Watch reviews of products on youtube and things like do's and don'ts and most important of all ask LOTS of questions and be 100% sure what you're doing, a leak is costly. Since you're new to it, do some research. Recommendations on some good reads or YouTube videos would be great. Unlike an irrigation system that has miles of large pipe, you can say, be safe and make it bigger because the cost is insignificant.Īm I on the right track? Do Y'all think I can do better buying components individually? What would Y'all do? My experience is with a whole lot more pressure or a whole lot more volume or both. It should be something that can be done in a glance. I do not have enough information yet to do the calculations.

I would rather use larger flexible tubing than smaller rigid tubing. I have a lot of experience moving liquid and cooling machines, just not computers.ģ/8' tubing seems to be big enough to do the job however, it the friction drop is significant enough from 3/3' tubing to 1/2”, 1/2' tubing it will be. Choosing the right components are what I need help with. I am thinking out loud.Īssembly and getting the right fittings will not be a problem. IMO, the radiator mentioned above should cool the CPU and GPU. I will try the video with air cooling first before I decide to add a GPU block. I am not sure how serious I will go with video, but I do want a little room for expansion. Do Y'all like a front or top mounted radiator? The case will have room for an additional radiator the same size. Are there clearance problems with a 60MM radiator?įractal Design cases have been good to me however, and ATX case that is radiator friendly is at the top of the list. Radiator efficiency is also something I am trying to get information and I am wondering if a 60MM radiator would get in the way of everything else. 60MM radiator thickness I believe is also available which I would rather have. The radiators in the kits I looked at were 280X140X45 which, per my rough calculations, will be adequate with overkill. The Laing D5 pump seems to get high marks.

The idea of a bay mounted reservoir/pump is appealing too. Some of the Alphacool kits on seem impressive. Lights, bells and whistles are not important. The case will be closed and the only one that will see it will be me. The faster the image renders, the faster I can go to the next shot. I do product photography and shoot tethered. Everything else, with the exception of benchmark test, will be a cakewalk. The machine is being built to run Capture One Pro, Photoshop CC and Lightroom Classic CC, in that order. It is also, along with everything else, fun to make these things go fast. Whatever it or they are will require similar cooling. I am not sure if my old eyes can take advantage of 10-bit color depth of the workstation cards or not. The new GeForce 2080 Ti is also an option. Not sure about the video card however, the AMD MX 8200, AMD MX 7100, NVIDIA Quadro P4000 are on the short list. Who knows what we will see before this gets started which will be before the first of the year. The processor will be either an i9 7900X, i7 7820X or something similar with an Intel FCLGA2066 socket in an Asus Prime X299. The CPU and GPU have been somewhat selected and the build will be around that. Please comment on other components the build. My only experience is with an AIO and I am ready to do better. Please tell me if I am on the right track or crazy which are not mutually exclusive. This will be my first custom loop and below are some of my ideas.

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