What do you need for a custom water-cooling loop?

Namely, we’re going to need a radiator, fans, tubing, water block(s), pump, fittings, and reservoir. That’s the basics of any water-cooling loop. Other essential tools include a heat gun (if using hard tubing), cutter, coolant, and funnel.

Do I need a reservoir for water cooling?

Technically, you don’t need to buy a reservoir to successfully run a water-cooled loop. However, they do look rather impressive, and make it a lot easier to fill a water-cooled system than using other methods.

What is the liquid in liquid cooling?

Water, deionized water, glycol/water solutions, and dielectric fluids such as fluorocarbons and PAO are the heat transfer fluids most commonly used in high performance liquid cooling applications.

Which is the best way to plan a water cooling loop?

Whilst it’s definitely one of the most intensive ways to plan a water-cooling loop, I find it offers a huge amount of flexibility that more traditional methods simply can’t hope to match.

How are water blocks used in custom loops?

Extreme custom loops have many water blocks, not just CPU and GPU, but also motherboard VRM (MOSFET) and RAM blocks! Liquid cooling for your SSD? No problem! Water blocks are used to transfer heat from the source into the liquid that flows through the water block.

What kind of stamp do you use on a planner?

To use rubber stamps, you’ll stamp on the ink pad then on the planner. I keep a piece of scrap paper nearby to stamp out the excess ink before putting the stamp away. Clear acrylic stamps are a bit more involved, but just as satisfying to use.

Which is the first step in liquid cooling?

The first step is to decide which components you want to liquid cool, usually we start with the CPU and continue from there. CPU and GPU loops are one step further, but you can always continue to add more components to the loop. Custom CPU loop is usually the first step, when you decide to liquid cool your system.