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mediamatt

mediamatt

mediamatt

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Hi,

About to click buy on the following. Can someone just have a quick look over it to make sure ive not left anything out? Havent included piping and fittings yet as will dry fit it all first and then measure what i need.

Spec is 6600k CPU, GTX 970

CPU Block
GPU Block
280mm Radiator
280mm Radiator
Pump/Reservoir Combo


Will mount one of the rads at the top and one at the front. The one at the top will be directly connected to the CPU and the one at the front directly connected to the GPU. I know it all connects but its better to do it like that isnt it?

Matt
 
Take it you have fans already? For 280mm rads you'll need 4x 140mm fans.
Are you going to use the motherboard headers to control fan speed or get a fan contoller?

My loop order goes like this.

Res/pump - GPU - Rad - CPU - Rad - Res/pump. Works ok for me.
 
Robzere31 said:
Take it you have fans already? For 280mm rads you'll need 4x 140mm fans.
Are you going to use the motherboard headers to control fan speed or get a fan contoller?

My loop order goes like this.

Res/pump - GPU - Rad - CPU - Rad - Res/pump. Works ok for me.
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Yeah already have fans. The way i was going to do the loop was the same as you have done so glad it works good. What are your load temps? Ignore , just read your build. Seems very good temps , id be happy with them.

Matt
 
mediamatt said:
Yeah already have fans. The way i was going to do the loop was the same as you have done so glad it works good. What are your load temps? Ignore , just read your build. Seems very good temps , id be happy with them.

Matt
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Yep, I'm very happy with temps now. Took a few days for the CPU temps to settle, but now rarely see over 50c on it. & 40c on GPU. Water temps are always below 30c
 
I dont know if it's too late but i would get the fittings and tubing now. You need 2 fittings per component and 2m of tubing will be more than enough. Fittings were a nightmare when it came to my build as retailers were out of stock, they sent me the wrong ones, they forgot to send them or they leaked. Get plenty.

Tubing is just personal preference. Pick a colour and thickness and see what is available. I've heard great things about mayhems.
 
Make sure you get some 45 and/or 90 bends, even if you think you wont need them.

Loop order does not matter.

Think about how you are going to drain it.
 
new boy said:
Make sure you get some 45 and/or 90 bends, even if you think you wont need them.

Loop order does not matter.

Think about how you are going to drain it.
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How would you drain it?

Would it just be a case of unscrewing the radiator with the inlet and outlet still connected, tipping the case over a bowl whilst unscrewing them both and then blowing down one of the tubes until its all gone?

I plan on using Mayhems Aurora 2 coolant which i think looks amazing. I know it doesnt last more than a few months so do it so its nice and easy to empty/fill

Matt
 
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Hi,

Also, could somebody give me any advice on the best way to pipe it up?...

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I'd go res - CPU - top rad - GPU - front rad - res

Having the fittings for the front rad at the bottom will make it easier to connect
That said many people say it doesn't matter what the order of the loop is.
 
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Robzere31 said:
I'd go res - CPU - top rad - GPU - front rad - res

Having the fittings for the front rad at the bottom will make it easier to connect
That said many people say it doesn't matter what the order of the loop is.
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Yeah that sounds like a good idea. Regarding the draining, ive seen a fitting on a youtube video that looks like it has a bend in and also a drain plug. (see attached pic). What are they called? Are they for fast draining?

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Matt
 
I've not seen one of those fittings, although I'm sure someone else will be along in a bit to confirm what it's called.
I had a quick look through what Overclockers stock & couldn't see one.

I don't actually have a drian port on mine, I plan to just unscrew the fitting from the pump to GPU & empty from there when I need to, which won't be for a while yet.

I may well add one when that times comes, but by then I'll probably be bored of my current layout & want a change anyway! :D
 
Robzere31 said:
I've not seen one of those fittings, although I'm sure someone else will be along in a bit to confirm what it's called.
I had a quick look through what Overclockers stock & couldn't see one.

I don't actually have a drian port on mine, I plan to just unscrew the fitting from the pump to GPU & empty from there when I need to, which won't be for a while yet.

I may well add one when that times comes, but by then I'll probably be bored of my current layout & want a change anyway! :D
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Thats the problem isnt it lol

From what i can see, its called a y splitter. I may incorporate one of them if it wont look bad.

Matt
 
I would definitely add a drainage tap, had to drain my loop a couple weeks back and it not only made life a hell of a lot simpler but also eliminates the risk of splashing coolant onto the components. If you do add a tap though remember to also order a stop plug to go in the end of it, just to avoid any disasters if the tap is accidentally knocked or leaks.

As New Boy said above, loop order doesn't matter so just go with what's easiest / looks best. The water will reach a certain temp and there won't be more than a degree or 2 difference in temps anywhere in the loop, regardless of order. Only thing that's important is to obviously have Reservoir > Pump, but as you've gone with a combo that's already sorted :)
 
I'm looking at drainage options as well.

I'm guessing it's one of these: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bits...g-with-triple-g1-4-ports-bp-yb-wc-029-bp.html

Then if you added a male to male adapter on one side followed by a ball valve/tap with a stop fitting for safety - that should do it?

Or would it be better to end with a barb or something you could attach a longer tube to?

I guess when it comes to draining you could remove the stop plug with the tap still off, then add a barb and tube . .
 
Yes that would work perfect. Exactly that for draining: Remove plug, insert barb and some leftover tubing then turn the tap on, keeping all liquid a far nicer distance from shiny and expensive electrical components :)
 
Excellent. It seems so simple but has taken me far too long to plan a blimmin drain port :D
 
Same here, always nervous on the first one aye! Spent ages myself looking at daft & complicated ways of adding one out of sight, then after wasting hours of my life over thinking it ended up just using the spare inlet port on the pump!

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Ahhh there you go see, I hadn't even thought about the spare ports on my res! doh!

Sorry if I'm hijaking here, but with draining in mind, should verically mounted rads have the ports at the bottom? Otherwise they will retain all their liquid won't they?
 
Got mine with the ports up top, all I did when draining to clean the system / change fluid type was tip the system to get some of the water out of the top of the rad, then remove the barbs and put plugs in before lifting it out to flush it. Sure someone could tell you a better way but worked well enough :)
 
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