NastyFighter
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Hi there! I've been thinking a long time about this and wanting to do it as a fun project too, watercooling my system. I like my system to be silent and having it run cool. Especially now, when Ive planned on having it running at night when Im sleeping. I want it to be folding at night and be almost dead silent. And I planned on OCing it.
Ive kinda picked my parts and was wondering if this was going to work out well. This will be my first watercooling rig so some advice might come in handy. Ive been looking at some cases (a lot actually) and I think Im going for a NZXT Switch 810 black. I think it gives me the most bang for the buck and it has what I want.
I planned on putting a 3*120 rad at the top and a 2*120 rad at the bottom. CPU and GPU waterblock and a D5 pump with an XSPC 5.25" dual bay res. I dont want to go push-pull since adding another 5 Noctua fans since thats just too expencive.
This is my shopping list so far:
XSPC RayStorm CPU Water Block
XSPC Razor GTX680 Water Block
Alphacool D5 No Top pump
XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo Black
Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper (2*120 and 3*120)
5 Noctua NF F12
10 Bitspower comp. fittings 1/2ID 3/4OD (Might change some out for angled ones)
2 meters Blue tube
3 liters EK-Ekoolant UV BLUE premix
I need some molex to fan connectors too.
Did I miss anything?
I'm leaving 1 HDD case in the NZXT because I have an SSD and HDD and I dont want to stick the SSD with velcro on the back and use the HDD in the hot swap.
This is how I thought would be the best way to fit the parts and have the water go:
The airflow is going from bottom to top. Now the cool thing about the Rads and the GPU block is that they can have barbs on the side as well. So you can route the tubes a bit better. I need your thoughts about the layout. I dont want tubes all over the place but it is very hard to have that because the input and output of the rads is on the same side. I know TLL told in the NZXT Switch Case review about 1 rad in the top being enough for CPU and GPU but I might want to upgrade later on to a second GPU and for looks the extra rad is great too. (lol) And want it to be futureproof.
Also Idd like to know how long the parts will hold over the years. Of course you need some new tubes now and then as they stiffen up and drain and clean the loop once a year. Also the blocks wont be compatible with newer hardware. But how long do the pump, res, and rads hold? Because this is going to be expencive and I dont want to keep buying rads and stuff. Pump might die though but thats a moving part so thats to be expected. So I kind of want some parts to be a 1 time buy.
I want this really to be a great looking and performing system. I think this is about it for now, please comment, tell me what you think. The more thoughts the better and tips are more than welcome!
Ive kinda picked my parts and was wondering if this was going to work out well. This will be my first watercooling rig so some advice might come in handy. Ive been looking at some cases (a lot actually) and I think Im going for a NZXT Switch 810 black. I think it gives me the most bang for the buck and it has what I want.
I planned on putting a 3*120 rad at the top and a 2*120 rad at the bottom. CPU and GPU waterblock and a D5 pump with an XSPC 5.25" dual bay res. I dont want to go push-pull since adding another 5 Noctua fans since thats just too expencive.
This is my shopping list so far:
XSPC RayStorm CPU Water Block
XSPC Razor GTX680 Water Block
Alphacool D5 No Top pump
XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo Black
Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper (2*120 and 3*120)
5 Noctua NF F12
10 Bitspower comp. fittings 1/2ID 3/4OD (Might change some out for angled ones)
2 meters Blue tube
3 liters EK-Ekoolant UV BLUE premix
I need some molex to fan connectors too.
Did I miss anything?
I'm leaving 1 HDD case in the NZXT because I have an SSD and HDD and I dont want to stick the SSD with velcro on the back and use the HDD in the hot swap.
This is how I thought would be the best way to fit the parts and have the water go:
The airflow is going from bottom to top. Now the cool thing about the Rads and the GPU block is that they can have barbs on the side as well. So you can route the tubes a bit better. I need your thoughts about the layout. I dont want tubes all over the place but it is very hard to have that because the input and output of the rads is on the same side. I know TLL told in the NZXT Switch Case review about 1 rad in the top being enough for CPU and GPU but I might want to upgrade later on to a second GPU and for looks the extra rad is great too. (lol) And want it to be futureproof.
Also Idd like to know how long the parts will hold over the years. Of course you need some new tubes now and then as they stiffen up and drain and clean the loop once a year. Also the blocks wont be compatible with newer hardware. But how long do the pump, res, and rads hold? Because this is going to be expencive and I dont want to keep buying rads and stuff. Pump might die though but thats a moving part so thats to be expected. So I kind of want some parts to be a 1 time buy.
I want this really to be a great looking and performing system. I think this is about it for now, please comment, tell me what you think. The more thoughts the better and tips are more than welcome!