EK custom watercooling kit

[Moustache Boy]

Hey guys what's up. I making my pc parts list and was first thinking of picking the Corsair IQUE 150i Pro (for the reason I have pretty much everthing corsair, and because of rgb compatibility) 

 

I love the look of custom watercooled pc's (custom loop) but I don't have the skills to do it myself. And to let a company do it where I live, 1000 a 1500 euros is nothing to spill out to just do that. (and you cannot pick your parts) 

 

Then I came accros the "EKWB EK-KIT RGB 360 watercooling" I think this brings the best of two worlds. 

 

Do you guys can give this NOOB some tips.

Like:

- What kind of knowledge is required for this. (are things to look out for) 

- liquid to use.  

- and replacing fluid. (how often, and which type) 

 

 

Sorry, this probably is going to be a long anwser

 

 

Edited May 23, 2020 by Moustache Boy

[RollinLower]

2 minutes ago, Moustache Boy said:

- What kind of knowledge is required for this. (are things to look out for) 

since that kit includes everything you need to make a loop, you don;t really need much knowledge at all. you need most know-how for watercooling when you go look for the parts.

 

2 minutes ago, Moustache Boy said:

- liquid to use.

personally i'm a big fan of just demiwater with some biocide, but premixed fluids are great too.

 

generally speaking pastel fluids don;t last as long as clear fluids do, since the 'pastel' coloring will fall out over time and gather in low-flow areas.

 

4 minutes ago, Moustache Boy said:

- and replacing fluid. (how often, and which type) 

i tend to replace the fluid atleast once every 6 months, but that's just because i run my watercooled builds 24/7 for server use.

depending on the fluid you use, you can get away with using the same fluid for a couple years.

[Moustache Boy]

Oké thanks man! Biocide is to prefent bio growth in presume? Sorry English not my native language. So not sure with some of the product names.  

[Moustache Boy]

A crap, I misplaced this in the wrong topic

[RollinLower]

38 minutes ago, Moustache Boy said:

Oké thanks man! Biocide is to prefent bio growth in presume? Sorry English not my native language. So not sure with some of the product names.  

(ja ik ben ook nederlands, maar het staat in de forum regels dat je engels moet praten zodat iedereen weet waar je het over hebt  )

 

Biocide is basically a PH balancer, so yeah to prevent growth. but you can also get small bottles of concentrate from EKWB's cryofuel for example that you can mix with demiwater. that also incudes anti-corrosives and some other stuff.

[W-L]

Those kits are a good starting point and will allow you to expand the loop to additionally add a GPU block given the large 360mm rad. 

 

-Moved to Liquid and Exotic Cooling- 

[Moustache Boy]

8 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

(ja ik ben ook nederlands, maar het staat in de forum regels dat je engels moet praten zodat iedereen weet waar je het over hebt  )

 

Biocide is basically a PH balancer, so yeah to prevent growth. but you can also get small bottles of concentrate from EKWB's cryofuel for example that you can mix with demiwater. that also incudes anti-corrosives and some other stuff.

Haha kike man. Af en toe de regels verbreken mag

 

I think I will go with that option. But then go for a bigger reservoir. Pure for the looks . I presume that's compatible? 

[RollinLower]

7 minutes ago, Moustache Boy said:

Haha kike man. Af en toe de regels verbreken mag

 

I think I will go with that option. But then go for a bigger reservoir. Pure for the looks . I presume that's compatible? 

that depends on what res you go with. i believe their res X3 ones should be compatible with your D5 pump unit, that should be 60mm wide. the X4 series uses a glass tube and is 80mm wide.