Best route for this loop?

I can't see it being an issue if I'm honest. Going to try and fit the rads tonight. With the ports at the back there should be plenty space.

Ordering something I've never been bothered to do but am determined to this time. A T-piece for a drain port.
 
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Nickolp1974 said:
You can never have enough rads!! :D
I have 420x86, 420x45, 240x45 cooling cpu and 1 gpu, soon to be 2.

Ran mine passive earlier, water temp went up 10c, cpu and gpu temps were still better than air, this was after an hour of bf4.

Ambient 20.5c

Fans off 34c(water)
Fans on 24.5c (water)

At the component cores there temps rose by about 4-5c with the fans off.
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That's what i'm hoping. To be able to run passive when possible :)
 
MjFrosty said:
I can't see it being an issue if I'm honest. Going to try and fit the rads tonight. With the ports at the back there should be plenty space.

Ordering something I've never been bothered to do but am determined to this time. A T-piece for a drain port.
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For a drain I use a BP q connector with a qdc, makes things really easy when it comes to draining, another length of pipe with a qdc, stick it on and straight into a jug ;)
 
And as for running passive etc, this is where I wish I bough another aquaero, I used to set a profile up based on water temp, so it would shut fans off when temps allowed and when gaming/benching it would speed up the fans/pump automatically, set up and forget, amazing bit of kit.
 
Wow that does sound ideal! :) Glad you've said that regarding the drain as that is exactly what I just purchased ;). Can you recommend us a QDC though? Going to run it off the bottom rad.


I've made a handful of custom loops for myself but this one is going to be the most daunting...Fitting the GPU blocks especially as it's new territory! Sure it'll be fine though :D
 
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Another thing I now do using a bay res is to fit a fill tube with screw cap stop end, this helps with 2 things.
1. No need for long droopy tubes going to the res so that you can pull it out to fill and then you can achieve a cleaner look in your case.
2. When draining into your jug!! Unscrew cap and blow!! 98% of fluid out in about 20seconds!!
 
I think I know what you mean, but can you send us a pic? I'm trying to picture it. I normally use the garden syphon I've got LOL :D. Little tip of the case and out it all comes...
 
Not familier with xspc res but basically on the top there should be a G1/4 fill port, screw a rotory 90 there with a piece of tube just long enough to pull out to side of case for filling/blowing! And then fit a barbed stop end with screw cap. Only downside is you need a free bay above your res but it is so worth it.
Reason for rotary 90 is that when your done you can just push it in the bay out of the way.
Oh yeah also helps bleeding the loop too ;)

It's the bit with the red zip tie on.
 
Ah that's what I thought! Sorry was being slow, it's too early on a Monday :D Might consider similar, although as long as I've got a decent drain at the bottom that' convenience enough for me :) Cheers me dears.
 
No probs bud.

I did buy a proper fill port but that would have meant drilling the case, that didn't bother me, it was the bit when it came to blowing, had visions of the mrs walking in at that point whilst I had my lips round the top of the case!! :D she may of thought I'd gone one step to far this time with my PC :D :D
 
lol ^

Just FYI it's pretty much impossible with what I've got here to fit the 360 upfront. Wish I'd measured, but in a lucky turn of events the EK rad is damaged inside anyway so is being returned.
 
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