Water cooling loop

[Tony N]

Hey guys i have a few questions about water cooling and planning a loop for myself, thats why i put it in the planning section but if a mod wants to move it to WC later thats fine. Anyway i have never done a loop before and really want to go WC because i love the look and the performance seems awesome. So what parts would you guys recommend for a beginner at a price point that wont break the bank. For right now i would just like to cool my CPU but i would be doing a GPU also once i get a good one that is worthy. Thanks for any help.

System Specs.

i5 3570k 4.2 w/ Thermaltake 2.0 Pro

ASrock Z77 Extreme 6

8gb (2x4) G Skill ripjaws x 1600

GTX 550ti 2gb (Going to wait till next gen GPUs the 550 does what i want for the moment)

Corsair TX650w PS

Zalman Z11 Plus (Going to get a Midi R2 or C70 this case sucks)

If you have any Qs or suggestions for me ask!

EDIT: Location is USA

[Kruziik_Kel]

depends on the case. if you go for a C70 you could probably get 240mm in the roof and another in the front without much effort some modding a 360 would go in the front.

as for parts:

CPU block: Switech Apogee HD/XSPC Raystorm

Radiators: Swiftech, XSPC or Thermochill

Pump: XSPC D5

Ressevior: XSPC D5 res/ Switech MCRES Micro Rev2

Tubing: Basically anything will do

Fittings: Compression fittings are a must Bitspower make some good ones

Fans: in a green C70 NF-F12's any other case or colour Silverstone AP121s

Coolant: Distilled water + Biocide/kill coil

[Tony N]

So what is a decent retailer for US customers? i was looking at swiftech and frozen cpu

[Tony N]

Heres a little planning cart. What do you think?

Block

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14365/ex-blc-1000/Swiftech_Apogee_HD_High_Performance_4-Port_CPU_Waterblock_-_Black_-_Intel_w_LGA_2011_Hardware_AMD_Ready_Apogee-HD-BK.html

Rads

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8522/ex-rad-145/XSPC_RX240_Dual_120mm_Radiator.html?tl=g30c95s160#blank

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14237/ex-rad-291/XSPC_RS240_Dual_120mm_Low_Profile_Radiator_Rev_2.html?tl=g30c95s160#blank

Pump/Res

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18383/ex-res-474/Alphacool_Repack_Dual_525_Acrylic_Reservoir_-_Clear_-_Dual_D5_MCP655_w_1_x_Alphacool_VPP_Installed_50024.html?tl=g30c97s168#blank

Thats $381 Without fittings, tubing, coolant, and fans. Which i would guess would add about 150$ more. So is a $550 loop seem about right for a PC?

[ijKs Snow]

You can also check out

performance-pcs.com

That is where I get a lot of my watercooling parts.

Yes 500 dollars for a brand new WC loop sounds right.

[Tony N]

So do WC parts ever really get "out dated" if i were to buy it at different times depending on sales

[ijKs Snow]

No WC parts don't get out dated except the GPU/CPU/Motherboard water blocks. Things like Radiators, pumps, res, and fittings are all reusable as long as you didn't damage them in a previous build.

[Blade of Grass]

360mm rad in the front of a c70? No, I have never seen it done, and I don't think its possible, their is what I guess to be ~27mm between the front bezel and the front chassis.

For the C70, a safe bet would be a 240mm or 280mm in the roof, then a 120mm or maybe a 240mm in the bottom (if you remove the bottom drive bays). You could also add an additional 120mm on the top drive cage.

Like :

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://cdn.overclock.net/e/e5/600x600px-LL-e5a1a420_100_0410.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://www.overclock.net/t/1270969/official-corsair-vengeance-c70-gaming-case-owner-club/70&h=450&w=600&sz=125&tbnid=bsR9QnBxPopcfM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__c43Gz9gyxgXYR2QUfvRfCWuDKyQ=&docid=JyEUlB2iuVmWTM&sa=X&ei=JYE6UdusBNS62gXttIHYBw&ved=0CGUQ9QEwBw&dur=507

Or, you could do something like this:

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1123148/width/500/height/1000/flags/LL&imgrefurl=http://www.overclock.net/t/1270969/official-corsair-vengeance-c70-gaming-case-owner-club/470&h=500&w=500&sz=159&tbnid=I_1hT2edBAUgKM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=90&zoom=1&usg=__r1KmcGCajyEj-mamq5Hggu_GEeU=&docid=-hqw1QCCm1TQGM&sa=X&ei=JYE6UdusBNS62gXttIHYBw&ved=0CGsQ9QEwCQ&dur=322