Spec me a watercooling setup

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Hi guys,
I currently have a H100i cpu cooler on my i7-5930k but I'm looking to remove that and install a full watercooling setup to cover 3 x Titan X cards aswell. Had a read thru the FAQ guide (a lot of the kit links are dead) so still not 100% sure on what kit I need.
Are any of the OcUK Tech lab bundles a good place to start with?
I have a Corsair Carbide 540 case so plenty of room inside to house it all.
Thanks for any help, I'll carry on doing some research now.
 
CPU block (ek or xspc)
3 x TX blocks
D5 pump/res combo
240mm rad
360mm rad
14 x compression fittings (I use 16/11)
2m of primochill tubing
Mayhems fluid or distilled water

The 540 is a tight squeeze!
 
While it would be a bit of a squeeze, you shouldn't have too many probs fitting all that in there, but I'd be slightly iffy about all that on 360/240.
(the stuff in my sig resides in a 540 with an external 1080 rad fwiw).
You'll have to get creative if you want to keep all your SSD/drive bays and a res in the back though.

Depends how low you want your temps to be really. Probably be ok, though I wouldn't expect a lot better than reasonable aircooled temps.

As for other cases, Enthoo Primo is a solid choice with plenty of space for rads and everything else. Couple of 480's would do the trick nicely.
If you're not short of a bob or two - and I suspect you aren't :D - check out Caselabs.
 
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Thanks bud, will look into it. Dont want to go to all this trouble and still have air cooled temps. Although mostly the reason for going watercooled is the noise factor.
 
Depending on which options you pick, it's ok. Just don't choose the xspc 750 pump/res!
Personally, I think you're far better off picking your own components. There's no need to buy a kit really.

Before we go any further, are the looks important to you, or do you just want it done?
Are you prepared to do a bit of your own research into the kind of layout/aesthetics that would suit you, or would you rather have someone else decide how you go about it?

I only ask because I feel that a good WC build is as much about function as it is art/personal expression, unless you're all about function of course.

#deepyo
 
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Sorry for the delay in replying, my motherboard decided to die on me so having to use my mobile until a replacement arrives grrrr. Aesthetics aren't that important, function is. Did a bit of research into my case, it only has enough room for 1 x 360 and 1 x 240. Will the 360 be good enough to run 3 gpus off or will that barely be better than air cooled?
 
That's why I specced a 360 and a 240 earlier ;)

You'd have the whole lot in series anyway so the 3 cards would have the full combined rad space but obviously shared with the CPU...

I got good temps with a 3770k + sli 780s in a 540 with 2x240x60 rads but I don't think you'll be much better than air with a 3rd card AND a 5930k...

I went to the aforementioned Enthoo Primo which offers room for 2 480mm rads+... Gives so many more options.
 
Check the dimensions and break out a tape measure :D
I'd have had one, but it's too tall for my tastes.

Great case though.

Check out youtube. There's a few reviews where they have it sitting next to them to give you a better idea.
 
OK decided to go ahead and buy the kit anyway (don't tell the wife!)
Will 1 litre of coolant be enough for the 360 rad?
I've decided to just cool my cards separately for now and leave the cpu on the Corsair Hydro. So far my shopping list looks like this:

XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo V2 (this ok for 16/11 tubing??)
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC Titan X - Acetal
Monsoon 16/11mm fittings
Mayhems Pastel - Sunset Yellow Coolant 1L
Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear

This look ok?
 
A litre will be plenty and any size fitting will work with the res, as the actual screw in part is a standard size regardless.

Looks fine to me. May want some angled rotary fittings.

Btw, if you're just cooling two cards, then you could just add a cpu block and 240 rad + 4 more fittings and you've got yourself an entire loop. No rush though.
 
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Oh, hang on, you're using a 540. Yeah, a bay res is not the best idea in that case due to it being vertical.

Best get something like the one posted above.
 
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