I'm hoping to complete it with a video vlog on Youtube, but I'll document some of the more important information here. Initially expect these posts to be rambling braindumps - I'll mold them into something more readable over time
So to start with some background and a WIP parts list:
I came across the below case, the Thermaletake Core P5, and was inspired by the look to start this project. It's a huge beast at 608 x 333 x 570 mm and 12.2 kg for just the case
Simply figuring out where to potentially put it was tough, but I've ambitiously opted to wall mount it. I say ambitiously because the sheer weight, when fully built may make that impossible.
I also have recently upgraded my existing PC so I'll be reusing those parts:
Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
CPU: Intel I7 6700K
RAM: 2 X G.Skills Trident Z Series 16GB Dimms @ 2800Mhz
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX1070 FTW
Storage: a couple of SSDs and larger SATA disk
PSU: Cooler Master V-Series 1000 Gold
Now a couple of immediate issues presented themselves.
1) The Core P5 supports 4 Disks... I have 6
2) The sheer size
3) Dust!
4) and of course... I have no idea what I'm doing
To the Reddit! /r/watercooling specifically and lots of reading.
Didn't take long to settle on EKWB for parts since they are the only ones doing a waterblock for the EVGA 1070 FTW, and for simplicity I'm going to get pretty much everything from them.
I also needed to pick a colour scheme for this build. And inspired by District 9's prawn assault rifle I settled on White, Black, and Orange. Credit to Weta Workshop for the design below.
To this end I took apart the Core P5 case and sent parts of it to a powder coating company, to spray white, as this will form the background / base colour of the build.
So onto the business end - the water loop parts list:
Order1:
GPU Block: EK-FC1080 GTX FTW - Nickel
CPU Block: EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel
GPU backplate: EK-FC1080 GTX FTW Backplate - Nickel
Radiator: EK-CoolStream XE 480 (Quad)
Fans: EK-Vardar F4-120 (2200rpm)
Extra: EK-Cable Splitter 4-Fan PWM Extended
Order2:
TBA
The first order list was the easy ones. GPU and CPU blocks were a given, and I chose the Nikel option since I want to maximise the Orange coolant displayed
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The Radiator is overkill but it's a big case and I wanted to try fill it as much as possible.
The Vardar fans where a tough choice. I wanted the Thermaltake RGB fans but opted for function over form for this part. I'm hoping the much higher static pressure of the 2200rpm Vardar fans will deal with the very large (60mm) radiator better, potentially allowing both slower fan speeds during normal usage, and higher cooling capacity for playing with overclocking.
The 2nd order is the hard one I'm still working on. Tubing, Coolant, Fitting, and RAM block.
* Tubing will be hardline PETG - cause I'm brave and want to learn to bend tubing.
* RAM block - unsure if I want one, I plan to build the case mostly and then decide based on what it looks like.
* Fittings - again, unsure what right angles and such I'll want and what colour. I'll build what I can before deciding.
* Coolant - Orange obviously, but pastel vs transparent. And premixed or mix my own... tba
Finally I've ordered a cable sleeving kit, as that will give me something to do while I wait for the above parts to arrive.
So next post will be me building the Core P5 with the bits from Order 1... it wont be a complete build but I might be able to include some cable sleeving news.
Till next time
