Part Check

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 15:36

Hi' Guys,

My current spec:
MSI 6970 twin frozr (lightning)
q6600
Thermaltake Kandalf case
XFX 850PSU
Asus P5n-e(if i remember correctly) mobo

Can you confirm i have what i need:

EK-VGA Supreme HF - EN (Nickel) (have to buy else where)
EK Singe Bay Reservoir - Acetal £39.98
EK DCP 4.0 Pump (12v) £39.98
EK Supreme LTX CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £32.99
Masterkleer Hose Pack PVC 15,9/11mm (7/16ID) Clear 3.3m £10.88
Mayhems X1 UV Oil Black Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
EK DCP Mounting Plate Kit with Anti Vibration Mountings £3.49
3x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £41.97
EK CoolStream Radiator XT 360 (120.3) £48.98

Not sure where i get the extra bits for the GPU cooling for the VRAM etc, any ideas on the bits i'd need and i'll find out where to get them.

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 16:38

no idea what fittings i'd need or use, i thought i'd need the VRAM cooled as the GPU blocks by EK only do the GPU itself and not the full card.

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 17:24

http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=154745.0
the guy here doesnt mention any other water cooling for the GPU other than the main block. Any ideas?

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 17:32

lol i just thought the black bits were there to help mount the cooler

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 17:52

after reading online about the struggles of fitting the big radiotors in my case i'll need a new one, which one is better:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-010-XG&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1572
or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-203-CM

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 20:41

it much bigger than thermaltake kandalf? this things pretty large, dont mind things a little bigger

JustBen · 5 Jan 2012 at 22:25

cheers guys, will get my case on next payday and start buying the bits for water cooling

JustBen · 7 Jan 2012 at 22:36

another question.. does it matter where the radiator is attached? I've had an idea of cutting some holes in my current case and feeding the pipes through to the outside and having the radiator outside of the case? I presume this is the only bit that will be giving off much heat so the case inside will be nice and cool?

JustBen · 8 Jan 2012 at 12:30

On EK's site they have tops for the D5 pump, what do these do and do i need one?

JustBen · 8 Jan 2012 at 12:46

coolio will add one to my 'wishlist' (will buy bit by bit should have them all within a few months). I presume none of the parts come with the barbs? So i'd need 2 for gpu,cpu, pump, res, rad? so 10 in total?

JustBen · 8 Jan 2012 at 15:11

Cheers for the suggestion, i will go with that one

the one from EK was about £48 i think.
The total so far is £350.17, EK do some brackets for fitting their radiators externally so getting some of them. I think it will be a worthwhile investment as once its all setup there wont be much in the way of cost.

JustBen · 14 Jan 2012 at 19:40

do i need to get the same make and model 120mm fans? or can i just mix them up? reason i'm asking is i might get some second hand gear and they don't always sell in 3's