Will spare y'all the worklog details, but here's some pics of a couple of builds I've done using the Danger Den Torture rack I thought I'd posted these here, but I couldn't find the thread, so please delete if this is a duplicate).
The first was my blue Smurf build - really just an exercise to practice some modding/sleeving techniques. Components include a Gigabyte 790FXT UDP5 mobo, AM3 955 BE CPU, and a Gigabyte 4770 GPU - all water cooled on a single loop:
The Rack...
Modded PSU ...
Sleeved cables ... 24-pin ATX, 8-pin, 6-pin PCI-E, Sata, Molex
Finished
And, some pics of the current iteration - a work in progress:
I blame all this on DarthBeavis, who introduced me to water cooling (along with Yang), and companies like Danger Den and Mountain Mods.
]]>The first was my blue Smurf build - really just an exercise to practice some modding/sleeving techniques. Components include a Gigabyte 790FXT UDP5 mobo, AM3 955 BE CPU, and a Gigabyte 4770 GPU - all water cooled on a single loop:
The Rack...
Modded PSU ...
Sleeved cables ... 24-pin ATX, 8-pin, 6-pin PCI-E, Sata, Molex
Finished
And, some pics of the current iteration - a work in progress:
I blame all this on DarthBeavis, who introduced me to water cooling (along with Yang), and companies like Danger Den and Mountain Mods.
Time to get the Nvidia/Intel/Asus/Crucial/Danger Den/Silverstone/Performance PCs/Smooth Creations/Out of the Box Mods/Oznium charity build completed. It will be auctioned off with proceeds going for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. MUST have the build done by the end of the weekend.
My buddy, Paul, from Nvidia asked me months ago if I would do a mod for a charity (the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society). How could I say no. At the time we both thought it would just be a modest build and might raise a little money for a good cause. Well, things sort of went beyond what we thought with all sorts of vendors helping out. Here is a list:
Nvidia: Single PCB 295 GPU (I will have to ask who the AIB was), 3d Stereo glasses kit, Samsung 22" 3d Stereo monitor (thanks to Samsung as well)
Danger Den: Double-wide Tower case, full water-cooling including two Black Ice SR1 360 rads, pump, GPU block with custom green top, MC-TDX block with custom green top
Intel: 975 Extreme Edition Proc
Crucial: Two 256 gig SSDs and 12 gigs Green DDR3 Ballistix Tracer ram
Asus: Rampage II Gene mobo
Silverstone: Strider 1 K PSU
Performance PCs: ALL the accessories and custom sleeving services
Smooth Creations: One killer paint job on case, rads, psu
OutoftheBoxMods(me): labor
Anyways, let's start out by checking out the case (just got it mostly assembled)
Painted Panels:
Assembled (will take better lit pics tomorrow)
Got to get the waterblock installed and do some sleeving before going further.
]]>My buddy, Paul, from Nvidia asked me months ago if I would do a mod for a charity (the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society). How could I say no. At the time we both thought it would just be a modest build and might raise a little money for a good cause. Well, things sort of went beyond what we thought with all sorts of vendors helping out. Here is a list:
Nvidia: Single PCB 295 GPU (I will have to ask who the AIB was), 3d Stereo glasses kit, Samsung 22" 3d Stereo monitor (thanks to Samsung as well)
Danger Den: Double-wide Tower case, full water-cooling including two Black Ice SR1 360 rads, pump, GPU block with custom green top, MC-TDX block with custom green top
Intel: 975 Extreme Edition Proc
Crucial: Two 256 gig SSDs and 12 gigs Green DDR3 Ballistix Tracer ram
Asus: Rampage II Gene mobo
Silverstone: Strider 1 K PSU
Performance PCs: ALL the accessories and custom sleeving services
Smooth Creations: One killer paint job on case, rads, psu
OutoftheBoxMods(me): labor
Anyways, let's start out by checking out the case (just got it mostly assembled)
Painted Panels:
Assembled (will take better lit pics tomorrow)
Got to get the waterblock installed and do some sleeving before going further.