Custom Liquid Cooling for a Gaming/Overclocking PC

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Hello, here is my current specs :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kks21199/saved/4Fss
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kks21199/saved/4Fss/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kks21199/saved/4Fss/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($373.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($579.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1608.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 10:27 EDT-0400)

I may update it so you can check it here : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kks21199/saved/4Fss

I will be using my PC for gaming, rendering videos, rendering 3d animations, game developing and downloading overnight. Sometimes it could be running for days. So i wanted to choose a good cooler to cool down things, mainly CPU which I will use most, i saw corsair h100i, and it was worth for the price.

But when I read the comments about it being damaged, leaking, pump problems, noisy, I am nervous to buy it.

Can you guys suggest me any alternates ?
I am more interested in creating custom liquid coolers if the price is good. For custom, I would be needing waterblocks for CPU, GPU, SSD and HDD. 1 for each. Can you suggest me which ones I should buy ? The cheaper the more better for me. I would like the tube to be red/blue and others normal. WiIl be using distilled water.

Please suggest me the cheapest price and link me to amazon or anyother site. I would be pleased if I can get a shipping to Malaysia as I don't really know where to get these types of custom parts here.

 
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faalin
what computer case are you putting this in? that will narrow down what size radiators you will need for a custom loop.

edit in a little bit for parts list

quote is with 2 radiators, it really depends on what case you have as to what you can fit in there. might have to do a 240 (2x120) + 120mm rad or 2 240mm rads. It just all depends on what you want to do.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23689/ex-blc-1698/EK_Radeon_R9-290X_DCII_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Acetal_Nickel_EK-FC_R9-290X_DCII_-_AcetalNickel.html?tl=g30c309s2073

122.99

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23690/ex-blc-1700/EK_R9-290X_DCII_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_RAM_Backplate_EK-FC_R9-290X_DCII_Backplate_-_Black.html?tl=g30c309s2073

30.99...
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faalin

faalin

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what computer case are you putting this in? that will narrow down what size radiators you will need for a custom loop.

edit in a little bit for parts list

quote is with 2 radiators, it really depends on what case you have as to what you can fit in there. might have to do a 240 (2x120) + 120mm rad or 2 240mm rads. It just all depends on what you want to do.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23689/ex-blc-1698/EK_Radeon_R9-290X_DCII_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Acetal_Nickel_EK-FC_R9-290X_DCII_-_AcetalNickel.html?tl=g30c309s2073

122.99

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23690/ex-blc-1700/EK_R9-290X_DCII_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_RAM_Backplate_EK-FC_R9-290X_DCII_Backplate_-_Black.html?tl=g30c309s2073

30.99

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14186/ex-blc-971/XSPC_RayStorm_High_Performance_Acetal_CPU_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Intel_Sockets_LGA_115x_1366_2011.html?tl=g30c85s139

62.99

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/22717/ex-rad-676/XSPC_RX360_Triple_120mm_Radiator_V3_-_Matte_Black_.html?tl=g30c95s161#blank

96.99

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/22718/ex-rad-677/XSPC_RX480_Quad_120mm_Radiator_V3_-_Matte_Black_.html?tl=g30c95s570

122.99

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/21023/ex-pmp-252/EK_D5_X-RES_Top_140_w_D5_Vario_Pump_EK-D5_Vario_X-RES_140_incl_pump.html?tl=g30c97s152

154.99

add in another $100 for fittings and tube and another 30-100 for fans, push or pull will be less push and pull on the rads will be more.

so look in a budget of 500-700 dollars for a custom loop with cpu and gpu
 
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getochkn

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A custom system really has the same ability to leak as the H100i. It's water in a PC. The chance is there, period.

You list the H100i which is around $100 or so, but then list a full out water system with SSD and HDD cooling and GPU. What do you want to cool? That type of system is like $500, so there is a huge difference in price. In reality, a case fan will cool a HDD/SSD. There is no need to include them in the loop and it just add's more points of failure.
 
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kks21199

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Thanks :) I will look into that :D
I will choose my casing once I am done with all my parts. I am looking for a silent performance but don't really care more about the design.



Ok, what about if I only try to cool CPU and GPU ?
Do you think H100i is a good solution ? Or should I buy a h100i for now and then later on change it custom cooling system ?
 
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