New custom loop beginner

Hello guys

I want to buy custom loop for my new rig. I sold my seidon 240m few weeks ago.

I dont have a lot of money so I want to buy from ebay few stuffs and from ekwb

My rig is

BitFenix Colossus White
i5 4670k
Msi 270x
MSI Z87 G45
Hyperx 8gb ram
Samsung PRO 128gb SSD
WD 1TB Blue
Corsair Cx500

So I have a problem I dont know if this will all fit together, So if you can tell me whether all feed each other.

Pump-http://www.ebay.com/itm/500L-H-10W-...18389?pt=US_Water_Cooling&hash=item1c3d72ce55
Radiator-http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-G1-4-24...98124?pt=US_Water_Cooling&hash=item1c41c02e6c
Tubing-http://www.ebay.com/itm/Masterkleer...ther_Computing_Networking&hash=item5d4e1208ac
CPU block-http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-supreme-ltx-acetal-csq.html
Fitting-http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-csq-fitting-10-13mm-g1-4-black-nickel.html how many pieces?
Fan-http://www.ebay.com/itm/Arctic-F12-...pt=UK_Computing_Case_Fans&hash=item2a449698cc x4 Push/Pull

Gpu block-http://www.alphacool.com/product_in...ATI-R9-270X-M02---with-Backplate---Black.html I dont know if this cool chip or all on the card or I should buy This-http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vga-supremacy-acetal.html whit this http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html


And I will use red or blue liquid.

If I need to change something just tell me and I will find another one.

Distilled water and a biocide, no colored water.
Radiator is aluminum, that is a BIG no-no!
You need double the radiator you want. You need 120x4, aka twicw as much to cool the PC
The second waterblock for the GPU is ONLY the GPU, does NOT cool the VRM's. The Kracken thingy will not fir with that waterblock. Buy the full cover block from EK please.

Please begin readi the stickies at the top of this sub-forum. You have some major mistakes made that can be corrected with some good focused reading.

Good luck!

Conumdrum said:

Distilled water and a biocide, no colored water.
Radiator is aluminum, that is a BIG no-no!
You need double the radiator you want. You need 120x4, aka twicw as much to cool the PC
The second waterblock for the GPU is ONLY the GPU, does NOT cool the VRM's. The Kracken thingy will not fir with that waterblock. Buy the full cover block from EK please.

Please begin readi the stickies at the top of this sub-forum. You have some major mistakes made that can be corrected with some good focused reading.

Good luck!

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+1 This!

Some more input:

It took me a few MONTHS before I bought my first WC part when I decided to learn about WC, sounded fun! Wasn't as much info and stickies back them in 2008. 2008 was way better than the early adopters of WC.

In a month or so with a few hours a few times a week you'll be fine. No reason to rush putting water inside a $1000 GPU/CPU/Mobo box eh? You'll save money too. Just don't go uber cheap, use proven parts. And umm, Ebay isn't a place we usually start with, especially if you're new. Example, Alum radiator, that's like Ebola in the WC world, seriously. We do have links to many WC stores here. Once you get more informed, please post a word description of each part and the link to the part. Over the last few years, people link us to a screenshot of the parts list from the stores. You'll end up with 1-3 stores to buy from due to parts availability and prices/shipping costs.

Take your time................................................................. Get to reading, awaiting your newfound knowledge input in a few weeks.

That rad is a high FPI (meaning LOUD fans) and single pass flow. It's old and outta date, why it's so very cheap.

Let me know what you find out about dissimilar metals.

GTXJackBauer said:

+1 This!

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quick question. Why does the man need a 120x4 rad? I had a 120x3 rad for a heavily overclocked fx-6300 and a single gtx 670 before I went huge with a 120x3 and 120x2 in the same loop. This is the same kind of setup I would be using when I put my r9 290 underwater. isn't 120x4 a bit excessive? Unless the rad is insanely thing. My rads are Ut-60's. I thought the basics of Wc-ing was 240mm for the CPU if you plan to OC. and add 120x1 for any other component?

Well he doesn't need a 120x4 rad. A 120x3 would be enougyh. Unless he want's to put a dual R9 in there someday and/or wants an extremely quiet rig. I do believe his case will hold a 120x3 and a 120x2 with no problem. The cost difference of a 120x3 vs a 120x2 is very small.

Yes, a 120x2 is plenty for most CPU's but adding only 120x1 more if its a high wattage GPU can impact the temps and the fans have to be at higher noise levels.

120.1 is about 100w of dissipation roughly. Every person's different so how the person wants to go along with their build whether its extreme silence to great Delta-Temps etc, will involved in more heat surface but you can get away with 120.1 per component. You'll just be close to air temps which doesn't justify watercooling and the money wasted, imho. Going a bit overkill on heat surface is ok as there's no general rule against it. You're better off having more heat surface than being under raded. Eventually you'll hit diminishing returns if you go extremely overkill as some have, (Myself included lol) but its a peace of mind not worrying if you add anything down the road you'll need more things for your loop. Again, its up to the person and their allowing budgets.