Need help planning my loop h440

[CrustyTissue]

Hi guys, i'm planning on cooling my cpu and gpu in the h440. I'm planning on getting an XSPC ax 240 (top) and ax 360 (front) with a XSPC Photon 270 D5 pump/res combo (planning on mountinag on the hdd area), since there are rumours of the GTX 900 series coming i want a loop which can be easily drained, i was planning on using acrylic (I don't mind re doing tubing every time i upgrade). So can you guys help me? 

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Those rads will fit. Do what you want. Personally I'd put a thick low fpi rad in the front. RX360, 360 Alphacool UT60, 360 EK XTX. 360 SR-1. All good rads.

 

For the quick and easy draining, a Bitspower mini valve at the lowest point in your loop and maybe some Koolance quick disconnects.

[CrustyTissue]

Those rads will fit. Do what you want. Personally I'd put a thick low fpi rad in the front. RX360, 360 Alphacool UT60, 360 EK XTX. 360 SR-1. All good rads.

For the quick and easy draining, a Bitspower mini valve at the lowest point in your loop and maybe some Koolance quick disconnects.

Can you use quick disconnects with acrylic tubing? Also whats the advantages of thick low fpi rads apart from you have slower fan speeds resulting in a quieter build?

http://imgur.com/gallery/4efax

My build will look like this but without the memory block, how should my flow be i was thinking 360 > 240 > CPU > GPU (May have 2 or 3 in the future) > Res. Also where should i put my valve on that loop?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Can you use quick disconnects with acrylic tubing? Also whats the advantages of thick low fpi rads apart from you have slower fan speeds resulting in a quieter build?

Oh sorry, still had flexible tubing in my mind Quick disconnects wouldn't really be practical/possible with acrylic tubing indeed.

A quieter build is the main advantage. It's also what most people go for when doing a custom loop. Next to that, a thick low fpi rad like the UT60 will perform better than high fpi rads at low rpm and just as well as high fpi rads at high rpm. You definitely have the room for one in the front of the H440.

http://imgur.com/gallery/4efax

My build will look like this but without the memory block, how should my flow be i was thinking 360 > 240 > CPU > GPU (May have 2 or 3 in the future) > Res. Also where should i put my valve on that loop?

Which flow path you choose doesn't matter, only thing that matters is having the reservoir directly above the pump. Take the route that allows for the cleanest and shortest tubing runs.

You can have the valve attached to one of the extra ports on the EK X-RES or on the front rad if you end up having the in and out ports facing the bottom of the case.

[CrustyTissue]

Which flow path you choose doesn't matter, only thing that matters is having the reservoir directly above the pump. Take the route that allows for the cleanest and shortest tubing runs.

You can have the valve attached to one of the extra ports on the EK X-RES or on the front rad if you end up having the in and out ports facing the bottom of the case.

But my front rad only has 2 ports can I put a valve on the xspc photon 270 d5 pump red combo?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

But my front rad only has 2 ports can I put a valve on the xspc photon 270 d5 pump red combo?

 

I don't know about attaching it to the Photon 270 but it'd be a surprise if it's not possible, if the res have more than one in port it's possible. Using a T-fitting is a good way to go. You can use it on the rad too. You attach one side of the t-fitting with a male to male G1/4 thread adapter to the rad, then attach the mini-valve with another male to male adapter to the second port on the t-fitting (when not in use you close the valve and leave a stop plug on the end) and on the last port you attach a hard tubing fitting and go back up to the res from there.