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New WC setup Need some input

Noble Aquarius

Noble Aquarius

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ok so i figured i wanna do WC with my new Build. Yeah i heard you should not do it with a new build. but i want to. and i have spent 2-3 weeks reading looking up case's and water cooling setup and reading ton's of WC Guide's

Here is my build

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $159.99
ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $199.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH - Retail $139.99
ASUS EAH5850/2DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail $309.99 7.87
SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $179.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $74.99
LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support - Retail $31.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail $4.99

ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $229

Water Cooling Setup

Danger Den DD-CPX Pro 12V 3 Pin Powered Pump - 237 GPH (DD-CPX Pro) $56.95
XSPC RX240 Dual 120mm Radiator $79.99
EK Radeon HD 5850 VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Acetal (EK-FC5850-Acetal) $104.95
Swiftech Apogee GTZ CPU Waterblock - Socket LGA 775 $59.99
GTZ Adapter (Socket AM2)GTZ Adapter (Socket AM2) $9.95
EK-MultiOption 4 Port RES 150 Rev. 2 Liquid Cooling Reservoir $41.95
PrimoChill PrimoFlex PRO LRT Tubing 7/16"ID 5/8" OD with 3/32" Wall - Clear 10 feet $22.50
Bitspower Ultimate G 1/4 Thread 1/2" ID x 5/8" OD Compression Fitting $6.99 e/a 55.92
NZXT Sentry LX Dual 5.25" Fan Controller / Temperature Monitor $64.95

$497.15

I will be adding other asus 5850 down the road. but 1 is fine for right now. and when i do i will add other RX240 rad.

Please let me know what you think
 
Your tubing is 7/16"ID, so why are you using 1/2"ID compression fittings? 7/16" compression fittings are available from bitspower.
 
nsx241 said:
Your tubing is 7/16"ID, so why are you using 1/2"ID compression fittings? 7/16" compression fittings are available from bitspower.
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You have the wrong fittings for your tubing.. you need 7/16.. also since you went 7/16 consider using the EK fittings.. I just put a build together with them and they're beautiful.

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/ek-psc-fitting-12mm-g1-4-black.html
http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/ek-psc-fitting-12mm-g1-4.html

Also replace your CPU block with an EK Supreme HF.. Vapor just approved it as the best block on the market at the moment.


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=247072
Vapor said:
Conclusion
New king on the block for performance--zero doubt about that. Less restrictive than the HK 3.0 LT/Cu (and therefore a lot less restrictive than the Apogee XT) and better thermally than the Apogee XT (and therefore a lot better than the HK 3.0 LT/Cu). It's not a flawless block though--mounting system is primitive, the best injection plate isn't the stock one (and it's unequivocally the best, so it should be stock), and the looks are dated (when did the Supreme come out, 2007? it's basically identical to it).
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Also id consider using a mcp355 with an ek 2.0 top.

Also for your res the new iandh res is a great buy along with the stealth res holders.
http://www.petrastechshop.com/iast225mure.html

You might want to consider trying out the new 140mm rads.
 
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from reading you can use the 1/2" with 7'1/6 tubing because the 1/2 is bigger then the 7 1/6' so you would have to put a little work but they will fit. i was reading on some forums and saw that it does work.

Plus i would like to buy from just 1 site not 2 or 3.

and am from the u.s i am not ordering out of country
 
You can order all of EK's products on frozencpu or performance-pcs.com and if you cant find what you need there you're buying the wrong shit
 
ok thanks! i was looking at Sidewindercomputers.com and found some cool things on there

ok i was looking at these 2 case's after debating over it.

COOLER MASTER COSMOS S RC-1100 $169.99
COOLER MASTER RA-1100-KWN1-GP Transparent Acrylic Side Window Panel $31.99

so i have that case and a window

or i can go

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 AMD Limited Edition $169.99

or

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Blue $179.99

The cosmos 1100 looks super nice and i could get the window and add blue led's or white led's to the rad and paint the inside black

ok after look up some more information for the water cooling i found a good site after looking and looking.

so here is my water build

Pump Swiftech MCP355 12v DC Pump $65.95
Res XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25in Reservoir for Laing DDC $44.95
Rad ThermoChill PA120.3 3x120mm High Performance Radiator - 15mm Spacing $119.95 which would prove me with 300-600 watt loops
Cpu block Watercool HEATKILLER® CPU Rev3.0 754/939/AM2 $77.95
Gpu HEATKILLER® GPU-X² for 5850 and 5870 ATI cards $99.95 i would order this after i get my card and look around but it would be Asus 5850 or XFX 5850
Tube Durelene PVC tubing 7/16in. ID 5/8in. OD by Saint-Gobain $0.45 x15 foot $6.75
Fittings Bitspower G1/4 True Silver 1/2in Fitting $3.25 $26 for 8 i would rather have a few extra to be safe.
Champs for the tubing Herbie Clip® Nylon Hose Clamp Size E - Black for 10 would be $2.10

I will be getting 5 white led fans with blue coolant

here is the fans i would like to go with XIGMATEK XLF-F1254 120mm White LED Case Fan - Retail $9.99 e/a $49.95 for 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233035

Led light's Logisys Dual White 12 in. CCFL Light Kit $6.95

then some blue water
Feser One F1 Cooling Fluid - UV BLUE - 1 Liter $16.95

The Grand Total for w/c is $527.45

I think i will go with the cosmos and paint it black.

Now the real qestion would be is would i see good temps with this

And yes i know it can get addtive but i like to do it as a hobby because it will be fun on how i can push my gpu and cpu harder and have some real fun

How would i loop it

Using this as a exmplae
Res -> pump -> cpu -> vid card -> rad -> Res
 
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