What to do with all this rad power...

almighty15 · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:28

As above...

140.3 at the top.

120.2 in the front.

120.3 at the bottom.

Have a 3700k and a R290 that's running a single cover only block.

I thinking...

140.3 for the 3770k

120.3 for the R290

No idea what to do with the 120.2? Maybe use for DRAM and chipset?

mjones1 · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:37

You could easily run the whole setup off the 140.3 will good temps, i would much rather just put it all in one loop so you don't have to buy separate pumps + res. having a seperate 240 for the chipest/RAM is really not needed.

almighty15 · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:46

I have 2x Laing DDC pumps mad reservoir already....

Uncle Petey · 28 Feb 2014 at 19:56

Buy three more 290's?

Avenged7Fold · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:17

One loop, block it all up!

Have same set up as you but with the RAM and chipset blocks under water. Sure there is no need for it, but to be fair, the Gigabyte OC blocks are cheap and look baller!

Doomedspeed · 28 Feb 2014 at 21:28

Uncle Petey said:
Buy three more 290's?

Avenged7Fold said:
One loop, block it all up!

Have same set up as you but with the RAM and chipset blocks under water. Sure there is no need for it, but to be fair, the Gigabyte OC blocks are cheap and look baller!

Both of these ^

Bart_Hunt · 28 Feb 2014 at 21:59

Don't worry, I have same dilemma.
My s8 can pack 3 360s and 240.
Right now I plan to use just 2 360s for 2 780s and 4770k, but then I don't want to waste rad space, right?

Shawy · 28 Feb 2014 at 22:53

Single loop.

Say you're running dual loops: if you're running something CPU intensive and not using the GPU then your wasting the rads in the GPU loop, which could be used to cool the CPU further. It works the other way around too.

Where as with a single loop everything in the loop has the maximum cooling capabilities available all the time.

almighty15 · 28 Feb 2014 at 23:29

Pumps in parallel > 420mm rad > CPU > 360mm rad > GPU's > 240mm rad > reservoir??

Something Else · 1 Mar 2014 at 00:14

Have them all in the same loop, will be a pain having separate loops and likely not as neat.

Also more gpus!

OLDPHART · 1 Mar 2014 at 09:04

Pumps in Series is the way to go-

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?225249-Pumps-in-Series-Vs-Parallel-Graph

almighty15 · 1 Mar 2014 at 10:02

Thanks guys but as I already have the dual DDC drive bay reservoir and 2x set of different colour fluid it's going to have to be 2 separate loops for now just so I can get the machine up and running.