NZXT Switch 810 Build - First watercooling build

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I've been looking to upgrade my rig for quite some time and I wanted a solid system this time around. That means watercooling :) I've read a lot of threads, watched videos and so forth but would really like some advice on the build. I've picked all the parts already, the only thing that is left is the watercooling and probably a new PSU.

The parts for the system are:

Asus Maximus V Formula
Intel i7 3770K
Kingston 4x4GB HyperX Beast 2400 MHz
2 x EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB
2 x Samsung 840 Pro SSD
1 x Western Digital 3TB Red

I have a SilverStone 850W Strider Plus at the moment and for the system itself, the PSU is fine. However, idiot that I am, I tossed the cables away some time ago thinking that I would definitely have to upgrade it for my next build. Then I saw a builder doing a 580 GTX SLI build with a 850 W PSU and well ... I realized that I had made a mistake. The extra draw from the watercooling kit shouldn't be a problem though I reckon? Hoping to get some replacement cables or I'll have to buy a new one.

I am looking to watercool the CPU and GPUs and they are going to be overclocked. However I am not really looking for performance as such, it's just that using watercooling you pretty much have to overclock. Just a bit at least :) Other than that, I am mostly doing it because 2 670's under load is too much noise for my taste and then of course because I'm a geek.

http://www.coolerkit.dk/shop/vandkoeling-217s.html

This is the only shop that I know of in Denmark that sell watercooling parts. I could buy from a shop elsewhere in europe though if I had to, but I would need a good argument to bother with that.

I'm thinking of using a 360 Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 in the top in a pull config and a 240 Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 in the bottom in a push/pull config.

My choices for GPU blocks would be an XSPC block since it's copper as well. I seem to remember reading somewhere that if you mix metals in a loop it'll corrode the metals over time. Then it almost seems like a given that I'd use an XSPC RayStorm CPU head.

For fans I'd probably either go with Corsairs 120 Quiet Editions or Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450 RPMs.

Where I'm really in doubt is the reservoir and pump, so I am counting on you guys. The easy way out would be to just buy something like a XSPC X2O 750 Dual Bay Reservoir Pump Rev.2, but that just seems too easy?
 
great case choice :) for the dual rads and 3 blocks the XSPC X2O 750 will most likely struggle pushing the fluid thru that much. Instead look at something along the lines of a D5 pump rez combo. As far as combining metal you'll be fine the main metal that causes issues is not present in any of those parts your looking ay and that's Aluminum mixing ally with copper or nickle = bad stuff. mixing copper and nickle no issue. EK also makes a copper based acetal topped block that's worth looking at. Outside of that it all looks great.
 
That one does not list the D5 pump on the compatibility list.

Specifikationer:
Modelnavn (producentnummer): XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir
Materiale: Nylon og aluminium frontplade
Gevind: 2 stk. ¼" BSPP (G1/4)
Tryktestet:
Dimensioner: 149 x 85,6 x 60,5 mm
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you just missed it but yeah those parts will be great
 
Specifikationer:
Modelnavn (producentnummer): XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir
Materiale: Nylon og aluminium frontplade
Gevind: 2 stk. ¼" BSPP (G1/4)
Tryktestet:
Dimensioner: 149 x 85,6 x 60,5 mm
Netto vægt:

you just missed it but yeah those parts will be great

Not to bicker about it, but you linked the Maelstrom.

Do people prefer bay reservoirs over cylinder reservoirs? And why? It seems to me that cylinder reservoirs would be easier to fill and in general easier to deal with?

What kind of fans are currently the best fans of the "silent" variety?
 
Bay vs cylinder res is mostly a personal thing. In general cylinder might be a bit easier, but if you don't like the look or your tight in space, then a bay works. Some bay reservoirs with pumps can have vibration problems, but other than that its up to you. Can't really say that one is always better than the other. I have a cylinder, but will be changing it to a bay just to get my tubing the way I want it.

The SP120 and GTs are good, but also the noctua NF-F12. Noctuas would possibly be "the best", but not everyone likes the look. I'd say out of the three, go with the one you think looks the best. (the corsair fans can suite pretty much any build, so that a big plus in their favor)
 
I am using the Asus Maximus V Formula board which has the Fusion Thermo (built-in WC pipe for cooling the VRM's), but I was thinking if it was worth it?

It also kind of dictates, per my taste, that I ought to go with 3/8" ID tubing.
 
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