Rad-mounted pump / res Combo

[Speakerator]

Hi @ all,

I've always wanted to try watercooling and for the last few month the idea for a compact GPU-only loop has been going through my head over and over again. Since I have a pretty basic case with only 2x 120mm fron / 1x 120mm back fan mounts and not a hell lot of other mounting points, I was thinking about using one of the availlable fan-mount brackets for pumps to attach it to the radiator and mount the whole thing in the front.

 

So basically: using this bracket to mount this pump / combo unit to a dual 120mm rad like this. I don't think that it will hinder the airflow very much, my main concern is that the bends (using soft-tubing, probably ZMT 3/8", 5/8") might kink. I did a little research but was unable to find something similar. Has anyone seen something like that or can tell me whether its feasable or probably  just a pretty dumb idea^^

 

Best regards

Chris

[airdeano]

yeah, a bit overkill for just a GPU only loop. most consider the nzxt g10 and a h55 for the cheap inexpensive way to cool just the GPU.

unless there is a consideration to include the CPU at a later time.. otherwise a lot of money spent for ungiven results.

[ItsMinJunLol]

Why don't you do a external rad? I think it'll be much more efficient and I think you should just water cool your whole thing.

[SonoDanshi]

The guy who runs Singularity Computers regularly mounts res/pumps to radiators for his client builds (he even manufactures very nice looking brackets for this purpose) , so what you are asking isn't dumb at all.

 

To prevent kinking in soft tubing do the following:

• Buy tubing with thick walls;
• Plan your tubing routes to minimize sharp turns or crossing paths with other tubes where at all possible.
• Buy fittings with 90 or 45degree angles where appropriate to remove some of the strain from the tubing

[Speakerator]

5 minutes ago, airdeano said:

yeah, a bit overkill for just a GPU only loop. most consider the nzxt g10 and a h55 for the cheap inexpensive way to cool just the GPU.

unless there is a consideration to include the CPU at a later time.. otherwise a lot of money spent for ungiven results.

Yeah, I know it's overkill, but first of all there is space for a 240 and I guess the whole thing will act as a baseline for future improvements  G10 wont work since the VRM cooling on my GPU is lousy and the Kraken sits only on the die itself (and the fan is on the wrong side as well

3 minutes ago, ItsMinJunLol said:

Why don't you do a external rad? I think it'll be much more efficient and I think you should just water cool your whole thing.

Because of looks   I like the idea of having everythin nice and compact

2 minutes ago, SonoDanshi said:

The guy who runs Singularity Computers regularly mounts res/pumps to radiators for his client builds (he even manufactures very nice looking brackets for this purpose) , so what you are asking isn't dumb at all.

 

To prevent kinking in soft tubing do the following:

• Buy tubing with thick walls;
• Plan your tubing routes to minimize sharp turns or crossing paths with other tubes where at all possible.
• Buy fittings with 90 or 45degree angles where appropriate to remove some of the strain from the tubing

Angled fittings might do the trick, thanks for the input  

[airdeano]

what GPU are you running?

[givegomezthegun]

It would not hinder air flow, that bracket is designed to be used in that type of scenario.

 

But honestly, on the GPU in your signature anyway, you would really just be wasting your money.  You will most definitely see a much lower temperature, but you shouldn't be seeing one now that really warrants water cooling... 

 

With what you spend getting that little loop setup for a gpu, you could almost buy a new or another gpu

[Speakerator]

3 hours ago, givegomezthegun said:

It would not hinder air flow, that bracket is designed to be used in that type of scenario.

 

But honestly, on the GPU in your signature anyway, you would really just be wasting your money.  You will most definitely see a much lower temperature, but you shouldn't be seeing one now that really warrants water cooling... 

 

With what you spend getting that little loop setup for a gpu, you could almost buy a new or another gpu

Yeah, I know - I never said that it would be an economic or reasonable thing to do  It just kinda bugs me that everything, especially the GPU and first and foremost the VRM's is running really hot.

If I ever decide to tackle this and if I'd decide to go for both CPU and GPU, I have another question: I have seen people do CPU & GPU blocks in parallel - since it allows for much cleaner runs (regardless of the used tubing). Parallel GPU blocks do work fine, since they both introduce the same resistance in each "branch" of the loop. With two different blocks for CPU & GPU, the introduced "restriction" will most likely be different, and one block might be starved from waterflow. How can this be overcome? Simply use a pump with a high enough pressure / flow rate?