Bit at a time or in stages?

mcgriffo

mcgriffo

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Having just acquired all the components for my entire new system, including the Apex Ultra + w/c system, I just wondered about how I'm best setting it up?

Would I be best:

a) Putting the whole lot togther at once and pressing the "on" button

or

b) Building the PC first, switching on etc, and THEN install the w/c system as if I'd only just bought that on its own?

Option B sounds wise for testing, but I'd only be using a bit of stock cooling (would any parts be at risk of overheating?)

Option A sounds the best for convenience of part positioning as you begin with a totally "blank canvass"
 
As with any water setup its best to build that up to test for leaks etc.

Once thats OK I'd build the PC and install the SC rig.

Stock cooling is fine for a standard PC. It only takes an oever night test for the WC so you could have it all done over the weekend :)
 
I would build and test the pc on stock cooling,

also leak test the water cooling on its own to check for leaks.

The once when happy water cool the pc.

So yeah, build the pc, then add the water cooling as if it was the new purchase lol
 
I'm kind of using another thread I had going in the "cooling" forums here, but it is relevant to previous posts in this thread....

I was concerned about "building" the w/c system outside the PC, it being 100% leak-proof, and then dismantling it to put INTO the PC and undoing all the good work!!!

Someone said that "if you know what you're doing" there wouldn't be a need to dismantle it when putting it into the PC.

Is this straight forward enough?
 
I would test the parts (CPU/mobo/GPU/RAM) at stock (with stock cooling etc) to ensure that you don't need to RMA them.

Testing the w/c outside would seem to make sense if you could then add the entire lot without any disconnection.. otherwise it's clearly pointless!
 
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