Need help and suggestions about modding a Phanteks Enthoo Luxe

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

Hi. I was getting the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case and I really wanted the EKWB predator 360mm customizable AIO. Now the rad is 70mm thick with the pump at the end and you only have a max of 68mm to fit a rad and fans. To mount the fans on the top you need to cut into the top of the case to make the pump and res fit. I was wondering if it would be worth cutting into the case to fit this liquid cooler or should I just go the extra mile and custom water cool my pc. Also I want to know if this mod would be difficult or not due to me not being super experienced at case modding and I really don't want to ruin my case?

 

Also here is someone that did this mod to make it work in their case. Their is some pictures to show what would need to be done.

https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/3qztde/how_to_fit_an_ek_predator_into_a_phanteks_enthoo/

 

 

Thank you very much for any and all help! :-)

[W-L]

-SNIP-

 

If you want at that pricepoint of an EK AIO you can get an entry level watercooling kit to get started, and add in some extra fittings with GPU block for a fully custom loop.

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-kit-l360-r2-0

[airdeano]

i would not cut up my case to make the AIO fit. as W-L suggested, use a straight

entry level kit. only differences are pump location, reservoir, manageable radiator.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

Thank you for the help for a custom loop!

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

I am wondering how hard it would be to set up, and if I would have enough room for the reservoir. Also what does it mean and what's the process of bleeding your system.

 

Does the EKWB kit have a pwm fan hub thing on the radiator?

[W-L]

I am wondering how hard it would be to set up, and if I would have enough room for the reservoir. Also what does it mean and what's the process of bleeding your system.

Does the EKWB kit have a pwm fan hub thing on the radiator?

 

With the kit that was linked it can fit everything with in that case with a bit of work to mount the res, you can also place the pump in the basement if you wanted to.

 

As for bleed it's the process of filling your loop the first time and leak testing with the system off but powering the pump with an external power source to fill and get rid of all the air bubbles from the loop. 

 

The kits do not work the same as the AIO system with a PWM splitters or pump built onto the rad. It does come with a separate fan splitter for the three fans to act as a group control.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

On EK's website in the please note section it says: "EK recommends using EK-KIT L360 R2.0 for CPU water cooling only. In order to add more water blocks to the loop it is recommended to increase the cooling capacity by adding additional EK-Coolstream series radiator to the loop."

 

I was wondering if this would cool my Intel 5820k or possibly a 5960x and a Asus GeForce gtx 980 ti Strix graphics card well even though they said that this was for CPU only?
Alright so all you have to do is like a 24 hour leak test with you components off right.
Also how would I add my graphics card to the loop. And would quick disconnects be good to get and which ones. The EK predator comes with cpc qdc but I don't know which ones are right to get because they have multiple.

 

If I liquid cool my Asus GeForce tgx980 ti strix would I lose the aftermarket fans on it?

[W-L]

If I liquid cool my Asus GeForce tgx980 ti strix would I lose the aftermarket fans on it?

Ok to start for the L360 kit it is capable of both a CPU and GPU in a single loop, you can always add more dads if smdesired but does meet the minimum of one 120mm rad space per component.

Yes doing a 24 hour leak test/ bleeding the air out of the loop wouldn't be a bad idea.

As for the GPU you will need to check EKWB cooling configurator for a compatible water block, it will require you to remove the current cooler and fans.

Quick disconnects:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-matte-black-quick-disconnected-female-with-inner-g1-4.html

http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-matte-black-quick-disconnected-male-with-inner-g1-4.html

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

The qdc that the EKWB predator have all you do is press a button and then pull and it comes apart. How would you take these apart.

 

Also would the Asus Geforce GTX 980ti Poseidon  be better than the Asus geforce GTX 980TI Strix because the poseidon already has a waterblock in it, but has slower clock speeds at 1100 instead of 1350. Would that make a huge difference?

[W-L]

The qdc that the EKWB predator have all you do is press a button and then pull and it comes apart. How would you take these apart.

 

Also would the Asus Geforce GTX 980ti Poseidon  be better than the Asus geforce GTX 980TI Strix because the poseidon already has a waterblock in it, but has slower clock speeds at 1100 instead of 1350. Would that make a huge difference?

 

For the bitspower type ones you basically put them into each other and give it a turn to lock it into place, where the CPC brand QDC use a clip in type system. 

 

As for the GPU that's mainly your choice since you can overclock it to see what it can do but if it's has a factory base that is higher it will perform better in general.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

The qdc on the Predator all you do is oush abutton and pull the two pieces apart. How would you take those ones apart.

 

Predators QDC:

http://www.cpcworldwide.com/productlist.aspx?Series=21&Category=44&Product=475

http://www.cpcworldwide.com/ProductList.aspx?Product=1679

[W-L]

The qdc on the Predator all you do is oush abutton and pull the two pieces apart. How would you take those ones apart.

 

Predators QDC:

http://www.cpcworldwide.com/productlist.aspx?Series=21&Category=44&Product=475

http://www.cpcworldwide.com/ProductList.aspx?Product=1679

 

As said they just go together and with a turn lock and unlock into place simple as that.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

is the Asus GeForce gtx 980ti OC overclocked from the factory?

[W-L]

is the Asus GeForce gtx 980ti OC overclocked from the factory?

 

Yes you can overclock basically any GPU, the degree of the overclock though depends on the chip itself and is why it's called the silicon lottery, where some will overclock really well while others may not do much at all.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

Im probably going to go with the poseidon because I won't have to take the fans and backplate off and spend 150-200$ on EK's water block, all i have to do is hook up the tubes and I'm done.

 

Also I was looking at the oc version of the 980ti strix so it was overclocked from the factory at 1216 MHz. The non oc one has 1000MHz clock while the poseidon has 1114MHz base clock. So the Poseidon beats the strix clock wise and would be cheaper to set up for water-cooling.

 

Thank you for the help!!!!!

[W-L]

Im probably going to go with the poseidon because I won't have to take the fans and backplate off and spend 150-200$ on EK's water block, all i have to do is hook up the tubes and I'm done.

 

Also I was looking at the oc version of the 980ti strix so it was overclocked from the factory at 1216 MHz. The non oc one has 1000MHz clock while the poseidon has 1114MHz base clock. So the Poseidon beats the strix clock wise and would be cheaper to set up for water-cooling.

 

Thank you for the help!!!!!

 

Do note you will need some extra fittings for the quick disconnects and the extra GPU in the loop:

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-acf-fitting-10-16mm-nickel

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

I knew that I would need extra fitting for the gpu but I didn't know that you needed them for the qdc. I thought that you used something like a ziptie thing.

 

If you look closely you can see.

 

 

 

[W-L]

I knew that I would need extra fitting for the gpu but I didn't know that you needed them for the qdc. I thought that you used something like a ziptie thing.

If you look closely you can see.

-PIC-

 

For those kinds (CPC) they use a clamp yes, but not the bitspowers ones are thread G1/4" on the ends so you can use fittings of the appropriate size. 

 

You will be hard pressed to get a supplier or a place that sells the CPC brand of fittings they supply only to manufacture's from what i've seen.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

Do you know if they make the bitspower qdc in nickel? I was doing a clear tubing with red coolant and nickel fittings so I was just wondering.

[W-L]

Do you know if they make the bitspower qdc in nickel? I was doing a clear tubing with red coolant and nickel fittings so I was just wondering.

 

http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-silver-shining-quick-disconnected-male-with-inner-g1-4.html

http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-silver-shining-quick-disconnected-female-with-inner-g1-4.html

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

Sweet. They are more expensive than the cpc but they are still cool! I have one more question about these. When you disconnect it to add something in do they not spill at all?

[W-L]

Sweet. They are more expensive than the cpc but they are still cool! I have one more question about these. When you disconnect it to add something in do they not spill at all?

 

Yep same as the CPC ones they don't spill when disconnected.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

alright. I might just only get one since I'm going to hook up my gpu at the same time as my cpu and I want one by the res so I could add another res in the future.

[KLUTch__G4M3R]

Could I mount a res/pump combo on a psu shroud that's In the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe. Or would it be worth getting the X series which I think is quite expensive an I don't know if I can purchase.

[W-L]

Could I mount a res/pump combo on a psu shroud that's In the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe. Or would it be worth getting the X series which I think is quite expensive an I don't know if I can purchase.

 

Yes you can side mount pump/res combo units as long as the intake port for the pump inside the res is facing down. In the L360 kit though the pump and res are separate so as long as your pump is below the shroud with a length of tube it won't be a problem.