How to setup my loop?

[seba7661]

i am going to do a costum water loop very soon, but i dont know how to setup my loop yet. I have 2 ideas

 

1 loop idea:

res>pump>rad1>gpu>cpu>mobo>rad2

 

2 loop idea:

res>pump>rad1>gpu>mobo>rad2>cpu(thought this was better because the 2nd rad comes before the cpu)

 

are the loops good or do i need to do something whole different.

[andrewmp6]

Both will work just fine.Only part that matters is res to pump the rest just depends your case,What that means is you want your tubing to be the shortest and straightest you can run.What case are you going to use and what rads ?

[seba7661]

4 minutes ago, andrewmp6 said:

Both will work just fine.Only part that matters is res to pump the rest just depends your case,What that means is you want your tubing to be the shortest and straightest you can run.What case are you going to use and what rads ?

coolermaster h500p and 360(top), 240(front)

[andrewmp6]

Whatever way gives you the shortest straightest tubing runs go with it.

[seba7661]

13 minutes ago, andrewmp6 said:

Whatever way gives you the shortest straightest tubing runs go with it.

okay, so it wont make any different for cooling?

[andrewmp6]

The water is moving to fast for it to really matter,People have ran cpu straight to gpu and other way around and only gained 1 degree c between one to the other.

[Mick Naughty]

Wont matter either way. Just build it for best looks, ease of routing or best for draining. 

[D4nt3]

Both will work. Actually, the only important part of any loop is to ensure that a reservoir is placed before the pump in order to ensure that the pump is always fed with water. 

 

Having said that, you could also consider this configuration: 

 

res > pump > gpu > 240 rad > cpu > mobo > 360 rad  

 

I assume "mobo" refers to the water block for the VRMs, perhaps similar to those in the Asus Maximus Formula 9 or Aorus Gaming 9. 

 

This configuration takes your water into a series of heating and cooling stages, and it ensures that the CPU is fed with cooler water. The 360 will be the final stage and is expected to do the most amount of cooling the water before it's re-circulated into the loop. This also works better with the 240 on top since it will offer lesser tube runs. 

[Mick Naughty]

Also consider the placement of the parts. The pump doesn’t have to come after the res if it’s being fed indirectly. 

 

At one point I had my pump at the lower point and the res as the highest, so with the routing, the cpu and both gpu’s were in between the pump and res. So the loop would almost be filled before I even turn the pump on, minus the rads as there were all after the pump. 

[D4nt3]

4 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Also consider the placement of the parts. The pump doesn’t have to come after the res if it’s being fed indirectly. 

 

At one point I had my pump at the lower point and the res as the highest, so with the routing, the cpu and both gpu’s were in between the pump and res. So the loop would almost be filled before I even turn the pump on, minus the rads as there were all after the pump. 

 

Interesting. Would this require the reservoir to be full to the brim? 

[Mick Naughty]

3 minutes ago, D4nt3 said:

 

Interesting. Would this require the reservoir to be full to the brim? 

No, as the rest of the loop before the pump is acting as the reservoir. So filling the res as much as I can would just mean I would have to flll it that much less to get the system full.
Its just routing at that point, pump is being fed indirectly so its nothing different then having the pump right after the res. Just worked better for tubing and working with the space you have.

[D4nt3]

On 1/6/2018 at 6:22 AM, Mick Naughty said:

No, as the rest of the loop before the pump is acting as the reservoir. So filling the res as much as I can would just mean I would have to flll it that much less to get the system full.
Its just routing at that point, pump is being fed indirectly so its nothing different then having the pump right after the res. Just worked better for tubing and working with the space you have.

Ok. It still basically followed the rule of putting the reservoir before the pump. In this case, the reservoir is placed in a higher position with the CPU and GPU sitting between it and the pump. Since the reservoir is at the highest point, the water inside the reservoir exerts pressure and keeps the pump filled when the system is off, even after the water decompresses after pressure is removed in the loop and as it cools down. There will be enough water in this part of the loop after the reservoir and to the tube beyond the pump. The voids will be in the upper parts of the loop which would be quickly pushed to the reservoir once the pump is re-started.  

[ReyazJunior]

Both work just fine. But the second loop is a better option. I don't how mobo and CPU are different as u usually use monoblocks for this purpose.