Beginner's guide for custom loop liquid cooling (important tips for noobs)
173This is a video on the essential and useful things that I learnt while building a liquid cooled CPU with hardline pipes using the Corsair HydroX XH305i RGB Pro White kit (https://youtu.be/Z9MqMHmejmg) in the @corsair 5000T (https://youtu.be/Aha7D5-ilQE).
This includes:
Hints on how to configure your system using Corsair's configuration tool (see https://go.corsair.com/WDPjNe)
Tips on bending the pipes to avoid problems
Essential things on the pump/reservoir
Logic around pipe placement and food for thought
How to get rid of bubbles
The importance of a drain valve (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6iBo-0Nn24)
And much more
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This kit is fantastic because it includes everything you need to get started with liquid cooling your CPU (except for the heat gun). That includes the D5 pump/reservoir combo, the CPU block, six pipes, multiple connectors, three Corsair QL120 RGB fans, a Commander Pro, RGB hub and the radiator.
Also it works with iCue RGB sync so it will work with Tiny Tina's Wonderland for immersive RGB lighting https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/tiny-tinas-wonderlands
Build specs of this PC:
Corsair 5000T case - https://go.corsair.com/15o0xg
ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero Motherboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ax5LwAUY4
Intel Core i9-11900K CPU
64GB Corsair Dominator RAM (3600MHz)
WD_Black SN850 NVME 1TB
Crucial P5 Plus NVME 1TB
Toshiba 6TB HDD
Corsair RM850x PSU
Corsair Premium Sleeved cables
Corsair ML120 RGB Elite fans - https://go.corsair.com/x9X72x
I'd highly recommend watching this @CORSAIR LAB video on maintenance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6iBo-0Nn24
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Watch to the end to see thermal tests.
This is the heatgun I used:
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