Watercooled Case Gallery

RSR · 14 Jul 2019 at 20:21

I've finially finished my build other than waiting on some Trident Z Royal stuff from the US.

This is Project Water: 4.0

the wopster · 15 Jul 2019 at 13:52

RSR said:
I've finially finished my build other than waiting on some Trident Z Royal stuff from the US.

This is Project Water: 4.0

Specs

RSR · 15 Jul 2019 at 14:21

woppy101 said:
Specs

Asus Maxiumus XI Extreme
32GB G.Skill 4266 C19 (Currently 4000MHz C17) , which is being swapped out for a 4266 C17 kit I have on route.
9900K @ 5.2GHz - I can run it up to 5.4GHz i'd rather a lower voltage.
EK Velocity CPU Block
Samsung 970 Pro 1TB
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
EVGA 2080Ti FTW3 + EVGA Hyrdo Block
EVGA Nu Audio
Seasonic Prime 1200W Platinium + CableMod Pro Carbon Cables
Hardware Labs 360 GTS
Singularity Computers Pump (DDC) & Res
Singularity Computers Tubing 16mm
EK DDC
Noise Blocker Fans
Loads of Bitspower Fittings

Phanteks Evolv X

I think that's everything.

the wopster · 15 Jul 2019 at 14:57

RSR said:
Asus Maxiumus XI Extreme
32GB G.Skill 4266 C19 (Currently 4000MHz C17) , which is being swapped out for a 4266 C17 kit I have on route.
9900K @ 5.2GHz - I can run it up to 5.4GHz i'd rather a lower voltage.
EK Velocity CPU Block
Samsung 970 Pro 1TB
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
EVGA 2080Ti FTW3 + EVGA Hyrdo Block
EVGA Nu Audio
Seasonic Prime 1200W Platinium + CableMod Pro Carbon Cables
Hardware Labs 360 GTS
Singularity Computers Pump (DDC) & Res
Singularity Computers Tubing 16mm
EK DDC
Noise Blocker Fans
Loads of Bitspower Fittings
Phanteks Evolv X

I think that's everything.

How good are those rads compared to the thin ek and xspc ones?

RSR · 15 Jul 2019 at 17:10

woppy101 said:
How good are those rads compared to the thin ek and xspc ones?

I have never used XSPC ones so I can't comment. However, the EK SE ones are pure garbage and they will out perform the PE series rads of the same size.

As I had a EK PE in the build before, as was waiting on a GTS.

the wopster · 19 Jul 2019 at 17:52

the wopster · 19 Jul 2019 at 17:53

RSR said:
I have never used XSPC ones so I can't comment. However, the EK SE ones are pure garbage and they will out perform the PE series rads of the same size.

As I had a EK PE in the build before, as was waiting on a GTS.

What’s your max temps, realbench and gaming?

RSR · 19 Jul 2019 at 19:44

woppy101 said:
What’s your max temps, realbench and gaming?

60/70c on the CPU & 40c on the GPU.

the wopster · 19 Jul 2019 at 19:46

RSR said:
60/70c on the CPU & 40c on the GPU.

Is that realbench or gaming?

RSR · 19 Jul 2019 at 20:30

Gaming. Prime 95 (26.6) tends to sit 80 maybe 90's on small FFT's but thats a bit extreme.

the wopster · 19 Jul 2019 at 20:52

RSR said:
Gaming. Prime 95 (26.6) tends to sit 80 maybe 90's on small FFT's but thats a bit extreme.

That makes me feel a little better as that what mine sits at in gaming, just doing an occt medium dataset run and my temps are around the mid 60s, I’m just debating whether to put a 3rd 360 rad I have into my loop

andy_mk3 · 27 Jul 2019 at 12:00

Having read this thread for many years in envy of wanting a custom loop, I finally have my own. Been up and running for a few weeks now with no problems.

View attachment 9UwsumW.jpg

AMD 3900x @ 4.35Ghz - EKWB Velocity Block
EVGA 1080 FTW - EKWB Nickel Block
EKWB X-RES 140 Pump/Res (250 Tube)
2X HW Labs Black Ice Nemesis 360 GTS Rads
Corsair ML120 Fans
Barrow 16mm PETG tubes and fittings
Fractal Design Define S2 Case

tyler_jrb · 27 Jul 2019 at 15:47

andy_mk3 said:
Having read this thread for many years in envy of wanting a custom loop, I finally have my own. Been up and running for a few weeks now with no problems.

View attachment 9UwsumW.jpg

AMD 3900x @ 4.35Ghz - EKWB Velocity Block
EVGA 1080 FTW - EKWB Nickel Block
EKWB X-RES 140 Pump/Res (250 Tube)
2X HW Labs Black Ice Nemesis 360 GTS Rads
Corsair ML120 Fans
Barrow 16mm PETG tubes and fittings
Fractal Design Define S2 Case

Looking very nice indeed! Some nice bends there for a first timer. Once you go full water you will never go back to air again trust me

oweneades · 5 Aug 2019 at 13:14

Finally bit the bullet and Watercooled my system. This is my first ever custom loop so I decided to go for soft tubing and a relatively simply layout.

Specs are:

Corsair Carbide 275R
Gigabye X570 Aorus Pro
Ryzen 3900x (Stock boost for now)
16GB 8Pack DDR4 3200C14
RTX 2080Ti Founders Edition
Samsung 960 Evo 512GB NVME

Cooled by:

Corsair XC7 block (No RGB as the cable only works with a corsair controller...)
EK FC RTX 2080/Ti Classic RGB block
EK XRES-140 DDC PWM Pump / Res combo (just narrow enough to fit between the GPU and Radiator)
Corsair XR5 360mm Radiator w/ 3x Fractal Design Dynamic X2 fans
EK compression fittings
Tech-labs 90 & 45 degree fittings
EK Tubing and coolant

Very impressed with the results so far. System overall is quieter thanks to no GPU fan and lower RPM on case fans, and temps have reduced a very noticeable amount.

My CPU previously cooled by a Fractal Design S36 would hit mid 70's during Cinebench runs, now it peaked at 65 degrees. GPU on the hand has dropped from 75-80 to 50 during Unigine Superposition extreme loop test.

Still leak testing at the moment (paper tower removed to take the pic above...

) but so far, so good.

Planning to run it like this for a while and then re-configure the loop to add in a proper drain.

sunlitsix · 5 Aug 2019 at 23:22

I've gone a bit OTT in lightroom it doesn't look this harsh IRL

(Just cleaned and refilled it hence all the bubbles)

Ryzen 7 3700X
AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition
16GB G.Skill 3600Mhz
Gigabyte X470 AORUS GAMING 7 WIFI
Various M.2 and SSDs
All EK blocks, fittings, res, pump etc

roysters · 5 Aug 2019 at 23:30

Looks good! Soft tube? I did hard tube and my god it was a nightmare. Especially upgrading parts!

sunlitsix · 6 Aug 2019 at 12:44

roysters said:
Looks good! Soft tube? I did hard tube and my god it was a nightmare. Especially upgrading parts!

Yep just Mayhems Ultra Clear 13/19mm, have considered hardline many times but the system is dismantled quite often so I don't think it's worth it for me.

N0ddie · 6 Aug 2019 at 15:12

sunlitsix said:
I've gone a bit OTT in lightroom it doesn't look this harsh IRL (Just cleaned and refilled it hence all the bubbles)

Ryzen 7 3700X
AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition
16GB G.Skill 3600Mhz
Gigabyte X470 AORUS GAMING 7 WIFI
Various M.2 and SSDs
All EK blocks, fittings, res, pump etc

I have the same case and am looking to go full custom loop, though probably just do the CPU only 1st. Which radiator did you use for the side one? A thinner 360mm I assume?

Also, any clearer pics of how you ran the tubing around the back and how they route into the rads?

Cheers

sunlitsix · 6 Aug 2019 at 23:38

N0ddie said:
I have the same case and am looking to go full custom loop, though probably just do the CPU only 1st. Which radiator did you use for the side one? A thinner 360mm I assume?

Also, any clearer pics of how you ran the tubing around the back and how they route into the rads?

Cheers

Soo radiator wise I've got 2x EK-CoolStream PE 360 (38mm thick) top and side, PE 240mm on the base.

The route is pump/res > 240mm rad > out through the rear of the case via bottom cut out > QDC for draining > 360mm rad > through to the front of the case via top cut out > 360mm rad > monoblock > GPU block > pump/res

This QDC fitting has literally mm of space between the side panel but works effectively for the drain!

N0ddie · 16 Aug 2019 at 10:01

sunlitsix said:
Soo radiator wise I've got 2x EK-CoolStream PE 360 (38mm thick) top and side, PE 240mm on the base.

The route is pump/res > 240mm rad > out through the rear of the case via bottom cut out > QDC for draining > 360mm rad > through to the front of the case via top cut out > 360mm rad > monoblock > GPU block > pump/res

This QDC fitting has literally mm of space between the side panel but works effectively for the drain!

Thank you for posting these. What size tubing is that?