I'm planning to put together an open chassis concept, i'll be doing a specific colour theme...red uni sleeves from mdpc and all those beautiful magic.
I'm new to watercooling, and have been the "air cooler" guy for many years.
The Primary reason is am going with watercool is pure aesthetic value, i know it defeats the purpose of watercooling, but i will most probably not be doing any OC anytime soon.Secondary purpose is that it's been months since i've been using the 5970,i love the performance but the noise output is unbearable. Setup used will be for general gaming and surfing the net, it doesn't have to be dead silent though, but of course it would be a plus.
Hardware that will be used.
Processor: i7 920
MB: EVGA X58 SLI LE
PSU: Seasonic x750w
Video Card: Sapphire HD 5970 OC Edition
Case: Dangerden Torture Rack
Pump: Not too sure which pump would suit my needs
Reservoir: EK-MultiOption 4 Port RES 150 Rev. 2 Liquid Cooling Reservoir
Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 Inline Reservoir
(you get the idea, this is roughly the design of the reservoir i'll be going for, Rounded shaped)
Radiator: Black Ice GT Stealth 240 Radiator - Red (Theres 2 version of this,more on this below)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...Stealth_240_Radiator_-_Red.html?tl=g30c95s160
Radiator Fans: Scythe GentleTyphoon 1850
Tubing: I do not have a specific brand in mind, but ill be buying the red coloured ones, hopefully blood red .
Clamps: Wide band self-tightening (carbon steel with black zinc rich plating)
CPU Block: Koolance CPU-360 Liquid Cooling Extreme CPU Block - Rev. 1.1
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...Rev_11_No_Fittings_.html?tl=g30c325s839#blank
GPU Block:Koolance VID-AR597 (Radeon HD 5970)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1..._Block_Rev_2_No_Fittings.html?tl=g30c309s1072
Coolant: Distilled water with PT Nuke / silverkillcoil , not too sure if i need silverkillcoil if im not using any dyes though, or the fact that if PT Nuke and silverkillcoil runs together safely.
Here is the question
1. Fans: So far the fans that i have in mind is either the gentle typhoons 1850 or the 1450 .
2. Radiator: Is 1 loop enough for my setup , or do you think i should get 2 loops. I will be watercooling only the CPU(i7 920) and GPU(5970). Reservoir -> Pump -> Radiator -> CPU Block -> GPU block -> Reservoir ? For my scenario whereby no OC would take place, do i really need 2 seperate loops for CPU and GPU? Ill be running 120.2 radiator if single loops is allowed for my setup.
As far as i know, for the dangerden torture rack can house 2x 240 Radiator
I will be using this radiator as i posted above,primary goal of this watercool setup is aesthetic value(no OC).
Whats the difference between this 2 particular model ?
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...Stealth_240_Radiator_-_Red.html?tl=g30c95s160
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5071/ex-rad-95/Black_Ice_GT_Stealth_240_X-Flow_Radiator_-_Red.html
3: Reservoir: There are many sizes of reservoir in terms of volume, basically the higher the volume = the longer your loops will go, is this correct? For a setup like mine, how much is enough ? I've read forums aboout how the T-lines should always be on the top of the casing, does this method apply if i were to use the reservoir instead?Am i able to place the reservoir Horizontally/Vertically in any desired place i want?
4: Fluid. I have decided to run distilled water with perhaps PT nuke or silverkillcoil (is it even safe to run them both together ? )
5: Tubing and clamps. It seems that different waterblocks use different tubing sizes. I'm pretty confused by the vast amount of different fittings out there.For the fittings i've looked through several companies that sells them, i'm looking closely at bits power black matte finished barb fittings. It seems that there is also the quick connect versions of these fittings, i still do not know how they really operate so if anyone could give me an input on this i'd appreciate. For tubings i have decided to run blood red coloured tubings , if anyone could introduce me a red coloured tubings that have been reputable among the enthusiast.
6: Pumps: As for this, i am clueless at which i should be going for, a low noise pump that could fit my loop would be great.
7: Waterblocks: I've read this on a watercooling guide and tips on another forum, one of it being said that i should not buy waterblocks with acrylic on top as they will crack eventually, is this true? As i know that EK is quite a reputable company and their cpu waterblock seems to be using acrylic on the top. Do let me know if you strongly recommend me a specific waterblock for the CPU / GPU as i am new to watercooling. It's alright if i do not include Chipset / MOSFET Blocks right ? I've also read that it is not a good idea to have different materials for the different waterblocks like copper cpu block with aluminium gpu block or something like that, will i be safe if i were to use particular koolance CPU-360 waterblock and Koolance 5970 GPU block together ?
Lastly,is there any parts I'm missing for the setup required ?
I apologize if you feel that i am not doing enough homework before posting.Thank you all in advance for any help you can offer.
I'm new to watercooling, and have been the "air cooler" guy for many years.
The Primary reason is am going with watercool is pure aesthetic value, i know it defeats the purpose of watercooling, but i will most probably not be doing any OC anytime soon.Secondary purpose is that it's been months since i've been using the 5970,i love the performance but the noise output is unbearable. Setup used will be for general gaming and surfing the net, it doesn't have to be dead silent though, but of course it would be a plus.
Hardware that will be used.
Processor: i7 920
MB: EVGA X58 SLI LE
PSU: Seasonic x750w
Video Card: Sapphire HD 5970 OC Edition
Case: Dangerden Torture Rack
Pump: Not too sure which pump would suit my needs
Reservoir: EK-MultiOption 4 Port RES 150 Rev. 2 Liquid Cooling Reservoir
Bitspower Water Tank Z-Multi 150 Inline Reservoir
(you get the idea, this is roughly the design of the reservoir i'll be going for, Rounded shaped)
Radiator: Black Ice GT Stealth 240 Radiator - Red (Theres 2 version of this,more on this below)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...Stealth_240_Radiator_-_Red.html?tl=g30c95s160
Radiator Fans: Scythe GentleTyphoon 1850
Tubing: I do not have a specific brand in mind, but ill be buying the red coloured ones, hopefully blood red .
Clamps: Wide band self-tightening (carbon steel with black zinc rich plating)
CPU Block: Koolance CPU-360 Liquid Cooling Extreme CPU Block - Rev. 1.1
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...Rev_11_No_Fittings_.html?tl=g30c325s839#blank
GPU Block:Koolance VID-AR597 (Radeon HD 5970)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1..._Block_Rev_2_No_Fittings.html?tl=g30c309s1072
Coolant: Distilled water with PT Nuke / silverkillcoil , not too sure if i need silverkillcoil if im not using any dyes though, or the fact that if PT Nuke and silverkillcoil runs together safely.
Here is the question
1. Fans: So far the fans that i have in mind is either the gentle typhoons 1850 or the 1450 .
2. Radiator: Is 1 loop enough for my setup , or do you think i should get 2 loops. I will be watercooling only the CPU(i7 920) and GPU(5970). Reservoir -> Pump -> Radiator -> CPU Block -> GPU block -> Reservoir ? For my scenario whereby no OC would take place, do i really need 2 seperate loops for CPU and GPU? Ill be running 120.2 radiator if single loops is allowed for my setup.
As far as i know, for the dangerden torture rack can house 2x 240 Radiator
I will be using this radiator as i posted above,primary goal of this watercool setup is aesthetic value(no OC).
Whats the difference between this 2 particular model ?
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...Stealth_240_Radiator_-_Red.html?tl=g30c95s160
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5071/ex-rad-95/Black_Ice_GT_Stealth_240_X-Flow_Radiator_-_Red.html
3: Reservoir: There are many sizes of reservoir in terms of volume, basically the higher the volume = the longer your loops will go, is this correct? For a setup like mine, how much is enough ? I've read forums aboout how the T-lines should always be on the top of the casing, does this method apply if i were to use the reservoir instead?Am i able to place the reservoir Horizontally/Vertically in any desired place i want?
4: Fluid. I have decided to run distilled water with perhaps PT nuke or silverkillcoil (is it even safe to run them both together ? )
5: Tubing and clamps. It seems that different waterblocks use different tubing sizes. I'm pretty confused by the vast amount of different fittings out there.For the fittings i've looked through several companies that sells them, i'm looking closely at bits power black matte finished barb fittings. It seems that there is also the quick connect versions of these fittings, i still do not know how they really operate so if anyone could give me an input on this i'd appreciate. For tubings i have decided to run blood red coloured tubings , if anyone could introduce me a red coloured tubings that have been reputable among the enthusiast.
6: Pumps: As for this, i am clueless at which i should be going for, a low noise pump that could fit my loop would be great.
7: Waterblocks: I've read this on a watercooling guide and tips on another forum, one of it being said that i should not buy waterblocks with acrylic on top as they will crack eventually, is this true? As i know that EK is quite a reputable company and their cpu waterblock seems to be using acrylic on the top. Do let me know if you strongly recommend me a specific waterblock for the CPU / GPU as i am new to watercooling. It's alright if i do not include Chipset / MOSFET Blocks right ? I've also read that it is not a good idea to have different materials for the different waterblocks like copper cpu block with aluminium gpu block or something like that, will i be safe if i were to use particular koolance CPU-360 waterblock and Koolance 5970 GPU block together ?
Lastly,is there any parts I'm missing for the setup required ?
I apologize if you feel that i am not doing enough homework before posting.Thank you all in advance for any help you can offer.
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