First time Water cooling and looking for help

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ominous11

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Hey everyone !

This will be my first time doing a custom build for water cooling so I figure I ask some question's before I buy and start :)

What kind of temperature's can I expect from water cooling ?? I have a 4670k OC too 4.4GHz also I will be buying a 980 TI ( not sure what brand, any suggestions ?? )

I own the Corsair 230t but I figure that would be a little too tight for for a water loop, so I was thinking between Phanteks Enthoo Pro, NZXT H440, Fractal Design R4. ( Also open to suggestion )

for the water cooling parts

Pump : Alphacool VPP655 Speed Variable Pump.
Radiator : Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 240mm Full Copper Radiator (I might order 2 )
Tubing : Monsoon PETG Hardline 1/2" x 5/8"
Reservoir : EKWB 250ml Res
Fittings : Primochill Revolver 1/2" Inner Diameter 10 pack.

What should I do for blocks ?? I am totally open to suggestion's on everything I have said !! Looking to do this right the first time :)

Thanks in advanced !
 
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newtowatercooling

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for the gpu look at the cards then see who carrys a water block for the card . for the case the ones you listed are good i like the 750d 760t or the thermaltake core x9 case .

pump good
rads i would do a 360mm + 240mm for overclocking headroom
have you done hardline bending tubing before its harder then it seems. pvc tubing is much easier for first time water cooling .
fittings go for compression either for soft or hard tubing
res is good
for the gpu brands gigabyte is good msi/evga .just look for the blocks before you buy the card since not all card will have a block if it uses a ref board design then it will have one . for cpu block ekwb EK-Supremacy EVO is very good so is aqua computers line
for the temps my 970 is at 23c at idle cpu 31c . at load gpu 35-40c cpu 40-50c depending on my ambient temp at the time

price as you probably know is about 500$+ for a decent parts for your loop ,more if you go hardline
 
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