What would be the best way to setup my lwatercooling loop in haf -x case

Jamin280672 · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:26

Best pump / res combo I ever brought below, very space saving, however you dont actually need a res if your struggling for space, you can just buy a T piece and connect a long piece of pipe to it, to use as a fill port, just need some sort of blocker on the other side.

Just did a very quick edit of your picture to show you what I mean, obviously the fill tube or return line doesnt have to be so long, its up to you where you route them to, you could always move the pump closer to the top then near the other water cooling components to make all the pipes shorter.

2013 · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:42

so if I was to have it like this with one or two of them fittings

Uncle Petey · 23 Apr 2014 at 22:56

Horizontally mounted, yes.

Use the 90° fittings on each end and then you can use the ports on the front to fill and bleed.

2013 · 23 Apr 2014 at 23:05

which side one the bottom, single port end or multi port end ?
also how will the port at the front allow me to fill and bleed ?

Uncle Petey · 23 Apr 2014 at 23:08

The single port end and one on the base of the multi port end. This leaves the two on the front free for filling and bleeding.

Basically how you've got it in the picture, but with the 90's on it instead.

2013 · 23 Apr 2014 at 23:20

so single port at the bottom and fout ports at the top ?

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:16

the above was a bit confusing so im just double check

this way up as in image below or the other way round,

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:22

This make more sense?

fantasticCG · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:31

What fittings are those?

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:39

fantasticCG said:
What fittings are those?

90o compression

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:45

it could just about work with a tight bend,

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 12:56

or have it on the side like this

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:03

First pic in the above post: Is there not room to turn the pump 90°?
Second pic: I'm still advising you not to have the res intake at the top, but you might get away with it.

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:09

there is some room but it does not make much difference as you can see in the pic.

also if I was to go with image 2 and put the res intake at the bottom, how can i fill and bleeds ?

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:14

2013 said:
also if I was to go with image 2 and put the res intake at the bottom, how can i fill and bleeds ?

You'd use the port at the top as is normal

The ports at the bottom would be used for inlet/outlet.

In the first pic in post #32, how does it look if you swap the 45 and 90 fittings around?

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:29

would something like this work instead ?

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:34

Bingo

Just be careful with the tubing against that possibly hot gpu.

2013 · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:37

finally got there in the end,
thanks for the help Uncle Petey and everyone, ill be set it up a bit later, ill keep you updated on how I get on.

Uncle Petey · 24 Apr 2014 at 13:40

Good stuff, best of luck

2013 · 25 Apr 2014 at 00:22

Im having a small issue most of the setup went well exept 2 thinks I had one loose fitting which ive fix. The only iw im facing which I cant understand is a leek on the cpu block . It seems to be around the 45o fittings iused and it only happens when the pump is on. I cant tell if ive not tighted then well. Wich ive double check or the seel around the moving part of the fitting.

Xan anyone please help

What can I do