Some ideas about watercooling.
Contents
Thermal load and capacity
- Estimated heat load is ~325 Watts
- At best I can fit 2x 120mm rads in the case
This is all estimated with EK's Configurator tool.
Rad config |
Cooling capacity |
Performance estimate |
Notes |
Slim + Regular |
313W |
32 degree liquid, 36.5 dB |
- |
Slim + Thick |
372W |
31 degree liquid, 36.5 dB |
- |
Single 280mm |
417W |
30 degree liquid, 34.6 dB |
If I were to build in the ssupd meshlicious |
Final build
Going around the loop, in rough order.
- Corsair 280mm radiator
- Corsair ML140 fans (already had)
- 2x Barrow 45 degree fittings
- 2x Barrow tube fittings
- Tubing
- 2x Barrow QD sets
- 4x Barrow fittings on QD
- 3-way rotary tee joint
- 1x plug for tee
- FLT120
- 1x Barrow 45 degree
- 4x EK torque fittings
- 2x Barrow 90 degree gpu
- Bykski gpu block
- Bykski cpu block
- 4x Corsair fittings
- Barrow octa res
- 1x Barrow 90 degree for octa res
- 2x Barrow 90 degree on fill port
- 60cm fan extender
- 2-way fan splitter
- Temp probe
Reordered and collected, that's:
Corsair 280mm radiator |
95 |
Corsair ML140 fans |
- |
Corsair tubing |
25 |
6x Barrow 90 degree |
36 |
3x Barrow 45 degree |
17 |
6x Barrow tube fittings |
22 |
4x EK tube fittings |
44 |
4x Corsair tube fittings |
39 |
5x plugs |
7 |
2x Barrow QD sets |
42 |
3-way rotary tee joint |
7.30 |
FLT120 pump-res |
190 |
Bykski GPU block |
149 |
Bykski CPU block |
50 |
Barrow octa res |
52 |
60cm fan extender |
12 |
2-way fan splitter |
7 |
Temp probe |
4.50 |
EK red coolant |
26 |
Barrow leak tester |
40 |
ATX PSU bridging plug |
4 |
Cost estimates
Barrow makes some cheap options that perform well, may be a compromise on appearance or quietness. The premium option is of course EK or Alphacool or whatever.
|
Cheap |
Premium |
Notes |
Rad thick |
90 |
90 |
- |
Rad thin |
30 |
30 |
- |
GPU block |
150 |
150 |
Barrow and Bykski are the only options, no one else serves my GPU |
CPU block |
- |
70 |
70 for the Barrow option, ~105 for EK |
Pump |
135 |
150 |
135 for a pump-block-res combo (Barrow LTPRP-04), 150 for a Barrow-D5-style pump |
Reservoir |
- |
60 |
60 for a Barrow flat res YKZR-01, similar to the EK FLT 120 |
This doesn't cover the fittings and tubing and all that other stuff.
Also, I won a FLT-120 w/ D5 pump off ebay for ~190 AUD, whoo!
AliExpress binge
We need:
- Tubing
- Fittings 12x
- Angle fittings 4x
- Plugs 4x
bykski Authentic MOD Store
- CPU block
- $46 Bykski clear top
- NVME cooling Bykski B-NVME-SL
might not fit motherboard neatly
- $24
Aegir Xmod option: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001159733802.html
- Extra 90-degree angle fittings
unneeded now
- $4 each
- Bykski Azieru AU-RD90-X
bykski MOD Store
Incurs shipping costs
- A kit of tube, 10x fittings, 2x angles, plug, ball valve
- About $76 incl. shipping
- $82.41 after adding GST, subtract $1.33 for an Aliexpress coupon
PLE
- GPU block
- $149 Bykski 3070 block and plate with RGB
- Corsair Hydro X 10/13mm Tubing 3m
- Compression fittings
- Spare plugs
- Coolant
- $26 EK Red 1L ready to use
https://www.ple.com.au/Products/634147/EK-CryoFuel-Blood-Red-1L-Premix-Coolant
FB Marketplace
- Rad EK 120mm slim
- $30 + postage
BARROW Deputize Store
- Rad
- $31 Barrow Dabel 30mm - 156x121x30
- Top res YKZR-01
- $46 from one of the Barrow outlets
- Temp sensor TCWD-V1
- $4 black regular length sensor
- Leak tester
- $35 Barrow tester GJQM-01
- Plugs
- Extra 90-angle fittings
- 45-angle rotary fitting
- 3-way adapter G1/4
- Male-male G1/4 joiner
Aegir Xmod
- GPU block angled header
- $23 B-VGA-RET-W
- Extra compression fittings Barrow THKN-3/8-B03
unneeded now
- $20 for a pack of 4
Other individual stores
- Flow meter
- $44 Bykski temp and flow monitor B-TFC-CS-X
- bykski ICY MOD Store
- 90-angle Barrow TWT90-v2.5
unneeded now
- 2-pack $11
- ICOOLER Store
Optional nice things
CPU block:
$109 EK non-RGB nickel-and-black-plastic: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/47213/ek-velocity-cpu-waterblock-amd-nickel-acetal
$169 EK RGB nickel-and-black-plastic: https://www.ple.com.au/Products/634177/EK-Quantum-Velocity-Addressable-D-RGB-AMD-Nickel-Acetal-CPU-Waterblock