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[SprayingVomit's Build Log] // $250 Chinese CPU/GPU Watercooling Loop

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#1 ·
Build Results: Loop works, temps are good!

Hey guys, I've decided to start water cooling. I found some cheap WC parts and bought them for my loop.

Here's the hardware I'm working with.
Case: Bitfenix Shinobi XL - White, Windowed
CPU: i7 3770k
GPU: XFX 7870
Mobo: Z77a-G45
PSU: TX850W
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB Sector 5, 2x4GB G-Skill)
Fans: Bitfenix Spectres + Gelid Silent 12


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And my WC parts with the price. (Made sure that everything is copper/nickel, no alum)
CPU Waterblock - $24
7870 Waterblock - $70
Was originally going to do a GPU loop also, but I made a mistake and ordered the wrong GPU block
Ended up buying a $50 gpu waterblock, working greattt
Water pump - $19
Cylinder Reservoir - $22.5
360mm Copper Radiator - $55
3 meters of 10x16mm white UV tubing - $12
10 black compression fittings - $40

Total + Fedex shipping = $250

I also bought some individually braided cables (no heatshrink)
8 pin $5.50 (black)
6 pin x2 $5.50 (1 black, 1 white)
24pin $9 (black)

Estimated arrival date for my WC parts is the 12th.
I'll start posting pictures of my current setup (with stock coolers) sometime tomorrow.
Hopefully start the build on Thursday after my exams.

Subscribe to see if the Chinese parts fail miserably or not!
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Expect quality photos!

Current Old setup
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andynguy/8498934397/
*** Cave: Desk - Lights Off by AndyNguy, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andynguy/8500041174/
*** Cave: Desk - Lights On by AndyNguy, on Flickr

Andddd here is the most recent photo
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#3 ·
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Originally Posted by SpykeZ View Post

Dat lighting
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Seriously, this.

That lighting is amazing, especially the lighting behind the monitors. Probably helps a lot with eye strain in the dark.
 
#5 ·
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Originally Posted by Shpongle View Post

Seriously, this.

That lighting is amazing, especially the lighting behind the monitors. Probably helps a lot with eye strain in the dark.
They're also RGB leds
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So I can set them as any color. Here's a picture of my old setup with the leds as red.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andynguy/8245636393/
The *** Cave by AndyNguy, on Flickr
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Originally Posted by SpykeZ View Post

Just be careful with that chinese stuff. If buying chinese has taught people anything...its low quality junk.
They have some pretty good feedback on their item's build quality.
I bought 2m of clear tubing so I can do an external test loop before putting it into my system.

Also, most watercool'ing, computer hardware, the works are made in China.
I find that as long as you're not buying "replica" ****, Chinese quality stuff is actually pretty reliable.
I understand what you mean about low quality junk though, and I do somewhat agree. (thus why I bought extra tubing for running a test loop first)

We'll find out if it's crap later this week!
 
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Originally Posted by catcherintherye View Post

I see you're still living in 1995.
+1

My SX Les Paul is VERY nice, specially paired with a Rio Grande humbucker in the bridge.
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#12 ·
Haha. I wish I had known about that site before I ordered a raystorm gpu block. I wanted to get a universal gpu block while spending as little as possible but I gave up and ordered the raystorm. If I had known about that site I would have gambled $20.
 
#19 ·
subbed to see the results, apparently aliexpress is shipping to turkey too! lol
 
#23 ·
er. mar. gurd. Amazing setup.

Posting here so I can see results, hope they are good.
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#25 ·
Chinese metals suck, that's true...I've bought tools in the past, and learnt my lesson.
Other than that they have good products and prices, but depends on what. Guitars by SX are a good example, the metal parts like the bridge and tuners SUCK so you gotta replace those, otherwise you lose intonation easily.
 
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