murphy7801
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Just looking for some advice. Buying XSPC Raystorm 750 EX420 kit and looking to use monsoon fittings instead of the ugly barbs. I just wanted get some advice on the size of monsoon fittings I should use?
XSPC Raystorm 750 EX420 monsoon fittings
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The_Governour
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If you have not bought it allready then I way stay away from any kits. Trust me. Dont go cheap and dont go kits. You WILL want to expand later on. NO kits.
| raVen |
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That kit comes with 2 Meters of Clear 7/16 Hose, but I would personally go for 1/2"-3/4" tubes and fittings, I've used monsoons in the past and they are good fittings.
Do you even know what are you talking about mate???
Those kind of kits are fully expandable, for future needs.
The_Governour
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Dude, he is asking about changing the fittings all ready, he will most probably then change the tubing as well. After that then he will use it for a while and then most probably would like to try a tube res or add a GPU to the loop.
Also the XSPC X20 750 Dual 5.25" Pump / Reservoir Combo is not the best pump and has been known to fail.
So, why buy a kit when you will change most of the parts anyway?
Buy a proper pump and fittings that you need. Dont go half way.
Ngl mate, I can vouch for you wanting to change the kit in the near future, save yourself some time and money in the long run and buy the parts individually.
The kits are very good if you just want something that is watercooling and that you're never going to touch other than for maintenance nut since you're already talking about changing fittings it probably won't be too long before you want to add your GPU or something else to the loop. Just my 2 cent but think about what you need it for and how you see yourself upgrading before making the buy.
The kits are very good if you just want something that is watercooling and that you're never going to touch other than for maintenance nut since you're already talking about changing fittings it probably won't be too long before you want to add your GPU or something else to the loop. Just my 2 cent but think about what you need it for and how you see yourself upgrading before making the buy.
| raVen |
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Well in that case you right, sorry but I thought that you are trying to tell him that for some reason he cannot expand the "KIT"
Also that kind of kits are great for someone that is doing watercooling for the very 1st time and don't have a clue about what parts to buy. In that case they are really handy.
Well Murphy tell us if you want to expand in the future or most likely not, due to budget or some other factor.
If you want to expand we could insist you in what to buy, exactly part by part.
Just tell us your budget for the watercooling loop you want to build.
The_Governour
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Well in that case you right, sorry but I thought that you are trying to tell him that for some reason he cannot expand the "KIT"
Also that kind of kits are great for someone that is doing watercooling for the very 1st time and don't have a clue about what parts to buy. In that case they are really handy.
Well Murphy tell us if you want to expand in the future or most likely not, due to budget or some other factor.
If you want to expand we could insist you in what to buy, exactly part by part.
Just tell us your budget for the watercooling loop you want to build.
Np mate, the thing is that I also did the same not too long ago. I bought a ex240 kit as I was *only* going to cool the CPU.... a few months later the only thing I was using from the kit was the ex240 rad.
Once the wc bug bites then its hard to stop!
Greenback
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Np mate, the thing is that I also did the same not too long ago. I bought a ex240 kit as I was *only* going to cool the CPU.... a few months later the only thing I was using from the kit was the ex240 rad.
Once the wc bug bites then its hard to stop!
I will vouch for this
What are you intending on watercooling? if it is just the cpu then you may be just as well to look at an AIO they do the job really well these days.
If you are intending on doing a GPU then you want to be looking at GPU blocks to see if you can get blocks for your particular GPU not all have blocks available, so you may be looking at new gpu's b4 you can cool them
SuB
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TO ANSWER THE OP'S QUESTION.....
Whatever size you want, I personally have tried Monsoon 7/16th fittings with nice tubing and it looks lovely, just the right balance of diameter and wall thickness and is nice and easy to work with.
They are bloody expensive for what they are though.
Whatever size you want, I personally have tried Monsoon 7/16th fittings with nice tubing and it looks lovely, just the right balance of diameter and wall thickness and is nice and easy to work with.
They are bloody expensive for what they are though.
BigDaddyKong
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You could always start with something like this,
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...win_D5_w_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g59c683s2175
Total overkill, but great when you plan to add on.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...win_D5_w_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g59c683s2175
Total overkill, but great when you plan to add on.
murphy7801
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Thanks for the input guys helped me make my mind up.
