Watercooled Case Gallery

loonyk · 19 May 2026 at 01:07

i didn't count them actually, Nollie controller did

i've stopped counting very long time ago

D1craig · 27 May 2026 at 14:28

Zigwig said:
Ya the QDCs are everything.

So the card has +350 on the core and +3000 on memory. CPU is OC’d to 5.45ghz and goes to 140w has never crossed 77c, but usually sits at 48 when idle. It performs just like a good quality AIO difference is the AIO will get to mid 80s when CPU is pushed to 100% usage, whereas in this setup it doesn’t.

GPU memory never grossed 62c, core never gone beyond 59c in any application at 600w, but sits lower on average. Water temps max I’ve seen is around 38.4c, this is in ambient temp around 26c. I love the Mora, temps are decent. This rig is currently in a hot country (Thailand) and the room has a crappy portable AC in it, so decent results. If I had this rig back in the UK I would assume it would be a few c cooler (expect when we get heatwaves in the summer months which can be unbearable). When it was in the closed case the water temp can get to low/mid 40s, so the combo of open case and Mora probably slashed water temps by 5c to 7c.

With them ambients id be more likely to go with the open case making the bigger difference than the mora.

D1craig · 27 May 2026 at 14:33

loonyk said:
After the 9800x3d death, had to redo the loop and add QDCs to be able to remove CPU quicker if needed without draining the system
513 leds in total
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From them photos the placement of the QDCs looks like it doesn't make the CPU anymore capable of being removed without draining.

It does look amazing. Last time I was looking you could get them QDCs in black aswell.

loonyk · 27 May 2026 at 17:02

QDCs to disconnect and remove GPU. the hoses for CPU block are long enough to pull the block to the right and have socket free to work on

And i couldnt find 10/16 black qdcs anywhere. so got silver ones from OCUK

clone · 16 Jun 2026 at 09:57

Little update, white rog cable and white wireviev pro 2.

clone · 16 Jun 2026 at 09:57

White rog cable and white wireviev pro 2..
The wrong rgb colours was because of startup.

superjo · 31 Jul 2026 at 21:11

Hello Gentlemen,

Sad to see so few new builds from the community...
With the price of the components being so high and the evolution gen on gen so low, this makes actually sense...
Even my favorite youtuber that was making awesome custom loop has disappeared (DeclassifiedSystems)

Here is my freshly finished one.
Full Bykski, I got a good deal 145 euros cpu and gpu waterblock.
Though temps are actually atrocious for the hotspot GPU (max 85 at 375 watt, I expect 70 max). I need re-paste because delta with average temps is ~40 degrees
Same, the CPU waterblock is so restrictive , I can't even blow in it

. Temps are ok.
still better temps than aircooling

I need to make a good monitoring theme for my 8.8 inch screen

What do you think ?

Zigwig · 31 Jul 2026 at 22:25

superjo said:
Hello Gentlemen,

Sad to see so few new builds from the community...
With the price of the components being so high and the evolution gen on gen so low, this makes actually sense...
Even my favorite youtuber that was making awesome custom loop has disappeared (DeclassifiedSystems)

Here is my freshly finished one.
Full Bykski, I got a good deal 145 euros cpu and gpu waterblock.
Though temps are actually atrocious for the hotspot GPU (max 85 at 375 watt, I expect 70 max). I need re-paste because delta with average temps is ~40 degrees
Same, the CPU waterblock is so restrictive , I can't even blow in it . Temps are ok.
still better temps than aircooling

I need to make a good monitoring theme for my 8.8 inch screen

What do you think ?

Wow super clean. Lovely. No one appreciates hard tubing until you make a hard tube build.

Webster · 31 Jul 2026 at 22:34

Looks great but temps sound high?

Is that just 1x360 rad?

loonyk · 1 Aug 2026 at 19:54

Webster said:
Looks great but temps sound high?

Is that just 1x360 rad?

that's what i was about to ask. I have 3x360 and still in hot weather temp creeping up

0121danwilliams84 · 1 Aug 2026 at 22:11

I have x2 360mm rads for a 14900k and 5090 in a Lian Li Evo mid tower. I upgraded the components but not the cooling last refresh and realise that x2 rads is barely enough in summer. Feel like I need a higher airflow case and a Mora, either that or AC! Getting well over 40c water temps with 1500 rpm fan speeds when room temps go over 25c.

Skunkworks · 2 Aug 2026 at 19:41

loonyk said:
QDCs to disconnect and remove GPU. the hoses for CPU block are long enough to pull the block to the right and have socket free to work on
And i couldnt find 10/16 black qdcs anywhere. so got silver ones from OCUK

I'm in the same position right now. I bought some Barrow QDCs, but blowing through them they seem very restrictive, so haven't used them.

loonyk · 2 Aug 2026 at 21:24

Skunkworks said:
I'm in the same position right now. I bought some Barrow QDCs, but blowing through them they seem very restrictive, so haven't used them.

I was reading/viewing reviews for couple years, and looks like there's nothing else on the market what can beat Koolance QDCs. Yes expensive, but you get what you pay for

embalse · 2 Aug 2026 at 23:49

superjo said:
Hello Gentlemen,

Sad to see so few new builds from the community...
With the price of the components being so high and the evolution gen on gen so low, this makes actually sense...
Even my favorite youtuber that was making awesome custom loop has disappeared (DeclassifiedSystems)

Here is my freshly finished one.
Full Bykski, I got a good deal 145 euros cpu and gpu waterblock.
Though temps are actually atrocious for the hotspot GPU (max 85 at 375 watt, I expect 70 max). I need re-paste because delta with average temps is ~40 degrees
Same, the CPU waterblock is so restrictive , I can't even blow in it . Temps are ok.
still better temps than aircooling

I need to make a good monitoring theme for my 8.8 inch screen

What do you think ?

Wow, Great build. As you say its getting too expensive now for a lot of people...

.

jabski · 3 Aug 2026 at 13:57

superjo said:
Hello Gentlemen,

Sad to see so few new builds from the community...
With the price of the components being so high and the evolution gen on gen so low, this makes actually sense...
Even my favorite youtuber that was making awesome custom loop has disappeared (DeclassifiedSystems)

Here is my freshly finished one.
Full Bykski, I got a good deal 145 euros cpu and gpu waterblock.
Though temps are actually atrocious for the hotspot GPU (max 85 at 375 watt, I expect 70 max). I need re-paste because delta with average temps is ~40 degrees
Same, the CPU waterblock is so restrictive , I can't even blow in it . Temps are ok.
still better temps than aircooling

I need to make a good monitoring theme for my 8.8 inch screen

What do you think ?

Very nice build mate. The tubing and the screen look really good

TimTamMan · 6 Aug 2026 at 23:39

superjo said:
Hello Gentlemen,

Sad to see so few new builds from the community...
With the price of the components being so high and the evolution gen on gen so low, this makes actually sense...
Even my favorite youtuber that was making awesome custom loop has disappeared (DeclassifiedSystems)

Here is my freshly finished one.
Full Bykski, I got a good deal 145 euros cpu and gpu waterblock.
Though temps are actually atrocious for the hotspot GPU (max 85 at 375 watt, I expect 70 max). I need re-paste because delta with average temps is ~40 degrees
Same, the CPU waterblock is so restrictive , I can't even blow in it . Temps are ok.
still better temps than aircooling

I need to make a good monitoring theme for my 8.8 inch screen

What do you think ?

The tubes really pop,nice build!

D1craig · 7 Aug 2026 at 16:50

loonyk said:
I was reading/viewing reviews for couple years, and looks like there's nothing else on the market what can beat Koolance QDCs. Yes expensive, but you get what you pay for

I bought 2 sets of the plastic ekwb ones along time ago and imo they are far better looking than the koolance things, they just look so big and out of place.

superjo · 13 Aug 2026 at 09:46

Webster said:
Looks great but temps sound high?

Is that just 1x360 rad?

2x360. One 45mm at the top and one corsair xr5 (30mm) behind the screen.
I am getting a new CPU block soon. I will change this and repaste the gpu, I ll tell you how it goes.

loonyk · 13 Aug 2026 at 12:21

superjo said:
2x360. One 45mm at the top and one corsair xr5 (30mm) behind the screen.
I am getting a new CPU block soon. I will change this and repaste the gpu, I ll tell you how it goes.

Similar to mine pe360 45mm top, st360 30mm side and tx360 20mm crossflow bottom

Webster · 13 Aug 2026 at 12:36

superjo said:
2x360. One 45mm at the top and one corsair xr5 (30mm) behind the screen.
I am getting a new CPU block soon. I will change this and repaste the gpu, I ll tell you how it goes.

I have just 2x360 in my loop too, GPU hotspot (5090) doesn't get over 60 full load and my fans are running pretty much min speeds.

Hopefully repaste will help. How are the other gpu temps?