Hard Line Advice

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Hi All, I've bought myself a Lian Li DK-05F Standing Desk/Case and looking to put Hard Line water cooling into it.

I've used AIO coolers in the past and while I'm sure I could fit the hard line components, I don't really know which ones I should be looking at to buy.

Here's a picture of my desk and i've put in my old system at present that will be upgraded as soon as my 3080 card arrives and when the Ryzen 3 CPU's are released. So would like to install the Hard Line at the same time.

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It currently has this fan set up in the front

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Here's a picture of the type of set up I'm trying to achieve. Any help on what parts I need to source would be appreciated.



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My preferred setup would use (given the space):

16mm Petg tubing (glass tubing would be better aesthetically as it doesn’t scratch/fade like plastic but no experience bending glass)
Fittings using either bitspower or ek torque
16mm tube insert

In terms of bending, I find the mandrel kits a bit finicky so I bend free hand (If you are aiming for 1 bend per tube, I personally don’t see the point in a mandrel kit, just use the corner of your desk for right angles or something.) and use a ruler for the measurements.. just make sure you buy more tubing than what you would think you need.
 
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