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Help needed with building watercooling setup

raziel90

raziel90

raziel90

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Hi everyone,

I always come post whenever I need some help regarding builds and I always get very good help, for that I am very grateful. On with the post.
I am looking to make my pc watercooled. I have had some watercooling setup long ago but I am totally out of the loop on what's good with brands and setups. I have an NZXT Phantom tower and a 2500k Processor. I would like to get a setup for my current build but upgradeable to include a GPU waterblock.

So gentlemen, could you please advise for the following:
  • CPU waterblock
  • Radiator(Phantom case can hold a 3 120mm radiator afaik)
  • Pump/Reservoir
  • Tubing
  • Bits/Connectors
Anything else I may have missed out.

Looking forward to some feedback.

Cheers

Joshua
 
Hi Snips,

I have not thought about that as I am willing to see what choices I have. Let's start from €250 but can work around it a bit. Maybe that's too little? Let me know, thanks
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-KIT L360 Entry Level Water Cooling Kit £179.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
Total : £279.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).





Something like this you may say why a case to but the phantom you may be limited getting extra rads in when you want to expand plus the entho has dedicated mount spots for pump/res and such, the kits is great as it comes with everything you need, I use a D5 myself but a lot of people say the EK pumps are just as good.
 
I am willing to stretch, I just put a price there. My main problem is noise, I would want not want the hum of the pump if possible. I do like black fittings to complement the white case.
 
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Well in terms of noise I'd say D5's are silent on the right setting and if you put them on some foam all the better.

Here's different Black fittings, I have the monsoon, only because I couldn't stomach the Bitspower cost.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Bitspower Premium G1/4" Black Sparkle High Flow 3/8" (5/8") Compression Fitting £8.95
1 x Bitspower Premium G1/4" Matte Black High Flow 3/8" (1/2" OD) Compression Fitting £6.98
1 x Monsoon 13/10mm (ID 3/8 OD 1/2) Free Center Compression Fitting - Matte Black £5.29
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 10/13mm G1/4 - Black £2.99
1 x XSPC G1/4" to 3/8" ID, 1/2" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99
Total : £31.12 (includes shipping : £3.26).

 
They look rly nice- especially the Bitspower! So 1/2" tubing should be ok for those fittings right? Also, how powerful does a pump need to be to cool a cpu and possibly a vga later on?
 
GiraffePencils said:
D5 pump would do it no problem, Not cheapest pump though.
I hear good things about the EK 4.0 pump, but only used a D5 myself so you'd need another's input
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The 4.0 is a great pump and can handle 4 or 5 high flow blocks on its own. The new ones are as cheap as the older ones and feature a speed control i believe.
 
I looked up the 4.0, looks good, does the size of the res have any affect on the performance or is it so it can last longer? Any suggestions for a res?
 
Hmm then I think we'd need to think routing and Space.
a tube/pump combo is great for saving space & money.

I went separate, but that means you need more room I've not got a clear pic in my head ATM.
Is the case you linked the exact model you have?
 
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