WARNING! LIQUID COOLING CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR SYSTEM IF NOT SET UP CORRECTLY. BENCHADDIX DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

This is a guide to help everyone who wants to start water cooling and knows where and what to buy just don't know how to set it up. Well in water cooling you have your basic components.


Pump
Heater core/Radiator
Reservoir
Water blocks (CPU, GPU, and/or Chipset)
Tubing
Water additives


When you start to set up your kit it may be a little overwhelming but don't worry its not as hard as it seems. First thing to remember is that water cooling is risky to your valued computer components you MUST keep this in mind before making the plunge into water cooling. So with that all said and done now to start setting up your cooling, first part of setting up your system is to understand your components first component is your pump, now on your pump you will have two barbs one barb is an outlet one is an inlet on most inline pumps the barb on top is your outlet and the barb on the front of the pump is your inlet. Next you have your heater core(radiator) on your heater core you will also have two barbs now the barbs on the heater core are not like the pump there is no special inlet or outlet barb they can be used both ways. Next thing on your heater core is your fans most average heater cores take 120mm fans and some take 2 120mm fans it is always good to have a shroud but it is not need in most cases it only drops temps about 2 degrees from the temp you get otherwise with your water cooler. Now onto the water blocks in most cases people only use two blocks a CPU block and gpu block when you are running two blocks like this you want to be sure to have them setup right for optimal performance of your cooler. Most CPU blocks have 2 barbs but there are some with three on a block with three barbs one is inlet and two are outlet for this type of block you need to be sure you have a Y splitter for your outlet. Now onto the gpu block all gpu blocks only have two barbs at least all the ones i have seen it is also critical to know your inlet and outlet of your block. On ALL blocks wether it be CPU, GPU, or chipset the inlet is always the barb that is placed right in the middle of the block and the barb on the edge of the block is your outlet or on a three barb block both barbs on the edge of the block are outlets. But in some cases your GPU block might be flat if so your inlet will be the barb on the left and your outlet will be the barb on the right. Now onto the reservoir, reservoirs come in all different shapes and sizes some come with more then two ports for barbs but only two are really needed. Water additives are VERY important when doing water cooling you have a large amount of choices on aditives theres water, antifreeze, distilled water, Fluid XP and so on Fluid XP is a new fluid that is about 50 bucks for a half gallon. The creators of fluid XP say it is suppose to be non coductive so if your system leaks it will not short out any parts I don't know if this is true nore do I recommend trying to test it your self! Most people will recommend Distilled water and antifreeze together most people do about a 75% Distilled water and 25% antifreeze mix, the antifreeze will help prevent currosion and algae from growing in your system which is important for cooling and keeping your system alive for a long time. Now onto tubing there are a couple different type of tubing there is Clearflex this is clear PVC tubing for visible flow long service life non-aging, non-oxidizing soft and flexible (easy to slip over fittings) and has a tight bend radius and outstanding flex life, and then theres Tygon tubing which is basically the same as Clearflex but more expensive, and last but not least Vinyl tubing which is a cheap alternative but doesn't last as long as clearflex or tygon. Now with that all said and done we start to put together your water cooling system.

We start with the order your products will go together first is your pump, you want your inlet on your pump (remember your inlet on your pump is the barb on the front of it) to be connected to your outlet from your reservoir for best cooling, then from the outlet of your pump (remember the outlet is the barb on top of the pump) you want it to run to the inlet of your radiator (remember it isn't specific which is the inlet or outlet or your radiator just use the one closest to the outlet of your pump) then from the outlet of your radiator you want it to go to the inlet of your CPU block (remember the inlet on your CPU block is the barb in the center of the block) then from the outlet of your block it goes into the inlet of your gpu block (remember the inlet to your gpu block will be the barb in the center or the left side barb is your inlet) now the outlet of your gpu block will then go to the reservoir inlet which ever barb you pick will be fine, then from the outlet of your reservoir will return to the inlet of your pump. BE SURE TO USE CLAMPS TO HELP PREVENT LEAKING, AND ALWAYS DO A 24 HOUR LEAK TEST BEFORE PUTTING SYSTEM IN YOUR CASE.



Now to the final stages of setting up your water cooling system is to fill and bleed your system. Start by unscrewing the res from your case and pulling it out slightly from the 3 1/4 or 5 1/4 drive bay (if using external reservoir you don't have to remove it) you only want to pull it out slightly only so the cap on the reservoir is exposed, now you get your fluid mixed and read to poor into the reservoir (IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU USE A FUNNEL TO FILL YOUR SYSTEM TO PREVENT SPILLS) then you place a funnel in to the res and slowly poor your fluid in until it is about 3/4 full then you turn your pump on wether it be turning your PC on or not till the fluid runs threw the system, then turn your PC off and add more fluid to the res until it is again 3/4 full once again turn the pump on wether it be your PC or not let that fluid run threw and while the system is on add as much fluid as needed to the res until your loop is full of water and your res is 3/4 full. Now that your system is full of water and every thing is setup you are now water cooling be sure to check you reservoir every 3-4 days to make sure you don't need to add any more fluid. That is it, welcome to the world of Liquid Cooling.