New to Water Cooling

[Actuosity]

Doing my first watercooled build here shortly, not entirely sure where to start looking for equipment, almost as overwhelming as when i first started building systems lol. 

 

 

I was hoping that the community would be able to point me in the right direction. 

What would I be looking for if I want a high quality, quiet loop for a CPU and a CPU,

I have room in my case for 2 360mm Rad's, and would prefer to cool them with bit fenix spectre pro blue led fans, (unless that will work poorly)

All help appreciated

Please be constructive I do not want to go with an AIO.

[4b33r]

well first off all get 2 360mm rads.And make sure to have ample airflow over your motherboard as well.Secondly buy the waterblocks for your cpu and gpu.Next get a resorvoir which you like

(If you will be showing it off).After that all you need is some tubing and compression fittings.Make sure the inner diameter and outer diameter of your tubing is compatible with the fittings you buy.

Please tell me your hardware specs if you want me to build a rig for you.

[RazrLeaf]

I will assume you mean a CPU and a GPU.

 

For parts, I personally prefer EK Water Blocks Supremacy EVO (a CPU block) and their FC (full cover) GPU blocks. and Alphacool NexXxos Radiators. You're in Canada, so I can't help you with retailer.

 

You'll also need a pump (EK-D5 series, Swiftech MCP655, or any Laing D5 variant) a reservoir (bay or tube, or res/pump combo unit), tubing, and fittings.

 

For fittings, you're going to want compression fittings. Monsoon and Bitspower are good for those. Primochill Advanced LRT seems to be the best flexible tubing at the moment. There are many choices for reservoir, but I personally like EK's Res X3.

 

You'll have to give us all your specs for us to help you further.

[Actuosity]

Thanks, 

why alpha cool radiators?

[RazrLeaf]

Thanks, 

why alpha cool radiators?

They're entirely copper, they use as little paint as possible, they have lots of openings, they have 4 different thicknesses, and they have an extra lip that goes around the edge that prevents you from driving a screw in too far, protecting the actual radiator. This applies to the NexXxos line only lol.

[Actuosity]

well first off all get 2 360mm rads.And make sure to have ample airflow over your motherboard as well.Secondly buy the waterblocks for your cpu and gpu.Next get a resorvoir which you like

(If you will be showing it off).After that all you need is some tubing and compression fittings.Make sure the inner diameter and outer diameter of your tubing is compatible with the fittings you buy.

Please tell me your hardware specs if you want me to build a rig for you.

 

Im well aware that thats what is needed, what im looking for is opinions on brands, fans, pumps and fittings that are high quality.

 

 

Specs I7-4770k, Asrock z97 Xtreme6, EVGA GTX 980, 16GB (8x2) 2133 Gskill Ares DDR3, NZXT h440, Corsasir 1000w RM PSU

 

[RazrLeaf]

Im well aware that thats what is needed, what im looking for is opinions on brands, fans, pumps and fittings that are high quality.

 

 

Specs I7-4770k, Asrock z97 Xtreme6, EVGA GTX 980, 16GB (8x2) 2133 Gskill Ares DDR3, NZXT h440, Corsasir 1000w RM PSU

 

So any variant of the EK-FC980 GTX will suffice (purely aesthetic differences). A backplate is optional, but nice. Any EK Supremacy EVO as well.

 

The stock NZXT fans are actually quite good, so if you're OCD like me, I'd just get another 3 of them for the top radiator (so they match the rest).

 

Like I said with pumps, any variant of the Laing D5 is excellent, though the Swiftech MCP655 and EK-D5 are the most popular (and even have PWM versions).

 

Bitspower and Monsoon have some of the best fittings out there, but they are expensive. I personally like Monsoon's free center fittings the best, and they come in 6-packs with a wrench that can make life easier.

[4b33r]

Water blocks (CPU)-XSPC raystorm or any EK one

Water blocks (GPU)-Alphacool nexxoss

Rad-Get one with a full copper interior (it will be mentioned on most sites)

Pump-Any D5 

Tubing-Well get anything you like.

Coolent-You can buy premade ones but just get distilled water some anti corrosives and a piece of 99% silver and stick it in the res.You can add dyes as well.

[Blackie Sheen]

well first off all get 2 360mm rads.And make sure to have ample airflow over your motherboard as well.Secondly buy the waterblocks for your cpu and gpu.Next get a resorvoir which you like

(If you will be showing it off).After that all you need is some tubing and compression fittings.Make sure the inner diameter and outer diameter of your tubing is compatible with the fittings you buy.

Please tell me your hardware specs if you want me to build a rig for you.

forgets about pump...

[Muatez]

I think nzxt h440 does not support two 360mm, i asked it here. Go with thick 360 in front and slim 240 or 280 at top.

[Spev]

forgets about pump...

I was thinking the same thing  :lol: