Help WIth My First Loop.

[Chessel]

Hey everyone!

I was just about to start to order my parts, when I was trying to decide how many fittings I needed.

No matter what I tried, my mind just went blank!

I'm planning on doing a full loop from Reservoir < Pump < 480 RAD <GPU 2 < GPU 1 < CPU < 360 RAD< Reservoir.

These are the parts I'm planning on using (excluding CPU block, still trying to decide.)

 

Reservoir: EK-MultiOption RES X3 250 - Liquid Cooling Reservoir - White Acetal (6 Total Ports)

Pump: EK D5 X-Top Acetal Pump Top CSQ w/ Alphacool VPP655 Variable Speed Pump Installed

Radiators: 480 on bottom: EK High Performance CoolStream 480 PE Series Liquid Cooling Radiator (EK-CoolStream PE 480 (Quad))

360 on top: EK High Performance CoolStream 360 PE Series Liquid Cooling Radiator (EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple))

Tubing: PrimoChilll 1/2" OD Rigid Acrylic Tube - 1x 36" Single – Clear x3

 

[d3sl91]

14

 

2 for every part. 

[Chessel]

14

 

2 for every part.

14 it is!

Do I need to use any special fittings with the acrylic tubing, or will compression be fine?

[oxhee]

Yeah you'll need 14 fitting but I think in your loop, you should go to the 360 rad before going to the cpu because the cpu can get real hot and the gpu.

[Chessel]

Yeah you'll need 14 fitting but I think in your loop, you should go to the 360 rad before going to the cpu because the cpu can get real hot and the gpu.

There's been a massive change; going with single card, and the 750d. New loop: Reservoir < Pump < 240 rad in front < Single GPU < CPU < 360 rad < Reservoir.

What do you think of this new loop? What would be a better loop in your opinion? Also, can I use compression fittings with acrylic, or do I need a special type of fitting?

[oxhee]

I would still invert the cpu with the top rad. And for acrylic tube idk i've never done hardtubing

[Chessel]

I would still invert the cpu with the top rad. And for acrylic tube idk i've never done hardtubing

What order then?

Thanks for helping me

[oxhee]

Reservoir < Pump < 240 rad in front < Single GPU < 360 rad < cpu < Reservoir. I'd go like this

[Chessel]

Reservoir < Pump < 240 rad in front < Single GPU < 360 rad < cpu < Reservoir. I'd go like this

I think I'm going to go like that. Makes more sense.

One last thing (Sorry for all these questions!), do you recommend any CPU blocks? I had chosen one, that had the two holes (newbie alert), but was clear, so you could see the fluid. Socket 115x.

Thanks so much!

[oxhee]

I would go with EKWB, they are really good and some model are transparent if that matters for you  http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/cpu-blocks/supremacy-evo.htmlhere are a lot of model with different colors!