Some first time help...

[aircrafttech]

Hey guys,

I am thinking about water cooling my pc. A few questions if I may.

 

1. Is a 360mm radiator good enough for a gtx 970 and a 4690k?

2. Can you name everything I need to buy, eg fittings, tubing, etc.

 

Thanks heaps

[W-L]

Hey guys,

I am thinking about water cooling my pc. A few questions if I may.

1. Is a 360mm radiator good enough for a gtx 970 and a 4690k?

2. Can you name everything I need to buy, eg fittings, tubing, etc.

Thanks heaps

 

For a 360mm rad it is enough to cool those components it's usually recommended to have a 120mm rad space per component and more for silent cooling. 

 

In terms of CPU and GPU blocks I recommend EKWB they should have you covered for that.

For fittings and tubing if you want to do soft tubing the most common are 3/8"ID 1/2"OD, 3/8"ID 5/8"OD (small diameters), and 1/2"ID 3/4"OD (large diameter).

Pump wise either go for a DDC or D5 pump which is considered the gold standard in WC pumps.

 

For all of this if you want to try to lower the cost you can get a kit from EKWB or XSPC and add in a GPU block for that system.

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What are the pieces you already have ?

Budget ?

[aircrafttech]

Thanks a lot @w-l

 

Budget is around $400ish. I have no pieces already as I don't know what to get. @Mihemine

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Thanks a lot @w-l

 

Budget is around $400ish. I have no pieces already as I don't know what to get. @Mihemine

So you already have the pc ?

Do you have a close location that you want to buy from ?

 

Do you already have fans / case / other ?

[W-L]

Thanks a lot @w-l

Budget is around $400ish. I have no pieces already as I don't know what to get. @Mihemine

 

For about ~$400 getting a kit and adding in a GPU waterblock is probably your best solution if you want to keep it close to that budget.