Help me with first watercooling project

oggiet

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Hi peeps :)

New to the forum so please go easy on me :D

Need a bit of help with getting my watercooling parts. As you can see in my sig i got 4870x2 that want to cool(as it makes hell of a noise) along with my CPU.
Want to OC my CPU a bit more as well, want it to be in 1 loop if possible. Been reading up a bit about watercooling but still not sure if parts i will list will do the job.
-12V Laing DDC1+ Ultra 18W with Laing DDC Top/w Reservoir (XSPC)
-XSPC Delta V3 CPU Waterblock
-XSPC Full Cover Razor HD 4870 X2 - Acetal
-1 ThermoChill PA120.3
-3x Xilence Red Wing 1500RPM 120mm - PWM
-2 meters of 3/8" ID - 5/8" OD Blue/UV Blue Hose (XSPC)
-2X Feser Aqua - Ultra Pure Water - 1000 ml
-2 meters of PrimoChill Anti-Kink Coils 5/8"- Black


All of parts are with 3/8" barbs, is this right ?? Am i missing any part ??
As you can tell i'm not sure if all of these are right/wrong....any help would be extremely appreciated ;)
 
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Naughty using watercooling instead of OCUK :mad:

XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump : £40.24 inc VAT
XSPC Delta V3 CPU Block : Not in stock at OCUK:confused: Normally £38
XSPC 1/2" Blue/UV Blue High Flex Hose : £4.01 inc VAT per metre
XSPC RS240 120mm Radiator - Black : £22.99 inc VAT
Feser One UV Reactive Coolant 1 Litre : £8.04 inc VAT
TFC Compression Fitting G1/4" Thread 3/8" ID/1/2" OD - High Flow : £3.78 inc VAT Each ( Need 6 for CPU cooling or 8 for GPU cooling )
EK 4870 X2 Acrylic Full Cover VGA Water Block : £83.94 inc VAT

Total : £309.71 ( Price is without P&P )

Works out about £80 more expensive then yours, comes from a more reliable shop with a good rep, has a better more powerful pump, 240mm rad, 1/2" tube, better cooling fluid...Just better everything really :D

Oh and CLAIMED :D
 
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1 x Swiftech Apogee GTZ
1 x Laing DDC2 12V 18w Pump With XSPC Top
1 x ThermoChill PA120.3
6 x Masterkleer 7/16" ID (5/8" OD) PVC Tubing
Pack of ten hoseclips
1 x Swiftech MCRES-Micro
3 x YATE LOON 120mm - D12SL-12 (plus closed corner fan screws)
2 x Feser Coolant in your choice of colour
1 x Ek Full cover 4870X2 Waterblock

Should come in at around £260 delivered if you hunt around. Thats about the best spec you can get and a fair bit better than both the specs above.
 
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Nice one for all your quick input and for letting me know to edit my post :o:rolleyes:

-Ok so the raditor is ThermoChill PA120.3 (have read that its the best)
-Ek Full cover 4870X2 Waterblock
-3 x YATE LOON 120mm - D12SL-12 (plus closed corner fan screws) - heard these are good..thank you
-2 x Feser Coolant in your choice of colour - does it come in clear as dont really want it to dye my parts
-1 x Laing DDC2 12V 18w Pump With XSPC Top - will i need Swiftech MCRES-Micro with this??
-10 hoseclips - will it be enough

Those seem to be for certain, now not sure about cpu block, heard XSPC Delta V3 CPU Waterblock is really good. Also on hose...would like UV so dont have to use dye, also what size barbs will i need and any other parts do i need ??

Thanks for all your help and patience :)
 
oggiet said:
-1 x Laing DDC2 12V 18w Pump With XSPC Top - will i need Swiftech MCRES-Micro with this??
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If you get the XSPC reservoir top, then no, you won't. It's a top piece of kit. It makes filling and bleeding the system a doddle.

oggiet said:
-10 hoseclips - will it be enough?
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2 on the CPU block.
2 on the GPU block.
2 on the Radiator.
2 of the Pump.

Yep. It sounds like enough to me.

oggiet said:
Those seem to be for certain, now not sure about cpu block, heard XSPC Delta V3 CPU Waterblock is really good. Also on hose...would like UV so dont have to use dye, also what size barbs will i need and any other parts do i need ??
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The XSPC is great. They're actually all quite good these days. EK, Swiftech or XSPC. You'll get much the same temperatures from all of them. Get the one you like the look of best. The GTZ is flavour of the month at the moment.

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Also on hose...would like UV so dont have to use dye, also what size barbs will i need and any other parts do I need ??
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The barbs, clamps and hose come as a set really. There is no performance benefit to going for bigger tubing, some folks just like the look of thick tubes:eek:

Feser and XSPC both make 1/2" and 3/8" tubing in UV colours. Get 1/2" or 3/8" barbs to suit and the right size clips and you're away really.

You could also fit 3/8" tubing on 1/2" barbs (it's what I do) and then you don't need clips. It looks so much cleaner. You do need to heat the end of the tubing in boiling water and use a little lubricant (saliva works well) to help the tube onto the barb, but once on, it's not coming off:D
 
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You could also fit 3/8" tubing on 1/2" barbs (it's what I do) and then you don't need clips. It looks so much cleaner. You do need to heat the end of the tubing in boiling water and use a little lubricant (saliva works well) to help the tube onto the barb, but once on, it's not coming off:D
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Didnt know about that trick :cool: Might as well look at doing that ;)
 
Some other littble bits which you might want to consider...

How are you mounting your pump in your case, will you need a support bracket for it and/or anti-vibration mounts?
How are you mounting the rad, will you need support brackets for that?
Are you going to be able to route your tubes without needing any right angle fittings?
Do you want to incorporate a drain line with valve somehwere in the loop?
What about taking the opportunity to braid, especially the rad fans?
 
If I was you I would ditch the XSPC res on top of the pump. They are not the best at removing air bubbles when first filling the loop unless you fit a baffle or stick something in it to redirect the water/bubbles from the bottom of the tube in the res.
The swiftech is much better at bubble removal. Having had a res on top of the pump, I will always go for a T-Line or seperate res from now on.

Also you can mount the pump using the anti vib mounts that come with it in a 3 1/4" bay. If you mount on top of an anti vib pad be careful as they are known for burning out if they cannot breath properly underneath. I had 2 do this when I first got into water cooling before I found that one out!
 
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Thanks for your help peeps, its greatly appreciated;)

This is my case
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As you can see there is not much space but if move hard drive bay up can fit in 360mm radiator at the bottom. That leaves me with pump and res....if get these seperate (as advised above) am thinking of getting res that fits into hard drive slot(will i need some sort of mounts for that- if yes what kind). That leaves me with pump....where do i put that ???:confused:

I take it t-line is a good idea when want to drain the system, where should it go(in between what parts). Also what order should the loop flow ??
 
Is there no way you could either mount the pump in one of the drive bays as the whole front it taken up by them or mount it to the mobo tray with a l bracket like this? i know its a way bigger case but you may have room just beside the mobo.
 
Bradley8988 said:
Is there no way you could either mount the pump in one of the drive bays as the whole front it taken up by them or mount it to the mobo tray with a l bracket like this? i know its a way bigger case but you may have room just beside the mobo.
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I guess i could fit it in one of the bays, or even if there is space in bottom left hand corner of the case next to radiator.....will have to see when order parts. Thinking of this pump http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-047-AC&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=1042&name=Laing%20DDC%201+%20Ultra%2018W%2012V%20DC%20Pump
Good enough for the job ??
 
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