can somebody check my custom WC spec please :)

beasty6

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hey guys,

just about to treat myself to watercooling my rig and would like you watercooling users to check this spec and advise me on what to get and why?

this is what i have come up with:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
XSPC RX240 120mm Radiator - Black £65.98
(£54.98) £65.98
(£54.98)
EK-D5 X-RES 140 CSQ - Acetal £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
XSPC D5 Vario (Body + Screwring) £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
EK-Supremacy - CPU Waterblock - Copper Plexi £51.98
(£43.32) £51.98
(£43.32)
XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Mayhems X1 UV Blue Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
(£6.66) £15.98 x2
(£13.32)
XSPC HighFlex Hose 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD, 15.9/11.1mm, 2m, Clear £5.99
(£4.99) £11.98 x2
(£9.98)
EK PSC Compression Fitting 7/16 [16/12mm] - G1/4 - Black £3.50
(£2.92) £35.00 x10
(£29.20)
Sub Total : £281.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.42
Total : £350.52

i get free shipping so ignore that :D

i have added 10 fittings as i will be adding my 6990 to the loop but OCUK dont sell the waterblock for the card :(

my system spec is this:

i5 760 @4ghz
8GB xms3 1600mhz
MSI P55 GD80
VTX3D reference HD 6990
antec true power 750w
CM storm trooper

i want to overclock the nuts off the gpu aswell so please bare that in mind, so how dose this look? i was thinking off getting the XSPC RX240 kit and adding the extras

what do you guys think?

cheers
 
Anyone? I dont want to order the parts to find out that they dont work?

Also will the two rads be enough for this loop?
 
All great kit as far as I can see, the 2 rads should be fine for that set up (including overclocks).

What about fans?
 
Oops i forgot to mention lol

I want some decent blue LED's for the rads, bifenix spectre pro's or i was considering the XLF-F1256

Will also change all the case fans to the same fans for same airflow throughout the case
 
I don't know much about those fans but do know what you want is a fan with descent static pressure. Popular choices are Gentle Typhoons, Corsair SP series or the Akasa Apache's (what I use).

The ones you have listed may be fine, sure someone who has used them will be along soon. The rest looks great though, good luck with the build.
 
The fans will be fine. Not as good as gentle typhoons, but won't be not up to par :)

The XSPC RX kit would be cheaper for essentially the same thing, but with your kit you get to choose what the blocks look like. It's up to you to decide whether that's worth the extra :)
 
how do the raystorm blocks perform over the ek supremacy?

also is the bay/res better than the DCP pump and tube res?
 
They perform better but between them your talking 1c-2c so really whatever your preferences regarding looks I'd go with.
 
beasty6 said:
how do the raystorm blocks perform over the ek supremacy?

also is the bay/res better than the DCP pump and tube res?
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Demons UK said:
They perform better but between them your talking 1c-2c so really whatever your preferences regarding looks I'd go with.
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Actually, I believe the supremacy CSQ is slightly better. However, the difference, as mentioned, is so small you should go with whichever you like the looks of better :)

As for res, they're pretty much only for looks. Although they do make filling easier, the res you choose will make no difference to loop performance (in b4 the flamers with res' bigger than a bus :rolleyes:)
 
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