Barrow and Bykski + other questions (buying in China)

[silk186]

I'm looking to put something together soon and it will be my first custom loop.

 

After some research I found that Barrow and Bykski are the two big water cooling brands in China and a loop can be comparable in price to a Lian Li Galahad 360 (or at least that's what I'm telling myself).

 

I read it's recommended to get Barrow fittings and everything else from Bykski. Is this still the case?

 

Are Barrowch 14*10 Normal temperature type PETG Tube blue safe to use? I read that adding colour to the liquid can result in sediment and gunk so this seems like a good solution.

 

Reservoir pump combo (D5) vs Distroplate pump combo (DDC) - the distro plate looks good for routing. This price is similar so which is recommended? I read that D5 pumps are much more reliable but I see the distro pump combos are also pretty popular. I can also buy the distro plate without a pump if the D5 will be that much better.

 

Some people were also recommending Laing/Xylem/Lowara DDC 18w pumps instead of the Granzon PWM DDC Add-on Pump with Digital Display 12V that can come with the distro plate?

Link to the distro plate

 

The specs of the Granzon PWM DDC pump are below.

Specifications

• Material: Aluminum (not in contact with coolant)
• Pump Core: CP-D3PB-X
• RPM: 1800-4800
• Power: DC12v
• Flow Rate: 700L/h
• Head: 6M
• Connector: 4-Pin Molex and PWM+ data feedback

[ki8aras]

don't you think you'll find more success in an asian forum?

[silk186]

Sure, if I could read and write Chinese... sadly I can't.

[keskparane]

All I can say is I've only changed the water once in this loop and it runs 50+ hours a week and has never missed a beat.

Can't believe it's been 5 years.

[jaslion]

Wait is this cpu only?

 

Or complete gpu cpu?

 

What system specs?

[silk186]

Full loop. I'm still planning but this is my current parts list below. I don't have a clear idea about the loop yet as I'm in the early stages of my research. Hence this post. 

 

loop: CPU block, GPU block, either reservoir/pump combo or distro plate pump combo and 2x 420mm radiator (assuming everything will fit).

I'm thinking of using 14mm hard coloured tubing.

 

Case - Lian Li O11 EVO XL (white) 1800 RMB

CPU

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 2600 RMB - I'm leaning towards AMD for gaming performance
• Intel Core i7-14700K 2400 RMB

MB - 

• GIGABYTE AMD X670E AORUS A Pro Art 2600 RMB
• ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI 2800 RMB
• ASRock X670E Steel Legend 2300 RMB

GPU - 4080 super

Memory - Corsair Vengeance RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory 1700 RMB

Storage - Samsung 990 pro 4TB 2500 RMB

PSU - many options sorted by sales on JD.com
⦁    SUPER FLOWER LEADEX VII 1000w - 1359 RMB or 1300w 1599.00 RMB
⦁    SAMA）XP1200W 1099 RMB
⦁    ASUS TUF 1000w - 1399 RMB
⦁    Corsair RM1000x - 1199 RMB
⦁    Seasonic Focus GX1000 - 1399 RMB    

 

Fans - Lian Li uni fans 140mm x7

 

Monitor - Gigabyte M32Q - bought