Liquid Cooling Help

[CA8OOS3]

I need good recommendation for coolant that I can mix or what ever into my loop which is huge. The reservoir is a Photon 270 with a D5 pump and everything is in a Corsair 900D with a 480mm rad and a 360mm rad, i just need advice on what to use to beable to fill this thing all the way up. 

 

 

[Enderman]

Did you want colours or just clear fluid?

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, CA8OOS3 said:

I need good recommendation for coolant that I can mix or what ever into my loop which is huge. The reservoir is a Photon 270 with a D5 pump and everything is in a Corsair 900D with a 480mm rad and a 360mm rad, i just need advice on what to use to beable to fill this thing all the way up. 

 

 

It really depends on the look your going for as there are a lot of options. Mayhems is one of the top ones for watercooling fluids. 

[CA8OOS3]

I do want colored, not set on opaque or more of clear style. Thing im having trouble with is the fact that a 900 D is huge so is a 480mm rad and 360mm rad with the gpu and cpu along with the lines....the runs are long and i just want to make sure i can either mix enough coolant or buy some

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, CA8OOS3 said:

I do want colored, not set on opaque or more of clear style. Thing im having trouble with is the fact that a 900 D is huge so is a 480mm rad and 360mm rad with the gpu and cpu along with the lines....the runs are long and i just want to make sure i can either mix enough coolant or buy some

It would just be a matter of getting a couple of bottle of concentrate or premix if your wanting a colored fluid, for opaque stuff you will being looking at the Pastel lineup and for clear fluids the X1 series both from mayhems. 

[Limecat86]

1 hour ago, CA8OOS3 said:

I do want colored, not set on opaque or more of clear style. Thing im having trouble with is the fact that a 900 D is huge so is a 480mm rad and 360mm rad with the gpu and cpu along with the lines....the runs are long and i just want to make sure i can either mix enough coolant or buy some

Get some X1 - Clear. Premixed or concentrate what you want. The concentrate is sold in 100ml bottles and is to be added with distilled water. X1 contains the corrosion inhibitors and biocides that you should add to protect your loop. Then you can use any Mayhems dye you like.   

[CA8OOS3]

What about the PRIMOCHILL TRUE™ INFUSED – INSANELY CONCENTRATED LIQUID PRE-MIX (8OZ) – RED - just a thought my wife found that

[Limecat86]

2 minutes ago, CA8OOS3 said:

What about the PRIMOCHILL TRUE™ INFUSED – INSANELY CONCENTRATED LIQUID PRE-MIX (8OZ) – RED - just a thought my wife found that

Hmm, don't know. I have no experience with that one.

 

Still, I would go with this and distilled water.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/fluids-additives/mayhems-x1-clear-concentrate-250ml.html

 

Then you could add any of these or even mix a few of them. These dyes are strong and should be added a few drops each time to your loop until the desired color is reached.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=mayhems+dye

[W-L]

13 minutes ago, CA8OOS3 said:

What about the PRIMOCHILL TRUE™ INFUSED – INSANELY CONCENTRATED LIQUID PRE-MIX (8OZ) – RED - just a thought my wife found that

Primochill been in the industry a long time, haven't heard too much about their fluids but from their history as a brand I wouldn't expect anything negative from them. 

[CA8OOS3]

hmm ok...now i just have to figure out how i am going to run this loop.

 

So with my loop i hear people say that i should go Res->pump->GPU->Rad->CPU-Rad->Res or the same but switch the CPU and GPU, 

 

once i figure that out as well i will be golden

[W-L]

2 minutes ago, CA8OOS3 said:

hmm ok...now i just have to figure out how i am going to run this loop.

So with my loop i hear people say that i should go Res->pump->GPU->Rad->CPU-Rad->Res or the same but switch the CPU and GPU, 

once i figure that out as well i will be golden

It doesn't matter the order as long as the pump is below and right after the reservoir, and aesthetically looks good there is little to no difference. 

[CA8OOS3]

Ok so I bought this system used but now thinking double rad isn't necessary at all lol

[W-L]

5 hours ago, CA8OOS3 said:

Ok so I bought this system used but now thinking double rad isn't necessary at all lol

If it's just a single CPU and GPU yes, even for a dual GPU and CPU but doesn't hurt, it can give you dead silent performance while under full load. 

[CA8OOS3]

hmm ok..well I'll have to see what I can do. I got tubing now and just waiting on parts to come in tomorrow and on tuesday

[CA8OOS3]

So I guess I have another issue. Filled the loop today and running the leak test, when I tip the system to get air out, it leaks but if it is upright then no leak, it seems like it's coming from the reservoir/pump area. My only wonder is with the photon reservoir is the bar in the middle of it where you normally put a led light sealed at the top? I checked all that I could check and everything seems to be tight. I ask this because filling the loop I did not have a syringe or a filling device so I used left over tubing and a funnel and started pouring in. Any help would be great

[W-L]

On 5/2/2017 at 0:48 PM, CA8OOS3 said:

So I guess I have another issue. Filled the loop today and running the leak test, when I tip the system to get air out, it leaks but if it is upright then no leak, it seems like it's coming from the reservoir/pump area. My only wonder is with the photon reservoir is the bar in the middle of it where you normally put a led light sealed at the top? I checked all that I could check and everything seems to be tight. I ask this because filling the loop I did not have a syringe or a filling device so I used left over tubing and a funnel and started pouring in. Any help would be great

Check to see if your cap is missing a gasket, it shouldn't leak at all, if it's leaking between the seal on the glass and delrin top your going to want to contact XSPC about that. 

[CA8OOS3]

I forgot to update this. I believe the problem was just left over coolant from the the fill up because since then tipping and everything seems to be just fine. CPU holding steady steady at a brisk 40 - 45 C at 100% Load 4.5Ghz @ 1.29V for some reason if i push it any higher even raising the voltage the system becomes unstable.

[CA8OOS3]

@W-L Thanks for all your help you are amazing. Now just need to get different tubing again because Primochill Advanced LRT Ultraclear makes my coolant color look pinkish