Hi, Everyone!!
I have had very bad experiences in the past with forums, one in particular I do not like to mention. People not very helpful and mostly arrogant on top of that. I never got an answer and now decided to move here. I have heard nothing but great stuff, so here is my situation.
Technically, this is far from my first water cooled build, but it will be a brand new build, new case, switching from AMD over to Intel, etc.
I do need some advice, partially in terms of aesthetics and also technical advice regarding a drain port.
Here are the components:
1. ENTHOO LUXE - WHITE EDITION
2. e-VGA G2 1000W PSU
3. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
4. i5 4690K
5. ASUS R9 280X
6. MUSHKIN 2x 4GB REDLINE MEMORY
7. INTEL i530 120GB SSD
8. 2x 500GB SEAGATE in RAID 0
Water Cooling Components:
1. AX360 RADIATOR
2. EK-SUPREMACY EVO - WHITE EDITION
3. MONSOON FREE CENTER FITTINGS (SILVER NICKEL)
4. PHOBYA BALANCER 150 SILVER NICKEL
5. SWIFTECH MCP655 PUMP
6. PRIMOFLEX ADVANCED LRT 1/2"ID 3/4" OD - BLOODSHED RED
Now, I am still undecided when it comes to the exact loop setup. First of all, I am not going to water cool my GPU yet (not until that check's in the mail), but I would really like to avoid major hassle with draining when the time does come.
Therefore, I would like to install a drain port already now - any suggestions how I should go about that and what are the exact components I would need for a drain port? I would assume the bottom of the loop is best, so maybe with a T-Fitting near the pump or the reservoir?
Here is an awful, little sketch I made. One gets the idea in terms of layout, though
However, the way it is in the pic, I have a pretty long run from pump to the AX 360, not sure I want that. Additionally, the EK block is NOT MOUNTED 90 degrees CCW in the sketch. The radiator is rather long for a 360mm and if I flip it so the ports face the front panel of the case the tubes would be completely hidden. As mentioned, in a few months I would like to water cool my GPU and if possible, I'd like to just make a tube adjustment. Coming out of the CPU block, going into the GPU block and then back to the reservoir. Is there anything in general I can do to make life easier when adding GPU to the loop. I am thinking even with Crossfire a 240 Radiator should do it. The MCP655 is a strong pump so no issues there down the line.
All the parts are here now...I already had the AX 360 from a previous setup so it is not in the pic and this radiator has been seriously amazing!!
Thanks in advance!!
I have had very bad experiences in the past with forums, one in particular I do not like to mention. People not very helpful and mostly arrogant on top of that. I never got an answer and now decided to move here. I have heard nothing but great stuff, so here is my situation.
Technically, this is far from my first water cooled build, but it will be a brand new build, new case, switching from AMD over to Intel, etc.
I do need some advice, partially in terms of aesthetics and also technical advice regarding a drain port.
Here are the components:
1. ENTHOO LUXE - WHITE EDITION
2. e-VGA G2 1000W PSU
3. ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO
4. i5 4690K
5. ASUS R9 280X
6. MUSHKIN 2x 4GB REDLINE MEMORY
7. INTEL i530 120GB SSD
8. 2x 500GB SEAGATE in RAID 0
Water Cooling Components:
1. AX360 RADIATOR
2. EK-SUPREMACY EVO - WHITE EDITION
3. MONSOON FREE CENTER FITTINGS (SILVER NICKEL)
4. PHOBYA BALANCER 150 SILVER NICKEL
5. SWIFTECH MCP655 PUMP
6. PRIMOFLEX ADVANCED LRT 1/2"ID 3/4" OD - BLOODSHED RED
Now, I am still undecided when it comes to the exact loop setup. First of all, I am not going to water cool my GPU yet (not until that check's in the mail), but I would really like to avoid major hassle with draining when the time does come.
Therefore, I would like to install a drain port already now - any suggestions how I should go about that and what are the exact components I would need for a drain port? I would assume the bottom of the loop is best, so maybe with a T-Fitting near the pump or the reservoir?
Here is an awful, little sketch I made. One gets the idea in terms of layout, though


However, the way it is in the pic, I have a pretty long run from pump to the AX 360, not sure I want that. Additionally, the EK block is NOT MOUNTED 90 degrees CCW in the sketch. The radiator is rather long for a 360mm and if I flip it so the ports face the front panel of the case the tubes would be completely hidden. As mentioned, in a few months I would like to water cool my GPU and if possible, I'd like to just make a tube adjustment. Coming out of the CPU block, going into the GPU block and then back to the reservoir. Is there anything in general I can do to make life easier when adding GPU to the loop. I am thinking even with Crossfire a 240 Radiator should do it. The MCP655 is a strong pump so no issues there down the line.
All the parts are here now...I already had the AX 360 from a previous setup so it is not in the pic and this radiator has been seriously amazing!!

Thanks in advance!!
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