EK Predator Expansion

Evilmethod666 · 2 Nov 2016 at 11:20

I purchased a EK Predator 240 following the recent price drop and I've been thinking about expanding my loop to include my GPU. Yesterday i got a great deal on a EK Fury water block and back plate secondhand and now I'm trying to plan a new loop including a second rad and EK X3 res and would welcome any suggestions on the best way to do it? Pictures of my current build below.

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pastymuncher · 2 Nov 2016 at 13:18

Am I right in thinking that the actual Fury pcb is quite short and that most of that length is the cooler? If so I guess the most practical way would be to fit a 240mm rad in the front of the case. The only other option would be to fit a single 120mm in the rear exhaust postion. That looks like you will have to have the top radiator fixed to the top of the case with the fans fitted below the rad and pushing air up through it and out of the case. That way may get you the space needed to fit a rad there. As it is at the moment with the rad below the fans you are not going to get a rad on the rear position.

Evilmethod666 · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:24

That's correct the two 6 pin connectors are right at the end of the card so will free up plenty of space to fit a front mounted 280mm rad its just working out where to mount the res? I might go for the XSPC ion res and have it mounted hanging down from the top rad?

pastymuncher · 2 Nov 2016 at 18:56

Is that case the Corsair 540 Air? If so you could fit the pump res in the psu/hdd compartment and bring the tubing through one of the cable holes. Another couple of options are EK's Uni Brackets which allow you to mount a pump (can't see why it wouldn't work with a pump/res combo) to a fan position or there's also one to fit to a case itself. There are also brackets that allow you to fit them to a radiator so there are plenty of options to consider.