first water cooling on my brand new build. any suggestions?

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TheNerdJones

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So i started building my new gaming pc a week ago. Im only about half way through ( stilll need to order cpu, ram and ssd from newegg) so i thought id get some feedback. heres what i have got together so far or what im planning on using

Intel Core i5-4690K
nzxt phantom 410
asus maximus vii hero
msi gtx 970 4g
corsair hx850
g.skill ripjaw x series
samsung 850 pro 256g ssd
corsair h100i

Thats what im going with so far. i was thinking about changing the cpu to one the the unlocked i7's but i dont know if that would be worth it. i have been known to do a little bit of streaming.

Im going with a red and white theame here. so i plan on replacing the fans on the h100i with some with white led. also putting one on the door, front back and bottom. The way i see it you can never have too many fans. is that wrong of me?

Heres where i need help though. Right now i have the h100i mounted like the guy in this video, but i want to over the next few month put together a custom loop. its my case even large enough for a custom loop? How many rads do i need if i were planning on cooling the cpu and gpu with it? i have done a fair bit of research over on frozencpu and found the gpu blocks and a nice clear ek cpu block. Watched a lot of the do's and dont's videos. Is there someplace you guys would recomend learning more or on the subject. Thanks in advance






 
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i would say read as much as you can befor starting your loop build. Jay from Jays2cents on youtube has a few great vids on WC.. this should help with what rads fit where. Unmodded:
240mm radiator (30mm thick) in push or pull in the top, X-flow radiators may block the rear exhaust fan.
120mm radiator in push/pull (up to 80mm thick), rear exhaust, bottom intake, top front intake, push in either top slot. Bottom intake may interfere with a long PSU or its wires. that was taken from http://www.overclock.net/t/1204530/official-phantom-410-mid-tower-owners-club/0_100


Modded:
Removing the bottom HDD Cage (four rivets) opens up the front of the case to a 240mm (possibly an 80mm in push/pull) rad, with the ports at the bottom (may be a tight...
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Justin Piencikowski

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i would say read as much as you can befor starting your loop build. Jay from Jays2cents on youtube has a few great vids on WC.. this should help with what rads fit where. Unmodded:
240mm radiator (30mm thick) in push or pull in the top, X-flow radiators may block the rear exhaust fan.
120mm radiator in push/pull (up to 80mm thick), rear exhaust, bottom intake, top front intake, push in either top slot. Bottom intake may interfere with a long PSU or its wires. that was taken from http://www.overclock.net/t/1204530/official-phantom-410-mid-tower-owners-club/0_100


Modded:
Removing the bottom HDD Cage (four rivets) opens up the front of the case to a 240mm (possibly an 80mm in push/pull) rad, with the ports at the bottom (may be a tight fit) or with the ports up top, requiring a cut into the bottom 5.25" bays. The bottom front fan mount can be cut off to allow for a 240mm radiator in the bottom instead.

The top of the case can be cut to fit a 280mm radiator (with some cutting, 30mm rad in push or pull) or even a 360mm radiator in push or pull. The 360 would likely run into the fan controller/front IO
 
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Justin Piencikowski

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you are very correect about that being missed. i read that sticky twice and about 100 other forum posts along with watching countless video's befor i even started planning my water loop. read read and read some more you can never have to much info..
 
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