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I am trying to build a custom water cooling loop in my CoolerMaster Elite 430 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227) I have a single ASUS GTX 770 DirectCU II and an overclocked i5-3570k at about 4.0GHz. The case is a mid-tower but has very little room when it comes to rads. I could mount 1x120mm think rad i believe. But everywhere else there seems to be components in the way. For example, the back top 1x120mm spot is blocked by the 8pin CPU power plug, second 1x120mm top fan spot is blocked by the RAM, I can only fit a single 1x120mm fan not with a rad. My case has the holes to route the cables outside if I wants to have the rad on the outside. I was thinking I could have it mounted on the top of the case on the outside. But the top two mounting places are off center and for something drawing SO much attention I would rather have it be somewhere else. I am not against getting a new case I do have a few problems with this one (cable management, fan mounts). Other than that I love this case but maybe it is worth upgrading to a full size tower. These are my preliminary list of water cooling parts. FYI this is my first time building a water cooling loop.
Pump: XSPC X20 750 Pump Reservoir Combo V4
CPU Block: XSPC RayStorm CPU Water Block (Intel) w/ LED
GPU Block: EK Geforce GTX 770 DCII VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Nickel + Acetal
Tubing: PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 1/2in. ID x 3/4in. OD Tubing - Brilliant UV Blue
Liquid: Feser One F1 Cooling Fluid - UV BLUE (chosen due to the non-conductivity)
Fittings: 10x Bitspower Chrome G1/4" Barb Fitting
(please give me feedback on these parts I would love your knowledge)
For the Rad I was looking at the Phobya G-Changer 120 but after doing some research I realized that for this I should get a 3x120mm Rad. which in no way could fit into my case.
What should I do?
-Buy a new case and get a 3x120mm Rad
-Buy a new case and get a 2x120mm Rad
-Buy a 2 1x120mm rads and try to make it work
-Use a single think rad
-Or what?
And I love the idea of having a 5.25" Res and I like that the one I have chosen for the time being has a very nice look and the internal pump which makes mounting all that much, much easier not to mention the fact that cost is MUCH lower than if it was a separate system.
I have not but much thought into the way I want the loop to go I was thinking Pump/Res > CPU > GPU > Rad > Pump/Res.
Thoughts on that too?
I do not want to spend an awful amount of money I would like to keep the budget under $400 but if needed I can do $450 excluding the case of course. And I would like Barbed fittings due to the cost and I have heard they are more reliable.
I would also like sometime in the future to SLI my GTX 770 DirectCU II but my Mo/bo isn't compatible so that means I get a new mo/bo which is a while way. But I would like to get one and get it water cooled too without much modification the the loops overall setup (I know I would have to get anothe GPU block and more tubing).
The main reason I would like to water cool besides the aesthetics of it, my GPU has a GPU load temp of 81C which personally makes me uneasy. What temperatures difference would I get?
Just to overview these are my questions:
Would it be easier to get a Full tower?
A single thick 120mm rad isn't enough, right?
System loop thoughts?
Best overall system for adding a new video card to the loop sometime?
Thank you very very much in advance for helping me out!
I am trying to build a custom water cooling loop in my CoolerMaster Elite 430 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227) I have a single ASUS GTX 770 DirectCU II and an overclocked i5-3570k at about 4.0GHz. The case is a mid-tower but has very little room when it comes to rads. I could mount 1x120mm think rad i believe. But everywhere else there seems to be components in the way. For example, the back top 1x120mm spot is blocked by the 8pin CPU power plug, second 1x120mm top fan spot is blocked by the RAM, I can only fit a single 1x120mm fan not with a rad. My case has the holes to route the cables outside if I wants to have the rad on the outside. I was thinking I could have it mounted on the top of the case on the outside. But the top two mounting places are off center and for something drawing SO much attention I would rather have it be somewhere else. I am not against getting a new case I do have a few problems with this one (cable management, fan mounts). Other than that I love this case but maybe it is worth upgrading to a full size tower. These are my preliminary list of water cooling parts. FYI this is my first time building a water cooling loop.
Pump: XSPC X20 750 Pump Reservoir Combo V4
CPU Block: XSPC RayStorm CPU Water Block (Intel) w/ LED
GPU Block: EK Geforce GTX 770 DCII VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Nickel + Acetal
Tubing: PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 1/2in. ID x 3/4in. OD Tubing - Brilliant UV Blue
Liquid: Feser One F1 Cooling Fluid - UV BLUE (chosen due to the non-conductivity)
Fittings: 10x Bitspower Chrome G1/4" Barb Fitting
(please give me feedback on these parts I would love your knowledge)
For the Rad I was looking at the Phobya G-Changer 120 but after doing some research I realized that for this I should get a 3x120mm Rad. which in no way could fit into my case.
What should I do?
-Buy a new case and get a 3x120mm Rad
-Buy a new case and get a 2x120mm Rad
-Buy a 2 1x120mm rads and try to make it work
-Use a single think rad
-Or what?
And I love the idea of having a 5.25" Res and I like that the one I have chosen for the time being has a very nice look and the internal pump which makes mounting all that much, much easier not to mention the fact that cost is MUCH lower than if it was a separate system.
I have not but much thought into the way I want the loop to go I was thinking Pump/Res > CPU > GPU > Rad > Pump/Res.
Thoughts on that too?
I do not want to spend an awful amount of money I would like to keep the budget under $400 but if needed I can do $450 excluding the case of course. And I would like Barbed fittings due to the cost and I have heard they are more reliable.
I would also like sometime in the future to SLI my GTX 770 DirectCU II but my Mo/bo isn't compatible so that means I get a new mo/bo which is a while way. But I would like to get one and get it water cooled too without much modification the the loops overall setup (I know I would have to get anothe GPU block and more tubing).
The main reason I would like to water cool besides the aesthetics of it, my GPU has a GPU load temp of 81C which personally makes me uneasy. What temperatures difference would I get?
Just to overview these are my questions:
Would it be easier to get a Full tower?
A single thick 120mm rad isn't enough, right?
System loop thoughts?
Best overall system for adding a new video card to the loop sometime?
Thank you very very much in advance for helping me out!
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