Some water cooling questions

[jacoblab1]

I have a few questions about my loop and water cooling in general.

 

1. What do you think about something like this? http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_161&products_id=31784

I will be using a corsair ax 1200i and I heard it was harder to jump start it to fill the loop, so I was considering getting one of them. 

 

2. What's your opinion on tube cutters? Do you recommend them for cutting tube, or are scissors fine?

 

3. What is your prefered way of using more fans than your motherboard can have? I'm going to have 

12 fans total and I think the asus rampage iv extreme only has 6 fan slots. I don't want to get a 5.25 inch fan controller because it looks strange on the 900d.

 

4. Is this coolant good? http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_381_1071_915&products_id=34079

 

5. What's a good radiator? I was looking into the xspc rads but the 480mm one is sold out everywhere.

 

6. How does one go about mounting a cylindrical res like this one? http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_318_657&products_id=35201 Would I need to drill holes in my case or anything?

 

7. Will the MCP655 pump be able to power two 480mm rads, a CPU block, two GPU's, and a motherboard block?

 

That's all my questions for now, I hope you don't mind answering them :S

 

[skullbringer]

1. Jumpstarting with the ax1200i is as easy as wiith any other psu.

2. Scissors cant make a proper cut, get a tube cutter. Helps preventing leaks a LOT.

3. Just get some molex to 3-pin splitters (maybe 7V or 5V), you wont want to change the speed anyways. sth like this http://www.amazon.com/Phobya-4-Pin-Molex-Connector-Connection/dp/B004CLDSRU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1375850115&sr=8-4&keywords=molex+to+3x3pin

4. yes, mayhems is fine, except aurora (only for show builds)

5. Hardware labs black ice gtx are the best performing rads on the market right now.

6. you can use UNmounts to mount them to fans or fan mounts. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8797/ex-pmp-79/UNDesigns_Z2_Pump_Bracket_-_120mm_Fan_Mount.html

7. only at high speed and noise, get two.

[CoolBeans]

1. No

2. Recommend but not needed

3. Fan splitters

4. All coolant is the same

5.

6. Double sides tape

7. Yes

[jacoblab1]

Okay thanks! I decided to go with XSPC RX480 rad, it's got an FPI of 8 so it should do well with low rpm fans.

I'd rather stick to one pump because I can see it getting a lot more complicated if I have two, although I have heard it gets rather loud at max power so idk :S
 

I'm trying to find a way to do the tubing on my motherboard. I was looking into primochill rigid acrylic, but I'd need to buy a dremel and heat gun to use it, and that would start costing a lot.

This is what my motherboard will look like (same blocks):

I've been trying to find out what length extenders were used exactly but I haven't been able to find them.

 

What if I just used normal compression fittings? Would primochill advance lrt be able to do those little bends?

[skullbringer]

Okay thanks! I decided to go with XSPC RX480 rad, it's got an FPI of 8 so it should do well with low rpm fans.

I'd rather stick to one pump because I can see it getting a lot more complicated if I have two, although I have heard it gets rather loud at max power so idk :S

 

I'm trying to find a way to do the tubing on my motherboard. I was looking into primochill rigid acrylic, but I'd need to buy a dremel and heat gun to use it, and that would start costing a lot.

This is what my motherboard will look like (same blocks):

I've been trying to find out what length extenders were used exactly but I haven't been able to find them.

 

What if I just used normal compression fittings? Would primochill advance lrt be able to do those little bends?

 

Primochill advanced lrt can definetely do those bends.

 

Mine does a 180° turn arount the back of the mb tray, with less then 4cm space.

[NegativeZone]

Okay thanks! I decided to go with XSPC RX480 rad, it's got an FPI of 8 so it should do well with low rpm fans.

I'd rather stick to one pump because I can see it getting a lot more complicated if I have two, although I have heard it gets rather loud at max power so idk :S

 

I'm trying to find a way to do the tubing on my motherboard. I was looking into primochill rigid acrylic, but I'd need to buy a dremel and heat gun to use it, and that would start costing a lot.

This is what my motherboard will look like (same blocks):

 

 

I've been trying to find out what length extenders were used exactly but I haven't been able to find them.

 

What if I just used normal compression fittings? Would primochill advance lrt be able to do those little bends?

 

You don't need a dremel. I found it best to just use a simple hacksaw. And heatguns range from $20-$30 on Amazon. You don't have to sand to get it perfect as much if you were using crystal link fittings since the o-ring is quite far up from the end of the tube, but most people do it just to be safe. WCing is never cheap though haha.