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HI Guys

So its a new year and start of a new build (soooo excited) and also this is the first time I'm writing a build log. Firstly because I love reading build logs myself, no matter what type of system it is, there is just so much info in the pics/notes and secondly , its the first time I'm attempting to do a custom loop (toes crossed :)). And thirdly it's great to share my experiences with you guys and get feedback and haters. So sit back and enjoy my jibber jabber and updates as they come. Don't be pushy, I will update as I go.

Don't ask why I called it Dirty Switch, I think dirty was shorter than Dirtdiver and I'm making all this up as I go along, so bare with me K. Trust me I'm going to keep this Switch clean and simple LOL. Before I get to the build and just want to give a shout out to RAM. This dude is awesome. I never did a deal with him before or did not even chat to him before. I followed his Waterbox build and when I decided to try water cooling for the first time, I dropped him a pm. Ram answered all my stupid questions, he he. I even called him up lots of times and he was always willing to chat, never drop me once. So thanks a mill Ram. Your knowledge is priceless, It really helped me ,even thou I was reading a lot on this subject. O ja Andrem, thanks for taking all my money.

So lets get on to the parts, the reason you reading this log I guess.

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Asus P8p67 Pr0 B3
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Switch 810
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Corsair AX1200
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2 x EVGA Hydro Copper 580
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Corsair Vengeance 2 x 4 gig
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Koolance Bay Res
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Swiftech Pump 655
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Lamptron FC6
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K that's the main components of the build. I will also be using white tubing, barbs and compression's, hose clamps and other little things you need to complete a build. For the cpu block, I went with the XSPC Raystorm (should have posted a pic of that), I really wanted something better but was really impatient, next time hey. As you can see my idea was not to use the latest and greatest parts, mainly because my wife will kill me if I spend too much, but I wanted to build a machine with a couple of solid parts and a couple of "ok" parts ( compared to some the crazy stuff some of you have here). I know some will argue why 580's. One because I play on a single screen, 2. It was at a good price on Carb and 3. I wanted water cooled GPU's. I did have the money to buy 2 670's or 680's but I just wanted water cooled cards, so bite me for that. I will upgrade anyway, when I'm bored and this card cant play Sims :p anymore. And why a ax1200, because I wanted too, thats why :) and the fact that every time I upgrade my Gpu, I buy a new PSU. So I think this will last longer. The chip and board, I had from another build and I had no issue's with it, so that was automatic. So on to the case, Its cheap and capable, nuff said, plastic does not bother me if its good quality. This case is huge and cool, I love it. The water cooling bits was less of a choice, I bought whatever I could get my hands on. I didn't want to break the bank as This was a first try at it. So when I'm settled with this, I'm definitely going to buy the good stuff as Im already hooked on this type of cooling. It make just wanna swipe that gold lmao.

So I'm waiting for a PPC order for a some little tit bits to complete and I can start the assembly. Hopefully I don't get too excited and forget to take pics. So please stay tuned, leave comment's and idea's and hate. looking forward to building this. Will post a pic of the first thing I did so far. Hopefully I don;t take too long with this . C ya
 
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So I bought second hand rads, which needed a clean. They are not the prettiest but they going to get a good clean and spray painted anyway. I was not too concerned about the looks as long as they were leak free, it will work. Speaking of rads, I still did not buy the fans because I'm not sure which ones. I was thinking blue led sickles as the price is great and I need 10. So if any of you have some , drop me a pm or guys suggest a fan to buy. It must go with the colors of the build, which I think is white , blue, black. I'm not setting a color theme as Its just hard to do, when you on a budget, especially with the colors of the fans. But anywhere along the lines of blue, white, black. fans and cost effective. Note to potential H20 heads ( I made that up), even thou you are watercooling, you still need lots of fans. So its like the cost of air cooling a pc and water cooling costs. Very expensive.

To the cleaning. I used the mixture of vinegar and hot water. Some sites say DONT do this, some say its fine. Welllllll Ram said Its fine, I hope he is right lmao. This is what I observed from this. It does clean! The rads came out very clean. I did leave it too long in the mix lol but luckily it didn't hurt the rads. I let the mixture run in a rad pump rad loop but stepped out and could not get back in time to flush the mix out. Just say I left it in too long. But it did clean very well and after I just gave it a hot water flush to get rid of the water vinegar mix. Next step will be a complete distell water flush and rinse. You have to make sure all the gunk and grime is out. The other thing I learn from the cleaning process, Is that it take's a lot to pull the tubing from the barbs, that's If you use the correct size tubing, It will fit snug. I think you do not even need clamps but I'm going use clamps anyway until I can get all compression fittings. This was a concern, that the tubes will get pulled out easily. But it was a mission to get the fittings of the tube. The clear tubing was bought from Build it and I'm only using for the cleaning and testing process.

So here is a pic. Dnt worry, I'm only using 2 rads. A 360 and 240. The others are also getting cleaned as I might do something else, soon I hope.
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More too come.
 
oooo, we likey we likey

that X-flow is a sexy one indeed

awesome bay res you got there as well

you happy with the lower wattage on the FC6? going to run dual fans per channel?
 
Me want's to see!!!!!

I'm already bored with my build :CUDPANDA:

Going to be nice to see the white build, been wondering if I should sell my gunmetal and get a white one.

Good luck with all buddy hope the build come's out like you expect it should :D
 
Thanks guys.

been wondering if I should sell my gunmetal and get a white one.
Funny that, I was considering the gunmetal but clicked white just before I confirmed the order :)

you happy with the lower wattage on the FC6? going to run dual fans per channel?

It should be fine , Its 20w per channel, I can run 2 fans per channel. maybe 3 and I also have another fan controller should the need arise. But yes I'm hoping it turns out good.
 
Thanks guys.


Funny that, I was considering the gunmetal but clicked white just before I confirmed the order :)

The gunmetal is nice but, scratches show's insanely on it and reason why I did not take the white edition is cause the white one is white inside lol

Me wants a black interior
 
Hmmm me likey!! think this is gonna turn out real nice!! And I lurv that dual res, had one myself and was very happy with how flexible it is! If you haven't used one before for the first fill and run of the pumps you will need to prime the pumps a bit as there isnt enough pressure, so i connected a fitting to one of the front ports and gave it a little mouth to mouth ;-) pumps picked up and flowed like a dream!!
 
Hmmm me likey!! think this is gonna turn out real nice!! And I lurv that dual res, had one myself and was very happy with how flexible it is! If you haven't used one before for the first fill and run of the pumps you will need to prime the pumps a bit as there isnt enough pressure, so i connected a fitting to one of the front ports and gave it a little mouth to mouth ;-) pumps picked up and flowed like a dream!!

Lol buddy im pretty sure that res used to be yours :p

I took it from you Adrem took it from me and Dirtdiver took it from Adrem lol CUD
 
ewwww. so you guys like indirectly kissed each other :(


:p :D

like that res cause of the dual/single loop config.
that is the one I am thinking of right?
 
Lmao...yup I touched yours. Yes Andrem sold this to me.

@ Squigly
Thanks for the tip, I need to remember that. So just blow hard until it flows right :) lmao
 
like that res cause of the dual/single loop config.
that is the one I am thinking of right?
Yes it is, I wish someone can sell me another MCP655 before I can start the plumbing. Anyone have one lying around :)
 
lols, yup just blow that thing like a 2 dolla hooker!!

I tried it as both dual and single loop, Using one loop for the cpu and then the other for the 2 gpu's, since with water cooling eventually the system reaches an equilibrium under load I found that the overall performance was better in a single loop as the CPU wasn't getting as hot as the GPU's so some of the additional cooling potential was being lost from the rad that was connected to the CPU, granted the cpu was a few degree's higher in a single loop (only a few 3 - 4 under load) but the GPU's came down about 7 degree's each, a trade-off I was comfortable with.

Also a note about the 2 pumps vs 1, I also found the cooling was a little better with a slower setting on the pumps, as this gave the rads more time to dissipate the heat in the system, a faster setting allowed the water to stay cooler for longer, but for longer gaming sessions or putting the machine under load the overall (or when the system reaches equilibrium) water temp was slightly higher with faster pump settings, sometimes a difference of about 5 degree's in the water, and that made a significant difference in the cooling of the blocks. 2 pumps are great for redundancy, but honestly doesn't add that much more to the flow rate so I would say it would work fine with just the one pump. Also the D5, and vario's, are generally rated for 12 - 24v so you can get one of those little inverters to bump it up to 24v got get that little extra juice out of it if you think the loop is to restrictive.

my 2 cents worth of what I have found ;-)
 
Great info, thanks Squigly. I'm going to use it has single res. Did you configure it exactly like the instructions ie remove the metal piece underneath and remove the stopper. Then open it up and fit the plastic blocker. Also if you bump it up to 24v, will the noise increase also.
 
i tried with and without the blocker, with it in the res you fit it into basically becomes a dummy res, water doesn't flow through it so you must fill it just for show, but since the water sits there it can start leaving marks on the clear front after a while but flow rate is a little better with the blocker, without it it works as one big res, was how I preferred it , and yup 24V will bump up the noise, not sure how much as I run mine at 12 ;-)
 
mmm...the instructions say different. It says by adding the blocker and removing the cap underneath, the res becomes one and flow through the bottom hole. Im a little confused lol. Should i use the blocker or not?
 
You will see when you fit the blocker, it has a channel along the bottom so it comes through the hole, through the channel the blocker creates and into the res on the right, the water doesn't really mix with the water in the left res, I took the plug in the bottom out but didn't use the blocker
 
Wassup guys, things are quite cos I'm busy building :). Will post the pics I took so far. I'm just stuck because I need a 90" fitting, which I hopefully will be here Wednesday. Will post pics soon, of what I done so far. I must say you need so much patience for a water build, this is hard work.
 
So this build cant continue as I have a faulty motherboard. Sli wont work and all my oc settings dissapeared in the bios after a bios update. Got a million pics but just lost my drive to finish up afer this. Will try and rma board then do a ptoper write up for thus build.
troubleshooting with a custom loop is painful. :(
 
I was so excited when I started this log but after all the hardware problems are I had, I couldnt wait to finish this pc.

Here is a pic of the 80% finshed pc. Will post more pics soon.

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