A few watercooling questions

Dragonuave · Mar 14, 2014

Hi, I've recently been overclocking a bunch and the stock heatsink really isn't doing the trick. I want to watercool, and I have a few questions.

1st Question:
I have an NZXT Guardian 921 case. It's a midtower case with 1 120mm fan mount on the top and the back. I know this won't fit a dual radiator, so I went with a single radiator. Will I be able to fit this radiator in the back of my case without it interfering with my motherboard? Not sure how big radiators are, and if they're the same width as the fan, then i'm fine.

2nd Question:
Will a single radiator be enough? I haven't a clue if a single radiator will suffice for cooling.

3rd Question:
How the hell do I mount the watercooling block to my AMD CPU? Not many watercooling videos show how it's done. I have an AMD Athlon x4 760k Richland which is an FM2 socket. How do I go about mounting the waterblock?

Please don't suggest other coolers that are not watercoolers. Thanks!

Hello man · Mar 14, 2014

Dragonuave :

Yes, it will fit, you can mount the radiator upright, so that the extra room provided for the motherboard will allow it to fit. A second radiator will quiet your system down, but unless you plan on building a custom system, just get a refurbished H80i or H60i. To mount the cooler, you should be able to open the non vented panel of your case, I.E. the one that is bend the motherboard. There you should find a cutout. A second person can hold the back plate in place while you screw down the block. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN! Each block has a manual stating how many turns you should do.

Dragonuave · Mar 14, 2014

Hello man :

Dragonuave :

Yes, it will fit, you can mount the radiator upright, so that the extra room provided for the motherboard will allow it to fit. A second radiator will quiet your system down, but unless you plan on building a custom system, just get a refurbished H80i or H60i. To mount the cooler, you should be able to open the non vented panel of your case, I.E. the one that is bend the motherboard. There you should find a cutout. A second person can hold the back plate in place while you screw down the block. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN! Each block has a manual stating how many turns you should do.

Okay, well I am actually planning on doing a custom loop. I am buying a water cooling kit. It's this kit here:
http://www.xs-pc.com/watercooling-kits/raystorm-750-ex120-watercooling-kit

Dragonuave · Mar 14, 2014

Hello man :

Dragonuave :

Yes, it will fit, you can mount the radiator upright, so that the extra room provided for the motherboard will allow it to fit. A second radiator will quiet your system down, but unless you plan on building a custom system, just get a refurbished H80i or H60i. To mount the cooler, you should be able to open the non vented panel of your case, I.E. the one that is bend the motherboard. There you should find a cutout. A second person can hold the back plate in place while you screw down the block. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN! Each block has a manual stating how many turns you should do.

Okay, well I am actually planning on doing a custom loop. I am buying a water cooling kit. It's this kit here:
http://www.xs-pc.com/watercooling-kits/raystorm-750-ex120-watercooling-kit

My case cannot open on the nonvented side. This suggests I have to completely reassemble my rig. Is this assumption correct?

Hello man · Mar 14, 2014

Dragonuave :

Hello man :

Okay, well I am actually planning on doing a custom loop. I am buying a water cooling kit. It's this kit here:
http://www.xs-pc.com/watercooling-kits/raystorm-750-ex120-watercooling-kit

My case cannot open on the nonvented side. This suggests I have to completely reassemble my rig. Is this assumption correct?

Pretty much. That is a good liquid setup. A removal of the motherboard is all that is needed.

burdenbound · Mar 14, 2014

The side door of your case should open up, looking at pictures of your case online I don't see an issue, just remove the two screen holding the door on. Regardless I don't think it's necessary to install the back plate. You will need to remove the motherboard to install the back plate for the water clock.

You may want to rethink doing a custom loop if you are going to be using a 120mm radiator. For the cost of all the equipment I don't think you are going to get the results you want because the radiator size is going to restrict you. I may be completely off because I haven't looked at numbers for the one you suggested but it's something to think about.

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