newbie help with water cooling

[tamask]

hi guys am new to the water cooling side and would like some help was seeing lots of videos from oc Thanks for that btw but am going to need a little more help with some bits i got the HAF case 932

am getting this : http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...ling-Kit-V4--750-RS-Series-Kit-pid-16427.html

Am getting this to fix my GTX titan also :

http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/XSPC-Razor-GTX-Titan-Backplate-pid-17656.html

http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...ics-Card-Waterblock--GTX-Titan-pid-17655.html

with a GTX titan as well but the water kit only comes with 3 bits so what part am i missing to buy to link it to my GTX Titan

Am i right in saying i just need 1 more Radiator with tubing

Thanks for the help if you can guys

 

[alpenwasser]

Hi there, and welcome to the forums!

First off, I'm assuming you intend to cool one CPU plus one Titan?

If so, what CPU?

Either way:

• You have too little radiator power. For one thing, the XSPC RS series are
  not very high performance rads, I recommend something like the XSPC RX
  series or the Alphacool UT60 radiators.
• The Titan has ~250 W TDP. For that alone I suggest at least one
  360 mm radiator with 60 mm thickness.
• Since I don't know what CPU you're intending to cool and how much (if at
  all) you intend to overclock it, it's difficult to gauge how much additional
  radiator you should use. My personal rule of thumb would tell me at least
  one additional 240 mm radiator with 60 mm thickness for a low TDP CPU,
  or if you have an overclocked chip that actually produces some heat, a second
  360 mm radiator with 60 mm thickness.
• Going by the recent experiences of another forum member, it would
  also appear that the X2O pump is too weak to power such a loop. I suggest
  a D5 instead.

So:

• Assuming you still want to go with an XSPC kit, I would suggest this one
  instead. Better pump (which you will need), better radiator (also needed imho).
• Also, get a second radiator: either a 360, or even a 480.
• You will also need additional fittings and tubing for the extra radiator.

Questions:

• Again: One CPU, and if so, which one, and one Titan?
• What color tubing do you want?
• Same question, but for coolant.
• Have you already thought about the fans? The separate radiator will need
  separate fans.

My own personal preference for this would probably be one 360 and one 480
radiator, both 60 mm thick, but that's just me. I would not recommend going
below 2 x 360 in 60 mm thickness.

You can of course cool your setup with less, but then you will have to turn up
the fans to higher noise levels, which renders the watercooling moot imho and
you are better off not spending that much money on it.

Also, I'm not very familiar with the 932, but if you can't fit this in there I suggest
a new case. If you can afford a Titan that should be feasible imho .

There's most likely some stuff I've forgotten but it's very late (well, early morning :lol: )
here, so I'll check back later.

EDIT: It would appear I overlooked that you actually asked if you needed another
radiator. :lol:
Answer: Yes, but I would also go with a different model. See above. Good night.
Also, the GPU block and backplate is ok.

 

[tamask]

wow thanks for all that info lol

ok frist off ok I'll get the http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...-Cooling-Kit--D5-RX-Series-Kit-pid-15994.html

and 2nd my cpu is the new amd FX chip 8350

here is a photo of the same case i have but this one alrdy got the water cooling inside it so is that the best setup his got there ?

Edit:
oops link was not right this is the case i have and this is someone elses setup

 

[tamask]

ok it seems am going over my limit on money as am buy all new pc whats going to cost me around £1500 mark lol so tbh can i just water cool the GPU video card only ? useing the http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...ling-Kit-V4--750-RS-Series-Kit-pid-16431.html

 

[tinytomlogan]

TBH mate if you can afford a titan get a better case.

Although Ive done a few vids in a 932 it wont keep 2 titans under water cool enough for me without being loud.

So change your case (that means NOT a coolermaster in this instance too)

NZXT Switch 810 is about as cheap as Id go for your needs. Ive made LOADS of videos so go do your research.

 

[alpenwasser]

What will you actually be using this rig for? If it's for gaming a Titan is mostly
wasted money imo (I have one, but for computing, not gaming).

Also, I don't think it really makes sense to get something as high-end as a Titan
and pair it with an AMD CPU at this moment, but that might be just me. Not that
I dislike AMD (I grew up on them), but as things are now, unless you're doing
something very specific where AMD does very well, I would recommend an Intel
CPU, if alone for the significantly lower power consumption.

And as Tom said (I wasn't sure about this since I'm not very familiar with the case),
another case would be advisable. The 810 is not that expensive and has plenty
of options for W/C.

Of course you can cool only the GPU card, but then you don't need to buy
a watercooling kit since then you will also be paying for the CPU block. You
would need to buy all components separately.

If you start to go over budget, the first place I would save money is not with
the W/C loop but with the Titan tbf. Price/performance is ridiculous at best
with those things, unless you're gaming on some hilariously high resolution
multi-monitor setup or have some computing to do that specifically profits
from CUDA.

Go for a more balanced build, the end result will probably make you happier
(that's just a presumption of course, but I think it's not that far off ).

 

[tamask]

thanks for all your help guys i'll let you know what happens ^_^