Hard to watercool?

[SmilesRising]

i want to watercool my pc but it looks hard.. is it hard to make a custom loop? can anyone do it if they just try?

[Lurick]

If you have the mental sharpness of a rock then it can be pretty tough. If not then it's not terribly difficult, just have to take things slow and pay attention to what you're doing. Consult a few guides from YouTube and other places and see how people do things. Start with soft tubing for your first few builds to get confident, don't jump right into hard tubing.

[dizmo]

Of course anyone can do it if they just try, and put a lot of time into it.

What makes you want to watercool though? I don't imagine you'll see a performance increase with your system, and it just adds a lot of maintenance requirements to it.

[Trey222]

 

[MANIDY inc]

Anyone can do almost anything if you try.

 

Is it hard? Well its not AIO it will take time and planning and dont forget it will take lots of monies

 

You can probably do it just research it for a while and see if its for you

[SmilesRising]

Just now, dizmo said:

Of course anyone can do it if they just try, and put a lot of time into it.

What makes you want to watercool though? I don't imagine you'll see a performance increase with your system, and it just adds a lot of maintenance requirements to it.

since im going to put a lot of money into the system i might aswell make it look cool. and it seems interesting. 

[Drak3]

Hardline tubing is harder than soft line tubing, but neither are really that hard. It's more time consuming than anything.

You have to make sure you have the right amount of tubing, the right amount of rad space (120mm per component, and double that if you intend to overclock said component), a pump, a reservoir, fans, and fittings.

 

You also have to leak test the entire loop, which is easy, but again, time consuming. It's best to just plug the pump into the PSU, unplug everything else, and use a jumper on the 24 pin.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Drak3 said:

Hardline tubing is harder than soft line tubing, but neither are really that hard. It's more time consuming than anything.

You have to make sure you have the right amount of tubing, the right amount of rad space (120mm per component, and double that if you intend to overclock said component), a pump, a reservoir, fans, and fittings.

 

You also have to leak test the entire loop, which is easy, but again, time consuming. It's best to just plug the pump into the PSU, unplug everything else, and use a jumper on the 24 pin.

i got plenty of time so that wont be a problem. my fear is just that it will leak and destroy my components..

[Drak3]

Just now, smiles rising said:

i got plenty of time so that wont be a problem. my fear is just that it will leak and destroy my components..

If you get good tubing and fittings, and do a decent job, leaks become less of a problem. That's the big reason of doing the leak test, and one should run it for 24 hours if possible.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Drak3 said:

If you get good tubing and fittings, and do a decent job, leaks become less of a problem. That's the big reason of doing the leak test, and one should run it for 24 hours if possible.

whats the best tubing and fittings?

[atomicus]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

whats the best tubing and fittings?

 

EK or Bitspower are highly regarded, can't really go wrong with either. Barrow are a cheaper option and I've only heard good things. You will want the same branding for tubing and fittings, just so you know 100% there won't be any issues with it all going together.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, atomicus said:

 

EK or Bitspower are highly regarded, can't really go wrong with either. Barrow are a cheaper option and I've only heard good things.

what will i need to pay for the water cooling parts if im going to watercool a i7-6700k and 2 1080s?

[Drak3]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

what will i need to pay for the water cooling parts if im going to watercool a i7-6700k and 2 1080s?

Do you intend to overclock the 6700K? OC the 1080s?

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Drak3 said:

Do you intend to overclock the 6700K? OC the 1080s?

yes. 

[atomicus]

3 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

what will i need to pay for the water cooling parts if im going to watercool a i7-6700k and 2 1080s?

 

Well it's not cheap, no way around that, but the EK kits can make it more affordable, but you are making somewhat of a compromise with those (not the best rads, black tubing etc.). What country are you in?

 

As for your leak concern by the way, leak testing is essential... you do this without any power going through your system, so any leaks won't cause damage. If it doesn't leak in 24 hours, you should be good. After that, it's very rare that you get leaks unless something catastrophic goes wrong, and that's almost unheard of to be honest.

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, atomicus said:

 

Well it's not cheap, no way around that, but the EK kits can make it more affordable, but you are making somewhat of a compromise with those (not the best rads, black tubing etc.). What country are you in?

 

As for you leak concern by the way, leak testing is essential... you do this without any power going through your system, so any leaks won't cause damage. If it doesn't leak in 24 hours, you should be good. Very rare that you get leaks unless something catastrophic goes wrong, and that's almost unheard of to be honest.

im from sweden

[atomicus]

Just now, smiles rising said:

im from sweden

 

OK, well you have access to EK and Bitspower via EU then, so you have options. EK is cheaper. Will come down to your budget at the end of the day.

[Drak3]

Just now, smiles rising said:

yes. 

You'll need a 240mm radiator for the 6700K, and you should go for 240mm per 1080.

You can add and split those numbers up as you wish (480 and 240, two 360s).

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, Drak3 said:

You'll need a 240mm radiator for the 6700K, and you should go for 240mm per 1080.

You can add and split those numbers up as you wish (480 and 240, two 360s).

will my case fit all these parts? i have a nzxt h440w

[SmilesRising]

4 minutes ago, atomicus said:

 

OK, well you have access to EK and Bitspower via EU then, so you have options. EK is cheaper. Will come down to your budget at the end of the day.

is 300-400 bucks a reasonible budget for cooling or do i need to put down more?

[atomicus]

3 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

is 300-400 bucks a reasonible budget for cooling or do i need to put down more?

 

That will be tight, unless you go for one of the EK kits. 

[SmilesRising]

2 minutes ago, atomicus said:

 

That will be tight, unless you go for one of the EK kits. 

are the kits any good? and if i dont go for the kit. how much do i need to put down

[atomicus]

3 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

are the kits any good? and if i dont go for the kit. how much do i need to put down

 

They're fine, nothing really wrong with them, but if you want to create something that bit special, they are a bit middle of the road. Really depends what you want from your system. From a performance stand point, aside from maybe an additional rad/fans, spending more money isn't necessarily justified... UNLESS you want something sexier and with more 'wow' factor. Buying all parts separately and really going to town could easily be another couple hundred. Also keep in mind the kits don't include a GPU block.

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, atomicus said:

 

They're fine, nothing really wrong with them, but if you want to create something that bit special, they are a bit middle of the road. Really depends what you want from your system. From a performance stand point, aside from maybe an additional rad/fans, spending more money isn't necessarily justified... UNLESS you want something sexier and with more 'wow' factor. Buying all parts separately and really going to town could easily be another couple hundred. Also keep in mind the kits don't include a GPU block.

well i want to create something special. something to make it "pop" 600-700 bucks then?

[atomicus]

2 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

well i want to create something special. something to make it "pop" 600-700 bucks then?

 

Yes, about that. You can price it all up on EK web shop... they will have everything you need.