Sanity check on watercooling parts

[SonoDanshi]

Hi all,

 

I've finally decided to make the jump into water cooling after far too many years to admit to of sticking with air cooled builds. I have put together a partial parts list (excluding fans, GPU blocks and a few extra fittings and a drain port) - all of which I will be getting shortly. I was just looking for some validation/help that the pipe diameters and fittings would basically all fit together without any issues.

 

I am technically and mechanically competent so hardline piping doesn't concern me at all, but as I haven't water cooled before (and I'm an Englishman living in America) the different diameters of things and switching between metric and imperial has me slightly confused.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Other: 2x PrimoChill Liquid Utopia Fluid Dye Pack - Steel Blue ($33.90)
Other: 4x Alphacool Ultra Pure Water 1000ml ($35.96)
Other: 6x Bitspower G1/4" Stop Fitting with O-ring ($29.94)
Other: EK-Supremacy EVO CPU Water Block ($72.95)
Other: 10x Bitspower Premium G1/4" Black Matte High Flow 3/8" (5/8") Compression Fitting ($89.90)
Other: PrimoChill 1/2in Rigid PETG Tubing - 36in - Clear (4 Pack) ($10.95)
Other: Black Ice Nemesis 280GTS XFLOW Ultra Stealth Cross-Flow ($62.95)
Other: Monsoon Hardline Pro Bender Kit ($69.99)
Other: EK-XRES 140 D5 PWM (incl. pump) ($158.95)
Other: Black Ice Nemesis 280GTSU-Flow Low Profile Radiator ($59.95)
Other: 3x Bitspower BP-MBWP-C48 G1/4" Matte Black Multi-Link Adapter ($34.50)
Other: EK-RES X3 - Multiport Top - Black ($16.95)
Total: $676.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 10:34 EDT-0400

 

Thanks in advance for any comments.

[asquirrel]

Ohhhh! Ok. After some confusion about your fittings I figured it out (I missed one line of fittings). So the hardlines you have listed are ID 3/8" OD 1/2", the compression fittings you picked are for ID 3/8" OD 5/8". This will not work. Rectify!

 

The one useful comment I do have is...please don't pay $36 for 3 liters of water. Please. This is 'Murica, even in NYC you should be able to find gallon jugs (3.7-ish liters) of distilled, deionized water for something like $1-3 each. *maybe* $5. I can understand if you'd rather pay than lug a jug of water across NYC though. I can certainly understand that.

[SonoDanshi]

Thanks for the response @asquirrel I'll change the compression fittings to 3/8" x 1/2" and I'll check the stores nearby for distilled water next time I pass by.