Hi Everyone, first time on Overclock.net. It is a pleasure to join this community and I hope to learn a lot from all and in time, become a valuable member.
Now with regards to my post; I plan to build a new water cooled PC in November and was wondering if the experts can give me some recommendations and/or things to watch out for. Let me start off by saying I have never build a water cooled PC before, all previous builds from 1997 onward were on air.
For the new computer, the components that the cooling loop will consider are the following:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Seahawk EK X
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus X Formula
I have read up on water cooling here and there and read all of the guides that was on the EKWB website so I have a basic understanding of what is need in the loop, what not to do (such as mixing water blocks, fittings of different types of metals). I am mostly worried about the tubing aspect of the build.
I've Googled and looked at a number of builds from https://pcpartpicker.com/ and this is what I have in mind.
Do you guys think there are some glaring mistakes on what I have done? Are there more efficient ways to do the same thing or any tweaking that you would suggest? (For example if there are better performing components: Radiators, fans, water blocks, etc.)
One of the challenges that I will face is that I am planning on buying the cooling loop components from the web, so I need to have an close estimate of the number of fittings that I need (90 degree, 45 degree, etc.).
I realize soft tubing is best for first time builders, but it seems it is not possible to get a lot of the clean "straight line", "90 degree bends" with them. My plan is: If it turns out that hard tubing is too over my head due to whatever reason, I will pay the local water cooling PC store to do it for me (around ~US$165 for the labor)
Sketch:
EKWB Custom Loop Configurator Recommendations (Choosing "Overclock" as goal, the configurator added one radiator, XE360, not shown on the list):
Case Specs:
With regard to the case: From my reading, for traditional tower type cases, review sites seem to recommend the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX, or the Corsair Crystal 570X RGB over what I have picked, the Thermaltake View 71 due to better build quality, etc. but unfortunately, Phanteks is not sold in my country and the Corsair case is significantly more expensive so I may need to settle on the View 71
Thank you all in advance for your help.
Now with regards to my post; I plan to build a new water cooled PC in November and was wondering if the experts can give me some recommendations and/or things to watch out for. Let me start off by saying I have never build a water cooled PC before, all previous builds from 1997 onward were on air.
For the new computer, the components that the cooling loop will consider are the following:
CPU: Intel i7 8700K
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Seahawk EK X
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus X Formula
I have read up on water cooling here and there and read all of the guides that was on the EKWB website so I have a basic understanding of what is need in the loop, what not to do (such as mixing water blocks, fittings of different types of metals). I am mostly worried about the tubing aspect of the build.
I've Googled and looked at a number of builds from https://pcpartpicker.com/ and this is what I have in mind.
Do you guys think there are some glaring mistakes on what I have done? Are there more efficient ways to do the same thing or any tweaking that you would suggest? (For example if there are better performing components: Radiators, fans, water blocks, etc.)
One of the challenges that I will face is that I am planning on buying the cooling loop components from the web, so I need to have an close estimate of the number of fittings that I need (90 degree, 45 degree, etc.).
I realize soft tubing is best for first time builders, but it seems it is not possible to get a lot of the clean "straight line", "90 degree bends" with them. My plan is: If it turns out that hard tubing is too over my head due to whatever reason, I will pay the local water cooling PC store to do it for me (around ~US$165 for the labor)
Sketch:
EKWB Custom Loop Configurator Recommendations (Choosing "Overclock" as goal, the configurator added one radiator, XE360, not shown on the list):
Case Specs:
With regard to the case: From my reading, for traditional tower type cases, review sites seem to recommend the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX, or the Corsair Crystal 570X RGB over what I have picked, the Thermaltake View 71 due to better build quality, etc. but unfortunately, Phanteks is not sold in my country and the Corsair case is significantly more expensive so I may need to settle on the View 71
Thank you all in advance for your help.