Purchasing In 2 Weeks! :D

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amuffin

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So I am going to purchase my watercooling parts in two weeks!!! Unfortunately, I will not be able to assemble the loop until June 12th, because Mom said I need to wait until school is over! 😱 However, I will be posting photos etc. and might be able to sneak build the loop 😗 Anyways, I just want to go over these parts and make sure these are the best things I can get!


CPU Block: XSPC Raystorm
http://www.svc.com/rayintel.html

Radiator: XSPC EX240
http://www.svc.com/ex240.html

Reservoir: XSPC Single Bay Reservoir
http://www.svc.com/br525cl.html
Pump: Swiftech MCP 655-B
http://www.svc.com/mcp655-b.html

Tubing: 8FT of PrimoChill PrimoFlex Tubing 1/2"ID 3/4"OD with 1/8" Wall
http://www.svc.com/pflexp-34-b.html

Fittings: 10 XSPC G1/4" Chrome Compression Fittings 1/2" ID 3/4" OD
http://www.svc.com/g1412c.html

For those of you who do not know, I am cooling an i7-2600k! BTW is the res good? I specifically choose it because it is a drive bay res which makes filling easier IMO.
 
Looks good, and a tip?
Don't sneak build behind Mom's back, 'pre-build' it on paper and in your head, plenty of time to tweak tube routing and layouts long before you start cutting tube up,
plus you will only P%&^ her off, not worth it man, use the time productively instead to perfect the build :)
I would go for the dualbay res over the single but it should be fine
Moto
 
BTW do you know if the pump that i will be getting has lower voltage connectors? i dont' want it to be loud all the time..and svc doesn't have any more of them with speed controllers. Maybe I can control it with a fan controller?
 
hay amuffin, jest some food for thought, I do like thick wall tubing, but the size you have chosen unless all of your components are G3/8 connection, it is not serving any real purpose. the G1/4 connection is closer to a 3/8 ID tubing than a 1/2 ID tubing, and the fittings for 3/8 ID 5/8 OD are cheaper. the tubing is cheaper too, but I use 3/8 ID 1/2 OD but I am real cheep, and I do not suggest that set up. but it is the same principle. don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to tell you how to build your system, I just thought that I should mention it.
 
The MCP655-B is the same exact pump as the MCP655 only it does not have the on-board speed controller
^This, and yes, you can control the voltage to the pump with a fancontroller as long as the F/c can handle the throughput
Moto
 
most motherboard fan headers do not have the required amp rating to handle a pump, and there are pumps with PWM control that use the CPU fan header to control pump speed. they do not provide the power for the pump as well, the power comes from the Molex connector. the swiftech 35X is like this, but I have never bought one. I prefer the 655 series, even without the speed controller the 655 series is very quite.
 
ahh so you're going with the raystorm. well looks good anyway, but you should consider kill coils or the copper sulfate additives it's pretty nasty to have gunk growing in your loop.
 
that's the same as the XSPC blocks is it going to hit some component on the mother board that it would be going on? what is your mother board any way I could take a look at the design and tell you if it will fit without hitting anything if you like?
 
but don't they both attach the same way as far as clearance for the hold down plate on top. as far as I could tell most blocks for that processor attach in the same way are close to the same design for the top plate on the block that was the only one I found that will defiantly not hit the caps.
 


The variable speed may be back in stock in 2 weeks?

Even though you can run it on a fan controller, I wouldn't, the variable resistor inside the variable speed model is designed specifically for the pump load.

And as Moto said, Listen to your mother, don't bypass her limitations! Ry
 
on my mount of the danger den block, on a asus P8Z68-V pro gen3 it didn't hit any capacitors, the newer mounting system uses spring retention like normal blocks so i think the shim system has been thrown out of service. i honestly doubt that the block will hit a capacitor but you can always double check.
 
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