Say you had £2000...

Also, they don't have any 360 rads that have fittings at either ends, which is a bit annoying, so I will have to get creative with the tubing, something I am actually looking forward too.
 
you mean like the IN fitting at the top and the OUT fitting at the bottom?

if so no i dont think you will find any i think it is due to the way the radiator works
 
Well here is the basket I currently have sitting at www.scan.co.uk, it's probably my limit. All I need to know now is whether I have the right amount of fittings, and whether they will fit the tubing too.

2.5m TFC Blue UV Reactive Tube 3/8" ID - 1/2" OD £5.49 £6.45

LN23491

1L Feser Aqua - Ultra Pure Water (bi-distilled) water cooling systems (Non Conductive < 0.1 µS/cm) £3.99 £4.69

LN27287

Laing D5 Vario Pump 12v (MCP655) 1/2" ID £63.29 £74.37

LN27920

10 Pack of SCAN Black PVC Hose Clip 1/2 OD (For 3/8 - 1/2 Hose) £9.98 £11.73

LN28332

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D, Black, Full Tower Case, with Side Window, 3 x 140mm Fans, w/o PSU £199.80 £234.77

LN29147

Razer Deathadder Re-Spawn Mouse, 3500dpi 3.5G Infrared Sensor £36.55 £42.95

LN29268

EK-FC5870 - Acetal & Nickel Full Cover Block, AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5870 £64.86 £76.21

LN31513

120mm Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1150 RPM Cooling Fan £35.67 £41.91

LN31779

2TB Samsung HD203WI Spinpoint F3EG, EcoGreen, SATA 3Gb/s, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM £89.98 £105.73

LN31906

Samsung Blu-Ray Combo Player 8x BD-ROM, 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-ROM Read, LightScribe, Retail £56.98 £66.95

LN32131

EK-CoolStream RAD XT (360) £37.10 £43.59

LN32150

EK-Supreme HF - Acetal+Nickel water block for all socket CPU's £44.85 £52.70

LN32138

Intel Core i7 930 D0 SLBKP Bloomfield 45nm, 2.8 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 20x Ratio, 130W, Retail £196.17 £230.50

LN32265

22" LG W2261VP Black, LCD Full HD Widescreen Gaming Monitor, 2ms, 1920x1080, 20,000:1, HDMI £231.96 £272.55

LN32365

Gigabyte, GA-X58A-UD5, X58 Express, S1366, PCI-E (x16), DDR3 2200, USB3 SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX £181.17 £212.87

LN32564

6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator GT, DDR3 PC3-14900 (1866), CAS 9, XMP, DHX, DF, New connector, 1.65V £223.86 £263.04

LN32592

Bitspower BP-MBCPF-CC1 1/4" BSPP - 1/4" ID - 3/8" OD Compression -Matte Black £20.76 £24.39

LN32593

Bitspower BP-MB45R2CPF-CC2 1/4" BSPP - 3/8" ID - 1/2" OD Rotary 45 Degree Comp -Matte Black £40.40 £47.47

LN32743

XSPC Single 5.25" Bay Reservoir (Alu Front) £20.49 £24.08

LN32723

Bitspower 1/4" BSPP - 3/8" ID Hose Tail - Matte Black £4.38 £5.15

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2GB Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X, PCI-E 2.0, 4800MHz GDDR5, GPU 850MHz, 1600 Cores, 2x DVI/ DP/ HDMI £340.73 £400.36

Net Total

Carriage

VAT

£1,908.46

£20.34

£337.56

Total£2,266.36
 
And I mean at either ends, not one up one down. I will be mounting the rad in the roof, and I wanted one connection to be right next to the bay reservoir, and one next to the cpu block at the other end.
 
i think the 2Gb GPU is a waste unless u play at huge resess,also that HDD might ot be as fast as the normal F3 or the WD,not sure on the RAD but u will be better with a thermochill

also that much cash on RAM lol thats insane,i havent realy looked at the dominator GT series but ime shure you could find same spec or better for alot less

Get rid of the bluray drive

have you looked at the CM ATCS 840,equaly as big looks equaly as good costs less

if u save some cash get the Koolance block
 
Ill have a look into your suggestions and make some revisions then! What I can't get at scan i will order from elsewhere.

And I like the Corsair case, im not sure about the CM but i know I can simply screw the RAd into the top of the case without any modding whatsoever.
 
Also, the GPU is hopefully going to last me a very long time, and for future screen upgrades, thats why im getting it
 
The eco greens are 5400rpm drives so are slower.

Thermochill ftw still atm rad wise.

Use 7/16 hose with 1/2 barbs. PVC clips are useless. With 7/16 you can use zipties or like I do.... nothing.
 
Yup, I've gone with the 7/16 over 1/2 barbs with nothing clamping them at all. Not had a leak in the 4 months this loop has been together.
 
So I made some revisions. They don't have the koolance block there but they did have a nice acetal one, to go with all the other black fittings. Just need to know that all the fittings and barbs and tubing etc all fit together. Also, had to change the rad to one with is compatible with the case. One that was in our own review!

LN23470

2.5m TFC Blue UV Reactive Tube 3/8" ID - 1/2" OD £5.49 £6.45

1

LN23491

1L Feser Aqua - Ultra Pure Water (bi-distilled) water cooling systems (Non Conductive < 0.1 µS/cm) £3.99 £4.69

1

LN24506

XSPC RS360 Radiator - Black (G1/4" Threaded Ports) £31.15 £36.60

2

LN25448

3GB (3x1GB) Corsair Dominator, DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), CAS 8-8-8-24, DHX, XMP, 1.65V £85.12 £100.02

1

LN25977

Coolermaster ATCS 840 Classic Full Tower Aluminum Case, Black w/o PSU £137.97 £162.11

1

LN27287

Laing D5 Vario Pump 12v (MCP655) 1/2" ID £63.29 £74.37

1

LN27847

Akasa AK-ICR-07S 3.5" Black Internal Multi Card Reader Incl. M2, Micro SD & USB port £4.79 £5.63

2

LN27920

10 Pack of SCAN Black PVC Hose Clip 1/2 OD (For 3/8 - 1/2 Hose) £4.99 £5.86

2

LN28746

1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM £48.98 £57.55

1

LN29147

Razer Deathadder Re-Spawn Mouse, 3500dpi 3.5G Infrared Sensor £36.55 £42.95

3

LN31513

120mm Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1150 RPM Cooling Fan £11.89 £13.97

1

LN31641

EK FC5870 5870 CF, Acetal, Full Cover Block, AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5870 £59.80 £70.27

1

LN32149

EK-Supreme HF - Acetal, water block for all socket CPU's £43.23 £50.80

1

LN32138

Intel Core i7 930 D0 SLBKP Bloomfield 45nm, 2.8 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 20x Ratio, 130W, Retail £196.17 £230.50

2

LN32265

22" LG W2261VP Black, LCD Full HD Widescreen Gaming Monitor, 2ms, 1920x1080, 20,000:1, HDMI £115.98 £136.28

1

LN32365

Gigabyte, GA-X58A-UD5, X58 Express, S1366, PCI-E (x16), DDR3 2200, USB3 SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX £181.17 £212.87

4

LN32592

Bitspower BP-MBCPF-CC1 1/4" BSPP - 1/4" ID - 3/8" OD Compression -Matte Black £5.19 £6.10

4

LN32593

Bitspower BP-MB45R2CPF-CC2 1/4" BSPP - 3/8" ID - 1/2" OD Rotary 45 Degree Comp -Matte Black £10.10 £11.87

1

LN32743

XSPC Single 5.25" Bay Reservoir (Alu Front) £20.49 £24.08

2

LN32723

Bitspower 1/4" BSPP - 3/8" ID Hose Tail - Matte Black £2.19 £2.57

1

LN33509

2GB Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X, PCI-E 2.0, 4800MHz GDDR5, GPU 850MHz, 1600 Cores, 2x DVI/ DP/ HDMI £340.73 £400.36
 
youve only ordered 2x 3/8 barbs fella? you dont need those. Just get 1/2 id barbs, and dont get comp fittings as 7/16 hose wont work with them.
 
It says its for 3/8 - 1/2 hose. So shouldnt that fit? Everything I chose was 3/8 so shouldnt it all fit? (yes i am a total W/C noob)
 
Ah sorry, i didnt see the other posts. Changey Changey changey....

Apparently the Thermochill won't fit in the ATCS Tom, thats what it said in the review that James did for it a while back.
 
I think I finally get it! :D So I want a Thermochill 120.3 rad, 4 45 degree G1/4 with 1/2 OD? (or ID) and 4 G1/4 compression fittings with 1/2 OD. You say I dont need compression fittings but I like the look of them so I will go with them. And for tubing i need 7/8" tubing, around 3 metres. Am I correct?

Loop is going to go; pump>res>rad>cpu>gpu>pump. Good loop? I'm hoping to get it looking pretty clean, the only problem is that the tube will need to go from the res to the back of the case for the rad. Hopefully I can hide it up top somewhere.
 
Thats with old spacings on the rads. New ones fit the 840 fine.

The hose you want is 7/16 ID (inside diameter)

bars you want 1/2 and you dont need compression fittings or clips with that config.

if you get compression fittings you have to get 1/2 ID hose. But comps are Fugly and I cant stand them tbh.
 
Ah thats ok then. Well I really like them so I think I'll just get some 1/2" tubing. The only problem with the Thermochill is the threads on them, they aren't G1/4 but 3/8. And the fittings are 1/4. I really like the black bitspower fittings and dont want to change.
 
Hmmmmm. I think for now I'm going to stick with what I have, it all fits together and I can get it from one website (scan).

I don't mind not having the bestest best rad as long as the one I have gets the job done. Thanks for all the advice though, you've really been a great help on the watercooling stuff. I will post a lovely thread with lots of pretty pictures for. And look out, because I'm sure that I will need your help again soon!

Thanks to everyone else, really was nice of you to help such a fool out! :D
 
wont having the pump going into the res cause some bother? like it just blowing it into the res causing a bunch of air bubbles/foam?? im sure i remember reading somewere (and possably from what tom said) that the pump should be drawing out of the res?
 
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