Water Cooling Loop Help.

[SmittyTech]

Hey guys,

 

Im about to build a new computer with the asus rog maximus formula viii. I got the corsair d750 case. I want to run one rez and pump combo. to run gtx980 ti fullwaterblock, CPU water block and the little mother board liquid cooling option ek put in the mother board. I wanna go with one 360 and one 240 rad`s. Going to go with clear flex tubing and use red pastel ek color. Here is what i got, do you think any thing is missing do i need to get something for this to properly work?

Also going to get noctua fans for the rads.

	Product Name	Unit Price	Qty	Subtotal
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	EK-Supremacy EVO - Full Nickel	$ 99.99		$ 99.99	Remove item
	EK-FC Titan X - Acetal	$ 113.99		$ 113.99	Remove item
	EK-XRES 140 DDC 3.2 PWM Elite (incl. pump)	$ 149.99		$ 149.99	Remove item
	EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)	$ 79.99		$ 79.99	Remove item
	EK-CoolStream PE 240 (Dual)	$ 61.99		$ 61.99	Remove item
	EK-ACF Fitting 12/16mm - Black	$ 7.49		$ 7.49	Remove item
	TUBE PrimoChill PrimoFlex™ Advanced LRT™ 15,9 / 11,1mm - Crystal Clear RETAIL 3m	$ 27.29		$ 27.29	Remove item
	EK-Ekoolant Pastel RED (concentrate 250mL)

 

 

[W-L]

9 hours ago, SmittyTech said:

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That looks good I would recommend to go with the thick walled tubing, 3/8"ID 5/8"OD, since it doesn't kink easily compared to the thin walled stuff. Just make sure you have two fittings per component. 

[SmittyTech]

10 hours ago, W-L said:

That looks good I would recommend to go with the thick walled tubing, 3/8"ID 5/8"OD, since it doesn't kink easily compared to the thin walled stuff. Just make sure you have two fittings per component. 

Thanks! Im going to make up a diagram of the loop and rad set up to post on here to get your guys thoughts on the setup.

[SmittyTech]

 

Here is a mock up of what I am planning.Let me know what you guys think,

[W-L]

28 minutes ago, SmittyTech said:

Here is a mock up of what I am planning.Let me know what you guys think,

i would not cross over tubing, going from the pump to bottom rad then up to the GPU and CPU would give a slightly cleaner tubing run. Loop order doesn't matter as long as the pump is below and right after the res.

[shibbs]

This is probably what I'd do.

 

As W-L stated, loop order doesn't matter. Enough flow and you'll hardly be warming the water between components.

 

Try to avoid crossing the lines. 

 

I suppose you could exactly reverse the layout I penned, too. /shrug

[Jidonsu]

I'd do exactly as what W-L just said. 

[SmittyTech]

 

Im thinking the top loop would look the best, whatca guys think?

[shibbs]

53 minutes ago, SmittyTech said:

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Unless you run 90 degree fittings on the top rad, you're not going to get the lines to head forward enough.