Water Cooling Question

[Rebootableglitch]

So I have a nzxt kraken 280, what I would like to know is can I remove the tubing and put it onto a res/pump combo perferablly the thermaltake one, with an alpha cool 560 rad, and using ek cryo fuel coolant, is such a thing possible to do?

 

[dgianstefani]

No.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

can you explain why? (just wondering)

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Sure, not sure why you'd want to though.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

Oh i have a thermaltake 900 case that isnt aio compatible but I really like the lcd screen of the kraken z63 and and a bigger rad would be nice, cause of the room and glass I have, XD but ya So I can do it ThrashZone? theres no compatiblity issues I should worry about mix and matching so many differnt brands?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Pump on an aio is in the water block/ lcd screen part
Just get the inlet/ outlet correct

The hosing has press on fittings so this will be fun or just use barb double male and clamps.

Brands don't matter.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

what is a press on fitting? and barb double male and clamps? (just wondering)

do you have an exsample of a double male barb?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
On the side of your water block these are press on fittings

Double male fittings are splices for soft tubing.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

So I would stick in the doublesided barb into the press on fittings? or find a way to hook up the tubing to the presson fittings?

wait the presson fittings are attatched right? how would I attatch the new tubbing?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
You may not have the ghetto mod aptitude needed for this project after asking these last couple questions

 

[Rebootableglitch]

It is weird I can't see any of the forums to post on the. In my web browser, anyways no no I'm just asking questions in general I am getting it done by someone who is going to do it for me but I am shopping around for advice and ideas from other people on how he's going to do it

Hence the questions on press fittings and double sided barbs just wondering in general what you mean on how it can be done,

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Don't worry about it since you're not doing it.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

Thanks for the advice atleast I know what I need to buy,

Still though could you explain it to me I am actually curious,

 

[Rebootableglitch]

Anyone know what type of tubing it is for the kraken z63? i have to pick up the fittings for the guy thats doing it for me, and I am unsure what type i need to get, i called nzxt and they were pretty much like yeh we don't know and cant help you,

 

[damric]

It's fun to rip apart old AIOs and rebuild them. A lot of people say you can't but I haven't found one that was impossible yet. Not sure why you would pay someone to do it for you. At that point, just buy a new one or pay them to build you a $100 Ali Express loop.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

Its cause I have thermaltake 900 case and its not aio compatible, and i really like the lcd screen so I have extend the tubing for it to reach/fit where Its supposed to go in the back, thats sort of why I am asking, I am also picking up a bigger rad for it,

possibly I will make it a complete custom loop and just use the pump in the res combo but Yeh i just need to know the diameter of the tubing that is used in the kraken z63 I honestly have no clue

 

[AusWolf]

Edit: Sorry, Google tricked me and I didn't read properly. Anyway, your case is more than big enough for any AIO. I don't understand why you'd want to ghetto mod yours.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

the mounting for said aio rad is in thje back of the case thing is theres no way to get it there without not only lengthening the tubing but also disconnecting/putting in the tubing with quick disconnects, its not size isnt the issue, its positioning really,

though im not sure on the diameter of the tubing i need for it, i found a post that says the x62 (earlyier version) used 3/4 tubing though i am not sure if its still the same in the z63

 

[AusWolf]

the mounting for said aio rad is in thje back of the case thing is theres no way to get it there without not only lengthening the tubing but also disconnecting/putting in the tubing with quick disconnects, its not size isnt the issue, its positioning really,

though im not sure on the diameter of the tubing i need for it, i found a post that says the x62 (earlyier version) used 3/4 tubing though i am not sure if its still the same in the z63

Well, the product page says you can mount a 120/240/360 mm AIO ... at the HDD cage? Strange case, that's for sure. I would probably try to fit a 140 mm one on the top where the exhaust fan is, though that might not be enough, depending on what CPU you've got and how much you overclock it.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

you can fit a rad to be sure but you cant do an aio, theres no way for the cpu pump to fit through anything the closet thing it would go through would be the bottom hole (if angled right) and thats way at the bottom of the case and youd have to bring it all the way up to the motherboard and it most certainly wont reach hence why I have to pull it apart and lengthen the tubings so it can be ran from the bottom hole or even through one of the 6 cable ports just below the motherboard

unless you mean to mount it on the top of the front cage but then it would be horizontally mounted, which I thought was a bad thing for aio coolers?1

 

[AusWolf]

you can fit a rad to be sure but you cant do an aio, theres no way for the cpu pump to fit through anything the closet thing it would go through would be the bottom hole (if angled right) and thats way at the bottom of the case and youd have to bring it all the way up to the motherboard and it most certainly wont reach hence why I have to pull it apart and lengthen the tubings so it can be ran from the bottom hole or even through one of the 6 cable ports just below the motherboard

unless you mean to mount it on the top of the front cage but then it would be horizontally mounted, which I thought was a bad thing for aio coolers?1

It's only bad if the pump is the highest point of the loop - which I guess it is, by looking at the pictures.

What I would do is either
- get a 140 mm AIO and try to fit it on the top where the exhaust fan goes, or
- get a new case.

I know it's not helpful in your situation. I just think destroying a perfectly good AIO just to fit it in a case is a waste.

 

[Rebootableglitch]

Well, I found another option though its not as drastic but it might look alright, a guy at a company is going to help me out with some polycarbinate for replacing the side panel of glass so i can cut out the shape of the radiator and put holes in the polycarb to mount it on the side,