Will this Watercooling setup work?

[officiallyasimulator]

Hey guys, i am contemplating going for a custom WC loop, and i have come up with an idea, but i am just wondering if i should add another radiator to help cool the system more.

 

 

http://imgur.com/jpbtLSO

 

 

 

EDIT: The graphics card in question is a 980 and the cpu is a 4790K

[Tagiau]

Another radiator depends on what you are running. Since I only see one card, a 360 should be enough(unless it is an ancient card that needs 3 quad rads to keep it below 50 degrees).

[ImBleu]

Yes it will. ( think you mean 360x140 at the top though )

[officiallyasimulator]

 ( think you mean 360x140 at the top though )

Yes.

[VincentiusIV]

You should go from pump to rad to cpu to gpu to res for best performance

[Wesleydn]

Hey guys, i am contemplating going for a custom WC loop, and i have come up with an idea, but i am just wondering if i should add another radiator to help cool the system more.

 

http://imgur.com/jpbtLSO

 

 

 

EDIT: The graphics card in question is a 980 and the cpu is a 4790K

I see it has a fan at the front, dont know if a rad would fit there, i would go res->Pump-> front rad->GPU->top Rad->CPU-> Res

[DirkW]

Yes it will. ( think you mean 360x140 at the top though )

 

 

Yes.

 

More likely 360x120... and 40mm thick, isn't it?

[DildorTheDecent]

That would do. But maybe an extra radiator could help. put it at the bottom or front of the case coming from underneath the pump. 

[Maxwit44]

Hey guys, i am contemplating going for a custom WC loop, and i have come up with an idea, but i am just wondering if i should add another radiator to help cool the system more.

 

http://imgur.com/jpbtLSO

 

 

 

EDIT: The graphics card in question is a 980 and the cpu is a 4790K

 

I'll work ok, Would go balls to the wall OC though, may need another dual 120 / 140. For the flow path, It' does NOT matter at all. What ever is the easiest to build up.

[officiallyasimulator]

I'll work ok, Would go balls to the wall OC though, may need another dual 120 / 140. For the flow path, It' does NOT matter at all. What ever is the easiest to build up.

ok, i think i will remove drive bays and get a dual 120mm rad to put in there.

[Maxwit44]

ok, i think i will remove drive bays and get a dual 120mm rad to put in there.

 

I put in a XSPC dual 120 in there before I stepped up to the primo, could just squeeze in the drive bays. I put some photos in my blog if you want to have a look How I did it.

 

Also I put in a tripple 140mm rad in the top too. I had mid 40's to low 50's with that setup.

[ces160]

I remember Linus saying once that you should have at least 120mm of rad surface area for every CPU/GPU.

How much rad area you will need will all depend on how much you over clock. Over clocking will generate more heat, the more rad surface area you have the more efficiently the loop will dissipate the heat.

Also remember to having more liquid will also make the loop take longer to reach equilibrium,(allowing the components to stay at a cooler temp for longer).

[GhostHitWall]

You should go from pump to rad to cpu to gpu to res for best performance

Not at all, loop order doesn't make difference.  Water will reach equilibrium between total generated heat and total dissipate because water takes heat gradually from the block not all at once.

 

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Adding another rad isn't the only way to have better performance.  Fan and fan setup can do too.  However, none of the fact can influence more than a second rad, 980 isn't a hot gpu, so I think you can get away with just one 360, 40mm thick rad even if it's low fpi.

[VincentiusIV]

Not at all, loop order doesn't make difference.  Water will reach equilibrium between total generated heat and total dissipate because water takes heat gradually from the block not all at once.

Well, these are words from EKWB and Alphacool. Just sayin'

[GhostHitWall]

Well, these are words from EKWB and Alphacool. Just sayin'

Interesting, source?

The difference should be less than 3c, I suppose you said best performance still stands.  

Will definitely do a research latter and come back to this cuz I just did a small search on OCN with key word Loop Order and there's too many threads to find the testing one.

[VincentiusIV]

Interesting, source?

The difference should be less than 3c, I suppose you said best performance still stands.  

Will definitely do a research latter and come back to this cuz I just did a small search on OCN with key word Loop Order and there's too many threads to find the testing one.

Here is one of many sources: http://www.ekwb.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109863268.pdf

if it doesn't open, then search for the installation manual for the x240/x360.

[Trik'Stari]

I wouldn't think you would want the water going to the gpu and then the CPU. Order makes no difference for CPU only loops, however the amount of heat put off by a GPU under load exceeds that of a CPU, so you might end up heating your CPU with water from the GPU.

[GhostHitWall]

Here is one of many sources: http://www.ekwb.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109863268.pdf

if it doesn't open, then search for the installation manual for the x240/x360.

Yes, it did open.  I see the exact line you indicated.

 

I wouldn't think you would want the water going to the gpu and then the CPU. Order makes no difference for CPU only loops, however the amount of heat put off by a GPU under load exceeds that of a CPU, so you might end up heating your CPU with water from the GPU.

 

Any explanation on this?  Because whether you do res->pump->rad->gpu->cpu->res, or res->pump->gpu->cpu->rad->res which is the point of either place the rad b4 or after pump, these two set-up will be the same that gpu->cpu(cpu->gpu), so anyway I will end up moving gpu water to cpu block.  The case you said is relevant when you place the rad in between cpu and gpu blocks. like this res->pump->gpu(cpu)->rad->cpu(gpu)->res 

I saw an interesting thread here, debate ended up going nowhere tho.

 

From all the rad tests I read from Martin's Liquid Lab, the difference between water-in and water-out of the radiator is less than 3c.

[Trik'Stari]

Yes, it did open.  I see the exact line you indicated.

 

 

Any explanation on this?  Because whether you do res->pump->rad->gpu->cpu->res, or res->pump->gpu->cpu->rad->res which is the point of either place the rad b4 or after pump, these two set-up will be the same that gpu->cpu(cpu->gpu), so anyway I will end up moving gpu water to cpu block.  The case you said is relevant when you add the rad in between cpu and gpu blocks. like this res->pump->gpu(cpu)->rad->cpu(gpu)->res 

I saw an interesting thread here, debate ended up going nowhere tho.

 

From all the rad tests I read from Martin's Liquid Lab, the difference between water-in and water-out of the radiator is less than 3c.

My point was not having the gpu before the cpu, doesn't matter where you put the rad. Personally when I do my own build I plan to have the 2 on separate loops.

[GhostHitWall]

My point was not having the gpu before the cpu, doesn't matter where you put the rad. Personally when I do my own build I plan to have the 2 on separate loops.

HUH? Yes, apparently two loops will be the best since it is going to be 2 rads.

 

 

I wouldn't think you would want the water going to the gpu and then the CPU. Order makes no difference for CPU only loops, however the amount of heat put off by a GPU under load exceeds that of a CPU, so you might end up heating your CPU with water from the GPU.

 

Red line is what I thought you stated.  Blue line is where I want you to justify because it implies that there's a difference between CPU only and GPU+CPU loop in terms of order.

[DirkW]

My point was not having the gpu before the cpu, doesn't matter where you put the rad. Personally when I do my own build I plan to have the 2 on separate loops.

 

It doesn't really matter. The water flows so quickly, it's not like by running through the GPU block, the water would heat up by several degrees and therefore heat up the CPU. Water temps between the "hottest" and "coldest" point of the loop are very close.

[aj_the_painter]

The only thing that matters in your loop order is that the res is above and before the pump. Singularity computers has a lot of great water cooling videos on you tube. You should check them out.