Need Help for Water Cooling Components

[bhoxbryan09]

Hi, I am just posting everything here just to check if there's any compatibility issue or any components that I've missed. I've been thinking about building a custom water cooling loop for over a week now, and finally, I've put up the components that I will use for my system. Please help me if there's any issues here or if there's any optimization needed, thanks.

Build:
Intel i7-5930K (EK-TIM Indigo Xtreme - Intel 2011-3)
Asus Rampage V Extreme
EVGA GTX 980 SuperClocked ACX 2.0 SLI (Arctic Silver 5)
Corsair 900D (9x LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 120mm fan --intake, 4x fans ---exhaust for rad, 1x BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 140mm fan --rear exhaust)

[All of these are PWM, but I have no idea how to configure them, and it also seems that the mobo lacks 4-pin fan headers for all these fans, so... how?]

Water Cooling Build:
 

CPU+MOBO MONOBLOCK: EK-FB ASUS R5E Monoblock - Nickel .....(1pc)

 

GPU FULLCOVER BLOCK: EK-FC980 GTX - Nickel ................................(2pcs)

 

TUBINGS: TUBE PrimoChill PrimoFlex™ Advanced LRT™ 12,7 / 9,5mm - Crystal Clear (PFLEXA-12) .........(1pc)

 

RADIATOR: EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (480) .................(1pc)

 

PUMP: EK-XTOP D5 PWM - Plexi (incl. pump) ......(1pc)

 

RESERVOIR: EK-RES X3 250 ...............................................(1pc)

 

TERMINAL (SLI): EK-FC Terminal TRIPLE Parallel - Plexi & EK-FC Terminal BLANK Parallel .................(1pc. each)

 

COOLANT: EK-Ekoolant EVO Blood RED (premix 1L) (3pcs)

 

FITTINGS: EK-ACF Fitting 10/13mm - Black .................(12pcs)

 

Add. Info:
I will be putting the rad at the top of the case in a push-configuration with 4x LEPA LP-BOL12P-R 120mm Fan. The terminals will be used to link the two SLI graphics cards (will be overclocked, not sure what's the optimized OC config yet) to the water cooling system. The cards will use the 1st and 3rd port in the motherboard. The Asus R5E monoblock will be used for overclocking (not sure what's the optimized OC config. yet for this build). Not sure about the fittings yet. The premixed coolant is reasonable, and won't be using plain distilled water. The pump and res will go like this:

 

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And finally, where can I buy these, and how much (total)? Simply converting € to $ is not accurate enough. Also, thanks
..an installation guide would be helpful too, but I think I'm asking for too much...

[Ghost]

You can find a list of retailers in the Watercooling FAQ.

 

I believe you will only need 10 fittings though. Rad -> CPU/Mobo -> GPU Bridge -> Res -> pump (Arbitrary order)

 

You can connect multiple fans together with a PWM fan splitter to control them.

 

You may want to look for a pump+res combo (EK make one for the D5 too).

[bhoxbryan09]

You can find a list of retailers in the Watercooling FAQ.

 

I believe you will only need 10 fittings though. Rad -> CPU/Mobo -> GPU Bridge -> Res -> pump (Arbitrary order)

 

You can connect multiple fans together with a PWM fan splitter to control them.

 

You may want to look for a pump+res combo (EK make one for the D5 too).

What specific 4-pin PWM fan splitter do you recommend?

And, I do not like the pump+res combo .... so I've gone with this standalone pump and res instead.

[Ghost]

What specific 4-pin PWM fan splitter do you recommend?

And, I do not like the pump+res combo .... so I've gone with this standalone pump and res instead.

Any is fine. With some cheaper ones you need to cut the rpm wires on all but one of the connectors but if you go for a "good" brand they will have done that already for you. I just used cheap splitters off ebay and cut the RPM sensor wire and sleeved them myself (but if you plan to go this route be sure you know what you are doing).

[Random_her0]

What specific 4-pin PWM fan splitter do you recommend?

 

 

Anything by ModMyToys will serve you well in this regard.

[bhoxbryan09]

Anything by ModMyToys will serve you well in this regard.

All of those only have 3-pin males

I need 4-pins, mostly because all of my fans are 4-pins (PWM)

EDIT: Now I've seen a ModMyToys 4-Pin PWM Power Distribution PCB 8x Way Block (MMT-PCB-8P-44P) ... the bad news is, FrozenCPU is closed, and I'm not sure if two of these would even work on a singe fan controller (still looking for a fan controller too btw)

[bhoxbryan09]

Any is fine. With some cheaper ones you need to cut the rpm wires on all but one of the connectors but if you go for a "good" brand they will have done that already for you. I just used cheap splitters off ebay and cut the RPM sensor wire and sleeved them myself (but if you plan to go this route be sure you know what you are doing).

is there any "good" brand that have 14-way 4-pin PWM fan headers for all these 14x 4-pin fans?

(or 2x 8-way 4-pin PWM fan headers if that will work --- I've seen the Swiftech 8-way PWM Splitter, but I've yet to find a compatible fan controller)

[Ghost]

is there any "good" brand that have 14-way 4-pin PWM fan headers for all these 14x 4-pin fans?

(or 2x 8-way 4-pin PWM fan headers if that will work --- I've seen the Swiftech 8-way PWM Splitter, but I've yet to find a compatible fan controller)

You can daisy chain the splitters. You shouldn't need more than 4/5 per fan header on your motherboard. Don't go overboard on the daisy chaining so you don't draw too much current from the board.

[bhoxbryan09]

You can daisy chain the splitters. You shouldn't need more than 4/5 per fan header on your motherboard. Don't go overboard on the daisy chaining so you don't draw too much current from the board.

Well, is it safe to daisy chain two '8-way 4-pin PWM splitters' with 13x LepaTek LEPA LP-BOL12P-R (0.25 A) and 1x BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP (0.40 A±10%) fans /[3.69A max. total current]/ .... and then connect it to the motherboard 'CPU_Fan' header? How about the OC Panel bundled with the ASUS R5E motherboard?

And to daisy chain the splitters, I would need something like this right? (Dual Molex and fan header extension)

[Ghost]

Well, is it safe to daisy chain two '8-way 4-pin PWM splitters' with 13x LepaTek LEPA LP-BOL12P-R (0.25 A) and 1x BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP (0.40 A±10%) fans /[3.69A max. total current]/ .... and then connect it to the motherboard 'CPU_Fan' header? How about the OC Panel bundled with the ASUS R5E motherboard?

And to daisy chain the splitters, I would need something like this right? (Dual Molex and fan header extension)

You can just plug in the end of one splitter into one of the outputs of another. You don't need to plug them all into the cpu fan header. You have 8 4 pin fan connectors on your board.

 

[rcarlos243]

I highly recommend you also get a quick disconnect as it is very useful if you are planning to remove your gpu or any other components on your computer as you don't have to completely drain your loop.

 

http://www.xtremerigs.net/2013/07/02/2013-quick-disconnect-roundup/

 

I also suggest you look at this fittings.

 

http://www.xtremerigs.net/2013/01/09/mod-my-toys/

 

as for the radiators, I also suggest you read this

 

http://www.xtremerigs.net/2015/02/11/radiator-round-2015/