Custom Watercooling or Nocuta NH-D14?

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Custom Watercooling Setup?

Hey guys, im looking into getting a watercooling setup, Im looking for pretty low temps, don't really want to hit 55c+ under stress testing for hours on end.

(Specs are below) Specs (post 6)

Any comments are welcome :)

Cheers,

Kurt
 
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I just noticed the shipping costs from USA!

Using a competitor to make a custom loop (As OCUK has not a lot of choice which sucks!)

What sorta stuff should I get for around £250-300?

Thanks,

Kurt
 
I just noticed the shipping costs from USA!

Using a competitor to make a custom loop (As OCUK has not a lot of choice which sucks!)

What sorta stuff should I get for around £250-300?

dude dont come on OcUKs forums and start stating they suck... lol

im looking to go down the watercooling route, go for there kits and customise it as you see fit should get a decent setup with your budget
 
I didnt mean it like that lol. I meant it sucks cause id prefer to buy from them than anyone else! Normally they have all the best stuff just not with water :( theres one AMD block :S

Yeh, ive looked at them but not too keen on them. Im not scared of a challenge really just need some experienced guy to say whats good and whats bad :) Would be much appriecated if they did :)

Cheers,

Kurt
 
This look good for a decent setup?

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The spacers are so I can attach the rad on the back of my case with a little more ease, would it be easier just to attach the fans and rad straight onto the case as I would have the bottom of the rad at the fan mountings on the back. Then the tubing going into through a PCI bracket.
 
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I suspect it was your the first post in this thread which put allot of people off bothering to read the rest tbh, it is a rule of thumb that "spec me watercooling now" threads are largely treated with indifference on this forum. The fact you have listed some kit further down will probably have been missed, though I see you have edited the first post so you probably realised this, though too late to grab peoples attention it seems.

Looking at your list of kit, yes that will work. The things I would change however are the res/pump combo, I personally don't like them as by and large they seem to use fairly naff pumps, I would rather have a separate pump of my choice and a res, or a pump with a restop. Will cost more but will usually perform better. A DDC pro would be enough for that loop, with a restop or other res of your choice.

A better solution to mount a rad on the back of the case is to use a swiftech radbox. The standoffs would work but would involve a bit more phaff and possibly not look as good as they sometimes droop under the weight of the rad. When you mount your rad it is usually best to fit it with the barbs uppermost to make bleeding air significantly easier. Bleeding can be done with the rad in any orientation but you have to play around tilting the case to get all the air out.

4m of tube is definately overkill for a single cpu only loop. 3m would be more than enough.

Can't bothered to convert Oz into litres but the rule of thumb is that just over a litre is usually enough for a single loop of that size. No experience of how that dyed fluid performs but the usual advice is to avoid dyed fluid and use deionized/distilled with coloured tubing if need be. The problem with dyed fluids is the dye can come out of solution and clog your blogs and/or stain everything. The clogging aspect seems to be random whether it happens or not.

You specify barbs so you will need hoseclips of some kind, unless you drop to 7/16" ID tubing.

Not sure about the fan, I know people seem to rave about them but the seem expensive to me. As you appear to be mounting the rad externally then nothing is stopping you push/pulling with fans either side of the rad.

The only other thing to consider is if you need a dedicated drain point or not. I.e. a T and a valve, and whether you will need antikink coils.

Edit: Double check you have enough barbs, it is easy to get this wrong.
 
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Cheers for the reply man!

Yeah i know I couldn't edit the thread title though :(

I'll take your advice with the pump :) Is a 12V Laing DDC-1T Pro 10W with XSPC top pretty decent? or would it be worth spending more and getting the Ultra 18w with a top? Res would be one of the EK spin ones.

I was looking at the radbox but cannot find it anywhere :( I was thinking about just attaching the Rad to the back of my pc so that it draws air from the psu and the inside of the case, Another way would be to get the standoffs and have it sit on the top of my case?

Tubing wise ok i'll only get 3m, I don't think ill buy hoseclips as ive got a load of cable ties which should be ok shouldn't it?

For draining the loop i'd do it depending on how the rad is setup if its on the back the tubing would be coming through a PCI slot so I would remove the rad from the back and then drain it like that as it would easily be made to be the lowest point in the system. If not then i'll get the T and valve like you suggested :)

Setup now:


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(The 3 fans btw one is for my case fan as I've got a xilence red wing atm and a crappy coolermaster one).

Thanks,

Kurt
 
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I'll take your advice with the pump :) Is a 12V Laing DDC-1T Pro 10W with XSPC top pretty decent? or would it be worth spending more and getting the Ultra 18w with a top? Res would be one of the EK spin ones.

If you can afford the 18W go for it, it would stand you in good stead if you add further blocks down the line.

I was looking at the radbox but cannot find it anywhere :( I was thinking about just attaching the Rad to the back of my pc so that it draws air from the psu and the inside of the case, Another way would be to get the standoffs and have it sit on the top of my case?

I have my rads on top of my case, I use aluminium brackets designed for the job rather than threaded standoffs but any means of spacing the rad away from the case will do. If you're not put off by the looks of external rads you can put them where ever you like, depends entirely on your case.

Tubing wise ok i'll only get 3m, I don't think ill buy hoseclips as ive got a load of cable ties which should be ok shouldn't it?

Cable ties will work yes.
 
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