LIAN LI PC-A05NB watercooled parts & thoughts

[liguhy]

The scythe mugen 2 takes up a lot more space than i expected, so the tubing runs out of the case atm. also, when the pump is running, there is a leak at one of the barbs on the graphics card block.

im not sure why the leak is there, the tubing fits just as tightly on that barb as on the others, and while the tube is a bit deformed, its not really kinked.

i'll prolly get a cpu block in a few weeks so that i can get the tubing internal and reclaim a lot of interior space, but i would like to have it up and running in the current state, so all help for fixing the leak would be appreciated.

It could also be a bad seal from the barb to the GPU block. Loosen a bit and retighten. If that doesn't work, drain and throw some teflon tape on it I guess.

Also, i suppose the rad i got(xspc rs360) will be good enough to keep the 4870x2 and a core i7 cool? i dont expect extremely good temps, im happy when the cpu is about the same or a bit better than with the mugen 2.

Do you have something mounted in the top 5.25 bay, or is that just the blank bay shield?

Throw a dual radiator in the bottom with fans drawing air from underneath the case and you'll be in good shape to cool whatever you can fit in that case. Also, correct me if I'm wrong someone, but doesn't Gigabyte make a waterblock for that NB/SB area? If not, you still might be able to remove that blue "Gigabyte" area where the waterblock would go and attach a rectangular block with grease.

EDIT: Skane, why don't you move your CPU fan to the other side? Assuming you still have the case's standard airflow (back to front), that would essentially make your CPU heatsink have push and pull fans. Seems kind of a waste having two fans blowing the same direction so close to each other, as you currently have. Just a thought.