Watercooling 2x GTX690 - Page 13

Originally Posted by Xotic 

Is it possible to remove the barbs from the mcp35x2 and replace them with compression fittings? And if i do, will it void the warranty?
EDIT: sorry, should have done a search but i forgot (tired) for anyone else who wants to know, yes you can, and its in the manual so i doubt that it voids the warranty.

Originally Posted by Xotic 

Hi,
I had this posted in the Nvidia section ( i now realize that was a stupid move on my part) and was advised to get it moved here, i dont know how to move a thread, so i will just repost
my 690s are both getting very hot now that its summer (80c+ in games) so my room is being heated up to about 33c which sucks D:
i am going to watercool the 690s ONLY as i am happy with my h100 as it would be doing a perfectly good job if my cards weren't exhausting into the case causing my cpu to be around 10c hotter so when i get my 690s watercooled with the Rad in the psu side of my case the h100 will go back to keeping my 3930k at around 30c.
As this will be my first custom loop i have no idea what to get...
i would like it to be as simple as possible with as few connections as possible (best case scenario would be a radiator with res and pump integrated in it so i only need tubing going from the card to the rad so there are as few points for it to leak as i can get.) as i am not comfortable with this.. terrible anxiety problems + no more money to replace wet 690s + low self esteem = not happy about watercooling xD
so what parts should i buy for this? if possible please list parts available in the uk.
Thank you
P.S. Res size can be 360mm for anyone who is not familiar with the M8. I would also like to keep the front of my case clean with no drive bay reservoirs, which makes an integrated pump + res in the rad even more ideal
I will be ringing Specialtech about the availability of this rad tomorrow, hopefully they will be getting more soon as i would love this : http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/Swiftech-MCR320-Drive-Rev3-Series-360mm-Triple-Radiator-Heat-Exchangers-with-Integrated-Pump-and-Reservoir--MCR320-DRIVE-R3-pid-14797.html
EDIT: i am now considering cooling my cpu too as if i am going to break my cards i might as well break my cpu too.

Originally Posted by Jakusonfire 

Wow, what an amazing thread. An amazing topic ... an OP with two 690's and a case labs case doing a budget build? OK.
An alarming ammount of bad advice mixed with some fanboy arguments, COOL.
Some jealous people criticising owning 2 690's like its a crime or something to be "wasteful" and have excess power. LOL
"I say you need Rads the size of your case", ... "No, I say you need rads the size of your room". ... "No way you are both wrong ... he absolutely needs to convert one of the walls of his house to a radiator."
Dude, you need to just stop listening to random forums dudes and do a hell of a lot more reading about the topic before you dive in so deeply, That is the best advice I can give. When you have learnt a bit more you will develop specific goals, (performance, noise, cost) it then becomes much easier to choose an arrangement you will be happy with.
There is no right and wrong way to go about what you want to do and if you are really worried about breaking stuff ... being talked into a bunch up ultra end gear you don't know enough about is a great way to go about it.