[113802]

I haven't looked at water cooling since my x58 build and I was always hesitant to pull the trigger because how much maintenance would be required for having water in a system.

I'm not happy with my temperatures of my Core i7 3770k @ 4.8Ghz around 90C after a 24/7 prime run. What temperatures can I expect from going water?

What are some good cooling parts? I don't mind spending $350 for my loop and I'm only going to be cooling my CPU and if anything else add my Maximus V Formula since it has a water block. The only down side about adding my board is that it only has 1/4" barbs.

 

[Whalemeal]

I thought those barbs are for 3/8 ID tubes. Maybe I'm wrong

XSPC RX360 kit with D5 pump seems to be good choice for your setup.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_202_972&products_id=33549

 

[113802]

Thank you for your response, would it be better to make my own loop and pick out my own block? Or is that currently the best block out?

 

[PepeLapiu]

You won't need to invest a lot of maintenance. Change the coolant one or twice a year or so and tear the loop down every couple of years for inspection/cleaning.

 

[DzillaXx]

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Originally Posted by WannaBeOCer

Thank you for your response, would it be better to make my own loop and pick out my own block? Or is that currently the best block out?

Raystorm is a pretty good block

 

[PepeLapiu]

The best rads are Alphacool Full Copper.
For your loop, all you need pump-wise is a D5. I suggest the Koolanve Vario as it is the most quiet.
Blocks are suggestive as most will go for looks over performance. I prefer EK blocks myself.
Fans: for rads, you want a good noise to static pressure ratio and the Scythe GT fans are the ones to beat in that department.
Reservoirs are also very suggestive as it's mostly an easthetic component. I prefer the FrozenQ bay res myself.

For a lonely CPU loop, I would recommend a 360 or 480 rad in push/pull. You can get away with less but you will have to speed up your fans to get the same results.

 

[Whalemeal]

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Originally Posted by WannaBeOCer

Thank you for your response, would it be better to make my own loop and pick out my own block? Or is that currently the best block out?

Raystorm is a solid choice. But you can choose your own parts too. Parts I recommend based on some benchmarks are

CPU Block : Koolance CPU-380 (~$75)
Radiator : Alphacool UT60 360mm (~$90)
Pump : Any D5 variant (e.g. Koolance PMP-450) (~$75)

You need tubing, reservoir, fittings in addition. So kits may save you some bucks.

 

[ep45-ds3l]

Depends on your Vcore IMHO.. Ivy seems to hit that Vcore wall and temps shoot our of control even with a good WC setup without delidding..

 

[113802]

If I went with a 360mm where would I mount it in my case? It seems like it's limited to 240mm

 

[113802]

Looked into finding a way to put a 360mm rad in the case and it seems like there is no easy way without modding the case. If I went with a 240mm rad would I notice a decent different in cooling? Also I was hoping to add a GPU to my loop once the next generation of GPUs arrive.

I could put a 240mm rad + a 120mm rad in the case but would that be enough to cool a GPU + CPU?

 

[Greenback]

for a cpu, gpu and motherboard your going to want mor4e then 360 of rad, even for a cpu and gpu if your want silent with your current oc

as for maintenance I haven't done anything to my loop in 14 months and water is still clear and temps have been stable

 

[113802]

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Originally Posted by Greenback

for a cpu, gpu and motherboard your going to want mor4e then 360 of rad, even for a cpu and gpu if your want silent with your current oc

as for maintenance I haven't done anything to my loop in 14 months and water is still clear and temps have been stable

Thank you very much for the response, I will be taking out the motherboard since it runs fine with the current heatsink it is using and + the barbs on it would restrict the flow after doing some reading.

Would a 240mm be enough for just a CPU?

 

[Greenback]

240 should be fine just for cpu

 

[ViperSB1]

From what most people have said, you generally want 120mm of rad per block. This is a generalization obviously as different components put out different amounts of heat. I can tell you from my experience though that I honestly think this is a bit overkill. I am currently running a 360mm, 240mm, and 120mm in my current setup. Before I got my 680's I was running 3 GTX 285's which were very hot cards plus my cpu with just the 360 and 240. When I added the 120 it made very little difference, maybe 1-2c. Again, it's all relative to your own setup, that's the beauty of a custom loop. As far as maintenance, its not too bad as long as you have a well placed drain and fill port. I only change my water once a year, I just run distilled water and pt nuke. Never had any corrosion or anything with it.

 

[DzillaXx]

360 will have no problem keeping a single video card cool along with a CPU. While being quiet

Really you only need 120mm per component. You would have a entire extra 120mm rad space for overhead. Really you could have two 470's and your cpu on a single loop with that same 360mm rad and still have no heat troubles.

Just make sure your sucking air in from the outside and pushing it across the fin array.

I personally run my entire rig off two 240mm rads, one internal and one hanging off the back. Works Great
Just make sure you get a fan controller as it is pointless to run the Fans on Rads @ 100% 24/7.

 

[Greenback]

I have a 360 +120 cooling my 2500k and 6870 and yes more rad then needed but then I run the fans at 40% giving a cool quiet rig

 

[113802]

Thinking about buying this XSPC RX240 kit with a D5 pump or should I research more and put my own loop together?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17638/ex-wat-229/XSPC_Raystorm_RX240_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_D5_Variant_Pump_Included_and_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310

 

[Greenback]

that's a good starting kit has everything you need and the cpu block is good

 

[DzillaXx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by WannaBeOCer

Thinking about buying this XSPC RX240 kit with a D5 pump or should I research more and put my own loop together?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17638/ex-wat-229/XSPC_Raystorm_RX240_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_D5_Variant_Pump_Included_and_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310

It is a good kit, and comes with most everything that you will need.

As for a Block for your GPU ether try and find a used GTX470 block or you can get a swiftech universal GPU block. Though you will need to buy the swiftech VRM/RAM heat plate for it as well, as the stock heatplate on the GTX470 needs to be modified to fit the flatness of the current Swiftech gpu block. Luckily I still had my swiftech mcw60 black that pretty much has a built in shim and fits perfectly with the stock heatplate/fan. My other card is a pallet and is non reference so using the mcw82 was necessary, but fits perfectly fine.

 

[113802]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DzillaXx

It is a good kit, and comes with most everything that you will need.

As for a Block for your GPU ether try and find a used GTX470 block or you can get a swiftech universal GPU block. Though you will need to buy the swiftech VRM/RAM heat plate for it as well, as the stock heatplate on the GTX470 needs to be modified to fit the flatness of the current Swiftech gpu block. Luckily I still had my swiftech mcw60 black that pretty much has a built in shim and fits perfectly with the stock heatplate/fan. My other card is a pallet and is non reference so using the mcw82 was necessary, but fits perfectly fine.

Thanks again for your response, I will not be including my GTX 470 to my loop because I plan on getting rid of it soon.

My custom loop: Did I pick out the right compression fittings/tubing and will they work properly together?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16108/ex-blc-1117/MIPS_ICEFORCE_HF_Liquid_Cooling_CPU_Block_-_Socket_LGA_1155_1156_1366_-_Nickel_POM_MCH5000.html?tl=g30c85s139#blank - Block
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14856/ex-rad-332/Alphacool_NexXxoS_UT60_Full_Copper_Dual_120mm_Radiator.html?tl=g30c95s160 - Radiator
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16259/ex-pmp-197/XSPC_Dual_525_Bay_Reservoir_Pump_Combo_-_D5_Vario_Included.html#blank - pump/res
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16653/ex-tub-1331/Monsoon_Free_Center_Compression_Fitting_-_38ID_x_12OD_-_Modders_6_Pack_Matte_Black_FCC-3812-6P-MB.html?tl=g30c409s1032#blank - Compression fittings
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17874/ex-tub-1607/PrimoChill_PrimoFlex_Advanced_LRT_Tubing_38ID_x_12_OD_-_Onyx_Black_PFLEXA-12-BK.html?tl=g30c99s171 - Tubing

Edit: I want 1/2" ID barbs so it would be these? http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14929/ex-tub-1103/Monsoon_Free_Center_Compression_Fitting_-_12ID_x_34OD_-_Modders_6_Pack_Matte_Black_FCC-1234-6P-MB.html?tl=g30c409s1609#blank