Water cooling help needed

brigz

brigz

brigz

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so i have a tj-07 and want to keep all the watercooling internal and at the moment all down in the bottow section so that the rediators arent visable.

Current set up is:
biostar motherboard
intel i7 320
6gb ram
1000w psu
4870x2
1tb HD

in the future i might get another gpu (and some ssd's soonish)

So what should I try to get down there taking account that i might be water cooling 2 gpu's as well as the CPU.

I can fit a 480 down one side (was looking at the TFC as read not to impressive things about the black ice).

Then was thinking a 240 thermochill as well down the other side.

So shall i go with 1 loop with res>pump>rad>rad2>cpu>gpu>gpu2 (I dont want to have loads of tubing going everywhere really)

will i need 2 pumps?

or go with this set up untill i get the 2nd gpu and then go 2 loops?

With 2 loops, which shall i put on the 480 and which on the 240? now and later one

I will be using high rpm fans with a fan controller so noise isnt a problem.

This is my first attempt at water cooling so inform me on as much as possible and be prepared to probably get asked some silly questions.

Cheers
 
If you have the hardware to make two good loops and you implement two good loops - 1 for cpu and 1 for gpu's - then 99% of the time you'll be wasting at least some of the capacity of the system. In general, a single loop is a much better idea as the full cooling capacity is always available.

Two pumps ? A second pump adds extra heat to the system but will give higher flow rates, always worth a try but don't expect miracles.

Bigger rad, or more rads, increases flow restriction but gives you greater cooling area and space for more fans. More fans equal lower fan speed for a given temperature. Remember you need to allow space between the rads for the air to flow, so if pulling air into the case RF<---->FR is better than RF<->FR

You should see a pattern forming here, for every pro there is con, welcome to water cooling :D

In your shoes I'd get a single pump, the 480 and the fans. This should handle the cpu and gpu quite nicely, more importantly it allows you to get a feel for the temperature, noise level and the space required. From this point you can experiment until your hearts content: try a second pump if you wish, if extra fans in push pull, FRF, make a difference or you wish to try to further reduce any fan noise then maybe add an extra rad. This way, having a base point for reference, when you add a second gpu you'll know for yourself if the system is showing signs of strain.
 
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