pump/res placement advice

Adam_B · 12 Mar 2014 at 18:34

hey guys, so everything came today and im very happy, other than the graphics block not fitting the graphics card but thats being taken care of so its ok!

My issue at the moment is that I dont know where, or infact how I should mount my pump/res. its the EK Water Blocks EK-DCP 4.0 X-RES, not sure where in the case to put it, here is a picture of the build so far, any tips on where and how to mount it would be greatly appreciated

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2776/13109794885_9d91402ff3.jpg

Shawy · 13 Mar 2014 at 08:32

Remove one of your HDD cages and mount it to the floor of the case. If you haven't got one already, this is great for mounting your pump to the case:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-106-EK

dribbler · 13 Mar 2014 at 21:31

Adam_B said:
hey guys, so everything came today and im very happy, other than the graphics block not fitting the graphics card but thats being taken care of so its ok!

My issue at the moment is that I dont know where, or infact how I should mount my pump/res. its the EK Water Blocks EK-DCP 4.0 X-RES, not sure where in the case to put it, here is a picture of the build so far, any tips on where and how to mount it would be greatly appreciated
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2776/13109794885_9d91402ff3.jpg

just looking at your pic, i think you should flip the psu over so the fans at the top! i have same psu and ive never seen the fan spin! and its the only way your going to get rid of the heat that builds up inside it.

Uncle Petey · 13 Mar 2014 at 22:13

Don't be silly, the fan will draw in air through the vent in the bottom of the case and exhaust it through the grill at the back of the psu

The fans on the RM series only start spinning when it reaches a certain temp.

OP, I'd just stick the res/pump on the floor next to the HDD cage or on top of it.

dribbler · 14 Mar 2014 at 07:20

Silly? OP id stick it where u want it, floor,hdd cage or even in behind the optical bays.

Uncle Petey · 14 Mar 2014 at 10:56

dribbler said:
Silly?

I'm sorry if it offends you, but claiming that flipping his psu is the only way to get rid of heat build up is a bit silly, yes.

FYI, I have an RM850 myself and it's happily running the rig in my sig without needing to be flipped

Admiral Huddy · 14 Mar 2014 at 11:00

yes i had the same problem with my recent setup- I had to be a little imaginative and used some sheet clear perspex to create a shelf on the floor.

dribbler · 15 Mar 2014 at 14:44

Uncle Petey said:
I'm sorry if it offends you, but claiming that flipping his psu is the only way to get rid of heat build up is a bit silly, yes.

FYI, I have an RM850 myself and it's happily running the rig in my sig without needing to be flipped

FYI, I have RM750 and it will only spin the fan when your using 40% load, so if OP is just gaming it will probably be fine upside down, but if OP is using his pc for YouTube, surfing the net or torrents (or anything else which doesn't create 40% load) for long periods of time then the fan wont spin! And heat builds up, all depends on what the OP is doing with his pc really

Adam_B · 17 Mar 2014 at 22:55

I ended up putting it on top of the drive bays, it looks pretty nice, took it out and put teh awful stock intel cooler on for now because the computer wasnt actually work! (nothing to do with the watercooling)

im gonna wait until i can get a fan controller to put it back on as i currently dont have anyway to power the 3 fans on the radiator!

Uncle Petey · 17 Mar 2014 at 23:58

dribbler said:
FYI, I have RM750 and it will only spin the fan when your using 40% load, so if OP is just gaming it will probably be fine upside down, but if OP is using his pc for YouTube, surfing the net or torrents (or anything else which doesn't create 40% load) for long periods of time then the fan wont spin! And heat builds up, all depends on what the OP is doing with his pc really

Even if it isn't at 40% load or more for long periods, there's still no problem with it getting a little warm. Perhaps flipping it would allow a little more heat to escape directly upwards, but I still doubt that any light heat buildup is anything close to something to be concerned about.
Fwiw, my PC spends the vast majority of it's time at the desktop/browsing/youtube etc and there are no problems with the psu getting too hot.

Adam_B said:
I ended up putting it on top of the drive bays, it looks pretty nice, took it out and put teh awful stock intel cooler on for now because the computer wasnt actually work! (nothing to do with the watercooling)

im gonna wait until i can get a fan controller to put it back on as i currently dont have anyway to power the 3 fans on the radiator!

Perhaps one of these?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Akasa FLEXA FP3S 3 Fan PWM Controller (AK-CBFA06-30) £3.98
Total : £6.26 (includes shipping : £1.90).

dribbler · 18 Mar 2014 at 01:22

Uncle Petey said:
Even if it isn't at 40% load or more for long periods, there's still no problem with it getting a little warm. Perhaps flipping it would allow a little more heat to escape directly upwards, but I still doubt that any light heat buildup is anything close to something to be concerned about.
Fwiw, my PC spends the vast majority of it's time at the desktop/browsing/youtube etc and there are no problems with the psu getting too hot.

Perhaps one of these?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Akasa FLEXA FP3S 3 Fan PWM Controller (AK-CBFA06-30) £3.98
Total : £6.26 (includes shipping : £1.90).

i understand that! i just dont like heat

still not that silly is it! anyway cpu fan splitter is the way to go!! there great and work very well, you can get molex ones too!