Is 1 pump enough

[adamdidthis]

Hi guys,

 

Just planning my loop and wondering if 1 pump will be enough for 2 360 rads, 2 gpu blocks, cpu block, memory block and mobo clock?

 

 

[NInety]

Yes. If you have the money, get 2 loops and your PC will look awesome. Unless it's m-ATX.

[helping]

Yes, as long as its a good pump

[NInety]

Also, 'that's what she said' @ Thread Title

[adamdidthis]

Yes. If you have the money, get 2 loops and your PC will look awesome. Unless it's m-ATX.

Would love to do two loops but the budget can't handle it at the moment.

 

MCP-655-PWM is what I am thinking of going for.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

That pump will handle it well.

[adamdidthis]

Awesomness

[Missioncode]

As long as you get the D5 you should be good.

[WunderWuffle]

The D5 is strong enough for most, if not all loops. The only reason why I would get two pumps is if you want extra redundancy.

[Kommandant33]

I follow a rule of thumb.

 

Radiators don't cause enough strain on the pump to worry about, so forget them for a minute.

But 1 D5 pump should be good for 4 blocks in the loop.

 

Adding another pump doesn't DOUBLE the amount of flow, but as per above, it adds redundancy (not a major issue IMO, especially if you use flow meters and temp sensors LIKE YOU SHOULD)

 

So once you have more than 4 blocks, I would recommend doing 2 loops, you will have a much higher LPM in both loops, and you will be sweet.

 

Now this is just a rule of thumb. Some blocks are more restrictive than others and etc.

 

Any reason for getting RAM blocks? They are basically useless, and just add extra strain on the pump.