My First Loop! Opinions...

Samsterstorm · May 8, 2016

Hi Guys!

So I have finally got round to doing my own custom loop in my H440. I chose to just do a CPU loop for now as I won't be keeping this 970 for long thanks to pascal! My H440 is a little beat up now thanks to the bad powdercoating on the first GEN H440, so purchasing a Phanteks Ethoo Evolv ATX very soon as soon as they are back in stock and also a black and blue cable kit as the stock RM cables are not attractive in my opinion and are very hard to work with! I wanted the build to be much cleaner but I had issues with lengths of cables etc and the H440 does not have enough room behind the tray for good cable management (IMO ) another reason for the switch of case. This loop is by no means perfect but here are some pictures I will talk about issues I had afterwards! Enjoy:

Here is a nice shot of the motherboard area! The res has not been topped up in these pics! I had to drill holes in the PSU cover as I had no other way to mount the res where I wanted it!

This is a shot of the whole rig! U can really see my tired H440 in this!

I have loads of other PIC's but I dont wanna bore u!

Here is a list of all the components I am using:

- EK Supremecy MX Copper / Plexi

- EK DDC RES 100

- EK DDC 3.1

- Primoflex Advance LRT Clear

- EK ACF Nickel

- EK Coolstream 240 PE

- 2x EK Varder F3-1850's

- Mayhems X1 UV Blue

Now I did want to mount the RAD in the roof and have it as a intake to try and get positive pressure in this case and get some air over the MB! But there is not enough clearance in this case so it has to mounted in the front, now this means that my GPU is around 10c hotter in some cases because its getting all the hot air from the RAD. When everything heats up this case really does turn into a hot box and the case temperatures get uncomfortable when stress testing! But gaming is fine and the new case will help with the issues I am having greatly! So tell me your opinions and do u think the Evolv ATX is a good choice? I personally love the look of my PC I just wish my H440 was not so tired and my RAD was top mounted! If u want to see specs then they are in my signature!

Allshevski · May 8, 2016

Sexy, love it <3

Carclis · May 8, 2016

Very nice! Glad you chose blue instead of red All you need now is a second rad at the top and a gpu block.

Mick Naughty · May 9, 2016

Clean and simple. Really makes me wonna color my water. Like stated, need another rad and gpu block.

NoobCase · May 9, 2016

Only think that really catches my eye is the slack in som of the runs. Easy fixet by shortening the tuning.

OddsCrazyStuff · May 9, 2016

Some of those tubes can be shortened (helps make the pump not have to work as hard or increases flow/pressure) and by the looks of it, so did you forget about a drain. Other then that, so does it look fine.