AIO + Custom water cooling?

[The_JF]

I haven't done any custom water cooling before and I am buying a 2nd hand 1080 ti sea hawk from MSI. I already have a Corsair H115i for my CPU. My issue is that my case won't fit another 240/280 radiator. Best I could do would be a single 140mm radiator. Not so sure it would be sufficient and that I would get any benefits from having a 1x140 water cooling compared to a factory air cooling on a 1080 ti.

So my idea is to combine the AIO cooling with custom loop for GPU. Would it be possible to run 280mm + 140mm radiators with an extra reservouar and perhaps an extra pump (if needed) in the same loop for both my CPU and GPU?

[TheNaitsyrk]

2 minutes ago, The_JF said:

I haven't done any custom water cooling before and I am buying a 2nd hand 1080 ti sea hawk from MSI. I already have a Corsair H115i for my CPU. My issue is that my case won't fit another 240/280 radiator. Best I could do would be a single 140mm radiator. Not so sure it would be sufficient and that I would get any benefits from having a 1x140 water cooling compared to a factory air cooling on a 1080 ti.

So my idea is to combine the AIO cooling with custom loop for GPU. Would it be possible to run 280mm + 140mm radiators with an extra reservouar and perhaps an extra pump (if needed) in the same loop for both my CPU and GPU?

https://www.ekwb.com/news/ek-mlc-phoenix/

[The_JF]

1 minute ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

https://www.ekwb.com/news/ek-mlc-phoenix/

The thing is that the Sea Hawk model already has the water cooling block. And I already have an AIO for my CPU. Instead of getting rid of both and getting a full kit I thought of saving a buck and breaking the AIO loop with an extra radiator and water reservouar for the GPU.

[TheNaitsyrk]

7 minutes ago, The_JF said:

The thing is that the Sea Hawk model already has the water cooling block. And I already have an AIO for my CPU. Instead of getting rid of both and getting a full kit I thought of saving a buck and breaking the AIO loop with an extra radiator and water reservouar for the GPU.

You'll spend the exact same amount of money on the loop, and this has easy maintenance. I am using one.

 

You can then sell H115i too.

[Moonzy]

first thing that pops into my mind would be galvanic corrosion, that's a thing

[TheNaitsyrk]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

first thing that pops into my mind would be galvanic corrosion, that's a thing

Yeah, or he'll have algae growing in his loop.

 

Hence why I suggested to get the kit from EK and by selling H115i it'll be a lot cheaper.

 

https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-kit-a240g

[The_JF]

I'm not really worried about algae or corrosion as I will be making sure I have the same metals on all ends and will be using proper coolant. My worry is mainly if I open up the AIO I have and add the GPU in the loop. Would my pump manage it and for better cooling effect I would be adding an additional 140mm radiator. Would the AIO pump manage that?

[PhantomHawk11]

On 12/10/2018 at 12:17 PM, The_JF said:

I'm not really worried about algae or corrosion as I will be making sure I have the same metals on all ends and will be using proper coolant. My worry is mainly if I open up the AIO I have and add the GPU in the loop. Would my pump manage it and for better cooling effect I would be adding an additional 140mm radiator. Would the AIO pump manage that?

Just sell the h115i, it probably won't work and you shouldn't try it