First time water cool build

[noobftw]

So I set EK Water Blocks EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM and used some anti vibration rings on the bottom and at the back of the mount to hopefully cut down on vibration, the only problem is it wobbles quite a bit when the case is moved or possibly knocked by accident. it seems very sturdy apart from the wobble though and it's not as if it will end up on the floor. I also have the newer d5 mount/insert installed, i think this is known to create some wobble 

What you guys think.... will this degrade the pump at all. Forgive the bad camera operator and the orange in the case, that will be going soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjRd7QY-RD4

[sun2]

Dont think it will wobble much more once its connected with tubes and filled with liquid. It might bend the reservoir bracket a little bit. But i dont think it will be that mutch either. Only you could do is tighten it up, which i assume you already did.

 

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Forgive the bad camera operator and the orange in the case

No need i like the orange  

 

[noobftw]

Also, about flushing the rads, can I just put some hot boiled water in and give it the shaky dance a couple times, then once finally with some distilled water, should that be enough. Should I also do the same for the GPU and CPU blocks as well as the tubing or is that overkill and unneeded?

[W-L]

6 hours ago, noobftw said:

Also, about flushing the rads, can I just put some hot boiled water in and give it the shaky dance a couple times, then once finally with some distilled water, should that be enough. Should I also do the same for the GPU and CPU blocks as well as the tubing or is that overkill and unneeded?

The mount is alright if you want to sturdy it up more you can add a bracket near the top or a gusset on the bracket itself.

 

For rads your going to want to flush and rinse them about ahlf a dozen times or so to ensure all the flux and junk it's washed out, using distilled water for a final rinse is alright. For blocks just a rinse with distilled water is enough they almost always come very clean. 

[noobftw]

2 hours ago, W-L said:

The mount is alright if you want to sturdy it up more you can add a bracket near the top or a gusset on the bracket itself.

 

For rads your going to want to flush and rinse them about ahlf a dozen times or so to ensure all the flux and junk it's washed out, using distilled water for a final rinse is alright. For blocks just a rinse with distilled water is enough they almost always come very clean. 

Any chance you can link me to that bracket, pretty please

[W-L]

1 hour ago, noobftw said:

Any chance you can link me to that bracket, pretty please

It's be something you would need to fabricate. The pump combo units has. Alarger res so the regular brackets like these won't work:

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-res-x3-holder-60mm-2pcs

[W-L]

You could simply stick a block of foam underneath to provide a bit more support to hold it steady. 

[noobftw]

What system/motherboard temps should I be looking at with a decent airflow set-up. i am currently getting 40c under load

[W-L]

3 hours ago, noobftw said:

What system/motherboard temps should I be looking at with a decent airflow set-up. i am currently getting 40c under load

40C is excellent temps, is it just a gaming load or stress test, that will probably bump it up a little but still nothing wrong with that. 

[noobftw]

That's good to know, few more questions if you don't mind. 

 

1. As the reservoir is mounted in front of the front intake rad, it is blowing hot air on to the res, is this ok?  The res feels quite warm to the touch, worried that it's heating the temps up more. 

 

2. Do you think 2x 420mm 30thick alpha cool rads are enough to cool a 1080ti and an i7 5820k Overclocked

 

3. Do you think 1x d5 revo pump/res combo is enough to power the 2x radiators as well as the CPU and GPU Overclocked, if so what Pump RPM would you think is adequate? Bearing in mind I have a few right angled turns

 

4. Are motherboard VRM temps of 70-72c ok

 

5. Under load should the fittings be rather warm - very warm to touch.

 

Thanks in advance, apologies if these are really noob questions  

 

I think it turned out ok for my first custom loop, well happy  

 

Now to get a fan controller so I can get rid of multiple unneeded wires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[noobftw]

Forgot to pull the motherboard tray back up before assembling the loop, so now i have a big gap at the top lol  

[W-L]

56 minutes ago, noobftw said:

That's good to know, few more questions if you don't mind. 

1. As the reservoir is mounted in front of the front intake rad, it is blowing hot air on to the res, is this ok?  The res feels quite warm to the touch, worried that it's heating the temps up more. 

2. Do you think 2x 420mm 30thick alpha cool rads are enough to cool a 1080ti and an i7 5820k Overclocked

3. Do you think 1x d5 revo pump/res combo is enough to power the 2x radiators as well as the CPU and GPU Overclocked, if so what Pump RPM would you think is adequate? Bearing in mind I have a few right angled turns

4. Are motherboard VRM temps of 70-72c ok

5. Under load should the fittings be rather warm - very warm to touch.

Thanks in advance, apologies if these are really noob questions  

I think it turned out ok for my first custom loop, well happy  

Now to get a fan controller so I can get rid of multiple unneeded wires.

To answer all of that is alright, you have more than enough read space for even more components down the line, the D5 pump will easily take care of all of that. As for RPM run it the lowest setting for noise levels or what your comfortable with, the speed makes very little difference in temps.  Fittings will be warm since they are solid brass and readily transfer heat, the res will not encounter any issue up near the front and the VRM can handle up to 125C. 

[noobftw]

Thanks W-L the silence is absolute bliss while gaming. No more jet engine sounds haha. 

[noobftw]

Anyone know what type of temp sensor will work with my motherboard, Asus x99-s. It has it a 2pin thermal sensor header, would a g1/4 temp sensor work with this

[W-L]

13 minutes ago, noobftw said:

Anyone know what type of temp sensor will work with my motherboard, Asus x99-s. It has it a 2pin thermal sensor header, would a g1/4 temp sensor work with this

The standard is a 10K thermistor, one's like this will be compatible:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-g-1-4-matte-black-temperature-sensor-stop-fitting.html

[noobftw]

Recommended place to install it?  possibly GPU ?

[W-L]

1 minute ago, noobftw said:

Recommended place to install it?  possibly GPU ?

For a probe like that it will take the fluid temps so anywhere you like, once the loop as reached equilibrium there will be little difference where you put the probe maybe a degree or so in different locations of the loop.

[noobftw]

Ta

[noobftw]

Looks like installing a drain port or 2 was a good idea 

[noobftw]

Does this CPU block look normal to tou guys
 

[W-L]

4 hours ago, noobftw said:

Does this CPU block look normal to tou guys

It looks alright but might be a little junk near the top edge not sure why there is a yellow spot. 

[Dreaper]

Is that PETG?

[noobftw]

20 minutes ago, Dreaper said:

Is that PETG?

Tubing i am using is Mayhems Ultra Clear Watercooling Tubing (3/8 - 5/8) 16/10mm

[For Science!]

Oil from the O-ring, known issue. No problem apart from the fact that it doesn't look nice.

[noobftw]

Thanks for the info