the finished product until I get my hands on a 6800 XT
nice and tidy out back
getting most of the parts on the motherboard
installing motherboard into the case
getting the first tubing runs done
getting wires run and planning out the loop
all the tubes of the loop
prepping GPU for water cooling
most of the parts in place
the glorious nest of cables
re-piped the upper corner to make filling easier
brass colored switch to act as a reset button
Reactor
My first custom water loop build. Originally posted with a 5700 XT and 5600X but I was able to get my hands on a 6800 XT and 5800X. I'm still surprised I had such good luck. Both of those parts are going to be reused to make a smaller travel computer.
Part of my inspiration was open pool nuclear reactors. I still want to figure out an RGB solution for the water block so I can replicate Cherenkov radiation. While the Evolv X case has an integrated RGB controller, it doesn't quite hit the color I want. I also didn't want to get a different motherboard because 1) I already had this one, 2) I really like how this one looks, and 3) I didn't want to buy another one. I am hoping that someone will create a USB aRGB controller like regular RGB ones that exist.