Choosing parts for a watercooling setup

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shadowwolf43

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I know how to install the parts but I do not know what to choose, there are many options.

I will be cooling:
SLI 680
LGA 1150 CPU
And my rampage VI formula which includes liquid coolin on the board

Some of my wishes are: 5.25 resivour mount

Fit in a Obsidian 800d with no mods

Uses compression fittings(makes me feel safer)

A quiet pump

And some red cooling fluid would be awesome too
 
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1) Coolants don't benefit you at all and typically stain components and can even break down and clog blocks. Distilled water, biocide/antimicrobial and/or killcoil. Colored tubing helps spice things up.

2) TDP should be in the form of watts, and typically a few hundred of them. CPU TDP + GPU TDP + GPU TDP + MB TDP = ??
Auto MB overclocking? Hmmm...better than GUI from Windows, but still not as good as DIY in BIOS settings. There are lots of guides on the web to learn how to OC.

3) MB blocks are typically quite restrictive, so be aware of this.

4) You're likely going to need to start looking at a total - I would assume you've pieced together some components as a starting point...what did you end up with?

5) OK, but don't let...
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Do you have a list of parts you've considered already?

1) You don't need or necessarily want 'red cooling fluid'. Why not just use red tubing?

2) Have you calculated what radiator space you'll need for your loop? Are you planning to overclock...if so, what speeds and voltages? (see #2 again)

3) Have you accounted for the MB liquid cooling blocks? They are likely very restrictive, so you'll want to plan your loop accordingly. This likely means you'll want 2 separate loops; 1 for CPU+MB and 1 for the 2 GPUs. This means more space requirements, meaning not as likely you'll fit in your 800D without mods.

4) What is your cooling budget?

5) Have you read through the watercooling sticky and all links (at least twice)?
 
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shadowwolf43

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1.
I wanted to look cool from the drivebays, but if you dont recomend it, I could live without it.

2.
The link to the SkinneeLabs page wasnt working, but my total TDP is 4.74. As for overclocking, Im planning in the neighborhood of 4.4 - 4.5Ghz on my 4670k. Im not sure of the voltage as the ASUS board will automaticly do it.

3.
Im not exactly sure about the MoBo blocks. They are preinstalled on the board so would I need a second pump/res. if i go for the second loop?

4.
As little as needed while not paying for what I dont actually need
5.
Yes(except for the ones that didnt work)
 
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1) Coolants don't benefit you at all and typically stain components and can even break down and clog blocks. Distilled water, biocide/antimicrobial and/or killcoil. Colored tubing helps spice things up.

2) TDP should be in the form of watts, and typically a few hundred of them. CPU TDP + GPU TDP + GPU TDP + MB TDP = ??
Auto MB overclocking? Hmmm...better than GUI from Windows, but still not as good as DIY in BIOS settings. There are lots of guides on the web to learn how to OC.

3) MB blocks are typically quite restrictive, so be aware of this.

4) You're likely going to need to start looking at a total - I would assume you've pieced together some components as a starting point...what did you end up with?

5) OK, but don't let that be where it ends...there is a lot of data there that does take some time to digest. Even I go back and re-read it time to time (and I was the one that wrote it) just to see if I comprehend everything and see if I find anything new that I missed before. Looks like you may want to go back and re-calculate loop TDP to determine where you sit on radiator needs. This would be the first big step you'll want to confirm before going much further.
 
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shadowwolf43

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I accidently include a period in the TDP I meant as 474, since I am overclocking I will boost it to about 540 to be on the safe side. How would I get the TDP of a motherboard. I estimated theprice of all the blocks to be around 360 dollars. With the pump, I saw swiftech made some of the best water cooling but I don't know which is needed. The exact blcoks I'm not sure but that was the average price I would get. Other than the resivour, the rest should be cheap? Right? And since the coolant is a bad I dea, can I just put the kill coil and anti corrosive and dye the water?
 
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