So I've made a massive mistake

I'll do that then, seems they can be bought for relatively cheap and as you said I could just hide that hose.

I was really dreading this job but you've all given me hope it should be somewhat straight forward
 
JunglistE said:
I'll do that then, seems they can be bought for relatively cheap and as you said I could just hide that hose.

I was really dreading this job but you've all given me hope it should be somewhat straight forward
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It's easy enough, just take your time and follow the instructions making sure you put the thermal pads where needed. If you run into any problems we are always here to help.
 
Glanza said:
I meant something like this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Aqua Computer Ball Valve Female Thread G 1/4 without Fittings £5.99
Total : £8.27 (includes shipping : £1.90 Ex.VAT).

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Ah, I'll add one of those to my basket. Thanks.

pastymuncher said:
It's easy enough, just take your time and follow the instructions making sure you put the thermal pads where needed. If you run into any problems we are always here to help.
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Yeah it should be easy enough. I'm sure once I get it all home and start following the instructions I'l see it's easier than I initially assumed it would've been

Got a crude mock up of what I'll be doing.

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Water will be flowing from pump > gpu > 120 rad > cpu > 320 rad > Res >

I figured these fitting choices would do the job.

320 inlet rotatable 45
320 outlet straight
120 inlet - straight
120 outlet - straight
cpu inlet rotatable 45
cpu outlet rotatable 45
gpu inlet rotatable 90
gpu outlet rotatable 90
resi inlet - straight
resi outlet - straight
resi drain - Straight

I think the looks like it should be OK
 
With the exception of the pump outlet to the gpu I really don't think you will need any other angle fittings. If you do the drain line as I suggested you won't need the tap. The blank on the end has a rubber O ring sealing it so it won't leak. All you do to drain it is put your case to the edge of the desk, place the end of the drain line in a bucket and undo the blank.
 
I think I just prefer the angle fittings to be on the CPU because at the moment I have straight ones and it makes the tube come quite far out without putting in any extreme bends. I'm happy sticking with mostly straight ones though as they're much cheaper!
 
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GFX card to 120 may be tight. You could flip the 120 so the ports are at the top to give yourself more room if needed.
 
Good spot. I guess bending something to fit between those would be a bit too tight. Will try and put one up. Thank you

Edit: Actually, I quite like your recommendation, Ryan. Sounds better looking, in my head at least!
 
I didn't think it would be so tight that way around but looking at my gpu and where the rear fan is you would only have a tiny bit of tubing from the gpu to the rad and even then will probably need a 90 degree angle fitting. I keep forgetting that my tubing goes from the gpu and out of the case there so I have a bit more room to play with. With that in mind I would be tempted to go from the gpu straight to the cpu so loop order would be pump>gpu>cpu>120mm rad>360mm rad>res>pump. It won't make any difference to temps and will make the tubing neater at the rear of the case.

A 40mm thick rad will be fine. Have you seen the offers in the watercooling clearance section? There are some good deals on the Hardware Labs rads in there.
 
JunglistE said:
I've got an EK-Bay spin
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That res has a G3/8 port on the top for filling, just get a G3/8 barb fitting and a bit of hose, then attach them and tilt the case 90deg forward to empty it, simples.

Drain ports are a very new idea and aren't actually necessary just like reservoirs, both are just added to loops for ease/convenience.

For about six years my draining method was to attach a barb/hose to the fill port on the top of my case then turn the whole thing upside down lol.

The value of having a drain port really depends on how often your going to be changing your loop.
 
Just checked the clearance. They've got one for £19, bargain!

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan X - Acetal EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan X - Acetal £84.95
(£70.79) £84.95
(£70.79)
Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22.00
(£18.33) £22.00
(£18.33)
Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Stealth 120 Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Stealth 120 £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 19/13 - Red Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 19/13 - Red £5.99
(£4.99) £11.98
(£9.98)
Bitspower Premium G3/8" High Flow 3/8" Fitting - shiny silver Bitspower Premium G3/8" High Flow 3/8" Fitting - shiny silver £4.99
(£4.16) £4.99
(£4.16)
Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil Mayhems Fine Silver Kill Coil £4.50
(£3.75) £4.50
(£3.75)

How does that look?

I can't post the fittings I'm getting as they're from somewhere else. They're pretty much bitspower without the branding.

Just wish I could set on the ones I need.
 
Cool :)

Argh, I'm really racking my brains over these fittings to make sure I have the right ones. Life was so much easier when I was just buying straight fittings, but they made my loop very messy.

Think I'm just going to go with 5 45' bends.

So confused :(

Edit: can I post pictures of products that aren't available on OCUK?
 
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JunglistE said:
Cool :)

Argh, I'm really racking my brains over these fittings to make sure I have the right ones. Life was so much easier when I was just buying straight fittings, but they made my loop very messy.

Think I'm just going to go with 5 45' bends.

So confused :(

Edit: can I post pictures of products that aren't available on OCUK?
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Yea as long as you just post screenshots/pics of the item and not a direct link to a product on another sites store.
 
In my basket I have 5 of these 45' fittings. (2 for GPU, CPU and 1 for 120mm radiator inlet

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Am I right in thinking I need 5 of these as well.

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I already have 6 straight fittings from my existing loop which I'll try and use elsewhere.
 
If your current barbs are the same size as you'll be ordering you don't need to buy anymore straights unless you want spare.
 
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