place..that is how I lost my GPU.. Same goes to this reservoir..maybe I'll try it outside the rig for leak test..

Huhhhh..this is my current update...starting happy but ending with sadness...

Friday (6/6/14)

The replacement GPU arrived..Thanks to diaBoliQu3





So the final assembly... I change all the thermal paste from the GPU..(sorry no picture)

The installation is done and the loop refilled...



The leak test...huhu using molex adapter..no jump start through ATX pin..easier..



I left the system to run 24 hours..nothing leak..

Saturday (7/6/14)..the moment of truth..

Unhook the molex adapter and starting the windows..

Yeah the system start and the GPU is detected..so the PCI-e is working fine..

the temp of the CPU and GPU is also slidely reduced from (45C idle) to (36C idle)...sorry no picture ..

I left the system to run and download some stuff while I go out with my family..

Then when I return..I found the PC is dead... my room full of smoke..damn...

The PSU burn..for what ever reason I don't know..





Notice that there are a fluid (oily) came out through the bottom cooling fan..

It spill onto the motherboard badly..Arrrghhh

Yeah..it still sticky..I already clean the surface using arctic clean solution..hmm yes you're right brasso also can be used to polish it..

I'm seaching online..some said it came from the fluid bearing of the fan..some said leak capacitor..don't know what's wrong with it..although a bit lucky because the is no fire..but the PSU is totaled..