The original post: /r/watercooling by /u/ImAWerewolf-Duck on 2024-06-28 23:46:43.
Hey Hey, People.
I'm currently in the planning phase of my next PC which I want to water-cool (first time and a long dream of mine) and would like to seek for your advice/improvement.
It will be used as a workstation but also as a gaming rig with focus on silence.
The case will be a Corsair 9000d once it is released.
As for the hardware and water blocks, I will wait until the 9000 series of AMD CPUs and RTX 5000 series is released.
If possible (I'll see when I see the case in person) I'll go for four 45mm rads, if not the top ones will be 30mm (simply due to thicker rads usually being less restrictive).
All the rads will be HPE ones from Alphacool as they are pretty cheap and local.
Below is a picture with my current blueprint
I colour coded the routing I'll go for with 30mm top rads in red and with 45mm top rads in yellow.
I will go for soft tubing as it is more practical and will use a clear coolant (DP Ultra).
The fans will either be push or pull depending on clearance and will suck in air from the top and front and exhaust at the back.
Depending on clearance issued the bleed port wont be the highest port anymore and would only be used as pressure inlet for draining.
Is there anything you would change or improve? And do you have any other tips (I already bought spare O-rings, fittings and tubing + a leak tester)?