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[ddbtkd456]

I am talking about their tube rezzy's, should probably specify that.

Sorry for the confusion then.

There are many brands out there but from personal expirience Alphacool, EK and Phobya make really good radiators.

Fittings are always a bit more a matter of personal choice but Koolance, EK, Alphacool and Enzotech (they are great and look fantastic) are reliable brands.

Tubing same as for the fittings. Primochill and XSPC are the brands that I use for all builds.

When it comes to pumps most pumps are just rebrands for all named brands like EK. My favorite here is D5 variable Swiftech MCP655. Sure the DDC pumps are good as well and when you don´t have the space for a D5 a good solution. Important here is that the pump comes with a ceramic bearing and not steel.

Now as reservoir the opinions spread more than anything since there are so many variations out there. Bay res, stand alone tube res, pump/res combos. But Bitfenix, EK and all named brands are a save way to go.

I hope this helps you a bit more to plane your own full custom loop.

If you want a nice themed compression check these out.

[airdeano]

@Jerakl

 

first h2o build? keep it simple. a XT45 240 for a CPU loop. then when the GPU

comes available, then you'll have enough knowledge of what is going on to

incorporate the GPU into the loop.

 

once the GPU is out, then sub the XT45 360 in the roof and use the XT45 240

in the front intake. any fan will be fine with a static of 2.0mm/h20 if you are

looking to use 800-1200rpm for noise level tolerance and keep a realistic

temperature level. depending on overclocking skills, hardware used and

fans expect CPU temps 70°ish and GPU (n)45°/(A)55°ish.

[Najuno]

@Jerakl

 

first h2o build? keep it simple. a XT45 240 for a CPU loop. then when the GPU

comes available, then you'll have enough knowledge of what is going on to

incorporate the GPU into the loop.

 

once the GPU is out, then sub the XT45 360 in the roof and use the XT45 240

in the front intake. any fan will be fine with a static of 2.0mm/h20 if you are

looking to use 800-1200rpm for noise level tolerance and keep a realistic

temperature level. depending on overclocking skills, hardware used and

fans expect CPU temps 70°ish and GPU (n)45°/(A)55°ish.

 

CPU 70 degree Celsius?? and GPU 55... ok then I guess our perspectives of  a loop go way apart from each other... because I would not want to have the temps, for a system that you OC hard, that high all the times it is under load.

 

I understand that when your ambient temp is high (living in a warm area or not having air conditioning) that your loop temp just can get as low as your ambient but the delta should never be that high IMHO.

 

It's not always a question of "Will this work?"... yeah you can actually make most things work, but thay doesn't mean it's the right way. Maybe I am a bit on the extreme side... sure thing, but I see my own results and how effective everything works, I want to give these info to other people, that they can enjoy their stuff just as much as I can.

 

And yes your first advice is acutally the right way to approach water cooling. No experiments and no special things in the first place just plain and simple creating of a functioning loop.

 

I advice most people to start with a CPU AIO and then go for a CPU custom loop.

[airdeano]

CPU 70 degree Celsius?? and GPU 55...

 

what expectations were you thinking?

[Najuno]

what expectations were you thinking?

 

I've got my CPU under load in stress test (Aida64) max 52 Celsius and GPUs (GTX 780 Ti 2way SLI) 35 Celsius in Valley Benchmark after 2 hours with an ambient temp of 25 degree Celsius.

Ok and I know that's a 2 custom loop setup with a Phobya 1080 NOVA for the GPUs...

 

But I'd say for a good temp Delta you shouldn't exceed 60 Celsius as limit and the GPU should be under 50 Celsius (okay the R9 290 and R9 290X is more 55-60 due to the hotter running chip).

[Jerakl]

@Najuno @airdeano

In Canada it's cold most of the time, so ambient temps really an issue.

Also thanks for the help @airdeano

I'll take a look at those rads