Project: 4 Rads, 1 Pump

Fatpizza

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I've been chopping and changing builds far too often the last few years, so I thought I'd go a bit nuts and overdo the cooling to such an extent that my system would be able to handle almost any combination of hardware I can throw at it. I wanted to make a water cooled build where when I upgrade in the future I could pretty much just transplant the motherboard and gpu out without needing to touch anything else. So tube runs are to be kept to an absolute minimum.
So, as you may have guessed based on the thread title I wanted to create a loop with 4 radiators in it, and with EK recently releasing a bunch of X-Flow radiators in white (I just love doing white PC builds) I can hopefully fulfil my criteria. The case is the Thermaltake View 51 Snow Edition.
This first post is unfortunately a bit into the build process already, but after installing the reservoir and a couple of the radiators I already had everything lined up and didn't want to pull it apart again. There is still plenty to do though.
The build will be a 13900K on the Asrock Aqua Z690 board, with an Asus TUF 4090 with the soon to be released Phanteks Glacier G40 Waterblock White Edition.
Here are some pics of the what I've currently achieved:





I'm just waiting on a slim EK S240 radiator for the bottom and of course the GPU block. I plan on mounting the GPU vertically, and with the unique positioning of the inlet/outlet on the Phanteks block I can run the tube from the bottom radiator up the back of the GPU block. Also with a vertically mounted GPU and the Reservoir Pump being mounted the way it is it should look like a fairly unique build.
Here's an expensive pile of components to finish off the first post:


Thoughts? Questions?
 
Wing-Man said:
what pump?
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It's a D5 PWM Pump from EK. The Pump is in the white 'block' on the back of the reservoir.
I had the aluminium panel/strip on the front of the EK FLT360 Res/Pump and the 'EK Quantum Convection D5' pump cover powder-coated white to match the build. According to EK their Quantum Surface Radiators are low restriction so it should be fine.
 
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Wing-Man said:
i know what the pump is but what pump is it.. power... 4 rads, 2 block, restrictive ress.... 1 pump my not be enough unless its a powerful model
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It's one of these: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-loop-d5-g3-pwm-motor. Apparently rated for 23W.

Two of the radiators are X-Flow so only go in one direction. It was a consideration, but if need be I can replace it with a more powerfully tuned pump (Alphacool etc. which are rated as 30W).
 
The ress you have picked are a little restrictive because of the way there made and how fin they are.. but a 23w pump should be ok.

the X rad make no difference the water stall as to pass through the same number of tubes, the pressure needed to pass is what matters times that by 4 add the blocks and res then you know the head pressure needed from the pump.
but all that said a 23w should be fine. ive seen people with 15w and ever 10w try the same sort of set up to fined everything it running very hot and the rads are cold
 
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Wing-Man said:
The ress you have picked are a little restrictive because of the way there made and how fin they are.. but a 23w pump should be ok.

the X rad make no difference the water stall as to pass through the same number of tubes, the pressure needed to pass is what matters times that by 4 add the blocks and res then you know the head pressure needed from the pump.
but all that said a 23w should be fine. ive seen people with 15w and ever 10w try the same sort of set up to fined everything it running very hot and the rads are cold
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Ah I see. Appreciate the info. :)
 
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