as a newbie myself, i went with EKWB EK-DBAY D5 PWM (incl. pump)
reservoir/pump/motor combo all in one

put at dvd drive area where i dont use anyways (i got RDP to old pc for that) and see water flowing (can hear some water flowing sound too if i turn up the pump lol)

€ 124.55
Shipping & Handling € 47.11 (includes a cpu/gpu waterblock, coolant concentrate, fittings etc)

yes i like the pump, can barely hear anything.

my room's air cond/ceiling fan is louder in fact

online, direct from EKWB Slovenia.

overall pc pics
https://plus.google.com/+JasonLimQuazacolt/posts/9AP51CV5GDr

specially on the reservoir/pump:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pksYZwebd...1366-h768-rw-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ic39c7bGj...1366-h768-rw-no

to further attest to that https://www.ekwb.com/partners/#asia



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oh hey just realized you're on 5930/980 as well!
albeit ti version, better than mine

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jan 13 2016, 10:36 AM

yes sir... because 5820K no stock, top up a bit i get 5930, fak it just buy it no care
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/azLdQyL8h...1366-h768-rw-no

how far have you pushed the 5930 btw?
i tend to be a bit old school, pushing the BUS speeds as well so not too heavy on the clock speed but pushing the boards harder

i find overall performance being better and more responsive.

your WC setup and fans so damn ganas leave stock meh
no worries intel chips are generally tough cookies, definitely can do some mild OC's!

and yea no kidding
i bought everything before GST and USD/MYR slump, looking at prices now, i saved few k EASILY, but pay to bank interests la since i forced my purchase

while i can mention the exact price, i can tell you its just 1k+, pre gst, pre usd/myr slump, AND INTEL staff pricing thanks to a friend

i've kept my pc since 2007 (refer signature link lol) and yes i've paid my share of premium for the extreme series... 4k+ for processor alone LOL!
but naw, i've been content with just 4 cores for a very long time, suddenly i got 6, 12 threads... overall/average cpu load is basically idle

i'll keep the primochills, they still look clear despite almost 1 year... no plasticizer so far
thinking to drain my loop in a few months time, which will mark the first anniversary of my pc, and 1 year maintenance for coolant seems like very long, considering some of the intervals the folks here practice

my coolant clear... since i wont be staring at my pc anyways with it placed on the ground at the corner of my room even a bit distanced away from the pc table (thank god my keyboard/mouse cables are fairly long hahaha)

was thinking if no dye, 1 less potential problem of the dye gunking up the system

so far i observe from my reservoir, the coolant still crystal clear (like water) same like the day i installed everything/filled it up.

yes i've heard/seen these stories, hence my choice for clear hehe.

besides, easier to detect contaminants/issue as additional "things" showing up in clear water sticks out like a sore thumb hehe

show picture poison TS la bro

lol ok then

i dont dare hard tube... normal primochill also lots of mis measurement and cin cai routing looping... so...

Fuh just realized you posted picture

Really ganas setup

Order online je, or buy from local distributors

Typical /traditional wc setup the pump and reservoir is separated.

Mine is together all in one and embedded to the 5" CD rom Bay.

The key is to have a reservoir (that is filled obviously) before the pump so it doesn't dry the pump and causing accelerated wear.

what do you mean by loop plan, like planning/design? i just use ms paint cincai:

About 1month ish away from a year old :