Upgrade Advice

Valhalla22 · 26 Apr 2021 at 20:16

Hi guys,

Just after some advice if the below parts would be compatible with the rest of my parts that I have. I currently have an intel i7 4790 & gtx 980 ti and am upgrading to newer parts. I already have the following from another retailer.

AMD Ryzen 5950x
Asus ROG Strix X570-F
32GB Corsair ram
Asus RTX 3090 EKWB edition
EKWB EK Velocity AM4 RGB nickel/acetal block

Would the below be compatible with the above. I am not sure if the PSU will be enough or if I will need a 1000w PSU.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Lian-Li O11 Dynamic XL (ROG Certified) Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black= £204.95
10 x Noctua NF-F12 IndustrialPPC 2000RPM PWM 120mm High Performance Fan= £21.95
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple Fan) Radiator= £77.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM D-RGB Pump / Reservoir Combo - Acetal= £159.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black= £13.99
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-AF Extender 6mm M-M G1/4 - Black= £2.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-AF T-Splitter 3F G1/4 - Black= £7.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Plug G1/4 (for EK-Badge) - Black= £3.49
2 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H2O Watercooling/Cleaning Fluid - 1 Litre= £2.50
1 x Mayhems X1 Clear Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L= £6.95
14 x EK Water Blocks EK-Torque STC 10/16mm Soft Tubing Compression Fitting - Black= £6.95
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-Tube ZMT Matte Black 16/10 mm - 1m= £4.49
1 x Super Flower Leadex Titanium 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Titanium" Power Supply - Black= £214.99
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-Cable Splitter 4-Fan PWM Extended= £5.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Loop Uni Pump & Reservoir Bracket - 120mm= £7.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK Leak / Presure Testing Tool= £32.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-ATX Bridging Plug (24 pin)= £1.99

Total: £1,173.20 (includes shipping: £13.20)

dfour · 27 Apr 2021 at 15:27

Your psu should be fine. The fans are only 1.2 watts each and the pump is 23 watts.

I wouldnt waste your money on the leak/presure testing tool and the bridging pin.
Any piece of wire will do and plenty of articles on the internet telling you how to do this.
If you have a leak you will find out soon enough when you add water. I have been water cooling for over 20 years and can assure you water will find a way out as my re-build showed me last week. £33 waste of money IMHO.

Also if your going to use the premix mayhems buy 2 of them and non of the ultra pure water. Just flush first with deionised water from halfords etc for pennies.

MikeTimbers · 27 Apr 2021 at 16:06

that's an expensive list!

The EK-STC fittings are nice. I used the satin ones and they look great. I'm with dfour on the pressure testing tool. If you must, you can just try blowing into the loop with tubing on the fill port and all other ports closed.

The bridging pin thing is worth it though IMO. I bought one that includes a nice long cable and an on-off switch so that I can have the PSU on but control the power to the pump while filling. Cost about what you're paying but includes a switch.

Have you drawn up your loop to verify the number of fittings? Always worth it if you haven't. Nothing worse than half way through tubing, you realise there aren't enough.

Valhalla22 · 27 Apr 2021 at 18:15

Yes Mike I have drawn a mock up of my potential loop and am going to order a couple extra just in case and thanks for all info as the last time that I water cooled my pc was with my gtx 780 to in 2014 and am a little out of touch and wanted a little info.