Velox Build

Budget:
5k

Expectations:
Want a system I can continue to upgrade for 3 to 4 years that can keep up with gaming content. I am looking to get a second video card next year and install it with the liquid cooling system. One question I have is how easy is it to upgrade liquid cooling system. I have not fooled around with liquid cooling systems before. Can the card I chose also use the liquid cooling system.

Usage:
Gaming (Call of Duty, WoW, LoL, Starwars, EVE). Also used with home media system on 80 LCD screen. 27in Monitor with 144 refresh.

Special Needs:
Have lots of storage content. Movies, Video, Pictures. Went went a two drive system. I have an external backup.

Saved Ticket #: 1277612

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1277612

Specifications:

1. Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Velox Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
2. Processor: Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU)
3. Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD4 (Intel X99 Chipset) System Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance)
4. Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000i (Digitally Controlled Power)
5. Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
6. Storage
Set 1: 1x SSD mini-SAS (400GB Intel 750 Series) (2.5 inch - NVM Express) (Extreme Performance) <br><strong></strong> Storage Set 2: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 850 EVO) <br><strong></strong> Storage
7. Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
8. Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB (ASUS Strix Edition) <br><strong></strong>
8. Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks
9. Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Level 2: Digital Storm Exotic Custom Cooling System (1x Video Card + CPU + Chipset) <br><strong></strong>
10. H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing (Requires Custom HydroLux Liquid Cooling System) <br><strong></strong>
11. Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) <br><strong></strong>
12. Internal Lighting: Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software) <br><strong></strong>
13. Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software <br><strong></strong>
14. Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction:


Any input is appreciated.

Ugly

Nice setup and, yes, there are water blocks available to put the card under water.

How easy it is to add another card in the loop depends how mechanical you are.   I think its an easy to medium job, but thats me.

Good luck.

Hi Uglyyoda,

A really nice build.

If you want to add a second Liquid Cooled GPU next year it can be fairly simple with planning. You can see one way to do it in the picture. Assume that the tubing on the top GPU is the in-flow and the connector on the bottom of the top GPU is the out-flow of that unit. Just follow the water through the second GPU and into the third GPU. The tubing on the bottom of the third GPU is the out-flow assuming the top cable is the in-flow. You can see that DS used quick disconnect connectors on the tubing. I suggest that you get the quick disconnect connectors so you can manipulate the tubing.

With your single LC cooled GPU you would remove the cable from the bottom of the water jacket. Mount your second GPU and connect the top and bottom of the two GPUs with connectors like you see in the picture. Or you could use tubing but not as cleanly as you see in the picture. Then connect the out flow tubing to the bottom of the second GPU water jacket. Ask DS to make the bottom tubing on your one GPU long enough so you can add the second GPU. They may sell you the connectors already made up that connects the two GPU water blocks together. There may be a charge for DS to provide the quick disconnects or other connectors.

This is a simple exclamation and you will have to deal with the liquid in the top GPU. The quick disconnects block the fluid when you unplug them so you will only have to worry about the fluid in the top GPU. So your first step would be to disconnect the input tubing so no additional fluid will drain into the top GPU.

Study this picture and it should be clear what you have to do. Sorry, I couldn't find a picture with just two GPUs.

I removed the picture of the Velox as it didn't apply to the subject.

Frank






Edited by FrankW - 08 Sep 2015 at 9:18am