Best budget watercoolin EK ?

[Majsterek]

Im not anymore on top of the trends now . Im looking into watercooling my 4 year old setup to make it quiet 

• CPU
  i7-6800K
• Motherboard
  MSI x99a gaming7
• RAM
  Hyper X 8gb 2133MHz+HyperX 4GB+ 2x8GB GOODRAM = 28 GB RAM TOTAL
• GPU
  2x gtx 1080 Gigabite G1 gaming
• Case
  Obsydian 750d airflow edition
• Storage
  smasung 120 gb ssd , Segatat HDD 320 gb , Toshiba from apple 17 inch laptop 600gb
• PSU
  Be quiet 1000w bronze
• Display(s)
  3x Asus 1080p 144Hz 1 m/s response time
• Cooling
  Be quiet Dark Rock 2 , 2 x silent wings 2 , 3x standart case fans from corsair

   

   

  Looking into geting full water blocks for the GTX 1080 Gigabite G1 gaming 

   

  i was thinking abaut this https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-g1-nickel 

   

  but dont remeber is nickle good for watercooling. 

   

  Can anyone send recomendation for the parts i should get so it lasts as long as possible 

[Letgomyleghoe]

I would just get a better cpu cooler and some noctua fans, water cooling is *SUPER* expensive and maintenance is very hard.

 

if you insist on water cooling, just get an aio

 

*1000th post*

[Mick Naughty]

Nickel is good for water cooling. Why else would companies use it to make the parts with? 
They have a configurator, go though it and get parts that fit within the budget. 
Id get an older cpu block compared to the new designs, d5 pump res combo and what ever rads can fit the case. 
I also stick to multi barb fittings and their matte hose and it’s very easy to work with. 

[mbntr]

I'm using an EK A240, it's part of their aluminum series, I'm very happy with it, it was around 150$ for a 240mm rad, a pump and waterblock

[Mick Naughty]

18 minutes ago, mbntr said:

I'm using an EK A240, it's part of their aluminum series, I'm very happy with it, it was around 150$ for a 240mm rad, a pump and waterblock

Don’t think they offer a block for that card. As the kit itself won’t work. 

[mbntr]

6 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Don’t think they offer a block for that card. As the kit itself won’t work. 

you can get an aluminum block for pascal and turing cards, the card has to be compatible with founders edition block though

[Mick Naughty]

14 minutes ago, mbntr said:

you can get an aluminum block for pascal and turing cards, the card has to be compatible with founders edition block though

Which is my point. He already mentioned his card and a block that will fit. The dont make a lot of blocks for the bottom line. 

[MaratM]

It is not the best case for watercooling, in order to get it as quiet as possible you need as many rads as possible.
This case can support max 360 (top)+240/280 (front)+120 at the back. If you will get a thick 280 at the front and a 360 at the top (as thick as possible) you might make it doable if you remove all the drive cages. all fans have to be setup as intake except the rear 140.
Ek classic is the cheapest reliable option. one d5 pump will be enough.

however this setup will cost you a fortune in any way.

 

[Majsterek]

I went for this setup from EK allredy a bit over my 500 Euro budget 

What tubing and fitings would I need 

 

is there somthing i forgot ? 

 

 

[MaratM]

13 minutes ago, Majsterek said:

I went for this setup from EK allredy a bit over my 500 Euro budget 

What tubing and fitings would I need 

 

is there somthing i forgot ? 

 

 

A triple 140 rad will not fit!! 280 at the front and 360 at top!!!

[Mick Naughty]

Any fittings that fit g1/4”. Barb, or compression. Barb need to match the inner diameter of the hose. 
Compression need to match both the inner and outer diameter of the hose.