Newbie to Custom WC

Gtiracer · 20 Mar 2020 at 02:31

Orignally thought about going for a 360 AIO for my 3700x but was persuaded to go whole hog, so some of you may say this is overkill for just a CPU, but my reasons are that my GPU temps are perfectly adequate and that I'm happy with. I also like to chop and change equipment really, and the card is still in warranty so I may consider watercooling the next gen GPU that i add in, not absolutely sure yet, but made sure to include enough cooling power and pump pressure for doing so should I wish to add in future..

This is from a guy who hasn't done a proper custom Watercoop before so bear with me, doing the best i can. I want to keep it aesthetically pleasing but didn't want to bother with hard line tube. Some of the bits are mish mash as that's Whats I had left over form previous builds that had been stripped down for parts.

Here's as far as Ive got so far:

Its a Thermaltek Core V71
3700x
32GB Ram
Asus 1080Ti
Asus Crosshiar VII Hero

So getting there, but still a way to go yet, open to questions suggestions and Ideas,

khanage103 · 20 Mar 2020 at 15:06

Check to see if you can remove your gpu with the distro plate there if you like to change gpu's.

I have the same distro plate and it stops me removing the gpu without draining down and disassembly of the loop.

Something worth investigating before using it if its gonna become a hindrance

Mcnumpty2323 · 20 Mar 2020 at 23:32

I use quick disconnects to allow removing
Cpu and gpu with no draining needed
Makes life much easier

khanage103 · 21 Mar 2020 at 01:57

its more about the distro plate covering the gpu screws

Gtiracer · 21 Mar 2020 at 13:31

khanage103 said:
its more about the distro plate covering the gpu screws

It was fiddly but hads to take gpu out first before putting distro plate in. putting GPU back in was the awkward part but got there in the end

khanage103 · 21 Mar 2020 at 13:37

i cant even get to the screw heads let alone have enough room to remove them in my case lol

glad youve got the clearance to do yours though,just had to mention it

Gtiracer · 21 Mar 2020 at 23:18

khanage103 said:
i cant even get to the screw heads let alone have enough room to remove them in my case lol

glad youve got the clearance to do yours though,just had to mention it

Well it wasn't fun thats for sure, but I am thankful it is a big case

LuckyBenski · 22 Mar 2020 at 16:11

So you've got a DDC running into a D5? What's the thinking behind it?

Gtiracer · 22 Mar 2020 at 22:47

UnLuckyBenski said:
So you've got a DDC running into a D5? What's the thinking behind it?

Redundancy and pump pressure. Had 2 different pumps that I had and intended different plans for. I made some spontaneous purchases with them, Decided to utilise both instead of selling and not have to have either pump running on max speed all the time. That way if I add a gpu block or extra rad then I have no worries in the flow department