Pumps so many what to choose????

[Rob_the_scot]

In my itx elite 120 I have looked and hoping to get the following

Liquid fusion reservoir (cant find any in the uk)
Alphacool Nexxxos monster 61mm (Speciltech)
Swiftech Apogee HD Universal CPU Waterblock (specialtech)

Now this leaves the pump there is so many on specialtech I really am unsure what I should look at
any suggestions will probably place in the 5.25 bay next to my ssd.

I wont be buyin ll the bits at once so each bit might change specially ith any sales or even b grade stock that might pop up

 

[MathiasBE]

Are you planning on only going for a CPU cooling solution or more?

Because in my opinion building a loop for just the CPU in such a small case, seems like a waste of money, compared to an all in one. You might get a few degrees cooler, but is it worth the money.
AND will everything fit in your case without blocking airflow and still look tidy. Just wanted to voice my view.

But of course if you are planning to do more then the CPU, it might be an option, but as far as I know, this is quite a small case. If you look at their site here you can see there is not a lot of space left for an 61mm rad.

 

[Rob_the_scot]

Are you planning on only going for a CPU cooling solution or more?

Because in my opinion building a loop for just the CPU in such a small case, seems like a waste of money, compared to an all in one. You might get a few degrees cooler, but is it worth the money.
AND will everything fit in your case without blocking airflow and still look tidy. Just wanted to voice my view.

But of course if you are planning to do more then the CPU, it might be an option, but as far as I know, this is quite a small case. If you look at their site here you can see there is not a lot of space left for an 61mm rad.

It is only for cpu I don't think I could cool a gpu and cpu with only a 120mm rad.
I have removed all off my hdd cages just left with the optical bay.

Yes I will only be water cooling a non k i5 but
1. I wanna go with a resident evil themed build thought the resovoir would look pretty cool since it looks like the t virus container,

2.I do tend to leave my pc running over night always uploading or downloading stuff (I turn gpu off or low power)

depending on how I did my case was going to maybe have the res on top on a stand with the hoses going back into the case at the rear (yes I would have to mod)

 

[MathiasBE]

Hmmm difficult
1. I can see your point, for looks there is nothing nicer than a custom loop. But for your wallet it won't.

2.Also your OP didn't mention any size, so I assumed it would be a 240mm rad.

3. You could maybe go for an SFX-psu from silverstone and save some space in your case, so you can run your cables and tubes better.

Although I can follow you on wanting a custom loop for the looks. The general idea here, as far as I know, is that a 120mm rad is not to be adviced. This is because money vs cooling, this is just a bad idea. It is way cheaper to have an all in one watercooler with a 120mm.

But of course if you insist on going custom then I would say go for a pump res combo like:
here, option 1

here, option 2

These are some examples from EKWB but you can find them everywhere.

The D5-pumps are the same in almost every brand, just a different look or small mods

 

[Rob_the_scot]

Hmmm difficult
1. I can see your point, for looks there is nothing nicer than a custom loop. But for your wallet it won't.

2.Also your OP didn't mention any size, so I assumed it would be a 240mm rad.

3. You could maybe go for an SFX-psu from silverstone and save some space in your case, so you can run your cables and tubes better.

Although I can follow you on wanting a custom loop for the looks. The general idea here, as far as I know, is that a 120mm rad is not to be adviced. This is because money vs cooling, this is just a bad idea. It is way cheaper to have an all in one watercooler with a 120mm.

But of course if you insist on going custom then I would say go for a pump res combo like:
here, option 1

here, option 2

These are some examples from EKWB but you can find them everywhere.

The D5-pumps are the same in almost every brand, just a different look or small mods

cheers for the info 120mm rad only...hmm i suppose since the res I wanted is a b*tch to get in the uk ill just go closed loop than and find some else to add to the case theme.
Thanks for the info really appreiated

 

[MathiasBE]

You're welcome. It just seems a bit of a waste of money, to go 12Omm rad only if you want to go custom. The all in one will save you some money, which you will be able to use to mod the case to the theme you want