Open Loop Liquid Cooling Kit

[iccowan]

Hello. I was wondering what the best open loop liquid cooling kit out there was for a Intel Core i7 4790k and a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 graphics card. I would like a triple radiator and a waterblock for the CPU and GPU, and I have no optical drive bays. I just haven't been able to find any good kits. Thanks!

[TheKDub]

Pretty sure open loop coolers typically don't come in kits, you either would have to do it yourself, or get an AIO.

[iccowan]

Pretty sure open loop coolers typically don't come in kits, you either would have to do it yourself, or get an AIO.

I've found a lot of kits, I just don't know if any of them are any good or not.

[TheKDub]

I've found a lot of kits, I just don't know if any of them are any good or not.

 

Perhaps take a look at cooler benchmarks and/or reviews?

[Trik'Stari]

There's EK kits on http://www.frozencpu.com/

 

Not sure if they're good or not. Some websites just don't get enough reviews. Never ordered from them, but they're a well known company *shrugs*

 

Edit: If I were ordering parts for a loop, I'd order from there.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Hello. I was wondering what the best open loop liquid cooling kit out there was for a Intel Core i7 4790k and a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 graphics card. I would like a triple radiator and a waterblock for the CPU and GPU, and I have no optical drive bays. I just haven't been able to find any good kits. Thanks!

 

Read the third line in my sig. Get an Alphacool kit. 

 

You can put a Alphacool NexXxos CoolAnswer D5/UT kit in the front of the H440. All you need to do is get a tube res and the GPU block from EK or other companies. AFAIK there are no kits out there that comes with a GPU block. 

 

For amazing temps on a 4790K + 970 I recommend you get another thin 240mm rad down the road.

[iccowan]

Thank you. Would a EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 Waterblock be cross-compatible with a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 2.0?

[spwath]

There's EK kits on http://www.frozencpu.com/

Not sure if they're good or not. Some websites just don't get enough reviews. Never ordered from them, but they're a well known company *shrugs*

Edit: If I were ordering parts for a loop, I'd order from there.

That's where I got my stuff. But I took the 5 min drive their.

They sell kits.

I recommend alphacool kits, as they include nb e loop fans.

For a budget, get an xspc kit.

[iccowan]

So the only waterblocks that work with my GPU have been GPU-Only waterblocks. How would that work??

[brandishwar]

EK says they will be making a full-cover block available for your card, so just sit tight.

[brandishwar]

Read the third line in my sig. Get an Alphacool kit. 

 

You can put a Alphacool NexXxos CoolAnswer D5/UT kit in the front of the H440. All you need to do is get a tube res and the GPU block from EK or other companies. AFAIK there are no kits out there that comes with a GPU block. 

 

For amazing temps on a 4790K + 970 I recommend you get another thin 240mm rad down the road.

 

I second the AlphaCool kit. Their radiators are pretty much top notch on all the benchmarks I've seen. Don't care much for their CPU block, but it'll give a good starting point for down the road. And you're right that currently no kits come with a GPU block.

[iccowan]

EK says they will be making a full-cover block available for your card, so just sit tight.

Where did you see that so I can stay updated?

[brandishwar]

Where did you see that so I can stay updated?

Looked up your card at their Cooling Configurator site.

[iccowan]

If I got this kit from EK, http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-x360.html, would I need to get a full tower case or would I be able to squeeze it into the NZXT H440?

[brandishwar]

NZXT says the H440 should support a 360mm radiator, so it should be good.