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Howling

Howling

Howling

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Hey guys, usually hate asking for help but I've never done a watercooled rig before so I have to humbly bow my head and ask for help.
I plan to use my current Coolermaster Cosmos S RC1100, but insides will be replaced - only a few old HDDs will remain.
The rest of the planned rig is;
Asus P8P67 Deluxe
i7-2600k
Corsair Force Series 3 120gb
Corsair HX1050W
G.skill RipjawsX 2x4GB pc12800c8
Akasa 6 Fan Controller
2x 6950 Toxic

I want to watercool the CPU and GPUs... so.... Yeah :o
 
Really? No takers at all? :o

Well my options at this point are;
1) H100 - Leaving the GPUs on air, but adding some extra fans << Easiest and cheapest.
2) One of the EK Kits, the 120.3 HF one - Leaving the GPUs on air, but with the option of extending the loop
3) Going full whack with a custom loop and cool everything <<< just worried about cost there as I'm unsure what I'd even need.
 
Howling said:
Really? No takers at all? :o

Well my options at this point are;
1) H100 - Leaving the GPUs on air, but adding some extra fans << Easiest and cheapest.
2) One of the EK Kits, the 120.3 HF one - Leaving the GPUs on air, but with the option of extending the loop
3) Going full whack with a custom loop and cool everything <<< just worried about cost there as I'm unsure what I'd even need.
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Option 3

What's your budget?
 
My budget is... undetermined at this point. I'm just considering option 3 as a "would like to if cost is deemed acceptable" :p
I won't be ordering the new stuff for a few weeks, I've got some stuff to take care of when I get back to the UK (been in US for the last 3 months) - so I'll have a clearer idea then.
I'd appreciate a spec so I know what I'm looking at and can make an informed decision on whether it's worth me doing at the minute ^_^
 
 
Looks like everything, but then I've never done water before. Is 10 enough fittings? I'm guessing 2 for each component (in and out?) so.. Pump, Reservoir, 2x GPU, CPU, Radiator .. I make that 6 :? so 12? or am I missing something? lol

Price-wise looks good though, if you get 2 seconds can you just look it over and make sure nothing's missed -- appreciate it ^_^ <3
 
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £244.99
(£204.16) £244.99
(£204.16)
2x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £215.99
(£179.99) £431.98
(£359.98)
Corsair Professional Series HX1050 Professional Series 1050W Modular Power Supply (CMPSU-1050HXUK) £179.98
(£149.98) £179.98
(£149.98)
Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Hardware Labs Black ICE SR-1 360 Radiator £83.98
(£69.98) £83.98
(£69.98)
XSPC Razor HD6970 GPU Waterblock **Also Supports HD6950** £74.99
(£62.49) £149.98
(£124.98)
Laing 18W DDC-Pump 12V DDC-1T Plus £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **2011 Compatible** £55.79
(£46.49) £55.79
(£46.49)
2x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £45.98
(£38.32) £91.96
(£76.64)
Akasa FC. SIX Channel Fan Controller - Brushed aluminium - AK-FC-08BK £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
XSPC Single 5.25” Bay Reservoir - Multi Fascia £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
6x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £13.99
(£11.66) £83.94
(£69.96)
3x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
(£6.66) £23.97
(£19.98)
3x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear £2.99
(£2.49) £8.97
(£7.47)
12x OcUK Value 7/16" [16/11mm] Compression Straight G1/4" - Silver Nickel £2.40
(£2.00) £28.80
(£24.00)
Sub Total : £1,569.39
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £316.38
Total : £1,898.27

Changed the GPU blocks for full plate (and in-stock), added an extra litre of coolant just incase, and 2 extra fittings-again, just incase.


Edit:: Sidenote - how do you do the 1337 cart paste?
Cleeecooo said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE SR-1 360 Radiator £83.98
1 x Laing 18W DDC-Pump 12V DDC-1T Plus £59.99
1 x EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi **2011 Compatible** £55.79
2 x EK-VGA Supreme HF - EN Nickel Plexi £38.99 (£77.98)
1 x XSPC Single 5.25” Bay Reservoir - Multi Fascia £24.98
2 x Mayhems X1 UV Red Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99 (£15.98)
3 x XSPC 7/16" ID [16/11mm] High Flex Hose - Clear £2.99 (£8.97)
10 x OcUK Value 7/16" [16/11mm] Compression Straight G1/4" - Silver Nickel £2.40 (£24.00)
Total : £363.66 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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Someone check it over for me please? Looks to me like everything, but what do I know eh? :o

Also - what's the difference between bay and tube reservoirs as far as fitting/performance go?
 
Looks ok but id change the following

go for a

EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Full Nickel over the plexi. For me plexi is weaker and may crack when tightening, it may also stain over time. Full nickel looks awesome to boot.

Id drop your pump selection and go for a bare d5 pump. You could then house it in a double xspc reservoir for reduced noise.

id also buy better quality compression fittings and tubing such as

primochill hose and ek compression fittings
 
If you go with the 18W Laing and 7/16" tubing then you will also need a 3rd party top for the pump as the default pump top has 3/8" barbs which can't be removed. You may also need a SLI water block connector for your gpu water blocks, depending on how close they are together in the case, i.e. may not be enough space to fit bog standard compressions between cards. It also wise to draw a mock up of your loop to decide whether you will need any 45 or 90 degree fittings as well as straight, although on the face of it you probably won't seeing is its a basic loop with a bay res.
 
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