Second Opinion on this setup?

Jarrod

Jarrod

Jarrod

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Hi all,

This will be my first effort at a custom loop, could somebody with more experience possibly comment and advise whether this looks to be OK for a parts list and a loop order? Many thanks!

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MikeTimbers said:
reverse it. pump to gpu to top rad to cpu to front rad to res to pump would be more traditional. don't know why but clockwise seems the norm.

ultimately it makes no difference but I think it will be easier to fill. the order makes no difference to temps (or next to none).
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Gotcha, ty - do the parts themself look OK? the only thing I'm a bit stuck on, is whether this pump is powerful enough? I've no idea the metric I need to check for this and have no context either..
 
Thankyou all for your help,

everything is on order and should be with me by the end of the month. Last thing for me to buy is the fluids.

I'm looking at Halfords Battery Top Up water to clean out the radiators before use, and EK Cryofuel Azure Blue (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-w...mix-watercooling-fluid-1-litre-wc-9pb-ek.html) for the loop fluid.

Is there anything else I should be doing to prepare the loop except cleaning out the radiators?

thanks
 
MikeTimbers said:
yes. you're trying to flush the rad, you don't flush a toilet with a capful of bleach. I have an old Eheim 1250 pond pump from the early days of pc watercooling and when I get unknown components I fill a bath and put the Eheim in the bath connected to the components and run the water through them for a couple of hours.
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1/2" G1/4 barb ordered - thankyou!
 
MikeTimbers said:
yes. you're trying to flush the rad, you don't flush a toilet with a capful of bleach. I have an old Eheim 1250 pond pump from the early days of pc watercooling and when I get unknown components I fill a bath and put the Eheim in the bath connected to the components and run the water through them for a couple of hours.
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All flushed out as you advised... one thing - I've emptied out the water as best i can - I'm a bit concerned about corrosion inside the radiator as it will be sitting there for a week or so until i finish my loop - is this a real concern?

Thanks for your help bud
 
MikeTimbers said:
no, not really. remove the fittings and allow it to dry on a radiator :p
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Good to hear! last but not least (i hope) - setting up the loop with all the parts (minus the actual computer hardware) and running it for a couple hours before then attaching it to the hardware. good idea? bad idea? I assumed it would be a good thing to flush out any contaminants inside the blocks etc, but would prefer not to waste my time if its not needed! thanks again
 
Cheers buddy. Still just waiting on OCUK to tell me I can go and collect my case and I'll begin the build. Will report back with photos!
 
Ready to test for leaks/flush the components with some deionised water before draining and filling with proper coolant. Unfortunately waiting on a delivery for a 4 pin PWM to molex adapter so I can plug the pump into a spare power supply. Excited and a bit worried! Picture below, I'm sure there are rookie errors in there... hopefully nothing catastrophic though!

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Well, beginning to pull my hair out - I cant figure out a way to power this pump, it's a PWM connector only - no molex or sata. I bought a PWM to molex adapter that turned up today, but whenever I plug the pump into my second power supply - the power supply instantly shuts off.... I hope this isn't a duff pump.
 
Yep so its a rotary connector on both sides of thatT-Splitter, so I can angle it down for draining

I have a jumper in the 24 pin thats connected to my spare power supply, but it just shorts whenever I connect the pump via a PWM to molex connector.

I cant power the pump via the motherboard in the case because then the rest of my components will be powered on, and I haven't filled the loop or tested for leaks yet
 
Well, I tried this same PWM to molex connector on a fan, and that didn't work either. So the pump is probably fine. still leaves me without anyway to power the pump to fill the loop!
 
MikeTimbers said:
ok, unplug your PSU from all computer components. then just with the pump connected using the same converter and some water in the res, short the 24-pin to turn it all on.
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So the secondary PSU is fine, it powers up a hard drive via SATA no problems. I think its this bloody PWM to molex adapter... it's the only adapter I could find to power this pump outside of the motherboard - will do a POST check atleast while I try to figure out a way to power the pump...
 
MikeTimbers said:
Times like this I miss Maplin.

Something like this one from OCUK (out of stock)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...-to-4-pin-molex-adapter-rb-523-cb-113-ok.html

Rainforest people maybe?
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Yup couldnt find anything except the thing I already bought on the rainforest. Will have another look. good sugestion about POST, it doesnt even turn on at the moment... hopefully the front panel power button has just come loose from the motherboard.... gotta take it apart to find out!!!!
 
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All sorted and up and running! Thank you all for the help, couldn't have done it without you! Especially @MikeTimbers !

GPU runs frosty at 38c under load - CPU runs TOASTY at 75c+ under a stress test (5800X overclocked to 4.75)

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