Compatibility of water cooling loop components
Compatibility of water cooling loop components
When gathering components for a water loop, it's important to verify compatibility ahead of purchase, even with parts from various manufacturers. Understanding the significance of numbers and letters in fittings, adapters, and tube sizes helps ensure proper installation.
1) Create your setup with all components such as fans, drives, water cooling, etc.
2) detach the 24-pin ATX from your motherboard, connect it to this device.
3) activate the PSU, which will supply power to your 12V peripherals and fans, but won't turn on your system since it isn't connected to the board.
Watercooling sticky: Are you still interested in case ideas? Consider the lian li pc o11 dynamic. You don’t require three reservoirs for a single loop configuration. A 250ml would suffice more than enough. Rather of using separate reservoirs and pumps, opt for the swiftech malestorm pump res combo. If you prefer distinct units, choose glass reservoirs such as the Barrow boxfish or watercool heatkiller. These look superior to the basic cylindrical acrylic ones. For a 1080ti and skylake X CPU, a 45mm 420 and 360 is unnecessary. A 360 45mm would be ideal, and for a more stylish setup, add another 280/360 slim rad.
Whatever the construction, if you're planning to use the g1/4 size for tubing, adapters, and fittings in this loop, are there various OD and ID specifications within this category or just the standard ranges of 3/8 to 5/8 and 16mm OD? And how can I determine the exact OD, ID, and sizes in metric units like 7/16, 1/2, or 1/3?
ID and OD refer to the barb and tubing dimensions:
ID is the inner diameter relative to the tubing's inner diameter
OD is the outer diameter relative to the tubing's outer diameter
G1/4 denotes the thread size of the fitting (irrelevant to the tubing size) – it connects to components like radiators or blocks. It's the standard size for watercooling parts, non-tapered and needs an O-ring. Other sizes like G3/8 exist but are less common. Ensure a full G1/4 is present around the fitting.
All components work well together. For instance, you may connect Bitspower fittings with an EK CPU block, an XSPC radiator, and a Swiftech pump linked to an Alphacool tank. Just steer clear of items made from aluminum.
Additionally, I would like to understand the meanings behind the numbers and letters used for water cooling fittings, adapters, and tube sizes such as g1/4, 10/13, and 1/3. You are using a 12mm hard tube, which requires a hard tube fitting like EKWB HDC 12mm. I suggest purchasing parts and fittings from a single vendor, as EKWB is a reliable one. Also, consider using ATX bridging for the initial bleeding process.