Watercooling for NZXT Phantom Build

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Mattsherona

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I'm considering custom water cooling for my build. I'm willing to spend up to $500 on the water cooling setup. I would like to focus on just a CPU loop at the moment but in maybe 3 or 4 years when I decide to upgrade graphics cards ill add in a GPU loop. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Here's my current setup:

Intel Core i5 4670k
ASRock Extreme 4 z87
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz
LG DVD Drive
Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Cooler Master 1000W PSU
NZXT Phantom (Original)
Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD
2x Gigabyte Windforce 4GB GTX 770

Any recommendations on Pumps, Reservoirs, Radiators and Waterblocks would be appreciated. I would prefer a drive mounted reservoir also and I'm going with a white coloured look inside.

Thanks.

 
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First take samsung 840 PRO SSD
and video card take EVGA because if you put water block then you do not lose warranty of card.
AsRock is not the best mobo for watercooling or overclocking. Maybe asus or gigabyte or msi.
Look gigabyte they have cool fearetures on new mobo:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4481#ov
Asus do have really good fan controller in new mobo.
This is good rad : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzRdutIq-VE&list=PLPnSb0MAPvY6cEtRU2wxfjBR5HiNms68I
D5 pump is the best: http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Laing-D5-Pumps-cid-2035.html
reservoir depend where are putting it. Do not take 5.25 bay res pump combo. They can leak.
Good fittings are Bitspower and Monsoon. Tygon makes good hose. Id take 19,1x12,7x3,2, outside diameter 19,1mm (5/8" OD), inside diameter 12,7mm (1/2" ID), thickness 3,2mm tube.

block for cpu cuplex kryos Delrin or cuplex kryos XT or EK-Supremacy.
For video card take what looks good and fits to your card.
If you look good PSU then take rosewill: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182264
Hope you get good build out of this:)



 
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Mattsherona

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Thanks, seems good. Just wondering, what do you think of a refrigerated system. I have a small fridge which I am recently considering using since I don't really use it for anything at the moment. Here's how the setup would work... I think.

Parts:
Small Fridge
Copper Coil Piping/ Plastic if copper can't be found (For inside fridge)
Plastic tubing for the tubes going from pump to fridge to cpu and other components
neccessary mounts for the cpu, gpu, etc...
Small sealed container for coolant reservoir
Diluted car coolant

Car coolant would go from reservoir to the cpu, then any other components (don't worry about any others at the moment), then the pump, then the fridge with a large (maybe 3-4m long) coil (if plastic tubing) for cooling, then back to the reservoir.

would this work, i've seen lots of forums saying it won't, but thats with much smaller coils in the fridge. If it was more than 3 metres long would it work?

 
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I know couple guys that have build large rads for example garage or basement. But think you need rad like this:
http://watercool.de/wbb/board1-watercool-support-deutsch/4100-produktinfo-mo-ra3-9x140-lt-pro-und-mo-ra3-core-lc/

any plastic tube do not work that is sure thing. Plastic does not give out heat at all. The coil needs to be copper or aluminum.

 
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