Beginner water cooling loop

[Fake Deemon©]

1 minute ago, Haeking said:

Ahh that kit is clean, perfect for you, and honestly you should have any rough time with the water cooling. Just watch some more videos, get the hang of it, and tackle it like the champ I know you are man!! Best of Luck  

Thanks! Appreciate it

[For Science!]

Only thing I would add is that after a few months, you may wish you had done it with hard tubing, and then you will have to source aluminium fittings for hard tubes =P

[NLD1st]

22 hours ago, Fake Deemon© said:

Thanks, I actually watched his video too, that's how I got the idea...

Just double tripel qaudruple check of the videocard works with the block you get with the loop. 

That's why I can't do this upgrade

[Fake Deemon©]

1 hour ago, NLD1st said:

Just double tripel qaudruple check of the videocard works with the block you get with the loop. 

That's why I can't do this upgrade

I'm getting a founders edition card, don't want to risk anything...

[NLD1st]

7 hours ago, Fake Deemon© said:

I'm getting a founders edition card, don't want to risk anything...

That means you checked and you should be fine if have set this up please let me know how it went! I'm very interested in this as loop out of the box as well. 

[Echo259]

Gratz on building your first computer. 

 

Custom water loops are intimidating but they aren't bad at all. You just have to make sure you do your research and learn what you are getting into.

 

1) The most important thing to note about the "EKWB EK Fluid Gaming A240G" is that it is an aluminum kit. You SHOULDN'T mix aluminum with copper. This is important because the "A" line is new from EK and compatible aluminum parts are still limited. For example EK does not have an aluminum ball valve. Ball values are really nice to have in a custom loop because it allows you to easily drain your system. 

 

2) Like others have said find JayzTwoCents on youtube and lookup his videos on water cooling. He's the go to guy. Other youtubers recommend him and go to him for advice on water cooling.

 

3) If you're very handy hardline tubing looks amazing (but once again EK doesn't have aluminum hardline fittings yet) but it is harder and more expensive to setup. Soft tubing is your friend if you're trying this out for the first time. 

 

4) You will have to drain and replace the liquid in your tubes every 1 to 2 years. If you like stuff like that then it is no problem at all.