First watercooling spec check and aesthetic advice!

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V4NT0M

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First time watercooling setup, let me know if I have missed anything out or if there is something I can save a bit of money on it's already getting expensive, unsure if the pump is too much, the most important thing for me is low noise, I want to have the quietest setup possible.

Can someone link me up what I would need to add to the loop somewhere to easily drain it too.

Aesthetically I have a blue mobo and blue led avexir ram, I also have a bunch of blue LEDs lighting my current case at the minute, pic of the inside of my current case here. As you can see from the liquid I want to go with blue and green, the LED lights already pick up the UV so I think it will look pretty nice.

One thing I'm a little unsure about is the bitfenix cables, should I go for the blue linked in the spec or the green ones to go with the liquid?

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir Value Combo £99.00
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal £73.99
1 x EK CoolStream Radiator XT 360 (120.3) £48.98
1 x EK-Supreme LTX CSQ Intel CPU Waterblock £29.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Blue £21.95
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050011-WW) £13.99
2 x Mayhems X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£15.98)
2 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - Clear £5.99 (£11.98)
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 1/2" Barb Fitting (Black Chrome) £1.79 (£17.90)
11 x PrimoChill Black Steel Spring Clips - 1/2" £0.70 (£7.70)
Total : £479.45 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Thanks for any help
 
Cheapness I guess and I've not really seen any compression fittings that I thought looked particularly good. I gather you recommend the compression fittings for looks and safety?

Actually now you've made me have a look, I like the EK ones:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-363-EK

Are these the correct fit for the tubing I have? ( though out of stock =/ )

Edit: Have just been having a look at these fans:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-003-AL

I think they might look nicer and they seem to perform pretty well too.
 
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Skyfall said:
Cheapness I guess and I've not really seen any compression fittings that I thought looked particularly good. I gather you recommend the compression fittings for looks and safety?

Actually now you've made me have a look, I like the EK ones:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-363-EK

Are these the correct fit for the tubing I have? ( though out of stock =/ ) ....
Click to expand...

Personally just prefer the security of compression fittings (seen too many barbs fail - although it's usually down to poor fitting)

I've used those EK-CSQ compression fittings before & think they do an awesome job for the price (the one's you've linked to are the correct size for the tubing).

You will need 2 extra for the pump/res combo though
 
Get which ever fitting suite you I do recommend compression fittings for peace of mind, and I personally think they look better than barbs and clips that's just me.

you would need 8 buy my count

YOUR BASKET
2 x Monsoon 13/10mm (ID 3/8 OD 1/2) Free Center Compression Fitting Six Pack - Green £24.95 (£49.90)
2 x Monsoon Chain Gun Fitting 3/8" x 1/2" Multi Pack - Blue £23.99 (£47.98)
2 x Monsoon Chain Gun Fitting 3/8" x 1/2" Multi Pack - Green £23.99 (£47.98)
Total : £154.55 (includes shipping : £7.25).



I think monsoon provided the best colour matches for your scheme but it all comes down to if you willing to pay to do so :)


I use the D5 its very quite infact I hear my psu more than ive ever heard it lol
 
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I'd change the rad to an EK PE360 for the same price and buy the pump/res separately and save £15 odd :)

I'd also consider using those savings, adding a fiver and going for a Supremacy block too.
 
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Welcome to the world of spending almost the same on the hardware on your water cooling!

If you really want a quality push, go with the XSPC AX series. I've never touched a rad that comes close as far as build quality and aesthetic go. However... more snowballs!

Understand I am purly performance; wouldn't know how rads perform temp wise :)
 
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