Mini but Mighty - [Sponsored Parvum ITX Build!]

Discussion in 'Die-hard Overclocking & Case Modifications' started by MikeMK, Jul 28, 2014.

  1. scoter man1

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    I agree. I think the first is the best. Second choice would be the last one.
     
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    wow keep it up mike
     
  3. MikeMK

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    This just arrived :D

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    Watercooling begins today!

    Thanks to parvum & their contacts for supplying the rad & pump/res combo :thumbup:
     
  4. MikeMK

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    My rather nice white bits power fittings arrived to match the AX120 rad:

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    Quick Update: DHL are useless! They sent my EK waterblocks to Austria instead of the UK by mistake so they didnt arrive as expected. Apparently they are now in Brussels! Gonna have to try and claim back my priority 1 day shipping grrr.

    Anyway, in the mean time I have been painting!

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    I couldnt leave the motherboard heat sinks red, in a blue case so I did something about it:

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    And while the paint was drying, I continued my cable braiding marathon! ATX connecter now done, along with a few others (pump cable, power/reset cables etc):

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  5. MikeMK

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    Here is some of this mornings work!

    Fans all painted and back together:

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    Fitted to rad:

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    Mounted the pump to the floor of the case:

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    and the motherboard is back together - nice & blue!

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  6. Matt26LFC

    Matt26LFC Ancient Guru

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    Nice work Mike! Especially the cable braiding! I've given that stuff ago myself, think I would deffo pay someone do it for me after my experiences with it lol Great work doing it yourself!
     
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    Thanks mate, the braiding takes alot of patience, but I think its worth it and you speed up as you get better at doing it too :)
     
  8. CalculuS

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    That looks freaking awesome.
     
  9. MikeMK

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    So this is where I got to this weekend. Not quite as far as I would have liked, but at least its starting to take shape now!

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    The business side of the case. It only comes with mounts for two SSD's so an extra mounting hole had to be drilled to fit the HDD (no biggie). The SSD is mounted directly behind the HDD.

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    I'm certainly not looking forward to the cable management - there is not alot of room in this tiny case for stashing cables!
     
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    Looks sweet, you should call it "Persil"

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  11. Veteran

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    Looks good Mike well done.
     
  12. MikeMK

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    Quick update!

    The waterblocks finally arrived - GPU block is installed.

    With the waterblock on the GTX 670 is the perfect size for a mini ITX PC

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    Nearly ready for sorting out the tubing!


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    Very Nice and Clean.
     
  14. MikeMK

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    Quick update... I thought I'd give polishing a try and get rid of the frosting on the EK block!

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    Still waiting for fittings, as the etailer sent the wrong ones! To their credit though they replied to my ticket in 37 mins, at 7.30 at night with a free post label to send them back! Still hoping they might get here for the weekend...
     
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    Coming along slowly but nicely Mike, nice clear pictures as usual.
     

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    Yeah, it's taking longer than I intended, but I just started a new job, and about to move house so time has been a bit short!
     
  17. MikeMK

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    OK, finally sorted a mix up with fittings and got the right ones here and found some time to tube up the watercooling. Its all leak testing:

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    Not too sure about the water colour tbh. I used mayhems to match the other PC (which has mayhems red pastel) but kinda under estimated just how bright their blue pastel is! Ive got some dye so darkening it a bit might help.

    Only lighting and cable management to do (its a bit of a mess round the back atm!
     
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    Dunno I'm loving the pastel blue personally and will be getting some on order soon :D. Love the build so far but I do have a couple of questions.

    1) How long did it take to remove the frosting on the EK waterblock?
    2) What is the heat like with an Acrylic case, any chance of it warping or going soft in areas?

    Still epic build as always Mike (I remember the Silverstone from years ago)
     
  19. MikeMK

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    Thanks mate, glad you like it.

    The block took a couple of hours to polish. You can do it for as long or short as you like, depending on how clear you want to get it. Recommend starting with 1500grit, and moving to 2000 grit before polishing. I also found wet to be better than dry sanding.

    No chance of the acrylic going soft. Ive had my mATX parvum running since April now and not had a hint of problems from that kind of thing. The acrylic is very good quality and feels great to the touch.
     
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    OK, sorry for the lack up updates, moving house & starting a new job at the same time doesnt work well with PC building! Anyhow... here are final shots :D

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    Pretty pleased with it. Amazing what you can squeeze into such a small space. Cabling was fun though:

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    And just to finish off, a couple of shots with my extended S2.0 :D

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