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trypsta

trypsta

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For the past couple of months (off and on) I have been reading through numerous forums on custom loop water cooling. I still have a few questions that I have not been able to find a consistent answer on.

When shopping for radiators do brands matter?

When shopping for CPU blocks do brands matter?

Does size of reservoir matter?

I am assuming the answer is if the radiators are the same size/thickness brands shouldn't matter. I'm also assuming that CPU blocks don't matter because its just a piece of copper or nickle with and inlet and outlet ports for tubing. As far as reservoirs the size would only effect the temps on initial start up but eventually the water will heat up and reach an equilibrium. Is this correct?

I hope someone on here can provide some answers and/or explanations. Thanks
 
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manofchalk
Brands in general don't really matter when it comes to water-cooling, as you can imagine its relatively high risk components their making for the pickiest of users with the highest of expectations. Manufacturers have to be high quality or go out of business pretty quickly.

Different brands have different models that perform differently, pick the component that performs the way you want.
I personally lean toward XSPC since a fair bit of my loop is them (CPU, rads and fans) and I am most familiar with their lineup, but I also have a Swiftech reservoir, Bitspower and Koolance fittings, Koolance pump, Heatkiller GPU block, Primochill tubing. Get what works best.

Your correct with the reservoir size, it only affects performance for a few...
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manofchalk

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Brands in general don't really matter when it comes to water-cooling, as you can imagine its relatively high risk components their making for the pickiest of users with the highest of expectations. Manufacturers have to be high quality or go out of business pretty quickly.

Different brands have different models that perform differently, pick the component that performs the way you want.
I personally lean toward XSPC since a fair bit of my loop is them (CPU, rads and fans) and I am most familiar with their lineup, but I also have a Swiftech reservoir, Bitspower and Koolance fittings, Koolance pump, Heatkiller GPU block, Primochill tubing. Get what works best.

Your correct with the reservoir size, it only affects performance for a few minutes until the water heats up and hits equilibrium. So unless your looking for that performance in that time-frame (extreme overclocks where you only want a CPU-Z validation) or are using literal buckets of water to extend the time it takes to hit equilibrium, it doesn't make any difference.
 
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trypsta

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Awesome. In that case I'll just pick up one of those XSPC kits and 2x heatkiller gpu blocks instead of piecing a custom kit together. Thanks for your reply Chalk
 
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trypsta

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Yea I have enough space. I won't be able to close the top cover on my 500r but that's not a big deal. I'll probably end up modifying my case or just leaving the top cover off. Not sure if I want to run 2 slim radiators or one fat one yet. I'll be running the pump/res combo that comes with the XSPC Raystorm 750 RX240 Water Cooling Kit. If that pump is too weak I'll probably use it as just a reservoir and pick up Swiftech MCP355 High Performance. I just sent in one of my 7950s for RMA last week so GPU blocks won't be going in anytime soon. The other 7950 is currently disassembled and in my desk at work haha. Chances are that one will be sent in for RMA as well. Temps would spike like crazy in furmark and shut down my computer
 
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