Cooling Need help getting lay of SFFPC custom loop cooling.

[dreyco676]

I'm looking to build a relatively quiet, cool SFFPC with a custom water cooled loop.

My budget is around ~$300 for water cooling gear but honestly I don't know what an extra $100 more or less would get me. Basically there is a ton of Water Cooling guides out there but not a whole lot on the SFFPC side of things. What are some good brands to start to look at, which ones should I avoid at all costs?

Here are my parts so far.

The case is a 14.9L Sharkoon QB One

 

[Damascus]

In this case I recomend one of these swiftech ddc cpu blocks

http://www.swiftech.com/ApogeeDrive2.aspx

http://www.performance-pcs.com/hot-...-integrated-pump-intel-1155-1366-version.html

A hardwarelabs gts 240 (30mm) is the absolute best option but a magicool/darkside slim will do in a pinch (27mm) a bitpower leviathan (29.6mm) will also do the trick. Avoid the EK SE (25mm) at all costs, it's the worst performing radiator any of the reputable brands.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/blac...u-flow-low-profile-radiator-black-carbon.html

You can even get an extra 80mm rad for a bit of extra thermal headroom

http://www.performance-pcs.com/radi...ore-xtreme-profile-radiator-black-carbon.html

 

[dreyco676]

@Damascus would that CPU ddc be in addition to another pump or would it drive the whole loop?

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

@Damascus would that CPU ddc be in addition to another pump or would it drive the whole loop?

This waterblock has an embedded pump, you won't need to add a pump with it.

 

[dreyco676]

@GuilleAcoustic I guess what I meant was does it produce enough flow for both the cpu and gpu?

 

[Damascus]

@GuilleAcoustic I guess what I meant was does it produce enough flow for both the cpu and gpu?

A single ddc will easily drive a 1 cpu, 1 gpu and a few rads, even highly restrictive models like a gts.

You can pick a cheap, small res for a much easier time filling up as well