Building a water cooling loop but need a little help, not sure on fittings or tubing.... never done water cooling before.:3eyes: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc-rx-480 https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-dbay-d5-pwm-mx-plexi-incl-pump https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-ce-280-dual https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vardar-ff4-140-2500rpm https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-ekoolant-evo-uv-lime-green-premix-1l
Hi, I've built many WC rigs in my time, and everything looks good except the bay res. It's still good, but they can be a pig to fill up unless you mod your case a little. During break in and bleeding it hurts the most. I made up a section of hose with a fitting on the end and used a small funnel any time I used a bay res. The biggest thing for me was always the tube and fittings diameters, just make sure you know what standard you want and make sure all fittings are the same, first time round it can be a bit of a nightmare, i.e. metric vs imperial and all that. I always used G1/4 threaded fittings, http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=G1/4&_sacat=0 though it's been a year since my last WC build I used this type of hose, http://shop.xs-pc.com/xsp/XSPC-12-ID-34-OD-High-Flex-2m-Retail-Coil-CLEAR_28967.html and the same coolant as you, works well. Be careful when using dyes etc, they don't always mix.
I am not using a cdrom or dvd rom I should say, so I have 3 bay slots open to put it in and it says the res uses 2, so I think I can use the top to fill it ok, does that make a difference you think? I can actually flip the cd room door like a door. this corsair 760t case is made for water cooling I could put a triple rad ontop is that really needed though? it has rubber feet to mount it ontop... actually I think I will put a triple 140 rad ontop why not get max cooling, already have 3 140 fans ontop inside exiting air.
will this fit on top of the corsair 760t you think? https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-ce-420-triple edit nevermind found it on their site: Radiator and fan compatibility: Top: 3 x 120mm or 2 x 140mm. but what if the radiator is outside the case I could do 3x140mm you think or even inside since I'm not using a dvdrom? link to case specs. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/graphite-series-760t-arctic-white-full-tower-windowed-case it has two holes in back to run hoses through for tubing also I have NO IDEA what is the best order to hook everything up... gpu tube going out to radiator, then radiator to pump or reservoir I have no idea its order of best cooling and performance.
Without seeing the case IO cabling, it's not possible to have a view on the drive bay res, I think it would be tricky, though not impossible. It would also look pretty good in that case. The order I always hook things up on is CPU first, then GPU, then to the radiator, then pump. I have had a few chipset coolers as well, cant remember where I put them in order, they get very hot. Also, there is a lot of stuff on the internet about loop order, and a few different schools of thoughts. The main issue for radiators is large header tanks, if you can call them that and odd case issues like having an angled step in the top fan mounting area that only allows for certain fittings etc. The EK rad looks fine, and its very squared off, don't know about the case. Honestly, in all my experience of WC builds, you need to buy everything one step at a time. So case first, have a look at how it fits together, then buy the rest of the kit. If not, and I've done this before, everything doesn't quite fit together. So, case first, read up on loop configs then plan the rest of your rig.
Does this help? also this pic shows I am using a dvd rom but I took it out so I have 3 full drive bays at top to use and currently have 3x140mm fans at top http://imgur.com/a/YmaUK http://www.corsair.com/en-us/graphite-series-760t-arctic-white-full-tower-windowed-case sorry but do you know if there is a chart or do you know of way of calculating if a dual or triple rad is efficient for keeping a gpu cool that gets to 90c...? not good at calculating or do not know how to determine what btu or what amount of power heat they get rid of? what does 90c of heat generate to the charts that water cool companies use to determine what to get? to me being a newby... that a radiator size will determine really what speed you need to run your fans, bigger rad prob less fan noise to keep it cool.