Echo259

Hey guys, 
 
So this will be my first attempt at water cooling and I'm just now starting the process. My current setup is:
EVGA 1080 TI FTW3 w/AIO Kit Intel 8700K w/AIO Kit ASUS Maximus X Formula 32 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 I'll be upgrading to a newly ordered EVGA 2080 TI FTW3 HydroCopper, and plan on using all EKWB parts with soft tubing. A picture of the new card and my current build are attached.
 
I'm currently on a two month work trip, so wont be able to start building the new loop until March, but enjoy the pics thus far and I'll keep u all updated as I progress!

 

Will share my latest build here as there may been many who didn't not see the build log. I will be finishing another project this week and will post that as well once completed

Why is it never finished ???

Finished rebuilding my primary system, went with the Thermaltake Tower 900, 2x 480mm EK PE radiators, 2x XSPC D5 Photon 170’s, and ML120 fans.  Still soft tubing though.
 
 
 

So my latest build, rather unassuming from front looks, but actually packs a fair punch underneath its skin:
 
Case: Ncase M1 v5
CPU: 8700K
GPU: 1080Ti
RAM: 32 GB DDR4 3400 MHz
Cooling: 120 mm + 240 mm Black Ice GTS Rads
Fans: Noctua 15 mm x5
Pump/Res: EKWB D5
 

Firefly Fan alittle
 
Go the Browncoats 

In the process of upgrading all the hardware but this is wht it looked like a few weeks ago.

My firs watercooling and also first hardline loop, actually finished it 3 weeks ago after ordering several times (Little things you forget / want to add)
i7 8700K @ 5.2 Ghz
GTX 1080 Ti @ 2Ghz most of the time.
32GB DDR4 @ 3300Mhz
1TB 960 EVO
Asus Strix 370 E 
 
Special thank for their advice to:
@AngryBeaver @MaratM @Maticks @For Science! @Skiiwee29 @Sacredsock @Hiitchy @TVwazhere

In: 

Project Suite and Tie
Case: air240
 
Cpu:i77700k delidded with rockit88 kit applied conductonaut ti cpu die
Also, replaced intels ihs with rockit's beautiful copper ihs. Temps stayed dropped hard after installation. 
 
Gpu: 1080 ti founders edition
Ram: 32gb (4x8gb) corsair vengance lpx 3000mhz cl15
Ssd: Samsung evo 960 1tb
M.2: Samsung evo 960 250gb nvme m.2
Mobo: asrock z270m extreme4
Psu:SeaSonic Electronics PRIME Titanium 650W 80 Plus Titanium Modular Power Supply
Fans: 3x corsair ml120 white 
 
Custom Waterloop
Gpu: ek full cover waterblock
Cpu: ek supremacy evo 
Radiators: 240mm ultra stealth black nemesis white radiator & 120mm ultra stealth black nemesis white radiator
Reservoir: Alphacool: 150mm eisenbacher reservoir
Pump: ek d5 pump
Tubing: thermaltake petg (the best tubing known to man. So easy to work with)
Fittings: eK white hardline fittings
Fluid: cl1000 opaque white
 
Peripherals not shown in pictures:
Mouse: corsair m65 pro
Mousepad: corsair mm800 rgb
Keyboard: corsair k70 rgb rapidfire
Headset: corsair void pro
Monitor: acer predator x34P overclocked 120hz (just bought this baby today  )
 
Back of case tubing: ek zmt matte black soft line tubing with ek soft line fittings and horsepower spout
 
Custom cable sleeving from mainframe customs
*custom wires ti exact length with custom sleeving.
 
Also added a custom side panel made of clear acrylic with 1/2" standoffs (painted copper). Lastly, added custom acrylic floor paneling and custom acrylic top paneling with square cutouts to allow air to pass through. 





 
 

CPU i7 6950x
GPU Asus GTX 1080ti OC SLI
Motherboard Asus Rampage V Ed. 10
RAM Corsair Dominator Platinum Special Edition (Chrome) 32 GB 3200mhz
Storage Samsung 960 EVO m.2 1TB
Case In Win Tou 2.0
PSU: In Win SIV 1065W 
Cables Singularity Computers
 
Cooling
EKWB Asus Rampage V Ed. 10 Monoblock
2x EKWB 1080ti blocks for Asus Strix 1080ti
2x EKWB Backplates
2x EKWB 360mm Coolstream PE radiators
EKWB D5 Pump
EKWB 250 Res
6x Corsair ML 120 pro (white)
Alphacool fittings and connectors
Alphacool glass tubing
Mayhem's Dark Grey Pastel fluid
 

 
More pics and general story behind the build will appear in Build Logs shortly ;-)
 
It's not yet 100% done, some fine tuning to cable management is required but didn't have more time.
 
 

Has anyone done a geo-thermal loop yet? We did....


 

 

 
 
 
 
 

My PC-011 that I build recently. My very first hardline project, so nothing crazy really, just tried to do clean runs and have a nice overall build.
 
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8600K @ 5.0Ghz 
MB: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F Gaming 
RAM: 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3866 MHz 
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 250 GB 
SSD2: Sandisk 500GB Ultra 3D SSD 
PSU: Seasonic 650W FOCUS+ Platinum 
CASE: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic 

Custom Loop 

TOP RAD: EK-CoolStream PE 360 (45mm) 
SIDE RAD: EK-CoolStream XE 360 (60mm) 
CPU BLOCK: EK-Supremacy EVO 
GPU BLOCK: Raijintek SAMOS Full Cover 
PUMP: EK-DDC 3.2 PWM Elite Edition 
RES: EK-RES X3 250 
TUBING: 16/12mm PETG w/ EK-HDC Black Nickel Fittings 

Have this posted in my build log but wanted to share it here too
Specs:
AMD threadripper 1950x
Asus zenith extreme x399
G.Skill Tridentz 64gb 3200mhz CL16 
Asus Strix gtx 1080
Samsung 970 evo 250gb x3 in raid 0
EVGA SuperNova 850 G1+
CableMod ModMesh custom cables
InWin 303c
InWin polaris 120 rgb fans
Watercooling by Bitspower 
Coolant extreme white pastel with custom mix dye by mayhem 

 

Should of specified, that is turbo clock speed as is thr gpu clock.
As a side note, pre watercooling had the following throttling:
Cpu: down to 1.6ghz
Gpu: down to 678mhz
 

 
Installed the feet today. Project complete!
 

Yeah, so my custom system is abit unusual and took inspiration from an LTT video awhile back...
A cocktail for disaster?
 




 
The specs:
 
CPU: i7 4720hq @ 2.6ghz
GPU: GTX 860m @ 950mhz approx
 
Pre-watercooling
CPU: 93c (throttle down to 1.6ghz)
GPU: 98c (throttle down to 687mhz)
 
Post-watercooling
CPU: 66c (boost up to 3.6ghz)
GPU: 56c (boost up to 1.1ghz)

Haha it's funny because I'm raised on Fahrenheit but for PC's I got used to using Celsius. The struggle is real =(.

This is the first time I have tried to build a watercooled pc. I did have a little leak from the top cap on the res. It was my fault, I tightened down the fitting to hard and cracked it. I am very happy with all of the parts i have used. 
Motherboard-Gigabyte z270 gaming 7 
GPU-gigabyte gtx 1080 ti extreme oc to 2075 mhz and 6000 mhz on the memory
CPU-i7 7700k oc to 5.1 at 1.325v 
Case-thermaltake view 31 
Memory-32gb of Patriot viper elite 2133 mhz oc to 3000mhz 
Harddrives-1tb hdd, Samsung evo 500gb   
Primochill - d5 pwm pump, 2 360mm radiator, 1/2 inch rigid PETG tubing, ice intensified - Low-Conductive Coolant, and Rigid RevolverSX Series Fitting  
Ekwb- gigabyte 1080 ti water block Supremacy EVO CPU Water Block  
The reservoir is a monsoon reservoir 
Cpu max temp was around 70c and the gpu never went over 45c.

First time with a Custom Loop and I decided to go straight for hardline tubing.
 
Water Cooling:
1 x EK-AF Extender Rotary M-M G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)
4 x EK-HD Tube 10/12mm 500mm 
8 x EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4
1 x EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black
1 x EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl.pump) - Glass
2 x EK-AF Angled 90° 2F G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-CryoFuel Blood Red Concentrate 100 mL
1 x EK-Supremacy EVO
1 x EK-UNI Pump Bracket (120mm FAN) Vertical
1 x EK-Extender G1/4 - Nickel
 
Fans:
3 x Corsair 120mm ML Pro
1 x Corsair 140mm ML Pro
2 x Corsair 140mm ML
 
Case/Others:
Phantek Evolv Tempered Glass
Phantek Cable Extenders
Phantek RGB LED strips

WARNING: You'll have to do a little more research on your own. I avoid aluminum in my build since I went the copper route. 
 
I know thermaltake has aluminum radiators. You may want to look into them if you're in a hurry to make your build. They may have other aluminum parts you can mix into your build. To be honest I trust EK and if you can wait for them to flush out their aluminum lineup that might be best. 
 
http://www.thermaltake.com/Liquid_Cooler/Liquid_Cooler_/Radiators/C_00002654/Pacific_R360_Radiator/Specification.htm
 
NOTE: Also I read somewhere that you should be careful about the thermal paste you use.  Some brands has metals mixed into the paste that may react badly with the Aluminum Blocks overtime. (I believe the safe metals to mix with aluminum are sliver, nickel and stainless steel.) 
 

First time with a Custom Loop and I decided to go straight for hardline tubing.
 
Water Cooling:
1 x EK-AF Extender Rotary M-M G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)
4 x EK-HD Tube 10/12mm 500mm 
8 x EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4
1 x EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black
1 x EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl.pump) - Glass
2 x EK-AF Angled 90° 2F G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-CryoFuel Blood Red Concentrate 100 mL
1 x EK-Supremacy EVO
1 x EK-UNI Pump Bracket (120mm FAN) Vertical
1 x EK-Extender G1/4 - Nickel
 
Fans:
3 x Corsair 120mm ML Pro
1 x Corsair 140mm ML Pro
2 x Corsair 140mm ML
 
Case/Others:
Phantek Evolv Tempered Glass
Phantek Cable Extenders
Phantek RGB LED strips

Sure

Gratz on building your first computer. 
 
Custom water loops are intimidating but they aren't bad at all. You just have to make sure you do your research and learn what you are getting into.
 
1) The most important thing to note about the "EKWB EK Fluid Gaming A240G" is that it is an aluminum kit. You SHOULDN'T mix aluminum with copper. This is important because the "A" line is new from EK and compatible aluminum parts are still limited. For example EK does not have an aluminum ball valve. Ball values are really nice to have in a custom loop because it allows you to easily drain your system. 
 
2) Like others have said find JayzTwoCents on youtube and lookup his videos on water cooling. He's the go to guy. Other youtubers recommend him and go to him for advice on water cooling.
 
3) If you're very handy hardline tubing looks amazing (but once again EK doesn't have aluminum hardline fittings yet) but it is harder and more expensive to setup. Soft tubing is your friend if you're trying this out for the first time. 
 
4) You will have to drain and replace the liquid in your tubes every 1 to 2 years. If you like stuff like that then it is no problem at all. 
 

First time with a Custom Loop and I decided to go straight for hardline tubing.
 
Water Cooling:
1 x EK-AF Extender Rotary M-M G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)
4 x EK-HD Tube 10/12mm 500mm 
8 x EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4
1 x EK-AF Angled 90° G1/4 Black
1 x EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl.pump) - Glass
2 x EK-AF Angled 90° 2F G1/4 - Black
1 x EK-CryoFuel Blood Red Concentrate 100 mL
1 x EK-Supremacy EVO
1 x EK-UNI Pump Bracket (120mm FAN) Vertical
1 x EK-Extender G1/4 - Nickel
 
Fans:
3 x Corsair 120mm ML Pro
1 x Corsair 140mm ML Pro
2 x Corsair 140mm ML
 
Case/Others:
Phantek Evolv Tempered Glass
Phantek Cable Extenders
Phantek RGB LED strips

Since the 3x120mm or 2x140 will both be at the top. Either will be fine. 
 
One thing that may matter to you. Is the option of using the 2x120 in the front instead. I included a video that explains why. 
 
Regardless of which configuration you should I think the delta will be pretty small. I personally use a custom loop with a thick 360mm rad at the top and temps are good. 

Leak tested and filled.
 


 
Might delid the 7700K, but my temps are decent.