Filling and Leak Testing a Water Cooled PC (Water Cooling a Computer Part 6)
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- Filling and Leak Testing a Water Cooled PC (Water Cooling a Computer Part 6)
In this final video of our water cooling a PC we will pressure test the system with EK's Leak Tester Kit and finally get fluid in this system.
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To people watching this 3+ years after the video release, if you bought this older model of EKWB leak tester it is said in manual to not exceed 0.45bar for the loop. The green line on the scale is wrong. The newer model "flex" has fixed pressure meter, removed the valve and longer flexiable hose. Still, keep to the manual of any tool.
A very nice clean build. I really like how you explain it in a concise way.
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Thx. Now im ready to spoil my system with WC. :D
Nice Video....i plan on water cooling my 9900k and Big Navi(When it releases) in my Meshify C Mini, i checked out your video bc of the waterblock your using. Not alot of room in my Meshify so hopefully it works out.
Deionised is also fine in a water loop, I use that myself as distilled is not freely available in the UK except if bought online whereas every garage forecourt sells deionised and its usually a few £££'s for a gallon. I use that and an biocide and anticorrosive in one. 14 years of doing that with no issues or damage to my loop.
Good to know. Distilled water is really cheap here in the USA so I keep a couple gallons in my shop.
4:45 he means 1000 milliliters not 100. Just FYI. 1000ML = 1L for all those who don't use the metric system. Roughly 1/4 gallons
can i ask u something ?.. did u just plug the pump with the other psu and then running just like that ? or need loop 4th&7th pin ?
I'm not sure what your asking.
The molex from the pump was plugged in and I cycled it with the switch on the power supply. The system wasn't turned on. I used a jumper on the power supply so it would provide power when not connected to a system.
Diy pc water cooling pressure leaking test.
I have given you sub + like it. SUPER VIDEO. After all the builds you have done what do you think in terms of hard and soft tubing what is safer in your opinion?
Both are equally as safe. The biggest difference in the two are soft tubing is easier in regards to installation, maintenance, and upgrade. Hard tubing is better in regards to looks.
Soft tubing tends to yellow over time and get the dull. However, I prefer the look of hard tubing even though it's a hassle sometimes.
As an example of one of the downsides to hard tubing. Upgrading my GPU required creating all new lines and routes for half of my loop. On the flip side when I upgraded the GPU in my soft tubing build is simply required draining the loop so I could disconnect one line so I could have access to the GPU.
@@CyberCPU Many thanks for such a good advice. Furthermore which fittings would you recommed Barrow? ?EK ??Thermaltake?
@@_GIDO EK fittings are awesome but they're a little pricey. I also use Corsair fittings which are also really high quality and essentially just rebanded bits power fittings. Bits power make extremely good fittings at a better price then EK.
It really depends on what you're after. EK fittings are extremely high quality and look really good and bits power are also high quality but subjectively might not be as pretty as EK.
The most important thing is to use high quality name brand fittings. You can get great deals on Chinese knockoff fittings but we're talking about running water through a computer. You absolutely do not want a fitting failing so I would recommend splurging a little on your fittings because that's the point where the loop is going to leak if it does.
@@CyberCPU appreciate your time and answer!!!!
it has flux capacitor. u need a real solid PSU to run 1.21 gigawatts or should i say a bolt of lighting directly
Found my leak. Luckily only thing plugged in was the PSU and pump. Sadly it's all over my GPU and motherboard now .... Duck me. Now I gotta figure out how to clean it and let it sit for a month for everything to dry out
Is custom water cooling risky to do as a beginner?, I never build a pc before and im about to build a custom watercooled pc, but im afraid if anything goes wrong its a $6000 pc
Its not risky at all if you take precautions, the main one being Preparation, use an air pressure tester to check that a loop is sealed prior to filling, also clean each part with deionised or distilled water prior to filling the loop, as radiators are notoriously not clean when they leave the factory, they have flux left inside from the soldering process and this flux if left in your radiator will dirty the fluid and could damage your parts, like your pump etc, don't rush anything, so don't try and finish too quickly, if you're going hard-line for your first loop instead of flexible hose then remember the old saying "measure twice, cut once", always check and recheck things twice before doing anything.
As for fluid I can only recommend distilled/deionised water with a biocide and anti-corrosive, I can't recommend coloured fluids as some separate and clog your water blocks.
@@mr.not.so.perfect.666 thanks👍🏻
I pulled it off. You probably built it by now but the key is to research every little thing you can and yeah prep, alot of prep.
Question, what happen if you leave it longer then 20 minutes.?
I honestly don't know. I don't think it would hurt anything.
So how do you find where the loop is leaking?
That's the hard part. I would start by checking fittings. If that doesn't find it you can start isolating components out of the loop.
It looks cool, but damn how about leaks in the long run??
It's been my daily system since that video and hasn't had a single issue.
Thanks for the update
I am going nxzt on mines next because of the cool lcd 😅
Dude! Where did you get the Flux Capacitor?!
It was a car phone charger from think geek I got before they went out of business. Unfortunately they sell for over $100 now on eBay last I looked.
The green area is way too high. EK messed this up. You should never go above .5 bar!
Never had a problem with it. I typically pump it into about the middle of the green.
@@CyberCPU You should definitely avoid this. Most water cooling components are not manufactured for a pressure this high. And why should they? The pressure in a loop is way below that.