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Happy weekend all! I posted a while ago a year ago a previous version of this same concept, but there were a few things I absolutely didn't like. Enter my newest attempt at the "Ultimate Noctua Build". Featuring 5 different kinds of Noctua fan, 15 fans in total, a full custom loop and some very, very nice idle temps for this usually hot CPU. Here is the eye candy! SCROLL DOWN FOR THE BUILD LOG, NOTES, FIRST RUN OF THE PUMP VIDEO AND BENCHMARKS ETC. And here is a link to an imgur gallery which shows off the RGB potential and the flow meter: https://imgur.com/gallery/RZF8GzD Design Brief: To build a PC with as many Noctua fans in a mid-tower case as possible to provide ultimate cooling with a full water loop with 2* 360mm radiators. Diminishing returns are not a consideration. Parts: CPU: Ryzen 9 3900XT GPU: Nvidia RTX 2080ti RAM: T-Force 8Pack Special Edition 2*8GB @ 3600CL14 MOBO: Aorus Elite B550 Case: Phanteks Metallicgear Neo Qube Fans: 6* NF-S12-A, 3* NF-A12x15, 3* NF-A12x25, 2*NF-A8, 1*NF-P12 Other: Corsair D5 pump and CPU block, Corsair rads, EK Vector GPU block, Barrow flow meter and a bunch of barrow, bitspower and EK fittings. Phanteks GPU bracket Custom cables from PSlate Customs. Front Panel Mod: Made by Coldzero EU custom for me to mount fans externally so as not to affect the internal loop. I'm really happy with how it came out and it adds an extra 3 fans to the design, not making it look like any other O-11 style case. I get the dual chamber design and no airflow sacrifice. I'm happy with that. Benchmarks: Please see the most recent/highest scores in my signature! Overclocking: I actually set a 1.3v limit with a 4300 all core boost max for the CPU and get both better results and temperatures than stock and PBO. Temperatures: At idle, we sit around 32-35 on the CPU and 29-31 on the GPU Notes: The 60mm thick radiator at the top is more of a pain than its worth. I lacked 1mm of clearance for the fans to the heatsink on the motherboard, so had to go for the slim x15s, which do look badass, but added cost to this already expensive concept. I focussed heavily on a lack of visible cables, so you only see what's necessary. The back is a rats nest similar to the Homer Simpson meme. The 15th fan for those vigilant enough to count is not visible. It is attached to the back of the case to cool the CPU/motherboard from the other side. Each air intake is filtered. Each exhaust is not filtered. The vertical GPU bracket allows for better airflow in the case and I maintain positive pressure by having the front fans be the main "bringers in" of air. The other fans all have dynamic curves set based on CPU temps instead of fluid temps. The fluid temperature only affects the RPM of the pump. Final Thoughts: I know people dont like the colours. Linus himself has said he doesn't, and that's okay. I'm okay with him being wrong about this one. Noctua fans are absolutely beautiful from a performance and aesthetic perspective. You just need to work with those colours and you end up with this PC. I am crazy proud of it, its performance, its silence and its looks. I love the runs I made from the CPU to GPU and CPU to radiator. I love the little run from the bottom rad back to pump... I love all of it. I'd love your feedback, even if its about the colours! Build Log Pictures First run of the pump: https://imgur.com/QAeViDZ

I have a pc I built over a year ago that I love. It has a Threadripper 2920x, Asus Zenith Extreme Alpha motherboard, 64GB 3200 ram, a RTX Titan that was an upgraded from a 1080ti, a 1200w Corsair PSU, all in a Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition case. I built this pc for my hobby 3D modeling and rendering, explaining the Titan upgrade because I needed more Vram for my bigger projects. I also use the computer as my gaming system. For the most part everything works and runs fantastic, most games and renders have the graphics card running average around 45°C with a locked framerate at 150 fps on the Nvidia Control Panel. However, I'm getting to the point where I'm working on bigger and more projects and while the Titan is still a great card to use, it gets a little toasty at times. I have iCue make my ram LEDs glow red when it hits 65°C and that's when I pause the renders or gaming to let my system cool itself off. Now I know 65° is not a dangerous threshold but I still want my card to have a long life, so that's my own thermal limit. The Threadripper itself is cooled by a Corsair AIO, so any cooling modifications I do wouldn't effect the cpu temps, also the AIO makes it so CPU temps have nothing to do with GPU temps. What I want to do is watercool my Titan for three reasons. 1. Better cooling and thermals, making sure my card can function longer. 2. I can populate more of the pcie lanes underneath without restricting airflow. I want to add storage options and it would free up more space. 3. Eventually I will be getting another graphics card to pair with my Titan so I can have more render power for my 3D projects. I have a GTX 1070ti just sitting that I can use in the meantime, then when prices of new cards become sane again, I would want to invest in a EVGA RTX 3090 that I would also want to watercool. So I need to design and make a watercooling setup for my pc that can handle 2 gpus in the future. It will be completely independent from CPU cooling so no need to ad that to the mix, so just the GPUs will be cooled in this system. The problem is I don't know what to do nor how to get started. I kinda want to put the radiator(s, if 2x 280mm ones could work) on the front cause the AIO is using the top vents. I plan to just cool the one Titan card now and add to the cooling system when I get my second permanent card later. Soft tubing is totally fine and prefered for easy use and upgrades. This would be my first time doing anything watercooled other than my truck, lol, so any advice would be great. Parts list, friendly advice, suggestions welcome. Thank you all again.

I have been looking but all I can find is an old forum post for a Bykski block. Has anybody been able to find or know where I could source a block for my card. I'd love to start watercooling my whole rig but I can't justify it feasibly make it work without a GPU block (Especially at these prices)

Full story below but how would I use an aio to cool a rtx a4000 without my gpu dying? I don't know what the problem was last time but hopefully someone can give me some advice on this so I don't make the same mistake(s?) again.

So this is not a continuous build log but rather most of my build crammed in one, as I've been too busy to be posting all steps individually or even taking pictures of all of it. But I'd like to share my build and the process nevertheless. As with my previous builds I have reused most of the components and only added a new case (the primochill praxis wet bench) and a few bits and bobs needed to make it into a dual loop system. Originally I had my eyes on the Open bench table but I wanted the base tray to be angled to better show of the hardware which the Open Bench Table wouldn't do unless I did some significant mods to it (most likely out of my skill level anyways) and bought a SFF PSU. Instead I've used the PrimoChill Praxis Wet Bench and ghetto modded and additional 360 rad to the front of it. If anyone from praxis is watching... there is plenty of room for you guys to perhaps add it to the middle tray. But instead of boring you lets get on with the pictures. First things first... draining the old system Building the new case I did a lot of test fitting an measuring.. tedious task but important ones. Another "mod" I did to the case was bolting a 2.5 HDD cage from a Corsair Air 240 next to the PSU. Saved me the trouble of getting more custom sleeved cables and makes access to the drivers a lot easier. After the front rad has been mounted access to anything on the bottom and was not easy. Also found a spot for my Aquareo 5 LT fan controller. Turns out the somebody tailor made the distance between the cutouts above where the PSU will sit perfect. Couple of washers and MB screws and voila! Front rad Ghetto Mounted: It is by no means pretty - but it is on solid and doesn't botch More pics of fitting the pump/res unti and pass throughs Repainted a rad black again after I painted it white for a previous build Redid my radbox as I had extra fittings available this time Before After Flushing the ZMT tubing from EK.. Forgot that the very first time I used it... required me to take everything apart to clean all blocks and tubes... won't forget that again... (It is even clearly written on the front of the box it comes in... erhm @EK Luc Can you guys put stickers on the tubing itself with that info in the future so us numb nuts also get it? ) Ready for final assembly Bleeding Final shots Ended up being by far the most extensive modding I've been doing to a case.. well if I can call drilling holes modding... Hope you guys enjoyed it.. I know I did

My setup is: a 360mm and 280mm, 60mm thick rads and the fans are running at 600rpm The 4770k has a small OC to 4.2GHz at 1.123v and the gpu is a 980ti but it doesnt really matter here. While running Aida64/OCCT the CPU gets to around 70C (no gpu load) and for all that rad space that looks a bit high. Even if i reset my OC, the cpu still gets to 60c. This is normal or do i need to reapply thermal paste or something else?

I am doing a custom water cooling loop and I want to find a case with a 480mm rad, a 360mm rad, and a 240mm rad. Are there any cases that have this configuration or something similar? I don't have a budget.

Hi, i would like to swap my old carbide 300r case. I am quite a beginner in custom watercooling world, but after i saw Linus Weird Off-Brand Motherboard video, i've decided to give it a try. Here is a list of HW i am going to work with: CPU: intel Core i9-9900K MOBO: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti OC RAM: HyperX Predator (4x) PSU: Corsair RM 850X (All white - include cables) HDD: 2x M.2 on MOBO and 2x 2.5' SATA SSD As you can see, most of my parts are black or white so my idea is to build black & white themed build with CPU and GPU waterblocks, reservoir/pump combo, clear softtubing and white (with tint of blue) RGB light. Which Corsair case would you recommend me for this build, that fits all my HW and Hydro X watercooling? P.s.: I have already searched Corsair websites and their configurator, but they have so many cases in offer and i would like some recommendation from first hand watercooling builders (ease of build, thermals, troubleshooting, etc,...)

My current specs are: i7-6800K 32GB RAM GTX 1080 FE ASRock X99E-ITX/AC mobo 512GB 950 pro + 1TB 2.5" HDD Lian-Li PC-05SX Case Custom Water Cooling - CPU, GPU, 240mm rad, D5 (all EK) RAM block is not included in the loop; I had the block so I just attached it. Please refer to the photo below for the entire setup overview. I wasn't 100% satisfied with the build since: 1. I had to remove the front "panel" of the case to allow pump installation So the case is just wide open if you look at it from the front. Not that pretty... 2. The temperature is not that good... CPU is OC'ed to 4.3 GHz at 1.38V, while GPU isn't OC'ed. Fan speed curve is controlled for minimum noise, but they are set to crank up when temps are high though. I am using static pressure fans from Swiftech that are optimized for radiator purpose. And they are oriented to in-take air from top into the case. If you look at the HWMonitor software capture below, the max temps were measured after one game of LoL TFT game, which is not AAA game at all... 3. The airflow inside is very limited to the point my SSD has to throttle down its speed... This is the benchmark result for my 950 Pro... Abominable... So I'm trying to migrate the entire system to a new case that meets the following conditions: 1. Custom water cooling system w/out modding 2. Vertical GPU mount 3. Tempered glass side panel 4. Decent case size - I don't care if it's big, but I don't want ATX mid tower with too much empty space inside 5. Not too expensive - However, I'm willing to spend up to $300 USD before tax and shipping. Thanks for your recommendation.

I'm considering buy a new case, my current case is an EVGA DG-86, in it i have (2) 420mm radiators (that's the main big thing). I'm considering buying a new case because i play a lot of VR games and i've found my self having to cover up the case window and reflective siding of the case to stop it from messing with my tracking, completely defeating the point of having a case with windows. Now i'm considering buying a case that can accommodate my current water cooling set up plus not have any issues of reflection. Here is my full parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6Q284n Please let me know of any viable replacements The only possible option i've seen is the, be quiet! DARK BASE 900.

Greetings Everyone, Im in the mood for upgrading/changing up my setup to both take up less space and be overall more efficient... Here is my Current Build from Pc Part Picker along with a picture of the setup below. I am open to reusing parts from the current rig for the new rig but being a lifetime Intel user and an AMD pleb, Im open to the possibility of switching sides and learning more about Team Red. For the Desk PC I am currently looking into this setup, but I am open to suggestions and will update this list based on feedback. The aim is for a Dual PC system with both an Editing/Streaming rig and a High End Gaming machine. I play a lot of Physics based and high asset count games like Kerbal Space Program, Space Engineers, The X series (X beyond the frontier, X2, X3 Reunion, X Rebirth), Sins of a Solar Empire, Arma 3, Universe Sandbox, and X-Plane 11, Escape from Tarkov and I would like to play these games/simulators at or very near highest physical settings. I am also beginning to learn how to use 3D programs (Auto Desk 123D) and do some light weight video editing from time to time. Aesthetically I would like to try to keep them similar or close enough that they wont stand out to much for an OCD person... lol Gaming Rig - PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $0.00 Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $253.98 @ Newegg Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Best Buy Storage Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.50 @ Amazon Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB AORUS Video Card $659.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Phanteks Revolt X 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $249.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1368.45 Mail-in rebates -$10.00 Total $1358.45 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-28 13:02 EST-0500 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Streaming Rig - PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ B&H Motherboard Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard $349.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Best Buy Storage Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $84.49 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card Power Supply Phanteks Revolt X 1200 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $0.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $734.46 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-19 12:18 EST-0500 Water Cooling components - Monoblock - EK-Quantum Momentum Aorus x570 Master D-RGB GPU Block - EK-FC1080 GTX Im currently still flushing out the model for how the final case will look but the provided image below is close enough that it still give you the idea for the layout. Im taking inspiration from a youtuber that basically created a Hermetically Sealed chamber for the PC components by putting the radiators outside of the case. Currently the space for the mobo is large enough to fit up to an EATX board plus a remote mounted GPU with the cavity being 556mm (21.9in) by 339.5mm (13.4in) but am leaning more towards the smaller compact setups to have more visible in the windows, But I am interested in your opinions on this. Currently shown in the below image and is strongly subject to change! Water Cooling - As far as water cooling is concerned I know the CPU and GPU are the primary components needed in a loop but that's only if the other components are in some form of minimal airflow environment. Since I am trying to kill all airflow in the PC chambers, should I also be looking into Ram and Mobo water blocks? If so are there any suggestions on what blocks to look into? I know EK seems to be the general go to for water blocks and aesthetically I am ok with them but Im also open to other suggestions to other reliable Custom Water Cooling products. Looking forward to everyones feedback and feel free to ask questions. ~ Spectre25

I'm just starting out experimenting doing practice bends and I find myself having to do tiny adjustments to get it perfect for more complicated runs. Is this okay? At what point is it not okay? My guess is that it's okay to slightly reheat it while it's still fresh, but you shouldn't let it cool down and then do it again. What's the right way to go here?

If this is in the wrong sub forum, I don't mind moving it to water cooling. I just wasn't sure where it would be more appropriate to put. So I have a Cosmos II that I picked up a few months back for $60 but I haven't really used it since it doesn't fit under my desk and when fully loaded it starts to bend my desk. I think I might use it for my Quakecon build but I don't know if it'll be practical to use from a cooling standpoint. My 1090T has a 125w TDP but its closer to 135w after OCing. I plan on using two HD 4870x2s, which each has a TDP of 286w, which may be closer to 315w with a OC on them. I don't know how much heat the vrms will produce but I'm sure its significant with a overclock on the cpu. I want to have upto 900w of heat dissipation across everything that needs it but I don't know if I'll be able to fit enough radiators in this case due to its layout. Has anyone tried doing a custom loop in this case? If so, what size radiators were you able to fit where and how thick were they?

Like much else, psychedelics can be bad for both your health and your wallet. I'm sorry to inform you that this one certainly will be both for me So BEHOLD, my dear reader, this sure is going to be a wild ride. Specs: 5.505 liters in volume Built in pump and reservoir combo Full-size EVGA Geforce GTX 1080 FTW 2 custom distribution blocks AMD Ryzen 7 2700x External 360mm (dual 180mm) radiator 16 GB of G.skill Trident Z RGB Custom modded Asus x470i motherboard Samsung 512 GB 950 pro m.2 SSD G-unique 450w power system A little something about this project: First off: Since I did the rendering, I've made a couple of changes. Most importantly that I'm no longer going to make a custom monoblock for the x470i. The reason comes down to two things: Time and money. Making a custom monoblock is a huge investment of both, so the monoblock mockup which you see in the rendering won't be a reality in the finalized project... At least not for now Another QUITE important thing which I'd like to say about this project is that it's built to compete in Dreamhack's Winter 2018 modding contest in sweden (a couple of hours from where I live in Copenhagen). I can't really brag about this yet, though, because Dreamhack hasn't sent out letters of confirmation about who the chosen master class contestants are to those very same people. Enjoy!

Hi, I'm going to use Xforma 's mbk mk2 for the case and I need a radiator. Mr. Harwood and I e-mailed each other for some inquiries I had (Really great for giving tips and quick responses), I'm choosing between Bitspower and EKWB radiator. [A] Radiator Bitspower Leviathan XF 480 4xG1/4" Radiator EK-CoolStream XE 480 My main hardware choices are as written below Motherboard: Asus Maximus X Formula CPU: Intel i7 8086k GPU: EVGA RTX 2080ti( or GTX 1080ti) I'll be using metal tubing cause I don't want to use a heatgun to bend tubing and waste my time. Pump Mod-one which sells pump mounts provide two product that accommodates pumps What I'm not sure is the difference between those pumps, D5 and DDC. I do think I need at least one pump to make the custom loop flow, or two. Single Rad & DDC Pump Moun https://mod-one.com/single-rad-ddc-pump-mount/ DDC/D5 Pump Mount Sled https://mod-one.com/ddc-d5-pump-mount-sled/ If there's any body to shed some light upon me being completely unaware of those pump,please feel free to enlighten me.

Hi, I want to get into custom water cooling and got some parts. I'm now onto bending the PETG but I ran into a problem. every time I try to bend the tube it goes a bit flat, I'm not sure what is wrong. I'm not sure if it's too hot or not but if I put the setting on my heat gun too low it won't melt or bend at all. I increase the dial on the heat gun in small increments after 5m of heating until it softens but as soon as I get it to soften it bulges not like in one spot but the entire tube where it was heated even without bending. I proceeded to bend after a few tries but it left the bend slightly flat. Note the silicon insert I used is very lose as it can slide through the entire tube. I got the EKWB EK-HD tube DIY kit so I assume everything should be right but at the same time, other YouTubers I see needs to lubricate the silicon insert in order to fit it in the tube so I'm not sure if its the silicon inserts problem or my skill/doing something wrong. Picture of one of the bending attempts

Hi, I'm going to use Xforma 's mbk mk2 for the case and I need a radiator. Mr. Harwood and I e-mailed each other for some inquiries I had (Really great for giving tips and quick responses), I'm choosing between Bitspower and EKWB radiator. [A] Radiator Bitspower Leviathan XF 480 4xG1/4" Radiator EK-CoolStream XE 480 My main hardware choices are as written below Motherboard: Asus Maximus X Formula CPU: Intel i7 8086k GPU: EVGA RTX 2080ti( or GTX 1080ti) I'll be using metal tubing cause I don't want to use a heatgun to bend tubing and waste my time. Pump Mod-one which sells pump mounts provide two product that accommodates pumps What I'm not sure is the difference between those pumps, D5 and DDC. I do think I need at least one pump to make the custom loop flow, or two. Single Rad & DDC Pump Moun https://mod-one.com/single-rad-ddc-pump-mount/ DDC/D5 Pump Mount Sled https://mod-one.com/ddc-d5-pump-mount-sled/ If there's any body to shed some light upon me being completely unaware of those pump,please feel free to enlighten me.

So I'm not sure how to start this, since my current Machine Peorth is over 10 years old now with an Gen 1 i7 960, it's definitely time for an upgrade, since I'm doing streaming/recording gameplay I wanted to go with threadripper so I can have cores for streaming/recording and cores for gameplay. So I currently have an Alienware 3440x1440 Ultrawide main monitor, and an old Iiyama 1080p monitor that I use as a secondary for chat/youtube/OBS/Twitch dash/everything else that I would like to upgrade to 4k Monitor so I can monitor more at once. I don't know if this will affect gaming/cpu performance if it's not being used for any gaming. Budget is not an issue, I have saved some money for some time and just like Peorth when I first built it, I want to spend money on something that will last for a long time. Lastly, as I have been building computers since I was 15, putting PCs together is second nature to me, I've swapped components in and out of Peorth, swapped her into several new cases for years, I decided after watching far too much of Jayztwocents videos that maybe I should try watercooling for a challenge. I want to start with flexitubing with no fancy liquid, just some pink dye in distilled water. I did want to get into a white and pink theme, even maybe doing some modding like etching the window with a rose. Even painting a case if I can't find one with enough white on that I like. Sadly with Caselabs shutting down my options are severely limited, since I have my PC under the desk and to the side, I would like radiators to be at the front and top, and would like a full or super tower with enough radiator space for the TR2 CPU/Mobo VRM and 2 graphics cards. So here's current Peorth: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Pyrii/saved/32M9TW Here's PCPP list for the new PC so far, with stuff copied over that I intent to try and keep. HDDs/SSDs are a little up in the air, I've like to switch to NVMe: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Pyrii/saved/NVrV6h What parts I need recommendation on is: Motherboard: TR4 X399 motherboards with plenty of VRM headroom, full Custom waterblock support also wanted. 2NVMe slots minimum, lots of USB 3.x support. 8-slot quad channel memory. And not a garrish "gamer" design. Or something that could be modded for a cleaner look. Memory: Memory speed is very important, fast ram at 32-64Gb max (Honestly I have 24Gb in my current system and haven't maxxed it out yet so 32Gb (4x8gb) most likely with the option to buy the same kit to double later if needed would be best) Case: Front and top 360 rad support, full tower or super tower case that's moddable (To paint white, though white case preferred since less work) with a side TG window that I can etch onto. With caselabs gone, my options are severely limited now Though I was already ont he fence about spending that amount Graphics Cards: I was tempted to jump on dual 1080 Tis in SLI once the 2080 was revealed, but the price of the 2080 Ti seems to have inflated the cost of the 1080Tis since pople looked at the 2080Ti and thought "Nope". It's a throw-up to see if the 2070 might be worth getting instead. I think waiting on benchmarks will help. But then it's waiting on waterblocks for the cards. Let's just see what a decent 1080Ti set-up could be. Watercooling block support would be required. Watercooling: I've decided on a Alphacool lighttower res, I would like blockes and fittings without logos plastered all over them or the ability to take the logos off. Since this is meant to be a primarily white and pink build, nickel plated or white fittings would be great. Tubing will be flexible and dye some distilled water pink to keep it simple for my first watercooling build. Power Supply: Something that will hopefully run fanless at med-high load if possible, noise is a concern. I've never had problems with corsair PSUs so tempted just to get another RM1000i since my current one has been running for 5+ years now. My server (Yggdrasil) has my old TX650 Budget: I have quite a bit saved up so budget isn't a problem, since I'm disabled and stream, I spent a lot of time with my computer so I'm not adverse to spending money to make my experience better for a comfortably long time. Of course I'm not going to throw cash away on something more than I need. If I had to set a budget, I'd say I'd not like to go above £3-4k. I need a shopping list to start looking for deals on parts. I've spent a week writing this post, I'm not sure what else I can write, I just need to get this out there now so I can start planning. Once everything's together I can start a build log and start explaining the "Peorth" > "Angelic Rose" connection.

Any experts have an idea of what kind of liquid temperature should a PETG loop try to aim to stay under (to avoid any potential issues due to heat deforming tubes at all), and what would that translate to for CPU/GPU temps approximately for those without a temperature sensor? I'm currently running p95 on my overclocked R7 1700 and am reaching 60 deg C, which seems a big high (not that I will be constantly hitting this temp) from what I've heard, would running this 24/7 be safe or is something like a constant 50 on CPU/GPU better in the long term? Thanks!

Ok, I want to create a custom water cooled PC, but I hate the fact you can't see the liquid or it's just one colour through transparent tubing. Is there a liquid out there that is super sensitive to heat. I want either Blue when under a certain temperature or Red over a certain temperature. And can show the difference after passing through the heat exchange on the CPU and radiator. Is this a thing, can @Linus > Brandon or any one else shed some light on this. Answers on a postcard or even a you tube video?

I am looking for the best card to watercool in a complete custom watercooled system that will give the most performance possible and last many years.

Hey *btw sorry for my english* so im planning to start a new build the last year im into game developing and this is what i want to study in 2 years the last 3 months im developing a game for my school project and i got some problems cause of the slow render, the high temperatures, the noise and all of this while having an i7 4820K and a h100i i want a build to last for 5-6 years and perform well my budget is not limited so i figured out 3 different builds for cpus i choose xeon more cores than 5960X and i dont loose any performance on games the problem is the gpu i want to have cuda cores but in the same time open gl the only gpus that give me this option are quadro but i loose much in gaming so here comes directx 12 and gives me the chance to go on a hybrid nvidia/amd machine 1st build 2x Intel Xeon E5 2650 V3 Asus Z10PE-D16 WS 32 GB of ddr4 RAM @2400MHz 2 GTX980 kingpin edition 2 r9 290x2 (or 390X) i choose the kingping edition because if u see the motherboard has 6pci lanes that are close and if u add one card you cant use the next pci lane and in the end you will have 3 pci lanes to use the kingpin card as linus said if it gets watercooled it only takes one pci slot on the motherboard and leaves space for a quad gpu orientation 2nd build *the linus extreme build* An Intel Xeon 2699 v3 Asus Rampage V 32GB of ddr4 RAM @2400Mhz 2 Gtx Titan X 2 r9 290x2 (or 390X) 3rd build 2x Intel Xeon E5 2650 V3 Asus Z10PE-D16 WS 32 GB of ddr4 RAM @2400MHz 2 GTX Titan X 1 r9 290x2 (or 390X) what build is the best for my needs? how much power will i need? any prefs for the case? thank you for your time

Is there any reason to go for more than one loop in one system? One pump is enough for CPU + 4 GPU?

hello again. I finally got my desicion about the mobo(asus sabetootooth) Now which case should i buy: a caselab one H440 fractal design r4 or other like the 760T or the 730t or the air 540 I wan te best of it, and if there are better for my budget ( 100-190 GBP) please post I also maybe doind some custom watercooling in the future