creating my first water cooling build and wanted advice on brand and compatibility choices
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gwis
October 9, 2014 2:04:52 PM
i am doing my first water cooling build this month and i have planned out my build as best as i can alone. i am doing a cpu and gpu cooling build. with this water cooling im also building an entire new rig to go with it and would like any input on that as well. compatibility and brand usage and general tips and tricks. anything will help
rig parts:
NZXT SWITCH 810 White CA-SW810-W1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
and for the water cooling carts:
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Clear / Silver / Black
XSPC AX360 Triple 120mm Radiator w/ Aluminum Enclosure - White
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 1/2"ID x 3/4" OD - 10ft Retail Pack - Clear (PFLEXA10-34)
Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black T Adapter (BP-MBTMB)
3/4" OD Reusable Clamp for PrimoFlex Tubing
Bitspower Summit EF CPU Liquid Cooling Block - AMD Series - Clear Acrylic (BP-WBCPUAAC-CUMBKCL)
HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 760 Reference Design Full Coverage Water Block (15540)
Alphacool G1/4 Thread 1/2" (13mm) ID FatBoy Barb - Deep Black
Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Phobya Sealing Plug For ID 1/2" Tube - Vintage Matte Black (63346)
NZXT FN-120 120mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Phobya O-Ring 11.1 x 2mm (G1/4 Inch) - UV White - 10 Pack
i have checked as much as i know how to that everything will fit in the case and together. as well as with the water blocks. i would like any advice on anything please
rig parts:
NZXT SWITCH 810 White CA-SW810-W1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
and for the water cooling carts:
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Clear / Silver / Black
XSPC AX360 Triple 120mm Radiator w/ Aluminum Enclosure - White
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 1/2"ID x 3/4" OD - 10ft Retail Pack - Clear (PFLEXA10-34)
Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black T Adapter (BP-MBTMB)
3/4" OD Reusable Clamp for PrimoFlex Tubing
Bitspower Summit EF CPU Liquid Cooling Block - AMD Series - Clear Acrylic (BP-WBCPUAAC-CUMBKCL)
HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 760 Reference Design Full Coverage Water Block (15540)
Alphacool G1/4 Thread 1/2" (13mm) ID FatBoy Barb - Deep Black
Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Phobya Sealing Plug For ID 1/2" Tube - Vintage Matte Black (63346)
NZXT FN-120 120mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Phobya O-Ring 11.1 x 2mm (G1/4 Inch) - UV White - 10 Pack
i have checked as much as i know how to that everything will fit in the case and together. as well as with the water blocks. i would like any advice on anything please
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i7Baby
October 9, 2014 2:11:03 PM
vagrantsoul
October 9, 2014 2:14:58 PM
would HIGHLY suggest looking at the phanteks enthoo pro case... comes with lots of w/c mount spots, brackets etc... and i'm liking phanteks build quality over the last few nzxt cases I've had (phantom 410s and the h440)
somewhat similar looks and from what i see, cheaper than the switch:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
somewhat similar looks and from what i see, cheaper than the switch:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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tetsuya23
October 9, 2014 2:21:11 PM
gwis said:
i am doing my first water cooling build this month and i have planned out my build as best as i can alone. i am doing a cpu and gpu cooling build. with this water cooling im also building an entire new rig to go with it and would like any input on that as well. compatibility and brand usage and general tips and tricks. anything will helprig parts:
NZXT SWITCH 810 White CA-SW810-W1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
and for the water cooling carts:
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Clear / Silver / Black
XSPC AX360 Triple 120mm Radiator w/ Aluminum Enclosure - White
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 1/2"ID x 3/4" OD - 10ft Retail Pack - Clear (PFLEXA10-34)
Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black T Adapter (BP-MBTMB)
3/4" OD Reusable Clamp for PrimoFlex Tubing
Bitspower Summit EF CPU Liquid Cooling Block - AMD Series - Clear Acrylic (BP-WBCPUAAC-CUMBKCL)
HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 760 Reference Design Full Coverage Water Block (15540)
Alphacool G1/4 Thread 1/2" (13mm) ID FatBoy Barb - Deep Black
Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Phobya Sealing Plug For ID 1/2" Tube - Vintage Matte Black (63346)
NZXT FN-120 120mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Phobya O-Ring 11.1 x 2mm (G1/4 Inch) - UV White - 10 Pack
i have checked as much as i know how to that everything will fit in the case and together. as well as with the water blocks. i would like any advice on anything please
I am just posting some of what I think would be alright so don't punch me!
This is just me recommending something to cheap out on some parts and then use the saved money to get better stuff. But this only applies if you have tight budget.
Rig Parts:
Everything is alright but I can suggest on some parts:
instead of 16 Gig ram you can stick with 8 Gig of ram : Save money
instead of a 250Gig+ SSD you can do 120Gig solely for OS and 2-3 games : Save money
Use the saved money to get a "GTX 970", you just gotta have it looking at how much you are spending.
Watercooling Parts:
Just buy a full water cooling kit like the XSPC EX240 or AX240 but looking at you want cpu and gpu cooling you need an EX or AX 360. Or get the EK one's. Then just buy the approriate water block for the GPU as the kits will only come with a CPU block.
You can save alot of money off it.
Then just buy the rest of the parts that you want to replace like the hose colour, fans, and barb/compression fittings and if you want performance get the kit that comes with a D5 Vario pump.
^for the amount of money you can save from the water cooling parts (you save more when you buy a kit then do changes that buy each part 1 by 1) you can add that money and instead go for a Z97 Chipset Mobo and then get an i5-4690K devil's canyon.
If you got more money saved, SLi a GTX 970.
Right now, I am using an older kit which is an XSPC EX240 kit with a D5 Vario pump for £246.98 including vat, the quality is pretty good, I compared it against buying each of the same parts 1 by 1 and it reached 300+, for the single parts you bought it goes even higher (I think).
But if you have no problems with money, You could make do for all the parts but someone might give you an even better combination. But again if you have no problem with budget, I suggest getting atleast the GTX 970!.
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vagrantsoul
October 9, 2014 2:22:48 PM
also, try to avoid mixing copper and aluminum heatsinks in the loop to sidestep corrosion as much as possible.
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2012/01/24/corrosion-explor...
http://www.overclock.net/t/1222245/how-to-prevent-galva...
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2012/01/24/corrosion-explor...
http://www.overclock.net/t/1222245/how-to-prevent-galva...
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gwis
October 9, 2014 3:53:50 PM
gwis
October 9, 2014 4:03:46 PM
tetsuya23 said:
gwis said:
i am doing my first water cooling build this month and i have planned out my build as best as i can alone. i am doing a cpu and gpu cooling build. with this water cooling im also building an entire new rig to go with it and would like any input on that as well. compatibility and brand usage and general tips and tricks. anything will helprig parts:
NZXT SWITCH 810 White CA-SW810-W1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
and for the water cooling carts:
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Clear / Silver / Black
XSPC AX360 Triple 120mm Radiator w/ Aluminum Enclosure - White
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 1/2"ID x 3/4" OD - 10ft Retail Pack - Clear (PFLEXA10-34)
Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black T Adapter (BP-MBTMB)
3/4" OD Reusable Clamp for PrimoFlex Tubing
Bitspower Summit EF CPU Liquid Cooling Block - AMD Series - Clear Acrylic (BP-WBCPUAAC-CUMBKCL)
HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 760 Reference Design Full Coverage Water Block (15540)
Alphacool G1/4 Thread 1/2" (13mm) ID FatBoy Barb - Deep Black
Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Phobya Sealing Plug For ID 1/2" Tube - Vintage Matte Black (63346)
NZXT FN-120 120mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Phobya O-Ring 11.1 x 2mm (G1/4 Inch) - UV White - 10 Pack
i have checked as much as i know how to that everything will fit in the case and together. as well as with the water blocks. i would like any advice on anything please
I am just posting some of what I think would be alright so don't punch me!
This is just me recommending something to cheap out on some parts and then use the saved money to get better stuff. But this only applies if you have tight budget.
Rig Parts:
Everything is alright but I can suggest on some parts:
instead of 16 Gig ram you can stick with 8 Gig of ram : Save money
instead of a 250Gig+ SSD you can do 120Gig solely for OS and 2-3 games : Save money
Use the saved money to get a "GTX 970", you just gotta have it looking at how much you are spending.
Watercooling Parts:
Just buy a full water cooling kit like the XSPC EX240 or AX240 but looking at you want cpu and gpu cooling you need an EX or AX 360. Or get the EK one's. Then just buy the approriate water block for the GPU as the kits will only come with a CPU block.
You can save alot of money off it.
Then just buy the rest of the parts that you want to replace like the hose colour, fans, and barb/compression fittings and if you want performance get the kit that comes with a D5 Vario pump.
^for the amount of money you can save from the water cooling parts (you save more when you buy a kit then do changes that buy each part 1 by 1) you can add that money and instead go for a Z97 Chipset Mobo and then get an i5-4690K devil's canyon.
If you got more money saved, SLi a GTX 970.
Right now, I am using an older kit which is an XSPC EX240 kit with a D5 Vario pump for £246.98 including vat, the quality is pretty good, I compared it against buying each of the same parts 1 by 1 and it reached 300+, for the single parts you bought it goes even higher (I think).
But if you have no problems with money, You could make do for all the parts but someone might give you an even better combination. But again if you have no problem with budget, I suggest getting atleast the GTX 970!.
i looked at the MSI GTX 970 but when i went to find a water block for it i couldnt find one that was useable. is the 970 that much better than the 960? can you recommend a waterblock that is compatible with the 970. thanks for the advice on saving money, never want to overspend when i dont have to. im doing this as a project to keep me busy so even though a kit would be cheaper and easier, im building one from scratch for fun.
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gwis
October 9, 2014 4:09:09 PM
vagrantsoul said:
would HIGHLY suggest looking at the phanteks enthoo pro case... comes with lots of w/c mount spots, brackets etc... and i'm liking phanteks build quality over the last few nzxt cases I've had (phantom 410s and the h440) somewhat similar looks and from what i see, cheaper than the switch:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
that case is beautiful! i was willing to pay close to double that price for the switch 810. thats a much better option and saves me money. thank you!
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tetsuya23
October 9, 2014 4:33:05 PM
gwis said:
tetsuya23 said:
gwis said:
i am doing my first water cooling build this month and i have planned out my build as best as i can alone. i am doing a cpu and gpu cooling build. with this water cooling im also building an entire new rig to go with it and would like any input on that as well. compatibility and brand usage and general tips and tricks. anything will helprig parts:
NZXT SWITCH 810 White CA-SW810-W1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
and for the water cooling carts:
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Clear / Silver / Black
XSPC AX360 Triple 120mm Radiator w/ Aluminum Enclosure - White
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 1/2"ID x 3/4" OD - 10ft Retail Pack - Clear (PFLEXA10-34)
Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black T Adapter (BP-MBTMB)
3/4" OD Reusable Clamp for PrimoFlex Tubing
Bitspower Summit EF CPU Liquid Cooling Block - AMD Series - Clear Acrylic (BP-WBCPUAAC-CUMBKCL)
HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 760 Reference Design Full Coverage Water Block (15540)
Alphacool G1/4 Thread 1/2" (13mm) ID FatBoy Barb - Deep Black
Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Phobya Sealing Plug For ID 1/2" Tube - Vintage Matte Black (63346)
NZXT FN-120 120mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Phobya O-Ring 11.1 x 2mm (G1/4 Inch) - UV White - 10 Pack
i have checked as much as i know how to that everything will fit in the case and together. as well as with the water blocks. i would like any advice on anything please
I am just posting some of what I think would be alright so don't punch me!
This is just me recommending something to cheap out on some parts and then use the saved money to get better stuff. But this only applies if you have tight budget.
Rig Parts:
Everything is alright but I can suggest on some parts:
instead of 16 Gig ram you can stick with 8 Gig of ram : Save money
instead of a 250Gig+ SSD you can do 120Gig solely for OS and 2-3 games : Save money
Use the saved money to get a "GTX 970", you just gotta have it looking at how much you are spending.
Watercooling Parts:
Just buy a full water cooling kit like the XSPC EX240 or AX240 but looking at you want cpu and gpu cooling you need an EX or AX 360. Or get the EK one's. Then just buy the approriate water block for the GPU as the kits will only come with a CPU block.
You can save alot of money off it.
Then just buy the rest of the parts that you want to replace like the hose colour, fans, and barb/compression fittings and if you want performance get the kit that comes with a D5 Vario pump.
^for the amount of money you can save from the water cooling parts (you save more when you buy a kit then do changes that buy each part 1 by 1) you can add that money and instead go for a Z97 Chipset Mobo and then get an i5-4690K devil's canyon.
If you got more money saved, SLi a GTX 970.
Right now, I am using an older kit which is an XSPC EX240 kit with a D5 Vario pump for £246.98 including vat, the quality is pretty good, I compared it against buying each of the same parts 1 by 1 and it reached 300+, for the single parts you bought it goes even higher (I think).
But if you have no problems with money, You could make do for all the parts but someone might give you an even better combination. But again if you have no problem with budget, I suggest getting atleast the GTX 970!.
i looked at the MSI GTX 970 but when i went to find a water block for it i couldnt find one that was useable. is the 970 that much better than the 960? can you recommend a waterblock that is compatible with the 970. thanks for the advice on saving money, never want to overspend when i dont have to. im doing this as a project to keep me busy so even though a kit would be cheaper and easier, im building one from scratch for fun.
The 970 would definitely be better than the 760 + you get access to the new technologies that it comes with it it also consumes less power.
As for the GTX 970 waterblock, I have heard that there is one coming soon from EK:
Reference Link : http://www.overclock.net/t/1516714/ek-waterblock-coming...
You could maybe just assemble the PC for now with only water cooling the CPU and then use the custom cooler and fan the MSi GTX 970 comes with and then just replace it with the new water block from EK when it is released.
This is the website for EK's 970 block for MSI. http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1_complist?gpu_g...
Right now the Full Cover is still not yet available, although you can still water cool a 970 but using the universal cooler (basically a liquid cooler that only cools the GPU chip and does not include the vrms, mosfets etc. much like a CPU block but for GPU).
An alternative also is using a KRAKEN™ G10 GPU BRACKET- BLACK. + a 240 mm CLC.
Found here : http://store.nzxt.com/Kraken-G10-GPU-Bracket-Black-p/rl...
The problem is that it it uses a CLC Closed Loop Liquid cooling.
But perhaps the KRAKEN™ G10 GPU BRACKET- BLACK can be used in parallel with the universal cooler from EK, meaning you cool the GPU using the EK water block and then use the bracket with its fans to cool the Vrms, and other chips in the board since the GPU block only cools the GPU chip.
But I don't know, I mostly prefer full cover GPU block compared to the G10 and or the Universal block that only focuses on GPU chip cooling xD.
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gwis
October 9, 2014 4:51:32 PM
tetsuya23 said:
gwis said:
tetsuya23 said:
gwis said:
i am doing my first water cooling build this month and i have planned out my build as best as i can alone. i am doing a cpu and gpu cooling build. with this water cooling im also building an entire new rig to go with it and would like any input on that as well. compatibility and brand usage and general tips and tricks. anything will helprig parts:
NZXT SWITCH 810 White CA-SW810-W1 Steel / Plastic ATX HYBRID Full Tower Gaming Computer Case
WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 1x nm Samsung Toggle DDR 2.0 3-Bit MLC NAND Flash Memory (400Mbps) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
and for the water cooling carts:
XSPC 5.25" Bay Reservoir - Clear / Silver / Black
XSPC AX360 Triple 120mm Radiator w/ Aluminum Enclosure - White
PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing 1/2"ID x 3/4" OD - 10ft Retail Pack - Clear (PFLEXA10-34)
Bitspower G1/4" Matte Black T Adapter (BP-MBTMB)
3/4" OD Reusable Clamp for PrimoFlex Tubing
Bitspower Summit EF CPU Liquid Cooling Block - AMD Series - Clear Acrylic (BP-WBCPUAAC-CUMBKCL)
HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX 760 Reference Design Full Coverage Water Block (15540)
Alphacool G1/4 Thread 1/2" (13mm) ID FatBoy Barb - Deep Black
Swiftech MCP655™ 12v Water Pump w/ Speed Control and 3/8" Conversion Kit (317 GPH)
Phobya Sealing Plug For ID 1/2" Tube - Vintage Matte Black (63346)
NZXT FN-120 120mm x 25mm High Performance Case Fan - 1300 RPM
Phobya O-Ring 11.1 x 2mm (G1/4 Inch) - UV White - 10 Pack
i have checked as much as i know how to that everything will fit in the case and together. as well as with the water blocks. i would like any advice on anything please
I am just posting some of what I think would be alright so don't punch me!
This is just me recommending something to cheap out on some parts and then use the saved money to get better stuff. But this only applies if you have tight budget.
Rig Parts:
Everything is alright but I can suggest on some parts:
instead of 16 Gig ram you can stick with 8 Gig of ram : Save money
instead of a 250Gig+ SSD you can do 120Gig solely for OS and 2-3 games : Save money
Use the saved money to get a "GTX 970", you just gotta have it looking at how much you are spending.
Watercooling Parts:
Just buy a full water cooling kit like the XSPC EX240 or AX240 but looking at you want cpu and gpu cooling you need an EX or AX 360. Or get the EK one's. Then just buy the approriate water block for the GPU as the kits will only come with a CPU block.
You can save alot of money off it.
Then just buy the rest of the parts that you want to replace like the hose colour, fans, and barb/compression fittings and if you want performance get the kit that comes with a D5 Vario pump.
^for the amount of money you can save from the water cooling parts (you save more when you buy a kit then do changes that buy each part 1 by 1) you can add that money and instead go for a Z97 Chipset Mobo and then get an i5-4690K devil's canyon.
If you got more money saved, SLi a GTX 970.
Right now, I am using an older kit which is an XSPC EX240 kit with a D5 Vario pump for £246.98 including vat, the quality is pretty good, I compared it against buying each of the same parts 1 by 1 and it reached 300+, for the single parts you bought it goes even higher (I think).
But if you have no problems with money, You could make do for all the parts but someone might give you an even better combination. But again if you have no problem with budget, I suggest getting atleast the GTX 970!.
i looked at the MSI GTX 970 but when i went to find a water block for it i couldnt find one that was useable. is the 970 that much better than the 960? can you recommend a waterblock that is compatible with the 970. thanks for the advice on saving money, never want to overspend when i dont have to. im doing this as a project to keep me busy so even though a kit would be cheaper and easier, im building one from scratch for fun.
The 970 would definitely be better than the 760 + you get access to the new technologies that it comes with it it also consumes less power.
As for the GTX 970 waterblock, I have heard that there is one coming soon from EK:
Reference Link : http://www.overclock.net/t/1516714/ek-waterblock-coming...
You could maybe just assemble the PC for now with only water cooling the CPU and then use the custom cooler and fan the MSi GTX 970 comes with and then just replace it with the new water block from EK when it is released.
This is the website for EK's 970 block for MSI. http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1_complist?gpu_g...
Right now the Full Cover is still not yet available, although you can still water cool a 970 but using the universal cooler (basically a liquid cooler that only cools the GPU chip and does not include the vrms, mosfets etc. much like a CPU block but for GPU).
An alternative also is using a KRAKEN™ G10 GPU BRACKET- BLACK. + a 240 mm CLC.
Found here : http://store.nzxt.com/Kraken-G10-GPU-Bracket-Black-p/rl...
The problem is that it it uses a CLC Closed Loop Liquid cooling.
But perhaps the KRAKEN™ G10 GPU BRACKET- BLACK can be used in parallel with the universal cooler from EK, meaning you cool the GPU using the EK water block and then use the bracket with its fans to cool the Vrms, and other chips in the board since the GPU block only cools the GPU chip.
But I don't know, I mostly prefer full cover GPU block compared to the G10 and or the Universal block that only focuses on GPU chip cooling xD.
thank you so much! thats probably what im going to do. just cpu cool for now and when the water block is realsed ill look into changing my water cooling loop to incorporate the gpu. i think the 970 sounds like a good idea.
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October 10, 2014 9:02:45 AM
if you're looking to do that, weigh your options with teh h220x by swiftech... it goes from a closed loop to being able to expand to additional rads, res and blocks:
http://www.ncix.com/detail/swiftech-h220x-all-in-one-li...
http://www.ncix.com/detail/swiftech-h220x-all-in-one-li...
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