My new system.. with "how-to" on building/putting it together.. in progress..

[sqeaky4100]

Can you get me a link to newegg of the cathode tubes you chose?

There's a ton of different ones, and it's tough to tell which ones are which color.

Here's a link to a page that you can chose:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=0

[-silencer-]

Can you get me a link to newegg of the cathode tubes you chose?

There's a ton of different ones, and it's tough to tell which ones are which color.

Here's a link to a page that you can chose:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=0

I didn't order them from newegg.. here's the ones I purchased:
http://www.petrastechshop.com/lo12ducocaki4.html

However, here's something that *may* be the same original manufacturer and relabeled as Logisys, since it has the same specs listed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16800888040
It doesn't state if it has 2 actual lights or not - but it does say it has a dual inverter.

[sqeaky4100]

So with these cathods, it appears there is UV ones and regular ones... do the UV ones just light up white/UV things in your case?

Because, I don't need UV if thats how it is... I just need some cool lights =)

[i8screaminmoose]

This is a fun thread. i have done 5-6 builds but never anything as in depth as what you are doing. I don't really like the idea of water cooling just cuase of the consequences to bad fittings. I do however enjoy the custom case idea and wouldn't mind experimenting in that area myself. I think I need to do some research into the raid stuff and learn a bit more there also. Good luck ill keep reading as I wanna see how this baby ends up.

[lunat1k]

What Tubing are you going to use for this?



I found some cool stuff my brother uses for plumbing that does not leak, he uses it for both hot and cold so I wonder if it can be used in this apllication?



it is called "PEX" http://www.pexsupply.com/CategoryPre...ID=515&brandid=



I think I will try this out here on my new system....

[-silencer-]

I don't really like the idea of water cooling just cuase of the consequences to bad fittings.

Compression fittings. As long as you install them correctly, they don't have leaking problems since they aren't clamp-style barb fittings. However, they're not cheap.. $7 each.. x2 per unit. I ordered 14 (CPU, X58 block, 2x Mosfet blocks, radiator, reservoir, pump = 14 fittings needed).

What Tubing are you going to use for this?

Tygon 3603 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD.. ordered 10' but likely won't use anywhere close to that much.. so I'll have plenty of extra for when I add watercooling to DX11 videocards when they come out later this year.


Both the tubing & fittings should arrive tomorrow, so I'll post info then.

[-silencer-]

So with these cathods, it appears there is UV ones and regular ones... do the UV ones just light up white/UV things in your case?

Because, I don't need UV if thats how it is... I just need some cool lights =)

The UV light up a dark purple.. darker than those pics seem to suggest. Then they make all UV-reactive stuff in the case glow bright purple, like the UV-reactive coolant in the water system, and any UV-reactive plastics in the case (some power connectors and motherboard connectors..).

Just get blue/green/red cathodes if you like color/lights. I don't like a lot of bright light, so that's why I'm sticking with a more subtle UV lighting system.

[i8screaminmoose]

Any more updates soon? I wanna see how this turns out.

[-silencer-]

I have the machine up and running smoothly in my old Lian Li PC70B case.. but I'm still in the process of designing the custom case. Trying to fit everything while taking into consideration the materials available and trying to keep the box from getting too large.. it's taking some time. I went to Lowe's two days ago to see what materials they have, and unless my taste changes, I'll be building the case from 3/4" aspen and 1/4"-1/2" birch. Most of the exterior will be aspen, and the interior will be birch. To get a rough idea, there will be a few "areas" of the case as we go higher. The very bottom will hold an air filter horizontal to the floor - likely the sort used in home air conditioning systems. I'm looking for something in the 24"x16" size range. The next few inches of space above the air filter will be the air box - a large filter surface area will help keep the air pressure from becoming too much for the fans. In an enclosed area (except for fans) above the air box will be the two hard drive racks and two power supplies. In another enclosed area (except for fans) above the HDDs and PSUs will be the horizontal motherboard and water pump, with the radiator blowing 4 fans across the motherboard. The top of the case will either have an acrylic or glass window. Now, there will be around 6-8" of space above the window, then there is the 3.5"/5.25" bay box. This will house the controls of the box (key switch for cooling system power, military switch for activating the computer's power, power button & reset button, lighting switch), the USB/Firewire/eSATA/card readers, the Blu-Ray burner & DVDR drives, the Scythe fan controller, and motherboard's LCD poster. I'll probably make it large enough for at least 3 more empty bays.. so if I decide to swap out my X-Fi Elite Pro for an X-Fi Titanium Champion, I'll have a spot for the bay ports. That'll leave 2 more bays for a 2x5.25" Alphacool LCD that I've thought about picking up for about a year now.

I've changed my mind on the design a couple times now, since I'm trying to balance case size, ability to muffle noise, ease of interior access, and where to run the wires & tubing. Once I get this done, I'll go purchase the materials. (And a table saw since I'm tired of having to make a circular saw give me perfectly straight cuts.)

[Noids99]

Only just found this thread. You definitely do start some cool threads Silencer

My new comp build is a little similar to yours so I thought I would run a couple of my choices past you to see if you had considered those options and why you had chosen differently.

1. I have ordered the XSPC top with built in reservoir for my DDC Laing pump rather than separate res and top setup. Mainly because the performance characteristics were better than the EK unit but also for simplicity.

2. How is the 12G of memory going? I have heard some issues with heat when overclocking 6 sticks so have grabbed a couple of dominator fans just in case.

3. Similar to your build, I'm investing fairly heavily in a high quality cooling setup so that I can overclock fairly comfortably. As an offset, I figured I would just grab the 920 instead of the 965. I realise you will probably get and extra 2-300MHz out of it and the QPI is 50% faster. Out of interest, how much difference do you anticipate this will make for your project?

4. I thought long and hard on Mobo choice and changed my mind a few times but ended up choosing the DFI T3eH8 over the R2E as I liked the expansion slot layout better for multi GPU setup. I realise this wasn't a priority for you and that EK chipset block is nice (did you consider the gigabyte extreme with the built in block) but I'd be interested to know if anyone has looked at the DFI and found any issues with it. Interesting to hear your comments re: Asus tech support Pinot. In researching the choices I spent a bit of time checking out newegg customer reviews and it seems Asus had a few problems early on in the release and had to send a few guys into the review area there to mend some bridges.

5. I went the premade case. Have loved the look of the LL Tyr X2000 since it was first released so have grabbed this and gone with a 3 x 140mm rad setup in it. Can't bring myself to cut a window in that exquisite aluminum so have gone for reliable 1/2" barb and 7/16" ID tubing for the connectors seeing the whole setup is enclosed.

Cheers