Orange GT project

[MRDcanadian]

Hello Everyone

I will be making my way into water cooling for the first time. this will be a recycle built as not all parts are new. i looking forward to the challenges and the rewards. here is the item i will be using. One thing I've realized about water-cooling is that it is ALLOT of planing specially when this is all new. A big thanks to Daz and is tutorial Video as i would of spent allot of money just to learn.

Case/other
Level 10 GT black
12" LED Light - Orange
Orange - Warm White- Special Edition CCFL kit - 30cm (12')
UV CCFL (12')

computer components:

ASUS Sabertooth X79
Intel Core I7 3820
4x 2g Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition PC3 12800 (1600mhz)
2x 6950 2g sapphire (none reference)
1x 120g OCZ agility3
2x 60g OCZ solid3
LG BD-RE
Corair HX850 power supply

watercooling componants

EK-CoolStream RAD XTX 360 - Triple Thick 120mm Radiator
EK-Supremacy - Acetal Nickel
Mounting plate Supremacy LGA-2011 Narrow ILM
Liquid Extasy Narrow Line ATI HD 6950 B Sapphire black Delrin x2
DazMode STORM D5 VARIO 8-24V Pump w/TACH cable
XSPC Tank Reservoir Laing D5 Top Combo
Thermochill Flex 1/2"OD -3/4"ID Tube - Orange-Red (UV)
DazMode Protector
Bitspower UV Reactive Orange O-Ring
Bitspower Black fittings

i will order the following as they become available
EK-CoolStream RAD XTC (140) - Single 140mm Radiator
Mayhems Pastel - Gigabyte Orange Concentrate
Xigmatek XLF-F1253 LED Fan120mm Orange x6 for push pull
Xigmatek XLF-F1453 LED Fan140mm Orange

and maybe in the future go with motherboard blocks or change to a tube rez. we will see after the holidays maybe


one thing I've been working on already is the case modding part that will be required for my needs. right now i have a 1/4inch HDPE plastic sheet being cut to mount my 360 rad and replace the stock top cover with the level gt case. i will be using another 1/2 inch HDPE plastic sheet with a hole cut to fit the outside of the rad to elevate the first sheet so it become flush with the front panel (this will also accommodate more room inside my case that i need due to the ATX CPU power connector being located on top of the mobo). this will also require me to cut the metal frame to fit the radiator. i hope it will still be sturdy at the end. as things piece out together i'll post more with pictures

[MRDcanadian]

here is some pictures of the stuff i already started to do like cable modding, fan painting and my video card block that i already have. I also modded the LED in the Enermax fans to be UV as the paint used is uv reactive.

current fans



after my painting project


Cable modding



water-cooling block for Video Cards

[DoGMaN]

Very nice parts list I can't wait to see it!

[scaccima]

Really nice MRD!!!! The modded fans look cool!

[MRDcanadian]

thanks guys. i love the look it gave the fans though i may have over painted them a little, one seams to need a push to start spinning at times. it could be due to the fact i have potentialy removed some of the oil in the painting procees. bought some oil just haven't got to oiling them yet

[Hooded]

Cool start.
Nice parts list as well.
You may want to consider some cougar fans as they are already orange.

[Father Fuzzy]

Very nice start MRDcanadian
am sure u will find the reward is great when you get the watercooling finished and up and running
look forward to seing the progress as you go

[CanadianBoy]

I am interested in what the final build will look like. I too have the Level 10 GT case and found it a pain in the rear to work with in stock form. I didnt feel like doing a complete case mod at the time cause I just wanted to get it together. If you go with Hooded idea of the Cougar fans you will not be disapointed. I seen you had a question on the build i did on the same case.
My temps are good. GPU's run 26C idle and around 45C load. CPU runs a little warm I think. It runs 28-30 on idle and hits close to 50 under load. I have bought another fan to put on my swiftech rad, just have not installed it yet. I plan to buy two more Cougar fans for the EK rad. The internal case temp runs around 32 when under load cause I have unplugged the rear case fan cause it was causing air flow issues with the fan on the EK rad. If you have any other questions for your build ill be happy to help.

[DazMode]

XImatek are weak fans, but they look pretty cool. I have them in my orange build.

[MRDcanadian]

that's what i was aiming for the Ximatek as they look awesome and they also have a model that is 140mm that is identical in looks that i would use for the rear radiator. though as per what CanadianBoy is explaining i may have to rethink that due to airflow issues. the level 10 gt as a 120mm in the bottom of the case that could solve that problem thought my pump and rez would then become an issue. i am planing to go push pull config so i am expecting that 2 fans working together could promote silent yet with some respectable lvl of performance I'll have a better idea with the current fan I have installed on it (though i will be missing 2 to do the full rad). i'll give the cougar fans a look though definitely. new fans will be later in the built when the case mod is over and done with so i can see what room i have left to play with in the case. based on the video daz as been making i just realized i may have difficulty with the cpu fitting as i forgot to order some spacers and i am going 1/2' to 3/4' tubing. anyway it's a first built and i expect to see some little things like that as the built will come along and not all i wanted was in stock so i'll figure things out and then order all the rest i need with it.

[DazMode]

Couple shots of those orange fans

[bungwirez]

hijacked by the Master.

damn thats smexy Daz!!

[MRDcanadian]

I love the whole look of the "orange build", wonderful work daz :. if i had more money and a paint gun to put on that built i would ask you for that paint code that you used on that. but i do not think i want to go there. i picked up my case top cover this afternoon. unfortunately one think i didn't consider is that HDPE plastic cannot be sanded down like acrylic to give a clear look or removed scratches . i'll have to figure something out for that one.

[DazMode]

I love the whole look of the "orange build", wonderful work daz

All case credits go to MNPCtech's Bill Owen. All I did was to pay for the work. But it was cool project to work on after.

[scaccima]

All case credits go to MNPCtech's Bill Owen. All I did was to pay for the work. But it was cool project to work on after.

Hey Daz, did you have any customs duties to pay when the case was shipped to you? From your videos, they do some nice top-notch work. I love the pin striping and Dazmode logo.