[Updated to Phase 4] See latest post here: Dark Base Pro 900 Water Cooling Build (Updated: 01/12/2020 - Phase 4)
Hi all!
So I've been itching to try my hand at a hard tube custom water cooling loop and decided to upgrade my PC at the same time for this momentous occasion!
Upon seeing iiNNeX's post and all the lovely watercooled cases in the gallery thread I figured that I too should show off my efforts and get some feedback!
So here we go! - Totally unofficial parts breakdown list a la iiNNeX inspiration:
Hardware:
Be Quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 purchased
Intel i7 6700k processor purchased
Asus Formula VIII Z170 RGB Motherboard purchased
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB kit (4x8GB) @ 3000mhz CAS-15 DDR4 memory purchased
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 NVME SSD purchased
2x ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 purchased
List of Water Cooling components chosen:
Pump/Res:
EK-XRES 140 Revo inc. D5 PWM pump (pump/res combo) purchased
EK Water Blocks EK-RES X3 - Internal Tube 12/16 - 40mm purchased
EK-RES X3 - Multiport TOP purchased (provides fill port access)
Blocks:
EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal + Nickel CSQ purchased purchased
2x Bitspower Nvidia GTX 1080 ROG STRIX Acrylic (Clear) purchased
Radiators/Fans:
EK-CoolStream CE 420 (Triple) purchased
6x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM High Speed Fans (push/pull) purchased
HWLabs Black Ice Nemesis GTS 280 (Double) purchased
2x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM High Speed Fans (push)purchased
Fittings/Tubing:
8x Alphacool Eisrohr 16/13mm PETG HardTube 80cm purchased
20x EK-HDC Fitting 16mm G1/4 - Black Nickel purchased
Other various 90/45/misc fittings from Bitspower in Black Sparkle purchased
Coolant:
Thermaltake C1000 RED Opaque Coolant purchased
Drainage system:
EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 purchased
Bitspower Q fitting to split off from main loop
Bitspower Stopper/Plug for Ball Valve end
So that's the kit I've sourced for my build! and yes it is a complete coincidence that I happen to have a lot of the same kit that iiNNeX is rocking, I built my loop a month before I saw any of these posts!
Please see the post below for some pictures of the build in it's current state. - all feedback is appreciated!
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