A little help with my watercooling loop

[Lemmiwink]

Hey, new forum user, long time lurker here. I am currently in the process of setting up my own custom loop. I have done it before but I've been out of the game for a few years now. My question is; What rad should I put into my loop and I also need suggestions for a good drain port, fan controller and LED lights for the case. This is my specs, price for parts is not an issue:

- Corsair Obsidian 900D (Know how to work a Dremel and I'm willing to do so)
- Asus Maximus V Formula (Will watercool the Thermo Fusion)
- i7 3770K
- 2*8GB dominator Platinum
- Gigabyte Geforce GTX Titan 6GB
- Corsair AX860i with red individually sleeved cables
- Samsung 830 256GB
- WD Black 1TB
I am currently using AF120+AF140 Quiet for case fans and SP120 Quiet PWMs for my H100i which is installed now. I am happy with these and plan to use SP120's for the rad in push pull.

The watercooling gear I have aquired so far:
- EK Supremacy Acetal
- EK-FC Titan XXL Edition including backplate
- EK-D5 X-RES 100 CSQ - Acetal
- Laing D5 Vario (12V DC Pump motor only)
- EK-RES X3 - TUBE 250 (204mm)
- 12* EK-CSQ Fitting 12/16mm G1/4 - Black
- EKoolant Blood Red *3
-4* 5/8 hose clamps
- Bitspower FillPort, M20 + 1/4"BSP, Matt Black
- Bitspower Blind 1/4"BSP
- Masterkleer 11,1mm/15,9mm Clear tubing 3.3M

That's basically my gear. I need a radiator that's quiet, I hate noise. I would also like a fan controller and I wonder if Corsair's fan controllers are compatible with Corsair Link software? I also need to light my case up in red light but I have no idea what to get there either. I'm also unsure what drainport will fit my system with so many of them available. I live in Norway so links to norwegian shops would be appreciated but I can of course order from Europe as well. Thanks for reading

 

[alpenwasser]

Hi there, and welcome to the forums!

Alphacool make some pretty good radiators suitable for low fan speeds.

See here for a review on their 60mm rad (shop link), and here for the 45mm version.

Their Monsta radiators are also very good, especially if you can run them in push/pull.

Alternatively, the XSPC RX series are also excellent.

As for the lights, I have some Phobya LED strips, and they're pretty good so far.

See here for a selection.

 

[alienware]

Nice rig

Just don't let Mr Slave near it :lol:

 

[airdeano]

welcome to the OC3D forums,

and have you seen this?

XSPC GTX Titan Waterblock Review & Overclocking

a simple 360 will easily handle the task of a well-overclocked ivey CPU an the
titan. wanna fill the case, then a 480. simply put, a lotta case for a "small build"

as mentioned in the video the 60mm radiators can be done up in many ways.
as push/pull with abnormally slow fan speeds to reduce air noise level. feel SLI
coming on, then chuck a RX240 rad into the case and you are good to go.

the alphacool UT60, XSPC RX, HL SR1 radiators are all low fpi for maximum
thermal advantage for low fan speed usage.

as for the fan controller, if you are looking for glowing read-outs and what-not, sure..
but for simple voltage regulation, just under-volt the fan from a PSU tap
via 7v or 5v adapters.. less back and forth on unsightly wiring.

 

[Hellbeard]

Jeg kommer til å bruke Aquatuning til sommeren for oppgradering til Haswell.
De har alt du trenger og hvis du lager bruker er alle prisene med moms og frakten er kjempe billig.
http://www.aquatuning.no/index.php

Supersmart har noe EKWB utstyr men ganske manglende sortiment.
http://www.supersmart.no/Categories.aspx?q=c:100606

Translation:
I'm going to use Aquatuning in the summer when upgrading to Haswell.
They have everything you need and if you make a user profile, all prices include VAT and shipping is very cheap.
http://www.aquatuning.no/index.php

Supersmart have some EKWB equipment but rather a lack of product range.
http://www.supersmart.no/Categories.aspx?q=c:100606

 

[Lemmiwink]

Thanks for the help everyone. I will use aquatuning to order the last parts. Going for the 120mm*4*60mm Alphacool radiator linked above. Still a bit confused about drain ports though.

 

[NRG!]

masterkleer tubing is rubbish i've found. Your best bet is primochill advanced lrt.

also, are you an ek rep? lol.