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Hey guys
so im doing a cheapo watercooling loop for my lan party pc (its not expensive hardware so im less effected if it fails but i highly doubt it will if all lines are secured) now its not having a Res so it is less likely to rupture and leak(even though i always check my loops before starting) so im using a T-Line in it, two to be specific, one to fill the loop at the top and one to drain at the bottom  preferably with a valve on the bottom one.
the loop is going to have a 120mm rad at the front of the case a little higher than the 480 im cooling and a pump at the bottom most likely so if anyone could give me a diagram of the best loop order for a T line or a detailed explanation atleast.

EDIT: the waterblock isnt cheapo its an Aquagrafx 480 just to be specific.

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A picture or a schematic of the current situation would be helpful :)

 

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you just want the drain loop as low as possible, fill port as high as possible, beyond that their exact location isn't important

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its gonna be pretty hard to know how much fluid/air is in the system without a res imo

 

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45 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

A picture or a schematic of the current situation would be helpful :)

 

so to put the build into context before you so "...why would you...WHY" i have a thing for *CERTAIN* Dells i just do. so i found a Dell dimension 3100 and gutted it and refitted it with the motherboard out of a dell optiplex 755 (its a BTX case so i needed a BTX motherboard thus im using a dell mobo) , a decent quality psu, a Q6600 and it was originally paired with a quite... poor gtx 550ti. so my weird like fore certain things continues... i happen to like GTX 480's alot and the other day i found 2 gtx 480's with Aquagrafx waterblocks for $40 i had to take it. obviously this mobo doesnt support sli so im only using one so i had to blank off one of the waterblocks slots for graphics cards (water flows through everything else just fine so dw about that). you may be wondering why im using such old hardware simple answer is i like old hardware and giving it a use + my lan party games aren't that demanding so this rig is 100% perfect.
anyway im rambling some help with a t line loop would be RAD... get it rad cause radiator nevermind.

EDIT:
im mounting it in the front of the case where the stock intake was and you may pointout that a 120mm rad wont fit but i have measured it all out to fit the 120mm rad and a 120mm fan and it all fits fine.

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Using a t line with a hose on it is the same as using a res. Just harder to bleed. Did it in my spare rig for awhile. More important to have a breather or not have the pump fluctuate in speeds. 

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