Help please recommend setup

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New Setup Dialing In temps feedback please

been looking to get into watercooling for a while , ive recently purchased a titan x and want to keeps temps down so i can push clocks more. My budget is kind of limited but i was hoping some one may be kind enougth to spec me something in the 200 range if possible . As i say Im new to this my thoughts where a 240mm rad , & combo pump resorvoir however as for fittings i have no clue :/

any help greatly appreciated :)
 
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Are you wanting something expandable to add the cpu to the loop at a later date?

This is the cheapest i could spec you without switching to a 'budget' pump/res combo.Not something to cheap out on especially when your WC a £900 card :eek:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan X - Acetal+Nickel £89.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-DCP 4.0 PWM X-RES (incl. pump) £74.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GTX-Lite 240 £29.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Ekoolant EVO Blood RED (premix 1L) £5.99
1 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear £5.99
6 x XSPC G1/4" to 3/8" Barb Fitting (Chrome) £1.79 (£10.74)
6 x PrimoChill Black Steel Spring Clips - 3/8" £0.70 (£4.20)
Total : £231.44 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).




Its slightly over budget and would still require 2 120mm fans.All the gear is of decent quality tho.My main concern is having to use barbs rather than compression fittings,but they are fine.


If your budget is tight it may be worth considering putting an Aio on the card,probily work out at around £80-100
 
firstly let me thank for you taking the time to spec me a setup i have to say its very much appreciated :)

At the moment im not to fussed about cpu cooling as my mount doom air cooler works quite well + i cant push my chip any further then 4.3. That being said within the next 6 months i would probably purchase a new board chip so will reconsider cooling cpu via water then :)

Again many thanks for the spec , I will get the gear ordered this week ... most likely monday tuesday and post back once done :)
 
I had xspc compression fitting on my first w/c rig they were okay but boy did they hurt me fingers. On my second w/c rig I went with monsoon and they do look amazing and so much easier to install.

Another suggestion get 2m of tubing just in case you need to adjust the setup.
 
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I had xspc compression fitting on my first w/c rig they were okay but boy did they hurt me fingers. On my second w/c rig I went with monsoon and they do look amazing and so much easier to install.

Another suggestion get 2m of tubing just in case you need to adjust the setup.
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Agree on the tubing!

How did they hurt your pinky s :confused: Not used the xspc only the ek's. Thought they were pretty much the same
 
They weren't that easy to tighten up, hence why I moved to monsoon. I had to redo my first setup a few times so undoing 8 xpsc fitting made them a little sore. The monsoon spanner is so much easier on them plus they look sooooo much better too.
 
again thanks for the replys ill alter cart slightly as you guys have advise tomorrow / tuesday and order , cant wait. Can i just check :-

EK Water Blocks EK-DCP 4.0 PWM X-RES (incl. pump)

is this a quiet pump combo if not i dont mind spending a little more ??
 
They are quiet, though you get some vibration depending on how/where you place them. I changed to a EK D5 due to my setup. (Wood desk type case)
In my thermaltake case I never heard it tbh.

The D5's are a good bit more expensive mind. I went for one of these (Clicky)

You will need a res unless you go for the combo which OCUK seems allays out of stock for some reason

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Here's a D5/rez combo, out of stock though (Link)
 
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thanks for the advice regarding setup , i actually have the money to get all the stuff in tomorrow. The only downside for was i had no room in case without taking a hacksaw to it to get the combo pump either 100 or 140 so i was thinking of going with a bay resorvoir instead such as :-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-150-MO

Monsoon M2 Reservoir D5 Premium

and this pump as advised

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-141-XS

This is my basket at the moment will order tomorrow if all is correct and i havent missed anything ? :-

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Viberious said:
They weren't that easy to tighten up, hence why I moved to monsoon. I had to redo my first setup a few times so undoing 8 xpsc fitting made them a little sore. The monsoon spanner is so much easier on them plus they look sooooo much better too.
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100% understand where you are coming from. Using xspc fittings and seriously considering the monsoon ones.
 
well got all my parts except titan x ek block which turns up monday , will post some pics when start / done :)

again many thanks for the help everyone who replied :)

quick question for when i start build , would it be ok to leave the pump on 2 or ?
 
So much depends on how noisy an individual pump is going to be and how good a particular loop will be in shedding heat that it is impossible to say with certainty what will be the right setting for you.
Setting 2 is a good starting point . If you can easily gain access to the setting adjuster after instalation , it makes life a lot easier. :)
When fitting the tubing, be it to compression or barb, remember to warm the tubing ( eg kitchen pyrex bowl , boiled de- ionised water and insert tubing end for a few seconds to warm up). Makes life a lot easier , partic. if like me you are using xspc compression :D
 
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Well thanks to the help of everyone who has replied i have now my first water cooling setup , i was going to mod my original case (fractel design black pearl) but decided against it. So I purchased the phantek enthoo primo and changed resorvoir back to ek 140 , very happy with setup no leaks after 24 hour test. Got the bug now so cpu will be next pay day along with some more bits lol :)

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My gpu under load on default blower was around 77 82c / with current setup i peak around 44c.
 
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thanks , yeh have to agree it is quite addictive Im already looking at more parts. I think next week ill add a 420 or 280 radiator to gpu loop at top of case add in drain port then look into cpu. Found myself mooching through gallery for ideas etc :)

**edit after a 3 hour session on the witcher 3 gpu @ peak i actually hit 54c last night , so would i be correct in thinking another radiator like a 420 or 280 would yield better results ?

I noticed the bottom of radiator was hotter then the top where fans were , which led me to look into push pull .. i thought this may be a good idea but opinions seem mixed with minimal difference .....
 
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just to add hit witcher 3 again this evening and had temps at 55 / 56 bottom of rod was quite hot. Kind of wary about the temps as the tubes say 60c which im guessing could cause issues. Currently my setup is as per picture ie res pump rad gpu res , if i grabbed a 420 i was thinking res pump rad 240 gpu rad 420 res to sort temps out.

Would appreciate some feedback if possible , if need be will grab a 420 rad to add to loop tomorrow if it will help ... ?
 
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