dez
Discoverer
Hey guys,
I'm finally ramping up some funds to beat the heat in the upcoming summer. And what's a better time to plan and keep things ready than the wonderful and lovely winters.
Ohk, before I go explaning stuff, here's a diagram of what's going on this little box that's attached to me neck.
Now let me explain this:
1. Blue (cool) and Red (warm/hot) liquid flow paths.
2. R(eservoir) and P(ump).
3. 120x2 (980) and 140x2(i7 K, not planned yet) Rads.
Forgot to add in the image: Just before the cooled-water enters the GPU block, I'll be adding a T-Tap exit, so I can drain the loop as required.
This is the flow I'm planning. The 140s are attached to the front of a 750D and the 120s to the top. Using push-pull on both.
My questions:
1. Should I swap the 120s for a single 140mm Rad in Push-Pull for the GPU? Would that suffice?
Ref: GPU used in Video/3D prod. as well as a shit ton of DotA2.
2. AFIAK, keep the loops short helps with the cooling efficiency of the entire setup. Are these good enough? Is there any space for improvements in terms of the lengths, or am I over-stressing this? (Using soft-tubing).
3. How do taller reservoirs help? I'm planning to use a not so tall one. AFIAK, reservoirs help mostly to keep the pump always well-supplied with fluids so it doesn't burn itself out. Now I've seen setups with two tall reservoirs. How exactly does this help? Or does it not affect the loop's performance at all and is only a safety net for the Pump?
4. Does a horizontally mounted reservoir make the pump mad? If that is a possibility, my setup becomes simpler in terms of positioning things around inside the case.
5. Any suggestions/recommendations on changing the flow paths or positions of elements?
I'm finally ramping up some funds to beat the heat in the upcoming summer. And what's a better time to plan and keep things ready than the wonderful and lovely winters.
Ohk, before I go explaning stuff, here's a diagram of what's going on this little box that's attached to me neck.
Now let me explain this:
1. Blue (cool) and Red (warm/hot) liquid flow paths.
2. R(eservoir) and P(ump).
3. 120x2 (980) and 140x2(i7 K, not planned yet) Rads.
Forgot to add in the image: Just before the cooled-water enters the GPU block, I'll be adding a T-Tap exit, so I can drain the loop as required.
This is the flow I'm planning. The 140s are attached to the front of a 750D and the 120s to the top. Using push-pull on both.
My questions:
1. Should I swap the 120s for a single 140mm Rad in Push-Pull for the GPU? Would that suffice?
Ref: GPU used in Video/3D prod. as well as a shit ton of DotA2.
2. AFIAK, keep the loops short helps with the cooling efficiency of the entire setup. Are these good enough? Is there any space for improvements in terms of the lengths, or am I over-stressing this? (Using soft-tubing).
3. How do taller reservoirs help? I'm planning to use a not so tall one. AFIAK, reservoirs help mostly to keep the pump always well-supplied with fluids so it doesn't burn itself out. Now I've seen setups with two tall reservoirs. How exactly does this help? Or does it not affect the loop's performance at all and is only a safety net for the Pump?
4. Does a horizontally mounted reservoir make the pump mad? If that is a possibility, my setup becomes simpler in terms of positioning things around inside the case.
5. Any suggestions/recommendations on changing the flow paths or positions of elements?
Don't worry about it 
So excited to build this out.