011 Dynamic custom loop

[RivAL46]

Hi, 

I need help deciding what radiators to buy for 011d custom loop
I'll be going with a thermaltake/corsair kit which comes with single 360mm rad & will be getting an extra 360mm rad + a 360mm rgb distro plate, I don't know if I should go for the distro plate or a pump reservoir combo like XD5. the corsair kit comes with 30mm rad while the Thermaltake comes with 64mm rad, I don't know what thickness I can fit into 011 dynamic. 

Thermaltake- https://amzn.to/3BuOByp OR Corsair- https://amzn.to/38sfPZY
3080 FE waterblock- https://amzn.to/3yAxlWo
Extra 360mm radiator- ??
360mm rgb distro plate- ??

 

Another issue is, XH305i is a copper kit and XG7 waterblock is aluminium, is it advisable to use them together? Or should I go for a secondary aluminium rad instead of copper and keep it seperate from CPU copper rad?
I guess I need some help with a visual demonstration of loop, I have no idea if I need to use a single pump or two for dual radiators, please help! 
 

Specs-

Ryzen 5900X

Asus B550-F

Ballistix 3600 CL16 32GB

RTX 3080 FE

Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 1000w

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Why are you getting a custom loop?

 

Pretty stupid to have a custom loop if you dont care about overclocking or extreme silence since youll only embrace all the downsides but none of the benifits

 

A regular air cooler like the fuma 2 or phantom will work just fine for non ocing

 

 

And no you should not mix aluminum and copper since galvanic corrosion or whatever it was called will prob erode your waterblock or something else and cause a leak

[Dr0idGh0sT]

1 hour ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Why are you getting a custom loop?

 

Pretty stupid to have a custom loop if you dont care about overclocking or extreme silence since youll only embrace all the downsides but none of the benifits

 

A regular air cooler like the fuma 2 or phantom will work just fine for non ocing

 

 

And no you should not mix aluminum and copper since galvanic corrosion or whatever it was called will prob erode your waterblock or something else and cause a leak

But custom loop looks much, much better In my opinion it's worth only for aesthetics if there's budget available for it

[RivAL46]

2 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Why are you getting a custom loop?

 

Pretty stupid to have a custom loop if you dont care about overclocking or extreme silence since youll only embrace all the downsides but none of the benifits

 

A regular air cooler like the fuma 2 or phantom will work just fine for non ocing

 

 

And no you should not mix aluminum and copper since galvanic corrosion or whatever it was called will prob erode your waterblock or something else and cause a leak

Reason is 5800x & 3080 both run hot, I can put a 360mm on 5800x and it'll work but what about GPU then? Looking at the current market, I guess it's worth spending on a nice water block for 3080 as it'll run cooler and prolly last longer, also mine is a HHR version so I also do mining sometimes.  

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 minute ago, RivAL46 said:

Reason is 5800x & 3080 both run hot, I can put a 360mm on 5800x and it'll work but what about GPU then? Looking at the current market, I guess it's worth spending on a nice water block for 3080 as it'll run cooler and prolly last longer, also mine is a HHR version so I also do mining sometimes.  

If you dont overclock or want extreme silence theres still absolutely no point in going for custom loop since you are only getting all the downsides with none if the benifits

 

And yes, 80c is a completely normal operating temperature, even 90c is ok although i prefer 80c cause longevity and stability since overclocks tend to become unstable above 80c in my experience

[Ravendarat]

8 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

If you dont overclock or want extreme silence theres still absolutely no point in going for custom loop since you are only getting all the downsides with none if the benifits

 

And yes, 80c is a completely normal operating temperature, even 90c is ok although i prefer 80c cause longevity and stability since overclocks tend to become unstable above 80c in my experience

Its not pointless if someone cares about the looks of their system and think custom loops look better, than its totally worth it to this person, it just isnt worth it to you. And thats ok, its not for everyone. 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 hour ago, Ravendarat said:

Its not pointless if someone cares about the looks of their system and think custom loops look better, than its totally worth it to this person, it just isnt worth it to you. And thats ok, its not for everyone. 

Still pointless anyways .-.

 

But if you are going custom loop you will need to know all the benifits and downsides, if you do not give a sht about any of the benifits then you will only get looks + a few downsides such as having to maintain the loop so theres no gunk, assemble the thing (even worse for hardtubing) which can take a day or 2, etc.

 

Though the benifits are better cooling performance (can be for overclocking or extreme silence), being able to replace the parts that may fail unlike aios, being able to customize the loop to your needs, etc. (And no i do not consider asthetics as a benifit, more like a side bonus)

 

 

If you just purely care about looks then just buy some overpriced rgb corsair aio and be done with it, cooling performance is enough and it looks decent

[fonzz1e]

14 hours ago, RivAL46 said:

XH305i is a copper kit and XG7 waterblock is aluminium, is it advisable to use them together?

 

for XG7 the cold plate is copper, only the parts not touching the coolant is aluminium (backplate)

 

IF you're really going for aesthetics (hard tubing), it's gonna get expensive real fast (fittings & tube wastes)

i went watercooling due to noise and also i wanna tinker

 

i'm using XD5 & XC7 with aquacomputer quadro (no commander pro), oh EPDM tubing & cryofuel clear

rads you can go with XR5, GTS360, PE360 or i went with bykski CR-RD360RC-TK-V2 & B-RD280-TN

you can look at rad reviews https://www.techpowerup.com/review/bykski-60-mm-rc-series-radiator/5.html

 

don't forget your drain as well

[URANIUM]

On 9/1/2021 at 12:07 PM, Somerandomtechyboi said:

If you dont overclock or want extreme silence theres still absolutely no point in going for custom loop since you are only getting all the downsides with none if the benifits

 

And yes, 80c is a completely normal operating temperature, even 90c is ok although i prefer 80c cause longevity and stability since overclocks tend to become unstable above 80c in my experience

You oughta be paying for his loop for how much lip you're giving lol

[Somerandomtechyboi]

4 hours ago, URANIUM said:

You oughta be paying for his loop for how much lip you're giving lol

Basically just gonna give em some ups and downs of watercooling, it may seem stupid now that im just bashing literally all custom water loops that dont have any focus on performance/silence but who knows, maybe if op screws up their watercooling like assembling it wrong or not maintaining it properly they might regret going with watercooling

 

Aka just here to prevent ppl from wasting money on uneccesary things and maybe save em some regret

 

 

Although if you want to alliviate some of the downs of watercooling

 

for assembly maybe make a shop do it, esp when its hard tubing since hard tubing is a massive pain and will prob take a few days to assemble

 

For maintenence i think there are some additives that prevent sht from growing in your loop, doesnt completely prevent gunk from building up  but itll atleast make maintenence alot easier

 

Price isnt really something you can mitigate but thats up to you to decide whether or not watercooling is worth it or not

 

So alot of downsides to watercooling can be alliviated

 

 

Of if you dont want to do maintenence and none of the assembling crap you can just get an aio instead, its cheaper and it isnt that much worse than watercooling

[RivAL46]

On 9/2/2021 at 8:59 AM, fonzz1e said:

 

for XG7 the cold plate is copper, only the parts not touching the coolant is aluminium (backplate)

 

IF you're really going for aesthetics (hard tubing), it's gonna get expensive real fast (fittings & tube wastes)

i went watercooling due to noise and also i wanna tinker

 

i'm using XD5 & XC7 with aquacomputer quadro (no commander pro), oh EPDM tubing & cryofuel clear

rads you can go with XR5, GTS360, PE360 or i went with bykski CR-RD360RC-TK-V2 & B-RD280-TN

you can look at rad reviews https://www.techpowerup.com/review/bykski-60-mm-rc-series-radiator/5.html

 

don't forget your drain as well

Yes, I figured it out, checked the corsair site and it is copper, that ends my confusion. 

I will be going with the XH305i which comes with XR5 30mm, do you think it's going to be enough for a 5900X? 

I'll be getting an extra 54mm XR7 radiator for the 3080, I have checked the techpowerup review. I have done CPU only loop in the past with my 2700X and the whole point was to learn how to deal with the hard tubes, so won't be a problem this time. 

 

Also main reason to go for watercooling is I want to build in a 011 dynamic (for aesthetics) and without water cooling it doesn't make sense using such a case. Also I can get an AIO for the CPU but my 3080 really runs hot (sometimes used for mining which takes the memory controller temp up to 108-110c) and instead of repasting etc I guess it's not a bad move to water cool it, looking at the current GPU market I guess it's worth doing as I got the 3080FE at msrp, adding few hundred dollars more cooling it is not a bad decision imo. 

 

And yes I won't forget the drain, most important thing haha. Thank you for the recommendations, I will post a sketch/visual representation here showing the loop-plan (idk what it's called) very soon!

[fonzz1e]

for 360 60mm or thicker rads best to use 6 fans on them

 

u might wanna check clearance lol

[RivAL46]

54 minutes ago, fonzz1e said:

for 360 60mm or thicker rads best to use 6 fans on them

 

u might wanna check clearance lol

011 dynamic can fit dual 60mm rads at the top & bottom so that's not an issue, wdym by 6 fans? like 6 on each radiator? I have never seen that haha

[fonzz1e]

59 minutes ago, RivAL46 said:

011 dynamic can fit dual 60mm rads at the top & bottom so that's not an issue, wdym by 6 fans? like 6 on each radiator? I have never seen that haha

3 fans on 1 side pushing air & 3 more on the other side pull air

https://www.ekwb.com/blog/push-pull-or-push-pull-on-radiators/

 

generally only thicc bois (60mm or more) will benefit

[HM-2]

9 hours ago, RivAL46 said:

011 dynamic can fit dual 60mm rads at the top & bottom

Good luck getting a 60mm in the bottom of a standard O11 if you need to access any of the lower motherboard connectors or want to run anything in a lower PCIE slot.

 

A 40 maybe.

[RivAL46]

 

9 hours ago, fonzz1e said:

3 fans on 1 side pushing air & 3 more on the other side pull air

https://www.ekwb.com/blog/push-pull-or-push-pull-on-radiators/

 

generally only thicc bois (60mm or more) will benefit

 

1 hour ago, HM-2 said:

Good luck getting a 60mm in the bottom of a standard O11 if you need to access any of the lower motherboard connectors or want to run anything in a lower PCIE slot.

 

A 40 maybe.

oh that looks really thick, nah I don't want 6 fans per rad haha, guess I will go with another 40mm then if clearance is also an issue for lower front panel connectors on the motherboard

[fonzz1e]

8 hours ago, RivAL46 said:

guess I will go with another 40mm

 

yea u can go for 45mm thick PE360, afaik the side can place 30mm thick rads

for my o11d i went with bykski 360 40mm bottom intake, 280 30mm top exhaust & side only fans intake