EK Fluid Gaming with Hard Tubes

[stealth80]

9 minutes ago, Himommies said:

My custom loop cost 1000 ish or something like that american.I don't use fans

Yup it really adds up

 

The loop rig

 

 

2x 360mm, 1x 240mm, 2x GPU blocks, CPU block, 2x pump/res combo, 8 fans etc

 

My current more "sensible build" 

 

 

Even this build has 3 radiators in it.

 

 

I'm not sure how much rad area you would need to fanless

[W-L]

1 hour ago, PaulG|heulboje21 said:

So there are no (Hard Line) Fittings that are made out of aluminium?

No, not as of currently, your only option for hardline is to go with regular copper type loops. For the cost approx it would be around a starting price of about $500 USD for a proper loop. 

[reniat]

1 hour ago, Daniel644 said:

I would say PRICE, the A240G is like HALF or less the price of a full custom setup

Well it's probably not half the price once you buy hard line tubing, a tube bending tool, and all the fittings. At that point you just need a pump, radiator, and reservoir and you've got the rest of the loop. It might still be more expensive, but it's a loop with expandability in the future.

[Himommies]

13 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

I'm not sure how much rad area you would need to fanless

a lot

 

14 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

2x 360mm, 1x 240mm, 2x GPU blocks, CPU block, 2x pump/res combo, 8 fans etc

 

let me guess half of your budget on that build was spent on fittings

[stealth80]

8 minutes ago, Himommies said:

a lot

 

let me guess half of your budget on that build was spent on fittings

no..... of course it wasn't ...... I'm just saying that a watercooled build can really ramp up 

[SquintyG33Rs]

On 29/07/2017 at 5:24 PM, PaulG|heulboje21 said:

Hey guys,

 

I am thinking of picking up EKs A240G but I really dislike the Soft Tubing, so I would prefer to Hard Tube it. My question is:

Is it possible to just replace the soft tubes delivered in the A240G with some acrylic or PETG Hard Tubes or do I need some different fittings for that?

 

Thanks!

there is now hardline fittings they sell. however it's only in the 20$ GPU expansion kit which make them quite expensive. but if that's what you want and you're ok with paying 60 to 80$ to have your hardline rather than soft tubing you can do it.

 

(edit) also to anybody searching for this don't trust other brands marked as aluminum on aliexpress amazon or what ever ppl say on the internet. almost all other brands are BRASS easy way to check is by looking up dimensions and volumic mass of aluminum and with simple math you can clearly tell it doesn't add up... not even close. So don't buy them.

[The Benjamins]

15 hours ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

there is now hardline fittings they sell. however it's only in the 20$ GPU expansion kit which make them quite expensive. but if that's what you want and you're ok with paying 60 to 80$ to have your hardline rather than soft tubing you can do it.

 

(edit) also to anybody searching for this don't trust other brands marked as aluminum on aliexpress amazon or what ever ppl say on the internet. almost all other brands are BRASS easy way to check is by looking up dimensions and volumic mass of aluminum and with simple math you can clearly tell it doesn't add up... not even close. So don't buy them.

ya this is the only way to do it on the ALU kit. so its $10 per fitting vs $5-$8 standard EK HD fittings.

https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-ac-gpu-connector-kit

[ShazamKnight]

It is possible to do hard tubing with the A240G kit, it requires buying one GPU Extension kit for 2 hard tube fasteners, at 20 a pop, you'd need 4 GPU extension kits, and separately the hard tubing to fit. 

[andrewmp6]

Price for custom water cooling can very a lot.It depends on if you dual loops or single,How many rads you use and even the fittings.Hard line vs soft the price is very close but you need extra tools to deal with the hard line.

[PETRGangKing]

On 7/29/2017 at 4:27 PM, W-L said:

That is not possible since it requires different fittings for hardline tubing which are not compatible with the aluminium within the loop. 

 

I don't know for sure, as I avoid aluminum loops, but I was told by somebody local to me that when they ordered the GPU extension kit for the fluid series, it came with the needed fittings for Hardline. Not sure if it's true or not, nor do I know why that would be the case, but he was definitely under the impression that what he got.

[andrewmp6]

If everything was aluminum  like the rads the blocks and fittings it should be ok.What im not sure on is the pumps what is the impeller metal.Last thing would be the coolant some do not like aluminum.But to me id never use anything aluminum to water cool i rather save up longer and do it all copper and have it cool better to me.

[W-L]

19 minutes ago, PETRGangKing said:

I don't know for sure, as I avoid aluminum loops, but I was told by somebody local to me that when they ordered the GPU extension kit for the fluid series, it came with the needed fittings for Hardline. Not sure if it's true or not, nor do I know why that would be the case, but he was definitely under the impression that what he got.

Yes the GPU hardline kit option is now available and does come with aluminum based hardline compression fittings, so it's possible to do a hardline build with the Fluid gaming series if ones purchases enough of the extension kits. 

[PETRGangKing]

29 minutes ago, W-L said:

Yes the GPU hardline kit option is now available and does come with aluminum based hardline compression fittings, so it's possible to do a hardline build with the Fluid gaming series if ones purchases enough of the extension kits. 

That seems sort of ridiculous that you can't just purchase the Hardline fittings separately.

[maxxsann]

EK Fluid Gaming hardline build has been done before: clicky

It gets expensive though with the extension kits. @EKWB - why dont you start selling the hardline fittings separately from the GPU extension kit?

[Heartbreaker]

On 7/29/2017 at 5:24 PM, PaulG|heulboje21 said:

Hey guys,

 

I am thinking of picking up EKs A240G but I really dislike the Soft Tubing, so I would prefer to Hard Tube it. My question is:

Is it possible to just replace the soft tubes delivered in the A240G with some acrylic or PETG Hard Tubes or do I need some different fittings for that?

 

Thanks!

Hey, I know this thread is a little dated but thought to comment. Have you considered polished aluminum tubing? I imagine there would be a specific type of aluminum to use. And, from what I can tell liquid cooking goes through trends. If EK Fluid is successful there will be other aluminum parts and parts makers down the line. 

[Wolfie2554]

The EKWB Fluid Gaming kit website got updated at some point and they have PETG hardline tubing and new fittings including 90 degree angle fittings for purchase. The PETG tubing is at the bottom of this page https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/parts/

[Neo-revo]

On 7/29/2017 at 3:35 PM, Daniel644 said:

sure, but then you have to piece meal it out and after paying shipping from multiple different places you don't save much. also please remember we are talking HUNDRED OF DOLLARS difference even with your underestimated prices, like the price of a decent CPU level difference, for people on a BUDGET that's a pretty big number, this kit is meant for people that want to have a full loop but can only afford AIO pricing. 

Dont forget that some people have to pay ridiculous exchange rates, and  shipping costs, and then  worry about getting hit with massive duty on a converted exchange rate.

 

The best way to get water cooling part on the cheap is the figure out 4 or 5 main suppliers of ( mixed manufactures or  direct websites)  so that you can compare costs and shipping rates.  

 

i have seen parts for less than 50%of an identical, but then shipping eats all that savings up.   If your in Canada check out Dazmode.com .  Otherwise figure out the cheapest place to source your parts yourself and use the community for assistance on choice.

 

 

[BabyBronBron]

EK now offers a whole line of hardline fittings and accessories. Just wanted to post here because I know I was happy to see it and and I'm sure others will be too 

 

https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-hdc-alu-fitting-12mm