Custom Loop in air 240 help

[luke_2bossly]

I want to put a custom loop in an air 240. Is this possible???  Also what radiator, pump, gtx 770 waterblock and fittings do you recommend? I am pretty new to custom loops and need some help thanks. 

[brandishwar]

It's possible but things are going to be tight. If you're going to try to pull this off, I'd highly recommend hardline fittings (Bitspower, EK or Primochill) and use hardline tubing to get the cleanest runs you can. For the GTX 770, you'll probably get the best from EK -- you have only 1, right?. Pump and res: look for a DDC/reservoir combination, preferably something small. The DDC will be quiet and small, meaning better chance of fitting in the case.

 

For the radiator, I'd say go with the AlphaCool ST30, which is 30mm thick. It'll probably fit the best. You can fit a 240 on the front, top or bottom. I don't know if you can have one on the front and top/bottom, but given some of the pictures Corsair has on their product page, you might be able to do that. Again stick with thinner radiators, though, and you should be fine. Alternatively you can do a 240mm on the front and a 120mm on the top. A single 240mm would be barely cutting it for a CPU and GPU, so the extra 120mm would give a little headroom. If you can fit a 240mm on the front and top, I'd go that route.

[luke_2bossly]

It's possible but things are going to be tight. If you're going to try to pull this off, I'd highly recommend hardline fittings (Bitspower, EK or Primochill) and use hardline tubing to get the cleanest runs you can. For the GTX 770, you'll probably get the best from EK -- you have only 1, right?. Pump and res: look for a DDC/reservoir combination, preferably something small. The DDC will be quiet and small, meaning better chance of fitting in the case.

 

For the radiator, I'd say go with the AlphaCool ST30, which is 30mm thick. It'll probably fit the best. You can fit a 240 on the front, top or bottom. I don't know if you can have one on the front and top/bottom, but given some of the pictures Corsair has on their product page, you might be able to do that. Again stick with thinner radiators, though, and you should be fine. Alternatively you can do a 240mm on the front and a 120mm on the top. A single 240mm would be barely cutting it for a CPU and GPU, so the extra 120mm would give a little headroom. If you can fit a 240mm on the front and top, I'd go that route.

Awesome could you post some links for the hardline fittings and the ddc/resevoir combo 

[brandishwar]

You can find these products through Performance-PCs. There's a variety to pick from, so I'm just going to be generic here on what you can look for.

 

For hardline fittings, search for Bitspower C47, which will give you fittings for 12mm OD tubing. Alternatively there's the C89 for 16mm OD tubing. There's also EK-HDC fitting, which is available for 16mm OD tubing and 12mm OD tubing. PrimoChill's hardline fittings are available only for 1/2" OD x 3/8" ID tubing -- search for the PrimoChill Revolver or PrimoChill Ghost. In all cases, there is a large variety of colors to choose from.

 

For pump/reservoir combo, there are several listed on Performance-PCs from EK that look pretty good -- in your build you're probably going to want a shorter reservoir, but you might be able to go taller as well. You'll need to take measurements and try to get a good idea of what you're going to do before ordering parts.

[luke_2bossly]

You can find these products through Performance-PCs. There's a variety to pick from, so I'm just going to be generic here on what you can look for.

 

For hardline fittings, search for Bitspower C47, which will give you fittings for 12mm OD tubing. Alternatively there's the C89 for 16mm OD tubing. There's also EK-HDC fitting, which is available for 16mm OD tubing and 12mm OD tubing. PrimoChill's hardline fittings are available only for 1/2" OD x 3/8" ID tubing -- search for the PrimoChill Revolver or PrimoChill Ghost. In all cases, there is a large variety of colors to choose from.

 

For pump/reservoir combo, there are several listed on Performance-PCs from EK that look pretty good -- in your build you're probably going to want a shorter reservoir, but you might be able to go taller as well. You'll need to take measurements and try to get a good idea of what you're going to do before ordering parts.

ohhh expensive stuff lol