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Hi,

    I am new to watercooling and my last build was in 2004 so I am behind the times.  My question is about the length of the loop between units.  For instance do I want to have the shortest lengths in between or can I make a design out of the loops?  I haven't read anywhere that there was any significant difference, but seeing what the fine folks here have to say? 

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It's not the length that matters, it's the girth. - Linus Sebastian

 

I don't think it would make a difference, but loops generally look better the cleaner they are.

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It's not about how long it is, it's about how you use it.

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Using hydro-physics, yes it would take more power, but not a significant amount. Where you run into problems is adding more "girth" to the tubing because now you have to push way, way more water through the loop.

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Hi,

    I am new to watercooling and my last build was in 2004 so I am behind the times.  My question is about the length of the loop between units.  For instance do I want to have the shortest lengths in between or can I make a design out of the loops?  I haven't read anywhere that there was any significant difference, but seeing what the fine folks here have to say? 

Not particularly, a long loop with a bunch of sharp bends can increase flow resistance slightly, but you likely wouldn't see any major performance difference providing you have a proper pump.

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So long as you have a sufficiently powerful pump, more volume in your tubes will basically act as a larger reservoir.

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Nope. It's all about that...

 

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Hi,

    I am new to watercooling and my last build was in 2004 so I am behind the times.  My question is about the length of the loop between units.  For instance do I want to have the shortest lengths in between or can I make a design out of the loops?  I haven't read anywhere that there was any significant difference, but seeing what the fine folks here have to say?

The cleanest loop will have the shortest lengths between components, but it's not absolutely necessary for flow as the D5 and DDC pumps should be able to push through it regardless. Plus depending on how you design your loop, you may end up with one really long run anyway. For example I have a line that runs from the front of the case all the way to the back of the case to reach the VRMs, but the lines between everything else are as short as I could make them.

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Roger wilco....was hoping that title would work ;)   Thanks for the feedback all now onto picking out the case that will handle the design

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