spec me a water cooling loop

SLIPPYFI5T · 19 Jul 2014 at 07:25

Hi guys

I'm currently considering fully watercooling my pc using a custom loop and I wanted to know what people would suggest for pump, radiator etc. I have a budget of about £300. All it has to cool is the cpu and gpu. I'm not worried about cooling ram, motherboard etc until possibly later on. It would have to cool an xfx core edition 7970 (according to ek cooling solutions this is a reference card) and an fx-8350 (I'm replacing my 8150). The case it's self is a thermaltake overseer rx-1. Any help would he much abliged
Cheers

SLIPPYFI5T · 19 Jul 2014 at 08:27

Also want to be able to upgrade it to use in a crossfire loop in the future also

jimhaumman · 19 Jul 2014 at 12:21

What size of rads can you fit in your case?For crossfire you defo need 2x240mm.
Will you mange to fit 360mm rad in the roof?

SLIPPYFI5T · 19 Jul 2014 at 13:20

Well according to if i remember rightly i think it will take a 240mm rad on the top
when i take the fans out. However im not botherered if i mount the rad externally

SLIPPYFI5T · 19 Jul 2014 at 13:25

apparently with a bit of tool time you can get a 360mm radiator in it

jimhaumman · 19 Jul 2014 at 14:21

Do your measurements first to avoid headaches later. Remember to add 25mm for fans to your rads.If thickness of the rad would be a problem,check this rad,it is high fpi:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-487-EK&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=1525

SLIPPYFI5T · 19 Jul 2014 at 19:25

theres 40mm gap to put a rad, the fans are able to be mounted within the case. to be honest, it dosent matter if i take top of case off and just cover it with dust mesh over big holes. that way i have the entire top to use for rad space

SLIPPYFI5T · 19 Jul 2014 at 20:43

upon viewing it and cutting it to shape with a bit of styrofoam there is no way i can fgit a rad i my case. and there are no points to mount it outside the case either. I may have to fork out for a free standing radiator such as this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-164-AQ&groupid=962&catid=1523

jimhaumman · 20 Jul 2014 at 20:21

I'd buy new case if I was you.

kaku · 20 Jul 2014 at 20:46

You don't have to buy specific external rads. A lot of manufacturers make stands like this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-188-XS&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=1545 that you can screw to their radiators to convert them.

I think it would be difficult to do a full loop on that budget though, especially when the case is lacking too.

SLIPPYFI5T · 20 Jul 2014 at 23:22

I bit disappointed as when I bought the case it was labelled water cooling ready, with a photo on the box of a water cooled system.