question with rads?

[kinkywink]

hey guys, i havnt had anything to do with watercooling but id love to do it one day my self.. just curious though..

99% of cases these days have a 240/280mm space at the top for a rad but also have a 120/140mm space at the rear/top

i was wondering if itd be feasible, if not sensible, to run a 140 or 120mm rad at the back with the hose fittings closest to the motherboard tray side of the card, then having the a 240 or 280mm rad with hose fittings to the rear most of the case and running a loop like that for a gpu/cpu?

 

also im not suggesting this for hard core over clocking

sorry if those doesnt make sense

[helping]

Nope, not really practical. A case that could even orient a 120/140mm rad like that would have problems closing and you'd have some very difficult runs to do if you were to connect that rad to the CPU block.

I'm assuming you mean having the barbs position with the rad rotated in such a way that they're closest to the motherboard, but I suspect you don't mean that and probably are cofusing something else for the "motherboard tray side of the graphics card"

Furthermore, the likeliness of a case being able to support a rear 120mm rad and a top mount 240mm rad at the same time is quite slim, if it does it's highly likely for there to be more and better options available within the same case.

[kinkywink]

Nope, not really practical. A case that could even orient a 120/140mm rad like that would have problems closing and you'd have some very difficult runs to do if you were to connect that rad to the CPU block.

I'm assuming you mean having the barbs position with the rad rotated in such a way that they're closest to the motherboard, but I suspect you don't mean that and probably are cofusing something else for the "motherboard tray side of the graphics card"

Furthermore, the likeliness of a case being able to support a rear 120mm rad and a top mount 240mm rad at the same time is quite slim, if it does it's highly likely for there to be more and better options available within the same case.

hmm okay and i meant motherboard tray side of the case yeah im bad at wording,

the only reason this came to mind was to see opinions on the least amount of tubing used to link the two radiators together..

if the top rad had one fitting on either end rather than 2 on just the left or rigth(however you want to imagine it) i think it could work..

but nevertheless this would be out of my league as my girlfriend is having a heart attack thinking that 2000 on a desktop is alot(new zealand prices..)

if it did fit, as the way i see it in my mind, do you think the cooling would be alright?

[helping]

hmm okay and i meant motherboard tray side of the case yeah im bad at wording,

the only reason this came to mind was to see opinions on the least amount of tubing used to link the two radiators together..

if the top rad had one fitting on either end rather than 2 on just the left or rigth(however you want to imagine it) i think it could work..

but nevertheless this would be out of my league as my girlfriend is having a heart attack thinking that 2000 on a desktop is alot(new zealand prices..)

if it did fit, as the way i see it in my mind, do you think the cooling would be alright?

If you could somehow get that to fit, it would depend on the card really. If you don't overclock that heavily and have good fans it's likely that the temperatures would be alright. However, I find it extremely unlikely that you'll be able to fit a 120mm and 240mm in the top at the same time.

[kinkywink]

If you could somehow get that to fit, it would depend on the card really. If you don't overclock that heavily and have good fans it's likely that the temperatures would be alright. However, I find it extremely unlikely that you'll be able to fit a 120mm and 240mm in the top at the same time.

itd look so neat and tidy though haha anyways, thanks though

heres a picture just to make sure you arent too lost

[felixbearpig]

If you could somehow get that to fit, it would depend on the card really. If you don't overclock that heavily and have good fans it's likely that the temperatures would be alright. However, I find it extremely unlikely that you'll be able to fit a 120mm and 240mm in the top at the same time.

It's not hard putting the rads in that config

And op, you honestly have to have hands on with the case and rads to see how you are going to position the rads . I know you hear plan out your route before you put it together sounds good on paper but , in water cooling , nothing really comes out the way you imagine it the first time

[kinkywink]

It's not hard putting the rads in that config

And op, you honestly have to have hands on with the case and rads to see how you are going to position the rads . I know you hear plan out your route before you put it together sounds good on paper but , in water cooling , nothing really comes out the way you imagine it the first time

i can understand that as ive had no experience, ive just never seen anybody talk or even suggest it before i mean if its possible to do why wouldnt someone try?

[felixbearpig]

i can understand that as ive had no experience, ive just never seen anybody talk or even suggest it before i mean if its possible to do why wouldnt someone try?

because it has to do with clearance , and that depends on the case . Also it look by you picture you want a cross fitted rad ? Ii would recommend the. On the same side , as of that rad just cause more clearance issues

[B NEGATIVE]

itd look so neat and tidy though haha anyways, thanks though

heres a picture just to make sure you arent too lost

Nothing wrong with that setup,i see it a lot.

 

XSPC and HWL make crossflow rads that you would need for that setup.

[Saladin]

i can understand that as ive had no experience, ive just never seen anybody talk or even suggest it before i mean if its possible to do why wouldnt someone try?

Getting rad there is a pain. You have clearance issues with both the motherboard (can run into the mosfet) and the top rad (remember you have to get a fan on there as well, not to mention the tubing runs... short runs are the hardest (harder to bend without kinks, harder to work with fittings, etc). In your diagram why not go from the res to the pump to the GPU to the GPU to the rad to the res. That way its still nice and clean. The order of the loop plays almost no difference on temps (just remember to always have the res directly before the pump). Hope this helps.

[kinkywink]

Getting rad there is a pain. You have clearance issues with both the motherboard (can run into the mosfet) and the top rad (remember you have to get a fan on there as well, not to mention the tubing runs... short runs are the hardest (harder to bend without kinks, harder to work with fittings, etc). In your diagram why not go from the res to the pump to the GPU to the GPU to the rad to the res. That way its still nice and clean. The order of the loop plays almost no difference on temps (just remember to always have the res directly before the pump). Hope this helps.

with my case that i want, arc midi r2, id have the res/pump as a combo so itd take up the 2 5 1/4 inch bays but alas the case only has a 240mm top mount

its not a problem, i probably wont get into water cooling customly for a little while maybe a year or 2 down the track when my build is complete

 

Nothing wrong with that setup,i see it a lot.

 

XSPC and HWL make crossflow rads that you would need for that setup.

got any links for those crossflows?

[Saladin]

with my case that i want, arc midi r2, id have the res/pump as a combo so itd take up the 2 5 1/4 inch bays but alas the case only has a 240mm top mount

its not a problem, i probably wont get into water cooling customly for a little while maybe a year or 2 down the track when my build is complete

 

got any links for those crossflows?

You can run the tubing like I mentioned with a bay res (I do something very similar). I tend to be wary of cross-flow rads, they had problems in the past, haven't checked recently to see if they are any better.

[B NEGATIVE]

http://www.xs-pc.com/radiators-ex-series/ex240-crossflow-radiator

 

 

You will need to thoroughly check clearances,but most cases will accept a thin 120 on the exhaust with a 240 in the top.

[Ghost]

What are you going to use for that 5.25" drive bay combo?

[kinkywink]

What are you going to use for that 5.25" drive bay combo?

i wont have any use for it until i get an fan controller or disc drive which i dont think i will, if im going that route ill get the 750D though.. and the 750D would probably last longer aswell.. might consider.

unless your meaning, what pump/res combo am i going for ?? that i do not know