So, I have quite a few questions and have been very confused by my research. I figured it would be better to get some advice rather than trial/error.
I'm going to make this short and straight forward, as i'm quite confused.
My budget would be around $250
Looking for a loop just for a CPU, and later upgrade for GPU block on my 680. I have a 3570k.
Have a thermaltake Chaser Mk-1 Case (I know, but was the only case available at my local parts shop) So a dual radiator wouldn't be quite ideal. For the radiator I was looking into the EK Coolstream XTX 120mm "Extra Thick" and doing a push-pull on the exhaust of my case.
Would like to have a bay reservoir, and if possible a bay reservoir-pump combo. I was looking into the XSPC X20 750l Bayres. No specifics on the pump but: " latest version of our X2O 750 pump, the V4."
- Pump Performance: 750 lph
- Head Delivery: 1.8m
- Low Noise, Low Vibration (42dB Max)
- Voltage: 12V (4pin molex)
Now what I am afraid of is going too much on a budget, and not being able to properly upgrade to a GPU block in the loop. I'm not sure if I could skimp out a bit on the pump, as a cheaper bayres/pump could be bought. The radiator would be ideal for a single 120mm, so it can properly fit in my case. With the space in top grill of the case, I might be able to fit another single radiator if necessary for adding a GPU into the loop in a future upgrade.
My main questions are: Is the pump good enough for a loop with a CPU and a GPU, or would I be able to downgrade? Or, would it be better to get a less expensive/powerful pump and just buy a new one later when I add the GPU to the loop.
Is the radiator sufficient, and would I have to add another radiator/better one if I later added a GPU block. I know the general rule is to have one radiator per component, so a CPU and GPU would need a dual radiator. But would the thickness of the radiator compensate for this?
And the one thing that is REALLY restricting me is that I can only order it from Canada. So, only from dazmode and ncix or any other I am unaware of.
The XSPC rasa kit's are looking quite appealing but I can't find one in Canada.
I read most of the sticky, but just left me confused as i'm a newbie at a proper water cooling. An all in one is out of the quetion, no baby cooling. If my question(s) are confusing, it might be because I am confused myself.
Cheers.
I'm going to make this short and straight forward, as i'm quite confused.
My budget would be around $250
Looking for a loop just for a CPU, and later upgrade for GPU block on my 680. I have a 3570k.
Have a thermaltake Chaser Mk-1 Case (I know, but was the only case available at my local parts shop) So a dual radiator wouldn't be quite ideal. For the radiator I was looking into the EK Coolstream XTX 120mm "Extra Thick" and doing a push-pull on the exhaust of my case.
Would like to have a bay reservoir, and if possible a bay reservoir-pump combo. I was looking into the XSPC X20 750l Bayres. No specifics on the pump but: " latest version of our X2O 750 pump, the V4."
- Pump Performance: 750 lph
- Head Delivery: 1.8m
- Low Noise, Low Vibration (42dB Max)
- Voltage: 12V (4pin molex)
Now what I am afraid of is going too much on a budget, and not being able to properly upgrade to a GPU block in the loop. I'm not sure if I could skimp out a bit on the pump, as a cheaper bayres/pump could be bought. The radiator would be ideal for a single 120mm, so it can properly fit in my case. With the space in top grill of the case, I might be able to fit another single radiator if necessary for adding a GPU into the loop in a future upgrade.
My main questions are: Is the pump good enough for a loop with a CPU and a GPU, or would I be able to downgrade? Or, would it be better to get a less expensive/powerful pump and just buy a new one later when I add the GPU to the loop.
Is the radiator sufficient, and would I have to add another radiator/better one if I later added a GPU block. I know the general rule is to have one radiator per component, so a CPU and GPU would need a dual radiator. But would the thickness of the radiator compensate for this?
And the one thing that is REALLY restricting me is that I can only order it from Canada. So, only from dazmode and ncix or any other I am unaware of.
The XSPC rasa kit's are looking quite appealing but I can't find one in Canada.
I read most of the sticky, but just left me confused as i'm a newbie at a proper water cooling. An all in one is out of the quetion, no baby cooling. If my question(s) are confusing, it might be because I am confused myself.
Cheers.
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