First Loop Advice

[se524]

Hi,

I am looking at diving into the world of Watercooling and hoping for some advise on my first loop. I was actually thinking of just buying an EK kit as I like the design of EK parts but I wanted a different pump and some white colour parts to.

Any advise on these parts and if I am missing something (feels like I've not got enough parts for some reason) would be appreciated. I'm hoping to watercool my CPU for now with addition of my GPU later with a bit more confidence.

Computer
Ryzen 7 5800x - To be watercooled.
ASUS ROG Strix B550 A Gaming
4x8GB Trident Z
EVGA RTX 2070 - Potentially add to loop later
Phanteks P600S Case


Watercooling Parts
EK Water Blocks EK-Duraclear Tubing 13/10 - Clear 3M
EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Surface P360M Triple Fan Radiator - White
EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 160 DDC PWM D-RGB Pump / Reservoir Combo - Plexi
EK Water Blocks EK-STC Classic 10/13 Soft Tubing Compression Fitting - Black
EK Water Blocks EK-CryoFuel Clear 1L Premix Watercooling Fluid - 1 Litre
EK Water Blocks EK-Velocity Digital Addressable RGB AMD CPU Water Block - Nickel + Plexi

Edit: I do plan on using fans, just undecided on which ones I may use Corsair ML120 as I already have these

Is this a good set of parts to start my build off with and can I add my GPU in later?

Should I go for the Velocity 2 CPU block instead?

Will I run into any issues with corrosion/mixing metals? I tried to keep it the same.

They sell a Titanium set of fittings which look nice, are these compatible and wont cause issues with mixing metals?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[MikeTimbers]

You won't have any issues with mixed metals especially if you are using Cryofuel.

CPU blocks have very little variation in performance these days. Buy whatever looks good to you.

The good news is you have a case that is a dream to build watercooling inside. I have two and a P500A (which is basically the same) and they're just so easy to build in.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Most people use 16/10 mm soft tubing
Probably no great difference
But probably greater choice of fittings etc available
And easier to sell on stuff if you want to at a later point in time

 

[SirConfused]

I use the ML120 fans with a couple of 60mm fat rads and don't have any problems with the noise so I can definitely recommend if you've already got a couple to get you going. I would say that with a triple rad for CPU only don't even think about push/pull, it's definitely overkill.

The only other thing I would say is you should probably consider more than 1L of fluid for the loop. It might be enough but if it's your first time there might be a bit of spillage or something and you don't want to be waiting on a delivery with a non-functioning pc!

 

[drakulton]

Make sure you start of with enough height, make sure you have enough speed as you go into it, keep power applied until you get to the top, reduce power and then reapply as you come out of it.