First time custom loop watercooling build

[Chimmie]

Hey all,

Ive been a pc enthousiast for a while and i'm about to tackle my first custom waterloop in my "newly build" system.
Recently ive upgraded my case to a ThermalTake View 71 and started collecting parts for my watercooling build.
 

So far the parts i'm going for and/or already have are :
- Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ( it has ekwb block on it for the vram the cpu is still seperate )
- Asus GTX 1080ti ( wich already has a ekwb block on it and backplate ) 

- Corsair Vengeance RGB 32gb (4x8gb) 3200mhz
- AMD 2700x ( currently possibly changing to a 3950x or a 5900x )
- Corsair m.2 970 pro 1tb x2
- Corsair ssd 2tb
- Corsair hx1200 watt powersupply
- Corsair Hydro X Series XH303i RGB custom watercooling kit ( for good reason explained below )

- Corsair Hydro X Series XR5 360mm radiators x2 ( 1 included in the kit and 1 bought seperate )

- Bykski Distroplate for the ThermalTake View 71 ( 360rad size )
- Phanteks D140 Distroplate ( small size replacing the rear exhaust fan )

- iFixit Pro Kit ( thanks LTT )

Now for cooling wise clearly i want to go custom loop since i already have acquired some or atleast most parts.
I'm still awaiting the arrival of both distroplates and some minor stuff but ive already started to build most of what i have into the case.

The issue that i am facing or atleast that i think i am facing is.

The Bykski Distroplate has a mount on it for a pump and i'm quoting the manufacturer atm "compatible with various brands ddc pumps or bykski own".
Corsair XH303i comes with a kind of reservoir wich has a ddc pump wich i have taken apart and normaly ( according to my calculations  ) is gonna fit on the Bykski distroplate.
Now all the components i have and want to watercool or better sayed have a loop on it are the cpu, vram, gpu, 2x 360rads, 1 big distroplate wich wil function as reservoir and pump, 1 small distroplate.
The thing i'm worried about or am wondering is, is that ddc pump gonna manage it for that entire loop or will i need to add a second pump/reservoircombo to the loop?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice on this matter.

Greetings 
Chimmie

 

ps : picture added is how the build currently looks ( i have a corsair h100i running on it atm and a gtx 1070 to test fit everything and ofc testing to see if everything works and what my layout is gonna be, preplanning tubes and bends and such ).

[Hairless Monkey]

The OEM for the Corsair Hydro X radiators is Hwlabs, specifically the L series, which can be found much cheaper than their Corsair rebrand counterparts, and are otherwise identical.

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/radiators/black-ice-nemesis-l-series-360-stealth-radiator-nls360-f2pb.html

 

vs

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/radiators/corsair-hydro-x-series-xr5-360mm-water-cooling-radiator-cx-9030003-ww.html

[Chimmie]

ok dint know that but that dusnt answer my question if the ddc pump is gonna manage the entire loop or will i need to add another pump or maybe duel loop it.

[bowrilla]

6 minutes ago, Chimmie said:

if the ddc pump is gonna manage the entire loop

Yes. People fuss too much about flowrate and multi pump builds. One pump is basically always enough. Sure, you won't do harm with more, but one is enough. I'd go so far and say: even an SPC would be enough (since I run a SPC pump with 2x280mm radiators, GPU + CPU blocks.I even run blocks and radiators in parallel cutting flow rate in half.

[Chimmie]

3 minutes ago, bowrilla said:

Yes. People fuss too much about flowrate and multi pump builds. One pump is basically always enough. Sure, you won't do harm with more, but one is enough. I'd go so far and say: even an SPC would be enough (since I run a SPC pump with 2x280mm radiators, GPU + CPU blocks.I even run blocks and radiators in parallel cutting flow rate in half.

Thank you, was just about making sure.
i woudnt have mind putting another pump in the loop or duel loop it but if i can do it with just the ddc then i think it would end up looking allot cleaner wich is what i'm trying to go for.

[Ravendarat]

6 hours ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

The OEM for the Corsair Hydro X radiators is Hwlabs, specifically the L series, which can be found much cheaper than their Corsair rebrand counterparts, and are otherwise identical.

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/radiators/black-ice-nemesis-l-series-360-stealth-radiator-nls360-f2pb.html

 

vs

 

https://www.performance-pcs.com/water-cooling/radiators/corsair-hydro-x-series-xr5-360mm-water-cooling-radiator-cx-9030003-ww.html

Damn where were you last week when I spent $140 bucks on a corsair rad lol