Loop filling time. Help please?

ChrisLandin · 18 Jun 2010 at 14:08

Hiya all. Just assembled my first ever watercooling loop today and ive come stuck. As the pump needs to be switched onto circulate the empty system surely this will fry my cpu and gpu when im first filling the loop up!! How do I do it please without damaging components? A friend of mine said something about shorting the psu to get the pump working without the rest of the pc, is this right? I thought we was winding me up?

Also can someone comment if I have all the parts in the right place as well

Pump/res combo > Cpu > Dual rad > Gpu > Dual Rad > Pump/res combo

Cheers all

ChrisLandin · 18 Jun 2010 at 14:33

Cheers mate thanks for that. The res and pump is a combo dual drive bay jobbie so that should be good with what your saying. I have tried to keep the tube lengths as short as possible but have made sure they arnt short enough to kink and impare my flowrate.

ChrisLandin · 18 Jun 2010 at 15:58

Good idea that pal might try and source one

ChrisLandin · 18 Jun 2010 at 18:00

Cheers for that Danm54 seems like the better way to go. Just ordered one thanks

ChrisLandin · 19 Jun 2010 at 03:07

Guys chill out. I understand both ways but for not even 2 quid it for me was a no brainer. Simple to fit it will last pretty much forever and when finished with just goes away with my pc parts.