Hey and thanks in advance!
So I'm making my first water cooled custom loop and I've read Rubix's guide several times and watched some videos but I still want to make sure I chose the right parts before I finalize my purchase.
I'm planning to cool i7 4930k (buying it soon) in Corsair 900D, I'll add my SLI if this goes well for me.
Alphacool HF D5 Top - Black Acetal w/ Swiftech MCP655-PWM Pump Installed
Tubing - 1/2" ID X 3/4" OD red PVC
EK High Performance CoolStream 360 PE Series Liquid Cooling Radiator (EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple))
EK Supremacy EVO Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block - Acetal + Nickel (EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal+Nickel)
This is a kill coil, right?
Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 Inline Reservoir
I'm not finished with picking the fittings yet, however, I'm going with Bitspower G1/4 Compression fittings.
So, my questions are:
1) What do you think about these parts?
For now the loop's purpose is to cool the CPU and possibly adding 2 GPUs later, I know I'll have to buy more components if I decide to do so.
2) The thing that confuses me most is the reservoir, I like it but I'm been looking for information on how to install this reservoir and some people say that the 3 holes should go to the bottom and the one hole should be the inlet (top) while other people say the exact contrary.
I would also like to know if people use the fill port as an inlet.
I want to put my pump next to the PSU, below the reservoir so I'm not really sure how do I fill it from below.
From what I read, you fill the res until it gets to the pump and only then turn the pump on.
If that's how you do it, how can I possibly fill the res from below? There's nothing to push the water to the pump if I fill it from below.
3) Any advice on the loop order? I read it doesn't matter that much except having the Res outlet go to the pump's inlet but I'd like to reassure.
4) Can I attach to the radiator 3 SP fans to each side or would that prove useless?
5) Do I need in my loop drain port and fill port? I didn't see too much about that in any of the water cooling guides afaik, and if I do need it, is it necessary to drill into the case for the drain port as I saw some people do? I'm pretty sure that if I use a res I don't need drain/fill ports.
6) It's a little off topic but do you reckon it's better to get the i7 4930k and water cool that instead of getting a new mobo,ram, and CPU? I would keep the i7 4930k between 2-3 years so by then DDR4 would give more performance for the buck.
Guys, thank you for everything, I'm sorry for the stupid questions I'm still new to this great hobby.
Any help is welcome =].
P.S.
One last question, I'm looking for fittings now and I'm not sure how to choose them properly.
It seems like 90 degrees fittings are the best choice all the time with my loop. I'm very sure that's not true. I read the Fitting and Tubing part of the sticky again and I'm still a little confused as to when is best to use a compression G1/4 and when I use ones with 90/45 degrees.
I'd assume installing the loop with 90 degrees fittings attached to the res would be good and since the pump is next to the PSU I would need 90 fittings there too, but I'm not sure when I do I need it on the water block or the res.
Thanks again, I appreciate all the help I can get .
So I'm making my first water cooled custom loop and I've read Rubix's guide several times and watched some videos but I still want to make sure I chose the right parts before I finalize my purchase.
I'm planning to cool i7 4930k (buying it soon) in Corsair 900D, I'll add my SLI if this goes well for me.
Alphacool HF D5 Top - Black Acetal w/ Swiftech MCP655-PWM Pump Installed
Tubing - 1/2" ID X 3/4" OD red PVC
EK High Performance CoolStream 360 PE Series Liquid Cooling Radiator (EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple))
EK Supremacy EVO Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block - Acetal + Nickel (EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal+Nickel)
This is a kill coil, right?
Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 Inline Reservoir
I'm not finished with picking the fittings yet, however, I'm going with Bitspower G1/4 Compression fittings.
So, my questions are:
1) What do you think about these parts?
For now the loop's purpose is to cool the CPU and possibly adding 2 GPUs later, I know I'll have to buy more components if I decide to do so.
2) The thing that confuses me most is the reservoir, I like it but I'm been looking for information on how to install this reservoir and some people say that the 3 holes should go to the bottom and the one hole should be the inlet (top) while other people say the exact contrary.
I would also like to know if people use the fill port as an inlet.
I want to put my pump next to the PSU, below the reservoir so I'm not really sure how do I fill it from below.
From what I read, you fill the res until it gets to the pump and only then turn the pump on.
If that's how you do it, how can I possibly fill the res from below? There's nothing to push the water to the pump if I fill it from below.
3) Any advice on the loop order? I read it doesn't matter that much except having the Res outlet go to the pump's inlet but I'd like to reassure.
4) Can I attach to the radiator 3 SP fans to each side or would that prove useless?
5) Do I need in my loop drain port and fill port? I didn't see too much about that in any of the water cooling guides afaik, and if I do need it, is it necessary to drill into the case for the drain port as I saw some people do? I'm pretty sure that if I use a res I don't need drain/fill ports.
6) It's a little off topic but do you reckon it's better to get the i7 4930k and water cool that instead of getting a new mobo,ram, and CPU? I would keep the i7 4930k between 2-3 years so by then DDR4 would give more performance for the buck.
Guys, thank you for everything, I'm sorry for the stupid questions I'm still new to this great hobby.
Any help is welcome =].
P.S.
One last question, I'm looking for fittings now and I'm not sure how to choose them properly.
It seems like 90 degrees fittings are the best choice all the time with my loop. I'm very sure that's not true. I read the Fitting and Tubing part of the sticky again and I'm still a little confused as to when is best to use a compression G1/4 and when I use ones with 90/45 degrees.
I'd assume installing the loop with 90 degrees fittings attached to the res would be good and since the pump is next to the PSU I would need 90 fittings there too, but I'm not sure when I do I need it on the water block or the res.
Thanks again, I appreciate all the help I can get .