I'm going to treat myself with a lovely new WC setup this Spet
As you can see from my sig, my current case is a Aerocool DS, not ideal for WC. So I'll be getting a Arc Mini R2. I've done a TON of research regarding the choice of the case, and this one seems to have all the features I want.. unfortunately is not as pretty as something like the bitfenix pandora, but you can't have everything in life right?
I'm playing around with what components I will use and I have come up with two configurations. Three aspects are important: it needs to cool well, look pretty, and be cost effective. Also it needs to be silent.. well.. it wont be be as I don't want to go passive cooling, but you get the idea
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EK D5 Vario X-RES 140 Vario Pump and Reservoir £106.00
XSPC RX360 Triple Fan Radiator V3 - Black / 56mm thk (13fpi) £83.00
5x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm £75.00
EK-FC970 GTX - Acetal Full Cover Water Block £72.00
XSPC RX240 Dual Fan Radiator V3 - Black / 56mm thk (13fpi) £62.00
10x EK-ACF Fitting 13/19mm Soft Tube Compression Fitting G1/4, Brass - Black Nickel Plated £43.40
EK-Supremacy MX £35.00
Primochill PrimoFlex LRT Advanced hose 19/13mm - Elegant White, 1m £6.98
This one is around £480 and it may be overkill.
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EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy MX £35.00
Coolgate Triple HD360 (High Density FPI) Radiator / 35mm thk £43.00
XSPC EX240 Slim Line Dual Fan Radiator 240mm / 35.5mm thk £43.00
EK-FC970 GTX - Acetal Full Cover Water Block £72.00
Primochill PrimoFlex LRT Advanced hose 19/13mm - Elegant White, 1m £6.98
EK D5 Vario X-RES 140 Vario Pump and Reservoir £106.00
10x 19/13mm Compression Fitting Straight G3/8" Silver Nickel Plated £32.60
5x BitFenix Spectre 120mm White LED Fan - Black £26.70
This one is around £360.
Couple of questions
- Any general recommendation? first time doing WC
- Noctua vs Bitfenix.. significant price difference, will it be worth it? I wanted my rig to be silent.
- Slim rad vs Thick rad. For the time being it's going to be 970 + 4690K, looking for silence + gd temps
- Drain! how would I make my loop drain - friendly?
fyi I'll be using distilled water + various other fluids to keep unwanted junk to build up in the loop.