Watercooling my 800d

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 10:27

Pgreenwo · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo £119.99
1 x EK-FC680 GTX - CSQ Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £84.98
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator SR1 360 £69.98
1 x EK-Supremacy - CPU Waterblock - Nickel Plexi £56.99
1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Xtreme 240 £56.99
1 x Mayhems Aurora - Tharsis Red Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3-Slot £14.99
1 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD, 19/12.7mm, 2m, Clear/UV £6.98
1 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 90° G1/4 Black £3.59
1 x XSPC G1/4" to 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £3.49
Total : £444.97 (includes shipping : £10.00).

looks good. I have read on here that Aurora fluid isn't great for long term. I pressume you are modding thje 800d to take the 240 in the bottom

spixelspixel · 21 Jul 2012 at 13:05

If your a first time watercooler your not going to want to use Aurora coolant. It's not for every day use.

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 13:28

ill go for this then.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-MH&groupid=962&catid=1531&subcat=

the 240 at the rear in or outside the case. I have seen them in the bottom so ill look into it more as i quite like that look

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 13:37

Is the ek-fc bridge dual all i need if i put 2 680 under water?

Pgreenwo · 21 Jul 2012 at 13:56

Yes the link is included with the block to screw on to the bridge. There is a link bridge in the style of the block your going for but I don't think there is a plexi version.

I was going to mod the 800d to fit a 240 in the bottom however I put 2 120mm inside with the 360 in the top. Looks pretty straight forward if you have a dremel. There is a how to on YouTube

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 14:15

should i not mix the metals then and just go for cooper on the cpu and gpu blocks?

Avathar77 · 21 Jul 2012 at 14:25

Copper and Nickel is ok to mix - stay away from Aluminium.

EDIT:
What fans are you going to use?
You might want to change the 240 RAD - GTX is a good RAD but you will have to run your fans over 1000RPM to have better results(GTX has 20FPI)

Avathar77 · 21 Jul 2012 at 14:30

rather than putting a RAD out side the case, much better sticking with SR1 360 and a 140 or 120RAD at the rear of your case.
Even a good 360 RAD with GT15 fans is enough for a single 680 + 2700K overclocked!

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 14:40

I quite like the corsair ones at 1600rpm as im sticking to a red and black theme,
i also really like the BitFenix Spectre fans was thinking maybe some with red lights and some with white lights and a NZXT Sentry LX LCD Fan Controller.

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 14:42

yer im picking up a 27" dell ultra sharp next saturday do you think 1 680 will handle bf3 on ultra at 2560x1440?
Going to start ordering the bits next week when i get paided

OptimaLnrg · 21 Jul 2012 at 15:16

If you haven't got the fan controller already I'd look at getting a better one. Nzxt controllers have a habit of making fans buzz and click from what I've read and experienced.

Also, you could get mayhems x1 blood red, a darker, richer red

Pgreenwo · 21 Jul 2012 at 15:44

OptimaLnrg said:
If you haven't got the fan controller already I'd look at getting a better one. Nzxt controllers have a habit of making fans buzz and click from what I've read and experienced.

Also, you could get mayhems x1 blood red, a darker, richer red

+1 the blood red is really nice I had it in my red/Black 800D build.

fantasticCG · 21 Jul 2012 at 19:46

what sort of fan controller then? ill probably have 5-6 fans

fantasticCG · 27 Jul 2012 at 16:26

The XSPC HighFlex Hose 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD, 19/12.7mm, 2m, Clear/UV says its for use with barbs, but im using compression fittings will that make a difference?

Cleeecooo · 27 Jul 2012 at 16:30

As long as the compressions match those sizes exactly, you'll be ok

fantasticCG · 29 Jul 2012 at 23:41

What sort of thermal paste should i buy? and the stuff to remove it?
Also do those 2 things come with cloths to wipe the TP OFF?

Cleeecooo · 29 Jul 2012 at 23:49

Stulid tested loads of thermal pastes, his results thread is in the news and announcements section.

Off the top of my head, MX-2 was the best value for money. Regardless, I still buy MX-4

I've used the arti clean TP remover (blue top and white tips on the bottles) and also the Akasa TIM remover. I found the arti clean to work exceptionally well!

To remove the TP, a card and some good quality (not that nasty supermarket 3 ply own brand ****) kitchen roll will be enough.

fantasticCG · 1 Aug 2012 at 16:55

I now have all the parts will be building it on the wkend.
I only went for 120 rad not 240rad. I was thinking of mounting it in the bottom of the case??? Rad, cpu block, gpu, rad res/pump back to rad is that right???

Pgreenwo · 1 Aug 2012 at 18:10

fantasticCG said:
I now have all the parts will be building it on the wkend.
I only went for 120 rad not 240rad. I was thinking of mounting it in the bottom of the case??? Rad, cpu block, gpu, rad res/pump back to rad is that right???

If you put the 120 in the bottom just make sure you have the rear 140 fan as intake. You could put the 120 rad in the back. You could go res>rad>CPU>rad>Gpu>res. there's nothing in it for temps.

What kit did you gear in the end?