Ok, yes "Ratbert" is an odd name, but I already have Dogbert, Alice, and Catbert in the house. First off, I've been out of the W/C scene for quite some time, my last one was a first gen Pentium if that gives you any idea, actually, I think I still have the parts from that one in my basement.
In any case, this was/is not a traditional build. In this case I decided to take already working machine, throw in a few upgrades, and slowly transition to water cooling.
Case: NZXT Switch 810
MB: MSI Z77-GD65 (unfortunately, not the gaming one)
CPU: i7 (IVY) 3770k
Ram: GSkills DDR3 2133 (2x 8Gb)
HD: OCX Vertex SSD, WD Black 2TB
As I said, the machine was assembled and working, so I won't be posting the traditional build pics. My first (2) orders came in from Daz last week, and I guess I did my home work fairly well as I didn't have too many snags... other then breaking the cathode in the FrozenQ res.
Stage 1 water cooling:
Rad: XSPC RX360
Fans: 3x GT's
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm
Res: FrozenQ Reactor (Blue) 250mm
Pump: D5 Strong
So, general overview so far:
a couple close ups:
Originally I was going to put a Alphacool XT45 420 in the top, glad I went with the 360, just enough room to comfortably work around it. The 420 would have fit, but...
Next step will be putting the vids on water, Daz didn't have 2 of the same EK WB's for the 670's in stock, so waiting on that. Also planning on adding a lower rad, couple more fans, etc.
Cheers,
Fuz.
In any case, this was/is not a traditional build. In this case I decided to take already working machine, throw in a few upgrades, and slowly transition to water cooling.
Case: NZXT Switch 810
MB: MSI Z77-GD65 (unfortunately, not the gaming one)
CPU: i7 (IVY) 3770k
Ram: GSkills DDR3 2133 (2x 8Gb)
HD: OCX Vertex SSD, WD Black 2TB
As I said, the machine was assembled and working, so I won't be posting the traditional build pics. My first (2) orders came in from Daz last week, and I guess I did my home work fairly well as I didn't have too many snags... other then breaking the cathode in the FrozenQ res.
Stage 1 water cooling:
Rad: XSPC RX360
Fans: 3x GT's
CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm
Res: FrozenQ Reactor (Blue) 250mm
Pump: D5 Strong
So, general overview so far:
a couple close ups:
Originally I was going to put a Alphacool XT45 420 in the top, glad I went with the 360, just enough room to comfortably work around it. The 420 would have fit, but...
Next step will be putting the vids on water, Daz didn't have 2 of the same EK WB's for the 670's in stock, so waiting on that. Also planning on adding a lower rad, couple more fans, etc.
Cheers,
Fuz.
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