Hi,

This is my first build, for the last 10+ years i've been upgrading the same pc. I found myself in a position where i could build a really high end pc with the only restrictions really being my own knowledge and skills. I've never used water cooling before and knew very little about it but decided that i wanted to give it a try.

So to start with i chose a casing. The Hyte Y60 looked perfect, it was aesthetically pleasing, it had room to work with, hidden antechamber for psu and cables and i could replace a glass panel with an lcd Screen. So once i had that selected it was time to go shopping for hardware. I had a hell of a time trying to find a water block that i liked for the gpu until i found the corsair version, the T shape was kind of the deciding factor for the theme.

Next came the water cooling! omg i had 2 leaks and restricted flow on my first setup. I ended up stripping half of it out so i could add a 3rd radiator. After i finally got the corsair commander pro box working properly and the new pipes fitted everything started to level out. After some tweaking and custom cooling curves the cooling system started to work really well.

Last came a Rewire after receiving both the custom cables and the lcd screen. The lcd was a bit of a mission but in the end i got it sitting in place and working.

I've learned a lot on this build and changing from gigabyte to asus was a bit of a learning curve but i'm glad i did it. The water cooling was a challenge but i thoroughly enjoyed it mistakes and all.

a keen eye may spot the slight spiral twist in the cpu ssd section, it pays to get the bend right before you pull out the rubber cause it really doesn't like going back in.