700D Loop Path

Freddie589

Freddie589

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Trying to figure out how I am going to route all of my tubing :O and so far I have came up with this:

watercoolinglooppath.jpg


Now this works by:

RAD>RES>PUMP>GPU>CPU>RAD

Would this work?

Thanks
Freddie
 
Any chance you could give me the order of that, it does look good though, is it:

RES>GPU1>GPU2>RAD>CPU>RES?

Only issue there is that the pump has got a res on it so could.I would be mounting my pump at the bottom and then tubing it back up into the GPU.

RES>PUMP>GPU>RAD>CPU>RES

thanks :)
 
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That is excellent routing zoomee!

Which pump & res do you currently have since it could possibly change the routing of the tubing or have you yet to buy it?
 
starting from the res/pump combo on the right:

Res > Pump > gfx > Rad > CPU

This ensures that my CPU gets the coolest water as I don't overclock my graphics cards but do my CPU. Pump adds a bit of heat (as every pump does), but my graphics cards sit at 30degrees so no probs lol, before the water goes into the rad to get cooled again.

The pump is a swiftech MCP-355 with a normal XSPC Res top - I found it quite quiet so stuck with it instead of changing to a seperate one.

Even if you use a seperate pump / res - you can still use the same type of loop organisation.

;)
 
oh and to be honest - you may be better off with a drive bay res/pump combo - as you only have one graphics card ;)

Like this:

fordude.jpg
 
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That is exactly the same path i have decided to take as the OP, still gathering all the bits from various suppliers (OCUK you need to stock more watercool stuff :) ). Guess i will hijack this thread with pics and stuff as well as its my first attempt at watercooling.

I have gone for a drive bay res which i will pipe down to a seperate pump in the bottom, then back out to the VGA-CPU-RAD-RES-PUMP-VGA.... at some point i might add another rad between the VGA-CPU as i will going SLI around november time.
 
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CPU idles around 35ºC at 3.5GHz (1.4v VCore) and GPU idles at 35ºC and 38ºC (800/1000 clocks I think).

Under load the CPU will get into the mid 40s and the graphics card will near 50ºC.

But I do have to have my Akasa Vipers (rad fans) running at around 1300-1400rpm for that, which is LOUD! I was hoping my water-cooled PC would be cooler than my air-cooled one!
 
Well thoes temps are not too bad, set the fans lower so ur temps are the same as u was getting with air cooling and then compare :P
Never tried thoes fans, i run 8x Scythe GT's 1850rpm on my rads at around 900rpm and they are pretty quiet.
My cpu has never been a cool one, atm it idles around 38c running 4.2GHz with HT on @ 1.38v, gpus idle at about 27c/28c @ 825/1650/2025 @ 1.088v.
 
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I keep my fans at 900 normally as they are about the same level as the pump then, what pump are u using and have u mounted it on a foam or rubber base ?
 
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I keep my fans at 900 normally as they are about the same level as the pump then, what pump are u using and have u mounted it on a foam or rubber base ?
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MCP35X and I have it mounted in an XSPC dual bay res.

lecro, what size rad are you using?
It seems like a 360mm rad may be enough. I'm trying to work out a way of installing a 120mm rad too, but it's awkward. Wondering fi I'd be better off going push/pull on my Black Ice SR-1 360 that going push on that plus an EK 120mm rad.
 
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