Hi..this is my first worklog and hopefully not the last..maybe it just another normal assembly WC rig in my point of view..but I just would like to share it and try to gather as much as possible comment and idea toward improving my modding skill..please all sifus out there..guide me ..SORRY THE PIC QUALITY REALLY POOR..JUST USING MY PHONE..NO DSLR..

I haven't post my previous rig's worklog because I think it just a normal WC rig assembly.. I would like to express my thank you to topazzatech, niclasteoh, pristine, digitalove_70s, christynsy, pali_5373 and many other forumer who sold their WC parts to me..and make my dream to own the WC rig came true..

This is my previous WC rig..may the force be with you..



Please ignore the table..I'm taking the picture on top of my dining table..my wife will kill me if she find out about this..hahaha..



quite messy with cables and tube..don't have any experience during the assembly..even spilled off the coolant to my motherboard..luckily it survive...



For this build

Technical Spec:
Intel® Core™ i7-3770K Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz)
ASRock Z77E-ITX LGA1155
Corsair Ram Desktop DDR3 Vengeance 2X 8GB PC1600
1TB Western Digital Scorpio Blue
256GB Transcend SSD320
Palit GTX 670 2GB
SilverStone Power Supply STRIDER GOLD 650W (SST-ST65F-G)~~~~replaced new one

Cooling:
Corsair Performance Dual Pack SP120
Globalfan 120mm 15mm thickness fan
XSPC Razor GTX670 Waterblock
XSPC Raystorm Intel CPU Waterblock
XSPC Acrylic Pump Top for MCP355
Swiftech MCP355
MasterKleer 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD Clear Tubing
Bitspower G1/4 Thread 45-Degree Rotary Adapter - Silver (BP-45R)
Bitspower G1/4 Thread 90-Degree Rotary Adapter - Silver (BP-90R)
Bitspower G1/4 Male to Female Extender - 15mm - Silver Shining (BP-WTP-C60)
XSPC G1/4 Thread 3/8" ID x 5/8" OD Silver Compression Fitting ~~~~replaced by the C-47 multilink fittings..
HardwareLabs Black Ice SR-1 120 Radiator
HardwareLabs 120GT Stealth Radiator
Armageddon Arctic Fuel 1000 Alien Green ~~~~replaced by EKWB UV green coolant

This post has been edited by orion_xtrmx: Nov 13 2014, 06:40 AM

Here are my storage consist of 1 hdd and 1 ssd..



my graphic card..thanks pali_5373 for the waterblock and topazzatech for the extension cables..



don't know where to put the radiator because I don't want to sacrifice my 5.25" bay..so end up mounting the radiator outside the casing..



This post has been edited by orion_xtrmx: Jun 9 2014, 08:41 AM

Extract the extension cables and PSU out...



Manage to safely extract the motherboard out with any spill coolant...



but...how to drain the loop..doesn't have drain port..hahaha

Safely pull out the graphic card with the coolant still inside the waterblock..



Then dismantle the waterblock..just precaution to avoid spillage to the graphic card..



Then I remove the CPU waterblock..see the coolant still there..just let them spill inside the prodigy..



Finally..taken out the front mounted radiator, reservoir and pump..all together with the coolant of course

Time to clean the CPU and GPU chip from thermal paste...what else..I use these legendary tools..ARTIC TRIO..thanks niclasteoh..



CPU - before..



CPU - after.. I never lap the CPU..so it still in its original state..



GPU - before..



GPU - after..see the shining part

Now the prodigy is emptied....waiting for future upgrade..hehehe



and....................THE ELITE STRIKE BACK..my original case before joining the WC community..





COOLER MASTER ELITE 120 ADVANCE...a.k.a ELITE

so sleepy....Emm today I continue to the Elite preparation..
After cleaning all the previous coolant from CPU and GPU waterblock, I assemble the motherboard first..

Guess what..I manage to peel off the sticker and paint from both CPU and GPU waterblock..not enough money to buy new one..but still in good working condition..



Because the Elite has a very limited space compare to the prodigy, I have to sacrifice all the HDD cage by removing it..It's quite easy because there is only 7 rivets that hold the HDD cage..drilling time..



After removing the HDD cage..and put the motherboard inside..have a little bit space at the front side of the case..



Insert the graphic card and try to put an old tube to test the connection.. I guess it is way to near the distance between GPU outlet to the CPU inlet..the tube kink..

Install the pump..and sleeve all the front panel button cable..white....



I need a gold sleeve. First I thought to get one from MDPC X or Lutroo Custom, but the postage price and waiting time killing me..

Since nobody sell a gold sleeve in our market, so I decided to paint it...huhuhu



PSU also got painted....

Now all the tube to inlet and outlet of CPU and GPU has been replace and fix ..but the pump location still not fix...

The placement of the three fans just to simulate the location of the radiator..I choose Hardware Labs Black Ice SR-1 120 taken into account that the thickness of the radiator is 54mm as per spec.. (25mm+25mm = 50mm) + 25mm (internal fan) +- another 8 mm clearance



Still waiting this item from niclasteoh...maybe tomorrow...

wow bro nice ITX build there. Can't wait to see ur final update.
Btw bro what's ur specs and wc list can lemme know. ^^ Maybe u can list it on ur first post hehe

Thanks bro..hopefully I can finish this by the end of this week..

Yay..huhu might get the package today...

Hi guys..package did arrive yesterday...



This is what inside..

HardwareLabs Black Ice GT Stealth 120...for my future build..



HardwareLabs Black Ice SR-1 120..for this project..



Since my previous build just do the sleeving to the extension cables..I decide to go for full sleeving this time..my 18AWG wire..



Not to forget the pin and connectors...

Fitted the fan on the radiator..but in the end it is too thick to be inserted due the restriction from the 5.25" bay..



Open the fan..the radiator successfully inserted..but....the case bracket highlighted in red block the radiator.. simple I just twist the bracket using plyer..



Then it goes just nice..sitting at the back of front inlet fan..



There you go..the pump also nicely fit between the fan and motherboard..



Anyway still wandering around to get silver shine compression fittings...huhu does anyone would like to sell theirs?

Hello..

little update..I'm trying to find solution for the reservoir..here is what I'm planning to do..maybe someone might have any idea what to do?



Finish cutting the ATX 24 cables..but the outcome is like crab.. No wonder people charge very high to get the job done..



Same goes to the sleeving process..I'm trying to do heatshrinkless..but its look like super crumple cables..



Might redo the sleeving again..

umm.. u said its was a heatshrinkles sleeving but its haz heatshrink at the end of ur sleeve..
anyway since u making ur cable by ur own,
u can cut inside line of cable shorter than the outside,
its will look more nicer n neat, i think...

btw bro i nvr own a xspc block but is this normal?

I really try hard to do the heatshrinkless sleeving.. It is really hard to do..but after spending times 'youtubing'.. I finally get it done..



Please ignore the gold paint..my bad at painting..

for the waterblock it is normal I think to have some stain at the cooper part of it..I just clean all the stain using lemon juice and it's shine again..

Hi guys,

A little update..since I already spent to much time on sleeving..

Done installing the EPS cable..



Cut the side of the 5.25 bay to make way for the 6 pin pci-e cable..It's quite time consuming because I only use file to make the hole..broke the dramel during cutting the side panel..





Only manage to get one of the pci-e cable to pass through the hole..



The most hard part is to do the short sata power cable..I manage to put 1 output only because the gap between the two HDDs is too small..the cable won't give in This one I might need to redo again..



What left to install is the reservoir, 1 sata power cable and 4 pin molex cable for all the other auxiliary needs..

Little progress...

Cutting both side of the side panel last weekend..hmmm quite hard to cut using dramel..



Today..I cut both side panel acrylic plate also using dramel..but the different is... it's easier.. but it need to be sanded a little..


Both side panels also has been sanded to smoothed the surface..



Finally..after asking around to get the reservoir done..I manage to get some help from a friend here in KK..the reservoir is finish..



Now..waiting for the BSPP's tap and die set I ordered to arrive..later I'll will tap it to G1/4 standard to fit the fittings

Hi..

The reservoir has arrived this morning and it fit nicely on top of the pump.. but need to be tap to G1/4 thread first..



The side panel won't fit so the end of the case need to be cut a bit..I'm using 3mm thick acrylic by the way..both side need to be cut..



Finish cutting.....



And now both side fit and the case can be close nicely...






Please ignore the masking tape.. I haven't glue the side panel yet..

orion_xtrmx One nice itx built there man! Only with WC the GPU won't be suffocated xD really nice idea~ ^^

Hi.. since gxthelord PM me regarding the reservoir..I would like to update my worklog..



Actually, my original plan is to glue together the reservoir and the pump top..but then I think what if the connection does not secure properly..then leaking may occur..

SO I drilled all the holes at the reservoir to 10mm in diameter..still plan to tap it to G1/4 standard..

The reservoir will be connected to the pump top using male to male 5mm fittings..(I ordered at PPC and currently stuck at custom office here in KK)



But the tap don't know when will arrive to KK....

I would assume that this worklog won't be completed soon..it all depend on the parts I order..but please wish me luck, because tomorrow I'll go to the custom office to release all my items there..don't know how much the tax it gonna cost me Lucasss said it gonna cost me around RM500...

Wahhh haha thanks for the fast answer by the way according to the link fittings, there should be some gap between the res and ur pump top right? How ya gonna fit it there? XD

Hehe hope u dun mind me asking looks really nice ^^

Hi...everybody..sorry for not updating this post since something happen to me..all the item I mention above has safely arrived without single cents charged for the tax..but...............

S**T do happen..the very reason I don't update my post is due of my whole setup is ruined by the coolant leakage in my loop setup..I lost my graphic card (my beloved GTX 680..) and my HDD also gone bad with all the contents are unrecoverable...

Here are the story...

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...

Sorry to hear that bro, this is really sad

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 know the feel bro, stay strong dont give up nice build u have here

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..

Actually heatshrink-less sleeving is much easier than using heatshirnk because you dont have to worry about the size. Once you are able to get the technique right, its as easy as a pie but yeah its quite time consuming. Sleeving is cheap, making own custom cables is cheap but the amount of time you spend is too much

Also if you need any wc stuff feel free to check my thread haha, only if I started selling earlier then you wouldn't need to order from PPC

This post has been edited by infernoaswen: May 18 2014, 06:41 PM

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..

Yeah gold colour is quite hard to find over here for the time being. The closest you can get is yellow unless you buy in bulk from mdpc. Iren modz was searching for gold sleeving last time as well for his mod, not sure if he managed to find or not. Check out lutr0 custom or something like that his name in youtube. His sleeving tutorial is the best imo, I learned to sleeve by watching his videos + practice.

Sure no problem, feel free to hit me up when you are free. If you are really interested can pay some deposit to reserve the items because its first come first serve basis hahaha

wahh nice to see KK power user here!

awesome.good luck dude !

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..

i've replied in my sale thread alrdy..it's MasterKleer..hehe

orion_xtrmx Sorry to hear about what happened to ur gpu. ：（
So gonna replace it with another 680?
That res that u bought actually is the same res previously owned as me sold to buyoq and now eventually went back to u!
Btw what happened to the custom res u have bought?

lol legendary reservoir !

hehe what's urs gonna be now? ^^

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...

At last cm120 mod. I want also wc my spare rig.but still saving for pump and cpu block.
Subbed.

haha nice~~ that's why i was wondering why'd u be finding a res when u have the custom res already. ^^

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

btw, how u glue all those acrylic res?

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..

ahhh. currently finding that acrylic cement for my project. do you mind ask him what brand he use?

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

whoaaa bro! nicely done so cute and small. Love it! ^^

thanks!

u should make the water flow using pump inside the custom res.
sometime while idle it is okay but once there are water flow the res leak. In addtion u wanna keep the res for long time before starting pouring water inside it.

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..

orion_xtrmx is the final build ready?

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

So, the paste should be still sticky right? That's the power of Arctic MX4. BTW, I don't know if you know this but you can use brasso to polish the waterblock for mirror finish including the fittings etc.

But, how in the hell that PSU got smokin?! Luckily smokin, not firin'.

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..

oh my..
you faced lots of problem wei..hope you'll be patience with all of these shits
ada hikmah disebalik kejadian

p/s : if you ever planned on dissambling the PSU to check what happen,please be extra careful.some capacitor still holds quite strong electricity charge.enough to shock you by the way

This post has been edited by buyoq: Jun 9 2014, 01:18 PM

Yup..ada hikmah la kot..

Luckily the system is still up and running after I clean up the oil spill..currently using my other PSU (for my next build)..pinjam kejap..Please ignore the cables..



Already buy another Silverstone Strider Gold (SST-ST65F-G) but this time I wont do the wiring again..I bought Silverstone Short Cable Set (SST-PP05) for safety..

I suspected my wiring have shorting somewhere..noob wiring..

I need to practice more..

But when I dissemble the PSU..nothing seem leaked..all the capacitor still intact and look good..

Maybe it really came from the fan fluid bearing..

any chance of sending it for rma o bro? sorry to hear about ur sad story

I don't think I can send it for RMA..because I already dismantle the PSU..automatically that will void the warranty right?..Huhh..I purposely build this PC for my wife..but too many things happen..hopefully after I replace the PSU and use the prewired cable, everything will go fine and working..

Too much has been spent for this build..the budget should go to my build..

This post has been edited by orion_xtrmx: Jun 9 2014, 09:06 PM

aww~~ I'm not sure but no harm trying I guess.
All the best bro~~ ^^ "
Oh ya I noticed the custom res wasn't in ur pic or did I missed it?

Bro,where you get PP05 short cable?

The custom reservoir couldn't contain the fluid..it leak bro..




I bought it on lelong.com..but yesterday the seller offer me to upgrade for PP05E..I bought the PP05 for RM75 and need to add RM25 for the PP05E..

This is PP05



and this is PP05E



This post has been edited by orion_xtrmx: Jun 10 2014, 10:28 AM

why don't you grab this reservoir combo,no headache.
XSPC

First I also plan to get those reservoir..but always don't get the chance to grab one..huhu but now I'm perfectly fine with the Swiftech MCRES Micro Rev2 Reservoir..

glad that i "contributed" something to your build *lol tiba-tiba only*
anyway,good luck bro !

This post has been edited by buyoq: Jun 10 2014, 08:55 PM

Thanks bro..it really do contribute a lot for this build..hahaha..I'm currently waiting for the PSU and the cables..hope by this week I could complete it.. will focus more on my own PC..

Hi guys..

Little update and I think the finish project..haha

The replacement PSU received on 16/6/14..together with the PP05-E short cable for Strider Gold Class PSU..





So I install the new PSU and the system is running fine now.. Temp CPU 37C and GPU 36C..Maybe later I'll plan to use Potted Peltier





Notice that I try to change the coolant color to red using Mayhems Deep Red Dye but it is a failure..

May I'll change the side panel acrylic window because the current one is quite full of scratch..


My finding regarding the previous PSU failure is that... I think I have put too much load on a single molex connector..all the fan controller, pump and the CCFL using a single molex..Don't know..just my thought only..

no wonder.. But glad to see this pretty thing running! Btw bro got any extra 6pin to molex wanna sell? xD using the same psu i tak cukup pakai haha

Bro PM me your address..I'll post it to you on Monday..you just pay for the postage bro..

So damn messy. like a blondes Hair

Ouch, so unfortunate. That is one good PSU though

Hello...

I know that this project shall be considered done already..but I don't think any future modification will harm anyone right? So I would like to post some update for this project..tangan gatal already takde keje..

I tear both side panels to replace it with the transparent black color acrylic sheet..See the glue residue after I remove the panel..



Also do some paint job left from last build..





This is what left from my prodigy build..so I use them..



The end result..





HEHEHE..

The original coolant that was used on this build was Armaggeddon Water Cooling Coolant ARCTIC FUEL 1000 (ACID YELLOW)..but I add some Mayhems deep red dye to make it red..but it turn out hideous
So I plan to change it to UV Green by EKWB..I also change my CCFL setup from white to UV..

The UV CCFL..longer than current CCFL..



The white CCFL



I remove the PSU and will drain the loop..but...no drain valve.. ..huhu see the coolant's color..



After the coolant is drained..I clean all the tube but the plasticizer is too hard to peel off..just look at the reservoir..sorry forgot to take pictures on the tube..



So I decide not to reuse the tube and replace the loop using the acrylic tube..since I have extra fitting from the prodigy build..

Sorry no picture of installation....but look also add a drain valve by koolance under the reservoir..



The end results....











DONE...