water coling nob spec help please

s innes · 7 Feb 2015 at 21:24

hi thanks for looking

i'm looking to go water for a new build on an LGA 2011 socket with 4930k cpu
i am currently looking to cool cpu/gpu and maybe mobo these will be going into a white Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower

going for a blue and white themed build
the main reason for going water is for mild overclock and preferably quiet build (current rig is on air and it's a bit loud current case is Thermal Take Armour with stock fans)

i had been toying with going for the
Alphacool NexXxoS Cool Answer 480 D5/ST
can get this for £182 (not sure if this is an error on the site as they have the price listed @ £218 but if i pay with paypal the price is only £182 ? )

however i'd prefer acrilic tube for cleaner lines and i'm not a fan of the bay res either

so i'm looking for

*D5 pump.
*tube res,
*480 or 420 rad to fit in the top of the case preferably white ( but willing to paint black one's to match build)
*cpu block
*acrilic tube/ fittings
*res fans with good SP again would prefer white / blue but these could also be painted

i have looked at getting the Monsoon Free Center Hardline 1/2 X 5/8 (16mm) 6 Pack - White and a 6 Pack in blue like the look of these

haven't decided on gpu yet so would need to add this later

sorry forgot to add budget of around £300

MSE_Elite · 8 Feb 2015 at 00:47

£300 just for the cooling ? Jeez, I thought £100 was pushing the boat out!

s innes · 8 Feb 2015 at 03:41

well the £300 budget i think it's a reasonable cost for custom water
considering the cost for block's and rads fittings and the like
i have looked at various options and the budget is probably a bit on the low side when you factor in the cost for a custom build vs an aio set up

D5 Vario X-TOP Incl. Pump - Plexi £85
a 480 rad - £50 - £90
res - £40 - £60
cpu - £30 - £60
acrilic tube - £12
fittings - £50
fans - £50
gpu - £80 - £100

so given the prices listed above £400 - £510 with only one gpu

i did consider going the aio route but then i find that if you wan't to add on to it the choices are few and far between
like i said i am giving serious consideration to the

Alphacool NexXxoS Cool Answer 480 D5/ST for £182 and if i swap the tube/res/fittings is still going to cost around that £300 mark not inc gpu

Mynight · 8 Feb 2015 at 09:53

If you're willing to swap some parts out it's doable for 300

.

Why not get a DDC combo for now and expand to a separate res when you have extra funds?

s innes · 8 Feb 2015 at 15:27

Mynight said:
If you're willing to swap some parts out it's doable for 300 .

Why not get a DDC combo for now and expand to a separate res when you have extra funds?

thanks although i posted a budget of £300 i can add to that if needed

the case has a mount for the pump behind the mobo tray
thier are various options for mounting a tube res (probabaly looking to mount at the rear beside the gpu with possibaly another rad in the bottom
looking to also mount the psu behind the mobo tray

perhaps i should wait till i have the case and then i can better explore my options for cooling