7/16" or 1/2" tubing plus push or pull fans.

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Okay, new build coming on well just need tubing and fittings and coolant.

Build so far is:

I7 950 cpu
Asus P6X58D-E
Corsair 3 x 2Gb XMS3 8-8-8-24
EK Multioption Reservoir X2 150 Advanced
GTX470 with EK waterblock
XSPC RX360 with fan shrouds and 3 x San Ace fans
two x fan controllers
Laing D5 pump with EK V2 aftertop
Swiftech Apogee XT CPU waterblock
Corsair 800D case
Seasonic M12 850W psu
Xonar D2X

I plant to "butcher" the 800D later and add my existing 240 rad and san ace fans in the bottom.

Current plan is just one loop for now but may split into two loops when I add another gtx470 later.

Just can't decide over tube now. Currently have Tygon 7/16" thick wall tube which is ace and served me well but not great at bending and I will never have enough peices of the correct length for the new build.

SO I was thinking 7/16" tube again but you appear to be very limited in choice for that size. I want uv blue and I am going with distilled water plus nuke plus silver coil. I seem to be only able to find XSPC in this size/colour but no idea how/good bad it is.

1/2" opens up a world of choice especially PrimoFlex Pro LRT but just not sure whether it would just look too chunky if you know what I mean?

Once last question cause I can't remeber: fans on rads - better to pull or push?

Cheers.
 
Pull is fractionally better with sub 1600rpm 25mm fans. Push should be better with your fans. There's not very much in it.

I currently have:
60mm tfc -> 25mm shroud ->38mm san ace -> 25mm shroud -> 60mm tfc
lots of air comes out even at 7v. San ace are rather over specified for pc watercooling.
 
Tubing thickness is a matter of what you like the look of and what doesn't kink in the bends you are going to ask it to make.

I tend to go for 11/16mm (7/16" inner, 5/8" outer) tubing nowdays as it is good an resisting kinks, and now I've got loads of fittings for it so get really miffed when shops send me the wrong bits by mistake :p

There is some talk of some tubing clouding, but I think they all do it to a small extent but you just notice it more in transparent tubing.
 
Probem is I can only find XSPC bluv uv in 7/16" and I have no idea how good/bad it is.

You go to most watercooling etailers and their 7/16" sections are almost bare. Having a choice of compression fittings is also restricted whereas 3/8" and 1/2" will give you 20+ choices in each.

Is XSPC any good or can somebody recommend another 7/16" in blue uv please?
 
You want 7/16" and UV blue and you're complaining about the choice of manufacturers? You don't think you're being a little prescriptive!

7/16" is easier for me than ½" and better looking than 3/8". I tend not to think about how it will look so just get Masterkleer and be done with it.
 
Fans - do whichever suits best for airflow. Tbh there will be little difference either way but I wouldn't have all the fans sucking into the case over the rads as this will heat the case up.

I use 7/16 for the reason Mike has stated above and for me it's the 'goldilocks' of tubing - not too fat, not too thin, just right ;).
 
MikeTimbers said:
You want 7/16" and UV blue and you're complaining about the choice of manufacturers? You don't think you're being a little prescriptive!

7/16" is easier for me than ½" and better looking than 3/8". I tend not to think about how it will look so just get Masterkleer and be done with it.
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True but what do I use to get the water blue then? Don't want just clear water. :(
 
w3bbo said:
Fans - do whichever suits best for airflow. Tbh there will be little difference either way but I wouldn't have all the fans sucking into the case over the rads as this will heat the case up.

I use 7/16 for the reason Mike has stated above and for me it's the 'goldilocks' of tubing - not too fat, not too thin, just right ;).
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Funnily enough a guy on another forum told me I was mad having the fans expel the air through the rad at the top as the fans "wouldn;t be getting cold air" and I should have them suck the air in.:confused:
 
So he is stating you should suck the air in through the top? Does he not know hot air rises? All of the hot air being exhausted from your PC will rise and then be sucked back in anyway so it makes little/no difference. I guess it depends on your PC location, for example the way I have mine would not work in other scenarios. My PC is next to a window so I have the rear fans sucking air in (from the window) whereas most folk will have those as exhaust fans.
 
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