Kraken g10 vs a standalone gpu block

GrantSor+1 · April 4, 2015

Im planning to go for a custom loop. but prices for water blocks are INSANELY high here in the PH - 1 gpu wb = 3/4cost of that particular gpu
So just though of using a kraken g10 to mount a AIO to act as a Waterblock. and will be connected with the CPU waterblock together with the reservior and pump.

Additional question, If I were to do this, Is it possible to use a standalone pump and the AIOs pump in the whole watercooling setup?

Is that a good idea? Its also for the aesthethics

Enderman · April 4, 2015

no you cannot disconnect the block from an AiO and connect it to a custom loop

it does not use standard fittings or tubing sizes o you would have leaks

also the pump an an AiO is not powerful enough to run liquid through other components

GrantSor+1 · April 4, 2015

no you cannot disconnect the block from an AiO and connect it to a custom loop

it does not use standard fittings or tubing sizes o you would have leaks

also the pump an an AiO is not powerful enough to run liquid through other components

what if you used the waterblock/pump combo of a swiftech h220x?(ignore the rad/reservoir of the h220x) would that be okay?

as for the second answer, my point is there are 2pumps in the loop, 1 is the standalone pump, then the second one is the pump on the gpu

Enderman · April 4, 2015

what if you used the waterblock/pump combo of a swiftech h220x?(ignore the rad/reservoir of the h220x) would that be okay?

as for the second answer, my point is there are 2pumps in the loop, 1 is the standalone pump, then the second one is the pump on the gpu

you cannot mount the waterblock of the H220x to a graphics card

and dont use two different pumps in a loop because the AiO pump will be a big flow restriction to the other pump

if you want to watercool your GPU for cheap just buy one of these

http://www.ekwb.com/news/488/19/EK-Thermosphere-a-new-universal-GPU-water-block/

or

http://www.xtremerigs.net/2014/11/18/2014-universal-gpu-block-roundup/

you will need to also buy heatsinks for the vrm but it should turn out to be cheaper than a G10+AiO