Water cooling Loop Order Inside Small Case?

[iamdarkyoshi]

So this is my existing build. Because of space requirements, both rads had to be mounted with the outlets near the top front. When I get my CPU block, in what order should the loop flow so it looks the nicest?

[Elfuego]

General rule of thumb.

 

Res before pump, nothing else matters so just try and make the shortest possible runs.

 

Looking at that id go Res -> Pump -> GPU -> CPU -> RAD and back

[iamdarkyoshi]

General rule of thumb.

 

Res before pump, nothing else matters so just try and make the shortest possible runs.

 

Looking at that id go Res -> Pump -> GPU -> CPU -> RAD and back

that's what I was thinking as well but I am worried about CPU temps at that point because the GPU preheats the CPU and neither of these are low power chips.

[CatzRuleZWorld]

that's what I was thinking as well but I am worried about CPU temps at that point because the GPU preheats the CPU and neither of these are low power chips.

It doesn't work like that...

[The Official Czex]

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So this is my existing build. Because of space requirements, both rads had to be mounted with the outlets near the top front. When I get my CPU block, in what order should the loop flow so it looks the nicest?

 

Res to pump to rad to cpu to rad to gpu to res.

[Purplehazeffc]

Iv'e got mine Res - Pump - GPU - Rad - CPU - Rad then back to Res.

 

4690k running at 4.8ghz & a G1 GTX 970 running at 1640mhz.

No problem at all with temps

[iamdarkyoshi]

It doesn't work like that...

I used to have a loop like this:

Iv'e got mine Res - Pump - GPU - Rad - CPU - Rad then back to Res.

 

4690k running at 4.8ghz & a G1 GTX 970 running at 1640mhz.

No problem at all with temps

And this was because I have two radiators as well. I didnt want the cpu running off of already heated water.

[Purplehazeffc]

i couldn't quite tell if your case is a R5 or a Define S. But both are pretty much the same internally.

Here is a pic of what mine looks like in my Define S case. It might give you an idea.

 

 

[iamdarkyoshi]

i couldn't quite tell if your case is a R5 or a Define S. But both are pretty much the same internally.

Here is a pic of what mine looks like in my Define S case. It might give you an idea.

 

 

That looks awesome. See, I would have gone from GPU to rad to CPU to rad to res to pump and back to gpu if I could mount my rad with the ports on the back. i have a fractal design Arc Mini and I just purchased 5 MORE fans for it. Silence, I kill you!

[Ryoku]

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So this is my existing build. Because of space requirements, both rads had to be mounted with the outlets near the top front. When I get my CPU block, in what order should the loop flow so it looks the nicest?

 

here's what I did

 

[Ryoku]

I used to have a loop like this:

And this was because I have two radiators as well. I didnt want the cpu running off of already heated water.

 

I doesn't work like that, after a short period of time the temp of the coolant will reach a it's maximum temp and then its going to be that temp through out the entire loop,whether its coming from a gpu to the cpu isn't going to make a difference (once the temp reaches it max temp anyways, which won't take very long).

[iamdarkyoshi]

here's what I did

 

How did you get the tube on the back? Does it just loop around?

[Ryoku]

How did you get the tube on the back? Does it just loop around?

 

I'm assuming your talking about the run going from the cpu to the 360 rad up top?  I have a cross flow 360 rad on the top which has 1 port on one side and one of the other.