Beginner at Water Cooling

AdmiralKenjiSenpai · July 14, 2015

Hey guys!

So i've watched a million water cooling videos, and i'm also an almost engineer so I understand what i'm doing (to an extent) and I think i'm just about ready as i'll ever be with doing my first water cooling loop. The problem is, I really don't know how to go about picking my parts. I don't really have many preferences, but I have two specifications I would really like to see in my loop.

1) i wanna be able to see water move through the CPU block if possible (i think it is)

2) I wanna put in a tallish resevoir so it looks somewhat elegant.

Also how should I go about picking out my fittings and pump?

It's going to be an intel CPU and i'm not going to attempt to water cool my graphics card just yet.

XxKINGxX40 · July 14, 2015

1. This waterblock is really good and see through https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-supremacy-evo-nickel

2. You can chose whichever reservoir you want. There are many choices of size and shape. It looks like you want a tall cylindrical res.

About the fittings, Bitspower makes amazing fittings but are a bit more expensive than other brands. I recommend choosing 3/8 5/8 compression fittings. And about the pump, depending on how complex your loop will be, you can't go wrong with a D5 Vario. If you're only cooling the CPU though, you can get away with a DDC. But I'd still recommend the D5 Vario pumps for future expandability.

AdmiralKenjiSenpai · July 14, 2015

If i went with a D5 Vario, that would probably accommodate a watercooled GPU later in the future, right?

that water block is exactly what i'm looking for! and yeah im looking for taller, cylindrical resevoirs. there isn't anything special i should consider about that?

XxKINGxX40 · July 14, 2015

If i went with a D5 Vario, that would probably accommodate a watercooled GPU later in the future, right?

that water block is exactly what i'm looking for! and yeah im looking for taller, cylindrical resevoirs. there isn't anything special i should consider about that?

About the D5, yes.. About the reservoir, not really. Chose whichever one you like. I am using this one currently: https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-res-x3-250