GTX1080ti wb reversing the flow

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I have a EK GTX1080ti FE waterblock and as per usual the inlet and outlet are the wrong way around for a short and tidy tubing run.
Will it be a big problem to run the water flow through the block the wrong way.
 
Some say no but if the water flow is reversed then you won't be getting any use out of the built in jet plate so I would say temps would be affected slightly. If it didn't make a difference then EK (or any of the other waterblock manufacturers) surely won't have gone through all the testing and expense of developing the built in jet plate.
 
it seem jetplate is there for a reason. it probably wont overheat or smth but i imagine that performance will be worse

EK in the manual say:
"You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port. Do not forget to plug the remaining two opening with enclosed EK-Plug G1/4 or equivalent"
 
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Chaos666 said:
it seem jetplate is there for a reason. it probably wont overheat or smth but i imagine that performance will be worse

EK in the manual say:
"You can use any opening as an inlet/outlet port. Do not forget to plug the remaining two opening with enclosed EK-Plug G1/4 or equivalent"
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My manual say's "for best cooling performance use left as in, right as out"
Might take the tubing behind the mother board tray, which will make for an clean looking loop.

Been water cooling for many, many years leaving the plug off that a noob error lol,
 
I go into mine from the right underneath and out the top left to my cpu, no issues at all.
 
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That's reverse flow. The correct flow is in at the left and out on the right. If you have it in reverse flow it won't make any use of the jetplate and you are potentially sacrificing cooling.
 
My mistake notice my 2nd post I have it the right way around, it’s been a long day.

I will be using the correct path flow as I’m going to be going around the back of the case, though the grommet hole for the CPU power and out near the pump/res area at the bottom of the case.
 
It seems that EKWB didn't change the design of the fullcover blocks for a while now but for some reason they decided now that its better if you use left one as inlet..... strange.

You can find older fullcover blocks that have a "jetplate" but their manual says you can use whichever port you like.
 
It says in the manual you can use any side as an inlet/outlet. I cannot see anything that would cause an issue with reverse flow as no matter what, it will be flowing through the jet plate/machined heatsink inside.

Having tested both ways. No difference either.
 
found this on every block i looked at on their site.

water block features a central inlet split-flow cooling engine design for best possible cooling performance, which also works flawlessly with reversed water flow without adversely affecting the cooling performance.
 
But if that is the case what is the point of them having a jet plate. If it didn't do anything then it wouldn't be there. In reverse flow the jet plate won't do anything but restrict the flow of coolant but in the correct direction of flow the idea of a jet plate is to focus a jet of coolant on a certain spot to improve performance. If it didn't do anything then surely they wouldn't go through the expense of developing it?
 
I've been watercooling my graphics cards in SLI since the days of the 7800GT, and have always had them in series so one card is left in and right out and vice versa for the other. I've never noticed a significant difference in temps between the 2 cards. It's always been EK blocks apart from my 680s where i used XSPC Razors.
 
I thought the jet plate was the little plastic square or the metal strip similar to a razor blade? Ive never noticed either of them when cleaning for installing to blocks. Only seen them on CPUs.
 
ubersonic said:
If you're going to use a jet-plated block in reverse then you need to open it up and remove the jet plate otherwise it will hinder performance.
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EK GPU blocks are not jet plated and haven't been for a while. In terms of a removable shim.

They are more just a machined heatsink, which is sealed around it so the water can do nothing but pass through. Works in either direction.
 
D1craig said:
I thought the jet plate was the little plastic square or the metal strip similar to a razor blade? Ive never noticed either of them when cleaning for installing to blocks. Only seen them on CPUs.
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Yeah they've started putting them on GPU blocks now as a selling gimmick. It's a bit retarded really because firstly if you're going to reverse flow the GPU (common in multi-GPU serial loops) it impedes flow for zero benefit so best removed. And secondly the reason CPU blocks have jet plates is so the can be reconfigured for multiple sockets, it's a compromise to enhance compatibility, but that's not even a concern for a full cover GPU block lol.
 
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