First watercooling build

xb8browney

xb8browney

xb8browney

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Hi,

After a few days of looking around I've now ordred the OcUK Tech Labs XSPC 240mm High Performance Watercooling Kit (WHITE) WC-147-TL
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It's going into my Bitfenix Shinobi (none XL)

After abit of research I've ordred a dremel aswell as it looks like I'll have to take out the HDD bay.

My question is should I mount the 240 rad on the bottom of the case or on the front?




Regards
 
either is fine, especially on smaller rads, people say vertically mounted can be harder to bleed, but never actually experienced this

Just ensure the rad is in the best location to assist with the overall flow / zen of your system :)
 
Ok well It's all done, Took me about 1hr30 mins.

I had to remove the rivets to remove my HDD bay to get the rad in, It needs tweaking I think and the cables are terrible but it's working.


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I looked at the picture a few mins ago and thought the same (it's just the pic).

When my dremel turns up tomorrow I might mount the radiator on the front instead.
 
I've since tidied all the cables up but now I want to add my gpu into the loop.

I assume I'll just need some more tubing, gpu block and two barbs?

My question is around what do I do about the liquid currently in the loop...do I have to drain it and if so how?
 
You will need to drain all the fluid from the loop. Given that you don't have a drain in the loop, you're going to have to cut into one of the tubes and do it that way.
 
khemist said:
Get a M20 to G1/4" adapter for the top of the pump/res https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc-m20-to-g1-4-fillcap-adapter-black-chrome-wc-264-xs.html then then attach a fitting and some tubing and turn it upside down/tilt on side?.
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Yeah that's what I do with my build but I have an XSPC bay res. There's always some water in the loop doing it this way so make sure its fully drained out before you remove the compression fittings.

For your build though it looks easy enough to take it completely out and drain it outside the PC and the re-build the loop with the GPU block. Keep in mind you'll just have to re-paste the CPU.
 
bit of ghetto way of draining a loop but i use a big plastic syringe with some 6 mm air line tubing stuck on the end, insert into res fill port and pull the liquid out then tip the case to put more fluid into the res. takes a while but have never spilled a drop on my components doing it this way.

saves cutting tubing
 
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You will need a second radiator in order to add a gpu to the loop as there won't be sufficient cooling capacity to maintain sensible coolant temperatures. I tried it myself and ended up having to add a second 240mm radiator to the loop.
 
Aside from the draining, and seeing you got a Dremel, might be worth investing in a 240/120 rad for the ceiling if you going to cover your gpu as well. Maybe make stand off pillars for the case feet at the bottom, so as airflow isn't being restricted or bouncing back at the bottom rad.
 
Maxed Out said:
Aside from the draining, and seeing you got a Dremel, might be worth investing in a 240/120 rad for the ceiling if you going to cover your gpu as well. Maybe make stand off pillars for the case feet at the bottom, so as airflow isn't being restricted or bouncing back at the bottom rad.
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The dremel I got was a cheap alternative and It's been sent back.
 
Fitted and everything working ok, no leaks.

Only issue is that I didn't get angled fittings so for now I cant put the side panel back on.

The tubing I use is 7/16" ID and 5/8" OD tubing.

Could someone please advise on angle compression fittings please.
 
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