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Shuttleu

Shuttleu

Shuttleu

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Hi Overclockers

Its been a long time since I have been on here

I have finally decided I want to switch to Watercooling and Overclock however i'm in doubts as to whether everything I have chosen is compatible with each other and whether I have everything in need

The following parts are the bits I want to cool:
i7 3770k
Asus GTX 680 Direct CU II top
and 4 sticks of Corsair Vengence RAM


These are the bits that i have chosen:
1x Alphacool Repack - Dual Laing D5
1x Alphacool D5 Pump
1x EK-FC680 GTX DCII full block
1x EK-FC680 GTX DCII Backplate
1x EK-Supremacy CPU block
1x EK-CoolStream RAD XT (360)
1x EK-CoolStream RAD XT (120)
2x In-line Temperature Sensor
1x Aqua Computer Aquaero 4.00
12x EK-PSC Fitting 10mm
4x EK-PSC Revolvable angled adaptor 45°
2x EK-PSC Revolvable angled adaptor 90°
2x EK-Ekoolant CLEAR 1000mL
6.6m 10mm PVC Tube for Water Cooling UV-reactive dark red

I will go through why I have got everything I have have chosen from top to bottom

1x Alphacool Repack - Dual Laing D5
The reservoir and pump bit in one nice neat package, I also like the front case bit so I can see the amount of coolant in the system and the easy fill port and the slot for a cathode light

1x Alphacool D5 Pump
Pumps for the reservoir

1x EK-FC680 GTX DCII full block
So I can cool the GPU as the Asus card has a custom board so I cant use a standard reference block

1x EK-FC680 GTX DCII Backplate
So the back of the card will match the front and look nice

1x EK-Supremacy CPU block
So I can cool the CPU

1x EK-CoolStream RAD XT (360)
A nice size radiator

1x EK-CoolStream RAD XT (120)
Just to help cool

5x In-line Temperature Sensor
So I can easily see the temperature of the water so I can see if it would be better to change the loops when the system is user high load

I was thinking...
1 before the radiator
1 before the pump and reservoir

1x Aqua Computer Aquaero 4.00
So I can read the temperatures easily

12x EK-PSC Fitting 10mm
Each of the temperature sensors use 2 each
4 on the temperature sensors
2 on the CPU block
2 on the GPU block
2 on the radiator
2 on the reservoir

4x EK-PSC Revolvable angled adaptor 45°
To change the direction of the pipes from the CPU block and rad

2x EK-PSC Revolvable angled adaptor 90°
To change the direction of the pipes from the GPU block

2x EK-Ekoolant CLEAR 1000mL
I think 2L of coolant should be enough and as I have UV tubes so I don't need coloured coolant, plus I read somewhere that the coloured coolant can cause problems

6.6m 10mm PVC Tube for Water Cooling UV-reactive dark red
To transport the coolant around the system


The setup above is what i have from the comments below

I hope I'm not asking too much and I am very grateful of any help that anyone could give.
 
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Welcome to the forums! :)

First, I think 2 x D5s are more than you will need - your loop can be done with 1 x D5 easily! - Unless you want redundancy!

No idea why you would want the Y connector?

Are you sure you are getting the Aquaero 4.00? because they have released a newer version you know?

I don't think you will need that many inline temp sensors! RAD and the RES may be but CPU and GPU can be measured by the built in temp sensors they have.

Not sure about the DF-85 case but I think it is the same size as the Antec 1200 I had before - if so I think you can fit another 240mm RAD there - look for DF-85 mods.
I do think you will need at least a 360 or 2 x 240 RAD(s) to get a comfortable overclock and/or temps with the CPU and GPU.

Get some GT1450 or 1850 fans and connect them to the AQ unit.

More often having a single loop is better than dual loops.

EDIT:
also I might add that adding RAM coolers to the loop will only increase the restriction(in your case)!
 
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I think the radiator is going to be too small for what you're cooling, and also cooling the ram I thought was not necessary from a performance point of view, any particular reason for it?
2 pumps (especially d5s) sounds like overkill for the loop too, I have 2 rads, 2 gpus and CPU being cooled, and one d5 on setting 3 is fine...
 
The aquaero might be overkill if you only want to read the temps, too. If I understand correctly it is more for being able to fully automate fan speed vs temp and fancy stuff like that :)

There are many cheaper fan controllers that will simply show temps, and much cheaper too.
 
Avathar77 said:
Welcome to the forums! :)

First, I think 2 x D5s are more than you will need - your loop can be done with 1 x D5 easily! - Unless you want redundancy!

No idea why you would want the Y connector?

Are you sure you are getting the Aquaero 4.00? because they have released a newer version you know?

I don't think you will need that many inline temp sensors! RAD and the RES may be but CPU and GPU can be measured by the built in temp sensors they have.

Not sure about the DF-85 case but I think it is the same size as the Antec 1200 I had before - if so I think you can fit another 240mm RAD there - look for DF-85 mods.
I do think you will need at least a 360 or 2 x 240 RAD(s) to get a comfortable overclock and/or temps with the CPU and GPU.

Get some GT1450 or 1850 fans and connect them to the AQ unit.

More often having a single loop is better than dual loops.

EDIT:
also I might add that adding RAM coolers to the loop will only increase the restriction(in your case)!
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Wow
So these pumps are more powerful than I thought
So drop a pump
Drop the y connector (I was getting it because if I used 2 pumps it would come out of both outputs. But I need the y connector to make them both go into one loop)
Get 2 hose blockers for the res (I only need 1input and 1output even though it has 2 of each)
Drop the ram cooling
Get another rad
And drop some sensors

I'm guessing by "the AQ unit" you mean the Aquaero

The main reason I added ram cooling was that I read the ram can get fairly hot when overclocked so I thought I would play it safe
 
muffles said:
The aquaero might be overkill if you only want to read the temps, too. If I understand correctly it is more for being able to fully automate fan speed vs temp and fancy stuff like that :)

There are many cheaper fan controllers that will simply show temps, and much cheaper too.
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OK
But the Aquaero 4 was only £8.50 so I thought that was cheap
 
Shuttleu said:
OK
But the Aquaero 4 was only £8.50 so I thought that was cheap
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Oh, ignore that then - I assumed it would be similar price to the 5 (£100-150 from what I saw!). Although don't know how it compares to other units available today.

Btw if you are only going for one pump you'll probably want to change to a single res, and then it will probably come with all the port plugs that you need (i.e. enough so that you only have two ports open).
 
muffles said:
Oh, ignore that then - I assumed it would be similar price to the 5 (£100-150 from what I saw!). Although don't know how it compares to other units available today.

Btw if you are only going for one pump you'll probably want to change to a single res, and then it will probably come with all the port plugs that you need (i.e. enough so that you only have two ports open).
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OK so one last question
Which would be more appropriate for my setup or more powerful
Two ceramic pumps with the dual ceramic pump single bay reservoir (cheaper option)
Or one D5 with the dual bay that's listed in the first post
 
I'm not familiar with that pump, most people seem to go for a D5 or DDC variant (i.e. same pump but rebranded to whatever brand you happen to buy, e.g. Alphacool). That DC-LT one seems to be an Alphacool-specific design.

Looking on the Alphacool web site though, it has a max flow rate of 120l/h which sounds a little on the low side (even with 2). It equates to ~0.5gpm (I'm not sure if I should be using UK or US gallons here! I used US). I'm not sure how the mechanics work exactly with putting both pumps in series, but if it adds together it would only give you a max flow rate of 1gpm, which I think is what you generally aim for in a loop. However the max flow rate is assuming no restrictions (which you will have - a loop) so if I have this right, then I think even two of those pumps might not be enough?
 
The Alphacool VPP655 (a D5) by comparison has a max flow rate of 1500l/h so you have a lot more space to play with, even with the loss from restriction.
 
Alphacool DC-LT is for much smaller loops than yours :)
I am a big fan of DDC 18W, it even outperforms a D5(both with aftermarket tops) in terms of efficiency, Heat dump to the loop and performance (also the small foot print)! But D5 is more silent than a DDC.
That is the only reason I am using a D5, when I have a DDC 18w.
 
I would check your fitting and tube sizing match i think you have

ID 10mm; OD 13mm fittings

3/8" (10mm) Inner Diameter
5/8" (16mm) Outer Diameter tubing
 
i see, so the d5 is my best option

my main reason for not going for the ddc is because i read that it is fairly loud

the fittings i have are
Technical data:
- Thread: G1/4
- Outer diameter of fitting: 19-19,3mm
- Lenght: 26mm
- G1/4 thread lenght: 4,5mm
- Inlet hole ID: 10mm

and the tubes
Technical specifications:
Material: PVC
Tubing colour: red, UV-reactive
Outer diameter: 13mm (1/2")
Inner diameter: 10mm (3/8")
Maximum operating pressure: 30psi (~2,07bar)
Operating temperature range: -42.8°C to 73.9°C

so the tubing should be fine for the fittings
 
Tube and fittings are fine then i just assumed it was all from OCUK and they only have 16mm OD and 10mm ID sized tubing on the site now

The OD size of fitting linked @ post 15 is not for the tube size but the complete OD of the fitting
 
Sorry about the misleading info, the description for the fittings is "EK-PSC Fitting 10mm - G1/4 Black for ID 3/8"; OD 1/2" Tube"

Anyway, I was thinking on going with a 240 rad (at the rear 120 fans) and a 280 rad(at the top 140 fans)

Going from res - CPU - 240 - GPU - 280 - res

However I realise the GT1450 and 1850 fans are both 120mm fans, any suggestions for the for the 140mm fans?

Once again thank you for all the help you have given so far
 
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