Liquid Cooling, Planning

[MorganO]

Right so i plan to cool my CPU/VRM,GPU, i have already an alpahcool 360 rad (hopefully should be enough)

this is the list of parts i think im going to get.

i have the evolve tg, im planning on attaching the pump/res to the back ot the case under the rear fan next to the gpu (15cm of space?)

many thanks

[Enderman]

Bitspower fittings and hard tubing are better.

I also recommend using Mayhems coolant instead.

[Sinole]

i found some very cheap stuff you might wana consider :

i just put water block for you you can search for other stuff same brand. crazy cheap with good reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ELC6E66/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IIIJLW2ZGSQDM&colid=39WLOOHEKHCFG

if wana go EK. they have a program on their website that picks your parts.

[For Science!]

Few comments:

 

If you have a 360 mm rad, perhaps you want a 3 -way fan splitter so they can all be controlled on 1 header. Usually normal fans don't consume so much power so this should be fine.

 

I suppose you haven't planned for a drain port which may be beneficial for maintenance considerations, not absolutely necessary but it may help. You will probably need a T-splitter, Ball-valve and an extra fitting as well as some male-to-male fittings for a fairly conventional setup.

[For Science!]

Another thing you may want to invest in if your motherboard supports it is a 2-pin temperature probe. Since the water temperature ultimately dictates your cooling capabilities, being able to know the water temperature is a huge plus in setting up a loop (or you accept 1 fan speed and just run with it). There are plenty of G 1/4" stop plugs with built-in 2-pin thermal probes that can be integrated into your custom loop

[Himommies]

Why all EK?there are better and cheaper options out there like what @Enderman reccomended

[MorganO]

6 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Bitspower fittings and hard tubing are better.

I also recommend using Mayhems coolant instead.

not doing hard tubing. 

whats the difference in the mayhems blood red coolant vs ek?

[MorganO]

Just now, Himommies said:

Why all EK?there are better and cheaper options out there like what @Enderman reccomended

well the cpu/mono block/gpu will be EK (preference) otherwise i would go for the shiny new phanteks stuff

[MorganO]

5 minutes ago, For Science! said:

Few comments:

 

If you have a 360 mm rad, perhaps you want a 3 -way fan splitter so they can all be controlled on 1 header. Usually normal fans don't consume so much power so this should be fine.

 

I suppose you haven't planned for a drain port which may be beneficial for maintenance considerations, not absolutely necessary but it may help. You will probably need a T-splitter, Ball-valve and an extra fitting as well as some male-to-male fittings for a fairly conventional setup.

already have a fan splitter(cooler is expandable hence already having a 360 rad)

[Himommies]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

well the cpu/mono block/gpu will be EK (preference) otherwise i would go for the shiny new phanteks stuff

Pretty cool choice.There the company the company that had RGB fittings right

[MorganO]

6 minutes ago, Sinole said:

i found some very cheap stuff you might wana consider :

i just put water block for you you can search for other stuff same brand. crazy cheap with good reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ELC6E66/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IIIJLW2ZGSQDM&colid=39WLOOHEKHCFG

if wana go EK. they have a program on their website that picks your parts.

ngl that looks trash, i used the ek website to gauge prices

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

not doing hard tubing. 

whats the difference in the mayhems blood red coolant vs ek?

I thought you were, since you listed the specs in mm.

 

I would recommend bitspower fittings + mayhems tubing in this case then.

[MorganO]

Just now, Himommies said:

Pretty cool choice.There the company the company that had RGB fittings right

yeah, sadly they dont have a block for AM4  (sadboi)

[MorganO]

Just now, Enderman said:

I thought you were, since you listed the specs in mm.

 

I would recommend bitspower fittings + mayhems tubing in this case then.

its what the EK config spat out

 

how much £ difference for each fittings+tubing are we looking at?

 

im also the whore that will pay a bit more to buy from all one place

[Enderman]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

its what the EK config spat out

 

how much £ difference for each fittings+tubing are we looking at?

 

im also the whore that will pay a bit more to buy from all one place

The point is that there are places that make certain components better than EK.

You should pay more to get the best components, not pay more to be lazy. You are putting water in a computer after all.

The tubing should not be more expensive, the fittings might, depends on how many you need and what type.

[Sinole]

a lot dud, the block is $20. these are made in china, but they have good review for some reason. a set of 4 fitting just 10 boucks. its crazy cheap

[Sinole]

i dont know your currency though. or even its available there.

[For Science!]

Just going to leave this here, this is my drain port set up.

 

                                                                                                 Rest of Loop

                                                                                                           ||

                                                                                          Compression Fitting

                                                                                                           ||

Radiator (loop) ===  Male-to-male G1/4" rotary connector ==== T-splitter ====== Ball Valve ===== 45 degree fitting (not shown in picture) === Stop plug

 

This allows for me to quickly connect a tube and drain the loop. It can help if you have issues during the filling/bleeding/leak-testing it can save a bit of headache. 

[For Science!]

3 minutes ago, Sinole said:

a lot dud, the block is $20. these are made in china, but they have good review for some reason. a set of 4 fitting just 10 boucks. its crazy cheap

OP wants to cool his VRMs, which these block will not allow for.

[MorganO]

11 minutes ago, Enderman said:

The point is that there are places that make certain components better than EK.

You should pay more to get the best components, not pay more to be lazy. You are putting water in a computer after all.

The tubing should not be more expensive, the fittings might, depends on how many you need and what type.

Ok 

See post below

[MorganO]

Ok, I need to clear things up with you guys.

Currency is £ GBP

What I screenshotted where the main loop components.

I have selected a stand alone temp sensor with LED dispplay.

WHAT I require help with selecting

Fittings x8 

Drain

Coolant(premix is a must)

Tubing

Many thanks

[For Science!]

Just now, KOMTechAndGaming said:

Ok then

Ek 10/13 (compression) fittings are about £5 per fitting, how much are bitspower?

And it's not being lazy imo, factor in shipping costs, delivery time frames etc

 

Things that I'm not going to budge on is the CPU MONOBLOCK,GPU BLOCK,BACKPLATE and I presume the pump/res combo is good?

Pump/res combo are fine. Honestly my opinion would be that the fittings from EKWBs are of high-quality and sure, perhaps there are companies out there that make nicer quality fittings (in fact it is kind of down to the O-ring quality and how many of them you get in each fitting as it is what makes the seal), but EKWB is a reputable company and you will not likely experience any issues with their fitting

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, KOMTechAndGaming said:

Ok then

Ek 10/13 (compression) fittings are about £5 per fitting, how much are bitspower?

And it's not being lazy imo, factor in shipping costs, delivery time frames etc

 

Things that I'm not going to budge on is the CPU MONOBLOCK,GPU BLOCK,BACKPLATE and I presume the pump/res combo is good?

I don't know in pounds, but a compression is like $12 cad.

 

The blocks and pump/res are very good from EK, don't change those.

[MorganO]

8 minutes ago, For Science! said:

Just going to leave this here, this is my drain port set up.

 

                                                                                                 Rest of Loop

                                                                                                           ||

                                                                                          Compression Fitting

                                                                                                           ||

Radiator (loop) ===  Male-to-male G1/4" rotary connector ==== T-splitter ====== Ball Valve ===== 45 degree fitting (not shown in picture) === Stop plug

 

This allows for me to quickly connect a tube and drain the loop. It can help if you have issues during the filling/bleeding/leak-testing it can save a bit of headache. 

How much did that cost? 

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, For Science! said:

Pump/res combo are fine. Honestly my opinion would be that the fittings from EKWBs are of high-quality and sure, perhaps there are companies out there that make nicer quality fittings (in fact it is kind of down to the O-ring quality and how many of them you get in each fitting as it is what makes the seal), but EKWB is a reputable company and you will not likely experience any issues with their fitting

EK fittings are some of the ones I see leak most often.