- Sep 27, 2012
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Hi everyone,
I am building a custom loop PC for the first time, and I just wanted to post my plans to see if anyone had any advice or recommendations. I have built several other PCs so I have a decent working knowledge of computer essentials.
Let me start with the hardware. The case will be the HAF-X Cooler Master (red) full tower. The components I intend to water cool are:
- i7-3770k CPU
- EVGA GTX 780 3GB (already pre set up with water cooling)
- G. Skill Trident X 16GB RAM
- ASUS P8Z77-V Motherboard South Bridge
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7pzrhy5zux0z8pv/PMDVhzshnp
I read several of the water cooling intros (including the sticky on this site), and calculated a rough TDP for this set up. I came out right around 400-500W, so I figured that 480mm of radiator space should be able to handle the heat dissipation. My planned cooling setup is the one attached. I totally understand the RAM and Mobo cooling is not necessary, and definitely more geared toward aesthetics.
The water cooling gear I intended to use is the following:
- 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD tubing with compression fittings
- Koolance 360mm 30FPI Copper radiator
- Koolance 120mm 30FPI Copper Radiator
- Koolance CHC-125 Water Block (for the Mobo south bridge)
- Koolance RAM-33 Water Block (for the RAM)
- EK Supremacy Nickel Red Acrylic (for the CPU)
- Swiftech Maelstrom 5 1/4" Dual Bay with single MCP35X Pump (Pump and Reservoir combo)
For the liquid itself, I decided on the following combination:
- Alphacool Pure Water (1L)
- IandH Copper Sulfite Biocidal PC Coolant Additive
- Feser Base Corrosion Blocker
So what do you think? Does this look like an okay plan for a newbie? I've got a little help on assembling this and testing it, but I just wanted to see if anyone else had any other input. I trust your guys' advice, and thank you again for looking through this post!
Jon
I am building a custom loop PC for the first time, and I just wanted to post my plans to see if anyone had any advice or recommendations. I have built several other PCs so I have a decent working knowledge of computer essentials.
Let me start with the hardware. The case will be the HAF-X Cooler Master (red) full tower. The components I intend to water cool are:
- i7-3770k CPU
- EVGA GTX 780 3GB (already pre set up with water cooling)
- G. Skill Trident X 16GB RAM
- ASUS P8Z77-V Motherboard South Bridge
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7pzrhy5zux0z8pv/PMDVhzshnp
I read several of the water cooling intros (including the sticky on this site), and calculated a rough TDP for this set up. I came out right around 400-500W, so I figured that 480mm of radiator space should be able to handle the heat dissipation. My planned cooling setup is the one attached. I totally understand the RAM and Mobo cooling is not necessary, and definitely more geared toward aesthetics.
The water cooling gear I intended to use is the following:
- 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD tubing with compression fittings
- Koolance 360mm 30FPI Copper radiator
- Koolance 120mm 30FPI Copper Radiator
- Koolance CHC-125 Water Block (for the Mobo south bridge)
- Koolance RAM-33 Water Block (for the RAM)
- EK Supremacy Nickel Red Acrylic (for the CPU)
- Swiftech Maelstrom 5 1/4" Dual Bay with single MCP35X Pump (Pump and Reservoir combo)
For the liquid itself, I decided on the following combination:
- Alphacool Pure Water (1L)
- IandH Copper Sulfite Biocidal PC Coolant Additive
- Feser Base Corrosion Blocker
So what do you think? Does this look like an okay plan for a newbie? I've got a little help on assembling this and testing it, but I just wanted to see if anyone else had any other input. I trust your guys' advice, and thank you again for looking through this post!
Jon
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