Second Opinion on this setup?

Looks good but a couple of comments:
Is that a drain line that's pointing directly up or something else? If so you might need some rotaries :p.

Second, totally personal preference here but could you run the pump -> gpu line behind the card? That way you get to show off your gpu fully and don't have a bulky line coming across it all.
 
Jarrod said:
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.
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Have you got something jumping the green to earth on the 24-pin mobo supply? That's what keeps the supply powered on without being plugged into hardware.
 
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!
 
so, firstly it's worth doing a quick POST check even without any water. unplug the pump first of course. make sure the system works before filling it. You only need to see a boot screen then power off again.

as for why the pump won't come on, possible that the converter you have isn't correctly wired. plug a hard disk or something into the PSU without the pump attached and see if it powers up. could be the PSU not the pump.

i agree with the suggestion to run the gpu tubes behind it to rear-facing fittings.
 
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!!!!
 
TILT! no, their 24-pin cable must be the same on the motherboard end as any other PSU. to start the PSU, jumper the green and any black cable. The PSU should start. If their 24-pin cable was different at the mobo end, you'd blow the motherboard.

The article's comment about Corsair PSU is that some of them (like many manufacturers) don't turn the fan on if there's no load on the PSU. Doesn't mean it's wired differently.
 
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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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