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Hello chaps,

After much messing about with dodgy AIO's I've decided to do a custom loop, it'll be my fist ever so go easy on me :)

I am a watercooling moron, so I think I'll buy a kit from OC rather than messing about with individual parts, but looking at other peoples builds I really like the idea of 45º and 90º fittings with Acrylic Tubing, would I be biting off more than I can chew going this route for my first loop or should I stick with a kit?

The one I'm looking at is: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-308-XS

So I am going to be cooling a 4790K which will be overclocked at some point, and I have a GTX980 (which I don't think I am going to add to the loop just yet but I will do as and when I add a second one I think.

With that in mind I believe the kit I've chosen above should be just fine for the CPU & SLI although overkill for the CPU on its own for the time being.

Am I good to go with the above kit? and would you guys recommend I just go for distilled water and coloured tube or a pre mixed fluid (thinking Mayhems X1 UV Green as it matches my build theme) and the clear tube that comes with the kit?

I am going to be building in an NZXT H440 Special Edition so any tips as to where to place the res/pump? I assume I am likely going to have to make some minor mods to the case to allow for fitment of the res/pump

So many questions, I'm sure I'll have more.. Thank you for any input :)

R.
 
Thanks for the reply dude, I think you're right I'll go with the standard fittings and tube for now...

Should I go with clear tube and a dyed fluid or distilled water and coloured tubing, I'm seeing pros and cons for both, but after quite a bit of reading I'm swaying toward coloured tubing and distilled water/kill coil, if I go this route should I use some sort of anti-corrosion treatment?

I've read in many places a 360mm rad is fine for a CPU & SLI, but I have the room for up to another 360mm rad should I need it, will this help massively or is it a marginal thing?

I guess I should also think about adding a drain point too, not sure how I'm going to fit all this in, but it'll be a good challenge.
 
REALLY nice mate, exactly the sort of thing I would like to achieve, but I think I'll probably go for that on a second build, I'd like to get a little experience under my belt first - get all the first time nerves out of my system :)

Subbed to the thread to see how it goes though :)
 
OK... I've looked at the options given above, and while I really appreciate the input I've changed the CPU block, I don't like the look of the suggested one unfortunately so have changed back to the Raystorm as I really like the look of that one, especially when I get some green LEDs under it (will this make a huge difference?).

Question, how much fluid will I need to fill the loop, also should I buy some distilled water to flush the rad etc (should I flush with boiled water as I've seen suggested elsewhere?)

If I was to go completely balls out at the start and add the second rad and gpu block/backplate, does the below spec look good to go or would you make any changes?

I currently have an assortment of fans, Akasa Apache Black, Corsair SP120 and Akasa Piranhas, are any of these OK for the set up? Noise isn't a massive issue, but fan headers might be (running off of an Asus Z97 Sabertooth Mark 1) I do have some PWM splitters with Molex power so as long as I have enough PWM headers then I can speed control the fans in banks.

My one major concern is space in the case, I think if I mount the 360mm in the front and the 240mm in the top I will have a spare 120mm space at the top to feed a fill port through, but mounting the pump/res is going to be a challenge, I will measure up shortly to make sure it'll all fit, I *think* it will...

Will I have any issues with the above with mixed metals or anything, it's all copper but copper/brass in the rad?

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC D5 Photon 170 Reservoir/Pump Combo £129.95
1 x XSPC Razor GTX 980 Waterblock £89.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £49.99
1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £47.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £37.99
2 x Monsoon 16/10mm (ID 3/8 OD 5/8) Free Center Compression Fitting Six Pack - Green £24.95 (£49.90)
1 x XSPC Razor GTX 980 Backplate £21.98
2 x Mayhems X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£15.98)
1 x XSPC Hose Cutter (0-25mm) £6.95
1 x XSPC LCD Temperature Sensor (Green) V2 + G1/4" Plug Sensor £5.99
2 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/10 - Clear £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x Bitspower 24 Pin ATX Always ON connector (BP-WTP-J02) £1.99
Total : £480.28 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Thank you so much for the help so far, this is FAR further than I ever got with WC before, I'm actually nearing the stage of ordering (pending feedback) which is something I never through I'd do :)
 
Thank you :)

What about if I just went for one of the multiport rads instead would I be able to install the sensor in one of the unused ports? or would that be a bad idea?
 
Thanks bud :) I'll mull it over this evening how I want to do it.

Last one from above, anyone know if I will have any issues with the above with mixed metals or anything, I think it's all copper but copper/brass in the rad?
 
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