Help choosing the right water cooling pump/res

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Already bought the parts. This is what I'm using:

Res - https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/protium-medium-200mm-black-frosted/
Pump Cover - https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/protium-d5-pump-cover-black/
Pump Top - https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/protium-d5-pump-top-frosted-acrylic/
Res Mount - https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/reservoir-mount-ethereal-single-60mm-billet/?attribute_colours=Black
Pump - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc-d5-vario-body-screwring-wc-43k-xs.html
Tubing - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-water-blocks-ek-duraclear-tubing-13-10-clear-3m-wc-9da-ek.html
Case - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-pc-o11-dynamic-midi-tower-black-window-ca-76s-ll.html
Rad - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-water-blocks-ek-coolstream-se-360-slim-triple-radiator-wc-877-ek.html
Extra Fan - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-ll120-rgb-120mm-dual-light-loop-rgb-led-pwm-fan-fg-06b-cs.html

The bracket from Singularity is a 2-3 week back order then the time it'll take to get from Aus to UK and the case is pre-order so it will take a while before I get back to you guys here. Looked into the wiring and converters for the molex to SATA and didn't feel confident trying to wire my own things right now for that - and all my system is full SATA atm, and didn't want to have another power cable in my PSU with the bundle already there for the purpose of 1 molex cable. Going to have a go and start off easy with doing the 3mm LEDs though and sleeving as well. If I do a good job on that I'll try something else after that. Decided on the pump cover from Singularity as I like the aesthetic better.

Upgrading to a larger rad as I have a 240 atm and an extra fan for the intake. When you set up your LEDs on your res did you use 1 fan header per section? So for example, 1 fan header for the pump top for 2 LEDs and then another fan header for the LEDs to GPU 1?
 
So just 1 fan header from the motherboard being occupied, which is your linked splitter above, and then all the other parts connect to the splitter?

Thier website is slightly misleading in that case "So if you are using Protium and you want to use one of the other mounting options we have available, you will only need a single reservoir mount." Went looking at it all I thought there were screw holes on the side of the pump top and you use 2 screws through their flat backplate into the pump top and then two screws from the side holes on the backplate to go into the rad, then that is the bottom of the pump/res combo sorted and then the ethereal ring for the top. If I'm mistaken I better e-mail them and add another ethereal.
 
yes, you are correct - only one header on MB will be used for lighting.

let's make it simple.
the pump top does not come with any mounting. just stand off. the reservoir also have no included mounting.
so in order to mount (fixated not wobbly) the res + top on a radiator, you need two points.
those can be achieved in two ways:
1. two of those - https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/reservoir-mount-ethereal-single-60mm-billet/
BTW, the mounting diagram is exactly what you going to do.
2. the other option would require to measure few things as you will need couple of cementers clearance from the bottom of the case to the fans mounting point. the parts you are going to need are :
https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/reservoir-mount-ethereal-single-60mm-billet/
and
https://www.singularitycomputers.com/shop/watercooling/reservoir-mount-120mm-back-plate-black/
 
The second option you linked was what I was thinking I was going to be doing with only getting one ethereal mount. I've e-mailed them to add an extra ethereal to my order. When it comes I'll try it with the backplate on the D5 pump part and ethereal ring on the top, if it's not working I'll use both the ethereal rings on top and bottom to secure. I appreciate your persistence with me being such a noob with this and your continued help!
 
I'm actually enjoying the process.
I spent a lot of time and money figuring many things. I feel it would be waste not to share some of that experience.
If and when you ready, there is a real glass tubing waiting for you - it is so much more than acrylic and petg 😉
 
A very much appreciate it :). I've watched a ton of the Singularity Computers builds since you sent me the link to their site. The custom cables video was great, shown so much more than a lot of over cable makers do. Was looking at the glass tube and I've cut glass before and a flat sheet is hard enough, nevermind tubed glass! I'm on soft tubing atm, I'll start off with hard acrylic first 😛
 
it's actually very easy to work with glass if you have something like dremel. bending it is a bit more tricky. The acrylic is better than PETG, but still scratches/stains/became cloudy too fast IMHO. glass is just so much more beautiful and durable.
 
Sounds like you know what you're doing, so easy for you. Hard for us beginners 😀. Was gonna try custom cabling first I think and try and get a beautiful end result. Or a dead PC. When bending the glass do you use the same heat gun as you use for the acrylic or does it need to be much hotter?
 
What do you use to heat the glass and then what do you use to bend it? The more I look the more hard tubing is becoming appealing, but I just spent loads on the current order haha. Also when I got soft tubing I wasn't as confident as I am now handling the loop. When they made it I chose the soft tubing knowing I'd have to deal with it at some point and I was well scared when first draining my loop due to the pump leaking and needing to take a look at the o-rings.
 
i use natural gas with this thing https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lab-Bunsen-Burner-Lamp-with-Rotatable-Air-Regulator-Natural-Gas/182304432974
it takes about 5-10minutes to heat the glass and then it can be bent. also good for "fire polishing" the cut edges - they become very smooth.
Basically I do the bends with hands. for measured angles, some hard wood would be good. you can't contact metal, water or whatever else cold or heat transferring with heated glass, it will shatter.

By soft tubing you mean flexible ?
 
Interesting, and good point. I never thought of rapid cooling when bending the glass. Yeah, flexible tubing. Going to build in the new case then see what it looks like and figure out dimensions for the hard tubing I think. How much is extra hard tube is good to get on top of the length you think you'll need for the full build?
 
recommend - neither XD
If you intend to bend, acrylic is a bit more tricky.
PETG is very soft plastic. it loses clarity and shine very quickly. it also stains (if used with colored liquid) much faster.
Overall, I started hard tubing with acrylic and it was decent until I discovered glass.
 


So the case has finally arrived and starting to build now
 


I've got around to making the LEDs powered by the fan header as per your suggestion. However, I'm not getting any power to them. Any ideas?

Images for reference https://imgur.com/a/0oXXFfr
 
Have you tried to connect fans to those headers?
try to set the headers to DC mode and 100% manually in BIOS.
Have you solved the sleeving D5 power cable ? finding sata connector is tricky, it would be much easier to do it from the pump end - you will need some soldering skill XD Alternatively you can cut the cables, but you will still be better re-soldering the connection.
 
Hi to all! Please tell me I want to try to make water cooling for my pc. But I'm pretty lame at this topic, lol. Now stuck with the question of choosing a water pump. I found a small guide - https://electricwaterpumpguide.com/best-water-cooling-pumps-electric-water-pump-guide/ and as I understand it, the d5 pumps are best nowadays and they have a normal price.

So here is the question. Is an additional power source needed for the pump or can you safely connect to what is already in the computer?
 
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