Hello guys!
Thanks for helping me out the other time. I managed to miraculously build my first com within 1-2 weeks jumping into the custom PC world.
I'd like to take a step further into building a custom water loop system.
Does anyone have any links to water cooling guides?
Where should I purchase the parts for WC?
Guides for painting case?
Thank you so much in advance everyone
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There is a few things you might wanna take note before going into custom water loop.
Make sure the pc is free from having any issues, also make sure that it is the specs that you wanna stick to. Cause once you water cool it, you wont be thinking to drain it out and change any parts of the hardware or do any altering of the loop.
There is a few places where you can purchase from.
1.
http://shop.aquacomputer.de/index.php?language=en&
Aquacomputer aka AQC in short, they are a German based company. AQC products are usually made of high quality, and usually quite expensive. They are also one of the few companies that uses full Copper water blocks for CPU and GPU. But i dont really fancy full Copper as it oxidised and turns dull easily after a period of time. However i find the performance for it really awesome! If Copper is not your cup of tea, you can go for nickel plated stuffs. Another cool thing about AQC is their shipping fee, you can add quite a lot of stuffs and yet the shipping remains cheap. Shipping things from them may take a couple of weeks to reach SG.
2.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/
Performance PCs aka PPCS is a retail store and a online store. It is based in US, Miami. PPCS sells all kinds of water cooling products that are sold in the world. They are kinda like a one stop solution for custom water cooling company. There are coupon codes that are given out in their facebook, or email newsletter. Pricing wise, not really cheap. They tend to sell a little more expensive than the individual brand shops. And their shipping rate can be expensive if you are shipping coolant over to SG. However, since they are a one stop solution for water cooling, you can easily grab all the brands available there and ship it out all in one box. It can be cheaper than shipping each brand items direct from their website.
3.
http://www.frozencpu.com/
Frozen CPU is just like PPCs, they are situated in US, New York. Their pricing are quite competitive and at times cheaper than PPCs, but they closed down once before. Not much experience on them, but they used to have limited shipping options. They have improved but i have yet to try their service again.
4.
http://www.bitspower.com.tw/index.php?main_page=products_all
Bitspower TW, it is an online shop that is based in Taiwan. This is not the regular online store as compared to the other online store as above. Prices are not indicated, and navigating the website for specific product can be tedious. Each product you need you have to take note of the model/part number and you have to email in/skype in and ask for a quotation. The final amount will be quoted to you and you can pay via paypal or credit card. Note that for direct credit card payment, if it has bank SMS authentication code, it will not work and you cant pay through.
Bitspower in general has the most kind of fittings. They varies from size/shape/color etc and it is usually quite costly. It is so costly that buying fittings alone can cost a solid $1xx/2xx figures for the entire rig. But the thing i like about Bitspower is their overall quality build of it.
5. Xtreme Solutions
This is a retail shop in Singapore located at SLS. They do a lot of custom water cooling for people. Some really look great, but however they cost a lot more. They carry mostly EK brands, and very little Bitspower fittings. Nothing much from them, cause they tend to sell products much more expensive than usual.
6. Scorpio
Is another retail shop in Singapore located at SLS. They do a lot of custom water cooling for people. But they cost extremely expensive. It is the most expensive service ever provided by them.
7.
https://www.ekwb.com/
EKWB is another big player in custom water cooling. It is a Scandinavian product that comes from Slovenia. Many PC hardware company actually worked with them to produce water blocks. Hence they are one of the few company that managed to produced new water blocks at a very early stage. The website mentioned above is also the online store. Pricing isn't that enticing, at times other online stores are selling much cheaper than them. However they have the most water blocks that cater various brands and also various models. Unlike other custom water cooling brands, they tend to only produce water block for just the reference GPU card.
8.
http://www.barrow.com.cn/
Barrow is a growing company that is based in China. It is mainly selling fittings that looked like Bitspower. However they are different and they are not OEM for Bitspower. However they cost a fraction of whatever Bitspower is selling. Which is dirt cheap. You can consider Barrow fittings if you just wanna skimp on fittings.
Painting of chassis is not really easy, and it can turn out disastrous if done wrongly. There are few ways to go about it.
1. Spray paint
This is the most traditional method, however it is not easy to do it. Also one mistake and it is very difficult to change it.
2. Powder coat
This method is only good for all metal chassis, plastic chassis wont be able to survive the heat. It is the most expensive way to paint the chassis, but however it is the best results guaranteed.
3. Plastidip
This last method is pretty much easier to do than spray paint. It is rubbery matte paint, and it is easy to remove when something goes wrong. However it is not cheap and you need to purchase through their facebook.
Things that you would probably need for basic custom water cooling
- Fittings (To connect hose from one component to another)
- D5 Pump
- Pump Top for D5 Pump
- Radiators
- Reservoirs
- GPU and CPU waterblocks
- Fans (For radiator)
- Hose/Tubes (Soft or Hard tubes)
