full (table-)system watercooling: pump power?

[BlackXbonE]

I'm about to start my table pc project, got some parts already, and I want to put cpu and gpu on water. 

I already got a 420x420 radiator, haven't yet decided on hard- or soft tubing.

the components i want to cool are:

CPU: r7 1800x

GPU: gtx 1080ti

for future upgradeability I want to have enough headroom for another gpu in terms of waterflow (that the 420x420 rad is way more than sufficient should be obvious, so im having no worries there )

 

so since this will be my first full-system watercooled build i got some qeustions.

• which pump or more like pump-specs should i look for - eypecially regarding EK's line-up?
• how big CAN the res be (is ther any cheap/er solution to EK's reservoirs? since i'd like to highlight them with LED's i'd like to have a bigger one or maybe even multiple ones just for the looks

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, BlackXbonE said:

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Radiators are low restriction so it's not something that will be hard on the pump, blocks are what you need to worry about usually. A D5 would be a good option for a pump and the reservoir has no limit as it's makes no difference to the loop other than ease of filling and bleeding the loop. 

 

Just wondering what radiator are you planning on using? 

[Xreldo]

9 minutes ago, W-L said:

Radiators are low restriction so it's not something that will be hard on the pump, blocks are what you need to worry about usually. A D5 would be a good option for a pump and the reservoir has no limit as it's makes no difference to the loop other than ease of filling and bleeding the loop. 

 

Just wondering what radiator are you planning on using? 

When they post and never respond 

[BlackXbonE]

8 minutes ago, W-L said:

Just wondering what radiator are you planning on using? 

 MO-RA3 420 Core - black

is the radiator im using, 420mm x 420mm as i said.

 

and thanks for the pump advice!

[BlackXbonE]

2 minutes ago, Xreldo said:

When they post and never respond 

hey, i do always respond! was just busy doing other stuff. it's no livechat after all, is it

[Xreldo]

1 minute ago, BlackXbonE said:

hey, i do always respond! was just busy doing other stuff. it's no livechat after all, is it

I noticed I posted this in the wrong thread I meant it for another thread.

Jk

[Xreldo]

3 minutes ago, BlackXbonE said:

hey, i do always respond! was just busy doing other stuff. it's no livechat after all, is it

It is a common problem with LTT community just addressing the problem but it usually occurs with people that have 1-2 posts and they already have set a profile image.

[W-L]

1 minute ago, BlackXbonE said:

 MO-RA3 420 Core - black

is the radiator im using, 420mm x 420mm as i said.

and thanks for the pump advice!

Haha that's a big boy there  

 

Those rads do have a bit more resistance just due to the water flow but should still be good with the D5 if you turn it up however it won't be very silent. If you plan on long runs or have issues with the D5 you can get large pumps like theses:

http://koolance.com/pmp-500-pump-g-1-4-bsp

http://www.performance-pcs.com/aquacomputer-aquastream-xt-usb-12v-pump-ultra-version.html#Additional-Information

[BlackXbonE]

3 minutes ago, W-L said:

Haha that's a big boy there  

 

Those rads do have a bit more resistance just due to the water flow but should still be good with the D5 if you turn it up however it won't be very silent. If you plan on long runs or have issues with the D5 you can get large pumps like theses:

http://koolance.com/pmp-500-pump-g-1-4-bsp

http://www.performance-pcs.com/aquacomputer-aquastream-xt-usb-12v-pump-ultra-version.html#Additional-Information

Yes, i got it pretty cheap for 120€ so I really happy with that ^^

 

Those big pumps are even cheaper than the small ones on EK's website, is there any disadvantage coming with them? 

[W-L]

1 minute ago, BlackXbonE said:

Yes, i got it pretty cheap for 120€ so I really happy with that ^^

 

Those big pumps are even cheaper than the small ones on EK's website, is there any disadvantage coming with them? 

Which units are you comparing them to, theses are quite a lot larger than the DDC or regular D5. 

[BlackXbonE]

Just now, W-L said:

Which units are you comparing them to, theses are quite a lot larger than the DDC or regular D5. 

compared it to the EK-XTOP Revo D5, which is listed at 118€ (about the same in $US i guess)

the PMP - 500 e.g. is 75$, even though shipping it to my place would probably not work or would be pretty expensive and i don't know if there's any european retailers selling such pumps.

[BlackXbonE]

3 minutes ago, BlackXbonE said:

i don't know if there's any european retailers selling such pumps.

never mind, just found https://www.caseking.de/aqua-computer-aquastream-xt-usb-12v-pumpe-ultimate-version-oled-wapu-127.html, looks promising to me

[W-L]

3 minutes ago, BlackXbonE said:

compared it to the EK-XTOP Revo D5, which is listed at 118€ (about the same in $US i guess)

the PMP - 500 e.g. is 75$, even though shipping it to my place would probably not work or would be pretty expensive and i don't know if there's any european retailers selling such pumps.

The aquastream would be more common in Europe, but these large pumps aren't silent you would ideally want to place the rad and pump in another room. 

[dexT]

I use a single D5 on a Phobya Nova 1080mm (9x120mm) rad and it works great. I usually only use block though.