Water cooling Beginner Help

[fnc]

Would anyone not mind holding my hand through this process and answering a lot of questions please?  :mellow:

 

So... I would like to water cool my gpu... and only the gpu... I believe that this wont really be worth it considering how much this will cost to do just that and the benefits aren't that great for the costs, but I am still interested in water cooling my gpu

 

The two parts so far I know I would get, and I would get the rest of the parts I need from ekwb

 

Block - https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-fc780-gtx-classy-acetal-nickel

 

Radiator - https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-coolstream-xe-240-double

 

Beyond knowing what block and maybe radiator I need to get, I dont know if I should get a pump and reservoir that are assembled together or to just get each part individually

 

I also dont know what size soft tubing and fittings and how much of each to get

 

And I also dont know anything about maintaining this loop if I manage to get everything going, I want to believe that since its only 1 loop for the gpu the typical time that one would wait to replace the water in the loop could be longer or is that a very wrong assumption.

 

Also is it an easier time to set up a gpu loop in comparison to a cpu loop and doing the leak tests and other stuff I would have to do for this loop to be successful?

 

And if a gpu loop were too leak, I want to assume depending on where the other parts are, could the whole system not be at risk of being destroyed by the leak?

 

I apologize since these questions are answered in the water cooling faq topics, I did look at them... but I dont know.... I just still have questions to ask. Sorry.

 

I would really like to try and do this, but if it really is pointless... should I just fuck off. 

[Dr_Pleeper]

Hey, NZXT sells an All-in-one closed loop cooler for gpu's.

https://www.nzxt.com/products/kraken-g10-white

[Elehat]

Do it because it's a fun project and because it looks cool, not because the performance gains will be worth the cost (they won't be). If you sink the costs into the pump, res, fittings, might as well add the cpu to the loop. Pump res combos are easier and more cost effective, though choice is reduced. expandable AIOs or Custom kits offer even better value for money. Size of tubing doesn't matter, except for aesthetics, and maybe bend radius. Fittings for soft tube are barbed and compression fittings. They both work fine, barbed are cheaper but uglier. Match the size of the tube to the size of the fittings. Replace distilled water every 1/2 year or so, same for gpu loop and cpu loop. If you add a coolant, check the reccommendation on the packaging. try to build in a way of draining the loop (desirable but not required). Same leak tests, (though gpu block is more difficult to install than cpu block), I'd still put the pump on the power fan header if you have one. Leaking water kills anything it touches.   

[fnc]

I would like to make a purchase within the next two days, could anyone lmk if these things are everything I need to set up a wc set

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-fc780-gtx-classy-acetal-nickel

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/tube-primochill-primoflextm-advanced-lrttm-12-7-9-5mm-crystal-clear-retail-3m

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-coolstream-xe-240-double

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-xres-140-revo-d5-pwm-incl-pump

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-ekoolant-evo-clear-premix-1l

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/fittings/compression-fittings/for-10-13mm-3-8-1-2-tubing - How many fittings do I need to get in a gpu only set up? 4? or is it only 2 I need?

 

Also for this thing below, Are these the things I need to be looking at to do this

 

Get a no spill quick disconnect. These cost around £10-20 for the complete set and click into each other. You can cleanly separate the loop. You can split a tube in half with almost no water spillage. These add some restriction to the loop but now-a-days have been improved a lot so this restriction is minimized.

What part do I need to get from ekwb to be able to do this?

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/fittings/extra/splitters

 

https://shop.ekwb.com/fittings/extra/ball-valves

 

[xgn]

For the GPU you need 1 for each port.

If you have sli you use both ports in sli.

[fnc]

Im pretty sure I should be fine with doing this

 

but can someone confirm that itll be fine if i use my thermal paste from the nh-d14 on my gpu when applying the block?

[airdeano]

yes, the noctua TIM is fine for the CPU and GPU applications.

[fnc]

Parts came in, 10/13 tubing looked thinner than i thought it would, block and reservoir / pump combo are bigger than i realized and the radiator was thicker than i realized too

 

[fnc]

Waterblock installed

 

 

[fnc]

Can someone help me out with a loop question, is there a specific loop set up i need to set my loop in or can i set it up like this, the out and in thing is what it says on the reservoir with out being on the left and in being on the right, is this important with how i need to be setting my loop up

[airdeano]

nope, no real order setup needed (your res is part of the pump). all you need

now is to make it look tidey and pleasing to look at.

[fnc]

The end result, question about leaving the loop on for 24 hrs, i guess i leave the pin in the 24pin and the psu on for that time right? and is it a must that i need to leave it on for 24 hrs or can i cheat on the time and stop at 18 - 20 hrs, i understand the necessity in testing it for that long, i just wanted to ask is all