Open loop from aio

[chaotic kronos]

I saw linus in a recent video using an aio for an open loop which got me think  before any one kills me  by what I'm going to say I would like to say that this was my first pc that I built my self so go easy on me . I watercooled the cpu and 2 gpu ( yes I know 2 gpu is useless now so don't rub it in) with aios and nzxt g12 brackets 

The issue that I got is that the cpu and 2nd gpu gets significantly warmer than 1st gpu .( 1 gpu is the main 1 ) and that's because the 1st gpu got  360 aio on it ( I would have liked to use 360 aio on cpu but its 280 block doesn't fit g12 brackets)

So i ended with 280 on cpu ,360 on 1st gpu and 120 on 2nd gpu

And throwing all that is close to throwing 500ish $ and a full loop for my setup is about 1000$ so I was think of buying a pump reservoir combo  and turning it to an open loop with what I got . 

Any thoughts or where should I start from 

[nick name]

What are the specific AIOs?  Are they all the same just different sizes?  

[Derpanieux]

IMO its worth a shot if your coolers are out of warranty. If you end up doing it, I think you can save some money by just getting a res and using the pumps already in the AIOs.If you're really cheap you could probably get away without a res either, but the added thermal mass would definitely be helpful. Since you mentioned this is your first PC I'm assuming you don't have too much water cooling experience, so you should make sure you read up on loop configuration. Also make sure that the AIOs you are using use standard tube sizes, maybe see if GamersNexus has a teardown of them, i think they measure the tubing size. Also make sure that you are not mixing metals between all the AIOs, because if you do that you're in for a bad time.

[chaotic kronos]

2 hours ago, nick name said:

What are the specific AIOs?  Are they all the same just different sizes?  

They r thermaltake water 3 360 

            Thermaltake waste 3 120 

            Corsair h115i pro rgb

[chaotic kronos]

2 hours ago, Derpanieux said:

IMO its worth a shot if your coolers are out of warranty. If you end up doing it, I think you can save some money by just getting a res and using the pumps already in the AIOs.If you're really cheap you could probably get away without a res either, but the added thermal mass would definitely be helpful. Since you mentioned this is your first PC I'm assuming you don't have too much water cooling experience, so you should make sure you read up on loop configuration. Also make sure that the AIOs you are using use standard tube sizes, maybe see if GamersNexus has a teardown of them, i think they measure the tubing size. Also make sure that you are not mixing metals between all the AIOs, because if you do that you're in for a bad time.

thought about it but found out that it would make it hell to maintain the loop and bleeding air from loop gonna be a nightmare so I don't mind pay for a combo unit.  The only reason that didn't make me buy a full loop is that it felt wasteful as I had this system for 2.5 years now and at most I would have 2 to 3 years more at max before I would have to change some components out so my plan is to get the most out of my system now and when I upgrade I would buy a full loop 

[Derpanieux]

2 minutes ago, chaotic kronos said:

thought about it but found out that it would make it hell to maintain the loop and bleeding air from loop gonna be a nightmare so I don't mind pay for a combo unit.  The only reason that didn't make me buy a full loop is that it felt wasteful as I had this system for 2.5 years now and at most I would have 2 to 3 years more at max before I would have to change some components out so my plan is to get the most out of my system now and when I upgrade I would buy a full loop 

That makes sense, but you still could probably get away with just a res. No need to spend the money on a pump when you already have three.

[chaotic kronos]

15 minutes ago, Derpanieux said:

That makes sense, but you still could probably get away with just a res. No need to spend the money on a pump when you already have three.

Idk if I could get away with any thing as I found 1 video saying aio uses 6/12 tubing and the soft tubing that I found is 9.5/12.7  but linus seemed to be using normal soft tubing.  That's why I thought I should ask the forum maybe some one did it before and got some specifications  as I'm going in blind

[nick name]

13 minutes ago, chaotic kronos said:

Idk if I could get away with any thing as I found 1 video saying aio uses 6/12 tubing and the soft tubing that I found is 9.5/12.7  but linus seemed to be using normal soft tubing.  That's why I thought I should ask the forum maybe some one did it before and got some specifications  as I'm going in blind

From the videos I've seen of people re-using AIOs they've had to be creative in connecting tubes.  By creative I mean zip ties at the barbs.  

[chaotic kronos]

8 minutes ago, nick name said:

From the videos I've seen of people re-using AIOs they've had to be creative in connecting tubes.  By creative I mean zip ties at the barbs.  

Nah the zip ties is to reduce the chances of leaking not to seal it some even clap it . But the tubing is a perfect fit