Custom Loop fittings

[Yatys 93]

Hey all

 

I kind of feel like I screwed up, was bored so decided to pick the fitting for my custom loop, now I have my list and it's over £400... that sound right? 14 revolver fitting for the hard pipe part, 10 soft compression fitting for the basement, plus the drain and fill pipes, plus a couple plugs, a pair of temp sensors and some 90 and 45 degree extensions.

[Altecice]

Yup. Watercooling is not cost effective at all its just cool

[SonoDanshi]

Hey all

 

I kind of feel like I screwed up, was bored so decided to pick the fitting for my custom loop, now I have my list and it's over £400... that sound right? 14 revolver fitting for the hard pipe part, 10 soft compression fitting for the basement, plus the drain and fill pipes, plus a couple plugs, a pair of temp sensors and some 90 and 45 degree extensions.

It could well be correct. If you list out all your components then we can confirm the fittings. I have a pretty simple loop but it still has 10 hard compression fittings, 10 G1/4" plugs, a male-male G1/4" fitting, a 45 degree splitter, 4 multi-link adapters and a quick disconnect. It all adds up very quickly.

[Yatys 93]

It could well be correct. If you list out all your components then we can confirm the fittings. I have a pretty simple loop but it still has 10 hard compression fittings, 10 G1/4" plugs, a male-male G1/4" fitting, a 45 degree splitter, 4 multi-link adapters and a quick disconnect. It all adds up very quickly.

Full list is

EK supremacy CPU Block

3X Fury X Block

EK X3 250 res

D5/DDC Pump, not sure which yet

60mm 240 rad

60mm 480 rad

30mm 480 rad

Fittings

14 Revolver Hard pipe

10 soft tube compression

3 90 degree extensions

2 45 degree extensions

2 G1/4 liquid temp sensors

2 G1/4 Plugs

2 360 splitters (1 for the drain and 1 to allow me to swap from the soft tubing to the rigid)

1 tap for on the end of the drain pipe

1 15mm spacer just in case the fitting doesn't sit nicely on the res

1 dual female link for attaching the soft and hard fittings together.

 

All going in a 900D everything in the basement will be soft tubing, so 2 rads and the pump out, everything in the main part will be hard pipe

[SonoDanshi]

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Well that's a pretty serious loop. I am making a lot of assumptions as I don't have any pictures etc to go on so bare with me if I get things wrong.

 

First a bit of bad news. If you are going with something like the EK Fury X block then it will most likely come with 6 G1/4" ports on it. That means for the GPUs alone you will need 8 plugs and not the 2 you are budgeting for. 

 

That bad news is slightly counteracted by the fact I believe you would only need 8 hard line fittings as you'll probably lack the space to get the fittings in between the GPUs so you might want to look at getting 6 low profile multi-link adapters instead.

 

The soft fittings I only really count 8 but depending on how you have the connection between top and bottom as well as any drains etc then 10 might be right.

[Yatys 93]

Well that's a pretty serious loop. I am making a lot of assumptions as I don't have any pictures etc to go on so bare with me if I get things wrong.

 

First a bit of bad news. If you are going with something like the EK Fury X block then it will most likely come with 6 G1/4" ports on it. That means for the GPUs alone you will need 8 plugs and not the 2 you are budgeting for. 

 

That bad news is slightly counteracted by the fact I believe you would only need 8 hard line fittings as you'll probably lack the space to get the fittings in between the GPUs so you might want to look at getting 6 low profile multi-link adapters instead.

 

The soft fittings I only really count 8 but depending on how you have the connection between top and bottom as well as any drains etc then 10 might be right.

8 would be right, but I don't have any spare parts so i threw a couple extras in to make a fill pipe, as for the fury block, I think the EK only has 4 holes and comes with plugs for 2 of them, but I might be wrong with that.

[Yatys 93]

as for an images this is the best I have right now.

 

[SonoDanshi]

OK so on the hardline side I still think 10 fittings will be sufficient. Couple that with 4 multi-link adapters and you have everything you need for the top section (unless you want to use angled fittings rather than bending the pipes yourself).

 

The bottom section is really up to you because you want to add in a drainage system etc so you can adjust the fittings to suit.

 

green = hard line fittings

orange = low profile multi-link adapters

pink = soft compression fittings

 

[Yatys 93]

OK so on the hardline side I still think 10 fittings will be sufficient. Couple that with 4 multi-link adapters and you have everything you need for the top section (unless you want to use angled fittings rather than bending the pipes yourself).

 

The bottom section is really up to you because you want to add in a drainage system etc so you can adjust the fittings to suit.

 

green = hard line fittings

orange = low profile multi-link adapters

pink = soft compression fittings

 

That was pretty much what I was planning, however I hadn't considered the height of the fitting between the cards, and have found these: http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-bp-dwwp-c89-deluxe-white-multi-link-for-od-16mm-adapter.html with the only thing I am doing very differently to what you have added to my image, is instead of the bottom rad going straight into hard pipe, as this would involve running the pipe the length of the case and then up, which makes me worry about the weight of the pipe putting pressure on the fitting under the GPU, instead I am going to run soft pipe along the bottom of the case, which will feed into a cube fitting ( http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-crystal-t-block-180-degree-water-cooling-accessory.html#Specifications ), and that will sit directly under the GPU port, and go straight up, which if I get it right will support the GPU's.

 

Now all I need to do is figure out the length of tube I need to bridge the gaps between the cards on my X99 sabertooth, crystal link have pre CNC cut tubes, thinking if I get the 20mm, 30mm and 40mm tubes, I should be able to get something to fit, as the board has odd PCI spacings for the GPU's.

 

For the drain I have moved the pump from the middle to between the PSU and the 240 rad, and will use a T port to have the main flow go straight on, but have a port going down the allow draining. It will also be entirely bent tubing, I think it looks nicer than having millions of fittings everywhere

[Benji_w]

There is no point using the soft tubing which will go weird, you'll have to buy at least a metre of it too so you might as well just use hard tubing as you'll have off cuts of it you can use to do the job.

[Yatys 93]

There is no point using the soft tubing which will go weird, you'll have to buy at least a metre of it too so you might as well just use hard tubing as you'll have off cuts of it you can use to do the job.

I was planning on buying the soft tubing, but the bottom of the case would be a nightmare to plumb with rigid, and I wouldn't be able to see it anyway as there will be a rad in the way, like I said I have moved the pump around the rad and will be running soft tubing up and back down the bottom to get it from the pump to the rads, between the rads then back down the GPU, while keeping it all neat and easy

[Benji_w]

I was planning on buying the soft tubing, but the bottom of the case would be a nightmare to plumb with rigid, and I would be able to see it anyway as there will be a rad in the way, like I said I have moved the pump around the rad and will be running soft tubing up and back down the bottom to get it from the pump to the rads, between the rads then back down the GPU, while keeping it all neat and easy

 

Then most likely you're going to be making tight bends so you'll need large tubing, it isn't cost effective but you're already throwing way too much cash at it anyway to care so fuck me right?

[Yatys 93]

Then most likely you're going to be making tight bends so you'll need large tubing, it isn't cost effective but you're already throwing way too much cash at it anyway to care so fuck me right?

not at all, I genuinely value the input, I was planning on using 90's and 45's to keep it a little cleaner, and in all fairness, rigid tubing in general isn't cost effective, If I change my GPUs later, I have to completely redo the loop, hence why I am throwing so much into this, so that it lasts, Ideally I would love to do the whole thing rigid as it would be a hell of a lot simpler from the fittings stand point, but I just don't think I could make it work, without doing some weird spiral in the tubes, which would be awesome...

[Benji_w]

not at all, I genuinely value the input, I was planning on using 90's and 45's to keep it a little cleaner, and in all fairness, rigid tubing in general isn't cost effective, If I change my GPUs later, I have to completely redo the loop, hence why I am throwing so much into this, so that it lasts, Ideally I would love to do the whole thing rigid as it would be a hell of a lot simpler from the fittings stand point, but I just don't think I could make it work, without doing some weird spiral in the tubes, which would be awesome...

 

Rigid tubing can be bought in bulk cheaper than from watercooling retailers so it can actually be more cost effective than you think. You're basement will most likely stay the same so soft tubing is daft, if you bought a few tubes in bulk from an acrylic distributer you might be better off. Out of curiosity how much are you buying and at what price?

[Yatys 93]

Rigid tubing can be bought in bulk cheaper than from watercooling retailers so it can actually be more cost effective than you think. You're basement will most likely stay the same so soft tubing is daft, if you bought a few tubes in bulk from an acrylic distributer you might be better off. Out of curiosity how much are you buying and at what price?

Basically : http://www.performance-pcs.com/primochill-1-2in-rigid-petg-tubing-36in-clear-4-pack.html <-- That 1 as I am sure you are aware, getting water cooling stuff over in the UK is a pain, so I am just getting a whole lot of stuff shipped over from the US and excepting the fact it will cost another £90 in shipping.

[Benji_w]

Basically : http://www.performance-pcs.com/primochill-1-2in-rigid-petg-tubing-36in-clear-4-pack.html <-- That 1 as I am sure you are aware, getting water cooling stuff over in the UK is a pain, so I am just getting a whole lot of stuff shipped over from the US and excepting the fact it will cost another £90 in shipping.

I can literally give you several UK based companies selling off acrylic for no where near that much of an extortion. It really isn't hard to find rigid stuff here in the UK anymore.

 

EDIT: for 13mm OD 10mm ID 1.5mm Wall at 1000mm long it's £1.50 per tube.... a 4pck is £6 plus VAT at one place I've looked...

[Yatys 93]

I can literally give you several UK based companies selling off acrylic for no where near that much of an extortion. It really isn't hard to find rigid stuff here in the UK anymore.

and the fittings to go along with them? or are they the same sizes?

[Benji_w]

and the fittings to go along with them? or are they the same sizes?

 

Fittings is down to your own choice but googling for them is pretty easy. See my edit.

 

EDIT: for 13mm OD 10mm ID 1.5mm Wall at 1000mm long it's £1.50 per tube.... a 4pck is £6 plus VAT at one place I've looked...

 

maybe its a northern and southern thing, you guys get more money and spend it so easily where as here in the north we don't have much of it to throw around so we don't.

[Yatys 93]

Fittings is down to your own choice but googling for them is pretty easy. See my edit.

 

 

maybe its a northern and southern thing, you guys get more money and spend it so easily where as here in the north we don't have much of it to throw around so we don't.

hey I was northern till last year, and ya the pay is higher but so is rent and stuff so it kind of balances out, this is taking a while to save for, I was looking more at 16mm O/D so I will have a look in the morning, as I have work in a few hours

[Benji_w]

hey I was northern till last year, and ya the pay is higher but so is rent and stuff so it kind of balances out, this is taking a while to save for, I was looking more at 16mm O/D so I will have a look in the morning, as I have work in a few hours

 

You can get 16mm for just a bit more

 

http://clearplastictube.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=35_57&product_id=153

 

£10 for next day delivery, there are other shops etc you can get it from that was just the first google result.