What's the best brand for PETG tubing?

[TurtleDurp1231]

Hey guys, I'm planning on custom water cooling my PC. Right now I'm stuck on choosing the tubing. I know what size I want, I just don't know what brand I should be getting. I've heard EK's PETG tubing isn't good, and that Primochill has good PETG tubing. I might be wrong, but what are your recommendations? I just want to best overall tubing.

[For Science!]

1 minute ago, TurtleDurp1231 said:

 

id get tubing from the same company as you bought fittings. I have had no issues with EKWB tubing but i also use EKWB fittings.

[TurtleDurp1231]

47 minutes ago, For Science! said:

id get tubing from the same company as you bought fittings. I have had no issues with EKWB tubing but i also use EKWB fittings.

My friend traded his PC for a PC that was custom water cooled on Craigslist. After a while, he didn't want to deal with the maintenance, so he bought an AIO instead, and I bought the parts off of him. The fittings that I have is Bykski fittings, and I can't find any tubing from them. It seems like this is a Chinese company, and the only way to get parts from them are from sites like AliExpress. That also means shipping that takes about 1 month, which is a little too long.

[W-L]

4 hours ago, TurtleDurp1231 said:

My friend traded his PC for a PC that was custom water cooled on Craigslist. After a while, he didn't want to deal with the maintenance, so he bought an AIO instead, and I bought the parts off of him. The fittings that I have is Bykski fittings, and I can't find any tubing from them. It seems like this is a Chinese company, and the only way to get parts from them are from sites like AliExpress. That also means shipping that takes about 1 month, which is a little too long.

As long as the OD the tubing matched the fittings they will work, drop a link to the fittings or photo. You can roughly determine the size by measuring the ID of the fitting. 

[TurtleDurp1231]

On 9/15/2018 at 1:12 AM, W-L said:

As long as the OD the tubing matched the fittings they will work, drop a link to the fittings or photo. You can roughly determine the size by measuring the ID of the fitting. 

Sorry for the late reply. These are Bykski fittings. I measured them they are 1/2 inch OD I believe. Maybe 12 mm. I uploaded a picture of them. I couldn't really find these fittings anywhere, except on AliExpress. All these brands sell tubing at different prices, and I'm just wondering which one is best. For example, I've heard people say EK's tubing doesn't provide the cleanest bend and is kinda hard to bend, but it's the cheapest in terms of price. People also say Bitspower has really good tubing, but they are more on the premium side. I'm just wondering what tubing provides good quality, but not too expensive. There's a lot of brands to choose from, and I just and to know what's best. Thanks!

[W-L]

4 hours ago, TurtleDurp1231 said:

Sorry for the late reply. These are Bykski fittings. I measured them they are 1/2 inch OD I believe. Maybe 12 mm. I uploaded a picture of them. I couldn't really find these fittings anywhere, except on AliExpress. All these brands sell tubing at different prices, and I'm just wondering which one is best. For example, I've heard people say EK's tubing doesn't provide the cleanest bend and is kinda hard to bend, but it's the cheapest in terms of price. People also say Bitspower has really good tubing, but they are more on the premium side. I'm just wondering what tubing provides good quality, but not too expensive. There's a lot of brands to choose from, and I just and to know what's best. Thanks!

Bykski uses metric measurements take a pair of calipers to find out exactly what they measure. There isn't really a difference between hardline material, as for brands of fittings and components Bitspower is the best regarded but comes at a premium, next to the EKWB has the largest number of options of blocks and other accessories.

[TurtleDurp1231]

4 hours ago, W-L said:

Bykski uses metric measurements take a pair of calipers to find out exactly what they measure. There isn't really a difference between hardline material, as for brands of fittings and components Bitspower is the best regarded but comes at a premium, next to the EKWB has the largest number of options of blocks and other accessories.

Alright. Thank you so much! I'll let you know if I have anymore questions.

[TurtleDurp1231]

On 9/16/2018 at 7:03 PM, TurtleDurp1231 said:

Alright. Thank you so much! I'll let you know if I have anymore questions.

Hey man, I'm still stuck. After searching everywhere, it seems like Bykski does use the imperial system and metric system. How do I measure the fitting? Do I take in consideration of the o-ring? Or just the whole OD? I can find Bykski fittings that are 12mm, 1/2 inch, and 14mm in OD. 14mm and 1/2 seems to be the most popular. I'm mainly just stuck on how to measure the fittings, because if you take in consideration of the o-ring, it's around 12-12.5mm. If you measure the whole OD, it's around 14mm. Thanks for your help, it means a lot.

[W-L]

3 hours ago, TurtleDurp1231 said:

Hey man, I'm still stuck. After searching everywhere, it seems like Bykski does use the imperial system and metric system. How do I measure the fitting? Do I take in consideration of the o-ring? Or just the whole OD? I can find Bykski fittings that are 12mm, 1/2 inch, and 14mm in OD. 14mm and 1/2 seems to be the most popular. I'm mainly just stuck on how to measure the fittings, because if you take in consideration of the o-ring, it's around 12-12.5mm. If you measure the whole OD, it's around 14mm. Thanks for your help, it means a lot.

Measure the ID of the fitting itself, it will give you an approximation of the size they should be metric exact measurements, sounds like it will be 14mm tubing which is a bit less common. Grab a direct link or high detail photos of the product so we can determine what version it is, 

 

Closest match would be this that I can find which would be 14mm.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BYKSKI-Many-Colors-OD14mm-Hard-tube-fitting-hand-compression-fitting-G1-4-OD14mm-Thread-length-4/32811597878.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.294.2048635a69dqp7&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_10130_10547_10059_10884_10548_10887_10696_100031_10084_10083_10103_10618_10139_10307,searchweb201603_45,ppcSwitch_7&algo_expid=a23de847-83df-43e9-bdb3-8cb750326194-41&algo_pvid=a23de847-83df-43e9-bdb3-8cb750326194&transAbTest=ae803_2&priceBeautifyAB=0

[TurtleDurp1231]

16 hours ago, W-L said:

Measure the ID of the fitting itself, it will give you an approximation of the size they should be metric exact measurements, sounds like it will be 14mm tubing which is a bit less common. Grab a direct link or high detail photos of the product so we can determine what version it is, 

 

Closest match would be this that I can find which would be 14mm.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BYKSKI-Many-Colors-OD14mm-Hard-tube-fitting-hand-compression-fitting-G1-4-OD14mm-Thread-length-4/32811597878.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.294.2048635a69dqp7&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_10130_10547_10059_10884_10548_10887_10696_100031_10084_10083_10103_10618_10139_10307,searchweb201603_45,ppcSwitch_7&algo_expid=a23de847-83df-43e9-bdb3-8cb750326194-41&algo_pvid=a23de847-83df-43e9-bdb3-8cb750326194&transAbTest=ae803_2&priceBeautifyAB=0

I just realized how stupid I am. I've been trying to measure only the "connector" and not the collar. After measuring the collar, I can confirm that it is 14mm. They are indeed the fittings you've linked.

 

Another problem is that I just realized I'm missing a o-ring for one of my fittings. I've got the measurements down, but now I'm just stuck on the hardness of the rubber. I'm guessing its 70 shore a, but I'm not sure. If you don't know, it's fine, as I found them on AliExpress as well, and I can order from there if I have to. Thank you for your help!

[W-L]

4 hours ago, TurtleDurp1231 said:

I just realized how stupid I am. I've been trying to measure only the "connector" and not the collar. After measuring the collar, I can confirm that it is 14mm. They are indeed the fittings you've linked.

 

Another problem is that I just realized I'm missing a o-ring for one of my fittings. I've got the measurements down, but now I'm just stuck on the hardness of the rubber. I'm guessing its 70 shore a, but I'm not sure. If you don't know, it's fine, as I found them on AliExpress as well, and I can order from there if I have to. Thank you for your help!

For o-ring it would be best to bring it to a hardware specific store like a fastener supply house as they usually have on hand a very large selection which you can compare to. As for durometer shore 70 is the most common it doesn't need to be anything special as long as it's the correct ID and OD including the thickness.