Check for my Dad please

SilverTongue · 22 Oct 2013 at 15:35

So my Dad has decided he wants to watercool his system and has asked me to check everything out, he wants to cool his 4770K and his 7990 in one loop.

The 7990 he has is this one:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-121-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515

From what I can tell this is a reference card, however am happy to be corrected.

Could you lovely people just go over my Dads shopping list and recommend any changes anything that has been missed and also recommend a coolant please.

Also this is going into a BitFenix Shinobi XL and he wants to keep to his Red/Black colour scheme as well if possible.

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC Razor HD 7990 VGA Waterblock £149.99
1 x XSPC X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 £59.98
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £49.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
1 x XSPC Razor HD 7990 Backplate £24.95
5 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050013-WW) £14.99 (£74.95)
1 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Red £5.99
4 x XSPC G1/4" 45° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.49 (£13.96)
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£29.90)
Total : £503.65 (includes shipping : FREE).

Flying_Hellfish · 22 Oct 2013 at 17:02

Looks pretty good so far, I'd probably look to get a couple more rotaries just in case, always helps.

Is he bothered about adding in a tap for quick drainage? I've got that pump/res and it's a bit of a pain without one. What about temp sensors?

The XSPC stuff comes with blue LEDs as standard, you can of course get different colours (red in your case) aftermarket.

daveip · 22 Oct 2013 at 17:20

Do you have some sort of fan control?

Those 5 fans at full tilt will make a fair bit of noise somewhat negating the acoustic benefits of going H2O!

Flying_Hellfish · 22 Oct 2013 at 17:24

Haha yeah, they are really quite loud. I have three and at full whack it is something to behold, never mind five.

SilverTongue · 22 Oct 2013 at 17:52

Flying_Hellfish said:
Is he bothered about adding in a tap for quick drainage? I've got that pump/res and it's a bit of a pain without one.

Didn't think about that, is there anything you can recommend?

Flying_Hellfish said:
What about temp sensors?

Again can you recommend one please

Flying_Hellfish said:
The XSPC stuff comes with blue LEDs as standard, you can of course get different colours (red in your case) aftermarket.

I assume they can also be run without the LEDs as well though? If not I'm sure he can find some 3mm red ones

daveip said:
Do you have some sort of fan control?

Those 5 fans at full tilt will make a fair bit of noise somewhat negating the acoustic benefits of going H2O!

Yeah got a fan controller

Alex_91 · 22 Oct 2013 at 21:01

You checked to see if a bundle could save you money? (maybe include http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-265-XS&groupid=962&catid=1532 and by my rough calcs thats worth it!)

SilverTongue · 22 Oct 2013 at 21:22

OK so got this atm

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC Razor HD 7990 VGA Waterblock £149.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm 750 EX240 WaterCooling Kit £129.95
1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £49.99
1 x XSPC Razor HD 7990 Backplate £24.95
5 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050013-WW) £14.99 (£74.95)
1 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Red £5.99
4 x XSPC G1/4" 45° Rotary Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.49 (£13.96)
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£29.90)
Total : £479.65 (includes shipping : FREE).

For the coolant is it better to use pre-mixed? If so which do you recommend? Also is there anything missing? A tap and a temp sensor were mention earlier, any recommendations there?

Flying_Hellfish · 23 Oct 2013 at 10:34

SilverTongue said:
Didn't think about that, is there anything you can recommend?

Yeah, OCuK do have one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-060-AQ&groupid=962&catid=1529

SilverTongue said:
Again can you recommend one please

Yeah, this one. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-203-XS&groupid=962&catid=2138

This can also be mounted into into a front bay using the adapter, available separately.

I've added a four way XSPC fitting with the tap coming off the bottom and the sensor off the top, flow going across, near the end of my loop.

The bayres does also have an extra port on it for this purpose, which comes pre-installed with a removable plug. However, as it sits in the bays of course this can be awkward to access.

SilverTongue said:
I assume they can also be run without the LEDs as well though? If not I'm sure he can find some 3mm red ones

XPSC make them in pairs of two, you can get them direct. Not sure if OcUK sells them. You can run without them of course, they just clip in and are powered by molex.

SilverTongue said:
Yeah got a fan controller

Good stuff!