I was researching and I told myself if I ever water cooled my computer, I would go through EK because it was easy. They have the configurator that shows how many fittings you need (proper diameter for your tube, the number of fittings that require for you loop to run, etc.). Then I decided I will just use their configurator and build the parts/brand that I want. Looking through a bunch I thought to myself, do I want a lot of RGB? Do I want clean and simple? Straight “Performance”? I decided to do ample RGB and simple with soft tubing just to ease in. In the future I will go to ridged tubing.

I started this build on April 20, 2020 around 6 PM. I had a late start plus I didn’t think it would take a long time (MAX 4 hours for assembly and overnight leak testing). Oh, how I was wrong. It was smooth breeze with most of the process like installing thermal pads on the graphics card, cleaning the GPU die (which was amazing to see in person), even cleaning the radiators were easy. It was until twisting the compression fitting clockwise. It wasn’t a simple twist clockwise then it is secured. You turn it clockwise and it looks like it isn’t even close more than half. I was worried about leaking also and it was late (5 AM, It took this long because I wanted to have no room for small error, and also, I was doing this build log, and taking pictures all by myself while in the process of water cooling the PC). I decided as a last resort to get a cloth and some pliers and twist it to the point that I felt it was secured. After tightening the compression, It was the moment of truth: the LEAK TEST! Poured some distilled water in the reservoir to fill the loop and prayed that there was no leak (going to by a leak tester in the future). While I was cleaning up, I was checking every 5 min to see if there are any small leaks. That every 5 min turned in to an hour and some change while cleaning. I have decided I have been up for God know how long. I finished cleaning and left the computer overnight. That same day (a few hours [5 hours]) woke up and went to check in the computer and long a behold. No leaks! Turned off the pump, drained the liquid, and diluted the coolant concentrate with distilled water. Started the computer and here I present “White Carbon [Mk.I]”.

I haven’t posted this since I got busy after this build. It was stuck in Draft mode. But here she is!

White Carbon [Mk.II] will come soon with some upgrades!

Thank you for checking out my build. As always drop a comment and feel free to give some constructive feedback on to what I can improve for [MK.II]

CPU Water Block: HEATKILLER® IV PRO (INTEL processor) BLACK COPPER
Fan Splitter: Aquacomputer SPLITTY9 splitter for up to 9 fans or aquabus devices
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan (x3 for Top Radiator)
Fans: Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap 54.97 CFM 120 mm Fan (x2 for Front Radiator)
Fittings: Bykski G1/4 Female to Female Drain Ball Valve - Black
Fittings: Bitspower G 1/4" Rotary 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter - Black Matte Finish
Fittings: XSPC G1/4″ to 3/8″ ID, 5/8″ OD Compression Fitting (Matte Black) V2 [x15]
Fittings: Bitspower Dual G1/4" High Flow Fitting - Male to Male Thread - Black Matte Finish
Fittings: Bitspower G 1/4" Matte Black Rotary 90 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter [x5]
Front Radiator: Black Ice® Nemesis® 240GTS®
GPU Water Block: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV for RTX 2080 - ACRYL Ni RGB
Pump: Aquacomputer D5 Next RGB
Reservoir Mount: HEATKILLER® Tube - basic mounting kit
Reservoir Top: HEATKILLER® Tube - Multiport Top 100
Reservoir: HEATKILLER® Tube 100 D5
Top Radiator: Black Ice® Nemesis® 360GTS®
Tubing: EK-DuraClear 9,5/15,9mm 3M RETAIL
Coolant: EK-CryoFuel Amber Orange (Concentrate 100mL)

REMOVED: Corsair H115i PRO
REMOVED: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card
REMOVED: Fractal Design Define S2 Fan Hub
ADDED: Aquacomputer SPILITTY9
ADDED: Aquacomputer D5 Next RGB and Watercool HEATKILLER® Tube 100 D5
ADDED: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV PRO (INTEL processor) BLACK COPPER
REMOVED: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Backplate and Stock Cooler
ADDED: Thermal Pads and Paste to EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
ADDED: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV for RTXC 2080 to EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
ADDED: Graphics Card to PCI-E Slot
REMOVED: Anti-Vibration Pads on Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap and Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC 2000 IP67
ADDED: Noctua NA-SAVP1 Chromax Anti-Vibration Pads – White to Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap and Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC 2000 IP67
CLEANED: Hardware Labs Black Ice® Nemesis® 240GTS® and 360GTS®
MOUNTED: Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap and Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC 2000 IP67 to Hardware Labs Black Ice® Nemesis® 240GTS® and 360GTS®
MOUNTED: Hardware Labs Black Ice® Nemesis® 240GTS® and 360GTS® to Case
MOUNTED: Aquacomputer D5 Next RGB and Watercool HEATKILLER® Tube 100 D5
ADDED: Fittings and Tube
LEAK TEST: 12-24 Hours
ADDED: EK-CryoFuel Amber Orange (Concentrate 100mL)
CABLE MANAGEMENT

• Watercool HEATKILLER® IV eBC - Backplate for RTX 2080 and RTX 2080Ti
  
• Watercool HEATKILLER® Tube - 120mm fan adapter (pair)
  
• Custom Cables
  
• Delid
  
• EPDM Tubing
  

My Girlfriend - Thank you for the birthday gift! The words GLORIOUS and FANTABULOUS are nothing short of an understatement. It’s a rare thing to find someone as generous and kind as you! I’m so happy you made time and brought such a thoughtful present. I LOVE YOU!!!
The Watercooling Enthusiast Discord Members in no particular order (Meme, woe2you, fish, Laine, Below 74f is cold, Pandamode, iln, sLithery, Jokester, Midnight703, Shorty, OstrovakCZ) - I basically bombarded the channel with a ton of questions and these people helped me in the process and made my first time watercooling a wonderful experience.

White Carbon [Mk I.5] Update:
Just recently moved to a new place and decided to update my computer. There were some hiccups with mounting the Watercool HEATKILLER® Tube - 120mm fan adapter (pair) into my radiator. The screws that came with it didn't fit (I emailed Watercool for some support to assist me with what type of screws are needed to mount it without damaging or puncturing the radiator).

As for delidding that will be in another time since I needed to get this PC up and running ASAP for work. Also the custom cables I am having a hard time deciding on what color to get. Since this PC is a WIP, it will be updated often.

DRAINED EK-CryoFuel Amber Orange Coolant
ADDED: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV eBC - Backplate for RTX 2080 and RTX 2080Ti
ADDED: Fractal Design Flex Vrc-25 - PCI-E Riser
REMOVED: EK-DuraClear 9,5/15,9mm 3M RETAIL
ADDED: Watercool EPDM Tubing ID 3/8" - 5/8" OD (16/10mm) black matte
Switch from Parallel Loop to Serial
ADDED: EK-CryoFuel Clear Coolant

So on November 14, 2021 my pump started to make a weird random grinding sound. This occasionally will happen when I am gaming. Then later on the day it started to make that noise on idle. So I decided to do some maintenance since I haven't done some maintenance since August 2020. When I started to remove the coolant I notice some small black residue/particles. Disassembled the pump and the rest of my component to find black residue everywhere on my loop. My theory could be the ZMT tubing wearing out over time. Started to clean my reservoir and pump first then let it dry and tested it to see if cleaning it would resolve the noise it was making. Found out that the PUMP component is failing! Knowing the issue I started to panic since I need my PC up and running since I use it for school and DO NOT have a back up. Since it was early I decided to call my nearest Best Buy and see if they have any AIO in stock I can pick up that same day. Gladly they have a Corsair iCUE 240mm H100i Elite Cappellix Liquid CPU Cooler in stock and did a curb side pick up. With that taken care, my panic state subsided and I continued to clean my remaining components.

With the components drying I started to put back my GPU air cooler. With that taken care of, I went to pick up my purchased and came back and Installed the newly acquired AIO to my PC.

So, since everything happening with my computer. I will soon put this build to an end. BUT there will be a new-ish? build soon to come!

CHANGE LOG:

DRAINED: EK-CryoFuel Clear Coolant
REMOVED: Aquacomputer D5 Next RGB and Watercool HEATKILLER® Tube 100 D5
REMOVED: Hardware Labs Black Ice® Nemesis® 360GTS®
REMOVED: Hardware Labs Black Ice® Nemesis® 240GTS®
REMOVED: Aquacomputer SPILITTY9
REMOVED: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV PRO (INTEL processor) BLACK COPPER
REMOVED: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV for RTXC 2080 to EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
REMOVED: Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap [x2]
REMOVED: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC 2000 IP67 [x3]
REMOVED: Fractal Design Flex Vrc-25 - PCI-E Riser
REMOVED: Watercool HEATKILLER® IV eBC - Backplate for RTX 2080 and RTX 2080Ti
REMOVED: Fittings and Tubes
REMOVED: Watercool EPDM Tubing ID 3/8" - 5/8" OD (16/10mm) black matte
ADDED: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Backplate and Stock Cooler
ADDED: Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-14 140mm Fans [x3]
ADDED: Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Cappellix Liquid CPU Cooler
REMOVED: ML120 PRO RGB LED 120MM PWM Premium Magnetic Levitation Fan [x2]
ADDED: Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap [x2]
ADDED: CORSAIR iCUE COMMANDER CORE XT Smart RGB Lighting and Fan Speed Controller