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First time gathering water cooling parts.

So i want to push my computer to the absolute limit (with the looks and the performance) and decided to put some extra cash in and water cool it.

 

just wanted some tips on what i should look out for, tips on getting everything together and just an overall look over my build with the added liquid cooling parts. pretty sure im not missing anything but just want to make sure.

 

Western Digital WD Black WD2003FZEX 2TB

 

 

Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB 2.5in SSD  x2 in Raid 0

 

 

ASUS X99-Deluxe/U3.1 Motherboard

 

 

Fractal Design Dynamic GP-14 140mm Black Fan  x4

 

 

Intel Core i7 5820K

 

 

Fractal Design Define R5 Mid Tower Blackout Edition with Window

 

 

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming 6GB

 

 

EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold 850W Power Supply

 

 

Kingston HyperX Fury HX424C15FBK4/16 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 Black

 

 

EK Full Cover VGA Block EK-FC980 GTX WF3 Nickel

 

 

EK HD PETG Tube 12/16mm 500mm (2 pieces)

 

 

EK Supremacy EVO CPU Waterblock Nickel

 

 

EK XRES 140 D5 PWM Pump/Reservoir Combo

 

 

EK FC Terminal Dual Serial

 

EK CoolStream PE 360 Triple Radiator

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I STRONGLY recommend that you do soft tubing as a first time watercooling.

sorry for probably an idiotic question but what's the difference? does it bend easier or something? and any recommendations on any good soft ones?

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sorry for probably an idiotic question but what's the difference? does it bend easier or something? and any recommendations on any good soft ones?

PETG is a solid tube and it needs to be heated and bent quickly. You also have a higher chance of leakage if you don't do it right. I recommend getting Primochill PrimoFlex- it's very good and doesn't kink easily. You also need to buy fittings for the waterblocks, otherwise you won't be able to connect the tubes to the blocks. Get some EK fittings, decent in price and look good. Also the fans you are going to buy wont fit onto the rads since you need 12mm fans.

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PETG is a solid tube and it needs to be heated and bent quickly. You also have a higher chance of leakage if you don't do it right. I recommend getting Primochill PrimoFlex- it's very good and doesn't kink easily. You also need to buy fittings for the waterblocks, otherwise you won't be able to connect the tubes to the blocks. Get some EK fittings, decent in price and look good. Also the fans you are going to buy wont fit onto the rads since you need 12mm fans.

Cheers man, i will look into updating this!

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