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Sup... first post. Be gentle ? I got into watercooling quite some time ago. Got my first WCed rig (8800GT SLI) way back in uhm... 2006 and ever since i never had any air cooler on my CPUs / GPUs ? Currently sitting on an i7-2600K (quite OK unit >>5GHz @ 4C/8T ezy pzy<<, got it from an overclocker from XtremeSystems who got it to 5.5GHz on LN2) and a GTX780 both sitting on MSI P67a-GD65 with 8GB RAM and bunch of drives. All in a BitFenix Shinobi XL with Thermochill PA360.3 (any old timer still remembers it and how much cooling potential it has?) and an EK 240 thick radiator (don't remember the exact model), XSPC RASA slapped on CPU and FC EK waterblock on a GPU. Oh... and i still have unused and boxed HW Labs BlackIce SR-1 420 radiator that will be waiting patiently for MiniMe to grow up and get hooked on WCing ? So to the point: I am about to move in into new house i have build over the last 2 years in Poland. It has floor heating on its 230m2 and has one peculiar extra loop - 35m of a floor heating tube with an inlet and outlet under the to-be-build-desk where my PC in my man-cave will be placed ? you know where am i going with this? 1) heat capacity of concrete floor is quite high (thickness in my case varies from 6 to 9cm) and at the same time inertia of heat flow is rather low. In other words: it will heat up slowly and will cool down slowly. 2) floor will never be heated above 28°C so i can assume that's gonna be my max ambient temperature. It is more likely, considering my house is very energy efficient, floor temperature will not pass 25°C. Cooling liquid will always be warmer than that and there will be no situation when loop is being heated by the floor - it will be always other way around. So for those who don't know about floor heating it is done like that (perspective of this pic is really distorted as windows on left and right are perpendicular to each other): And the additional loop i have placed in a very last literally hour before the floor was poured. And as of now the loop ends look similar like on the pic below (man-cave is already tiled and the walls are finished with plaster and painting): As you can see i know exactly what i am doing with this. What i need is some advice on WC gear as i have stopped following the market / trends many years ago (family, work, lack of time for gaming etc.the usual story...): - circulation pump: i doubt regular WC pump will be able to handle such hydraulic resistance (tube has ID=12mm and 35m length). So i will be getting a pump used typically in heating systems. Is it the right route? You have other suggestions? - i need to figure out quick-disconnects and want to build some sort of a manifold to be able to quickly attach / detach PC without bleeding air into the loop. Preferably at the desk's top close to the PC case. If the loop is not efficient enough i want to be able to quickly add radiators at my will. Any advice how to approach this aspect of a system? - what sort of reservoir do i need? The volume of liquid in a tube alone gonna be pi*r^2*L = 3.1415*0.006m^2*35m = ca 4L, so really little. But considerably a lot in terms of WC systems (BIG tube reservoir for PC is 0.4L). - since i will not be needing (if it all works at the end... ?) radiators i will be on the market for a small case. Not planning on changing my PC dramatically, so ATX MB size, fairly long GPU and at least 2x HDD and few SSD must fit in that case. If it has bulk-head type pass through at the back to run the tubes, that would save me time on modding the case. ALL ON BOARD THE CHOO-CHOO TRAIN!

Hi guys, i have a question I bought a WC with Pump + 3x Fans and a Kit with 3x Fans ARGB, both come with a HUB. My Motherboard have only 1 header for ARGB (B550m-Plus). The question is if i can connect a hub into another one, considering that only one hub do not handle 6x fans + Pump Here is what i got: Kit 3x Fans: LED Rated Current - 0.63A Kit 3x Fans (WC): Fan Rated Current - 0.15A Pump Rated Current - 0.2A And according to Motherboard doccumentantion, the header can get 3A max. The right way to know if i can put it all in that header is calculating (0.63 * 3) + (0.15 * 3) + 0.2?

**I came to show you my recent problem with this water cooling, from the famous brand DEEPCOOL,** (http://imgur.com/a/1imMD) The model is the captain 360EX, About 7 months, I acquired this new water cooling, for its attractive design, and especially for its price. Since to be of 360MM has a good price. But did not know anything about its quality, since there are few reviews of this new version. the **(EX).** Over time, I always give proper maintenance to my computer, and in these last weeks when I went to change the thermal paste I noticed something, The copper plate is sulphating, At first I thought it was the thermal paste, but then note that the thermal paste does not reach those ends, as you can see in the photo, the sulfate comes from inside. I contacted them through facebook (http://imgur.com/a/mtyYz) But, they tell me that their engineers could not confirm the cause of this phenomenon, they recommended me to continue using it, when it has problems of overheating for example, Talk back to them, that's what they tell me. But deny me, and I told them that this is not a normal problem, and that in such a short time that I have with the product I was going to pass this, Then I decided to send him an email,(http://imgur.com/a/nXr7b) and they are so brazen that they respond that it is the thermal paste **(I use the ARTIC MX-4),** I was suggested, to use the thermal paste **Z9,** which is its brand, But explain to him that it is not any thermal paste, that the **SULFATO COMES FROM INSIDE.** For personal problems I no longer live in the United States, giving back that would be as costly as buying a new one. I'm a Pc Gamer, and things like these annoy me. **In WATER COOLING, I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE DEEPCOOL BRAND ABSOLUTELY TO ANYONE.**

Hi, I'm looking for a low height terminal solution for my GPU. I'm currently building in my new Lian Li O-11 Dynamic, which has limited GPU height (when card isn't vertical). I have the EK-FC1080 GTX TF6 attached to my graphics card; MSI 1070 Gaming X, but the clearance will not allow for the glasspanel to go on. - I cannot mount vertically, since I have occupied all 3 360mm radiator spots, with SE 360mm's. As more of a "PC builder to PC builder"-advice, I know of Bitspower's "VGA Multi Directional Link" (MPN: "BP-VGAMDLAC-CL"), which has the ports going slim along the "top" of the grapics card, and with fittings ending up on top of the backplate, essentially. I don't know of any EKWB solutions to this, which is why I'm wondering whether or not this terminal port is compatible with the GPU block itself. TL;DR Bought new case, GPU height is too high with EKWB terminal attached. Wondering if available, compatible solutions available in terms of low height terminal ports. Picture of currently assembled rig (RIP Glass-panel) below: Thank you in advance!

Have anyone here tried out Alphacool's MCX-system for watercooling of graphic cards VRAM and VREG? (see e.g. https://www.hardwareluxx.de/community/f241/custom-graka-kuehlung-mit-alphacool-mcx-minikuehler-785640.html) Considering how I should cool future graphic cards without needing to buy full-cover blocks. I have a pretty huge case, so I'm afriad airflow won't be enough to cool VRAM and VREG through heatsinks. If you have tried the mini MCX's, have experience flow-issues when mixing in bi-loops into the main loop or just want to speculate, feel free to chip in!

Hi guys, So basically all I want to know is if I can use watercooling tube (soft tube obviously) and fittings for a vacuum project, involving carbon fiber. I've went on to different composite shops and most of the walls for vacuum tube was 4mm. Most of the watercooling tubes are from 2 to 6 mm in the wall. Hope some one can answer this! Thanks

Hello, I have a stock i5 4690k, H100i with MX2. What temps should I get with Aida 64 stress test? I have a fractal core 3500 and 20C ambient temps. Thanks for the help. BTW stock fans on the H100i.

Anybody had any experiance with watercooling HDDs? I just got a hold of 2 Watercool Silentstar dual HDD blocks for 10€ (~15$) a piece and was wondering if anybody had any experiance with theese? How much they restrict the flow, how effectively they cool etc. If not, then any useful info on HDD watercoolers is also welcome This is what it looks like...or so im told, as I havent gotten the package yet To anybody about to start complaining about how unessecary and expensive this is, yes I know, but at the price I got them I could hardly say no. I have an upcoming major build project where they'll come to good use. Thx in advance guys!

So I decided to Water cool my Define R4 since summer is coming up and I do not want to listen to my r9 290 all day. So I have set a budget to a max of $500 (I know it is not a lot) and I would like to know what you would chose for this budget. The restrictions are - max 30mm thick top rad (240mm), and 120mm of space for rad and fans in the front (240mm) I have 6 x silverstone ap123 fans. There are no hard drive bays in the front of my case so its 100% open. Cpu block - Black and simplistic (intel - 1155) Gpu Block - Nothing clear, just simple black (amd - R9 290) Compression fittings - not sure how many, nothing fancy, just standard black (3/8" ID, 5/8" OD) Rads - 2 x 240mm rads that fit restrictions, work well with ap123 Pump - Not sure, not too big or loud Res - Something small enough to fit under crossfire r9 290 on the bottom of the case (in the future not now) Tubing - 10ft. Brilliant UV blue (3/8" ID, 5/8" OD) Not sure what else is needed, if you could help me it would be greatly appreciated. (Can provide a low quality cell phone pic of the case if needed) Thanks!

So I have a few questions about water cooling. I tried doing some research on my own but was quickly overwhelmed by contradicting opinions and fanboyism. I know the parts you need. Waterblocks, radiators, pump, reservoir, tubing, fittings etc. I'm not planning on doing anything too crazy. Just wanna keep it simple (no crazy LED's, coolant etc.) and cool my i7-4770K and a GTX 780ti SC, preferably with distilled water and an anti-corrosive. 1. What's better copper, nickel or acetal? Why? 2. Can you combine them? ea. nickle waterblocks and copper radiators. 3. What are the water cooling basics/rules that I absolutely have to know? 4. I think I'm going with XSPC radiators and EKWB waterblocks. Haven't decided on the other parts, recommendations? 5. How thick should the radiators be? Push/Pull on anything past 30mm? I'm thinking 360mm top, 240mm front, 140 rear. (future 2nd GPU and MoBo cooling) Thanks for reading!

MetallicAcid's TJ07 (working title) Södertälje Specialsnickeri AB Sweden Welcome to my third project!! In this project, I have planned this project to include the Silverstone Temjin TJ07S, a timeless classic of premium case. I have had an ongoing community driven planning phase over a couple of months, where I have received feedback from the public, and tried to turn that feedback into a 3D render. I have really enjoyed the entire process, and learnt many new techniques along the way. I know that this particular case has been modded probably 1,000,001 times now, so creating a TJ07 that stands out from an already well saturated crowd is already hard enough to do. To make this build even better than my previous projects is an even bigger challenge. Update 2014/03/06 Hello everybody! I know this has been a long time coming :P It is with great excitement that I announce that the project has now officially been started! I am building this project for Demis, a friend of mine. He had fallen in love with the project, and the ideas which I had visualized with the aid of SketchUp and Skindigo - 3D modelling and rendering software. There had been discussions between Demis and I regarding the colour and overall theme of this build, and in the end we both thought that a blacked out stealth build, with subtle gold highlights, with an overall monolithic feel with a simple exterior and neat interior was the best option for this project. The colour scheme comes from the X79 ASUS motherboard. I would like to now show you a visual representation of how this project will probably look like: This project may take some time to complete. This is a good thing in my opinion as it means that I can plan every detail to perfection, and execute those plans into reality with ease and minimal stress. This will be a watercooled project, but in stages. Stage 1 for the watercooling will include just the CPU, with the GPU being air cooled. Stage 2 of the watercooling will include a 2nd GPU with both being watercooled. So you can expect a Rev.1 and Rev.2 of this project over the coming months. Here comes a list of things that I plan to do with this mod: Fabricate Custom made midplate Custom made reservoir wall Acrylic window for top of case Acrylic windows for side panels Modify Extend window for top of case Window opening on side panels Pass-through holes in midplate for hard tubing New power button Sleeve PSU Prepare for painting TJ07 case Custom made midplate Custom made reservoir wall Paint TJ07 case Custom made midplate Custom made reservoir wall GPU shrouds Install Cold Zero parts Water cooling parts PC components I hope you have enjoyed the news. We are both super excited about this project, and want to see it to perfection. I hope you stick around for future updates! With best regards, Justin "MetallicAcid" Ohlsen Update links: Update 1 - Parts ordered and modding begins. Update 2 - Midplate Progress Update 3 - Angled plate Update 4 - Cold Zero Update 5 - Motherboard fitting Update 6 - Top window cut out Update 7 - GPU shrouds Update 8 - Side window complete and Icemodz sponsor Update 9 - Acrylic windows milled Update 10 - Silverstone sponsor and unboxing Strider ST1200G Update 11 - Installed front panel, glued into place and installed vandal switch Update 12 - EK Delivery Update 13 - Soldering guide and molex complete Update 14 - PSU cables sleeved Update 15 - Inet joins as sponsor Update 16 - EK lends a hand Update 17 - Hardware update Update 18 - Another hardware update Update 19 - Case is back from powder coaters Update 20 - Sponsor update/fans installed/EKWB monoblock installed Update 21 - Sponsor update Update 22 - EKWB GPU blocks and reservoir installation Update 23 - Piping up the loop Update 24 - Final photos/Project finished

whats your views on the Apogee Drive?

Hello, I just wanted to say the refurbished H100i is $65 after coupon code on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181061&cm_re=h100i-_-35-181-061-_-Product Also the H110 is $70 I think. (Refurb) Just a personal question is it worth to upgrade from a Shadow rock 2 to this for the 4690k? Thanks hope you like it!

Hey everyone, I'm new to watercooling. I'm picking a watercooler for my really bad 4670k ( 1.259V on 4.3ghz). I have a 350D, which one will you guys get? No custom loops( I stay in a place where custom wc is very expensive).

Hi, I was looking at Dazmode kit (Canadian E-tailer) and they give the choices of those three pumps. I know that PWM is better for a silent environment, Vario gives you the manual speed control. Personally, I would like to have better performance, then the noise comes after. Which one is better? Positive and negatives points? What's your opinion about this? Also, if there is already a discussion about please redirect it to me. Thanks PS: I would like to cool a 2500k with gtx670 in a HAF 932 case. 360 rad on top. I don't know where to put the 240 yet, maybe i'll use it in my next build. Shopping list: Thinking about this kit: https://www.dazmode.com/store/product/raystorm-custom-kit-dual-bay-d5-with-120mm-ex-series-radiator/ with this universal gpu block: https://www.dazmode.com/store/product/ek-vga-supremacy-bridge-edition-acetal/ and this rad: https://www.dazmode.com/store/product/triple_high_performance_radiator_px360/

Hello i have one question since i've never done a multi GPU + CPU loop before. I am getting my hands on a Caselabs S5 in the coming week and i have a question regarding thickness on the radiators, the plan is to get a 45mm 360 rad in roof, and a 60mm 240 rad in front and do you WC loving guys know if i can get away with this setup and still get decent silence ?. Cards that are going to be WC'd are my ref 780's along with my 3770k, fans will probably Corsair SP120's since they just work, or if they get the thumb out of their asses and finally make a LED version of it i might get that. Will post more once i get the case assembled, and see if any modding will be done ( maybe an extra 360 rad somewhere who knows i just so happen to have this 360 30mm laying around )

Sorry to disappoint you, but yes it is! I'm moving out of my mITX case and going to mATX. Parts to recycle: i5 4670k ASUS GTX 780 DC2 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP (for now) Samsung 840 Evo 250gb Seagate Barracuda 3TB Corsair TX750M Swiftech H220 (which I had from an older build) Possible shoppinglist/orderlist: Regular Hardware: Corsair Obsidian 350D ASUS Maximus VII Gene 5x Corsair Air Series SP120 PWM High Performance Sleevingstuff: Sleeve SMALL - BLACK 10m x2 Sleeve SMALL - RED 10m x2 Pre-Cut Heatshrink SMALL - ANTHRACITE x3 Heatshrink SATA - ANTHRACITE Sleeve SATA - RED Watercoolingstuff: EK-CoolStream RAD XTX 240 EK-FC780 GTX Ti DCII - Nickel Original CSQ EK-FC780 GTX DCII Backplate - Black Alphacool HF Screw connector G1/4OD 10mm (3/8 ID - 5/8 OD) - Deep Black 17087 x4 PrimoChill PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 3/8 ID - 5/8 OD - Crystal Clear - 3m Feser One Cooling Fluid - UV RED x2 So this is what I want to order. Want to run the WC-parts from the Swiftech H220 pump (so an extra RAD + GTX 780 for now). What do you guys think? There are a ton of RADs and fittings available, but this is what I chose.

IS The NON REFURB Seidon 240M worth it for $70 After MIR? Hello, I was thinking of getting that cooler from newegg for $60. My PC is: MSI Z97 gaming 7 i5 4690k Be quiet shadow rock 2 2x 7950. Are these reliable, I'm very afraid of destroying my expensive PC. Also if it does break what should I do?

what waterblock wil i be able to fit on my asus gtx 560ti direct cu 1 top and yes i already looked on that one website (YAY 123 posts :D)