Thread: My Rig: First IT/Computer Post

Hi All,

I did some maintenance on my desktop rig this weekend, so I thought I'd share.

The rig was built for gaming, a number of years ago now, and I keep it "up-to-date" by upgrading vital components as I go.

CPU: Intel i7 930
Mobo: Asus ROG Rampage III Extreme
Ram: Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 ( 6GB )
GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 970 SuperClock
HDDs: 2x Samsung EVO 128GB SSD in Raid 0, Western Digital Black 750GB storage
PSU: Corsair HX1000
Case: Coolermaster CM690 III
CPU Water Block: XSPC Raystorm
Pump: XSPC D5 in res.
Reservoir: XSPC Dual-bay
Radiator: XSPC EX240
Fittings: XSPC 13mm compression fittings
Tubing: Mayhems Ultra Clear 13mm
Coolant: Distilled water, Mayhems Bio-cide Extreme, silver kill coil
Fans: 4 x Corsair AP120, 2 x AF120, 1 x case fan
Monitors: 2 x BenQ RL2455HM on a single stand
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3600dpi
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Mechanical - Cherry MX Brown

The CPU, motherboard, and ram, are all close to 6 years old and still running strong. I do run a mild overclock at the moment, but it has been sitting idle since it got packed up a while ago to make room for a housemate. I decided two weeks ago to get it running again, and it needed some loving.

Over the weekend I changed out the old XSPC tubing which had gone opaque, flushed out the Mayhems XT-1 coolant, and gave the system a clean with Mayhems Part 2 watercooling system cleaner. After a few water flushes, I'm now running the new coolant ( distilled water with Mayhems Bio-cide Extreme ). I have yet to power it up in the current state, as I need to get my fan / pump controller hooked up.

The previous upgrade, over 1 year and 9 months ago, was a major overhaul, with the new case, watercooling, change from HDDs to SSDs, and upgrade from the EVGA GTX 670 FTW to the EVGA GTX 970 SC.

Photos Below

Old Rig
https://goo.gl/photos/1mJZ74qLf9ytXPZe8
https://goo.gl/photos/6ib4z2Zjm4YPg36i7
https://goo.gl/photos/MMiwGSSwVuX4mC1J6

Initial Watercooling Setup ( last upgrade )
https://goo.gl/photos/DreJDwT4ouKmHGEcA
https://goo.gl/photos/25Sus9DHLsd5N4nD8
https://goo.gl/photos/iaosPURCU2WGANiJ7

No recent photos, not a lot has changed bar the colour of the coolant and lengths of hoses.

Thanks for reading!

Originally Posted by Homestar

Red coolant looks great.

It does, but it stained all the hoses I was using, and the glycol in the coolant was completely redundant, so I won't be using that concentrate again.

I might add some non-staining red dye this time instead.

I do have a plan for an in-loop temperature sensor and flow sensor.