Spec check please

Indigojim · 21 Dec 2013 at 16:47

Hi there

I have a few upgrades to add to my rig in sig below.

I'm adding an i7-3770k running a moderate overclock around 4ghz, also a single MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition gfx card. Ideally I would run sli but am unsure of cooling capacity of a triple rad, at a guess I would require additional dual rad possibly in the bottom with a little case mod.

I had a read through stickys and have came up with the following, but I'm a little unsure on the block for gfx card. Ideally I don't want to change my case I haven't had it long and my wife likes how it fits in..

Hopefully I didn't miss anything

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan & 780 - Acetal Full Cover Waterblock £79.99
1 x XSPC X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Acrylic) V4 £59.98
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Stealth 360 £49.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £44.99
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £17.99 (£53.97)
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Blue Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
2 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/10 - White £5.99 (£11.98)
8 x XSPC G1/4" to 3/8" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£23.92)
Total : £342.38 (includes shipping : £8.00).

FloydCaplee · 24 Dec 2013 at 14:41

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Uncle Petey · 24 Dec 2013 at 14:59

Your spec looks fine, though I'd personally go with a D5 bay/res combo instead of the 750. It would be almost double the price though...

If you wanted to go sli, then yeah, you really should be looking at adding a 240 rad in there

Saying that, you may just about get away with a 360, but don't expect much, if any OC headroom or exceptional temps.

If you haven't already planned your layout, you might also find that you'll need a couple of angled fittings too.

FloydCaplee said:
I read your post, you give some useful information. I also visit your links which are nice. Thanks for sharing.....

U wot m8?

Indigojim · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:01

Uncle Petey said:
If you haven't already planned your layout, you might also find that you'll need a couple of angled fittings too.

I think I need two to start with though I cant seem to find them?

I was looking at the V12 Expert kit which has D5 combo it works out slightly less cost after adding the water-block, although different tubing and fans.

Many thanks for the reply though my first time water cooling and I don't want to mess up

Uncle Petey · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:12

Check here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=962&catid=1529&subid=1852

In case you aren't sure about compatibility, any G1/4 rotary fitting will work.

As for the V12 kit, it's a good choice. 16/11 tubing is fine (I use it myself) and the fans are good too. Not quite as good as the Scythes in your spec, but not very far off.

alex_123_fra · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:15

I'd agree with Petey although I've had a bad experience with the D5/bay/res combo. The res warped in summer use and started leaking. OCUK were excellent though and replaced it. I use the new one in my second rig with no issues. For my main rig I use a EK D5 Vario X-res 140 and it is superb.

Your GPU waterblock is fine. In terms of 780 SLI, again in my main rig in a Carbide 540 case I run a 360 and 240 rad with a 3930k. Temps are excellent with idles at 21C on both cards and 39C at full load (overclocked to 1200 MHz Core). CPU overclocked to 4.5 GHz for 24/7 use at 55C max at full load.

Uncle Petey · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:23

I thought they'd fixed that issue?
I agree though, I'd rather have a tube res (or combo) unless available space meant that a bay res was the only option.

Nice rig btw

Indigojim · 24 Dec 2013 at 17:42

Ok

I've changed around a bit, think I'll go with this

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooling Kit 360 £172.12
- 1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £47.99
- 1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £51.98
- 1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan & 780 - Acetal Full Cover Waterblock £79.99
2 x EK Water Blocks Adapter G1/4" 45 degrees - silver £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.19 (£6.38)
Total : £385.03 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Slightly different components, fans tubing but with the D5 combo, added some 45 degree fittings

Thanks again for the help

alex_123_fra · 24 Dec 2013 at 17:48

Indigojim said:
Slightly different components, fans tubing but with the D5 combo, added some 45 degree fittings

Thanks again for the help

Looking good. Need to see some pics when ready

Uncle Petey said:
I thought they'd fixed that issue?
I agree though, I'd rather have a tube res (or combo) unless available space meant that a bay res was the only option.

Nice rig btw

Thanks Petey