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Project: RAD GT -- Custom Acrylic Case Worklog


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Update time again :D

 

Installed the DVD drive

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Re-sleeved the necessary PSU cabling in UV-blue

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Also custom wired one cable for power to the floppy headers on the MB, the fans, lighting, and the pump.

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Pulled the heatsinks off of the PWMIC, NB, and SB

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Installed the mounting hardware for the waterblocks and re-installed the PWMIC block with AS5

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Installed the waterblocks

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Pulled the heatsinks off of the 8800GTXs

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Applied the thermal pads and AS5 (if you're not confident that you won't over apply the thermal paste then you should use the ceramique that's included with the block)

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Put on the waterblocks

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First off; slight mod to the PSU; since the stock fan was very loud I replaced it with a 140mm Yate Loon

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There were some clearance issues with the GFX cards and the rear X-Flow Radiator

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So the RAD is being replaced with a standard (non X-Flow) radiator

The two side by side

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Clearance issue resolved

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A few shots of the case

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Installed the tubing for the CPU, NB, and SB

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Adding the GFX cards

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And the rest of the tubing

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Filled the loop; currently bleeding/leak-testing (removed the drive bays to make it easier to see the tubing during this phase)

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Booting it up for the first time after installing it into the case

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A gallery of the case with different lighting schemes

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Now it's just a matter of finishing up the baseboard for it.

 

I'll also post some stock-speed benchmarks shortly and also some overclocking results later on.

 

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That looks awesome, did not realize how large that case was until the mb was mounted in there. You should toss the idea to DD to put your design into production so people can buy one of their own....giving you credit, compensation and naming it after you of course. I am not too big on acrylic cases but I would buy yours.

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