Dual Loop Question

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Hey guys

I'm reading up a load on custom loops mainly out of curiosity at this point and possibly for application at some point. I've been fascinated by water cooling since I first got into PC customisation and hoping to one day take the plunge.

If I were to go balls to the wall and try a dual loop (let's say the EK Dual Loop res as a starting point) and say cool the CPU on one loop and GPU on the other, would I be correct in assuming each loop would need its own pump?

I was thinking of putting a 240/360 rad on the CPU loop and 240mm rad on the GPU loop (single GFX setup). In theory, I'd imagine this would mean I wouldn't have to drain the entire setup to install a second and possibly third GPU in the future if I wanted to - I'd just have to drain the loop that the GPU is on, right?

Any suggestions to optimise it would be much appreciated!
 
Sweet! I'd like to keep my options open with regards to a second card really. When the HD6000s come out I've every intention of swooping in to pick up one or two of my beloved 5850s for slashed prices!

What case do you use to fit in 2x 120.3 rads? That must be freaking huuge... (that's what she said!)
 
Bear in mind this would be my first attempt at watercooling Jon, so I'm a little underspecced knowledge-wise :P

T-Lines are run-off hose for filling, draining and bleeding the loop, right? How do you create one? I presume there is some kind of T-shaped barb or compression fitting that junctions the loop?
 
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