First water loop

[EMENCII]

Hy guys,
I want to build my first water loop, I own an NZXT Phantom 530, so i chose this kit...
http://shop.xs-pc.com/xsp/XSPC-RayStorm-D5-Photon-AX360-WaterCooling-Kit_43122.html
I wanted to add another radiator, the ex240, and add the gpu block...
How should i connect these things?
The ax360 is 40mm thick, right? Because i measured the space from the mobo to the case and the nearest thing would be the cpu power cable...

Thanks,

EMENCII

[nj4ck]

You need to add another 25mm to the rad thickness (fan). The mounts on your case should be slightly offset towards the front side panel though, you shouldn't run into problems with the rad hitting the CPU power cable. Otherwise I recommend compression fittings and 16/10mm tubing for connecting everything.

[EMENCII]

You need to add another 25mm to the rad thickness (fan). The mounts on your case should be slightly offset towards the front side panel though, you shouldn't run into problems with the rad hitting the CPU power cable. Otherwise I recommend compression fittings and 16/10mm tubing for connecting everything.

I thought to mount the fans over the case, like fan->case->rad...

I've seen that that kit has an orizontal mounted res, so where should the water flow go? Which direction?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

I thought to mount the fans over the case, like fan->case->rad...

I've seen that that kit has an orizontal mounted res, so where should the water flow go? Which direction?

The in and out ports are at the bottom the reservoir. Your manual will tell you which is in and which is out.

Primochill 1/2 ID 3/4 OD is the best. 

[nj4ck]

I thought to mount the fans over the case, like fan->case->rad...

I've seen that that kit has an orizontal mounted res, so where should the water flow go? Which direction?

the pump/res combo in that kit is meant to be mounted vertically, otherwise you'll have trouble filling it. Other than that, loop order doesn't matter. Do whatever gets you the cleanest runs.

[TheScorpio]

ive the same case, you may wanna look into my build and figure out how to route things,

the rad i have is 46mm thick, it fits very tight in the top, but its fine it doesnt interfere with anything, but when i swap it with my 360 rad it will be less thick

ill be adding 360 rad in 2 weeks, this will be my loop

 

but  am goin to get acrylic tubing later on, so if i wasnt goin to get acrylic tubing, id probably do the same as this build

honestly the res wont fit in this place so thats why i have it at the left side lol

 

i am planning to mount HDD with this bracket in 5.25 bay tho
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/19391/hdc-108/Akasa_525_to_35_Device_HDD_Adapter_AK-HDA-08BK.html?id=z5HMddpt&mv_pc=18296#blank

 

and my SSD is mounted in the back

[Jodomcfrodo]

ive the same case, you may wanna look into my build and figure out how to route things,

the rad i have is 46mm thick, it fits very tight in the top, but its fine it doesnt interfere with anything, but when i swap it with my 360 rad it will be less thick

ill be adding 360 rad in 2 weeks, this will be my loop

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but  am goin to get acrylic tubing later on, so if i wasnt goin to get acrylic tubing, id probably do the same as this build

honestly the res wont fit in this place so thats why i have it at the left side lol

 

i am planning to mount HDD with this bracket in 5.25 bay tho

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/19391/hdc-108/Akasa_525_to_35_Device_HDD_Adapter_AK-HDA-08BK.html?id=z5HMddpt&mv_pc=18296#blank

 

and my SSD is mounted in the back

Not a big fan of acrylic. Thats jayztwocents' build, just do that, best option.

[EMENCII]

Thanks guys, this is exactly what i was looking for... ^^
I like the gpu->rad->cpu config, i think i will go for that...

How about to buy a crossflow rad, for the front one? So one port is in the upper side and one on the lower?