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I am trying to figure out how much tubing (soft), and what fittings I will need for this. What I have specd thus far is in the attached image. The gpu will be mounted vertically. Any help is most welcome.

 

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9 minutes ago, 無声影武者 said:

I am trying to figure out how much tubing, and what fittings I will need for this. What I have specd thus far is in the attached image. Any help is most welcome.

 

My build specs:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SilentKagemusha/saved/wxbZf7

 

From what I can eyeball, you need 8 fittings as an absolute minimum, but if you intend on using the distroplate for what it's actually meant to be for, you will need 12 fittings.

 

Don't forget drain port either, for which you will likely need a male-to-male fitting, ball-valve, maybe some angled fittings, and one more fitting for soft tubing.

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Most soft tube kits I’ve seen have 3 meters or 10 feet or so. 

More than enough for a system. 

Would stick to that, as the price is fair. 

 

Also if the case can fit it, I’d add another rad. Assuming the hardware you wonna cool and if you’d like lower temps as well as less noise. 

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44 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Most soft tube kits I’ve seen have 3 meters or 10 feet or so. 

More than enough for a system. 

Would stick to that, as the price is fair. 

 

Also if the case can fit it, I’d add another rad. Assuming the hardware you wonna cool and if you’d like lower temps as well as less noise. 

This setup is for two 360mm rads, one top, on bottom in a lian li case. :D

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10 minutes ago, 無声影武者 said:

This setup is for two 360mm rads, one top, on bottom in a lian li case. :D

Then you'll need 2 more fittings to what I said above.

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This may be a newb question, but I intend to use my Corsair Commander Pro to control all six fans for the two rads. How to I get the computer to not scream at me that there is no fan on the cpu fan header? Also what does everyone think about doing a pull configuration on both of the rads and a single 120mm fan on the back for exhaust? I could also do a complete push configuration with/without the exhaust on the back. I am just concerned about cooling the MB, and want some airflow for that purpose.

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Turn on the fan monitoring on the cpu header in the bios. 

 

Saying a pull config doesn’t say what way you’re wanting to use the rad itself. 

 

Are you doing exhaust on the top and bottom rad? I assume only the top will be exhaust, having positive pressure that way. With or without using a single fan on the back for exhaust. 

 

The front having fans bringing in fresh Asia is more than enough for the board. 

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1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said:

Turn on the fan monitoring on the cpu header in the bios. 

 

Saying a pull config doesn’t say what way you’re wanting to use the rad itself. 

 

Are you doing exhaust on the top and bottom rad? I assume only the top will be exhaust, having positive pressure that way. With or without using a single fan on the back for exhaust. 

 

The front having fans bringing in fresh Asia is more than enough for the board. 

There are no front fans in this case, https://www.newegg.com/black-lian-li-o11-dynamic-e-atx-full-tower-case/p/2AM-000Z-00048?Description=LIAN LI O11DXL&cm_re=LIAN_LI_O11DXL-_-2AM-000Z-00048-_-Product , It's one 360mm rad on top, one on bottom, and an optional 120mm fan on the back.

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26 minutes ago, 無声影武者 said:

There are no front fans in this case, https://www.newegg.com/black-lian-li-o11-dynamic-e-atx-full-tower-case/p/2AM-000Z-00048?Description=LIAN LI O11DXL&cm_re=LIAN_LI_O11DXL-_-2AM-000Z-00048-_-Product , It's one 360mm rad on top, one on bottom, and an optional 120mm fan on the back.

Ok so what are you doing? Still haven’t explained that. 

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32 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Ok so what are you doing? Still haven’t explained that. 

I have one 360 rad on top, and one on the bottom, 3 x 120mm fans on the case interior side of each rad. I am considering a 120mm fan on the back of the case for airflow. I am getting the components listed in the picture in the OP. The GPU will be mounted vertically. At first, I considered pulling air in through the top rad and exhausting it out through the bottom rad, but someone mentioned that pushing the exhausted hot air from the first rad through the second might not be the best. So, now I am debating pulling air into the case through both rads and exhausting it out the back with the single case fan, or pushing air out of the case through both rads. This will be a Cthulhu, Eldritch Horror, HP Lovecraft build with purple on black, and a sickly green LED glow. Also the MB chipset has a builtin fan. I am just concerned about airflow for the power delivery around the cpu socket.

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Won’t effect the mobo either way. Would effect temps for the better. As long as the air can be exhausted properly there won’t be any issue. 

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Ignore it and move one? Seems trivial. 

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16 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Ignore it and move one? Seems trivial. 

^^^ Unless you specifically need USB-C devices hanging out the front of your case and looking ugly (tis why I prefer the rear ports lol), then there's no need for it. 

If you do have to have that, what mobo were you planning to get? Did you decide to go with a 3950X or no? 

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4 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

^^^ Unless you specifically need USB-C devices hanging out the front of your case and looking ugly (tis why I prefer the rear ports lol), then there's no need for it. 

If you do have to have that, what mobo were you planning to get? Did you decide to go with a 3950X or no? 

The one that arrives in the mail today is the MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi, and I have a 3900X

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2 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

^^^ Unless you specifically need USB-C devices hanging out the front of your case and looking ugly (tis why I prefer the rear ports lol), then there's no need for it. 

If you do have to have that, what mobo were you planning to get? Did you decide to go with a 3950X or no? 

I just bought the Aorus Master X570 by Gigabyte, and have already RMA'd the MSI board.

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