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[Guide] Go Custom With The Cooler Master Eisberg Prestige!

Tubing

Tubing choice is highly important for a decent and long lasting loop. There are many choices out there for tubing but for a dedicated watercooling tube I choose Primochill. These guys have been in the business for about 12 years now and when it comes to tubing they really do know their stuff.

Primochill Primoflex Advanced LRT has a propriety blend of low durometer PVC and a rigid polymer resin which gives it incredible bending power without kinking and the smooth inner walls of the tubing inhibits particulate gathering while still having a crystal clear almost glass like transparency. What really pushed me to get this tube was that it comes with a bottle of sysprep for free. This will give you a super clean flushed system prior to filling the system with your chosen fluid, especially handy if you have bought used parts or have existing parts needing a thorough clean.

For sizing I decided on 3/8″ Inner diameter and 5/8″ outer diameter or 10mm inner 16mm outer. Some shops measure in inches and some in millimetres, something to watch out for.

Standard sizes for tubing (and fittings) are as follows:

1/2″ inner Diameter 3/4″Outer diameter (13mm/19mm)
7/16″ Inner diameter 5/8″ Outer Diameter (11mm/16mm)
3/8″ Inner Diameter 5/8″ Outer Diameter (10mm/16mm)
3/8″ Inner Diameter 1/2″ Outer diameter (10mm/13mm)

Fittings

The image above shows a Primochill Ghost compression fitting. The tube is slid over the bell shaped top and a collar is tightened down to compress the outer diameter of the tubing. This makes for a very strong seal and ensures no leaking. In fact I would have to pull the tube with all of my weight to get the tube to come off so I feel very safe using compression fittings rather than the Barb fittings and collars of old.

For this build Im using 3/8″ ID 5/8″ OD fittings for this. But what about the angles I need to cover?

These are EK CSQ 45 degree fittings and are compatible with a wide range of compression fittings like the Primochill ones I just showed earlier.

These are EK CSQ 90 degree fittings with a standard G1/4″ thread. You can see from the pictures of the 45’s and the 90’s these are rotary fittings meaning once screwed in you can rotate the fitting to its chosen angle.

Last up for the fittings I got some PrimoChill G 1/4 Nickel Plated Brass Plugs for the top and bottom of the reservoir.

Reservoir

I settled on using the Primochill Advanced CTR 240mm reservoir but used the two port cap kit from the great Low Profile CTR reservoir since I needed a flat top with two ports. What I really love about these reservoirs are the massive amounts of colour choices for the tubes and also the add ons. If the top or bottom wont work well for your build there is allways an alternative available. The reservoirs use a neat way of sealing themselves via compression which also means you can cut the tubes down to size for a custom fit. Something you simply cannot do with any other reservoir on the market. Specification for this reservoir is as follows:

Features

Compression End Caps, NOT THREADED.
Laser Cut Acrylic Tubes: No micro-fractures from cutting or threading tubes(unlike the competition.)
Mountable Side Port End Cap and split return cap for easier installs.
Multi-Port End Caps: 2 port top and 2 port bottom.
Large Inner Diameter: 57mm.
Pre-Installed Ready To Use.
Includes: 2x Stealth Mounting Bracket.
Made in the USA.
Laser Cut Tubes: For crack free usage.
Delrin compression end caps.
Stainless steel cap hardware.
Rigid Mount Hardware Included.

Specifications:

Inner Diameter: 57mm
Outer Diameter: 63mm
Length: 240mm (not including end caps)
Warranty: 6 months

Radiator

What we have here is a 280mm EK-CoolStream RAD XTC and sorry to burst your bubble here but this isn’t stock. I polished the top and painted the sides white for the purpose of this build, couldn’t help it. At 73 Euro I found it hard to resist considering the great specification as follows:

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