discussion Completed GUREN KNIGHTMARE HAF X - first watercooling build

[Goofy Goober]

Hi guys, i'm new to the forum, i'm from italy (sorry for my poor english) and i've just completed "the first phase" of my first watercooled build, hope you like it :thumb:
I'm thinking to make some modification in the future, such as replace the motherboard (AsRock P67 Professional is a great card btw) and take a new EVGA Z77 if a fullcover block will be available. I need also a Bitspower black valve and a T matte black adapter to replace the one i have now (silver and black nickel that doesn't looks great with the other matte black fittings).
Pls leave a comment or any kind of suggestion are highly appreciated, thank you very much :biggrin:

let's start!
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GUREN KNIGHTMARE HAF X

(first watercooling build)

by GOOFY GOOBER


Inspired by the GUREN MKII, GUREN Kashoushiki & GUREN S.E.I.T.E.N. from the Code Geass anime series

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Target performance: Classified
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Establish satellite uplink
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Transferring available funds
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Mobilizing water
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Prepare for photos

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Hardware list:

CASE: Cooler Master HAF X
POWER SUPPLY: TAGAN BZ900 Piperock 900watt
MOTHERBOARD: AsRock P67 Fatal1ty Professional
CPU: INTEL Core i7 2600K @4,6ghz
WATERBLOCK CPU: XSPC Raystorm Acetal, 4x red led
RADIATOR: XSPC RX360 & Koolance BKT-HX001 + RX240 + EX360
PUMP: 2X Koolance PMP400 with Koolance HTS Heatsink
PUMP TOP: EK DUAL DCC TOP V2
PUMP CONTROLLER: Koolance CTR-SPD 12x2
RESEIRVOIR: EK Multioption RES 140mm+100mm x 50mm ID with EK Multioption LINK 2xG1/4"
GPU'S WATERBLOCK: EVGA Hydro Copper 2 by SWIFTECH
FITTINGS: Koolance, Bitspower, Enzotech, EK, Phobya
TUBING: Primochill CLEARFLEX Pro 13/10, Masketeer Clear 13/10
FAN: Enermax Apollish Vegas, Enermax T.B. Apollish UCTA, CM Megaflow
FAN CONTROLLER: Lamptron FC6
RAM: GEIL Black Dragon DDR3 8gb 1600mhz & Arctic RC
VGA: SLI 2x EVGA 580GTX Hydro Copper 2 FTW (dual vid SLI connector)
SOUND CARD: Creative X.Fi Tianium Fatal1ty Champion edition
HARD DISK OS: Crucial M4 128gb
HARD DISK STORAGE: Barracuda 7200.11 320gb x2 RAID0 + 7200.12 1TB
MONITOR: Samsung S27A950 27" 1920x1080 @120hz + Samsung T220
KEYBOARD: Logitech G15
MOUSE: Logitech MX Revolution (desktop) CM STORM Sentinel ZERO G (gaming)
SPEAKERS: TEUFEL Concept E Magnum P.E. 5.1
CABLE SLEEVING BY MDPC-X
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And this is a short video recorded when i filled up the loop with Mayhems red dye

GUREN Knightmare HAF X, filling loop with Mayhem's red dye - YouTube
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[Father Fuzzy]

WELCOME
Very Nice!!!!
I like the stacking rez

 

[Squeetard]

I like it!

 

[Nic-CM]

Very cool! That's quite a bit of radiators you packed in and around that HAF X. If you feel so inclined, that'd be a great addition to our 20th Anniversary photo site. Be a Part of Our History - Cooler Master

 

[Chomie]

Very nice! I love the Lamptron Fan Controller display in red thats awesome! Just wondering obviously this is the video card you used:

EVGA GTX580

But does it come with that sweet ass backplate?!

Also have you looked into this side panel? It'd show off more of your insides!

Haf X Side Panel

Cheers,
Chomie.

 

[Goofy Goober]

WELCOME
Very Nice!!!!
I like the stacking rez

thank you :biggrin:

here's some pics of the res+ek dual top+2 pmp400 with koolance heatsink (i have to cut one side of the metal body for fit the 2 pumps) and i've also added two temperature sensors under the pumps (Laing DDC get's hot when flow rates is high).

I like it!

Thank you Squeetard :thumb:

Very cool! That's quite a bit of radiators you packed in and around that HAF X. If you feel so inclined, that'd be a great addition to our 20th Anniversary photo site. Be a Part of Our History - Cooler Master

Thank you Nic, i'm going to upload a photo in next days :thumb:

Very nice! I love the Lamptron Fan Controller display in red thats awesome! Just wondering obviously this is the video card you used:

EVGA GTX580

But does it come with that sweet ass backplate?!

Also have you looked into this side panel? It'd show off more of your insides!

Haf X Side Panel

Cheers,
Chomie.

hi chomie, thank you :biggrin:

yeah the video card are EVGA 580GTX Hydrocopper 2 (1,5gb version, not 3gb), and yes, the backplate is included :
EVGA | Products

i've bought them on july 2011

the side panel with big window is nice, but now with the side 200mm fan i get a good internal airflow for cooling the motherboard, that get a little hot when i remove the sidepanel with the fan.

 

[vect0r]

That looks very awesome. I'm very much a fan of the minimal type cases - but something about this looks very futuristic.

 

[Wiilka]

I like the stacking rez

 

[PerryC]

Very nice looking set up. What are your temperatures like?

 

[KaptCrunch]

nice build but the rez pics are showing bubbles in rez

these bubbles still present today ? and video shows something and the rez tub not to clearly for the reflections. is it clear or camera glare