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Snef’s Water-cooling evolution in the last year
Hi everyone
Just checked older post I and I saw some builds and compare to newer from the same builder/Modder and sometime its phenomenal how some take experience and some have evolved
I think it’s a good idea to make a post to see all evolution of what we do in the last year or 2
(just one or 2 pics per build)
I start
My background in computer:
I work in IT for more than 20 years
and in 2009, just disgust of my computer, I said to myself, I bought a Dell Alienware, I had no time to spend on my computer and some other personal reason, just want a trouble free solution, I was wrong but the warranty and service was exceptional and anyway, its another story
finally in 2012, the computer passion came back, give my Alienware to my stepmother and buy a lot of hardware to build my own computer
here start my last year evolution
First:
March 3 2012, just finish my air cooling build
And simple Antec case with a Asus deluxe z68 mobo , a i5-2500K and a Sli of asus gtx569ti cuii
Yes, why not, a 2d Surround at same time
Nothing special but everything running very well,
But you know, not able to set Ultra in game, 2d surround with 560ti, not enough power
Second:
April 2 2012
Only one month later and After spending some time in a lot of forum, and saw how the water cooling is no more green coolant and only a cheap cpu waterblock
Why not, sold my Antec sli setup to a friend and order a LOT of hardware and I jump in water cooling
A Rampage IV extreme, 3930k, 32gb g-skill, 2 x hd7970 and a NZXT 810, (my wife cried when she saw the bill)
Yes I know, only one month later
This is my first water cooling build ever
Third:
June 8 2012
Everything was perfect but, I don’t like temp, I thought the temperature would be lower, very disappointing
Ok need a bigger case and I always like the cube format, start some research and found Caselabs, wow they’re not cheap but why not, order a M8, and change CPU waterblock, I had better temp with the swiftech apogee than the raystorm on a 3930k
Good but, hade some issue with the rampage, need to change everything again
Fourth:
March 17 2013
After some time and some upgrade like Maximus V Formula instead of the rampage, dominator GT, XSPC waterblock
I finally have the build I want (yeah Right)
I made a lot of change
Change the Formula for a Maximus v Extreme want a trifire setup (ahh Crysis 3) and want good temp for a day to day overclock
Now with an intel I7-3770k @4.6Ghz, change pump, res, rad finally change everything and add a pedestal
And install rad in it, this my better temp gain, put rad outside of the case help a lot
fifth:
My wife need a rig, I don’t want wait for my computer when I need it
I try to make a low cost computer, sure, I’m able to do that
A i5-3570k, gigabyte z68 mATX, 8gb corsair white ram, Bitfenix Shinoby white, hd7970, and a single 120 rad for cpu
I’m impressed by temp, sure its not the best but have a litte bit better temp than a best air cooling or a H100
Do you know the first reaction of my wife when she saw her rigs “ah a Star War storm troopers, where is Dark Vader”
I told her “ok, Dark Vader will sell your computer and buy you a little Acer netbook for $300”
6th:
My wife start gaming at Call of Duty, tomb raider (old one) and some other game
The issue is, the GPU is still air cooled, and fan make same noise as a F-18 Hornet at full load
Tried to create a fan profile but GPU came to hot and start throttling, no choice, need to water cooled the GPU
But no rad space in a regular Shinobi, told my wife need to upgrade and asked her if she want a white Caselabs SM8
She said “No, I like the touch finish of the Shinobi”, ok go for a white Shinobi XL
7th:
No choice upgrade
No more project and want to do something special
When I ask my wife if she want a SM8, I saw sabertooth and my intial project was SM8 with a painted sabertooth
But my wife dosnt want the sm8, I kept simple and choose shinobi xl,
This time choose to go with another upgrade for my wife’s rig and make no compromise with her, I choose everything
Snef’s Icy Blue Angel is born
8th:
And finally Purple Chimera
Ok this one don’t have any story, just need a project to occupied my days and one of my wife’ friend asked me for a rigs
Finnaly she’s not able to buy it, but not an issue, I sold it to another person
Want something small, enough powerful to play all actual game and first, something different from generally build we see on the web
That’s it
No never finish, I already plan for 3 project
One is already started, a bench table named Snef’s Red Poseidon (I don’t know where I found my theme lollll)
And another one with an Caselabs S5 and a Asus z87 (Gold one), and I have some plan for Extremmme red demon upgrade, but not this year
Yes all of this in little bit than a year, sometime I think is ridiculous but I sit on a couch, take a long breath and think, WHY NOT
Hi everyone
Just checked older post I and I saw some builds and compare to newer from the same builder/Modder and sometime its phenomenal how some take experience and some have evolved
I think it’s a good idea to make a post to see all evolution of what we do in the last year or 2
(just one or 2 pics per build)
I start
My background in computer:
I work in IT for more than 20 years
and in 2009, just disgust of my computer, I said to myself, I bought a Dell Alienware, I had no time to spend on my computer and some other personal reason, just want a trouble free solution, I was wrong but the warranty and service was exceptional and anyway, its another story
finally in 2012, the computer passion came back, give my Alienware to my stepmother and buy a lot of hardware to build my own computer
here start my last year evolution
First:
March 3 2012, just finish my air cooling build
And simple Antec case with a Asus deluxe z68 mobo , a i5-2500K and a Sli of asus gtx569ti cuii
Yes, why not, a 2d Surround at same time
Nothing special but everything running very well,
But you know, not able to set Ultra in game, 2d surround with 560ti, not enough power
Second:
April 2 2012
Only one month later and After spending some time in a lot of forum, and saw how the water cooling is no more green coolant and only a cheap cpu waterblock
Why not, sold my Antec sli setup to a friend and order a LOT of hardware and I jump in water cooling
A Rampage IV extreme, 3930k, 32gb g-skill, 2 x hd7970 and a NZXT 810, (my wife cried when she saw the bill)
Yes I know, only one month later
This is my first water cooling build ever
Third:
June 8 2012
Everything was perfect but, I don’t like temp, I thought the temperature would be lower, very disappointing
Ok need a bigger case and I always like the cube format, start some research and found Caselabs, wow they’re not cheap but why not, order a M8, and change CPU waterblock, I had better temp with the swiftech apogee than the raystorm on a 3930k
Good but, hade some issue with the rampage, need to change everything again
Fourth:
March 17 2013
After some time and some upgrade like Maximus V Formula instead of the rampage, dominator GT, XSPC waterblock
I finally have the build I want (yeah Right)
I made a lot of change
Change the Formula for a Maximus v Extreme want a trifire setup (ahh Crysis 3) and want good temp for a day to day overclock
Now with an intel I7-3770k @4.6Ghz, change pump, res, rad finally change everything and add a pedestal
And install rad in it, this my better temp gain, put rad outside of the case help a lot
fifth:
My wife need a rig, I don’t want wait for my computer when I need it
I try to make a low cost computer, sure, I’m able to do that
A i5-3570k, gigabyte z68 mATX, 8gb corsair white ram, Bitfenix Shinoby white, hd7970, and a single 120 rad for cpu
I’m impressed by temp, sure its not the best but have a litte bit better temp than a best air cooling or a H100
Do you know the first reaction of my wife when she saw her rigs “ah a Star War storm troopers, where is Dark Vader”
I told her “ok, Dark Vader will sell your computer and buy you a little Acer netbook for $300”
6th:
My wife start gaming at Call of Duty, tomb raider (old one) and some other game
The issue is, the GPU is still air cooled, and fan make same noise as a F-18 Hornet at full load
Tried to create a fan profile but GPU came to hot and start throttling, no choice, need to water cooled the GPU
But no rad space in a regular Shinobi, told my wife need to upgrade and asked her if she want a white Caselabs SM8
She said “No, I like the touch finish of the Shinobi”, ok go for a white Shinobi XL
7th:
No choice upgrade
No more project and want to do something special
When I ask my wife if she want a SM8, I saw sabertooth and my intial project was SM8 with a painted sabertooth
But my wife dosnt want the sm8, I kept simple and choose shinobi xl,
This time choose to go with another upgrade for my wife’s rig and make no compromise with her, I choose everything
Snef’s Icy Blue Angel is born
8th:
And finally Purple Chimera
Ok this one don’t have any story, just need a project to occupied my days and one of my wife’ friend asked me for a rigs
Finnaly she’s not able to buy it, but not an issue, I sold it to another person
Want something small, enough powerful to play all actual game and first, something different from generally build we see on the web
That’s it
No never finish, I already plan for 3 project
One is already started, a bench table named Snef’s Red Poseidon (I don’t know where I found my theme lollll)
And another one with an Caselabs S5 and a Asus z87 (Gold one), and I have some plan for Extremmme red demon upgrade, but not this year
Yes all of this in little bit than a year, sometime I think is ridiculous but I sit on a couch, take a long breath and think, WHY NOT
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