Moving to watercooling from Define R4

[nisiandrew]

I built a new gaming rig last summer putting it in a beautiful Fractal Design R4 (Build Below) and while there is nothing wrong with my current build I've decided to make the jump to a full water-cooling build, mainly out of need for a new project and hopefully lower noise levels.

I have been looking at the H440 case as a strong possibility due to it being a mid tower case with the "ability" to support 2 360mm radiators ( I keep getting conflicting answers on this).

As a side note my friend recently told me about Fractal Designs upcoming expandable Water coolers and he even suggested I perhaps buy two 360mm ones to cool my entire system since it would be very simple. I don't know if his suggestion is very practical compared to creating a my own loop but I have been giving it some thought.

I would appreciate any suggestions on what parts to get for cooling an H440, preferably an explicit list since I have never done water cooling before. I am open to suggestions on another case, I simply chose the H440 because of its compact size.

Current Plan:
In about two weeks I will be ordering a 1TB samsung Evo or its successor if it is announced, so hard drive storage bays are not necessary. Depending on the total cost of upgrading to water cooling and a new case I may or may not purchase a new motherboard.

Build
Cpu- i5 4670k @ 4.0 Ghz
Cooler- H90
Motherboard- Asus Z87I Deluxe (got it from an HTPC build)
Memory- G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB
Storage- 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro
Storage- 1TB WD Black @7200Rpm
Graphics- Gtx 780 Classified @ Stock
Case- Fractal Design R4
PSU- Fractal Design Tesla 650w

Thank you, and I apologize if I missed anything I was in a rush.

 

[Hello man]

I built a new gaming rig last summer putting it in a beautiful Fractal Design R4 (Build Below) and while there is nothing wrong with my current build I've decided to make the jump to a full water-cooling build, mainly out of need for a new project and hopefully lower noise levels.

I have been looking at the H440 case as a strong possibility due to it being a mid tower case with the "ability" to support 2 360mm radiators ( I keep getting conflicting answers on this).

As a side note my friend recently told me about Fractal Designs upcoming expandable Water coolers and he even suggested I perhaps buy two 360mm ones to cool my entire system since it would be very simple. I don't know if his suggestion is very practical compared to creating a my own loop but I have been giving it some thought.

I would appreciate any suggestions on what parts to get for cooling an H440, preferably an explicit list since I have never done water cooling before. I am open to suggestions on another case, I simply chose the H440 because of its compact size.

Current Plan:
In about two weeks I will be ordering a 1TB samsung Evo or its successor if it is announced, so hard drive storage bays are not necessary. Depending on the total cost of upgrading to water cooling and a new case I may or may not purchase a new motherboard.

Build
Cpu- i5 4670k @ 4.0 Ghz
Cooler- H90
Motherboard- Asus Z87I Deluxe (got it from an HTPC build)
Memory- G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB
Storage- 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro
Storage- 1TB WD Black @7200Rpm
Graphics- Gtx 780 Classified @ Stock
Case- Fractal Design R4
PSU- Fractal Design Tesla 650w

Thank you, and I apologize if I missed anything I was in a rush.

The H440 is a great case. Look at this tutorial- http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2162058/short-guide-elementary-custom-watercooling.html

 

[AAndersen]

I built a new gaming rig last summer putting it in a beautiful Fractal Design R4 (Build Below) and while there is nothing wrong with my current build I've decided to make the jump to a full water-cooling build, mainly out of need for a new project and hopefully lower noise levels.

I have been looking at the H440 case as a strong possibility due to it being a mid tower case with the "ability" to support 2 360mm radiators ( I keep getting conflicting answers on this).

As a side note my friend recently told me about Fractal Designs upcoming expandable Water coolers and he even suggested I perhaps buy two 360mm ones to cool my entire system since it would be very simple. I don't know if his suggestion is very practical compared to creating a my own loop but I have been giving it some thought.

I would appreciate any suggestions on what parts to get for cooling an H440, preferably an explicit list since I have never done water cooling before. I am open to suggestions on another case, I simply chose the H440 because of its compact size.

Current Plan:
In about two weeks I will be ordering a 1TB samsung Evo or its successor if it is announced, so hard drive storage bays are not necessary. Depending on the total cost of upgrading to water cooling and a new case I may or may not purchase a new motherboard.

Build
Cpu- i5 4670k @ 4.0 Ghz
Cooler- H90
Motherboard- Asus Z87I Deluxe (got it from an HTPC build)
Memory- G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB
Storage- 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro
Storage- 1TB WD Black @7200Rpm
Graphics- Gtx 780 Classified @ Stock
Case- Fractal Design R4
PSU- Fractal Design Tesla 650w

Thank you, and I apologize if I missed anything I was in a rush.

i have the h440 myself, and i wouldn't watercool it that way, yes it does fir two 360mm rads, then you won't have and harddrive bays left, and depending on the thickness of the rads you might not even be able to fit both of them in there. it is also very hard to find a spot for a pump and res. so i would go with a waterblock with a integrated pump (swiftech has one) and a very small res. that way you might be able to fit it. if you do choose to do it, i would love to see the results though 😀

 

[Hello man]

I built a new gaming rig last summer putting it in a beautiful Fractal Design R4 (Build Below) and while there is nothing wrong with my current build I've decided to make the jump to a full water-cooling build, mainly out of need for a new project and hopefully lower noise levels.

I have been looking at the H440 case as a strong possibility due to it being a mid tower case with the "ability" to support 2 360mm radiators ( I keep getting conflicting answers on this).

As a side note my friend recently told me about Fractal Designs upcoming expandable Water coolers and he even suggested I perhaps buy two 360mm ones to cool my entire system since it would be very simple. I don't know if his suggestion is very practical compared to creating a my own loop but I have been giving it some thought.

I would appreciate any suggestions on what parts to get for cooling an H440, preferably an explicit list since I have never done water cooling before. I am open to suggestions on another case, I simply chose the H440 because of its compact size.

Current Plan:
In about two weeks I will be ordering a 1TB samsung Evo or its successor if it is announced, so hard drive storage bays are not necessary. Depending on the total cost of upgrading to water cooling and a new case I may or may not purchase a new motherboard.

Build
Cpu- i5 4670k @ 4.0 Ghz
Cooler- H90
Motherboard- Asus Z87I Deluxe (got it from an HTPC build)
Memory- G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB
Storage- 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro
Storage- 1TB WD Black @7200Rpm
Graphics- Gtx 780 Classified @ Stock
Case- Fractal Design R4
PSU- Fractal Design Tesla 650w

Thank you, and I apologize if I missed anything I was in a rush.

i have the h440 myself, and i wouldn't watercool it that way, yes it does fir two 360mm rads, then you won't have and harddrive bays left, and depending on the thickness of the rads you might not even be able to fit both of them in there. it is also very hard to find a spot for a pump and res. so i would go with a waterblock with a integrated pump (swiftech has one) and a very small res. that way you might be able to fit it. if you do choose to do it, i would love to see the results though 😀

There is a radiator made by stitch that has a integrated pump and res. Off of the top of my head it is the MCR Drive REV3.