I am looking to do this because the temps on my dual 2080Tis are hitting 80 when gaming. Some RUclipsrs don’t give you the real deal when it comes fitting a custom loop but this is the most real video I have seen. Your emotions and nervousness come through and that’s the way it should be. PCs and water don’t necessarily mix, and we would all be bricking it when doing this with one of our most prized possessions. It probably is harder to do than it looks, but thanks for being real and giving us an insight into this. Much appreciated. All the best , Marcus - Graham.
That was fun to watch and reminded me of my first custom loop :) concerning pump noise when idling: you should be able to tune your pump down via pwm to about as low as 25-30% speed and bump it to 50 when under load. It will still create plenty enough flow for a "small" build like this and should be silent. Just test your components under load: you shouldn't see huge temp differences with the pump running at 50% or at 100%.
So its 2022. I've watched a lot of your new videos (no more than a few months old) and this is the first older video I've seen. Your videos have gotten so much sillier and I really like that.
i'm in the process of ordering parts for a very custom very scary first build. dual open loop, 2080ti, either 9900k or ryzen3000 depending on reviews, without cpu, mobo, cpu cooler, tubes, fittings, hubs and splitters and such, i've allready gotten over 3k worth of parts... this is going to be an absolute stunner in the looks department and an absolute beast to work/game on.
Dual loops are pretty much useless and pure asthetics, since different tasks cause different workload on gpu and cpu, and if you use just one loop you always can use the full potential of the rads
That is super clean looking. I'm buying that kit soon with only 1 radiator. But corsairs website says the CPU block won't work with my i9-9900k with the msi mpg z390 gaming pro carbon ac motherboard. Not sure why that is. I sent them an email to see why the website says that, haven't gotten a response yet. I know it works for the i9. Maybe it's the motherboard it isn't compatible with? Doesn't make sense to me.
I learned a lot from this video - thank you. About to build my first system with my 13 year old son. Just bought the 680x case and similar components. Curious why you didn't vertical mount the GPU and place the pump in the main compartment? Seems those are two components you would want to show off in terms of water cooling / RGB eye candy. Appreciate your videos. Thx
So i have ordered parts for my custom loop like 2 weeks ago (it will take a while to ship them) and I see this video now? Nice! It's gonna be my first time too, I'm super excited but also scared. We will see how it goes :D Great build tho, was probably easy to build with that huge case, plenty of room to work with.
Nice job dude. You could try putting the pump at the bottom of the case and have the drain tap straight out of it. You can also go direct from GPU -> CPU -> Rad -> pump.
I've always thought soft tubing looks good. But that's just me. Hard tubing loses it's appeal when I think about how much of a hassle it would be replace a component.
We're motherboard twinsies! I love my Maximus XI Hero wifi. It's getting a water cooled kit next week once I get all my stuff in. Going from a Corsair h115i plat rgb to EKWB blocks and the Bitspower distro plate and pump for the front panel on the Lian Li O11D case (actually picked up the Razer version because I love the colors and lighting) so I'll have to think of what to do with my NZXT Vault boy h500!
OOOH I like it ALOT Mr. Centric! It's so gorgeous. I haven't even touched water cooling. I am so not ready for the mental breakdown. lol much love to you, You are FANTASTIC!!
If I’m correct your loop order went pump - cpu - rad - gpu - rad - back to pump right? Thats definitely the optimal arrangement to ensure each component gets as cool a stream as possible.
Hydro X is awesome! Especially love the reservoir/pump combo and everything it includes! Have a mostly hydro x build in a NZXT H700 with cut out in the top to vent the top radiator.
The new Corsair line is very nice for beginners and experienced alike but it is also very high priced. There are plenty of companies out there that make water cooling parts and once you've been in it awhile you can find some really good gear for a lot less money. Bykski, Barrow, Primochill come to mind they are not as well known as say EK or even Corsair for that matter but they do make quality parts. It's also much cheaper to buy a DD5 pump and then purchase the pump top and res, normally found together for a better price but can be had individually as well. I'm not knocking Corsair in the least and they do have some gorgeous gear and if it's the look you are wanting there's nothing wrong with paying a bit of a premium. Congrats on your first custom loop and now that you have the bug the fun has just begun. Sadly though so has the drain to your wallet...
Came out great,i built my rig 2 months ago but im using air atm and gonna get an AIO but i will someday build a custom water cooled system in the future.
I liked your video, and that you're using a proper cleaning solution to remove the gunk and prep the surfaces. I'd suggest you use white coffee filters rather than paper towels, though. They won't snag, and they're 100% lint free (but they're not as absorbant, so harder to work with).
So, decided at some point I want to do a water cooled build, I have an MSI Leapord pro laptop that can handle itself but heats up like crazy when gaming, plus GTX 950M I believe is pretty outdated by today's standards. spend all day "window shopping" on the internet and came across a few gems including the Phanteks Glacier RGB reservoir, which so happens can be found with a DDC fan pre installed.
love this guys videos, always informative and knowledgeable and i always look foward to each video just worried hes so caught up on his tech he does not get time to eat enough lol. another great video and wanted to see this corsair water loop in action :) great video
Great job the build looks killer! I can’t wait to do my first as well! I hope Corsair expands on GPU block compatibility, most people don’t have founders cards.
I actually just did my first water cooling loop the this weekend. Initially filling it up was so stressful lol. Luckily no leaks. I leak tested it over night before powering anything on the motherboard.
It's water cooled, you don't need good air flow. Just need air going over the rad and an exhaust. But good job. I'm terrified about giving this a shot because I'm worried about the GPU. Your video has helped lower my anxiety. Still a ways to go before I try though :)
Nice looking when all finished. My AIO sits at 30deg ish in normal weather. Mid 20s when cold. Under load around the 50 mark with the odd spike in the low 60s.thats cooling a i7 5960x @ 4.2Ghz. Don't think I could ever afford water cooled. Plus they don't make a block for my 1080ti. Checked their website the other day. Though I will be getting a corsair AIO soon, need a new 360mm rad one as mine is old and needs updating.
Your slim rad don't give you much more cooling than high end air cooling. I made the misstake with my first loop and not i stick with thick rads in a proper watercooling case. Also, the D5 pump is extremely silent. Paired with good low rpm fans (vardar are loud), the loop can be absolutely inaudible at 2m, but at the cost of some cooling of course.
Very nice build, tempted by this kit for a first timer in custom water cooling. But I have a aio on my CPU and GPU with temps not giving over 50c so I'm not sure what incentive apart from looking awesome. Would rather put the extra monies towards a better GPU.
My AIO cooled custom PC sits at around 30 in warm weather 25ish in cold, under 100% load 60, just using a 360 rad with the corsair h150i, so seeming I get those temps I am not looking into watercooling yet, however obviously thats just CPU AIO not GPU, I would like to maybe look into water cooling in the future so I can cool both CPU and GPU
Hello, nice water cooled Pc. :) I wanted to ask you something. I am trying to do the same custom loop but with ryzen 5800x und rx 6900xt . What do think , will be the 240 and 360 radiators enough for this specs? The Case will be Corsair 680x . Thank you in Advance for your answer. I like your videos . Keep forward. :)
I hope you properly flushed the radiators because that will come back and bite you in the ass 4-6 months down the line when your pump dies. Also, only ever use clear premix or distilled water + concentrate, nothing else, otherwise you will be maintaining it constantly.
Doing soft tubing seems so fun and easy. But I’ve never built one and I’m wondering if I should try a custom loop or for my first pc I should just get a AIO and a simple case
Hello. I am building my first PC using this exact same case as well as the Corsair parts you used. Is it possible that I could get your help with the process. I very much appreciate your video. However there are many things I was not able to see. For example once of your hoses on the bottom of the front radiator, I cannot tell where it is going. Also I didn’t see your final placement of the Commander pro mounting in the back, the drain valves final location and so on. I also need help with my first boot up into the Bios and so forth as well as installing windows OS. Man it would be really cool if I could get your gel. I would even pay for the help. LOL. Thanks in advance.
I will never understand spending all the money for clear tubing and see through blocks just to run clear coolant in it. Also how are you going to do maintenance when you need to drain it how are you gonna drain it?
Quick question, how were you able to get all 6 of your fans and the pump in the commander pro? The instructions say to plug the pump into the fan #6 slot, I’m stuck and don’t know what to do. There just aren’t enough slots
Corsair's blocks looked very cheap, even the fitting connections look plastic, lots of plastic around the sides (not as much copper on the inside). For those who are seriously wanting watercooling components, these are my recommendations. Radiators: Hardware Labs Black Ice SR-2 if it fits and you need the extra ports, Nemesis GTX if you don't, Nemesis GTS / Nemesis L-Series (L-Series is 120mm wide in case the 133mm wide won't fit). Radiator fans: IMO the best performing for performance to noise are Noctua NF-A12 or Gentle Typhoons. I'm hoping Noctua comes out with the chromax version around the end of this year. If you want RGB, Cosrair's fans are probably the best. Pump: Singularity Computers Protium D5 PWM. Nice looking quality D5, and the cables are sleeved in MDPC-X (the best sleeving in the world). Reservoir: Singularity Computers Protium combo in the largest size you can comfortably fit. They're a bit expensive, but come with multiple ports on both the top and bottom. It you buy other reservoirs you normally need to buy the multi port cap separately and it costs close to the same. These are also gorgeous. Water blocks: I'd recommend either Watercool (Watercool.de) or Aqua Computer water blocks, they perform better than EK and look nicer too. Aqua Computer is a bit more restrictive and I like the look of Watercool blocks a bit more so that's my pick. Stick with a CPU and GPU block. Monoblocks just add unnecessary heat from the VRM into your loop and the VRM is made to run hot anyway. They also add unnecessary restriction. Fittings: I have always used Bitspower fittings. Just make sure you get fitting that have a compression ring. The "push in" ones are more error prone. Tubing: Most people will recommend PETG tubing because it's supposedly easier to work with. It is in a way, because you can cut it with a pipe cutter and it's easier to melt / bend, but I actually think acryllic is easier overall because it's easier to deburr and the bends aren't as prone to mashing in at the aides like PETG. I use Singularity Computers 16mm OD acryllic tubing.
how have you found the tubing? ive used 2 lots of clear tubing from different companies and both clouded within weeks. i used to use primochill pro ltr clear which was faultless, however it isnt available in the UK anymore.... is the tubing still as clear as when you first installed it?
Hey, could you do a performance video of the hydro x loop? as Im thinking of getting this to but with the thicker rads to upgrade from my EK Fluid gaming kit
I can't wait to be judged but... If I have a prebuilt water-cooled PC, do I need to worry about much? If so, can someone tell me a few things I should consider?
I am looking to do this because the temps on my dual 2080Tis are hitting 80 when gaming. Some RUclipsrs don’t give you the real deal when it comes fitting a custom loop but this is the most real video I have seen. Your emotions and nervousness come through and that’s the way it should be. PCs and water don’t necessarily mix, and we would all be bricking it when doing this with one of our most prized possessions. It probably is harder to do than it looks, but thanks for being real and giving us an insight into this. Much appreciated. All the best , Marcus - Graham.
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Everyone should have a custom water-cooling loop? Is Corsair gonna send one of those kits to everyone? ;)
Yes, if everyone sends corsair money.
@@joonatan3474 I mean, you're not wrong
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Fun video! Definitely cool to see someone assembling a loop that hasn’t done it a million times, can definitely imagine the pressure to get it right!
That was fun to watch and reminded me of my first custom loop :)
concerning pump noise when idling: you should be able to tune your pump down via pwm to about as low as 25-30% speed and bump it to 50 when under load. It will still create plenty enough flow for a "small" build like this and should be silent. Just test your components under load: you shouldn't see huge temp differences with the pump running at 50% or at 100%.
19:58 min you can see how scared he was after the fans and RGB turned off 😂🤣
As if you wouldn't be?
@@leroycasterline1122 I got scared and it isn't my PC.
Finally a good bedtime story
It's 12:10 in Kenya 😉
Thumbs up
ay a fellow kenyan whats good
So its 2022. I've watched a lot of your new videos (no more than a few months old) and this is the first older video I've seen. Your videos have gotten so much sillier and I really like that.
"How hard can it be?" I said that once and then tried a copper loop.
Really hard was apparently the answer.
Haha
@@PcCentric Haha!! It was such a fail, and nobody watched the video so it was a bit of a double whammy.
Nice build by the way. :D
i'm in the process of ordering parts for a very custom very scary first build. dual open loop, 2080ti, either 9900k or ryzen3000 depending on reviews, without cpu, mobo, cpu cooler, tubes, fittings, hubs and splitters and such, i've allready gotten over 3k worth of parts... this is going to be an absolute stunner in the looks department and an absolute beast to work/game on.
Dual loops are pretty much useless and pure asthetics, since different tasks cause different workload on gpu and cpu, and if you use just one loop you always can use the full potential of the rads
Tower 900?
@@Tohru4647 if you're asking me? not a tower 900 but a core p7. went with the 3900x, gigabyte x570 xtreme. wanted to go overkill and i did.
That is super clean looking. I'm buying that kit soon with only 1 radiator. But corsairs website says the CPU block won't work with my i9-9900k with the msi mpg z390 gaming pro carbon ac motherboard. Not sure why that is. I sent them an email to see why the website says that, haven't gotten a response yet. I know it works for the i9. Maybe it's the motherboard it isn't compatible with? Doesn't make sense to me.
s10shane Maybe the motherboard doesn‘t have the correct socket for the CPU
The use of tissue when the pump first starts is a great hack. I will use that to avoid killing my 9700k and 2080 super.
I learned a lot from this video - thank you. About to build my first system with my 13 year old son. Just bought the 680x case and similar components. Curious why you didn't vertical mount the GPU and place the pump in the main compartment? Seems those are two components you would want to show off in terms of water cooling / RGB eye candy. Appreciate your videos. Thx
Hard tubing will be nice upgrade after completed this project... Nice item you have
I was thinking to go for open loop water cooling but I am too lazy to maintain it...
Good job for first try...
The i9-9900k releases silly amount of heat...
Corsair : Hold my cooling.
Great Marcus
How much more heat compared to the amd 3900x?
Looks fantastic for a soft tube setup, good work.
So i have ordered parts for my custom loop like 2 weeks ago (it will take a while to ship them) and I see this video now? Nice! It's gonna be my first time too, I'm super excited but also scared. We will see how it goes :D Great build tho, was probably easy to build with that huge case, plenty of room to work with.
Nice job dude. You could try putting the pump at the bottom of the case and have the drain tap straight out of it.
You can also go direct from GPU -> CPU -> Rad -> pump.
Like a little boy on Christmas Day when it worked - love that!
I love how its in the dining room with all the family photos
😂
THis build makes soft tubing look pretty dang good. I like that.
I've always thought soft tubing looks good. But that's just me. Hard tubing loses it's appeal when I think about how much of a hassle it would be replace a component.
We're motherboard twinsies! I love my Maximus XI Hero wifi. It's getting a water cooled kit next week once I get all my stuff in. Going from a Corsair h115i plat rgb to EKWB blocks and the Bitspower distro plate and pump for the front panel on the Lian Li O11D case (actually picked up the Razer version because I love the colors and lighting) so I'll have to think of what to do with my NZXT Vault boy h500!
OOOH I like it ALOT Mr. Centric! It's so gorgeous. I haven't even touched water cooling. I am so not ready for the mental breakdown. lol much love to you, You are FANTASTIC!!
If I’m correct your loop order went pump - cpu - rad - gpu - rad - back to pump right? Thats definitely the optimal arrangement to ensure each component gets as cool a stream as possible.
Hydro X is awesome! Especially love the reservoir/pump combo and everything it includes! Have a mostly hydro x build in a NZXT H700 with cut out in the top to vent the top radiator.
The new Corsair line is very nice for beginners and experienced alike but it is also very high priced. There are plenty of companies out there that make water cooling parts and once you've been in it awhile you can find some really good gear for a lot less money. Bykski, Barrow, Primochill come to mind they are not as well known as say EK or even Corsair for that matter but they do make quality parts. It's also much cheaper to buy a DD5 pump and then purchase the pump top and res, normally found together for a better price but can be had individually as well. I'm not knocking Corsair in the least and they do have some gorgeous gear and if it's the look you are wanting there's nothing wrong with paying a bit of a premium. Congrats on your first custom loop and now that you have the bug the fun has just begun. Sadly though so has the drain to your wallet...
Nice video Centric, really like the cozy home studio vibe. Great walk through of Corsair's new hardware.
Came out great,i built my rig 2 months ago but im using air atm and gonna get an AIO but i will someday build a custom water cooled system in the future.
I liked your video, and that you're using a proper cleaning solution to remove the gunk and prep the surfaces. I'd suggest you use white coffee filters rather than paper towels, though. They won't snag, and they're 100% lint free (but they're not as absorbant, so harder to work with).
The 680x case was awesome to build in, 8 hours and 2 weekend mornings from start to finish. I went with the closed loop H115i PRO,
Idk why but the soundtrack in beginning did grab my attention pretty well.. eventually, I just fell in love with the sound..😂😅
So, decided at some point I want to do a water cooled build, I have an MSI Leapord pro laptop that can handle itself but heats up like crazy when gaming, plus GTX 950M I believe is pretty outdated by today's standards.
spend all day "window shopping" on the internet and came across a few gems including the Phanteks Glacier RGB reservoir, which so happens can be found with a DDC fan pre installed.
what I've currently got together as the water cooling set up is around £450 including some aesthetic extra's (ThermalTake Pacific Flow Indicator One)
Love that corsair ram, looks like its going to replace my gskill rgb
Gimmie your gskill hahaha
Can i have them
Gskill is cooler in my opinion
Hows you CPU temps under load, Did you make a video benchmarking this pc and your thoughts on corsairs custom loop performance. Nice build by the way
That’s my kinda cable management in the back with the SSD just hanging around
love this guys videos, always informative and knowledgeable and i always look foward to each video just worried hes so caught up on his tech he does not get time to eat enough lol. another great video and wanted to see this corsair water loop in action :) great video
RGB res in the back of the pc? None RGB are cheaper - nice build though 👍
Great job the build looks killer! I can’t wait to do my first as well! I hope Corsair expands on GPU block compatibility, most people don’t have founders cards.
Strix is also available atm
I would have like to see more detailed the mount and the pump location, but I got the idea, so thanks
Hmm for Softtubes not bad. I‘m exiting for your next step the hardtubes 💪
I actually just did my first water cooling loop the this weekend. Initially filling it up was so stressful lol. Luckily no leaks. I leak tested it over night before powering anything on the motherboard.
Awesome video! This case is nice for water cooling too bro!
Mate what did you shoot this on? Looks really sharp and the grade is on point 👌👌
The usual A6500 & 18-35 combo. Using a smallhd monitor now which makes it way easier to get right in camera :)
It's water cooled, you don't need good air flow. Just need air going over the rad and an exhaust. But good job. I'm terrified about giving this a shot because I'm worried about the GPU. Your video has helped lower my anxiety. Still a ways to go before I try though :)
Congrats. Enjoy your new PC.
Didnt even have money to buy one part of it but still watching😂
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After seeing this, I don't think I'm afraid of building a liquid cool pc anymore, thx! I guess you could call it "liquid courage" XD
just careful with the liquid for gods sake.
Nice build. The Corsair RGB ram is the star of the show.
Looks good in stack mode
Great done!!! Good luck
i love this case for water cooling nice work bro
Great video, there I was thinking my build was complete.
Do corsair make a 420mm rad ?
That looks like a nightmare to build. A very good video.
Nice looking when all finished. My AIO sits at 30deg ish in normal weather. Mid 20s when cold. Under load around the 50 mark with the odd spike in the low 60s.thats cooling a i7 5960x @ 4.2Ghz. Don't think I could ever afford water cooled. Plus they don't make a block for my 1080ti. Checked their website the other day. Though I will be getting a corsair AIO soon, need a new 360mm rad one as mine is old and needs updating.
Beastly build dude
Your slim rad don't give you much more cooling than high end air cooling. I made the misstake with my first loop and not i stick with thick rads in a proper watercooling case. Also, the D5 pump is extremely silent. Paired with good low rpm fans (vardar are loud), the loop can be absolutely inaudible at 2m, but at the cost of some cooling of course.
Very nice build, tempted by this kit for a first timer in custom water cooling. But I have a aio on my CPU and GPU with temps not giving over 50c so I'm not sure what incentive apart from looking awesome. Would rather put the extra monies towards a better GPU.
Indeed, smart move
16:35 future me, your welcome, hope your build is going great!
Really enjoyed this video :)
Good on you man ! thats one nice looking PC! XD !
My AIO cooled custom PC sits at around 30 in warm weather 25ish in cold, under 100% load 60, just using a 360 rad with the corsair h150i, so seeming I get those temps I am not looking into watercooling yet, however obviously thats just CPU AIO not GPU, I would like to maybe look into water cooling in the future so I can cool both CPU and GPU
Hello, nice water cooled Pc. :) I wanted to ask you something. I am trying to do the same custom loop but with ryzen 5800x und rx 6900xt . What do think , will be the 240 and 360 radiators enough for this specs? The Case will be Corsair 680x . Thank you in Advance for your answer. I like your videos . Keep forward. :)
Meh I still prefer Air cooling so I don't have to worry about leaks etc. But still awesome build. :)
Corsair ML 120 fans and Corsair rgb strips? I see a man of culture ;) I have the same fans and rgb strips ^^
Nice build
Good vid Bro. Looks great...
Hey nice video I was thinking of performing this kind of set up. Question what do you use to edit your videos I was always curious
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I just made your 1k like 😊😊😊
Did you use 10 mm soft tube with 3/8 id compression fitting?
You should paint the tubed with matte color
are they gonna send a kit to every one ?
Well done my dude I couldn’t even attempt this without messing up bad man hahahah
Looking at a similar setup. What's the noise level like. Is liquid the way to go for a quieter system?
what do you do for a day job bro? love your vids
This has been my job for two years!
PC Centric 👍 i thought you was a banker or somet lol
Me :Mom can I water cool pc
Mom :Why
Me : cooling
Me : overclocks like a boss
Looks good 😍
What wallpaper is that with the lake and stuff? Looks nice.
great video!
How did you connect the LED strips, the pump and the blocks and also the LED fan hub. Did you buy a second Commander Pro / Node Pro?
Hey,
Did you have to flush your radiators before installation?
Or did you just straight install it after unpacking?
Thanks in advance :)
i have been trying to purchase hydrox for months but their checkout page is trash. Nice Build though!!!
I hope you properly flushed the radiators because that will come back and bite you in the ass 4-6 months down the line when your pump dies. Also, only ever use clear premix or distilled water + concentrate, nothing else, otherwise you will be maintaining it constantly.
Gonna try this out
Doing soft tubing seems so fun and easy. But I’ve never built one and I’m wondering if I should try a custom loop or for my first pc I should just get a AIO and a simple case
Hello. I am building my first PC using this exact same case as well as the Corsair parts you used. Is it possible that I could get your help with the process. I very much appreciate your video. However there are many things I was not able to see. For example once of your hoses on the bottom of the front radiator, I cannot tell where it is going. Also I didn’t see your final placement of the Commander pro mounting in the back, the drain valves final location and so on. I also need help with my first boot up into the Bios and so forth as well as installing windows OS. Man it would be really cool if I could get your gel. I would even pay for the help. LOL. Thanks in advance.
I feel like the case should be longer for water cooling, little space between front rad and top/gpu
I will never understand spending all the money for clear tubing and see through blocks just to run clear coolant in it. Also how are you going to do maintenance when you need to drain it how are you gonna drain it?
Quick question, how were you able to get all 6 of your fans and the pump in the commander pro? The instructions say to plug the pump into the fan #6 slot, I’m stuck and don’t know what to do. There just aren’t enough slots
love the vid. A+
Corsair's blocks looked very cheap, even the fitting connections look plastic, lots of plastic around the sides (not as much copper on the inside).
For those who are seriously wanting watercooling components, these are my recommendations.
Radiators: Hardware Labs Black Ice SR-2 if it fits and you need the extra ports, Nemesis GTX if you don't, Nemesis GTS / Nemesis L-Series (L-Series is 120mm wide in case the 133mm wide won't fit).
Radiator fans: IMO the best performing for performance to noise are Noctua NF-A12 or Gentle Typhoons. I'm hoping Noctua comes out with the chromax version around the end of this year. If you want RGB, Cosrair's fans are probably the best.
Pump: Singularity Computers Protium D5 PWM. Nice looking quality D5, and the cables are sleeved in MDPC-X (the best sleeving in the world).
Reservoir: Singularity Computers Protium combo in the largest size you can comfortably fit. They're a bit expensive, but come with multiple ports on both the top and bottom. It you buy other reservoirs you normally need to buy the multi port cap separately and it costs close to the same. These are also gorgeous.
Water blocks: I'd recommend either Watercool (Watercool.de) or Aqua Computer water blocks, they perform better than EK and look nicer too. Aqua Computer is a bit more restrictive and I like the look of Watercool blocks a bit more so that's my pick. Stick with a CPU and GPU block. Monoblocks just add unnecessary heat from the VRM into your loop and the VRM is made to run hot anyway. They also add unnecessary restriction.
Fittings: I have always used Bitspower fittings. Just make sure you get fitting that have a compression ring. The "push in" ones are more error prone.
Tubing: Most people will recommend PETG tubing because it's supposedly easier to work with. It is in a way, because you can cut it with a pipe cutter and it's easier to melt / bend, but I actually think acryllic is easier overall because it's easier to deburr and the bends aren't as prone to mashing in at the aides like PETG. I use Singularity Computers 16mm OD acryllic tubing.
I really wanna do this!!! Looks awesome 👏. Not sure my wallet can take it though....
Amazing i am excited to use my first AIO lol
how have you found the tubing? ive used 2 lots of clear tubing from different companies and both clouded within weeks. i used to use primochill pro ltr clear which was faultless, however it isnt available in the UK anymore.... is the tubing still as clear as when you first installed it?
Can tell you are nervous before starting - more jittery than normal even!
nzxt should release a linup like this
Did you pre-flush the radiators and how long did you leak test as I am doing my first custom loop similar to yours.
How did you mount your pump in the back part ? Does it come with a bracket to mount it up there?
Hey, could you do a performance video of the hydro x loop? as Im thinking of getting this to but with the thicker rads to upgrade from my EK Fluid gaming kit
I have been looking for a gaming pc for awhile and I dont know where to start. I was hoping you could give me some tips or recommendations.
What have your cpu and gpu temps been during gaming?
I can't wait to be judged but...
If I have a prebuilt water-cooled PC, do I need to worry about much? If so, can someone tell me a few things I should consider?
Was one bottle of cooling fluid enough to fill the system?