Liquid Cooling Component Recommendations for a Military Themed Build

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Nomad45

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Hi Everyone,

I am just finishing my military themed build in a Corsair C70 Vengeance case with a custom bullet-hole acrylic window with an ASUS Z77 Sabertooth motherboard. I am looking to do my first custom water cooling loop in this case and would like some advice/ideas on what particular parts you guys think would look good in it. I have done some shopping around and have a few neat looking reservoirs and blocks in mind but would like to hear the expert's opinion!

Ideally I would like advice on any neat ideas for specific res's or blocks and where I should put them. I also think I will include my GTX 670 in the loop as I would like to overclock it a lot more than the factory fans will allow. My Ballistix RAM can only have blue or orange LEDs so I'd like the cooling parts to match. I will likely be using black compression fittings.

Here's a couple pics to show what we're dealing with (the H100i will soon be my brother's and this loop will replace it, also the case lights are white, they just look blue in the photo):

Thanks a lot!

Myles

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You would get better air flow throughout your case if 2 fans were pulling in and 2 fans were exhausting in the front, I've thought about putting on in my Switch 810 but it just wouldn't work. lol.
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manofchalk

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First thought was this reservoir.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14975/ex-res-341/Aquacomputer_G14_Aquatube_-_Black_Delrin_34012.html?tl=g30c97s165#blank

Blocks, the Heatkiller range come to mind, they are pretty industrial looking.

Where to put stuff. I reckon you are going to have to remove that HDD cage to make way for a 240mm rad at the front (and a thick one considering what your cooling). That general area is where I would be mounting your reservoir and pump. From the looks of it you have 5.25" bays to spare you can throw your HDD's there.
 
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Thanks for the response! I think putting a 240mm rad at the top of the case might be the best option so the hot air is exhausted and not blown over the motherboard/RAM as it would if it were in the front (as an intake). This case does support a 240mm rad up top as long as it's not too thick. Is there a particular reason I would want to put it at the front?
 
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You would get better air flow throughout your case if 2 fans were pulling in and 2 fans were exhausting in the front, I've thought about putting on in my Switch 810 but it just wouldn't work. lol.
 
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Thanks for the tips guys. I have room to have a rad on the bottom of the case as an intake and a 240mm rad on the top of the case as an exhaust. Putting a rad on the floor of the case will allow me to keep a hard drive cage in place. If I were to do this could I eliminate the 2 fans at the front of my case and the single exhaust fan at the rear of the case? This would essentially have the air only moving vertically through the case. I'd like to keep some positive pressure so would having the floor rad moving more air than the roof rad be an adequate solution?

Thanks a lot!
 
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