Learn from my mistakes

[PrimeSonic]

The loop you are seeing bellow could have had much cleaner runs, used much less tubing, and given me a lot fewer headaches, had I stuck to my guns regarding one critical purchase decision.

 

When working with soft tubing (and thick tubing at that) don't skip out on any angle connectors or fittings your loop may need or benefit from.

 

While it might seem nice to save a few bucks buy getting all straight fittings, the money saved might not be worth the hassle spent over doing overly large runs and not getting a the final loop looking as planned.

 

So learn from my mistakes. If your original plan called for some angle fittings here or there, don't skimp out just because you're using soft tubing.

Cheers and best of luck to you all in your water cooling endeavors.

 

[JPotze]

at least you got enough radiator space.  And you could still put in some angle connectors.

[PrimeSonic]

14 minutes ago, JPotze said:

at least you got enough radiator space.  And you could still put in some angle connectors.

I got more than enough radiator space considering it's only a CPU and single GPU in this loop.

But I wanted to go overkill so I could keep my overclocks in place during the summer heat.

 

But yeah, I'll be redoing some of the runs with angle fittings in six months when I do maintenance.

[Mick Naughty]

Stuffing all that in a baby 540.

 

[Eddie Current]

I like your design, I think you did a great job. OK, yes it could have benefited from a few angled fittings but  I have seen and done worst myself, cheers mate.