Spec Me - Watercooling For 1xCPU, 2xGPU

McDaniel

McDaniel

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Evening Folks,

Looking to do my first ever Watercooling (yay go me) shortly and need some help on all required parts! I will be cooling an i7 & dual 670s or 680s (still debating, but if it's the 670 it will be the Windforce so can take 680 blocks, if its 680 I will get OcUK Tech ones as cautious of warranty).

Ideally I would like a bay res; maybe a pump/res combo (XSPC?) - but I am completely new to this area so need advice on everything.

Will be in a Corsair 800D so should have PLENTY of room for Rad etc...

Much Love :)
 
What sort of budget are you looking at?

Also, I'd personally recommend getting a D5 over the bay res combos if within your budget as I found the bay res combos to be too noisy
 
Silent is better; just concerned about mounting something and how "secure" it is, esp over a fixed bay drive?

As for budget... is £300-£400 reasonable? Honestly I'd rather quality especially considering I am pumping liquid through a machine!
 
McDaniel said:
Silent is better; just concerned about mounting something and how "secure" it is, esp over a fixed bay drive?

As for budget... is £300-£400 reasonable? Honestly I'd rather quality especially considering I am pumping liquid through a machine!
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Mounting a pump out of a drive bay is perfectly secure, just do it with care :)

Which rad size(s) are you looking to include in your case?

£400 is workable...
 
Cleeecooo said:
Mounting a pump out of a drive bay is perfectly secure, just do it with care :)

Which rad size(s) are you looking to include in your case?

£400 is workable...
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Whatever is suitable, I imagine cooling 2GPU's and a CPU a 360 minimum? The case is huge and 360 is easily mountable at the top without intruding on the mobo.
 
McDaniel said:
Whatever is suitable, I imagine cooling 2GPU's and a CPU a 360 minimum? The case is huge and 360 is easily mountable at the top without intruding on the mobo.
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YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - D5 Vario Pump & Alphacool Clear HF D5 Top Value Combo £84.98
2 x EK-FC680 GTX Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plating** £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £56.99
1 x XSPC EX360 120mm Radiator - Black £49.99
1 x Alphacool Cape Corp Coolplex Pro 25 LT £21.98
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Blueberry Blue Coolant 1L £14.99
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1150 RPM - 3 Pin £12.98 (£38.94)
1 x Masterkleer Hose Pack PVC 15,9/11mm (7/16ID) Clear 3.3m £10.88
10 x OcUK 1/2" G1/4 - FatBoy Style - Black Nickel - Barb Fitting £1.69 (£16.90)
Total : £467.68 (includes shipping : £10.00).



You can change the res, fluid, block types as per your tastes :)

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Slightly cheaper option:

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooling Kit 360 £279.98
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Blueberry Blue Coolant 1L £14.99
2 x EK-FC680 GTX Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **EN Nickel Plating** £79.99 (£159.98)
Total : £466.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).



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That wassn't quite as cheap as I was expecting :p
 
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Only thing you really need to worry about is having your res before the pump. Everything else is a matter of convienience.
 
Jokester said:
Only thing you really need to worry about is having your res before the pump. Everything else is a matter of convienience.
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This. Once the temps stabilize the coolest component will be that immediately after the radiator. I suggest that you have a look at mine as our builds aren't too dissimilar....
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I split mine into 2 loops, and realized a drop of 5C on the GPU's when all was idle. Flow rate didn't appear affected for the D5's.
 
I have an i7 950, and 2x GTX 480's in 2 loops:

CPU:=> res->Phobya 3.120->CPU->1.120->Res
GPU:=> Res->Swiftech 2.120->GPU1->GPU2->Swiftech 2.120->Res
 
I think I might be being slow here, so bare with me, but I don't think that will work. Could you add some arrows to that please?
 
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