What Pump/Rad for my Build?

DaleTheWhale

DaleTheWhale

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Hi,

Monday I am ordering the last bits and pieces for my build.

I was originally going to be using a EK 4.0 pump, however sold that tonight to a friend for his build, so am thinking of maybe a different pump at a slightly higher price?

I will be Water Cooling the following:

  • Intel i7 3820
  • SLI GTX 680 SC Signature 2GB
  • EK 150mm Res

I have a Slim 240 to go into the roof of my case, think it is a RX/RS 240mm, I need to decide a 360mm radiator to go into the front, but not sure what would be best to keep the cards and chip cool.

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC D5 Vario with Front Cover (1/2” barbs) £66.98
1 x EK CoolStream Radiator XT 360 (120.3) £48.98
2 x Mayhems X1 Blood Red Coolant £7.99 (£15.98)
1 x EK UNI Holder 50-70 - Black £3.98
2 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99 (£5.98)
Total : £141.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



Or would the EK 4.0 pump be OK and change the cost of the pump for a SR1?

I have a max budget of around £150 + I need another SP120 1450rpm fan!

Opinions please.
 
Ok, I was just wondering about room for beefy rad overkill :D

Your spec looks fine, assuming you have all the fittings already and you're not bothered about a pump top?
You could save cash with the EK 4.0 if you wanted.. I'd rather have a D5, but either would work well.
I'd also rather have the XT over the SR1 considering the difference in price and the small gap in performance.
 
Uncle Petey said:
Ok, I was just wondering about room for beefy rad overkill :D

Your spec looks fine, assuming you have all the fittings already and you're not bothered about a pump top?
You could save cash with the EK 4.0 if you wanted.. I'd rather have a D5, but either would work well.
I'd also rather have the XT over the SR1 considering the difference in price and the small gap in performance.
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Well, in the front of the case, I could fit a Monsta rad with fans, but they get quite expensive! If the spec above looks fine, then I might get that, or may get the EK 4.0 & can get a couple 90 degree fittings to tidy some tubing up. I have everything else already including 26 odd fittings, cpu block, gpu blocks etc.

Thanks for the graphs as well, the price/performance ratio is nice to see, just want to keep those cards nice and cool!

Will a top be required, the pump will be tucked away so won't be visual, but I know tops can help with performance?
 
I don't think you need to get anything bigger tbh (Yes, I know I have stupidly big rads for no good reason :D).
Sure, you could shave a few degrees off with an XTX/UT60/Monsta etc, but it's not exactly going to be a night and day difference for the extra cost.

A top makes 20% difference according to EK. I guess that could help with restrictive loops running multiple blocks.
Is it necessary? Probably not, though it's nice to be able to screw fittings into a top rather than use the barbs on the front cover I guess...

I can't remember if it's the 4.0 or the 18W DDC that has better head, but less flow than the D5 which could even things up a bit. Either way, you should be fine with whichever you pick.
 
Now who would have a couple of stupidly huge rads strapped to their case? ;)

Thanks for all the advice, has helped me decide on what to get. If the budget was a little more flexible then I guess a D5 and nice top would be a nice addition, but for now the above with a EK 4.0 will do nicely!

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK CoolStream Radiator XT 360 (120.3) £48.98
1 x EK DCP 4.0 Pump (12v) £39.98
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Single Pack (CO-9050005-WW) £13.99
2 x Mayhems X1 Blood Red Coolant £7.99 (£15.98)
1 x EK UNI Holder 50-70 - Black £3.98
2 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99 (£5.98)
2 x Akasa AK-FY320 3 Pin Fan cable splitter (AK-FY320) £1.99 (£3.98)
Total : £132.89 (includes shipping : FREE).



Seems solid to me, will be ordering first thing Monday morning!
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
Now who would have a couple of stupidly huge rads strapped to their case? ;)
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I have no idea who would do such a thing :confused: ;)

Thanks for all the advice, has helped me decide on what to get. If the budget was a little more flexible then I guess a D5 and nice top would be a nice addition, but for now the above with a EK 4.0 will do nicely!
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While it should be perfectly fine, I will say that a big part of me is screaming D5, D5!
Anyone else with greater pump know how wanna chime in here?
 
Uncle Petey said:
I can't remember if it's the 4.0 or the 18W DDC that has better head, but less flow than the D5 which could even things up a bit. Either way, you should be fine with whichever you pick.
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4.0 has better head at 4m and a quite decent flow rate of 800lph. I think its hugely underrated as a pump considering it is dirt cheap and requires no top. The D5 sports a 1200lph flow rate with a fair bit less head if i recall.
 
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