CF800

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October 28th 2010
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High Rated Intel CPU NVIDIA SLI
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  • 980x @ 4.4 GHz | Rampage Extreme III | 6GB Dominator GT 1600 | RealSSD C300 256 /VelociRaptor 300 / WD Black 1 TB | EVGA 2X GTX 470 | AX 1200 | Razer Lachesis | G15 |
This is my 1st case mod and 1st watercooled project. My gole for this buld was to have a OC with a quiet rig. I used a 480 SR1 and a 240 SR1 with Bitspower waterblocks with a Apogee XT cpu block. 1/2" ID 3/4 OD tubing. The end results are great, Great OC with very little noise. I am in the process of upgrading to 2 watercooled 480's to replace the 470's.
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10 Comments on CF800

#1
pentastar111
Not much can be said about this rig except...Impressive! 9/10
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#2
iamthewizard2
ive never setup a watercooling machine before but ive always wondered this: many people with a top radiator seem to place the fans above the radiator itself...wouldnt this mean that it will be pushing hot air 'into' the case rather than out of it????
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#3
sneekypeet
not-so supermod
you use them to pull the air from the case, through the radiator, and into the room. Fans can be set on the radiator in either direction;) Just when you pull through the rad in this instance, it leaves for a much cleaner finished product.
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#4
t77snapshot
Superb first build man! Looks like you did your homework and the final look and performance was worth it! I checked out your log and I absolutely love it :D

Q: Is this like a carbine fiber decal? where did get it or have it done?

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#5
jmcu
Thank you all for the kind words and ratings..

Yes I did alot of homework for the build and asked alot of questions.

The fans are in a pull config. blowing up, out of the case, because I like the clean look, but a mofo to mount. I could mount bottom fans as well if I wanted more air flow, push/pull config. But seeing how I used the sr1 rads.. not alot of flow is needed.

It is carbon fiber film that I bought online @ www.carbonfiberfilm.com/
It is pretty pricey and a little tricky to work with, but the look is awesome, imo. It took me a few mistakes to get it down, but not too bad.
The back panel is painted with clearneon (red) paint. It is invisible until it is under a uv light, then shows up glowing red.

Thanks again..
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#6
t77snapshot
jmcuThank you all for the kind words and ratings..

Yes I did alot of homework for the build and asked alot of questions.

The fans are in a pull config. blowing up, out of the case, because I like the clean look, but a mofo to mount. I could mount bottom fans as well if I wanted more air flow, push/pull config. But seeing how I used the sr1 rads.. not alot of flow is needed.

It is carbon fiber film that I bought online @ www.carbonfiberfilm.com/
It is pretty pricey and a little tricky to work with, but the look is awesome, imo. It took me a few mistakes to get it down, but not too bad.
The back panel is painted with clearneon (red) paint. It is invisible until it is under a uv light, then shows up glowing red.

Thanks again..
That's pretty cool! thanks :)
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#7
esberelias
I love this build! great hardware too! the carbon fiber look is one of a kind! nice work
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#8
oqsajec
nice............

Dude, the cable management is sweet, the carbon fiber is slick and that uv red panel in the back is seriously one of a kind. you got me re-thinking my rig (also a obsidian 800d water cooled), as well as my hardware BUT it ain't going bad yet so I'll replace them when they die. I like the layout of the tubing man, very organized and though out. Give me a lil time to finish my mods and I'll post mine up. 9/10 man. Solid.
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#9
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I voted 9/10 coz I like the fiber and how u set up ur whole system. Then I changed my mind to give u 10/10 but it's too late hehehe....NICE build. Btw where did u buy those fibers? And how much did it cost u altogether?
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#10
jmcu
Hey thanks alot....

I bought the carbon film at www.carbonfiberfilm.com.
Takes a little pratice to get it down.
I have way to much in this system.. When I built it and with the changes I made, I had about 8k in the whole rig, of that 1200 into a u3011, 300 in the samsung and 300 into the 7" monitor.

I have made a few changes from the original pics. I wanted to get it a little cooler so I added 2- EK 240 rads in the bottom and a 92mm rad in the bay drive.
I added a revo 3 x2 that just is smokin fast.
I just got 3 680's with blocks that I am about to replace the 480's.






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