Need help with fittings for my very first water cooled custom loop

beberobu · 18 Oct 2017 at 20:07

HI there!
I've read a lot last days, mostly here but not only, about water cooling custom loops...
But i'm still overwhelmed when about fittings...
Defo i need some help here.
My loop will have:
1. First radiator, XSPC AX360 on top
2. Second radiator, XSPC AX280 in front of pc
3. The pomp: XSPC D5 Photon v2
4. CPU Block, i was thinking to XSPC Raystorm Pro but... i've read that is not the best one... i am open to any advice!
I intend to use rigid tubes, 16mm.
The water cooling system will look like this one:

I will change very soon the GPU so the fitting and GPU block is out of mind now, i will connect the tubes and near by the GPU i will bend the tubes leaving enough tube for the next fittings.
I really have no idea what fittings to buy and what brand, etc.... and any help here is much appreciated!

RSR · 19 Oct 2017 at 10:54

I have posted a link to all my fittings the W/C gallery thread above, my build is still work in progress as I am changing shortly.

beberobu · 19 Oct 2017 at 19:00

Thank you so much RSR!
Changing? Wow... when will be done?

RSR · 19 Oct 2017 at 19:18

I'm going to change the bottom piece of tubing as it doesn't look right, It only done it for a experiment. However, I maybe getting another FTW3 card to add into the loop.

I also have some perspex (PSU cover) on the way so I can tidy up the PSU mess so that will need the tubing to be changed.

Smffy · 19 Oct 2017 at 19:22

RSR said:
I'm going to change the bottom piece of tubing as it doesn't look right, It only done it for a experiment. However, I maybe getting another FTW3 card to add into the loop.

I also have some perspex (PSU cover) on the way so I can tidy up the PSU mess so that will need the tubing to be changed.

Do like the Singularity res etc... Been eyeing those up for future builds myself.

beberobu · 29 Oct 2017 at 10:18

I need to put 16mm OD and 10mm ID hose (soft tube) between two fittings G1/4" like this: http://www.xs-pc.com/hose-fittings/g14-90-rotary-fitting-black-matte
What fittings do i need for that? Of course i already have this two rotary fittings, what else do i need to connect the soft tube?
Cheers!

l.e. may i use this for compression?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bits...enhance-multi-link-for-od-16mm-wc-636-bp.html

VKleita · 30 Oct 2017 at 07:44

That fitting is a hard tube fitting you need soft tube.

16/10 is also know as 3/8 5/8 (Old imperial measurement)

16/10 tube to this fitting would work as an example:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc...ession-fitting-black-chrome-v2-wc-102-xs.html

to find other ones on the ocUK website, go into water cooling then look for "16/10 fittings"

beberobu · 30 Oct 2017 at 07:48

VKleita said:
That fitting is a hard tube fitting you need soft tube.

16/10 is also know as 3/8 5/8 (Old imperial measurement)

16/10 tube to this fitting would work as an example:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc...ession-fitting-black-chrome-v2-wc-102-xs.html

to find other ones on the ocUK website, go into water cooling then look for "16/10 fittings"

Thank you!