Advice on a pump for my custom watercooling rig

[RagBagRover]

Hi, until now i thought i was going to get the EK Water Blocks EK-XRES 140 D5 PWM incl. Pump however i found out that apparently the tubing which it uses, the 1/4 is "extinct" is this true is there a reason for this? i was keen on getting this pump however, am not so sure now. Is it still fine? if so what make of tubing should i use?

Also if it necessary to have a backplate for my 2 970's if i am watercooling them? as they are not available in the UK atm?

thanks

 

[Motopsychojdn]

1/4 refers to the threads that your fittings screw into on the pump and is a standard size, also known as G1/4 so as long as your threaded part of the fitting is that youre fine, the other measurement 1/2 for instance is the tubing size so g1/4 one side, 1/2 the other means youll use 1/2" internal diameter tubing, and whilst backplate are neater and offer a degree or two cooling for the rear of the card there arent essential, have a look in the sticky for more info on everything wc related though 🙂

Moto

 

[RagBagRover]

1/4 refers to the threads that your fittings screw into on the pump and is a standard size, also known as G1/4 so as long as your threaded part of the fitting is that youre fine, the other measurement 1/2 for instance is the tubing size so g1/4 one side, 1/2 the other means youll use 1/2" internal diameter tubing, and whilst backplate are neater and offer a degree or two cooling for the rear of the card there arent essential, have a look in the sticky for more info on everything wc related though 🙂

Moto

thanks a lot for the speedy reply. What terminal would you recommend for the 2 970's?

 

[RagBagRover]

1/4 refers to the threads that your fittings screw into on the pump and is a standard size, also known as G1/4 so as long as your threaded part of the fitting is that youre fine, the other measurement 1/2 for instance is the tubing size so g1/4 one side, 1/2 the other means youll use 1/2" internal diameter tubing, and whilst backplate are neater and offer a degree or two cooling for the rear of the card there arent essential, have a look in the sticky for more info on everything wc related though 🙂

Moto

Also should i get 1 3.120 radiator or 2 3.120 rads?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I go for over-radding which simply put means more rad than is actually required for a dual Gpu and cpu loop Id have two 360s or triple rads, you dont 'need' that much but thats what id have if it were mine and I am unfamiliar with fullcover blocks for that card but I'm sure a google will reveal some info on whats popular, I use universal blocks on my cards and modded things so theyre not 'normal' watercooled cards at all 🙂
Moto

 

[RagBagRover]

I go for over-radding which simply put means more rad than is actually required for a dual Gpu and cpu loop Id have two 360s or triple rads, you dont 'need' that much but thats what id have if it were mine and I am unfamiliar with fullcover blocks for that card but I'm sure a google will reveal some info on whats popular, I use universal blocks on my cards and modded things so theyre not 'normal' watercooled cards at all 🙂
Moto

thanks, so are 2 slim 360 rad enough? 2 0f these Magicool G2 Slim Radiator 16 FPI - 360mm

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Yup, two of those would be ok, because you have more radspace than needed, it allows you to run fans slower so you get a quieter running system overall,all of my rads are 8fpi and silent so even double the fpi is still going to allow for a quiet setup and at 40ish quid I'm tempted to get a couple myself hehe
Moto