First Time Watercooling

TootY · November 14, 2016

1 minute ago, atomicus said:

I can't speak to the clearance issue... sometimes you don't know that until it's all in and you attach the fittings and/or tubing lol! You will have at least one PWM header on your mbd, and it most likely is the CPU one, because that's what mine is, and we have very similar boards.

Shame you're a bit far, I'm on the south coast, otherwise I'd have popped over to help lol!

You'll be better off with thinner rads anyway... I always recommend that, simply because they always tend to fit better and the higher FPI will enable lower fan speeds therefore a quieter system... so it's a win win. Thicker rads sometimes look better, depending on the case and build specifics, and yes they can cool better, but the difference is negligible... you'll still have a super cool system!

Ok, that's not too bad then. As long as I know where it connects haha! I will look at my manual also just to clarify.

Awww, don't worry I'll pay for your travel and extras

I was reading a bit about radiators today while I was at work, and I've seen a lot of people discussing the performance of a slim radiator which is interesting.

atomicus · November 14, 2016

30 minutes ago, AJLedbetter123 said:

Ok, that's not too bad then. As long as I know where it connects haha! I will look at my manual also just to clarify.

Awww, don't worry I'll pay for your travel and extras

I was reading a bit about radiators today while I was at work, and I've seen a lot of people discussing the performance of a slim radiator which is interesting.

I think some people get really anal about rads... it's quite funny. When you look at the group tests there are hardly massive gulfs of performance between them. Plus I've never heard anyone say they regret buying a particular rad because their system is over heating with it lol! Invariably the fan speeds you wish to run at will dictate the best choice, but at the end of the day it's really not worth worrying that much about. Fan selection is more important, not to mention the other elements in your loop.