Top 10 Tips - Most Common PC Water Cooling Mistakes - Beginners and Advanced Guide

Top 10 tips Most Common PC Water Cooling Mistakes - Beginners and Advanced Guide. Today we are taking a look at my top 10 tips for most common pc water cooling mistakes that i see people make very often as a beginner or even an advanced user. Custom pc water cooling should be done using a check list guide to prevent these mistakes from occurring because even the more advanced water cooling experts can some times forget and if you are a beginner, defiantly check over this tips guide a few times. I hope you all enjoy my top 10 tips for most common pc custom water cooling mistakes made by beginners and advanced users.
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[@benjohnson5947]

That mark on the wall behind your head had me thinking my monitor was dirty. Nice prank buddy

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Ben Johnson hahaha i got a few other people with that as well

[@dasoul3710]

@@DesignsByIFR Literally thought I have dead pixels.... -_-

[@Audiman0aha]

Wow, mixing metals is bad!?! Tell that to the car industry who has been mixing metals for over 100 years with no problems. As long as you have distilled water and a good corrosion inhibitor (Audi vw coolant) you'll be fine. I've been mixing metals in loops for almost 20 years... this is an amazing video though. Keep up the good work!

[@DesignsByIFR]

Thank you. Mixing metals increases the chance of causing corrosion etc

[@Audiman0aha]

Designs By IFR perfect :)

[@jinyongBuilds]

Thanks! :D Always awesome tips from you, always!

[@DesignsByIFR]

+jinyong Builds glad you enjoyed

[@TefensTech]

Excellent video, great tips!

[@DesignsByIFR]

+TEFEN's Tech thank you

[@wabamad]

Part of the last tip should also include making sure your new block has seals installed properly, I lost an x99 board to that mistake.

[@DesignsByIFR]

Sorry to hear that

[@wabamad]

Shit happens when you're having fun lol

[@LexLutha]

How many people keep thinking the black specs above his head is dust on your phone? Lol

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Lex Lutha111384 hahaha youtubes biggest prank! The dust specs!

[@ammartech3660]

Damn and i thought my monitor got a dead pixel out of no where LMAO

[@FreakYT01]

Awesome video! Wish I owned a water cooled pc haha

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Freak YT thanks man

[@MrLinvalT]

Thanks for the tips ! You should add some objects in the room because of that echo (personnal preference some may not agree)

[@DesignsByIFR]

+MrLinvalT yeah i agree, we are still moving things into the house so hopefully i can fix the echo soon

[@cavedon.felipe]

Excellent video!

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+Felipe Cavedon thank you

[@tatopaz4364]

Man Great TIPS!!!!!!

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+Tato Paz thank you

[@hyjaily118]

Hello, thank you so much for this video! I'm planning to set up my first custom loop using 16mm carbon fiber tubes. The tubes are actually 4 one hundredths of a mm smaller than 16mm will that be a problem?

[@DesignsByIFR]

Hey man no problem. Try the fitting and oring. If you cannot pull the tube out without a bit of force then it is fine. You can also get air pumps which test for possible leak spots by putting air pressure throughout the loop

[@hyjaily118]

Designs By IFR thanks brother!!

[@graffiti73]

Nice video and some good tips to follow. Oh, please fix those 2 holes in your wall behind you, it's bugging me, making me think there's a spot on my monitor.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Grazer-One haha i got a few people with those holes

[@ph0t0dave]

Do you have any recommendations on how to best clean or flush a new radiator?

[@colinjava8447]

Fill it half full of water and shake it loads then drain, do this several times and on the last time use distilled water if you wanna be super careful

[@blurrrrrr44]

What about adding hylomar universal blue as a sealer to orings? And using antifreeze as a coolant?

[@paskowitz]

100% all of this. One topic I would add is component choice. Buying the wrong fans (not SP optimized) and air flow restrictive cases (small vents and low fan to panel clearance) are really common and have a massive impact on the cooling and acoustic performance of your rig. In addition, don't spend $500 on custom water cooling parts and then use the worst performing thermal paste. Spend the extra $10 and get something like thermal grizzly. In addition, considering the technical complexity required to make a loop, deliding your CPU should be something you strongly consider. TLDR don't skimp out on things that affect thermals and acoustics.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+paskowitz well said

[@alidrici8140]

best cooling ^^ teacher

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Ali Drici haha thank you

[@dnaofgamers9595]

Nice video. the audio need some improvement to bounce less in the room and to me need b-roll to show what you talking about to help people link your words to the manipulation or piece that you talk about ! :) Keep the good job !

[@DesignsByIFR]

+DNAofGamers yeah just moved in so room is empty

[@def-po8tu]

If u have a pump/reseviour combo and it has 4 ports 2 on the bottom, 1 for in and 1 for out on the bottom and 2 in on the top. Can I use the inlet on the bottom as a drain valve

[@colinjava8447]

Yes, nothing wrong with that.

[@robinchalupper3515]

How often should I clean a loop with Pastel Fluid?1 or 2 times a year?And is it enough only to flush it with destilled water or do I have to open the waterblocks?

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Jäger4Life if the blocks look clean then a flush is fine. U can do once a year

[@robinchalupper3515]

Thx for answer and good video! :D

[@stefanburemo9661]

When it comes to leak testing I spend 24 hours atleast. It's also a great way to bleed the system of air bubbles. Saw bitit doing that too.. Felt bad for him. Split an acrylic 3way....due to overtightning.... Cost me a d5 pump... And a psu 🙄

[@jannis01]

I think the first problem is the most likely one I could have. But I think everything is fine. I corrected the tubes some times if I wasn´t sure.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Jannis G yeah excellent man =)

[@band1t620]

What about plumbers tape under fittings for extra safety? Hit or miss?

[@michaela.segarra461]

Yeah I was wondering this just the other day.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+ONEARMEDBAND1T nope fittings these days have 2-3 orings

[@WolfDistortion]

What's the best way to measure out the acrylic tubing for a better fit? I know with multiple bends it can be tricky.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Wolfman / Distortion Wolf good pointer

[@colinjava8447]

Pipe cleaners can be good to make a mock up of a tube. Just remember to use the tube and not the pipe cleaner when you fill it.

[@lanohanlawrence898]

Hey bro my water cooling stop pumping I cant find the mollex to unplug it and plug can u help me

[@thibautnoah2599]

My question would be, can we overtight fittings on the blocks if we finger-tight them? I mean, in my case i added some rotary on them and pretty sure doing that will tight the fittings even more? Doing everything by hand though

[@DesignsByIFR]

hey man, yes do not force them tight, especially on acrylic blocks because that can create stress cracks

[@colinjava8447]

Just finger tighten till it's firm. Gotta be careful with EK stop plugs that use Allen ken/hex wrench, you could easily over tighten cause you have leverage when using a tool

[@larslovestech]

excellent loving this series from top 5 tools to top ten most common water cooling mistakes...so i remember you mentioned cleaning out the rads before using them...does this also count for AIO's as well

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Lars loves Tech AIOs are a closed loop already prefilled so all you need to do is install them and they are good to go

[@sewitscherhd5493]

Thx :D

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+Sewitscher HD =)

[@frederikk.4187]

Nice tips, but please get some sound dampening up in that studio of yours. Looking forward to more good content. Edit: Speaking of Kyle form Bitwit... his mistake was in his 1st open loop build, so I think it's a little unfair to use that as an example just because he is a well known "TechTuber". Most of us have done it I think ;-)

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Frederik K hey mate theys why i said new people and pros make these mistakes. I wasnt using his name as the example but rather using the mistake he did as the example because many people do it

[@colinjava8447]

I haven't left fittings off but I never flushed my first radiator and never thought about a drain port at the time, probably cause I didn't know they existed at that time.

[@mimp8365]

Thumbs Up!

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Mimpje thanks

[@SolidSt8Dj]

Quick questions: 1. What liquid brand do you recommend and 2. Pump/reservoir combo? Or separate?

[@aidanquandt6268]

EK, bitsower or protium or great

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Djdude167 hey man i love using the combos these days. I also like ek water blocks and bitspower

[@SolidSt8Dj]

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[@techno7218]

Can you do a custom pc that is modded using Lego plz

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+Mosa Al-Jabali haha i am sure i could

[@firemahilet]

These videos are alright but ure changing the way of the channel I subscribed cuz of the custom pcs start doing more of that please but keep goong

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Dawit Girma hey man, my channel is about educating people about custom pcs and water cooling as well as pc builds. Custom pcs can take weeks and months to build so i create these videos inbetween

[@gaetanobadagliacca1122]

WOW

[@DesignsByIFR]

+gaetano badagliacca thankyou

[@TefensTech]

I never see this asked or answered: Can people use reverse osmisified water like Dasani or Aquafina?

[@TefensTech]

My local water depot that I get my daily drinking water from has Distilled Reverse Osmisified water. I'll be using it for my custom mix in my #TiberiumReactor build. I figured it doesn't get much more filtered than that. lol

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[@LakerTriangle]

From J2Cs last video - make sure to tighten the blocks down.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+RdyPlyOne yep

[@-_3842]

Thanks for the tips homie! I wanna make my own watercooled pc one day but sadly cryptocurrecy be crappin my vibe.

[@DesignsByIFR]

+KGTheGamer thanks man

[@jahva1O1]

same story in 2021

[@mjhieusuper]

I am lazy and only leak test with 100% d5 pump speed in 2 hours, up to now nearly 1 year, no leak at all xD

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Hieu Nguyen hahaha =)

[@mjhieusuper]

Designs By IFR yeah, I learn a lot from your recent clips. Very great channel for custom hard line water loop.

[@Tofilux]

Was here

[@seregus6724]

Distilled water is not going through "boiling". It's just pure H2O, which you can do so by a simple filtering: 5 micron filter for big particulars together wit carbon filter will allow special filtering membrane to filter remaining parts, so TDS will be 5-20, to make it absolutely pure just use Ro/DI sediment and it's done. Boiling water is a different beast.

[@NincardeVideos]

You're describing filtration. Do you understand how distillation works? Water is heated to it's evaporation temperature/boiling point, then the water vapor/gas it condensed into a lqiuid with less impurities.

[@seregus6724]

@@NincardeVideos I do know method you are describing, but it seems you don't know real way how most people do make water now a days. You can google RO DI Filter for Reef tank (yes I have one and I do filter water to zero TDS to add salt and my fish and corals are alive for 6 years same as many other people in the world) or google watermaker for boat (yes I do have one and I do drink this water - it actually after making distilled water add minerals so water become potable). Hope this provides you more information on the topic you have in your mind. Good luck.

[@Ali-vs2wt]

But i don't have a water cooling pc 🙁

[@DesignsByIFR]

+Ali =(

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Update on the giveaway plz

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+Remy Black soon =)

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[@user-ng8ph5jm8w]

Add some text and video information. Sometimes I can’t understand what do you mean.

[@vytautaskerpauskas7918]

Air Cooling is beter

[@colinjava8447]

Better on your wallet, but not performance, noise(typically), aesthetics, and the enjoyment you can get out of it.

[@chrismakin3594]

you missed never use distilled water instead of coolant

[@DesignsByIFR]

+_0KAY_ that isnt a thing

[@chrismakin3594]

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[@DesignsByIFR]

+_0KAY_ he didnt add any anti corrosive agents to his distilled water. He should have some pt nuke mixed with it which is a biocide and Anti corrosive

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