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If you have room for a 360mm or 420mm rad in your system then go for that over a single 240/280mm one.

 

You also need to buy 2 compression fittings per item in your loop but you have 4 components (CPU block, GPU block, pump/res combo and the radiator) so you'll need to order 8 fittings and not 6.

 

One last point - I see you have links to frozencpu. Whilst they are now back in business, after what happened I still wouldn't trust them with my money and would rather suggest performance-pcs as the safe option.

I am creating this build that I plan to buy: pcpartpicker.com/p/YG7dVn . What do you recommend I get: a two-fan radiator or a three-fan radiator. I'm kind of a noob at watercooling so any feedback would help. 

 

Thanks

 

Henry

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I am creating this build that I plan to buy: pcpartpicker.com/p/YG7dVn . What do you recommend I get: a two-fan radiator or a three-fan radiator. I'm kind of a noob at watercooling so any feedback would help. 

 

Thanks

 

HenryI would get a three fan radiator

I would get a three fan radiator

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If you have room for a 360mm or 420mm rad in your system then go for that over a single 240/280mm one.

 

You also need to buy 2 compression fittings per item in your loop but you have 4 components (CPU block, GPU block, pump/res combo and the radiator) so you'll need to order 8 fittings and not 6.

 

One last point - I see you have links to frozencpu. Whilst they are now back in business, after what happened I still wouldn't trust them with my money and would rather suggest performance-pcs as the safe option.

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I have updated my thing to this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7YPcnQ . Thank you for your feedback, very much.

OK one last thing. The tubing and the compression fittings are incompatible. If you want to stick with the orange tubing in your link then you will need the following compression fittings:

 

XSPC Coin Fit V2 - G1/4 to 7/16 ID 5/8 OD Compression Fitting - Black Chrome

 

aaaaaaaaand I just noticed yet another thing. You've selected a multi port radiator that contains 6 potential ports for the water to move through. As you'll only be connecting 2 of those ports you'll need to plug the remaining 4 holes.

 

So grab 4 of these or something similar to this

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OK one last thing. The tubing and the compression fittings are incompatible. If you want to stick with the orange tubing in your link then you will need the following compression fittings:

 

XSPC Coin Fit V2 - G1/4 to 7/16 ID 5/8 OD Compression Fitting - Black Chrome

 

aaaaaaaaand I just noticed yet another thing. You've selected a multi port radiator that contains 6 potential ports for the water to move through. As you'll only be connecting 2 of those ports you'll need to plug the remaining 4 holes.

 

So grab 4 of these or something similar to this

 

The rad will come with plugs installed so the OP will not need plugs...

 

I'd suggest that the OP gets a better motherboard though to match that power hungry CPU...

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The rad will come with plugs installed so the OP will not need plugs...

No it won't.

Please note: This product does not include G1/4" blanks, they can be purchased seperatley [sic]

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No it won't.

 

$80+ and no blanks? Wow I'm actually shocked, my alphacool came with blanks and so did my 360, what a waste of money...

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