Or... Welcome to my pc hell - blaming it all on Subsim and Silent Hunter!
It all started a year or so ago... had this setup for testing.
Went through 4 or 5 different motherboards over a very short period - so this open rig was easy to use for quick swapping.
The extra horrible fans were due to extreme summerheat - last summer!
Trying to cool the 4870x2...
Can't believe it's been like that for that long.
Had big plans building a new case, but then a month or so ago, I stumbled over a Silverstone case I've been wanting for a looong time. Now it finally had come to Denmark.
Quick change of plans... a quick install while waiting for some 90mm fans and the 4870x2 is in for a RMA.
The RAM died... so here's with a temporary 4770 - with a dead fan.
Awfull sight:
Nice clean look on the outside though, but don't like the big logo very much:
Sorry for the dust!
The setup should be watercooled with an external cooling "tower", but then I came across a new (?) Fractal Design case. Change of plan again!
Building a base for pump and resorvoir:
Making an "adapter" for my 2x12 cm radiator against 2x14 cm vents in case:
Fractal Design's fans are black and white, so couldn't resist pimping my radiator fans for rads:
"Front" side nearly finished - looks alright?
But the back - oh! the horror!
Tightening things up a bit:
The 4870x2 is beyond repair and my dealer couldn't get a replacement.
Instead he shipped me a Gigabyte HD5870. Which I do not have a water cooled block for. Sigh.
Finished all cabling. Like the clean look a lot:
Front side - crisp, clean and straight:
Front and doors to front fans open:
Now that concludes the
old rig. Runs very, very silent and keeps everything very cool - way below 40 degree...
Yesterday all parts for my Silverstone desktop arrived...
Stay tuned for the drama!
