installing watercooling kit please help { advice }

[avizeke]

Hey guys.

am continueing a post from a recent one i made earlier :

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19531915#post19531915

i now have the case and going to do things in 2 processes.

At the moment i need opinions and suggestions on some hardware that am getting tomorrow.

I need suggestions on the radiator and reservior.


Rad

The radiator will be 360 mil with fans pushing air out.


RES

The reservior i want a tube like reservior so i need a suggestion for a good res that shows flow hopefully. with fittings at 1/2



I am wanting all fittings as well to be 1/2" ID tubing this way there will be no bottlenecking.

The pump is swiftech laing d5 pump so i am hoping the flow and pressure will be consistant.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Radiators (in order of preference):

Black ice SR-1 360mm (best IMO)
Black ice GT extreme 360mm
Black ice GT stealth 360mm (slim)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-030-BX

Res:
EK multioption res's

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-008-EK&groupid=962&catid=1551&subcat=

The SR-1 and GTX rads are pretty thick so check your clearance

 

[avizeke]

both of those are 1/4 instead of 1/2, am hoping not to bottleneck cooling as liquid flow will be restricted.

 

[KiiYzOo]

they're 1/4" thread not 1/4" tubing ID your wanting to get 1/2" barbs/compression fittings

 

[avizeke]

yeah bottlenecking with compression fittings. doesnt matter looks like am gonna have to do it anyway

i went for a phobia 360 rad and a ek multi option 250 mil res

got some black threaded psu wires too so all good so far. now just need a dremel set to do some capable modding

 

[Cleeecooo]

yeah bottlenecking with compression fittings. doesnt matter looks like am gonna have to do it anyway

i went for a phobia 360 rad and a ek multi option 250 mil res

got some black threaded psu wires too so all good so far. now just need a dremel set to do some capable modding

make sure you updateus ith pics

 

[avizeke]

Ok i got my necassery parts.

System spec over all is

sandy bridge i5 2600k
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4
8 gig dominator DDR2 1600mhz
2 Gainward nvidea GTX 480's ( Sli )
2 x 2Tb HD's
850 watt corsair psu modular


watercooling

Swiftec lang D5 pump
CPU block
EK 250 mil multi option res
2x Phobya G-Changer Radiators

Accessories

Braided black psu leads
5 120 mil fans
dremmil kit
fasteners
tubing




Gonna be looking at modding the case first before putting the hardware in first.

I am gonna ideally test the pump, i actually wanna see bloody good pressure flow before installing the parts.

Gonna be fun. i imagine it should be complete by monday all in the best interest of preparing for battlefield 3