How Should I Prioritise My Projects?

[marmiteonpizza]

Shortly after Christmas (I hope), I'm going to be creating a waterloop and my own custom sleeving. I'm going to be buying a new case as well as a new PSU in order to do both these projects.

But which should I do first? I'll need to transfer everything into this new case to start with, but should I do the cable sleeving with the new PSU first, or complete the waterloop initially, then do the cabling when I've saved up again?

Which is the most logical order? It's a real head-scratcher to me!

 

[Frick]

I'd do the waterloop first, less hassle that way.

 

[marmiteonpizza]

Really? But couldn't that make it fiddly to reattach the PSU cables after, or should the loop not get in the way?

 

[peche]

Really? But couldn't that make it fiddly to reattach the PSU cables after, or should the loop not get in the way?

well you must test your loop outside the case, leak tests...
then place motherboard, and start building, PSU and drives are going to be the last thing, what are you gonna use? how is gonna be your loop, case?

Regards,

 

[marmiteonpizza]

I've seen plenty of videos of people doing leak tests in their cases, plus doing that seems to make sense and you could seal everything correctly if you do a test out of your case, then accidentally leave something loose when rebuilding in your case.

Yeah it seems to make sense now, doing the waterloop first.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

It is best to do the loop outside the case first so you can clearly see which part is leaking rather than in a case. The only exception to this is if you want to put the tubings through the case holes which testing it on the outside don't allow.

If you do a test inside you case I would suggest to remove the motherboard battery and unplug the Motherboard power cable and cpu first. After that just jumpstart the Psu to get the water cooling loop pumping to check for leaks. With this you don't risk shorting your Pc if there is a leak.

 

[marmiteonpizza]

If you do a test inside you case I would suggest to remove the motherboard battery and unplug the Motherboard power cable and cpu first. After that just jumpstart the Psu to get the water cooling loop pumping to check for leaks. With this you don't risk shorting your Pc if there is a leak.

That's exactly the advice I saw in a tutorial video

How likely are you to get leaks?

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

That's exactly the advice I saw in a tutorial video

How likely are you to get leaks?

Assuming your fittings are tight enough and of appropriate size leaks are would not be likely. Often time I would say there will be a drop or two somewhere along the system.

The main place of leaks is where the pipes and tubing connect. It can happen due to tubing not tight enough to contain the pressure of the loop. So those parts would be the main place to check first.

This where it gets abit blurry the rest of the loop like the radiator, your waterblock and pump. There could be a manufacturing defect for it where the seal break or it crack somewhere. Or it just happens from wear.

Even with the precautions taken like having quality component or building it well and everything is checked for, there is always a chance that a leak can happen. It is something that you have to consider for watercooling unfortunately. Water cooling damaging your system is always there. I was dreaming of manufacturer making Pc components having hydrophobic coating where it is able to repel water without causing damage. I think ASRock done this to one of their overclocking board where they demonstrate it having water pour on it without damage. Until that day comes.