- Jan 4, 2013
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I am finally ready to make the leap to a custom WC solution, but honestly have no experience at all with water outside of AIOs. So I'm asking for help. I value, in this order: Durability, noise level, cooling capacity, fair price, looks. I think my preference would be for plain black neoprene tubing, for my first effort, it seems to have some advantages. Nothing needs to be flashy, the PC will sit right next to me and I don't want the distraction. I have the motherboard set to stay a constant red color, and my RAM is red too, so if red fittings can be had at little to no extra cost, that would be a nice touch. I don't want to water cool the GPU, just the CPU and VRMs.
Existing:
Aorus Z370 Gaming 7
i7-8700K, delidded
Thermaltake Core P5
4x 120mm fans, various
Jumper for ATX PSU
Distilled water
Tentative Parts List:
XSPC EX480 Radiator
EK-Supremacy EVO Water Block
XSPC Photon 170 Pump/Reservoir
Silver kill Coil
EK-Tube ZMT Matte Black 16,1/11,1mm
EK-ACF Fitting 12/16mm - Elox Black
EK-Cable Pump testing adapter
EK-Cable Splitter 4-Fan PWM Extended
Mounting hardware for used block
Bare die mount adapter
I could add more, but really it's all subject to change once some experts chime in. But it's a start. I think since the 480 will fit, I'll use it unless there's a reason not to, they're not that much more money. Thanks for looking!
Edit: I've added parts mostly from the EKWB configurator, although it recommended a different pump and rad. Also decided not to WC the VRMs for now, need to contain cost a bit. I probably won't go through with this without some advice, it's too big and costly a step outside of my area of expertise to do so otherwise.
Existing:
Aorus Z370 Gaming 7
i7-8700K, delidded
Thermaltake Core P5
4x 120mm fans, various
Jumper for ATX PSU
Distilled water
XSPC EX480 Radiator
EK-Supremacy EVO Water Block
XSPC Photon 170 Pump/Reservoir
Silver kill Coil
EK-Tube ZMT Matte Black 16,1/11,1mm
EK-ACF Fitting 12/16mm - Elox Black
EK-Cable Pump testing adapter
EK-Cable Splitter 4-Fan PWM Extended
Mounting hardware for used block
Bare die mount adapter
I could add more, but really it's all subject to change once some experts chime in. But it's a start. I think since the 480 will fit, I'll use it unless there's a reason not to, they're not that much more money. Thanks for looking!
Edit: I've added parts mostly from the EKWB configurator, although it recommended a different pump and rad. Also decided not to WC the VRMs for now, need to contain cost a bit. I probably won't go through with this without some advice, it's too big and costly a step outside of my area of expertise to do so otherwise.
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