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wirth87

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Hi all

Does anyone have any experience with XSPC Raystorm water cooling kits. Im contemplating getting a kit and adding to it as i go with a gpu block ect. Ive been looking @ the XSPC Raystorm 750 RX360 Kit and the XSPC Raystorm D5 EX240 Kit. The only other issue is finding a suitable water block for my Asus OC GTX660ti.

Using
i5 750 @4ghz+
2*4gb DDR3 Corsair Dominator 1600c8
Asus OC 660TI (possiblly a second down the line)
Gigabyte P55 UD7 (will be using built in waterblock for the motherboard)
OCZ Fatality 750w
Antec 1200

Thanks
 
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They are great kits. I used to have a 750 RS360 set myself (though it was the RASA block back then).

If you are going for a GPU block as well I'd suggest that you get the D5 kit - the pump needs to be better for multiple blocks in my opinion however a EX240 is not going to be enough rad space for both a CPU and GPU.
 
If you wish to add a GPU to the loop I'd suggest at least a 360 (although personally I'd go with a 480 minimum ;) ).

So something like the D5 RX360 kit.

If you have the space for a 420 rad, you could of course also go with the D5 EX420 kit. A 420 has pretty much as much as a 480 for equal fin density and thickness (~2% more, actually ;)).

Note though that the EX series is not exactly brilliant at lower fan speeds (still decent). In this review they start holding their own at around 1200 rpm. Naturally, this depends on your fans to some degree, but as a yardstick it's still a useful indicator.

Personally, I'd get the D5 RX360 kit and an additional RX240 radiator for the CPU + GPU. The D5 pump will have enough power by far for that and it should get you decent temps for acceptable noise levels. And the RX series are brilliant radiators.
 
I can get the XSPC Raystorm Twin D5 AX360 ($419.00) they dont have the D5 RX360 kit but they do stock the RX rads and the D5 seperately.
 
wirth87 said:
I can get the XSPC Raystorm Twin D5 AX360 ($419.00) they dont have the D5 RX360 kit but they do stock the RX rads and the D5 seperately.
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I'd say two D5's is a bit overkill (and very expensive), unless you'd want them for reliability reasons (I've never heard of a D5 failing though). Don't know how well the AX rads perform. And the copper edition of the Raystorm, pretty though it is, is significantly more expensive than the normal version (at least where I live) without offering a performance benefit.

If you can get everything separately, you could easily go for that option (most likely cheaper than a twin D5 kit). After all, all the parts in the kit are listed, you just have to find them and put everything together. Shouldn't be that hard.

The Twin D5 AX360 kit is certainly not a bad kit, but it is very expensive for the rather small practical benefits it offers imho. Even for a CPU-GPU loop you don't need a second D5.

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Just a remark: I'd also recommend going for a delrin/acetal reservoir (the ones with the black body) over a plexi reservoir, especially when you mount pumps to it. Acetal is a lot softer than plexi, which means it cracks a lot less frequently (seems to happen quite a bit with the plexi bay reservoirs) and the pump's vibrations will get dampened slightly better (still not as good as mounting it separately and properly decoupling it, but it is an improvement).
 
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Im going to take your advice and buy it all seperatelly just ordered the CPU waterblock and some fans. They dont seem to have the Acetal reservoirs only the plexi but i will do some more research and see if i can find another supplier looking doubful though so far.
 
wirth87 said:
Im going to take your advice and buy it all seperatelly just ordered the CPU waterblock and some fans. They dont seem to have the Acetal reservoirs only the plexi but i will do some more research and see if i can find another supplier looking doubful though so far.
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Well, my personal approach is usually to wait if they don't have it in stock
rather than go for something that's not 100% what I want. Patience will
pay off in the long run in W/C.

There's also other manufacturers that make acetal bay reservoirs if you're
not tied to the XSPC one.

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and what case is all this going to fit into?
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Yes, this^^^. This is important for radiator choice, among other things (then
again, you could chose the rad and then select a case in which it will fit ;)).
 
Im using an Antec 1200. RX480 wont fit the length of the case im thinking of getting a rx360 and a rx240.
Mount the 240 on the back of the case and make an enclousure to sit under the case for the 360 or mount it inside at the top of the case with some modification. I will order a rad this week.
 
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i5 750 @4.0ghz During testing idle temps are 25c 100% load max temp was 46c voltages are still quite high but isnt stable any lower.
Vcore 1.376
QPI-VTT 1.320

Have also swapped the OCZ SSD for an Intel 240gb SSD

 
Looks different seeing a Raystorm that way up...

But - it's difficult to say positive things about it really...
OCZ PSU, Antec case, externally mounted radiator...

Could you not have put the rad on the inside at least?
 
wirth87 said:
Couldnt fit it inside. Have managed to get it to 4.2ghz stable
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Im with the boys dude. That looks like a rig from when the 1200 came out, very outdated.

Get something like the NZXT Switch 810 and youll have a rig worthy of that watercooling.

After that set fire to that OCZ psu before it self ignites for you.
 
I was looking at the 810 but decided to make do with what ive got for now until i do a motherboard and cpu upgrade.
 
Gotta tidy up that pipe work broski, some pipe looks to long others to short! and your cables could use a tidy up for that matter...... Cable ties are your best friend!
 
I agree with Xrqute, although to be completely honest, I'm still acquiring the parts for my first water cool, so I envy you that you have at least started the journey.

I think (and really, it's little more than a guess) that you have not really sat down and thought about the layout of your loop. The keys (as I understand it) are to make the pipes not cross over as much as possible, while keeping the piping to as much of a minimum as possible. This should help you keep a clean looking rig while still being functional. This is also why I personally am not a fan of bay res'. They do not help much with keeping tube runs short.

I think, if I was laying out your tubes, I would run: bay res (I'm assuming its a pump/res combo) -> gpu block-> CPU block -> radiator(s)-> bay res. of course, it's not my loop, so it's your call really.

Also, cable ties will help with cable management, although the facing of those disk drives do not help you very much either with that part of it.
 
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i would of gone Res-> Rad-> CPU-> GPU->Res.

That way you'd have no crossing over at all :-)

Ps.
Im struggling to work out what that is at the top of your case?
 
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