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I didnt use the backplate when I put the EK block on. Looks like it traps heat anyways.

You can get normal barb fittings and save a lot of money, the compression/rotary fittings are like $7-15 a pop. I've reused the same bitspower compression fittings for like 3-4 builds though, so you buy them once, and you can reuse them forever. I have the G1 EK block also, it's very nice...

I started using Realbench to stress test.. Seems like P95 and intelburn test stress things that one will never stress other than using those programs. RealBench v2.43 - New Version Available Now!

Judging from the couple of G1 Gaming reviews, I think youll be happy with it.

Don't think I've seen a single review of the G1 1080 gaming that said the fans were loud or inadequate. Did you just make that up or what ?

What some colored tubing and compression's would do to that build. ;)

Yep, really 0 point in using inferior colored coolant over distilled with solid tubing like that. Last time i used a colored coolant, i had to take every water cooling piece out during the rebuild, and wash the shit out because it kept dying my distilled water a tint of red because some of the...

Have any of you guys actually ordered from sidewinder within the past few months? I've seen bad reports as of January, aside from my own where they didn't send me $15 worth of screws and never replied to my emails. Didn't care enough to file a claim as I've never had any problem with them prior.

Holy f, that shipping. I would definitely email them about that crap.

I'm averaging $30-50 a month in overage charges currently with comcast . How the hell can they offer 5 different tiers of speed, all capped at 300gb no matter what. Such bs. Good thing I'm in Nashville, our city is ready to give comcast the boot for google fiber.

That price is really nice, considering I have to pay redic sales tax on amazon and newegg.

I think sidewinder is having issues now as well. I ordered a few things in december, and got one of my items with an email saying the rest were backordered and would be shipped within a week, never heard from him again. Didnt care enough to file a claim on $14 worth of back ordered stuff since...

Did you open the block when you got it? How old is the block? Those o-rings are a royal pain in the ass to put on correctly when I tried to do it. You could try tightening the screws near where it is leaking or order a new o-ring and replace it if its damaged.

Id wait a month or 2 if you are going the poker route. The pok3r (poker 3) is coming out soon.

So let me get this straight, you are going to have a a triple, and 2 double radiators to cool ONE cpu and ONE gpu? That's some serious overkill. Im cooling all of that with 2 double radiators, and I am pretty sure I could add at least another 970 to the loop with barely any increase in temps.

Yep, finally got mine after thinking I was going to just toss the code since no other game on there had any value to me.

I have a Never Settle Space Edition silver code. Doesn't work for star citizen. :mad:

Anyone know much about the AMD Never settle deal. I bought a silver card on ebay just to get star citizen, it's listed on the website saying it's included, went to redeem the code, and Star citizen is the only game NOT listed to pick from. WTF ?

Upgraded my rig , finally got some pics. Going to sleeve the rest of the cables when I have time.

How old is it? The pcb could be faulty, but it's basically the most important part in your wc loop, so I'd just toss it and buy a new one. I've had a pump melt in my loop before after reusing it 5+ years on like 3 builds, f that happening again. I'm probably going to start keeping a spare pump...

I would advise against a monsta for anything due to the thickness. Royal pain in the ass to work with unless you have a case the size of my closet.

No idea about that kit, but most high end radiators cost near the same amount as that entire kit so makes you wonder, least makes me wonder. PS - I just grabbed a Caselabs, amazing cases. I should of gotten one years ago.

You definitely need a new motherboard with SATA 3 ports. I have a SSD from like 4 years ago that has better numbers than what you just posted.

The new MSI afterburner will show VRM temps. If you have one of the 980's that has a aluminum heatsink over the VRM's, i think you should be fine as long as your case isnt a hotbox. I'm going to use a EK thermosphere on a MSI 970 gaming next week, same kinda deal. Not to worried about cooling...

Does anyone know if the Heatkiller GPUx3 core universal block will fit the MSI 970 gaming? Got a crazy deal on a MSI 970 gaming from my friend who decided to get a 980 instead , so had to jump on it because im on a GTX 480 (yea that old) currently, and couldn't handle it anymore. I see that EK...

Im waiting on that Dell curved 34" version to be released. Dell always has crazy deals around Christmas so I'm hoping to score one around ~$1000.

I only see around $3k worth of computer, the other $7k was spent on completely stupid shit for a gaming rig.

90% sure that's just oxidized copper. Usually takes a lot longer to happen, but wont effect temps. This is why I dont get clear blocks anymore.

Im most likely going to get the copper heatkiller just not sure if it fit's the 980 yet. And yes, I'll be going the "hardcore" route with my 99cent gallon of distilled water.

This post makes me lol, and it's so true. Every week I see people posting in the WC forums saying that "my AIO 120mm cpu cooler works great for my cpu only, so I'll just get a triple radiator for cpu, and SLI GPU's, should work great." I just let people find out for themselves these days. 90% of...

My mcp355 with a res top is pretty close to silent with all 900rpm fans... Not sure why yours is so loud. I would suggest rather than screwing with the pump and potentially ruining it, sell it on the used forums, and buy a vario D5 that you can reduce the pumps rpm's with a knob on the pump itself.

I have no problems with nickel plated blocks, its the fact that if you have any issues with the nickel plating with Koolance, they will tell you to shove it. Here is a reply that I saw on another forum of a guy using only distilled water and Koolance block. "Hello, We don't cover corrosion at...

Only 1 of those 3 I'd touch would be the heatkiller. Koolance has gotten pretty shady as of late with their nickel plating bs just like EK. If you dont use the "right" coolant your warranty is voided. No thank you.

If you want GT's, just look on ebay or search on amazon. They cost around $5 more than what they used to cost.

How bad is the matte coating on the monitor? I hate matte coatings. Also, where do people actually buy these? Seems like everywhere is backordered/out of stock for weeks. I guess its pretty much impossible to find a deal on this monitor.

If you plan on overclocking, then that's definitely not going to happen. Need at least a nice quad radiator to cool all of that with overclocks. And you would have to check the res to see if it will allow the inlet to be on the top like you want it.

Logitech might have the best warranty I've ever seen to be honest. The grip on my g9 was kinda flaking off a year ago, so i emailed them to see if I could just buy a new grip for it, and they replied to my email asking me my shipping address, and mailed me a brand new g9x free of charge and told...

If you dont have legit tubing cutters, then you need to get some. $10 at homedepot for perfect cuts every time. Also, I would not worry about radiator placement, you have way more radiator's than you actually need. Intakes will get better temps at the cost of a boat load of dust going into the...

No idea, but you can buy Gentle Typhoons on ebay for ~$16-20 . It's what I did.

Why not just buy all the stuff from a watercooling website. $90 for double/triple rad, $75(d5 or mcp***), $30-40 for a reservoir, $55-65 for cpu block, $20 for tubing + fittings.