First Watercooling Build - Need Help! :)

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Hey guys,

so this is my first watercooling build and I figured I better ask around and do some intense research before I end up buying incompatible parts and such. My budget is £1400 maximum, and I intend to watercool both the CPU and GPU. I'm open to any case suggestions as I read that two radiators are recommended. I have only the following requirements:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
Total : £1,019.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Memory I have from my old build. I need help with the watercooling parts and a case only.

Thanks in advance guys!
 
I think I'd have to disassemble the loop and drain it though in that case whereas if I buy the parts separately I can do it how I'd like it? How does this seem?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooling Kit 360 £172.12
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £47.99
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
2 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.19 (£6.38)
1 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99
Total : £1,479.04 (includes shipping : £14.75).



Thanks, Tom :)
 
How about this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - W16 Watercooling Kit 480 £184.12
1 x XSPC EX480 120mm Radiator - Black £66.95
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
2 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.19 (£6.38)
1 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99
Total : £1,602.52 (includes shipping : £58.52).



Upgraded to the 4-rad kit (extra £40 due to shipping costs)
 
Does this sound ok then? :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - W16 Watercooling Kit 480 £184.12
1 x XSPC EX480 120mm Radiator - Black £66.95
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
2 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.19 (£6.38)
1 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99
Total : £1,602.52 (includes shipping : £58.52).

 
The water kit comes with 1L of fluid, 6 compression fittings, and 1M of tubing so I think I'm ok with those. Thanks for the reminder of the draining solution though, I've figured that out now. In total, this will cost me an extra £50 :(

Anyway, here it is:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case £199.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - W16 Watercooling Kit 480 £184.12
1 x XSPC EX480 120mm Radiator - Black £66.95
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
6 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 12/16mm G1/4 - Black £5.99 (£35.94)
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
3 x Bitspower G1/4" Stop Fitting - shiny black £3.98 (£11.94)
1 x XSPC G1/4" T Fitting (Chrome) £3.95
2 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99 (£5.98)
Total : £1,650.95 (includes shipping : £58.52).

 
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