Where should I mount my reservoir?

[BloodWithIce]

I have a 750D and I am planning on water cooling my cpu and gpu. I have an XSPC Photon 170 pump combo, an XSPX AX 360 Rad on the top of the case and an AX 120 at the back. Where should I mount my reservoir? 

What order should I water cool my components in? Thanks


Sorry for the really bad picture, but I am in a bit of a hurry.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I couldn't find a way to mount one on a bumpy surface, you may want to put it on the PSU.

[jscho]

Mount it to the HDD cage. I've seen a few builds with that.

[JohnnyGrey]

The order of a loop matters little, as the water temp usually equalizes throughout. Maybe try and make a bracket to mount it to the front radiator?

[Matt_Toeltl]

With mine in the C70 i mounted it at weird angle on the drive cage, with my upcoming 750D i will mounting it to the front rad using a (un)designs Z2 bracket

[BloodWithIce]

I couldn't find a way to mount one on a bumpy surface, you may want to put it on the PSU.

 

Mount it to the HDD cage. I've seen a few builds with that.

 

The order of a loop matters little, as the water temp usually equalizes throughout. Maybe try and make a bracket to mount it to the front radiator?

 

With mine in the C70 i mounted it at weird angle on the drive cage, with my upcoming 750D i will mounting it to the front rad using a (un)designs Z2 bracket

I was thinking about something like this: 

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I was thinking about something like this: {style_image_url}/attachicon.gif 750D_Side_view_opened.png

That area is bumpy so mounting a flat bar is hard/doesn't work.

[Matt_Toeltl]

That area is bumpy so mounting a flat bar is hard/doesn't work.

unless you feel like busting out the drill and ripping your fingers apart

 

i really wish XSPC would figure out a better way of mounting

[BloodWithIce]

That area is bumpy so mounting a flat bar is hard/doesn't work.

I could always mod it and attach a flat piece of steel to the drive cage and drill holes in it. I could since I own a workshop, would it be a good idea?  

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I could always mod it and attach a flat piece of steel to the drive cage and drill holes in it. I could since I own a workshop, would it be a good idea?

That sounds great.

You could also make a psu plate and put it on that.

[Matt_Toeltl]

That sounds great.

You could also make a psu plate and put it on that.

or that 

[BloodWithIce]

That sounds great.

You could also make a psu plate and put it on that

Did you make yours out of wood? How did you fill the reservoir while laying horizontally? Did you use an angled fitting? 

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Did you make yours out of wood? How did you fill the reservoir while laying horizontally? Did you use an angled fitting?

I'll be replacing it with acrylic. You can buy it at Lowes for pretty cheap and spray paint it or something. You could also use metal. For the acrylic you need a heatgun, the wood looks alright, but not as good.

How I filled it was to take out two expansion slots, tip the case, and use a funnel to get water in there. Then I closed it really tight.

If you look at my build log you'll see what I'm replacing it with

[Matt_Toeltl]

Did you make yours out of wood? How did you fill the reservoir while laying horizontally? Did you use an angled fitting? 

if i may be a smartass how do you think he busted his tubing lol

[TheNinjaNextDor]

if i may be a smartass how do you think he busted his tubing lol

LOL

[BloodWithIce]

I'll be replacing it with acrylic. You can buy it at Lowes for pretty cheap and spray paint it or something. You could also use metal. For the acrylic you need a heatgun, the wood looks alright, but not as good. How I filled it was to take out two expansion slots, tip the case, and use a funnel to get water in there. Then I closed it really tight. If you look at my build log you'll see what I'm replacing it with

I could always mount it with black zip ties to the HDD cage, do you think it would be alright? 

[TheNinjaNextDor]

I could always mount it with black zip ties to the HDD cage, do you think it would be alright?

That would be nice. Just remember that thing is heavy lol

[BloodWithIce]

That would be nice. Just remember that thing is heavy lol

The 170 is not as heavy as the 270 But yeah, I'll see what I can do with the mod

[TheNinjaNextDor]

The 170 is not as heavy as the 270 But yeah, I'll see what I can do with the mod

lol

Post pics!

[BloodWithIce]

lol

Post pics!

I certainly will when I get all my stuff delivered and ready to go