Need help finding hose sizes & quick disconnects for water-cooling build.

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Hello folks,

I'm about to order myself some components to start water-cooling my system but i'm still unsure which size of rubber hosing I will need. I am looking to attach some Koolance QDC's directly to certain components so I know I will need a threaded side and the opposite gender to fit onto that, thing is, i'm having a hard time finding a hose size to match the quick disconnects and was wondering if someone could shine some light on things.

I plan on purchasing my fittings from Overclockers.co.uk as Scan do not offer much of a selection when it comes to fittings. (I'm from the UK). I would appreciate any help at all as it will be my first water-cool build. ;)

http://imgur.com/hTu7UE5

The above picture is the Koolance fittings I have in mind. This may come across completely stupid but would they fit into one another? Like I said, i'm having a hard time navigating Overclocker's website and they seem to be one of the only places in the UK that sell them (For all the have left it seems).
 
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Motopsychojdn

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Flagging to answer from pc but generally avoid qdcs unless you absolutely need them, I uae some in my loop but will link later as I said :) have a look at ukwatercooling and specialtech for w/c bits though, theres also more uk sites listed in the worldwide parts thread, close to the top of P1 I list some wc sites you can check out
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Hey, thank you for your input. I want to use QDC's because I tend to upgrade every so often (every 6 months or so) and will save me a lot of time not having to refill the loop.
 
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Motopsychojdn

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I use vln3's in my loop I believe, for precisely that reason,
my main Pc case has a 240 rad and can run on its own if needed, the radbox and the chiller box can be hooked to the main rig individually or both at the same time for messing around,
but its so easy to disconnect the radbox, loop it back into itself for flushing and rad vacuuming I shouldve patented it lol, if this is the route you want as well I'll say this, plan,plan,plan.
you need to thoroughly see the loop in your mind and know it inside out before you buy anything know where tubing goes and the flow direction of every line in the loop,
one of the things that I did to make my loop was align the qdc's so the radbox for example has both a male and female qdc coming out of it, which as I said allows me to then connect those together when I remove it from the desk, take it downstairs and flush for a few hours whilst my Pc is upstairs and on because yup, the male and female from that go together and my loop is intact, each set of qdcs you use on a component remember to male/female and it will make life a hell of a lot easier, need to rma one gfx card? No problems, remove that one and just hook the other one back in so no downtime waiting for the replacement, and when it comes to blocking your cards up, I have a very cool thing for you to consider :)
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/351461-33-asus-6950-dciih20-crossfire
Moto
 
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