Watercooling Upgrade Opinions

seross2003 · May 4, 2015

Hi,
I'm going to upgrade to a custom watercooling loop soon and I was wondering if there was anything I can do do make it better. I have a CaseLabs SMA8 and the modding supplies are for cutting holes in the basement of the case for tubing. Here is the list: http://1drv.ms/1K48MlO
Any help is greatly appreciated!

psux · May 4, 2015

Ok few things for you to consider:

1. the nexXxos only has an FPI of 10, this is pretty low even if it is big. If you want performance get a radiator in the 20 - 30 FPI range and more powerful fans on a fan controller - see ultimate guide to custom watercooling

2. The swiftech MCP655 is quite overpriced, you can save yourself a few bucks going with another brand. There is no difference at all.

3. The fans are not going to do you very well, you need much much more CFM otherwise you might aswell just use an AIO (imo). Google 'delta fans', they push 190CFM at full whack and really are great fans. If you are serious about overclocking at all, absolutely get better fans.