Daelar

you paid for 3 day shipping, its now the fourth day, including you having to use a different card because the first one was denied, and youre never buying there again? Technically they are not late, because
You extended the deadline by the card problem you paid for 3 day SHIPPING, not 3 day delivery Processing can take a while when there are alot of orders going around, they arent a multi thousand people company. dont be a twat over miniscule things

This FAQ was written by both myself and Whaler.

If you have any suggestions/questions for the FAQ please message Ghost or Whaler.

This is a watercooling FAQ.

Myself, Whaler and others will be adding to this FAQ on a regular basis. Please do not reply to this thread. This will be a collection of information that we hope will be useful to new users looking at Water Cooling and will be expanded on over time. Most of the information will be generalized and we will try and keep personal opinion out and stick to the facts. Note, some users will have had different experiences and results then us and different opinions. We are just trying to cover the basics here.
 
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1.2 Is a custom water cooling loop worth it?
2.8 Plan a loop for me. A basic loop plan you can add to.
3.1 How many radiators do I need?
4.8 Hardline/Acrylic Tubing Guide
6.6 List of water cooling retailers.
6.8 How to leak test a loop before adding water.

Before Water-Cooling

1.1 Should I make a custom loop or use an AIO cooler?
1.2 Is a custom water cooling loop worth it?
1.3 Is an AIO unit worth it?

Picking Parts

2.1 What parts do you need?
2.2 Picking a Pump
2.3 Picking a Radiator
2.4 Picking a Water block
2.5 Finding a GPU Block
2.6 Picking a Reservoir
2.7 Picking Fans
2.8 Basic CPU Loop Plan (This is a separate thread)

Radiators and Fans

3.1 How many Radiators do I need?
3.2 What does FPI mean and what difference does it make?
3.3 Thick or Slim radiators?
3.4 Will a radiator fit inside my case?
3.5 What is Static Pressure?
3.6 Push, Pull, Push/Pull
3.7 What is the minimum number of rads I need?

Tubing, Coolant and Fittings

4.1 What is the best coolant to use?
4.2 What is the best tubing?
4.3 Clear coolant or clear tubes?
4.4 What size tubing should I use?
4.5 Mayhems coolant warnings.
4.6 What are the fittings?
4.7 Leak Test
4.8 Amount of Coolant to use
4.9 Hard/Acrylic Tubing - Written by B NEGATIVE (This is a separate thread)

Pumps and Reservoirs

5.1 Which pump should I choose?
5.2 Which Reservoir should I choose?
5.3 Flow Rate and Restriction

Extras

6.1 Loop Order
6.2 Dual Loop
6.3 Fan Controller
6.4 More Reading
6.5 Linus's Test Results with various AiO's
6.6 Where to buy
6.7 Some links
6.8 How to leak test a loop before adding water - Written by B NEGATIVE (This is a separate thread)
 
Maintenance
 
7.1 Draining your loop

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