Go on then! (Just another Spec Me thread..)

On Holiday · 31 Mar 2013 at 09:10

After much deliberation I've decided to take the plunge into water!

I haven't done too much research so forgive me for the newb questions.

I've an NZXT Switch 810 so plenty of space; 360 rad at the top and room for a 240 if/when I decide to w/cool GPU.
Would prefer a dual-bay res/pump as I don't have much room inside for a cylindrical res.

Which are safer/better/easier to work with? Barb or Compression?

Are any of the following worth buying? Or would somebody be kind enough to put together a list/spec me what I'll need? Budget is £300~

XSPC RayStorm D5 RX360 WaterCooling Kit

OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooling Kit 360

I already have a fan controller on the way..

Thanks

EDIT: I have a Corsair TX850M - Machine specs; i7 3820, 2 HDDs, 1 SSD, GTX 680, ASUS P9X79 Pro, 16gb dominator 1866mhz RAM - will my current PSU be fine?

whyscotty · 31 Mar 2013 at 09:32

Have a look through mine, it may give you a few ideas - click on sig link

pgi947 · 31 Mar 2013 at 10:24

Spend the extra £40 and get the ax360 dual d5 kit, much better value then the rx kits

On Holiday · 31 Mar 2013 at 10:52

This one? Says out of Stock and I'd really like to get the parts ordered today/tomorrow!

whyscotty · 31 Mar 2013 at 11:21

YarwoodUK said:
This one? Says out of Stock and I'd really like to get the parts ordered today/tomorrow!

You could buy direct from the manufacturer

pgi947 · 31 Mar 2013 at 14:44

Or order the ax240 dual d5 kit and throw another 360 in the basket, gives you everything for expansion later down the line too.

Get in touch with cs, they have the white ax360 in stock to make you a kit. The kit is based on the black rad so can't see it being a problem changing it to white.

stuie · 31 Mar 2013 at 16:07

Go for 420 and 280 rads instead

On Holiday · 1 Apr 2013 at 12:11

Think I'll go for the "XSPC RayStorm Twin D5 AX360" kit when it's in stock.
The AX360 Rad they have in stock is silver/brass/copper which I'm not a fan of!

I'm assuming it doesn't come with liquid so will have to get some of that. What else would I need to purchase if I ordered this; Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L ?

Had a look through your log whyscotty, and this is ideally how I'd like mine;

But how would I drain/add fluid to loop without making a mess?

MikeTimbers · 1 Apr 2013 at 12:20

Disconnect the block from the motherboard, tip the case over so the block hangs down, then detach a tube.

MikeTimbers · 1 Apr 2013 at 12:22

Oh, and all radiators are made of brass and copper, it's the best combination of thermal conductivity and cost.

whyscotty · 1 Apr 2013 at 16:00

YarwoodUK said:
Think I'll go for the "XSPC RayStorm Twin D5 AX360" kit when it's in stock.
The AX360 Rad they have in stock is silver/brass/copper which I'm not a fan of!

I'm assuming it doesn't come with liquid so will have to get some of that. What else would I need to purchase if I ordered this; Mayhems Pastel - Ice White Coolant 1L ?

Had a look through your log whyscotty, and this is ideally how I'd like mine;

But how would I drain/add fluid to loop without making a mess?

Filling it is the easy bit, res slides out slightly to access fill port.

For easy draining, I added a drainport at the bottom, further in the build log.

If I was just doing a Cpu cooling loop I would use Quick Disconnect fittings.