Build Log - Project "Sub-Zero"

[Barron_Greenback]

Hi guys,

Thought I'd post up a build log of my new Toy :-)

Its looking a bit sorry for itself at the moment as Im waiting for various bits to arrive.

System Spec

Asus P5K Premium
Q6600 G0 Lapped
2Gb OCZ Flex
Lian-Li V2000
4x36Gb WD Raptors in RAID0 + 74Gb Raptor for Swap File
8800GTS With EK Water Block
Water Cooled Northbridge, GPU and Boths sets of Mosfets
Laing D5 Pump with 1/2" tubing

And the best bit.... LittleDevil SS Phase unit installed in the bottom of the case :biggrin:

Progress so far....

Brand new and un-molested
Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/IMG_4161.jpg)

Stripped bald ready for tinkering
Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/S2400030.jpg)

AlphaCool 120.2 mounted in the roof...
Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/S2400031.jpg)

AlphaCool 120.1 mounted in the back...
Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/S2400032.jpg)

Pump Mounted
Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/S2400033.jpg)

Sorry for the crap quality pics... My camera is older than me :p Will be ordering my first ever Phase unit on monday from LittleDevil, so expect lots of silly nooob questions coming your way next weekend :rollyeyes:

Also waiting for the Mosfet blocks and the GPU block to come this week.

Comments/Suggestions welcome,

Cheers,

Rich.

[vento1]

Very nice Looking forward to the completion. And i hope we will be seeing some benches from this setup.

[Dualist]

Should be a great rig dude ;)
Those Q6600's are fantastic little chips, amazing for the money.

[Stocky]

That's looking really good. The Lian-Li V2000B is a great case - I use to have one with a SS in the base (I really miss it)!

[Barron_Greenback]

Cheers Guys :-)

Will defo be doing some benching for the team when its finished.... But i don't really know how this hwbot thingy works :help:

[Teknokid]

read the sticky :)

[Barron_Greenback]

Ah haa... The Sticky... :biggrin:

[maverik-sg1]

awesome proiject that - cant wait to see it finished.

My only question - why not order a phase included V2000 from LD? Maybe he could of done some of the other mods for you too?

[Stocky]

My only question - why not order a phase included V2000 from LD? Maybe he could of done some of the other mods for you too?

I built my own for the pleasure of building what I could myself - it could be similar for Rich.

I would like to know more about compressors and HVAC qualifications but that'll have to wait a few years! (plus UK based phase change builders are cursed!)

[Barron_Greenback]

@Mav - Its like Stocky says really.. I like to do as much as possible myself.. Ya know it feels good when it's all finished and its 99% your own work. And not 'chequebook tuned' :-)


Also, does anybody know what "MOOL" means on my PSU Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/S2400032.jpg) :p

[Dualist]

plus UK based phase change builders are cursed!

Only the one's that wanna sell you something.

[elfy]

Also, does anybody know what "MOOL" means on my PSU Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/S2400032.jpg) :p

fool that's 700W upside down :P

[Dualist]

fool that's 700W upside down :P

Heh heh, he got ya :lol:

[Barron_Greenback]

Little update.. Recieved my EK water blocks today and got the water loop up and running :-)

Also ordered the SS Phase from LittleDevil today :D Should be with me late in the week.. Im like a kid a christmas... cant wait to get this lot built up and do some benching..

Also the 4x Raptors are winging their way to me as we speak.

Can't put any new pics up atm as my battery is flat :-(

On a side note, how do I get a HWbot sig like you guys have ? I've followed the instructioins in the Skicky, registered for an account and submitted 3 (albeit pants) results to the server.

Cheers,

Rich.

[weescott]

There is a link for a sig on the Hwbot site under 'options'.

[Stocky]

There is a link for a sig on the Hwbot site under 'options'.

Also, check this thread: http://www.benchtec.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=86 :)

[Teknokid]

dude, are all those raptors going in raid?

[Thanh55]

That case look so beautyful. Can't wait for the rest of your stuff.:rollyeyes:

[MonsterMunch]

Pics... we need more pics :p

[H4rdcore-HeaveN]

Pics... we need more pics :p

Same thing i was looking for as i will be ording my watercooling kit this week :D

[Barron_Greenback]

@Stocky - It won't let me access that thread :-( Says i dont have permission...

[Stocky]

@Stocky - It won't let me access that thread :-( Says i dont have permission...

Sorry, Bench Team members only :p

Here's how you do it:

go to

usercp>edit options>thread display options>visible post elements

and tick show signature

next goto hwbot and login to your user profile then

on the left hand side

options>signature

and copy the the dynamic link

next go back the forum open usercp>edit signature

and paste the link in save and your done

(Post by Bazx)

I hope you're signing up to the bench team if you're pimping a banner? :waiting:

[Barron_Greenback]

Hi guys, update time :-)

Its slowly coming together now. Thanks this week go out to Marcus for designing my laser cut side panels, Bustamove for a hdd bracket, Rob for sending me the right mosfet blocks, not the ones I ordered :oops: and Pete for the hdds. Cheers Guys :D

Managed to get the loop installed over the last few days, its not finished as yet and only running on plain old water. I was originally going to cool the CPU with a hsf until the Phase arrives, but it simply wouldn't fit with the NB block and mosfet blocks installed.

Also had to bin off the 120.1 in the rear of the case as it was making the bends too tight :(

The EK 8800 block is awesome, more than halving the idle and load temps...

A few pics of the work so far after I took over the dining table again... :P

EK 8800 Block... (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/Lian-Li%20Build/S2400029.jpg)

Front view with the 120.2 in the roof... (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/Lian-Li%20Build/S2400028.jpg)

The innards... bit messy at the mo.... (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/Lian-Li%20Build/S2400027.jpg)

4 Raptors in RAID0 + a 74Gb Raptor as a dedicated swap file... Goes like Stink!! (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/Lian-Li%20Build/S2400025.jpg)

And finally another front view with the Lian-Li 3 bay hdd caddy... (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/Lian-Li%20Build/S2400021.jpg)


As always comments welcome. :)

[H4rdcore-HeaveN]

That's looking very nice can't wait till i get watercooling or possibly a phase unit.

[sparkY1000]

WOW! Could you run HDTach? Would love to see what those raptors chuck out!

[Barron_Greenback]

HdTach Benchie of 5x raptors (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/storagearray.jpg) :D

[Teknokid]

how does that compare to 2?

[sparkY1000]

:ohmy: Thats very nice! :D

[Barron_Greenback]

A quick update to my little project Guys...

A big thank you goes out to Marcus over at watercoolinuk.co.uk for getting my V2k side panels laser cut :cool:

Im well pleased with how they have turned out, what do you guys think ?

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/DSCF0009.jpg

Blue acrylic over the lettering and clear for the window, its not finished yet thou...

Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/DSCF00011280x768.jpg)

Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/DSCF00051280x768.jpg)

[Teknokid]

OMG thats the dogs bollox... that looks sick :D

[sparkY1000]

That should be beautiful when its finished :)

[LittleDevil]

Really nice my friend ;)

Regards

[Stocky]

Im well pleased with how they have turned out, what do you guys think ?

Thanks for the update. I love custom and I think that it looks awesome! You must be really pleased with it. :)

[Pjalchemist]

Glad them drives and bay of mine are doing you well fella! You running a 175Gb boot slice?

[BigAndy]

That panel looks sweet.

If not a secret how much did it cost to get it done?

[skull_fcuk]

That does indeed look very tidy and plush. Would love some HDD action like that. You must be well chuffed!

Especially love the writing on the panel.

[Barron_Greenback]

Cheers for all the comments guys :biggrin:

@ Pete - Them drives are the single best upgrade I've ever made to date... bar maybe the phase.. Im running 4x 36Gb Raid 0 32k stripe with 1 partition. I've removed the 74Gb raptor to make space for the 2nd i-RAM when it arrives :ohmy:

Going to get us a bit of 20k+ in PCmark05 :cool:


With regard to the price of the laser cutting, I swapped my old Mozart TX case for them.... Prices start at around £35 and go up with more complex designs..

Pop over to watercoolinguk.co.uk and speak to marcus000, he's a top bloke and will sort you out if your interested :waiting:

[Thanh55]

look awesome mate. I wish I got that case...:coffee:

[I.L.P]

Cheers for all the comments guys :biggrin:

@ Pete - Them drives are the single best upgrade I've ever made to date... bar maybe the phase.. Im running 4x 36Gb Raid 0 32k stripe with 1 partition. I've removed the 74Gb raptor to make space for the 2nd i-RAM when it arrives :ohmy:

Going to get us a bit of 20k+ in PCmark05 :cool:


With regard to the price of the laser cutting, I swapped my old Mozart TX case for them.... Prices start at around £35 and go up with more complex designs..

Pop over to watercoolinguk.co.uk and speak to marcus000, he's a top bloke and will sort you out if your interested :waiting:

Would ya part with that 74G raptor maybe on payday? :D want to add another to the 2 i already have ;)

[Barron_Greenback]

Update :)

With regard to the Raptor, sorry i've only just noticed you asked this, but its already found a new home, sorry dude.

Current state of play, I know this goes agains the grain with some around here, but it's a phase in a case! :biggrin:

Sorry for my crap camera!

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/sub1.jpg

Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/sub2.jpg)

Clicky (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/barron_greenback/sub3.jpg)

Current Specs :-

Q6600 G0 @ 4300Mhz (soon to be E8400)
2GB Crucial PC5300 (cheers guys!)
8800GTS 320 volt modded @ 770/1100/1850mhz
4x 36Gb Raptors
i-RAM (soon to have a buddy)
AlphaCool 120.2
Laing D5
XSPC NB Block
EK FC 8800 Block
1/2" XSPC Tubing
AlphaCool Bay Res
Distilled water + Fesser 1 UV Dye
LittleDevil Single Stage Phase Unit.

Still a fair bit to do to finish off.. My main problem is finding room for the control unit :unsure: I seem to have run out of space... I also need to get my lighting installed, mainly UV with white cathods for the bottom section.

I want to get this finished asap so I can move onto my bench table project for a bit of Dice action :)

Thanks to everybody who has helped me with this build inc.

Marcus @ WcUK
Pete for the Raptors
Kenny for the CPU
LittleDevil for the awesome SS Phase
IlikePooters and Mav for the Memory advice!
Dave for the Vmod encouragement... My card is still alive :D

[skull_fcuk]

That is one SICK looking rig. It just says POWAH!! like a beefed up Aston. I would love a case like that. Superb.

[jabski]

very nice barron. Bet you well pleased with it :)

[4Qman]

A very classy build Barron :D

Well done and enjoy.

David

[scooter.jay]

Always nice to see some effort out in to a build well done.:D

[Margo Baggins]

Man that looks really good. Hope you are happy with it! Makes me want to get my act together in doing the customising on my rig. maybe one day :lol:

[Margo Baggins]

Its quite funny how barron posted up herer at some ungodly hour this moring, 2.30am - this is understandable, as he no doubt was finishing his build - however, all following posts - 3.34, 5.43, 6.12, 6.36 am - your all mentalists! or work far more demanding jobs than me!

[Stocky]

Its quite funny how barron posted up herer at some ungodly hour this moring, 2.30am - this is understandable, as he no doubt was finishing his build - however, all following posts - 3.34, 5.43, 6.12, 6.36 am - your all mentalists! or work far more demanding jobs than me!

I've noticed that with folks around here, they like to do a Bauer.

That is a stunning rig, a one-off beauty - very nice job :)

[Mr Dizzy]

yes a sweet looking rig u got there

[Teknokid]

Nice, what font is used for the side panel cutting?