Which Custom water loop should I get?

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Matthew Cameron

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Hi all,

I am looking for a very high end custom water loop that will be cooling an overclocked i7 4700k and possibly even a GOU with a kraken G10 mounting bracket. Could someone tell me whether I would need 2 kits to cool the CPU and GPU and which would be the best?

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Matt
 
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If you do a search on here, there is a guide for those who are new to water cooling. Also, you can find some on google im sure.
Most mainstream water cooling components will be standardized with G 1/4 threads (a few will have others but they will say). What that means is, say you buy a radiator. It will have these threads; you then attach the fitting type that your system uses. In this way, you don't have to worry about a radiator (or anything else) being compatible. A good place to look for parts is frozencpu; another good place is performancepcs
For waterblocks, I tend to prefer EK.
For rads, I tend to prefer Alphacool.
Tubing I like primochill.
Fittings, I like bitspower and monsoon. Koolance makes the best quick disconnects...
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I don't understand your question. A custom loop is, by definition, one custom made specifically for your computer. It isn't a single item that you purchase ready made in a store, and you can't by definition need two of them. Can you please clarify what you are asking?
 
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Thanks for your reply,

I am very new at this but I was under the impression that something like this: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16070/ex-wat-210/XSPC_Raystorm_EX240_Extreme_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_D5_Variant_Pump_Included_and_Free_Dead-Water.html

Was a custom water loop as compared to something like this: https://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/83-kraken-x60-cpu-cooler

Any help would be much appreciated :)

Matt
 
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Those are kits. The first is an open loop kit, meaning you can add stuff to it. The second is a closed loop kit, which means you can't. Either way though, you indicated that you wanted a "high end" setup, which means you would want to part it out specifically for your system, not buy a kit. Obviously a closed look kit will not fill your needs. The open loop kits are fine as a sort of step up from that. The main problem with them is that as soon as you start trying expanding, you will find yourself replacing the parts from the kit, not adding to them, else you get stuck with inferior components. So why not just pick the specific parts you want?
 
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Thanks again for the reply,

I would get the specific parts I want if I knew what I wanted, I'm very new at this and don't know whether things will be compatible, let alone how to assemble it. Could you show me where to find the parts I want or even tell me a high performance setup?

Thanks,
Matt
 
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If you do a search on here, there is a guide for those who are new to water cooling. Also, you can find some on google im sure.
Most mainstream water cooling components will be standardized with G 1/4 threads (a few will have others but they will say). What that means is, say you buy a radiator. It will have these threads; you then attach the fitting type that your system uses. In this way, you don't have to worry about a radiator (or anything else) being compatible. A good place to look for parts is frozencpu; another good place is performancepcs
For waterblocks, I tend to prefer EK.
For rads, I tend to prefer Alphacool.
Tubing I like primochill.
Fittings, I like bitspower and monsoon. Koolance makes the best quick disconnects though I think.
Pumps, there are two main types, D5 and DDC. Almost every pump on the market is one of these two types, all made by the same manufacturer, so brand isn't as important, except for the features.
Hope that helps.
 
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