My Rig... Maximus-WC.

[calibz]

Hi guys,

This is my Rig. I built the rig way back in '09. Most of the components are over 3 years old, except RAM, SSD and GPU. The mobo would've been also if not for a lightning strike on local phone junction taking out the mobo along with the router supplied by BSNL, back in '10. So I replaced the original Gigabyte X58-UD5 with X58A-UD5. I installed the WC loop last Saturday.
With Ambient temp around 30-33C, Max GPU temp during Heaven benchmark was 46C. My 680 is OC'd to 1200/3500MHz.
My i7-920 (OC'd to 3.8GHz) idles around 44-45C while max temp during a Prime95 blend test was 69C.

Specs:

CPU - Intel i7 920 C0 (3.8GHz).

Motherboard - Gigabyte X58A-UD5.

RAM - Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 3x4GB (1600MHz, 8-8-8-24).

Graphics Card - MSI GTX 680.

Sound Card - Creative X-Fi Titanium HD.

PSU - Tagan BZ800 (800W).

HDD - WesternDigital FALS1001 1TB.

SSD - Plextor M3S 128GB.

DVD-RW - Sony DRU-870s.

Cabinet - CoolerMaster HAF932.

WaterCooling parts:

Pump - Swiftech MCP35X.
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Reservoir - XSPC Dual Bay Acrylic Reservoir.
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Radiator - Alphacool Nexxxos UT60 360mm.
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CPU Block - XSPC Raystorm.
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GPU Block - Heatkiller GPU-X3 680LT.
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Tubing - Feser Active UV Tubing 3/8 x 1/2in.
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Fittings - Monsoon Compression Fittings 3/8 x 1/2in, Bitspower 45 Degree rotary fittings.
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Fan - Enermax Apollish Vegas 120mm.
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Rig..

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[rajnusker]

Totally awesome. Your rig is fantastic too. If you had bought back in 2009, then it must have been an expensive system. I also want to do WC. May I know from where you got the components?

 

[sharang.d]

Goog going
Don't sell off the components. They are still very powerful

 

[d6bmg]

You should have gone with 2x 240mm rad rather than using a 360mm rad.
Nice setup though.

And you need cable management..

 

[calibz]

Totally awesome. Your rig is fantastic too. If you had bought back in 2009, then it must have been an expensive system. I also want to do WC. May I know from where you got the components?

Thanks. I ordered most of the parts from frozencpu.com and performance-pcs.com. I ordered them through shopabroadonline.com since the shipping charges was way too much for FedEx and UPS.

Goog going
Don't sell off the components. They are still very powerful

Haha. Yes they are. Actually, I was surprised that my C0 920 still OC's to 4GHz stable after all these years.

You should have gone with 2x 240mm rad rather than using a 360mm rad.
Nice setup though.

And you need cable management..

But wouldn't it be a bit of overkill for CPU-GPU loop? It's not like I'm adding cooling for SLI and RAM/Chipset coolers soon. Maybe, in some future build, if I add more blocks then I could just add a 140mm rad or 240mm.
The cable management needs more work. It's a PITA arranging cables in HAF 932, especially without those covering in the CM openings and a cover in the PSU area. Guess it'll be a weekend project for me.

 

[d6bmg]

If you plan to SLI anytime in future, 1x 260mm may not be enough. That's why I've suggested 2x 240mm.

 

[calibz]

If you plan to SLI anytime in future, 1x 260mm may not be enough. That's why I've suggested 2x 240mm.

I think you meant 360mm? Yes, as I've said in earlier post, in that scenario, I have to mount additional 240mm on the side panel. So it would be Res>Pump>360mm>CPU>240mm>GPUx2>Res.

 

[harshilsharma63]

Awesome rig dude, awesome.

 

[_AkasH_]

Awesome rig, what lights are you using on the RAM?

 

[N@m@n]

this is cool...