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Custom water loop build
- Thread starter napster100
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First, you should get these fittings rather than the ones you currently have, which are for hard tubing (such as stainless steel). Also triple check to make sure your graphics card is on this list or the cooler most likely won't fit
Other than that, your list is pretty comprehensive. You do have more radiators than you really need and the rule of thumb is 1 fan per component you're cooling, so I'd just grab the single 240mm radiator and call it a day. Also, that cooling fluid is extremely expensive and dyed (dyes often separate from the liquid over time), so since you have red tubing I'd snag a gallon of distilled water from any local grocery store and toss a silver coil into your reservoir to prevent algae growth. These last two are just suggestions though, so if you would prefer more radiators or the red fluid that's your call.
- Aug 13, 2013
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Thanks for the reply! I've amended the list with the new fittings, and as for the graphics card block I used their compatibility tool and matched the actual part number so I really confident that it will fit and also grabbed the recommended back plate they suggested. The reason I thought I'd add more rads is because I have the space in my case and eventually I'll be adding an SLI setup once the Pascal GPUs are released, I guess it's kind of a waste of money getting the GPU block, but it's still like a year away so I figured it would still be a worth while purchase for now, though I think I will take your suggestion and remove the 120mm rad and just keep the dual rad and 140mm for the back. Just a quick question though, how long is the coil expected to last, i.e. when should it be replaced, if at all?
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