Nzxt H440 First watercooling build

[paopaw07]

Current Specs;

i7 3770k 4.4ghz
Asrock Extreme4 z77
Hyper 212 EVO
Sapphire R9 290 Tri X crossfire
Seasonic X1050
256 SSD
NZXT H440
16GB RAM


I want to water cool my CPU and 2 GPU.

I came up with this parts:

Will it fit the case esp the res?

Other recommendations esp for the barbs fittings I haven't included it yet.

Any alternative parts that is more cost efficient and best bang for your buck?

I want to use rigid tubes. Feedbacks and opinions are highly appreciated.

 

[rubix_1011]

Rigid tubing can be troublesome if you aren't experienced with it...just make sure you buy more than enough as you are bound to make mistakes. Also, I think you would want to use compression fittings on that tubing, not just barbs.

No idea if the res will fit the case...have you measured the case based on the dimensions and where you want to put it? Also, why such a large reservoir? There isn't a need, unless you just want it that big.

 

[paopaw07]

Rigid tubing can be troublesome if you aren't experienced with it...just make sure you buy more than enough as you are bound to make mistakes. Also, I think you would want to use compression fittings on that tubing, not just barbs.

No idea if the res will fit the case...have you measured the case based on the dimensions and where you want to put it? Also, why such a large reservoir? There isn't a need, unless you just want it that big.

I will remove the drive bays infront of the case and put the 360mm rad then the res. It kinda looks nice if your res is big. Would consider changing that and I want also Res/pump combo too.

Question: Do I need two GPU Block for my crossfire? is backplate important to put too? Any compression fittings recommendations?

I really want the rigid tubings it looks really clean and sturdy looking.

 

[rubix_1011]

I'm not a fan of a really large reservoir, but that is just me. I'd rather have something compact and works well over a huge cylinder of water just taking up space that could be used for something else.

I would assume you'd want to watercool your Crossfire cards...is there any reason you would only watercool one and not the other, other than budget? Backplate is backplate...some cool vRAM modules on the back of the card, if they have any. Otherwise, it's mainly aesthetic.

Compression fittings are compression fittings...they all do the same thing. I've never personally used them, but the Bitspower ones are very common. Most companies make their own versions, so go with what you like.

If you want rigid tubing, go for it. Hope it turns out well. It looks like cool stuff, but I imagine it's somewhat of a headache to get the hang of using. I'm guessing the average person ends up making a lot more mistakes than correct bends.