Some ideas about watercooling. <> = 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 * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001340090348.html * NVME cooling Bykski B-NVME-SL * '''might not fit motherboard neatly''' * $24 * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000631478129.html * Aegir Xmod option: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001159733802.html * Extra 90-degree angle fittings * '''unneeded now''' * $4 each * Bykski Azieru AU-RD90-X * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001651433775.html == bykski MOD Store == (./) Incurs shipping costs * A kit of tube, 10x fittings, 2x angles, plug, ball valve * About $76 incl. shipping * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002511443669.html * $82.41 after adding GST, subtract $1.33 for an Aliexpress coupon == PLE == (./) * GPU block * $149 Bykski 3070 block and plate with RGB * https://www.ple.com.au/Products/644932/Bykski-RTX-3070-Full-Coverage-RBW-GPU-Waterblock-For-Gigabyte-w-Backplate * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001834870426.html * Corsair Hydro X 10/13mm Tubing 3m * $25 * https://www.ple.com.au/Products/637402/Corsair-Hydro-X-Series-XT-SL-1013mm-PVC-Tubing-3m * Compression fittings * $39 4-pack * https://www.ple.com.au/Products/637369/Corsair-Hydro-X-Series-XF-SL-Black-Compression-Fittings-1013mm-4-Pack * Spare plugs * $3 * https://www.ple.com.au/Products/624407/XSPC-G14-Black-Chrome-Plug * 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 * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000430808431.html * Top res YKZR-01 * $46 from one of the Barrow outlets * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001177069922.html * Temp sensor TCWD-V1 * $4 black regular length sensor * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002797240045.html * Leak tester * $35 Barrow tester GJQM-01 * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001001628288.html * Plugs * $1.30 each * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33053885661.html * Extra 90-angle fittings * $5.36 each * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33052921596.html * 45-angle rotary fitting * $5.00 each * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33056154337.html * 3-way adapter G1/4 * $6.57 each * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33056150680.html * Male-male G1/4 joiner * $1.37 each * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33057043935.html == Aegir Xmod == (./) * GPU block angled header * $23 B-VGA-RET-W * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33054462807.html * Extra compression fittings Barrow THKN-3/8-B03 * '''unneeded now''' * $20 for a pack of 4 * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001509571903.html == Other individual stores == * Flow meter * $44 Bykski temp and flow monitor B-TFC-CS-X * bykski ICY MOD Store * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001377717645.html * 90-angle Barrow TWT90-v2.5 * '''unneeded now''' * 2-pack $11 * ICOOLER Store * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000230214820.html == 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