How To Upgrade to Hardline Tubing feat. Antec DF500 RGB | bit-tech Modding

[@brandonobe3255]

the Music on all your videos is a nice addition.

[@xulnag1774]

These hard tubes are as hypnotic as your moustache. Lovely build.

[@Obi_4xe]

The hardest thing for me when I first started hard-tube water cooling is taking the measurements of the bends. I see that you had your hard tube angles secured to a mesh plate, I think elaborating on how you took your bend measurements would be very helpful. I've seen other youtubers do their own way, but any help for anyone new to doing hard line tubing would help.

[@benjameslewis]

Exactly, none of these KZbin videos show you the most important thing, on how to take your measurements between ports/fittings when a double 90 degree bend is required. Where do you mark the tube to take into account the bend allowance.

[@mcmcx5514]

Nice clean build Alex.

[@jayhiggins196]

With high quality content like this it won't be long until your subscribers number in the hundreds of thousands. Excellent stuff Sir, looking forward to more!

[@ColdCanadian911]

When measuring and bending the tubes, do you leave a little extra length on the ends or 1 end, which allows you to sand or grind the end down to make a perfect fit?

[@babalada1]

dont you just love questions that come with the answer included

[@vic-hn3nl]

How do you accurately plan multiple bends?

[@InSaiyanShinobi]

what type of radiator is that is it custom painted becuase the color looks nice im trying to get that same one

[@Startekselva]

Hi bit-tech alex what's the tool you used for measuring the bend @7:32

[@bittech1]

Oh that’s a pipe cleaner haha

[@rob718]

Pipe cleaner...Genius. The pipe cleaner could have saved literally hours....lol next time

[@RajkumarSingh-IND]

where can I get that small air pump? (time @10:22). please eagerly waiting for your reply. thanks

[@scottg112]

Hey, loving the videos, do you have a list of parts used? Want to know roughly what it all costs

[@James_Chance]

Would you recommend a custom distro plate instead of a cylindrical reservoir for a small form factor build? Currently running Threadripper 1950x and a 1080ti in a micro ATX build and the GPU gets a little toasty.

[@bittech1]

Personally I feel that to be one of the best uses of distro plates, you could replace a panel with one and be left with a lot of additional room compared with a tube res, especially if the pump is also built in.

[@James_Chance]

bit-tech Fantastic cheers, suppose I may be looking at new new project in the near future then.

[@hanswurst3744]

Very good video and good looking built. Simple yet awesome!Also packed full of info useful for beginners

[@meowpurrr]

Upon drainage could you use the pressure tester to pump into the highest part of the system and then use the pressure to force the water out of your drain port, also how would you get the water out of the lower part if the rad?

[@patelakash1010]

This is way better way to refer bending tube. I saw jazt2cent video and her was saying that bend tubes by eye balling This video found me lot easier and not to waste tubes or got wrong bends

[@2684dennis]

i noticed you go from to pump to the cpu, radiator and back in the reservior. what if i go for the pump to the radiator, cpu and back to the reservior? is that also working good?

[@hanswurst2220]

yes

[@cemoruc8810]

Well put together. Looking forward to next part.

[@mychalraynes5181]

Cool computer and cool mustache!

[@andrewgivens5070]

Can you do a hard line video tutorial with specific parts? Im trying to build a beast and I want to do hardline cooling for cpu 7950x and gpu 4090 with two 360 rads. But I'm kind of lost on how to go about it. I have plenty of time for planning though cuz I am still working on acquiring all the needed parts. Or if nothing else could I consult you? I'd be willing to pay for help.

[@alphafiddlesticks5623]

Can you send a link to where I can get satin petg tubing please?

[@Chan_man0019]

One thing I've learned over the many years that I've been a plumber is air always leaks before water!

[@cjaylk]

Why didn’t you fully fill up the reservoir & tubes with the coolant..?

[@rob718]

Wish i saw this video 3 weeks ago before spending hours "freestyling" my first ever acrylic loop. Going to be adding the gpu into that loop so this will help still. What sis you use to measure your pipes/ bends...was that silver flexy thing like a pipe cleaner?

[@jojo-fh5zc]

Hey, im from Germany and the german word "Eiszapfen" means "icicle" 😁.. Alphacool is a german Companies, you know..

[@HeLrAiSiNg1]

good to point out so ppls know im russian living in berlin too also pretty much everything is german lol germany owns the world amd for ex is diffused in germany and created/assembled in malaysia the cpu's at least noctua is from ostereich if im not wrong even magicool whos making again watercooling is german etc etc etc

[@JC-iq9gl]

what tools did you use to test the air pressure on the build? like the air pump and the gauge? where can I find them?

[@gvnady8380]

Mario: Its-a-me Mario Mustache dude: 13:03 Squeeezeeeee

[@a9udn9u]

Popular KZbin channels: I got these parts from vendors, I screw them together, I run some benchmark software: millions of subscribers. This channel: Customize everything with hand made parts: 1/100 subscribers.

[@stefanantmar4760]

Was going to buy that coolant but Alphacool recommends that you use it for only one week so I didn't.

[@johnsheppard4601]

Thanks for the video for us beginners.

[@mattjennings2891]

What size tubing did you use?

[@SunDevilThor]

That ASRock motherboard looks so badass. I just ordered Barrow 12mm OD fittings with Barrow 12mm PETG tubing and the tubes have a really hard time going into the hardline fittings. I am hoping its just from the heat from the shipping from China. Both are metric (12mm) so everything should fit nicely, but I have no clue. Have you seen this before?

[@bloodz4747]

Should i buy the df500? They are saying i have to remove the storages slots for hdds to fit in the psu

[@bittech1]

That’s an interesting point, I don’t think you would need to remove them in a standard stock build though. We did anyway as we don’t have an HDD in this system so it made sense to get some extra cable room. There’s not a colossal amount of room down there. The PSU in this build is quite compact though, if you have a longer one I can see it potentially being challenging.

[@bloodz4747]

@@bittech1 yea was thinking of making a hole by cutting the cover of the psu location in this way i can have easy access cables to the motherboard

[@B1G_Dave]

How often have you got to change the coolant and how do you do that?

[@bittech1]

Once a year for most coolants is a safe bet. Planning a drain system into your loop makes things much simpler, in this build all you have to do is open that valve and the coolant will flow out. Then you simply flush the loop a couple times with distilled water, drain again and then add your new coolant back in.

[@jwbonnett]

I thought you were going to drop your distro track with a title like that!

[@rholdcroft99]

@bit-tech, what size tubing was used in this build?

[@cristianr9168]

When I grow Up I'm going to grow a mustache as good as this.

[@RetroGamer-zz5jn]

that stache is like a hairy bush on a girl lmao

[@Willburjenks]

Great video, I'm going to start hard-line water-cooling next month or December. What's the name of the sound track used in the video?

[@christoph6055]

Currently building my own custom loop. I'm still not safe with the coolant I will use. Pastell white or simply clear, and I'm leaning towards the clear one. Which is the best biocide considering that I've got PETG tubing and Nickel covered blocks?

[@christoph6055]

And what about silver killcoils?

[@brechanfraser5797]

No need for silver kill coils if using a clear coolant as the coolant will have the necessary ingredients to keep it algae free

[@christoph6055]

I meant distilled water. But a clear coolant could do it too, which one would you recommend?

[@AlphacoolGmbH]

Eis what???? Ha ha ha..... nice vid. We know, our german names are always good for a joke for the rest of the world :-) Next step, GPU water cooling :-)

[@davido_labido]

I still struggle with the names ;)

[@funtik0609]

@@davido_labido Eiszapfen(ger) = icicle(eng) :D

[@davido_labido]

@@funtik0609 oh, I know really, I work for Alphacool :D I am just the English guy :D

[@michaelhughes9278]

@@davido_labido i want to work for alphacool! i can be the NEW English guy!

[@AlphacoolGmbH]

@Nate We like EIS... lol... no, all new "product lines" will have other names. No german names anymore but it will take time to change everything.

[@3xitech]

Whats part 3?

[@micke5040]

Very nice! Subscribed!

[@MdAKZahin]

Hello bit-tech, I'm a new subscriber of your channel. I also have bought this case. I have seen on some videos that the fans on the front can be synced with motherboard (ex. gigabyte aorus) I don;t know how they did that. Can you help, pls?

[@mad0nion929]

Nice Video, you do really great stuff.. i like to watch all you offer... this time you did reverse the flow direction of the CPU-Cooler Eisblock XPX. Good for the Flowrate, but worsens the Cooling! Also you did ot mention, that the Liquid you use, is only for showeffect and the manufacturer recommends to "not" leave it in the loop longer than "ONE WEEK" I had to learn this after i bought two bottles for 30 Bucks. Everybody should know: The Eiswasser Pastel Liquids are not recommended by Alphacool to be left in any Loop for longer than "ONE WEEK". I am using Liquid.Cool CFX now, which is based on liquid color and not powder, the manufacturer recommends a maximum of "ONE YEAR" with PETG Tubes for the same price.

[@cjlhessing]

I wish there was a place I could just send in my pc to get the tubing installed into everything for me!

[@360sully360]

same here man did you ever get it done? I dont want the flexable pipes i want hard line. Ithink im just going to buy some tubes and practice till im confident

[@dazley8021]

Very suddenly I got a craving for milk now.

[@RandomDesign]

nice one bro

[@ghph2880]

Sub'ed

[@jkill13131313]

i also use milk in my loop

[@bluntzera8238]

why wasting paper for a gpu that is not watercooled. why not remove it? really?

[@bittech1]

Really that was your take from all this?

[@Tofilux]

Was here

[@meatcreap]

Is that milk?

[@ohmsford94]

worst case ever

[@dede-zq6iv]

German mustache? .. out of fashion ...