Limited space, custom water loop

[SeerreuS]

I'm running out of options on where to mount pump and how to run my lines. Anyone with experience using an xspc ION water pump and Reservoir in one, some ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[SeerreuS]

I'm running out of options on where to mount pump and how to run my lines. Anyone with experience using an xspc ION water pump and Reservoir in one, some ideas would be greatly appreciated. This pump can be mounted anywhere.

[tikker]

Front bottom seems like a good spot to me?

[SeerreuS]

24 minutes ago, tikker said:

Front bottom seems like a good spot to me?

Yeah that would be the perfect spot. I need to find an alternative for those huge pcie cable. Do they make more custom streamlined cable that are not as bulky as those, it's hard to move them around and right now they're in the way.

[SeerreuS]

1 hour ago, Pangea2017 said:

EVGA power link could bring the cable far enough back with the Reservoir in front of the cable.

This would be optimal position, I will search EVGA power link. Thank you. I've mounted it to the top of case and I'm worried in case of leaks.

[brob]

It would be better to post this in Liquid and Exotic Cooling.

[tikker]

9 hours ago, SeerreuS said:

Yeah that would be the perfect spot. I need to find an alternative for those huge pcie cable. Do they make more custom streamlined cable that are not as bulky as those, it's hard to move them around and right now they're in the way.

You can try bending them such that they run over the top of the cards instead of the bottom. That's how I have my cables.

[SeerreuS]

2 hours ago, tikker said:

You can try bending them such that they run over the top of the cards instead of the bottom. That's how I have my cables.

With that motherboard they make you run the cards so tight together. If I would have noticed that before I bought it I would have got a board with three times 16 slots that way I could have ran it 4 slot SLI Bridge. The top card tables could definitely be routed above the card but the bottom one wouldn't be able to because it would hit fans on top card even though they probably won't be running any more.

[tikker]

4 minutes ago, SeerreuS said:

With that motherboard they make you run the cards so tight together. If I would have noticed that before I bought it I would have got a board with three times 16 slots that way I could have ran it 4 slot SLI Bridge. The top card tables could definitely be routed above the card but the bottom one wouldn't be able to because it would hit fans on top card even though they probably won't be running any more.

Run the cables for both cards over the top of the first card I meant, not each over its own top.

[SeerreuS]

5 hours ago, tikker said:

Run the cables for both cards over the top of the first card I meant, not each over its own top.

Not that I care about Aesthetics about functionality but I love the Infiniti windows on those gpus I don't want to block them. I went and picked up some rotary 90-degree elbows that should help me out a lot and getting one of those pci-e cables over the top of the upper card will help out a lot also. And the EVGA powerlink will not work on my card.

[SeerreuS]

I'm going to mount Reservoir at the top coming from the left side of the case. That will allow me to use the fill cap removing the top of the case with potential of spilling fluid down on all the components below at the same time though nervous. I'm starting in a couple of hours I think that's my best solution I've been researching for 2 days.

[SeerreuS]

This is the exact same case you have Tickker.

[SeerreuS]

Slow going. I melted rubber insert inside petg first time. 300*f is perfect temp. I beveled edges of petg tube and I still shaved a little bit of the o ring from the fitting when inserting tube. Will this cause a leak, or is a little shaving ok?.

Edited March 25, 2018 by SeerreuS

[SeerreuS]

Wow sometimes enough just isn't enough. I increased the bevel on the edge of the tubing and it slides right into the fitting with a little bit of soap and water.

[SeerreuS]

I wish I could have seen pictures of o rings that look like this because of not properly preparing tubing before I started this project. I shaved it right off, tubing is very sharp without a bevel.

[SeerreuS]

Those short 90 degree bends are the toughest ones to make.

[SeerreuS]

One Bend left to go and I hope it goes well I got one more piece of petg left.

[SeerreuS]

I almost don't want to put water in it.

[SeerreuS]

So far so good, no leaks, very quite.

[SeerreuS]

I've been running a leak test for an hour 45 minutes now and it's a good thing because I found the leak and you'll never guess where. I checked and double-checked and triple checked every connection on every fitting on every hose except one. The temperature sensor the top cap wasn't tight, and I thought it was just like a rotary I was wrong.

[SeerreuS]

Finished, at idle operates at 21 degrees C for gpus motherboard 25° C and CPU 27 degrees. I tested superposition last night graphics cards hit 58c. Amazing results as long as she holds tight. I have less than half a liter of fluid in my Loop. Using 120 mm radiator with push pull for two gpus. May not work for all graphics cards but it does for the Asus Rog 1080ti Poseidon.