It took quite a while for CoolIT Systems to get my Boreas Chassis to me. I had asked them to install the Boreas chiller (for my GPUs), and their new WS-240 chiller for the CPUs. Not only is the 240 a new product, they had never installed one in this kind of chassis before, so things were a little cramped. After they got it installed they realized the fans were a little too thick - 25 mm. After some shopping around they finally found some low profile 20 mm fans.
All this took time to sort out but I finally got my chassis Friday, July 17. Since we had just moved homes the day before our new place was in quite a state of disarray - boxes and boxes everywhere. Finally Saturday morning I had some time and space to open the box and take out the chassis. I spent the morning installing the power supply, BluRay drive, and motherboard; but after installing the motherboard it was clear there were problems.
- The coolant hose from the WS-240 was blocking the power connector for CPU-2.
- The pump for the Boreas was blocking the main power connector.
- The coolant hose between the two CPU water-blocks was too short.
While I am incredibly eager to finally get this computer system running, it has been over two years that I have been planning it, so if it takes a few more weeks to get it built right I have to be patient.
In the mean time rumors are the Intel will soon release a Xeon 5590 processor, which will likely be faster than the 5570 processors I bought. I have not opened the boxes my processors are in, so if Intel releases the new ones soon enough, I am hoping I can exchange my 5570s for a couple of 5590s.
Cheers, Eric
