Custom water loop advice

[Op_Valkyrie]

mine from $600 initial budget for upgrading to now is like close to 3k liao.... This is just for this round of built, my current rig WC items already how much liao...

Time to listen to Katy Perry's FIREWORKS~~~

add Jayson and Budd into the party man!!

 

[garfield82]

garfield kor kor... ur life seems very interesting right now... with all sorts of things happening in a short frame of time...haha

wah I wouldn't say interesting, too much going on brain can explode
Too little money to upgrade to relieve stress thats even worse!

 

[Op_Valkyrie]

wah I wouldn't say interesting, too much going on brain can explode
Too little money to upgrade to relieve stress thats even worse!

this statement takes the cake!

 

[silencer13]

Can I check - how do you flush the radiator etc?
Can I used normal tap water to flush? Or must it be distilled water?

Also where do you get your distilled water? Any particular brand/type to look for?

 

[Donten]

bros here i have heard use vinegar or lime. But i use hot water flush like twice thats it. i only used 2 brands of rad so far. alphacool rads and magicool. both quite clean. nothing came out.

 

[silencer13]

bros here i have heard use vinegar or lime. But i use hot water flush like twice thats it. i only used 2 brands of rad so far. alphacool rads and magicool. both quite clean. nothing came out.

Thanks bro.
When you say hot water you mean normal hot water right? Not distilled?
That means I can just connect to my tap and flow the water thru? Mine is a Magicool.

 

[congrade07]

For flushing, what I did was using flush with cold water first. I custom made a tube which fits our tap and to the rad and let water run for 3 to 5 mins. Then i use hot water (boiled frm tap) do note that do not use boiling water as might coz paint peeling. Flush it a few times. Then rinse with distilled water.

Above is used for brand new rads. With second hand rads pls flush the rad with 10% vinegar and 90% hot water. Let the mixture stay in there for about a hour before rinse and repeat. This will ensure all gunk to removed.

 

[Donten]

Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 360mm - White Special Edition
360 full copper rad. Did generally well across all fan speed. Reviews at martinliquidlabs. 110

XSPC Raystorm CPU Waterblock
XSPC Raystorm. Bang for buck waterblock. More than enough for your application. Reviews available at martinliquidlabs. 50

Swiftech MCP655™ Series 12 VDC Water Pumps - With Speed Control
MCP 655. Workhorse pump for the pc watercooling scene. Lesser head pressure than its brother MCP355 but quieter. Cant go wrong with either. 77

EK-D5 X-Res 140 CSQ - Acetal Products Model: EK-D5-XRES TOP140-CSQ-AC [EK-D5-XRES TOP 140-CSQ-AC]
Cheapest tube res plus pump top model I can find from my short search. Other bros might recommend similar since ts unable to fit bay res. 69

Monsoon Free Center Compression Fittings, 3/8" x 5/8" Six Pack
Again bang for buck compression fittings. YMMV for this since I had good experience with it while some bros dont. Chrome fittings recommended as im guessing theres no paint to chip of like my blue chrome monsoon fittings. 6 should be enough according to my calculations.(2 rad, 2 wb, 2 pump top, res/combi) 36

IandH Silver KillCoils - Antimicrobial .999 Fine Silver Tubing / Reservoir Strip
Personally I dont use it since im using mayhem pastel with distilled mix. 7

PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Tubing - 3/8in. ID X 5/8in. OD
3/8 5/8 sizing easy to work with. 2.5 per feet

Subtotal 350 not including shipping. Shipping is around 68 from my estimator. Should be cheaper if use forwarder.

Total 418, use coupon OCN55 for 5.5% off which comes to 400.

Note: All prices quoted in USD. The items recommended is not absolute just some suggestions.

 

[shadow84]

If need 2x 770 gpu blocks and SLI bridge and 240 rads(not so thick), which you recommend?

 

[Donten]

If need 2x 770 gpu blocks and SLI bridge and 240 rads(not so thick), which you recommend?

whats your budget?


actually according to your stats>> windforce no wb available from my quick google.

 

[shadow84]

whats your budget?


actually according to your stats>> windforce no wb available from my quick google.

I saw there is a universal WB nia... Then, VRAM memory chips need passive cooling...

I dunnoe whats my budget since im just playing around with the idea for now... need to know generally what parts to get.

 

[royfrosty]

I actually thinking to use GPU blocks also for 2x palit gtx760. Wanna get rid of the 2.5 slots cooler design.

Have a total budget of $300. What would you recommend? If possible for aesthetic purposes I would like to have either red neon coolant lol or white if there is such a thing.

 

[Donten]

I actually thinking to use GPU blocks also for 2x palit gtx760. Wanna get rid of the 2.5 slots cooler design.

Have a total budget of $300. What would you recommend? If possible for aesthetic purposes I would like to have either red neon coolant lol or white if there is such a thing.

hi, i personally feel that it is not worth watercooling 2x 760 at all. value out of it is very little. like really is very bad. price of waterblock not cheap also and once it grows obsolete. theres close to 0 resale value for the blocks.

 

[royfrosty]

I see. I actually dont mind spending if it looks good. Nah not gonna sell it in future. Would be collecting it.

 

[congrade07]

If need 2x 770 gpu blocks and SLI bridge and 240 rads(not so thick), which you recommend?

Personally I would recommend a Heatkiller copper block. No nickel flaking issues and great built. SLI Bridge use wadever comes with yours or can DIY like what I did for my current build. Free of charge and no need pay $50 for the EVGA SLI Bridge.



240 rad alone to WC your 770 SLI and CPU? I am afraid its not enough.

I would recommend either UT60 240, XSPC RX240 or EK XT240 min.

 

[congrade07]

I actually thinking to use GPU blocks also for 2x palit gtx760. Wanna get rid of the 2.5 slots cooler design.

Have a total budget of $300. What would you recommend? If possible for aesthetic purposes I would like to have either red neon coolant lol or white if there is such a thing.

Dont bother WC 760 bah. For coolant, go for Mayhem Pastel White Concentrate.

 

[shadow84]

Personally I would recommend a Heatkiller copper block. No nickel flaking issues and great built. SLI Bridge use wadever comes with yours or can DIY like what I did for my current build. Free of charge and no need pay $50 for the EVGA SLI Bridge.



240 rad alone to WC your 770 SLI and CPU? I am afraid its not enough.

I would recommend either UT60 240, XSPC RX240 or EK XT240 min.

Lol alrdy gt the EVGA 2-way SLI bridge.... was thinking of 240mm rad on top and front of my case...

I supposed, for WC, impt thing to take note is the dimentions of fittings and on the rad, pump, cpu/gpu block must match?

 

[silencer13]

For flushing, what I did was using flush with cold water first. I custom made a tube which fits our tap and to the rad and let water run for 3 to 5 mins. Then i use hot water (boiled frm tap) do note that do not use boiling water as might coz paint peeling. Flush it a few times. Then rinse with distilled water.

Thanks! Will do exactly that.
Where do you get distilled water? Is it the same as battery water?

 

[cyberwave]

Thanks! Will do exactly that.
Where do you get distilled water? Is it the same as battery water?

go ntuc buy. 1.5L bottle few cents nia

 

[congrade07]

Dimension of fittings more or less are the same. Most important is to get the basic stuff ready. And each component = 2 pc of compression fittings.

For me I bought a lot of fittings at once and use what I have. Pro is that I have more than enough to use, con is that I will have to risk I might have quite a lot of unused ones. For example, for bitspowet 90D rotary I have 27 of them and t joint rotary I have 10. All are used for now.

But my d plugs I bought 8 pc of them and so far none are used.

So risk are there but I ensure I no need to wait to reorder.

It is always hard to gauge what fittings or number of them to use. So nv hurts to get more.