First Watercooling Build

[AaronSquires]

Hello,

 

As the title says this will be my first Water Cooling Build i do apologise in advance for any idiotic mistakes as this is new to me and im very confused.

Aim: i will be using this computer for my university course (Software Engineering) so hopefully a lot of coding and ofcourse 4k Gaming. Another aim is to get some great aesthetics which ive also never done before, all my computers i havent done any cable management or put any thought into looks or noise.

 

Peripherals: I have all the peripherals needed (all from the best Razer ), however i am upgrading my three monitors to: LG 27UD68P 27" 3840x2160

 

Components:

 

CPU:  Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C16 2133MHz Quad Channel Kit
Storage 1:  Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (Operating System + Main Drives)
Storage 2:  Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD (Random Storage)

Video Card: GeForce GTX 1080 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Black
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000i 1000W Modular Power Supply

Water Cooling Hardware:

 

Radiator 1: Hardware Labs Nemesis 360GTS

Radiator 2: Hardware Labs Nemesis 240GTS

Resovior 1:  Blitzpower Z-Multi 250mm

CPU Block: EK-Supremacy EVO X99 - Nickel + Plexi

GPU Block: EK-FC1080 GTX - Nickel + Plexi

                    EK-FC1080 GTX Backplate - Nickle

Pump: EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite - Acetal (incl. pump)

Fans: Corsair ML120 Pro 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation Fan x7

 

Problems?

The Corsair fans are all 4pin PWM connectors aswell as the EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite is a 4pin connector. However as a complete newby to building a computer like this how do i control the speed of the pump and fans? in my current case i have 3 pin connectors that are controlled by the NZXT phantom case fan controller. I dont have much room in the case with all the watercooling as the pump will be in the PSU basement.

Could someone help me here please?

 

Thank you for any help and advice

Aaron

 

 

[vramnik7]

8 minutes ago, AaronSquires said:

Hello,

 

As the title says this will be my first Water Cooling Build i do apologise in advance for any idiotic mistakes as this is new to me and im very confused.

Aim: i will be using this computer for my university course (Software Engineering) so hopefully a lot of coding and ofcourse 4k Gaming. Another aim is to get some great aesthetics which ive also never done before, all my computers i havent done any cable management or put any thought into looks or noise.

 

Peripherals: I have all the peripherals needed (all from the best Razer ), however i am upgrading my three monitors to: LG 27UD68P 27" 3840x2160

 

Components:

 

CPU:  Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C16 2133MHz Quad Channel Kit
Storage 1:  Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (Operating System + Main Drives)
Storage 2:  Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD (Random Storage)

Video Card: GeForce GTX 1080 "Founders Edition" 8192MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass Mid Tower Case - Black
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000i 1000W Modular Power Supply

Water Cooling Hardware:

 

Radiator 1: Hardware Labs Nemesis 360GTS

Radiator 2: Hardware Labs Nemesis 240GTS

Resovior 1:  Blitzpower Z-Multi 250mm

CPU Block: EK-Supremacy EVO X99 - Nickel + Plexi

GPU Block: EK-FC1080 GTX - Nickel + Plexi

                    EK-FC1080 GTX Backplate - Nickle

Pump: EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite - Acetal (incl. pump)

Fans: Corsair ML120 Pro 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation Fan x7

 

Problems?

The Corsair fans are all 4pin PWM connectors aswell as the EK-XTOP DDC 3.2 PWM Elite is a 4pin connector. However as a complete newby to building a computer like this how do i control the speed of the pump and fans? in my current case i have 3 pin connectors that are controlled by the NZXT phantom case fan controller. I dont have much room in the case with all the watercooling as the pump will be in the PSU basement.

Could someone help me here please?

 

Thank you for any help and advice

Aaron

 

 

is it good i want to get something like this for my cpu and gpu an ek kit 

[Ctown0812]

9 minutes ago, AaronSquires said:

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I wouldn't use the fan controller that came inside your case.  I would use the headers on your motherboard and buy something like this.  You can control those fans through your BIOS, or software.  MSI has an application called "Command Center" that lets me control my fans, set curves, etc. and I'm sure Gigabyte has something similar. Or, theres other software out there like SpeedFan.  For your pump and any fans associated with cooling your cpu, plug those into your cpu fan headers ( should be labeled CPU_1 and CPU_2 or something similar).  

This will allow you set a fan curve to set speeds based on cpu temps.  In my experience, I've found that the fan controllers that are integrated with the case are complete garbage.

[AaronSquires]

30 minutes ago, Ctown0812 said:

I wouldn't use the fan controller that came inside your case.  I would use the headers on your motherboard and buy something like this.  You can control those fans through your BIOS, or software.  MSI has an application called "Command Center" that lets me control my fans, set curves, etc. and I'm sure Gigabyte has something similar. Or, theres other software out there like SpeedFan.  For your pump and any fans associated with cooling your cpu, plug those into your cpu fan headers ( should be labeled CPU_1 and CPU_2 or something similar).  

This will allow you set a fan curve to set speeds based on cpu temps.  In my experience, I've found that the fan controllers that are integrated with the case are complete garbage.

Can i plug the 7 fans into a Splitter and then use only one of the motherboard plugs to control them all?

i think the software is called Gigabyte Easytune?

[Ctown0812]

1 minute ago, AaronSquires said:

Can i plug the 7 fans into a Splitter and then use only one of the motherboard plugs to control them all?

Yes, but keep in mind that you won't be able to control them individually.  You can hook up as many fans to a single header as you want, just be sure you aren't pulling more amps than that one header can support.

[Ctown0812]

9 minutes ago, AaronSquires said:

Can i plug the 7 fans into a Splitter and then use only one of the motherboard plugs to control them all?

i think the software is called Gigabyte Easytune?

Also, depending on how many fans you have, it might be worth looking into getting a dedicated fan controller like this.  Not the crappy one your case has

[AaronSquires]

8 minutes ago, Ctown0812 said:

Also, depending on how many fans you have, it might be worth looking into getting a dedicated fan controller like this.  Not the crappy one your case has

i was actually looking at this: http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/NZXT-Sentry-LXE-Fan-Controller-Dual-525-LCD_59032.html?gclid=CP2OtejX1dACFUmeGwodW2IHXA

however its only 3 pin but the external use is great and there is hardly any room inside the case due to the watercooling loop going in there.

[F Bomb29]

4 hours ago, AaronSquires said:

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As a person that just built a computer with a custom loop I would recommend the

EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl. pump) for your pump and to make it hold more fluid get

EK-RES X3 - TUBE 250 (204mm). It will be cheaper than what you were planning on getting and instead of it being 2 different components in your loop it is just 1. Also for your fan problem get the NZXT Grid+ V2. It has the ability to control 6 different fans but it does come with some Y splitters to control more, and don't forget to get fittings, tubing and coolant. If you are a novice water cooler I recommend going with soft tubing(easier to work with and much simpler) or you can go with hard tubing which is more challenging but it looks better IMO. 

[AaronSquires]

On 02/12/2016 at 5:17 PM, F Bomb29 said:

As a person that just built a computer with a custom loop I would recommend the

EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl. pump) for your pump and to make it hold more fluid get

EK-RES X3 - TUBE 250 (204mm). It will be cheaper than what you were planning on getting and instead of it being 2 different components in your loop it is just 1. Also for your fan problem get the NZXT Grid+ V2. It has the ability to control 6 different fans but it does come with some Y splitters to control more, and don't forget to get fittings, tubing and coolant. If you are a novice water cooler I recommend going with soft tubing(easier to work with and much simpler) or you can go with hard tubing which is more challenging but it looks better IMO. 

Cheers ill have a look at the NZXT Grid+ V2 might be the handy tool im looking for, i was looking at doing hard tubing but it would require buying all the equipment (heat gun, benders etc) which kicked up my price quite a bit plus it looks rather hard to do, so i will be leaving for a future project. However i do agree with you the Hard tubing looks far better than the soft tubing.

 

Recieved the first of the equpment today Both of the radiators.