Assistance needed for water cooling loop components
Assistance needed for water cooling loop components
I'm planning to set up a new watercooled PC soon, and I need assistance with the cooling components.
The parts I'll be using are:
Case: Corsair 780t
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VIII Formula
CPU: Intel i7 6700k
GPU: Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980Ti (I intend to upgrade to a second one later)
RAM: Klevv Cras 32gb DDR4 2666
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x
Storage: SSD 1 – Samsung 950 Pro M.2 256 GB, SSD 2 – Samsung 850 Pro 512 GB
Cooling elements:
CPU block: EK Supremacy Evo
Res + pump: EK-XRES 100 Revo D5 + EK-RES X3 250
Tubing: PrimoFlex Advanced LRT
Adapters: Bitspower
Coolant considerations:
I'm thinking about the Mayhems pastel, but many users mention it can change color over time. Is it safe to use or should I switch fluids?
Radiators (2x 360) & fans:
I checked the EK CoolStream PE 360 and the Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM. Will the fans be effective at cooling the radiator around 800–900 RPM, and will the radiator fit in the front of the Corsair 780t? According to OC3D's review, some 360 models won't fit due to the 5.25 bay width.
There's no need to WC most MB's unless you're pushing the absolute upper boundary of it's overclocking limits.
If you are using the Poseidon because it already has a built-in 'watercooling' configuration, I would recommend going with a GPU with an actual watercooling block setup or buying a reference PCB card and installing a block. This is actually a lot simpler than you might think. Cards with hybrid blocks like the Poseidon aren't really optimized to function as a watercooled card - they are designed to work as an air-cooled card first and also allow you to 'use' liquid cooling as a secondary option. This setup tells me that the design of the cooler has a major flaw - it is designed to be an air cooled card first and...
There's no need to WC most MB's unless you're pushing the absolute upper boundary of it's overclocking limits.
If you are using the Poseidon because it already has a built-in 'watercooling' configuration, I would recommend going with a GPU with an actual watercooling block setup or buying a reference PCB card and installing a block. This is actually a lot simpler than you might think. Cards with hybrid blocks like the Poseidon aren't really optimized to function as a watercooled card - they are designed to work as an air-cooled card first and also allow you to 'use' liquid cooling as a secondary option. This setup tells me that the design of the cooler has a major flaw - it is designed to be an air cooled card first and foremost...meaning, what does the inclusion of the water block portion actually do...and how much?