Should I buy this?

From the limited research i have done recently (also delving into my first water loop) this is your only option for the £100 mark. It also performs better than an all in one by the looks of it so if £100 is your budget then looks like ur only option.
 
Randall8686 said:
From the limited research i have done recently (also delving into my first water loop) this is your only option for the £100 mark. It also performs better than an all in one by the looks of it so if £100 is your budget then looks like ur only option.
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thanks for the reply :)
Ok then, I mean possibly a bit more, Ive seen the XSPC ray thingy kits for around £150, but they are a blue led and im sticking with red lol
 
Ok then, I mean possibly a bit more, Ive seen the XSPC ray thingy kits for around £150, but they are a blue led and im sticking with red lol
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You can buy what ever colour you want, they are generally twin 3mm leds to molex and are around £3-£4.
 
DataVampire said:
You can buy what ever colour you want, they are generally twin 3mm leds to molex and are around £3-£4.
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oh ok, would this kit be worth paying extra for then? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-234-XS&groupid=962&catid=1532

any idea if a 240mm rad would fit without mods inside a haf 912 plus case? Or would if have to go ontop externally? thanks :)

it will be just a CPU loop for now, I am hoping eventually to possibly add gpu cooling when I upgrade my card, currently have a 560ti which I have had for 2 years since I built it :) Ive only got an i5 2500k cpu running stock, 3.3-3.6Ghz, I just want to do watercooling for the fun of it and for the look :)
 
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2500k and your running stock and want to watercool.... Are you mental. I had thst cpu 4.7 on a H50 aio. Under water that should see 4.8ghz dont waste your cash at this moment in time unless you want to overclock the cpu imo. Put the cash towards a new gpu. Of course imo.
 
Ramboner said:
oh ok, would this kit be worth paying extra for then? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-234-XS&groupid=962&catid=1532

any idea if a 240mm rad would fit without mods inside a haf 912 plus case? Or would if have to go ontop externally? thanks :)
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i'm know expert by any means but been researching a lot, I tried the cheaper version of that XSPC kit 129 quid one, i thought it was really nice and really enoyed fitting it perfect install no leaks i had problems with the pump though ridiculously loud buzzing tried everthing. gutted really if wasn't for that would have been well happy with it.

RMA in the end to get they guys at Ocuk to check it they confirmed it was faulty seems to be out of stock everywhere so no replacement available.
it's not put me off though i have definatley been bitten by the WC bug and looking at other options will end up spending more no doubt :p

not sure about your case but im limited to 35 mm thick rad in mine so get yer tape measure out before ordering anything
 
Randall8686 said:
2500k and your running stock and want to watercool.... Are you mental. I had thst cpu 4.7 on a H50 aio. Under water that should see 4.8ghz dont waste your cash at this moment in time unless you want to overclock the cpu imo. Put the cash towards a new gpu. Of course imo.
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Ok so if I just want to water cool to tidy the case up a bit and look cool, I could get a cheaper kit like a h50i? Any other suggestions?
 
 
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After much research about haf 912 plus cases... It appears I will have to mount the radiator externally as it won't house a rad and fans on the inside as it will hit the mb :( so I need to be able to have long hoses now. Looks like I'll go for the custom loop. Should mount the rad on the inside and fans on the outside or the other way around? I'm guessing leave the 200mm fan mounted inside and mount the 240 mm rad above it on the outside. So the air is pushing out through the rad
 
I had the same problem on my case can't get fans and rad inside the case had to be either fans inside rad outside or vice versa, i tried both combinations fans inside pushing air through the rad, and then rad inside and fans on top pulling air out. the plastic top covers the fans in my case better with no modding so i went for pulling air out.

tested with prime 95 for 30 min on both setups the temps were identical, so do whats easiest for you.
 
Raggs said:
I had the same problem on my case can't get fans and rad inside the case had to be either fans inside rad outside or vice versa, i tried both combinations fans inside pushing air through the rad, and then rad inside and fans on top pulling air out. the plastic top covers the fans in my case better with no modding so i went for pulling air out.

tested with prime 95 for 30 min on both setups the temps were identical, so do whats easiest for you.
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oh that's good to know that there isn't a performance difference :) I did wonder weather having the rad inside would generate more heat inside the case, but if it makes no odds then that's great. Thanks
 
Well I am building a loop from scratch :)
Ive bought 2 90 deg barbs (as rad will be external), 4 straight barbs all 1/2" and 6 black hose clamps 5/8 OD, 2 meters of xspc uv red/org hose 7/16" ID. Oh and a silver kill coil.
going to get a black ice 240 rad, and an EK supreme LTX CSQ cpu block, unless anyone else knows of a better choice for similar money?
undecided on which res and pump, that will probably have to wait until next pay day lol
 
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