Final Loop Configuration Help

[az]

Hello all!

 

I am going to have a water block on my CPU and a block (two in total) for each of my GPUs. There will be two 240 radiators and one 360 radiator. I'm thinking of using a an EK revo dual D5. I'm using the Maximus Formula IX board. I'm thinking of running a powered hub onto the pump header on the board. Will this work? Even though I won't be able to control each pump speed individually? 

 

I know this isn't the best formulation of a question but I'm still figuring all this out. Thanks for the help!

[W-L]

12 minutes ago, az said:

Hello all!

 

I am going to have a water block on my CPU and a block (two in total) for each of my GPUs. There will be two 240 radiators and one 360 radiator. I'm thinking of using a an EK revo dual D5. I'm using the Maximus Formula IX board. I'm thinking of running a powered hub onto the pump header on the board. Will this work? Even though I won't be able to control each pump speed individually? 

 

I know this isn't the best formulation of a question but I'm still figuring all this out. Thanks for the help!

You can do a single D5 for all of that if you wanted as it would still be enough for all of that, the waterblocks are mainly the big restriction where rads aren't really a big effect. If you did go with dual pumps it would be a good idea to sync them actually to be the same speed and flow rate. 

[az]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

You can do a single D5 for all of that if you wanted as it would still be enough for all of that, the waterblocks are mainly the big restriction where rads aren't really a big effect. If you did go with dual pumps it would be a good idea to sync them actually to be the same speed and flow rate. 

 

Cool. My thought was to use this

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF6R4C8/ref=crt_ewc_title_gw_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AELLOY6K8XB8X

 

That would synchronize them then and that would be better?

[W-L]

2 minutes ago, az said:

Cool. My thought was to use this

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IF6R4C8/ref=crt_ewc_title_gw_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AELLOY6K8XB8X

 

That would synchronize them then and that would be better?

Yes you can use even a regular splitter onto a motherboard header for the pumps as the pumps themselves have an auxiliary power line and only take a PWM control signal from the 4 pin fan headers. 

[az]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Yes you can use even a regular splitter onto a motherboard header for the pumps as the pumps themselves have an auxiliary power line and only take a PWM control signal from the 4 pin fan headers. 

 

Sorry, I don't quite follow. They don't both have a 4 pin connector which they draw power (and a pwm signal) from?

[W-L]

12 minutes ago, az said:

Sorry, I don't quite follow. They don't both have a 4 pin connector which they draw power (and a pwm signal) from?

With the PWM series they have two connectors per pump one molex for power and 4 pin PWM connector so the power is not drawn from the motherboard as a D5 would easily overload it. So with a PWM splitter you can hook both pumps up so they work other at the same RPM.

[az]

Thanks so much!