Project: [Thessa] 2.0 a.k.a YETI

[knet370]

its about time i make a build log of my upcomming rig. the goal is simple: a very simple and quite, yet elegant watercooled rig. i like my rigs to look minimalistic. the lesser the mods involved, the better. so here goes..

ill start with the parts i'll be using:

first thing is the casing. ill be using the same case as my [Thessa] 1.0, the lian li pc-a77. i really like the very simple look of this case. at the same time has enough space inside to house two triple rads. one on the top and one on the front. and possible another rad? we'll see..

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/lianlipca77bmp.png

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/workshop%20pics/wkshppic02.jpg

top panel mod
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/pca77toprad02.jpg

PA120.3 installed
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/pca77toprad01.jpg

done powdercoating the internal. its in matte black.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/projectthessainterior.jpg

[knet370]

the Watercooling components : some of the parts here may not be the best watercooling components, but they are already in my possession so why not use them at the mean time. it might change in the future.

2 x EK 150 res
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8415.jpg

Swiftech Apogee GTZ w/ 1366 hold down plate
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8683.jpg

2 x Swiftech MCP655 pump
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8439.jpg
(the pic shown is the d4 version but hey, they still look the same! lol!)

XSPC RX360 w/ 3 Sharkoon 2k rpm fans
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0031-Copy.jpg
2 x EK Nickel/Acetal for the GTX 285
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_7837-Copy.jpg

EK D5 Rev2 Top
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_7843-Copy.jpg

EK X58 Mosfet blocks
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_7851-Copy.jpg
(i dont like the looks of it. also the screw holes dont line up with the mobo, so i ordered the Bitspower AMOSII and AMOSIII as a better solution)

EK NB/SB for Asus R2E
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_7847-Copy.jpg
(same thing goes with this. not only it looks ugly, its also so thick, my gtx 285 cards dont sit flush on its pci-e slots. so i ordered from vincent a bp nb/sb block as a better solution)

some assorted bp fittings
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_7855-Copy.jpg
(not shown are the entire collection of my bp fittings collection)

[knet370]

reserved..

[knet370]

misc modz: sleeving, painting etc

almost done with the sleeving nightmare
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0089_copy.jpg

done painting the mouse and keyboard in white
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8747.jpg

[knet370]

reserved....

[p0Pe]

hah! if you put another triple inside that case ill be more impressed than i already am m8!
love your privious build, and looking foreward for this one:)

[ILikeCosmosS]

i gotta get myself some sharkoons or else ill have to paint the GT white

[knet370]

hah! if you put another triple inside that case ill be more impressed than i already am m8!
love your privious build, and looking foreward for this one:)

thanks!
i will be fitting the rx360 in the front..i wont be using any unneccessary front bay devices nor a optical drive. it will look very simple and boring. haha! for the HDD, i will mount it upside down on the 5.25 bay cage

[ILikeCosmosS]

hey you still 2 bays left so make some covers for the optical drive lol

120mm = 3bays i see 9 bays +2 = 2 extra bays

there 12 which means you could fit 480 at the front :D then you would no extra bays left

[knet370]

the xspc takes about 10 slots including the area where the threads are..i might put in a lian li cd rom bezel without a ODD behind it. haha! we'll see..an idea might pop out of my head.

i tried fitting a gtx 480, bat sadly, it doesnt fit. it takes around 13 slots! keep in mind the area where the threads for the fittings takes another 1 slot.

[ILikeCosmosS]

lets see this RUNNING :D

yeah i forgot that the threads take a slot


still have choice to put a cd rom drive instead of fugly external one

[knet370]

the rest of the updates will resume next week since i will be having a beach vacation. :-D

[smee]

*pulls up chair* :popcorn: nom nom nom :popcorn:

[Schlosser]

Love your sleeving and your Logitech mod! :D but won't the paint come off on the mouse eventually? :p and stick to your hand and stuff? xD

[knet370]

Love your sleeving and your Logitech mod! :D but won't the paint come off on the mouse eventually? :p and stick to your hand and stuff? xD

i dont think so. the paint has a clear top coat to seal it off. believe me its super smooth. ;)

[Schlosser]

i dont think so. the paint has a clear top coat to seal it off. believe me its super smooth. ;)
Perfect :up:

[Hondacity]

knet

the top panel mod, the screws need to be black :) and the cut away shows unpainted alu, repaint?

[Snyxxx]

knet

the top panel mod, the screws need to be black :) and the cut away shows unpainted alu, repaint?

I use black magic marker pen to hide aluminum cut edges. Just a thought.

[Hondacity]

good idea :D

[knet370]

knet

the top panel mod, the screws need to be black :) and the cut away shows unpainted alu, repaint?

the top panel with be powdercoated in white. hence the a.k.a YETI :D

dont worry everything will be in uniform color.

[zlojack]

Looking good so far!
I can't wait to see more :crack:

[knet370]

btw, the color theme for this build is black and white. i've tried a bit of PS to see what it will look like atleast on the outside. it will look similar to this. but it might change.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/whitebay.jpg

everything is not final yet. the top, front faceplate, and front bay covers where already sent to the powdercoater. if it will end up looking good then ill settle with it. if not, i still have some spare top panel,front faceplate, and front bay covers in hand. ;-)

[Cutless009]

interesting black highlight there :) :P

My brother and I are trying to develop a way to actually do that irl.

[knet370]

as for the sidepanel, i havent decided yet..either black or white. i dont know.. haha!

i guess it will look similar to this if its in white..
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/WhiteExterior-2.jpg

i might add in a grill on the sides just like the tj09 or not.

or glossy black like in this picture. the panel behind the white sidepanel.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/WhiteExterior-1.jpg

anyway, if i mess up, i also have spare sidepanels. hehe.

[Oli4v]

man black 'n white is IN, so sexaay ^^

[knet370]

small update: my bp mobo block set arrived today. many thanks to vincent and rrtech

nb/sb block
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0122copy.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0126copy.jpg

dazzling! ;-)

the mosfets..
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0124copy.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0125copy.jpg

family pic!
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0123copy.jpg

[knet370]

oops double post..

[trfnj74]

Nice looking blocks you got there almost as nice looking as the classified blocks......

[bianco]

these look much better than the ek version
hope you don't mind posting more pictures on it especially the internals and the connector for the main part and the 'hovering' section. looks like a bp male-to-male fitting... but it could be a special connector. thanks in advance knet.

[knet370]

the fitting used between the dram/qpi module block to the nb/sb block is like a d-plug..

internals will have to wait tonight.

[tantric]

wow! nice project! the bitspower X58 block set looks pimp! btw. who's the guy in the green shirt? lol!

[knet370]

btw. who's the guy in the green shirt? lol!

lol! that is you! haha.

[Worthy]

wow that is indeed a real nice set of blocks.

[Oli4v]

bitspower pronz :)

[Worthy]

bitspower pronz :)


And that they're for a real man's board (ASUS R2E) makes them all the more better!

eh red?;) lolz:D

[knet370]

trying to test fit some stuff today..

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/projectthessa2interior01.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/projectthessa2interior02.jpg

bp mobo blocks installed
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/r2e01.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/r2e02.jpg

[knet370]

who wants try sli? ;-)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/rignoobies%20events/tri-sliGTX295.jpg

[Worthy]

Looks very tastefully done knet. Loving it.
The tri-sli looks good.

Are you going to cool in parallel or series?

[Hondacity]

wooot tri sli domination, nice one knet, how heavy is that thing?

[bianco]

hope you'd do parallel for the 3sli...
i don't mind learning more about it
:D

[p0Pe]

in your sig it only says 2*285´s:)

that black thing on the inlet of the nb/sb block, what is that?

[Worthy]

in your sig it only says 2*285´s:)

that black thing on the inlet of the nb/sb block, what is that?

It's for cooling the qpi circuit.
And looking deeper, I guess he has to parallel cool the sli since the psu in the bottom of the case won't allow any fittings.

[p0Pe]

It's for cooling the qpi circuit.

but its elevated above the rest of the block:confused:

[bianco]

but its elevated above the rest of the block:confused:

yup, it's a separate 'block'
the r2e design had the qpi circuit elevated, right under the rog logo

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_0126copy.jpg

[p0Pe]

im probertly mistakin, but for me it dosnt seems like it touches anything?

[Timlander]

Very very nice. Looks very good so far. Im lovin it!

[Worthy]

but its elevated above the rest of the block:confused:

Take a look at an r2e and see for yourself. There is an elevated board under that logo thing that lights up and the logo is also a heatsink.

And another thing that is really cool about it is that it moves the fitting out to the left. Makes for a cooler looking loop IMO depensing on how you want to do it.

[knet370]

sorry for the slow updates. been busy retouching my old rig. anyway, the acetal top block of the bp blocks is used to cool the qpi module. its not visible in the pic but it touches the qpi module.

i have no new pictures for this build but i have some pics of my old rig.

before:
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8646.jpg

after:
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8864copy.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/_MG_8861copy.jpg

[knet370]

sidepanel done..

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/sidepanel05.jpg

[knet370]

sorry for the slow updates. been busy on other stuff..

front panel done
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/knetv202.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/tantricmodz/misc%20modz/knetv201.jpg

[LowBrowser]

Wow, those white fans really look fantastic in contrast :coke:

[mcoffey]

Very very nice job so far. The white and black contrast looks really good together. Can't wait to see it finished.

andyc

[knet370]

here's a bit of progress..

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/IMG_8933copy.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/IMG_8936copy.jpg

[Worthy]

Oh noes to the triple sli!
Third card wouldn't fit?

Also a plain BP rotary 90 would work a lot better on the top vid card to come out of the BP freezer. I have to do that too. My double rotary 90 is too tall and the system won't drain easy because of that. It just bugs me. Of course if it's how you like it, then it's all good.

I really like it. Very clean.

[craigbru]

This is looking amazing man! So freaking clean!

[knet370]

Oh noes to the triple sli!
Third card wouldn't fit?

Also a plain BP rotary 90 would work a lot better on the top vid card to come out of the BP freezer. I have to do that too. My double rotary 90 is too tall and the system won't drain easy because of that. It just bugs me. Of course if it's how you like it, then it's all good.

I really like it. Very clean.

thanks dude.

i decided not to go tri sli on this one. i installed the third card on my 1.0 rig.

the 45 on the top card i did that on purpose to give the tube a slight curve. it looks better to have some curve to it. it goes well will the tube on the buttom card. and i have a drain on the front mounted rad to help on the draining process. but all is not final yet. i might change some stuff here and there.

[Worthy]

Understood. I have the same board and the black freezer so I learned a little bit with it.
What's your take on the qpi block? I have mixed emotions about it and question whether it's necessary.

I do like the way it splits the inlets and outlets apart from each other though.

[knet370]

honestly im really digging what bp has done with the inlet/outlet location. i think it makes those tube curves really sexy..but i dunno if its really necessary to watercool the qpi module. (i have no idea if it really gets hot). i dunno if you routed your tubes the same as mine but i like what i did there.

can you show me how you routed yours? i might get some idea's from yours..

[Worthy]

Sorry it's so dark. My UVs are currently removed as I am under renovations myself lol.

This is what I did.

With a standard single rotary 90, the video card inlet will be perfectly level with the outlet of the Black freezer. And BTW don't waste your time like I did trying to light up the black freezer acrylic with the original board LEDs. It's a lost cause.

http://www.realredraider.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=15&pictureid=119

[Floyd]

I like how you embraced the GPU power cables and left them out in the open like tubes instead of hiding them like most do. Id have to see a zoomed out photo to be sure though.

[Worthy]

When you think about it, they are tubes. Only for electricity.

[Floyd]

When you think about it, they are tubes. Only for electricity.
Haha true.

[Lollerskater69]

very nice.

[EIGHTLUG]

Looks amazing man! Great work and attention to detail. I have a question for you. Are you using a non-modular power supply and sleeving from the PSU to the connector or a modular and sleeving just the extensions?

[knet370]

im using a corsair hx1000 modular psu

[Floyd]

im using a corsair hx1000 modular psu

Good PSU ;)

[EIGHTLUG]

im using a corsair hx1000 modular psu

OK same PSU as me. So you're buying extensions and single sleeving the PCI-E extensions I assume?

[knet370]

for the pci-e cables, those are original hx1000w pci-e cables i asked corsair for additional and then sleeve those. that way if i sell the psu later on, every cable that came with the psu with still be untouched. for the 8pin eps and 24pin, those are just extensions bought from sidewinder leaving the psu's 8pin and 24pin untouched.

[knet370]

it's coming together now..just waiting for the g3/8 to g1/4 thread reducer for my PA and some final plumbing..

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/IMG_9005copy.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/IMG_9006copy.jpg

[Worthy]

That looks great knet.
Very clean, smooth and classy my brother.
I love your wiring.

[trfnj74]

Wow that's super clean....I love the vertical hard drive....Awesome fucking Job :up:

[knet370]

thanks guys. im also waiting for my sidepanel. its a textured powdercoat satin black. i thought white would be great for the sidepanel, but after test fitting it, it looks like a refrigerator. lol!

i might buy a spare sidepanel and try this one just for fun..hehe

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/p_r259_pip_ZebraPillow_SP09_0811251.jpg

[knet370]

allen caps on the top panel

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/IMG_9002.jpg

[Worthy]

thanks guys. im also waiting for my sidepanel. its a textured powdercoat satin black. i thought white would be great for the sidepanel, but after test fitting it, it looks like a refrigerator. lol!

i might buy a spare sidepanel and try this one just for fun..hehe

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/knet370/p_r259_pip_ZebraPillow_SP09_0811251.jpg

haha leopard skin. Try it. Might look good!

People will think ted nugent finally discovered the internet.:D

[knet370]

its actually a zebra. haha

[scraps]

is it black on white or white on black?

[MomijiTMO]

Dude, if you make that as your side panel . .. . you might as well come out of the closet


hahaha


=p

[knet370]

LOL! momi you bastard. haha!

[MomijiTMO]

After going through a lot of the 920 wc threads at XS, I'd love to hear how your temps fair.

[Worthy]

its actually a zebra. haha


haha lol! I can't believe i said that. hahahaaha!
I was still drinking my coffee. perhaps I should have finished it first!

[spunlex]

love what you did with the wiring, it looks great

[Hondacity]

Dude, if you make that as your side panel . .. . you might as well come out of the closet


hahaha


=p

hahahahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahaha post of the day!!!!

hahahhahhahhaha

[bianco]

nice work on the cable routing knet
:up:

[Lazy]

loved your previous build but this one tops that!
nice one knet

[ShoNuff]

love what you did with the wiring, it looks great

+1. Very nice work! This is the best black and white mod I've seen. MDPC worthy IMO.

[knet370]

now i need to finish to build as fast as i can since i will be a very busy man next week. am just waiting for the reducers to arrive.

ill stare at it for a very long time and see if anything is out of place and needs some changes.

+1. Very nice work! This is the best black and white mod I've seen. MDPC worthy IMO.

thanks dude. ill take pics as good as possible if i can. i suck at taking ala mdpc pics.

[DexNfX]

I'm diggin the white sleeving. Where I get some of those?

[MoneyHypeMike]

This is one of the best looking case I ever seen, great job :)

[Matt]

I know this is an old thread but i was wondering what temps you get having it all in one loop...? anyone know?

[jar032]

what fittings did you use