Obsidian 1000d Monster Project

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Added some LED strips for even more light :)
Added some LED strips for even more light :)
Put the atx motherboard and gpus in the case to see how it looked. Pretty cool in my opinion.
Put the atx motherboard and gpus in the case to see how it looked. Pretty cool in my opinion.
Various fittings
Various fittings
Still messy but how do you make a million cables look neat :'D
Still messy but how do you make a million cables look neat :'D
Commander pros mounted and cables attached
Commander pros mounted and cables attached
The cable identification system I used... Masking tape :)
The cable identification system I used... Masking tape :)
This shows how I kept all the fan cables out the way while i worked
This shows how I kept all the fan cables out the way while i worked
All the fans and rads on the front and top of case
All the fans and rads on the front and top of case
Front fan tray with everything attached
Front fan tray with everything attached
Top fan tray. 360mm rad... 6 120mm fans
Top fan tray. 360mm rad... 6 120mm fans

Obsidian 1000d Monster Project

After months of hardware stocking, weeks of preparation and weeks of building... It's done.
Build complete.
Corsairs Obsidian 1000d case
2 PCs in 1; 24 LL series RGB fans; alphacool radiators and reservoir/pump; EKWB waterblocks and fittings and much more.
Color(s): Black Blue Green
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Color
Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Contests

This build participated in 2 contests.

Build Updates

Pre flushing cooling parts

Added front radiators and fans

Added all fans to the case with radiators.

Waterblocks to be installed.

Installing the reservoir and pump combo

Adding the PSUs.

Attaching secondary motherboard and GPU

Installed main motherboard

Cable management

Installing storage drives

Cooling system

Leak test

Power on, watch the magic

Hardware

CPU
$ 178.00
Intel - Core i7-8700K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 6
Integrated Graphics: Yes
CPU
$ 427.00
Intel - Core i9-9900K
Socket: LGA 1151
Cores: 8
Integrated Graphics: Yes
Motherboard
$ 465.60
ASUS - ROG Strix (Z370-I)
Chipset: Z370
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: Mini-ITX
Motherboard
$ 238.87
Gigabyte - AORUS Gaming 7
Chipset: Z370
CPU Socket: LGA 1151
Size: ATX
Memory
$ 24.99
Corsair - Vengeance LPX (3000MHz) (Black)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Memory
$ 54.99
Corsair - Vengeance Pro (3200MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 1,298.86
Gigabyte - AORUS Xtreme
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GTX 1080 Ti
Graphics
$ 979.00
NVIDIA - Founders Edition
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2080 Ti
Graphics
$ 979.00
NVIDIA - Founders Edition
Chip Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: RTX 2080 Ti
Storage
Samsung - 850 EVO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 250 GB
Storage
$ 301.00
Samsung - 860 PRO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 1 TB
Storage
$ 269.00
Samsung - 860 PRO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 512 GB
Storage
$ 685.00
Samsung - 860 PRO
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
Storage
$ 199.99
Samsung - 970 PRO
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 512 GB
Storage
$ 104.98
Western Digital - WD Blue Desktop
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
PSU
$ 644.96
Corsair - AX1600i
Wattage: 1600
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Titanium
PSU
$ 211.00
Corsair - SF600
Wattage: 600
Form Factor: SFX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 524.99
Corsair - Obsidian 1000D
Type: Super-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 39.61
Corsair - LL120 (RGB) (Black)
Size: 120 mm
Case Fan
$ 99.99
Corsair - LL140 (RGB)
Size: 140 mm
Cooling
$ 116.85
Alphacool - NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 360 mm (3 x 120 mm)
Cooling
$ 110.99
Alphacool - NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 480 mm (4 x 120 mm)
Cooling
$ 110.99
Alphacool - NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper
Type: Custom Loop
Size (WxHxD): 480 mm (4 x 120 mm)
Cooling
Alphacool - Tubing
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
EKWB - CPU Blocks (discontinued)
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
EKWB - EK-FB ASUS Z270/Z370 Strix RGB Monoblock
Type: Monoblock
Cooling
EKWB - EK-FC1080 GTX Ti Aorus - Nickel/Plexi
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
$ 212.41
EKWB - EK-Vector RTX 2080 RGB - Nickel + Plexi
Type: Waterblock
Cooling
$ 212.41
EKWB - EK-Vector RTX 2080 RGB - Nickel + Plexi
Type: Waterblock
Cooling
EKWB - Fittings
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
EKWB - Fluid
Type: Custom Loop
Cooling
EKWB - GPU Blocks (discontinued)
Type: Custom Loop
CableMod
CableMod - Sleeved Cables
Mode: Custom
Sleeve: PRO ModFlex
Color: Green
Accessories
$ 74.29
Corsair - Commander Pro
Accessories
$ 64.99
Corsair - Lighting Node Pro
Monitor
$ 4,490.40
HP - OMEN X 65 Emperium
Size: 65 Inch
Panel: LED
Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
Monitor
$ 1,099.99
LG - OLED55C7
Size: 55 Inch
Panel: OLED
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Keyboard
$ 76.67
Corsair - K70 RGB MK.2
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Blue
Type: Full Size
Keyboard
$ 139.97
Corsair - K95 Platinum (RGB)
Interface: Wired
Key Switch Type: Cherry MX Brown
Type: Full Size
Mouse
$ 46.50
Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum
Interface: Wired
Mouse
$ 46.50
Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum
Interface: Wired
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