Hi All

Just want to share my worklog. Begining of this year starting on first January i have been thinking of changing my rig. Previously im on the X79 platform and i love it. As time goes by X99 comes out and for me i think this is the best time to change my rig completely. Regardless of that i finish nearly RM30k for all the hardware, software water cooling system and buying some wrong things as my idea keep on changing. You also can see im selling the ones that im not using soon. Just intro im new to water cooling but not modding pc rigs as well as overlocking.This is also request from few friends that i know of here as i usually on outside forums. Feel free to comment any of my build but just a note i purposely done this one OVERKILLed! I know some will ask why i dont go for rigid tubing. IMHO just cosmetic nothing else and further more i frequent changing lots of hardware. At first i ordered all fitting to quick disconnect but i dont know why i change to the normal way using drain port. Let the project begins!!

2nd January i start to buy all the my rig hardware but not the water cooling item. Bought them and Test first but intro on my specs first


a) PC Spec

- Rampage V Extreme X99 ROG motherboard
- 5930k Intel Processor
- Corsair Vengence 2800Mhz DDR4 rams
- GTX 980 Strix in SLI
- Xonar Phoebus ROG Sound Card
- PLEXTOR M6 Pro 512GB
- 2 TB Western Digital HDD
- 1300w Cooler Master SIlent Hybrids PSU
- Custom white sleeves
- Razer Chroma Keyboard
- Razer Ouroboros
- Razer Tiamat 7.1
- ROG PB278Q monitor
- Enthoo Primo case
- Bitfenix white 300mm lighting
- 12 unit of SP120 Corsair Fans <-- change to 16 fans
- 3 unit of AF140 COrsair Fans
- 2 unit of Darkside 3-Pin Dual Radiator Push / Pull 4x Fan Y Splitter Cable - Jet Black Sleeved
- Darkside 3-Pin Dual Radiator Push / Pull 6x Fan Y Splitter Cable - Jet Black Sleeved
- Bitfenix Y cable for molex



b) Water cooling

- EK Supremacy EVO Gold edition CPU Block
- EK ASUS Rampage V Extreme Full Board Cooling Block Kit - Nickel CSQ <-- intial build but change to EK Asus R5E full WB
- XSPC Dual D5 pump bay res <-- change to MCP655 Siftech dual pump
- Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta Dual 360mm Radiator Special Edition White - 80mm Thick!!
- Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta Dual 240mm Radiator - 80mm Thick!! <-- Taken out
- Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 240mm Radiator <-- Taken out
- 1 unit Koolance INS-FLTR04 Inline Coolant Filter <-- Taken out
- 1 unit Koolance Flow meter
- 2 unit of EK GeForce GTX 980 Strix Full Coverage Water Block
- 2 unit of EK GeForce GTX 980 Strix Backplate - Nickel
- 2 unit Bitspower Adjustable Aqua Link Pipe II (41-69mm) - White <-- Taken out -- change to EK FC link bridge
- 12 unit Bitspower G1/4 Thread 90-Degree Dual Rotary Adapter - White
- 5 unit of Bitspower G1/4 Thread 90-Degree Triple Rotary Compression Fitting - White
- 2 unit of Bitspower G1/4" Mini Valve - Deluxe White
- 2 unit of Bitspower G1/4 Male to Female Extender - 30mm - Deluxe White
- 2 unit of Bitspower G1/4 Male to Female Extender - 40mm - Deluxe White
- 2 units of Bitspower G1/4 Male to Female Extender - 15mm - Deluxe White
- 5 unit of Bitspower Dual G1/4" Male / Male Fitting - White
- 16 unit of Bitspower Compression fitting
- 10ft of PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing- Elegant White <-- change to rigid tubing
- Iand Silver kill coils<-- Taken out
- Mayhems Biocide Extreme <-- Taken out
- IandH Dead-Water Copper Sulfate Biocidal PC Coolant Additive <-- Taken out

Note: Some of cooling hardware is ondaway from store's in US and also include waiting my buddy niclasteo here in LYN Malaysia. Below are the some of the item i already received








So is time for me to stress test the hardware first and a liltle overclocked have been done to 4.7Ghz on my test bench. See below





The loop sketch idea is as below




As of update yesterday i start installing my waterblock first but one of the block screw broke while im instaling the screw. See below



And later i ordered another one since im running on SLI also waiting now for the it to arrive. Below is the finished product using the other block





I will update later on when my item start to come this coming Friday, so for now.. WIP..

Last Updated 21/01/2015@14:43pm

to be continue......

This post has been edited by Grimmm: Mar 5 2015, 09:55 PM

finally eh ? after a tiring month of ordering,waiting,farked up here and there, you managed to get all of the stuff,but still, the core item aren't here yet
let's just hope both of our stuff arrived safely here this Friday.cant wait to build my system aswell

This post has been edited by buyoq: Jan 21 2015, 06:37 PM

How much the damage to the wallet?

grimmm , want me to answer that question since i'm the one who managed all of the orders ? hahaha

This post has been edited by buyoq: Jan 21 2015, 06:40 PM

project planning plus buy many extra wrong item RM30k bro. Not wrong item la.. just my head keep on changing the loop. It satrt from using all quick disconnect then normal loop then rigid then normal loop..lolwaste time and money but to get what i want..

This post has been edited by Grimmm: Jan 21 2015, 06:48 PM

hahaha.. chill la bro.. order dah tamat..waiting for stuff then pasang ah..

This post has been edited by Grimmm: Jan 21 2015, 06:51 PM

jangan kata tamat tapi japg tiba-tiba datang whatsapp ko suruh order lain plak.wakakak

dayum sonnnn...its a kickass rig btw

As i promise an update today Friday 23/01/2014 - my item is with custom and i need to pay RM700++ and only can be delivered on Monday which teach me a lesson also as do not use UPS but just use the usps express would be better as i received 3 so far from USPS and i dont get taxed!! One time with UPS got this much tax..

Will start to commence next Monday....

Sorry folks

This post has been edited by Grimmm: Jan 23 2015, 06:21 PM

Anything up for sell?
Great pc bro!

-edited-

This post has been edited by azilazwa: Jan 24 2015, 09:50 AM

Yup there is on my other thread. https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry72644820

Glad to hear that all your items are otw (or have arrived). Cant wait to see the progress. About the extra/wrong planning stuff that u buy, it is actually a good news to us. we can buy a new hardware at a cheaper price. hahaha

PS: Sorry cant reply properly before this, because i'm using phone.

Why the Enthoo Primo with so much watercooling instead of something bigger?

Hi Guys

As much i hope everything when fine my second gpu is not detecting. I'm draining everything again and dismantling the gpu for some checking. Hopefully it is not broke.

Here are some picture of the build starting with the motherboard








the plan for the loop








i post some more later on till it end but for now im not in the mood as my other card is not being detected.. dismantling the cards just to see what's up..

Thanks for viewing

This post has been edited by Grimmm: Jan 30 2015, 03:58 AM

it is not big enough my top radiator can't fit.. i thought is big enough

I manage to fix the second card and now it is being detected. What i do??? i dismantle everything and clean it with iso propyl alcohol and re do it again. Change the thermal pads and everything( a 1 hour tiring process) then i got it install then connect back the tubes, fill her up and let it run like 20 minutes then boot the system. I guess i'm lucky and the card is fixed. So i can proceed with the process picture or what not.

Below is the finish loop and only the bottom part i need to curve it a liltle bit for the 6 pin clearance for my sound card. i try 90 degree but it still too close. So i merge 2 x 90 degrees and clerancance is just nice



after connecting all the tube. i already have an idea where should i put the drain ports





after the drain ports was connected. Is time for the moment of kinda truth. Fill her up with disitilled water and sys prep and leak test

Picture of i open the XSPC res combo window for a better view and the leak test





leak test all good. The plan is to wait just 5 hours and drain the sys prep out of the system but i slept over..lol.. Drain port work fine with out tilting so much.



afterward i re fill her back with distilled water, silver coil, bioxide extreme and 16 hours later i boot the system and i got to know my second gpu card is not being detect. I post later on the finish product. Start taking picture.... to be continue

the top rad will be outside of the case (on top of the case)? Quite surprised that a big case like enthoo primo also cannot handle this thick rad.

More pics please~

Even the 900D also can't fit 80mm thick rad on top.
Actually it is depend on mobo, certain mobo has taller VRM heatsink which will block the rad.
My Asrock Extreme 4 mobo has smaller heatsink, therefore Monsta is able to fit in my Primo but i prefer push/pull config so i chose UT60.

This post has been edited by llk: Feb 1 2015, 01:12 PM

Yeah i agree.. the VRM heatsink is high and clerance also very slim.. maybe changing the rads but sayang la.. the confirm one is i'm continuing my build with rigid tubing.. Someone poison me and i agree with him.. Ordering some rigid tubing now and will wait for it to come. For now i'm still waiting for my sleeves and few more parts which will go on sale.