Liquid Cooling / Hardware advice

[OhNowa]

The Build:

 

Case: Corsair 900D

CPU: Intel I7-5920K

GPU: Evga GTX 980Ti x2 in SLI

PSU: Corsair 1000w

Memory: Corsair 16GB Dominator

Storage: Samsung EVO 850 SSD x2 250GB

               Seagate desktop solid state drives 2TB

Motherboard: ASUS 99x deluxe 3.1

 

 

I guess i am asking for help in the watercooling department. I want to custom liquid cool my CPU and GPUs but im not really sure how much tubing i would need / fittings. Also any help on the the hardware or tips would be apprieciated. I intend on using this computer as a 4k gaming computer / setting up a home entertainment setup off of this computer.

 

Again any help would be apprieciated!

[Guest]

I believe you mean the 5820k Custom water cooling is tough, especially hard line, you might want to watch a few videos with the fittings and stuff; I haven't messed with it myself, just thought I'd point out your mistake, and provide the advice I do have

[Fgtfv567]

A 900D as an HTPC?! HA! That'll stick out more than writers working at Starbucks! If you want a specialized 4K gaming PC in the living room, talk to me (also use PCPartPicker, it's what all the cool kids are raving about)

Here's a great guide on custom WCing

http://lifehacker.com/5940236/a-beginners-guide-to-water-cooling-your-computer

 

Tubing, get a little more than you need, just in case you mess up. Get some sort of specialized tool to help you cut the tubing so that the cuts are straight and neat.

Fittings, you need 2 for EVERY component. Outer diameter of the fittings should be the same as the Inner diameter of the tubing, so that they fit, and you use compression fittings, hose clamps, or zip ties to tighten them (and to help prevent leaks).

 

You can also get tubing that has a smaller ID than the OD of the fittings for a better and tighter fit, but it is much more difficult, requires you to soak the end of the tubing in hot water and some serious elbow grease to do it

Edit: Build Criticism:

If this is solely gaming, you are spending way too much. X99 is ridiculous for only gaming, even if it's 4K.

If you really want 2 250GB SSDs, at least put them in RAID 0 for extra speed. Otherwise, just go for one of them

[OhNowa]

Yeah i meant the 5820k and i guess i could bump down to the 750D corsair (I really like how these cases look) just so its not so big. I just want to make sure everything will fit properly without having to force it in the case.

[OhNowa]

The reason i went to the x99 is because i dont want to upgrade for awhile.

[OhNowa]

^{Also my budget is about 4k-5k so any tips / advice would be awesome. The PC will be used primarily for 4k gaming.}

[ChalkChalkson]

4-5k? in this regime you can get 3 980tis

[OhNowa]

With the CPU i choose i would like to only do duel SLI