new water cooling setup

TwistNut

TwistNut

TwistNut

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hey guys decided to go and make a custom loop in my new pc as why not :D

here the spec im going to be using

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab H2O Custom HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 £324.58
1 x XSPC Razor 7970 GPU Waterblock (Raystorm Style) £84.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £169.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £59.99
1 x Laing 10W DDC-Pump 12V DDC-1T £54.98
1 x EK-RES X3 250 Reservoir £51.98
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
2 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear [1m Length] £2.99 (£5.98)
Total : £1,506.86 (includes shipping : £13.75).



what i would like some help with is are all my water cooling parts compatible and do i need anything else ?

how will i set up the loop

what barbs shall i use ?

have i got the right tube etc

do i need anything else for the pump ?


and any general advice would be greatly appreciated

thanks in advance guys
 
If you want barbs you can use either 1/2 inch on thier own or 7/16ths with clips or zip ties alternativly you can use 7/16th compressions with that tubing. The pump will work fine as is but a better pump top might work better, with that pump id perhaps ditch the tube res and go with something like
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-306-BP&groupid=962&catid=2133

It attaches direct to the pump and works as one unit as 8pack did in his build here

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Alternatively I can personally recommend the d5 and xspc res combo too it does take up more room though
 
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Get the XSPC reservoir top for that pump, makes sorting out the loop so easy. I will never use anything else now.

I'd go with ½" barbs (heat the tubing in boiling water for a few seconds before putting on the barbs and they'll go on and stay on).

Not convinced the single 240mm rad will be enough; get two and put one in the bottom and one in the top.
 
Unless you are willing to do heavy modding id re think your case i have the storm stryker and its native rad support is really only one Rad in the roof with a max 30 maybe 35 mm thickness which would not work for your needs.
 
thanks for the advice guys im totally new to this so any advice is great

what cases would be better for my needs ? and how many rads do i need what sizes ect im not looking to do loads of over clocking just take the i5 to likr 4.6 and maybe a slight oc on the gpu

maybe abit over kill to water cool it but i want to i dont like the bay res cos i want to see my res through the side pannel as the pc will be wall mounted on a shelve with the window faceing out

thanks again

sorry for any spelling misstakes its not my strong point

regards
darren
 
Np im sure someone will come along and suggest a good case most i can find (cheap enough) do not support 60mm (full sized rads) which for your needs you would need one good 240mm rad (30 to 35 mm or so in the roof) and 360mm full fat 60mm. as ive have found out through many topics thicker rads (60mm) are a lot better at heat dissapation. but i could be wrong one of the more experienced guys will advice you the best.

From various vids i have seen this one with ONE minor modification would support your needs but youd have to be willing to cut out a small piece of the hard cage to fit a full rad in the front

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-BX&groupid=2362&catid=2276
 
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Case-wise you're looking at spending quite a bit if you want rad support out of the box but there are plenty of mods around for smaller cases if you're happy taking a dremel to it ;).

I just did a build in an 800D and it's a pleasure to work with.
 
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