First WC Build - Advice Please

SirConfused · 17 Mar 2013 at 21:09

So as the title says i'm finally getting on to my first WC build using the setup that I already have.

I have ummed and ahhed about cases for a while but I think i'm going to settle with an 800D from Corsair but if anyone can make a better suggestion I would be happy to consider it.

I will be cooling an i7 920 and a 570 GTX (both OC'd reasonably heavily) and would like to leave some room in the temps for a 2nd GPU and future upgrading.

After reading as much as I could around the subject I think i've come up with a basket which will get me everything I need in one fell swoop but first I have a few questions so any help would be appreciated.

Here's what I'm planning to buy first off:
VGA Block - Can't find anything better (and I assume the MSI version I have is the stock layout?)
360 Rad
CPU Block
Res/Pump Combo
Fittings

So, on to the questions:
Will 360 be enough raddage for what I need? I have seen some people recommend more for a loop with a 2nd GPU but from what I read it's enough for an OC'd CPU/single GPU? Is it worth adding another 120 in somewhere just for some extra coverage?

Pump/Res combo's - are they worth the money or would the difference between the one i've picked and getting a discrete res and pump be really noticeable? Ultimately i'm going for as quiet as possible here above anything else.

Fittings - Am I correct in assuming that the GPU block I linked needs 2 caps to close off the unused side when there's one GPU in the loop? Also, with that pump/res combo i've picked do I need to replace the fittings pictured with what i'm using or will slipping the tube over the barb and using a cable tie do the job well enough?
(to make sure I can count 8 fittings and 2 caps total?)

Thanks in advance to anyone who makes it through this and responds!

andybird123 · 17 Mar 2013 at 22:27

I would buy a better graphics cards before going to watercooling personally, 570 SLI won't gain you anything much in newer games as they will be VRAM limited in quite a few titles... sell the 570 and get a 670 - possibly a windforce, and then maybe have a look at a CPU only loop to get you started

SirConfused · 17 Mar 2013 at 23:05

Yeah if it wasn't apparent the 570 is going to be replaced soon enough, I was talking more about getting an SLI setup for a new pair of cards.

SirConfused · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:41

Anyone?

Also, i've been looking at the pre-blocked 670, worth the £20 for someone who hasn't dismantled a GPU before?

mjones1 · 18 Mar 2013 at 13:46

SirConfused said:
Anyone?

Also, i've been looking at the pre-blocked 670, worth the £20 for someone who hasn't dismantled a GPU before?

Yes also you would get 3 years warranty with ocuk.

SirConfused · 19 Mar 2013 at 00:37

Sold on that idea then, now what about the rad and the fittings?

Antony101 · 19 Mar 2013 at 05:07

Also, if you intend to watercool your GPU always buy the reference model of the card or you could end up without any companies actually making blocks for the card.

SirConfused · 19 Mar 2013 at 10:00

Well a WC loop wasn't really an option back when I bought the 570 but now it's become an option i'm looking to see what I can do with it. I'm still not sure about 3.120 being enough rad for GPU and CPU though

ubersonic · 19 Mar 2013 at 10:11

SirConfused said:
Well a WC loop wasn't really an option back when I bought the 570 but now it's become an option i'm looking to see what I can do with it. I'm still not sure about 3.120 being enough rad for GPU and CPU though

Will be fine for a 670GTX and a CPU, if you go for a thick one it will be overkill (which is good). Due to design improvements the GTX670 has roughly the same heat output as the 560Ti did.