does this idea make sense?

Dimetime35c · July 17, 2015

okay i really want to get into custom water cooling but im so afraid that ill screw up and kill either my cpu or gpu or both. i currently have an H100i cpu cooler and i love it. im wanting to water cool my gpu as well, seeing as i am new to water cooling would it make sense if i started with a simple loop ONLY cooling the gpu then once i feel confident enough swap the H100i out and add it to the already working gpu loop? also what is the safest way to mount your set up were if a leak would occur it would drip away from the component or is there no real way to keep water from shorting the internals if a leak was to occur? finally would the 750D be a good case to start water cooling in?

salecar3 · July 17, 2015

Why not use kraken g10 and h55 with better fans for it, it watercoles gpu and u wont need custom loop

salecar3 · July 17, 2015

okay i really want to get into custom water cooling but im so afraid that ill screw up and kill either my cpu or gpu or both. i currently have an H100i cpu cooler and i love it. im wanting to water cool my gpu as well, seeing as i am new to water cooling would it make sense if i started with a simple loop ONLY cooling the gpu then once i feel confident enough swap the H100i out and add it to the already working gpu loop? also what is the safest way to mount your set up were if a leak would occur it would drip away from the component or is there no real way to keep water from shorting the internals if a leak was to occur? finally would the 750D be a good case to start water cooling in?

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Exploded117 · July 17, 2015

There really is nothing to be afraid of. If you tighten all of your fittings correctly and bought parts from reputable brands you should be just fine. Also, most people like to lay down paper towels in their case and let the loop run for a few hours to test for leaks, after that if there are no leaks everything should be just fine.

You COULD just watercool you GPU for now and switch to a full loop later, but that would involve draining the entire loop and pretty much redoing the entire loop.

Also, the 750D is a good case to watercool in, but the Define S may be better for you, as it is cheaper and has more space for mounting reservoirs and pumps.

Also, @Dimetime35c don't forget to follow your topics.

VincentiusIV · July 17, 2015

I did watercool my gpu wih my first loop. Its very straight forward. EKWB gives you an excellent manual so if you use some common sense its very hard to screw up. I was scared too that i would ruin my r9 290, but now i feel very confident with watercooling. I did have a small leak in my first loop, and it dripped liquid on my gpu. I didnt notice it immediatly, but it was still working perfectly. Its still working now 9 months later.

Paper towels are your friend with watercooling! Also i recommend the enthoo pro from phanteks or the define s from fractal for your first watercooling case. the 700d is a good case, but lacks in watercooling features.

W-L · July 17, 2015

okay i really want to get into custom water cooling but im so afraid that ill screw up and kill either my cpu or gpu or both. i currently have an H100i cpu cooler and i love it. im wanting to water cool my gpu as well, seeing as i am new to water cooling would it make sense if i started with a simple loop ONLY cooling the gpu then once i feel confident enough swap the H100i out and add it to the already working gpu loop? also what is the safest way to mount your set up were if a leak would occur it would drip away from the component or is there no real way to keep water from shorting the internals if a leak was to occur? finally would the 750D be a good case to start water cooling in?

The cost associate with adding a CPU water blocks is only about $100 and in the big scheme of things not much money to add into a fully custom loop. If you are not comfortable doing it or maintaining the custom loop then an AIO on the CPU and GPU with adapter bracket would be a much better solution.

If it leaks it leaks but they are very rare since once you setup the loop and it doesn't leak then during the leak testing then it shouldn't leak afterwards.