U$750 Watercooling Loop

[guilhermehees]

Water cooling loop for 3 GTX 780's and i7 4790k for U$700 - U$750?

My case is a Phanteks Enthoo Pro, that supports a 420mm rad in the top (because of the Maximus VI Extreme it needs to be a slim rad) and a 240mm on the bottom. I have fans for the 240 rad, but I'll need some for the 420. I'm using all 3 5.25 inch bays, so an internal reservoir would be better.

Any ideas?

[FreezeFlyte]

Well a full cover block for a 780 is usually around $110 USD. Then a back plate to support the card and help prevent damage to your PCIe connectors is $30-40 USD. So about $150 USD per card plus shipping leaves you with $300 for the loop. Thats kindof pushing it for a good loop. An EKWB 240 Kit is $240 USD plus you have to add all the fittings used to connect the three cards.You'd be hard pressed to get a good loop for $750.

 

Here are the blocks and kit I mentioned:

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18964/ex-wat-249/EK_L240_Complete_Dual_120mm_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_EK-KIT_L240.html?tl=g57c607s1948

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/22128/ex-blc-1579/EK_GeForce_780_GTX_Ti_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Acetal_EK-FC780_GTX_Ti_-_Acetal.html?tl=g57c613s1928

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/21974/ex-blc-1576/EK_GTX_Titan_780_780_Ti_770_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_RAM_Backplate_-_Black_EK-FC780_GTX_Ti_Backplate_-_Black.html?tl=g57c613s1928

 

Edit: Also if you are looking to cool all these components you'll need that 420 rad. Its $110 by it's self

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18966/ex-rad-495/EK_CoolStream_420_XTC_Series_Liquid_Cooling_Radiator_EK-CoolStream_RAD_XTC_420.html?tl=g57c597s1905#blank

[FreezeFlyte]

So to sum it up $750 USD will not cover everything for a custom loop for 3 780's. You'll be looking at more of a 1K build if you go with quality components from EK, XSPC, Bitspower, Alphacool, etc...

I forgot to mention you'll need coolant which varies in price and fans for the 420mm rad. So it's not really possible unless you know someone who is selling some parts for cheap and IMO I wouldn't buy used parts for such an expensive pc.

[guilhermehees]

Well a full cover block for a 780 is usually around $110 USD. Then a back plate to support the card and help prevent damage to your PCIe connectors is $30-40 USD. So about $150 USD per card plus shipping leaves you with $300 for the loop. Thats kindof pushing it for a good loop. An EKWB 240 Kit is $240 USD plus you have to add all the fittings used to connect the three cards.You'd be hard pressed to get a good loop for $750.

 

Here are the blocks and kit I mentioned:

 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18964/ex-wat-249/EK_L240_Complete_Dual_120mm_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_EK-KIT_L240.html?tl=g57c607s1948

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/22128/ex-blc-1579/EK_GeForce_780_GTX_Ti_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_-_Acetal_EK-FC780_GTX_Ti_-_Acetal.html?tl=g57c613s1928

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/21974/ex-blc-1576/EK_GTX_Titan_780_780_Ti_770_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_RAM_Backplate_-_Black_EK-FC780_GTX_Ti_Backplate_-_Black.html?tl=g57c613s1928

 

Edit: Also if you are looking to cool all these components you'll need that 420 rad. Its $110 by it's self

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18966/ex-rad-495/EK_CoolStream_420_XTC_Series_Liquid_Cooling_Radiator_EK-CoolStream_RAD_XTC_420.html?tl=g57c597s1905#blank

 

The pump included on the EK kit would be powerful enough to this system with an additional 360mm/420mm rad?

[FreezeFlyte]

I haven't ran that pump myself. I've heard many good things from people about it but you can always look online on ek's site to see what the manufacturer recommends.

[guilhermehees]

I haven't ran that pump myself. I've heard many good things from people about it but you can always look online on ek's site to see what the manufacturer recommends.

 

It makes 6.5 L/min and have a max head pressure of 2.2m. Do you think that it will be fine in my system? Sorry, I don't understand much about custom loops