if i buy the 980ti poseidon card...what else do i need to buy to water cool the card?

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ive never watercooled before. im abit of a noob when it comes to pc's.

I have a z97 msi gaming 7 motherboard and a i5 4690k. I also have a obsidion 450D case and a 1000watt be quiet power supply. I will be buying all the extra parts from overclockers .co.uk

can anyone help me to identify what "loop" and other things i need to purchase?

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Yeah your case is fine for it.

I would mount it pushing the air through the rad, to exhaust out of the case. I previously liquid cooler my last gpu and did it that way and that gave me the best temps.
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I don't own the card, but I did look into it a little bit last week (I'm looking at buying some 980 Ti's too). I believe it's 3/8 I'm tubing, I might be wrong. Either way, you'll need tubing, a pump, reservoir, and a radiator... right? Or am I misunderstanding the question?
 
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no thats right. i know i need these type of items, just not sure which ones to get. im struggling to understand the whole thing ! not sure what 2/8 means and stuff like that
 
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ah these pre watercooled and ready to go out of the box?
 
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ok, first things first, there are cards like the msi seahawk and the evga hybrid that are all in one cards and come with the radiator and hoses and what not already attached and filled with water.

IF you are choosing this because you want to some day expand the loop, or want it custom designed, or both, start here...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky
there is probably more information here than you could ever possibly need, but at least any detailed questions you need answered will be there somewhere.

for building a loop, you need a few basic parts.
-a block for the component to be cooled. the chard you have chosen has that built in.
-a radiator with fans to dissipate the heat. fans are usually sold seperately unless its an all in one setup, and you want "static pressure" or SP fans.
-a pump to move the fluid through the loop.
-a reservoir to hold the fluid
-a fitting for every used connection of every part of the loop, usually 2 per component unless otherwise attached(like a pump/res combo)
-hosing to connect the components
-and a coolant fluid of some kind with applicable additives. you can get premixed fluids of all kinds, but if you use distilled water you'll want anti-corrosives and biocides of some kind.

that should get you started, if you have more questions, there are a ton of people here that can help so dont hesitate to ask.
 
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The fractions refer to the interior diameter of the tubing. 3/8 of an inch is pretty standard. That'd be 9.525 mm for y'all metric folks... You can get a closed loop cooling system like the Corsair H100i for about $100 (For the CPU). As said previously, EVGA makes a 980 Ti with an integrated, closed cooling loop. I don't have experience with them, personally. However, they do look very convenient. I believe the term "plug and play" would fit that, in theory, quite well. Keep away from the generic parts like those on eBay, though. Having liquid leak out onto your computer just doesn't sound to good. I just realized that I'm on the UK site, so sorry for the inches and dollars. Wish I could be of more help. Good luck, none the less.
 
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would it not be easyer to et a hybrid like the evga or msi ??? the card you want to use like the evga hydrocopper are used in line with water cpu coolers in a complete loop

to me example this cooler is good for cpu only [small size rad.]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6J32TS8512


larger cooler may better handle a cpu and a vid -card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9AS3GH8172


this is a better way if not wanting to invest in all the rest for cpu use [ this card can be had for as low as 689 prices swing a lot on it ]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G3KF9349
 
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Yep, they are already set up, you just have to install the card, and mount the radiator and fan.
 
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You attach the fan to the radiator (may come pre attached), then mount the radiator on one of the fan mounts in your case (usually the rear exhaust)
 
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ok brill. my case is an coirsaire obsidian 450D. would you reckomend buying a different case or is my 450D suitable? thanks
 
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Yeah your case is fine for it.

I would mount it pushing the air through the rad, to exhaust out of the case. I previously liquid cooler my last gpu and did it that way and that gave me the best temps.
 
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