First time build with an AIO any tips or suggestions appreciated.

[Dvrman123]

Hello everyone, 

 

I will be doing a new build and this will be my first time dabbling with an AIO for my CPU cooler, I'm a little nervous, I ordered the: RAIJINTEK ORCUS 280.

 

Is there anything I should know beforehand? Is the amount of thermal past used different? How to prevent leaks? Any Maintenance tips? Any help or tips would really be appreciated!  

 

My Build will be as follows just in case it matters:

• Case:
  NZXT H200
• Motherboard:
  ASUS ROG Strix Z390-I Gaming  (Haven't Ordered, if you have a better recommendation that would be awesome) 
• Ram: 
  G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200
• Processor:
  i5 9600k 
• AIO Liquid CPU Cooler: 
  RAIJINTEK ORCUS 280 RBW AIO water cooling 
• Powersupply: 
  EVGA 850 BQ, 80+ Bronze 850W, Semi Modular 
• Case Fans: 
  Raijintek 0R400044 IRIS 12 RGB 256-2 120mm 
• Graphics Card: 
  ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX Vega 56 (Reusing from my current build)
• M.2 drives:
  two pcie 4x 3.0 (Reusing from my current build)

[DESTROYER 123503]

Make sure when you successfully mount the So I then make sure it does not kink because that will definitely cut your flow rate, dangerous... likely not unless it collapses more. 

[Jurrunio]

12 minutes ago, Dvrman123 said:

Is there anything I should know beforehand? Is the amount of thermal past used different? How to prevent leaks? Any Maintenance tips? Any help or tips would really be appreciated!  

That cooler's massively overpriced for its performance. You can get more for less.

If you want RGB, I recommend the corsair H115i RGB Platinum

 

It's a liquid cooler, so there's another thing called "pump speed" to manage. Treat pump speed like fan speed, but I tend to be more conservative in the pump speed curve because while fans can be easily replaced, pumps cannot and a pump fail outside of warranty means you need to buy another one. 

Thermal paste application is the same as with air coolers.

You prevent leaks by avoiding sharply bending the tubes.

Because it's closed in, the only maintenance is to get rid of the dust that could get stuck in the radiator. This is exactly like air coolers, only in the heatsink rather than radiator.

[wildgg]

2 hours ago, Dvrman123 said:

Is there anything I should know beforehand? Is the amount of thermal past used different? How to prevent leaks? Any Maintenance tips? Any help or tips would really be appreciated!  

thermal past should be pre applied but if you want to use your own paste you can apply like any other cooler.

how to prevent leaks? unless you're pulling really hard on the tubes it shouldn't come close to leaking.

Maintenance: clean out the radiator of dust and that's about it.

[Dvrman123]

23 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

That cooler's massively overpriced for its performance. You can get more for less.

If you want RGB, I recommend the corsair H115i RGB Platinum

 

It's a liquid cooler, so there's another thing called "pump speed" to manage. Treat pump speed like fan speed, but I tend to be more conservative in the pump speed curve because while fans can be easily replaced, pumps cannot and a pump fail outside of warranty means you need to buy another one. 

Thermal paste application is the same as with air coolers.

You prevent leaks by avoiding sharply bending the tubes.

Because it's closed in, the only maintenance is to get rid of the dust that could get stuck in the radiator. This is exactly like air coolers, only in the heatsink rather than radiator.

Thank you so much! I had no idea there could be such a difference with liquid coolers. Great to know!