First watercooling build questions

[Rannok Storm]

Hi all,

 

I'm doing my first watercooling build today and I just have some questions about prep and future expansion of my loop.

For now I'm just going to be watercooling my CPU but I plan on expanding my loop to include dual (and possibly triple) graphics cards in the future.

I'm using an Enthoo Primo case with a Corsair AF140 for the rear fan so I can reuse the 3 non led 140mm fans the case comes with on the top 140mm radiator I'm going to install.

 

So my questions are:

 

-The tubing comes with the prep additive and how should I use that? Do I build the entire loop and fill it with distilled water and add the sys prep to it so it runs through all the components then drain the liquid and refill it with clean distilled water and add the biocidal agent? or is there an easier way to do this?

 

-In the future I would like to expand my loop to include CPU, 3 GPUs and Motherboard and have everything overclocked and running silent. I would like to know how much radiator space I would require to keep a full loop like that running overclocked and silent. Right now I'll only have a 420mm rad on top but what other rad combos should I use for my future expansion? This case has a lot of room and options for watercooling so I want to make sure I'm getting the best cooling possible to run a system like that. The heat it would generate would be similar to an overclocked i7 5820k, 3 overclocked GTX 780s and a motherboard with waterblocks on it.

 

 

The parts I ordered for my current loop are these:

 

Monsoon Series Two Premium D5 Dual Bay Resevoir

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/19676/ex-res-490/Monsoon_Series_Two_Premium_D5_MCP655_Dual_Bay_Reservoir_w_Quick_Change_LED_Control_-_Matte_Black_w_Black_Trim_M2-D5P-MB.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=149

 

Laing D5T Basic pump

 

Swifttech Lok-Seal Compression Fittings - 1/2"ID x 3/4"OD for the rad and block

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15908/ex-tub-1290/Swiftech_Lok-Seal_Compression_Fitting_G14_Thread_-_12_ID_x_34_OD_-_Black_3-4X1-2-G1-4-CF-BK.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=150

 

PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing - 1/2"ID x 3/4"OD - Red

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17888/ex-tub-1622/PrimoChill_PrimoFlex_Advanced_LRT_Tubing_12ID_x_34_OD_-_10ft_Retail_Pack_-_Bloodshed_Red_PFLEXA10-34-R_w_Free_Sys_Prep.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=151

 

Alphacool NexXxos UT60 140mm Radiator

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16826/ex-rad-427/Alphacool_NexXxoS_UT60_Full_Copper_Triple_140mm_Radiator.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=152

 

Phanteks 140mm fans (PH-F140SP_BK)

http://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-140mm-Cooling-Fan-PH-F140SP_BK/dp/B00E9NZV4Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416250384&sr=1-1&keywords=phanteks+140mm

 

Bitspower Black Sparkle Barb Fittings - 1/2" ID for dual bay res (I got these since I wouldn't be able to see the fittings once they are installed in the bay res and could save money there)

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/7612/ex-tub-315/Bitspower_Black_Sparkle_G14_Barb_Fitting_-_12_ID_BP-BSWP-C01.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=153

 

EK Supremacy EVO CPU block

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/19629/ex-blc-1443/EK_Supremacy_EVO_Universal_CPU_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Acetal_EK-Supremacy_EVO_-_Acetal.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=154

 

I'm going to use distilled water so I got a IandH Dead-Water biocidal additive

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11744/ex-liq-154/IandH_Dead-Water_Copper_Sulfate_Biocidal_PC_Coolant_Additive_-_15_mL.html?id=spYhPTsg&mv_pc=155

[TBNRunity]

If you are filling your loop with distilled water then I would get this anti algae liquid or something around that name.  You add a drop per liter and I'm sure you can infer what it does from the name. And if you really want to be safe get a silver kill coil. It purifies the water so there is less conductive ions in your loop that could lead to corrosion. In all honestly, you really do not need a kill coil as most people don't have problems with distilled water but you can get it if you would like.