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#1 ·
EK rad ok or should I pay the extra £50 and get the XSPC one?

Is that pump compatible with the res, I know the 10watt pump is, however, the 18 watt is the same price.

Looking to use 1/2 ID tube. - is thicker tube generally the best?

Does the loop look ok?



yellow - res/pump out to rad.
blue - rad to cpu
pink - cpu to gpu
red - gpu to (res/pump) res inlet

 
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#3 ·
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Originally Posted by Onions
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looks good
i would recomend the xspc rad but the ek one is fine also if you can afford the cost and room push pull will be a huge benafit

Thanks onions. I think buy the better rad, because, Ill end up regretting it if I dont, I can only afford the 3 GT Fans I don't wanna spend 80 on fans really! I have the antecs in the front ATM so ill use the GTs to pull if that sounds goods?

p.s. im dyslexic too WIN!

also, do i need anything at the high point between the RAD and CPU to bleed the air out, air bubbles is one of my top worries
 
#6 ·
Link to XSPC RAD? I don't see why it would be £50 more?

Did you check to see if you have enough barbs? What about jubilee clips? Or are you getting compression fittings?
 
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dont know if it would work out cheaper getting the xspc rasa rx360 cpu kit and gfx cooler and fans seperatly would of thought rx360 would cool cpu and 1 gpu

not sure on a kit because I want a powerful pump and I would have the bay space as putting the 360 in the front.

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Are you looking at a thick rad or thin one?

The thick one now xD

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Link to XSPC RAD? I don't see why it would be £50 more?

Did you check to see if you have enough barbs? What about jubilee clips? Or are you getting compression fittings?

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/EK...360_19860.html £53.45 inc. VAT

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/XS...Black_122.html £92.04 inc. VAT

which coolent from the range?

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/cat/...itives_34.html
 
#12 ·
People always say don't get the dyes and I tend to agree with them, I picked up some deionized water from 'Chavfords' add a kill-coil and you should be good.

Though I have used the Thermochill stuff and had no problems with gunk on the block or the dye separating...

As to bleeding air the method above works well, though I tend to leave my RAD unscrewed to the case and give that a good shake, as that is where most of the air gets trapped.

Also to add, you ideally want your RES to be the highest point going to your pump.
 
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People always say don't get the dyes and I tend to agree with them, I picked up some deionized water from 'Chavfords' add a kill-coil and you should be good.

Though I have used the Thermochill stuff and had no problems with gunk on the block or the dye separating...

As to bleeding air the method above works well, though I tend to leave my RAD unscrewed to the case and give that a good shake, as that is where most of the air gets trapped.

Also to add, you ideally want your RES to be the highest point going to your pump.

the res is attached directly to the pump.

so should i get blue tubes and clear liquid?
 
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Originally Posted by andrewmchugh
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the res is attached directly to the pump.

so should i get blue tubes and clear liquid?

That would be a better idea.
 
#15 ·
If the difference is SO big, I wouldn't pay the plus (well I chose the EK over the RX because of this... It was almost twice as expensive).

The difference is there, but not big enough to justify double the price.

IIRC, the RX beats the EK in a 15% or so. Considering that the rad is already overkill for your system, that difference will be probably a degree or two.

You can use that extra money to get a better block for the CPU, that will be much more noticeable than a slightly better rad.

Ditch the LTX and get the Supreme HF. It will be a nice boost.
 
#16 ·
So what sort of temps will I expect with the EK? - im nervous about ordering a £100 rad I must say, theres only 11mm difference i think,

full load my cpu on the h50 is 76 and gpu full is 80
 
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Originally Posted by nametagg
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If you have the extra money, the rx 360 does have the absolute best performance.

Not by a large margin, at any fan speed level. Both that and the EK rad are made by Magicool anyway and have near-identical designs, so it comes down to price.
 
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I just hope the temps get as low as my bank balance

Ya just get the XSPC RX360 kits and kill coil and good to go
 
#22 ·
i brought a rs360 kit from the xspc website cost like £140 i itnhk but it came with everything even down to fan grills, and i have my 360rad running out the back of the case and externally mounted to take heat out of the case and then case temp is lower and then my block temps are cooler
and xspc delivered really quickly aswell
 
#23 ·
What you see in the kit on Dazmode is what it comes with. ( http://www.dazmode.com/store/index.p...oducts_id=1079 )

I got the kit, and definitely must say I like it. While the pump doesn't perform as well as the MCP655, it does provide comparable results. See: http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=889&page=6 and click over to page 7.

Other then that, it's a quite solid kit. While I haven't installed it yet, I've done a dry run (pardon the pun) loop, and am waiting on a pair of GPU blocks before I finish it.

Cheers mate
 
#25 ·
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Originally Posted by mm67;13693554
My EK Supreme-LTX came without a backplate, you may need to get this also : http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/p/EK-Universal-IntelAMD-Motherboard-Back-Plate_964.html
Thanks for the heads up I would have need piched when that arrived with no back plate., Im going to order the easy install ek block with paste and backplate.

Thanks for all the help so far guys. ill edit this post with my final~ parts list when im done.

So if I cant use tap to leak test, do you guy just drain the loop back in to a bottle, or use new every time?
 
#26 ·
Because the Res/pump combo is at the bottom does that mean it will be constantly trying to over flow? since it is at the lowest point?

yellow - res/pump out to rad.
blue - rad to cpu
pink - cpu to gpu
red - gpu to (res/pump) res inlet
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