Shopping List

[Lyiat]

Hey guys, first time poster on the forum and first time setting up a custom watercooling loop. What I'm looking for is a shopping list. I've looked over several guides for how to set these up, but I'm still not that sure about part compatibility. So, I was sort of hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction for what to buy. My current budget is $500, but if that's impossible, I can save more.

 

My rig has the following

 

1x Asus Rog Maximus VIII Hero (LGA 1151)

1x Intel Core i7-67000K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0GHz Processor

2x CORSAIR Vengeance 8gb 288-pin DDR4 2400 RAM

1x Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD

1x Seagate 2tb Hybrid Drive (ST2000DX001)

2x EVGA GeForce 970's

 

And I'm sticking all that in what I believe is an In Black In Win Mana-134 case... but I'm not sure as I'm at work and not home right now. All I'm planning on cooling at the moment are the two GPU's and the CPU. I know what types of parts I need (the three water blocks, tubing, reservoir, radiator, pump, ect), but not what parts exactly. I obviously don't want to buy the wrong thing and corrode the heck out of my blocks.

 

Edit: The $500 dollar budget is for the loop, not the computer itself. I have these parts already.

[Raiden60]

Yeah, you aren't gonna be able to buy 2 970s and a 6700k for $500. I'm pretty sure that the graphics cards alone are more than your budget.

[Mandrew]

5 minutes ago, Raiden60 said:

Yeah, you aren't gonna be able to buy 2 970s and a 6700k for $500. I'm pretty sure that the graphics cards alone are more than your budget.

hes looking to make a custom watercooling loop for $500 for those parts...

[Lyiat]

19 minutes ago, Mandrew said:

hes looking to make a custom watercooling loop for $500 for those parts...

Yeah, what you said. I've already got all parts for the rig, now I just need the loop.

[airdeano]

welcome to the Linus tech Tips forums!

 

your case selection will not allow you to keep everything internal. if that is your intentions, then consider at minimum a fractal design define s or phanteks enthoo pro m for chassis sizing.

 

if no voltage overclocking is expected, then a 280x 60 radiator can be used, but realize the fans will be critical for noise and cooling performance

if no-limit overclocking, then a 360 and 240 are minimum to look at. this will yield a low fan speed and cooling expectations.

 

for $500 budget, you will have all new parts. location?

 

cpu block - $75

gpu block(s) - $220

rads - $200             

total so far = $495

 

no fans, no tubing, no pump, no fittings, no case.

it'd be best to start with a CPU only loop with the future of adding the GPU(s) later and save up more.