Have never water cooled before!

[cctaylor311]

Alright I have been creeping on many build logs for quite some time now and am completely wanting and willing to dive into water cooling my computer. I have never done this before so obviously I am completely new to it and ask for your patience which has never been a problem in the past. To be honest I have never even seen a water cooled computer up close and personal. Anyways, my current plan is to switch into either an nzxt phantom 01 or 630 or the switch 810. As of right now I am super close to pulling the trigger on the switch 810 case as I have heard these are very friendly to those looking forward to water cooling. Now, I have been reading quite a few threads on WCing but as you can imagine it is all very foreign and reading the terminology can only do so much for me.

I would like to keep it simple for now and limit my "loop" to just the cpu but am completely overwhelmed when it comes to selecting components as there is a dizzying array of choices. From my very limited understanding I need a pump, reservoir, radiator, and cpu water block...is this correct? Also, how many rads do I need? It seems like a lot of people refer to two rads when they talk about their loops but as I am only needing to cool the cpu I'm not sure? For reference I have an AMD cpu and 600w psu. I know this is very vague and limited but that's pretty much where I am as of right now...
Oh and this is a bit off topic but what's the deal with the WC bundles like the Raystorm 750 RS240 kits..they are only $150ish are these worth it...or do you recommend making my own loop from custom parts?

Anything that will help me get started and make a purchase is greatly appreciated and I can't wait! Thanks in advance.

 

[SeraphX]

Pump, reservoir, radiator, cpu block, tubing, fittings and some fluid, possibly a silver kill coil.

It mostly depends on what your long term plans are tbh

for a basic cpu loop, you would get better results with a 240 radiator over a 120 radiator.

Same for graphics, but, if your long term plans are to include graphics, it makes sense to just jump all the way to a 360 radiator, one of these will effortlessly cool a Cpu + Gpu waterloop,

The XSPC Kits are custom parts bundled together, they offer relative newcomers the chance to build their own loop, everything in the kit is designed to work flawlessly, so you don't have to worry about things like fittings & tubing sizes, you can also upgrade individual parts as and when you feel more confident or when it's needed

If you read the stickies at the top of this board, they should give you some more ideas.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18290835

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18312749