January 1, 201610 yr Author There we go ... Star wars guy is back! (I haven't seen the new Star Wars yet, so no spoilers!) Cheers, Rob. Beautiful work! Rich - you need 2 blue racing stripes down the center for that GT look. Cheers jja Thanks Guys much appreciated - sorry no stripes :wink: getting ready to pull my motherboard tomorrow - get that body armor painted and a few other things, then I can get serious - ordered a new lens for better pictures More pics coming - installed waterblocks on motherboard and Titan X - should be cool Going to run distilled water through loops to make sure its clean - pastel coolant is not the most forgiving route to go but looks awesome - keep you posted - late this Saturday I should have more pics to show Rich Sennett
January 1, 201610 yr This is going to be one hell of a gorgeous PC! I must say, for a while I considered a custom loop for my new Skylake build and rigid tubing would have been my choice. Looking forward to seeing the finished machine. P.S. I must admit, at first glance I thought it was a vital component from the Enterprise. Perhaps something to do with regulating the dilithium crystals or something. Or maybe a Higgs Field modulator. Now I realise it's just a PC.
January 1, 201610 yr Be careful with the hard line Rich, not too tight and not too loose ... that type of semi-rigid tubing is difficult to seal and it will flex some with heat which can be a problem when you come to test it as you'll not be able to run heat thru it until the components are fired up. Once you run it for a couple of hours cold and no leaks and no air bubbles, then get the paper towels out, do a complete component power boot and watch it like hawk for the first hour as heat builds up to make sure no leaks. Any finally, when you start the OC route, you'll build up much more heat and should do another round of checking for leaks. May the force be with you on startup. Cheers, Rob.
January 2, 201610 yr Author Be careful with the hard line Rich Good info Rob - hand tight is what I do - a tool provided but not needed - this is not a rebuild on motherboard OS so running OC all ready - going to run water thru it and do test as you have stated after an hour if its stable i will drain it and use paste l coolant - will do home work on if I can run distilled water for an hour - chances are if its stable after an hour it will be good and after that watch like a hawk for sure with pastel coolant Removed parts from my old case and ready to go in tomorrow night - have some parts to paint tomorrow first - fun stuff but getting closer now - pics soon - thanks all for stopping bye - some great photos to come as I just ordered a new lens just for this build Rich Sennett
January 3, 201610 yr Author As promised - not the best picture as I am waiting for my new lens but thought I would share - waiting on another fitting so I can do a straight run no flexible tubing on this build - starting to come along - thanks for looking Rich Sennett
January 3, 201610 yr Beatles song comes to mind ... white submarine? Looking good Rich -- lots of work there. Cheers, Rob.
January 3, 201610 yr Commercial Member Haha yes very good Rob, the little periscope does look handy for when it's submerged. Only pulling your leg Rich. Steve Waite: Engineer at codelegend.com
January 3, 201610 yr Author Beatles song comes to mind ... white submarine? Looking good Rich -- lots of work there. Cheers, Rob. Thanks much Rob - Rock and Roll Haha yes very good Rob, the little periscope does look handy for when it's submerged. Only pulling your leg Rich. You have to stop teasing me Steve thats Rob's job Rich Sennett
January 8, 201610 yr Author well another small update got the fittings I needed for the short run tube installed - shooting for a running build this weekend - finally - pic taken with new lens better but still need to learn more Rich Sennett
January 8, 201610 yr Haha yes very good Rob, the little periscope does look handy for when it's submerged. Only pulling your leg Rich. Rich would need a periscope for this: BTW... Nice looking build Rich, can't wait to see the final result! \Robert Hamlich/
January 8, 201610 yr Author Rich would need a periscope for this: BTW... Nice looking build Rich, can't wait to see the final result! Now thats wild - thanks for sharing - cant wit to see it done also :wink: Rich Sennett
January 8, 201610 yr Commercial Member Good camera work Rich! Steve Waite: Engineer at codelegend.com
January 8, 201610 yr Author Good camera work Rich! Thanks Steve - not really but soon - had to hack some photoshop in as you cant rest this flat with the graphics card installed which means it needs to get in my case :wink: Rich Sennett
January 9, 201610 yr Author Yes, i miss the little robot man, you should include him in some more pics :smile: Elaine Your Boyfriend's back Rich Sennett
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