Building a new tower with watercooling, need advice and some assistance please!

[Protokohl]

Heyo,

Building a new tower, double checking are all these parts good? Any suggestions or ideas?

Mainly concerned about the the PSU and if its enough wattage?

Will the motherboard be okay with hard overclocking of the GPU and CPU?

Will the waterblock for the GPU fit?

Will the reservoir work with the pump?

Anything I haven't thought of?

Thankyou!

P.S. This is my first time building a watercooling loop. Built several towers but never a water loop so advice is most welcome.

https://www.pccasegear.com/wish_lists/620287/New%20computer%202

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[PsyKhiqZero]

The waterblock you selected is for reference designs. To the best of my knowledge the asus GTX 1080 strix is not a reference design. But they do make some nice blocks specifically for the Asus strix models.
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-strix-nickel

The pump seems a bit overkill. They do sell that reservoir with pumps, I would prolly go with that model.

 

[Protokohl]

The waterblock you selected is for reference designs. To the best of my knowledge the asus GTX 1080 strix is not a reference design. But they do make some nice blocks specifically for the Asus strix models.
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-strix-nickel

The pump seems a bit overkill. They do sell that reservoir with pumps, I would prolly go with that model.

Ahh yeah I was worried about the GPU and if it was the right waterblock, thankfully PCCASEGEAR sells that very waterblock you linked, however I am concerned it says its nickel and the other stuff I have is copper, will that cause any weirdness too happen? Cause they're different metals.

Also the pump is overkill? Well I guess it is, my main concern is if I bought that model of reservoir with pumps included would that be powerful enough to keep the internal temp low? I intend too overclock this system pretty hard. Thankyou for the help, its most appreciated.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

They say not to mix metals. I don't know what will happen. As I always used nickel plated stuff in the loops I've built. Pump speed is not all that important when it comes to water cooling. I would only worry about it if you plan on splitting a line. If your going to overclock the CPU would be better off getting a dual res with dual pumps. Keep the CPU and GPU on separate loops.

https://www.amazon.com/XSPC-Reservoir-Combo-Performance-DDC-1T/dp/B00IIBDPQE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1478588721&sr=8-7&keywords=xspc+dual+pump

 

[Protokohl]

They say not to mix metals. I don't know what will happen. As I always used nickel plated stuff in the loops I've built. Pump speed is not all that important when it comes to water cooling. I would only worry about it if you plan on splitting a line. If your going to overclock the CPU would be better off getting a dual res with dual pumps. Keep the CPU and GPU on separate loops.

https://www.amazon.com/XSPC-Reservoir-Combo-Performance-DDC-1T/dp/B00IIBDPQE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1478588721&sr=8-7&keywords=xspc+dual+pump

Well I googled it and nickle and copper is okay to mix, its aluminum that you stay away from. I had a look at the link, it 2 separate chambers 1 for each waterblock. Do you think this will output enough water? As you said the speed is less important with individual loops but I am still mildly paranoid it'll bust, as this is the first time I have built a waterloop I am fretting somewhat. However I am getting maglev fans which will reduce internal temp by 20 degrees according to some tests. Right, I'll go with the separate loops as that makes a lot of sense.

Is there any other advice? Any at all? Is my parts list still okay? Thankyou for the help so far.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

Keep in mind you will need another radiator if you go with two separate loops. The CPU won't need that big of a rad even a 120 should be fine. Fans will not make that big a difference, they will just be quieter. You always run a risk of leaks, the key is to to make sure you use clamps around the barbs and you don't over tighten the barbs to the blocks and the radiators. you wanna stuff some paper towels underneath the connections and run the loop for a bit.

Water cooling is really mostly for looks. Nowadays a CPU will likely hit a physical limit for overclocking before it hits a thermal one. The GPU will benefit a bit more but IMO hardly worth the effort.

 

[Protokohl]

Keep in mind you will need another radiator if you go with two separate loops. The CPU won't need that big of a rad even a 120 should be fine. Fans will not make that big a difference, they will just be quieter. You always run a risk of leaks, the key is to to make sure you use clamps around the barbs and you don't over tighten the barbs to the blocks and the radiators. you wanna stuff some paper towels underneath the connections and run the loop for a bit.

Water cooling is really mostly for looks. Nowadays a CPU will likely hit a physical limit for overclocking before it hits a thermal one. The GPU will benefit a bit more but IMO hardly worth the effort.

So with the radiator I have it's 560 and has 6 holes in it, should that be enough to put both through? Or should I opt for 2 smaller ones, a 120 for the CPU and hmm what would recommend for the GPU? Generally fans don't make that much of a difference but these utilize magnetic suspension, basically they're friction less which is why they work so well and cost so much. After reading several reviews I have high hopes. As to the water cooling, you say its mostly for looks, I did reading into that and seem somewhat debated topic, I figure a really good watercooling system will be far better than air, perhaps I am wrong. However I want to push my cpu hard and I doing some reading the 6700k can hit around 5ghz.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

I would go with 2 rads mostly because it would be a pain to get two separate loops into a single rad. I would do a 280 in the front for the GPU and a 140 in the back for the CPU.

You could use the single rad like you had planned and use a single loop to cool both the GPU and CPU. It wouldn't cool as well but the difference will be minimal. I only suggested multi loops since you wanted to be absolutely sure you had the best possible config.

 

[Protokohl]

I would go with 2 rads mostly because it would be a pain to get two separate loops into a single rad. I would do a 280 in the front for the GPU and a 140 in the back for the CPU.

You could use the single rad like you had planned and use a single loop to cool both the GPU and CPU. It wouldn't cool as well but the difference will be minimal. I only suggested multi loops since you wanted to be absolutely sure you had the best possible config.

Yeah I agree with you, have a look at my list now, how's it looking? I have the other dual reservoir/pump combo in another tab, I'll be grabbing it.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

The build looks good. Have you considered hard tubing? ITs all the rage with the kids nowadays.

 

[Protokohl]

The build looks good. Have you considered hard tubing? ITs all the rage with the kids nowadays.

Hard tubing requires bending and tools to do it, I don't have the tools and I personally feel that soft tubes will work better than hard tubes for water pressure, less hard corners and so on that dramatically reduce water pressure. The only issue I have just realized is a case, the current one will NOT fit the entire list plus an additional 4th 3.5" HDD.

EDIT: For the sake of budget I think I'll grab a HDD bay and buy a case that will fit everything except the HDDs and then modify a hole in the case and hook it up to the rack. I tend to go for function over form in most cases.

EDIT 2: Alright updated my list, I'll grab the HDD bay and mod the case. The dual res/pump won't fit in the case either so that AND the radiators will be mounted outside on a wooden stand I'll throw together in 5 minutes. That will allow the fans to work better the radiators won't be dissipating head inside the case. It will mean grabbing additional fans for them but because they aren't in a super enclosed environs I can grab some cheap 100RPM 120mm fans. Function over form. It'll be a messy setup but I have an nice big shelf next too my desk which it'll fit on nicely.

EDIT 3: Ok so I changed my case too this https://www.pccasegear.com/products/31057/bitfenix-aegis-case-with-display-yellow so far pretty much everything will fit, except the radiators, if you scroll down it gives flat dimensions not "up too Xmm" like it does with the GPU/VGA however all the radiators I looked at weird dimensions. Take these two https://www.pccasegear.com/products/24484/alphacool-nexxxos-ut60-full-copper-280mm and https://www.pccasegear.com/products/32794/ek-coolstream-ce-280-dual-radiator. I am confused. Any ideas?

EDIT 4: FInally settled on this case https://www.pccasegear.com/products/26652/cougar-challenger-6hm6-gaming-case-orange Radiators will be outside the case, pump/res combo on the bottom near the front. I'll push out on the things you push out when installing GPUs. Do you think the pump/res combo will have enough water pressure to push out, through two waterblocks into 2 radiators and then back to the res? The coming back will be aided somewhat by gravity. The radiators won't sit on top, they'll level about 5cm above the case and about 35cm out.

 

[Protokohl]

The build looks good. Have you considered hard tubing? ITs all the rage with the kids nowadays.

Well you didn't reply to my last message for several days now so I am going to assume you're busy. Thankyou for all your help so far, its been most appreciative, I feel much more confident going forward with a waterloop. Muchly appreciated.