Fianlly, desiging my WC setup

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Fianlly, desiging my WC setup (3 reasonable size pics inside)

I have a Swifttech h20 apex ultra water cooling kit, heres my case and i have marked off the relevant areas and components

I couldnt really find a concesus other than fit it in however you can concerining placement of components.

Recommendations from Swiftech handbook
The PUMP
-Be at the bottom of the case for maximum water flow
-Avoid Sharp bends
-Always connect the resevoir discharge directly to the pump inlet

Resevoir
-For bleeding purposes, hold/install resevoir at the highest point of the loop
-Can be stored anywhere provided it is kept upright

RAD
-Anywhere provided there is sufficient airflow
-If close to the ground will be prone to dust

Proposed setup


But i dont know what to do with the resevoir as it needs to be kept upright according to the swiftech instrucitons, so it wont fit in the bottom half of the cd bay.
I put it at the bottom and it would look like this:


I have tried to keep the work the pump has to do to a minimuma nd let mavity do the rest , hence the parts coming one after the other in a downward circuit

Removing the floppy is not a choice as i need it for work (damn legacy systems), so im open to suggestions what you would do :)

Thanks in advance
p.s sorry to be a pest, but i dont want to get this wrong :confused:
 
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Well thought out, I like the look of that, never did like the idea of having parts of WC outside the case. Keep us posted on progress.
 
dont know what res you have but you could sell it and get a bay res either dual floppy drive size or 5 1/4 size. thats what i would do. i used to have a 5 1/4 DD bay res
 
Yer im not well so brain is fuzzy. forgot to say thats nice looking. i had mine same expect had my rad again back exaust fans.
 
Just had a little rethink, since im putting the resevoir in the botttom, i may aswell cut out a viewing window to see the water level from outside the case


What will be the biggest problem with having the Res in the bottom if any?

Far as i understand it the res ensures that the pump always has a supply of water, surely a T-Line is worse?
But then i stumbled over this on the overclockers forums
QuietIce said:
If you've already got a good res then stick to it. T-lines are often recommended to people putting a new loop together b/c they are cheaper and easier to deal with than a res - that's the only reason. The only real draw-back to a res is the possibility of leaks. It doesn't happen that often but it does happen. I don't think I've ever read about a T-line leaking.
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So a t-line is better? :confused:
But reading comments a res is surely better because your pump will never run dry when filling the system

Thanks in advance
 
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Chronictank said:
What will be the biggest problem with having the Res in the bottom if any?
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With the res down in the corner it will take longer to fill the loop as the filling volume will be quite small.

Another location to consider would be attached to the side of one of the 3 1/2" bay cages if it will fit.

A t-line is essentially a long thin res, does the same job but can take longer to bleed all the air bubbles out.
 
DaveMac said:
With the res down in the corner it will take longer to fill the loop as the filling volume will be quite small.

Another location to consider would be attached to the side of one of the 3 1/2" bay cages if it will fit.

A t-line is essentially a long thin res, does the same job but can take longer to bleed all the air bubbles out.
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Good point, was thinking of setting up my new rig in a similar config, food for thought.
 
DaveMac said:
With the res down in the corner it will take longer to fill the loop as the filling volume will be quite small.

Another location to consider would be attached to the side of one of the 3 1/2" bay cages if it will fit.

A t-line is essentially a long thin res, does the same job but can take longer to bleed all the air bubbles out.
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didnt even think of that, thanks for the idea :)
There is plenty of room on the inside of the FDD cage which is pretty much half way up the case. It possibl already has the holes drilled in the side, i think ill mount it there.
Thanks :D
 
latest case fri (Medium).jpg
 
Id put the loop order as pump > cpu > gpu > rad > res as that way the cpu is put at start of loop before a restrictive reservoir.
 
The difference in temperature between different loop orders is so insignificant it isn't worth considering. Practicality should always come first.

SiriusB
 
thats a spot on setup except for you pump and res are gonna give you a tight space and filling prblems. i recommend you change the D5 and res for a DDC with restop this will solve all ya prblems condesing them both into one and slip them in the bottom at the front of the case.
 
SiriusB said:
Wow, nice rig! Is that a Seasonic PSU I spy there? :D

That looks impressive. What case is that? Like a bloody wardrobe!

SiriusB
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Its a Dragon tower. i wanted something large as i wanted to do a bit of modding and it cost less than £40 delivered.
Yep, the Psu Is a Seasonic.
 
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