LiquidDream Build

[Leo Niza]

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my build called '.' This is my first-ever attempt at custom water cooling, heavily inspired by GGF EVENTS' build with a few different component choices. Overall, I'm super happy with both the looks and the performance.
The quality of all Alphacool products is great, and the cooling blocks have outstanding performance.

It's not 100% finished yet, as I would like to add an 8" display panel on the bottom rad (front view) and add a flow meter on the GPU line.

Components:
CPU - AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D
GPU - ASUS TUF 5090 OC
RAM - CORSAIR DOMINATOR TITANIUM 32GB CL32 7200 + 2 DUMMY KITS
MOTHERBOARD - ROG STRIX X870-A GAMING WIFI
SSD - CORSAIR FORCE MP700 ELITE 2TB
CASE - HAVN HS 420 (WHITE)
PSU - PHANTEKS REVOLT PSU PLATINUM1200W
OS - WINDOWS 11 PRO 64-bit
CPU Block - ALPHACOOL CORE 1 LT AURORA
GPU Block - ALPHACOOL CORE RTX 5090 TUF WITH BACKPLATE
RESERVOIR/PUMP - ALPHACOOL CORE RESERVOIR 240 RIGHT WITH VPP PUMP
RADIATORS - 1 x ALPHACOOL NEXXXOS MONSTA 360mm + 1 X ALPHACOOL NEXXXOS UT60
FANS - 9 x PHANTEKS D30 REVERSE + 3 X PHANTEKS D30 + 1 X LIAN LI UNI FAN TL LCD 140 + 1 X LIAN LI UNI FAN TL LCD 140 REVERSE
FITTINGS/HARD TUDE- ALL ALPHACOOL EISZAPFEN + ALPHACOOL EISROHR 16/13MM PETG HardTube

Here is a few pics of the build, I run it in Cold White (with blue hue).

 

[Eddy]

Oh my goodness. The radiator with push & pull looks absolutely massive. Somehow it reminds me of a giant sandwich for Homer from The Simpsons.

 

[Phara]

Very clean build! But goddamn, that is a very chonky radiator!

Do you find that the cooling performance of a single large radiator is better than two or more smaller radiators? I never really considered using a single large one since most builds I've seen usually use two or three small/medium radiators.

 

[Leo Niza]

Very clean build! But goddamn, that is a very chonky radiator!

Do you find that the cooling performance of a single large radiator is better than two or more smaller radiators? I never really considered using a single large one since most builds I've seen usually use two or three small/medium radiators.

Cheers, Phara! I love your build too, it's super clean. I’m running two radiators in total, including a 60mm one on the back wall. Honestly, I think the cooling performance would be pretty similar whether you go with two or three smaller rads. Thicker rads mostly add surface area and loop volume, but in my opinion, as long as you have a decent overall volume and solid airflow, the difference won’t be huge, especially since we gamers aren’t usually pushing crazy thermal.

 

[Lucky]

Nice Build! Like a wonderful Cyberpunk Xmastree! How did you manage to fix the Distro to a Fan and the Fan to the Radiator?

 

[Leo Niza]

Nice Build! Like a wonderful Cyberpunk Xmastree! How did you manage to fix the Distro to a Fan and the Fan to the Radiator?

Cheers, mate. The reservoir/pump combo comes with the necessary mounting hardware. The only thing I had to do was grind down the heads of the screws to fit the spacers properly. It was pretty straightforward. (The screws should ideally be a bit longer too.)