Hey, My loop used to have an EK 150 res but I upgraded to a 250, the spare 150 was going to be used for a second loop but I don't think I'm going to have the money to build a second loop any time soon. I thinking of adding the spare res into my loop so I was wondering if there would be any major disadvantages of doing this? The only reason I want to do it is for aesthetics really. If I do decide to plumb it in, does this setup look ok? Its currently - Pump>CPU>RAD>RES and the adding in the second res would make it - Pump>CPU>extra RES>RAD>RES Watercooling spec is in my sig.
I'd say the only real benefit will be the increase in volume of liquid in your system will slightly increase the time it take for the whole lot to heat up to an equilibrium under load. However there would also be an increase in back pressure due to the longer pipework and extra res, so I doubt you'd see any performance benefits.
Absolutely pointless to be honest. More liquid is a plus but more tubing is a negative. Not worth it IMO
Thanks for your replies! If do decide to do it, it will be purely for aesthetics so I will post before and after temp to see if it does decrease performance at all. To save making a new thread, I have a 2x120mm rad in the bottom of the case and planning to get another 2x120mm rad to mount up front. The idea here is to run dual cooling loops, would this be a good idea or would it be better to just run one big look with both rads in series? Loop One - CPU and chipset Loop Two - Graphics card(s) and Mosfets Im not sure if my current pump would be able to cope with that, so its a choice of buying a beefier pump and running one big loop or buying another small pump and running duals?
That's the question really. A longer, single loop will have more resistance around it's path, so you need a higher pump pressure to overcome that. I'd say if you are going to add the mosfets and NB as well, you'd be better with two loops. You could try looking through project logs for people with WC setups, and see how they have arranged their loops.
Depending on how much space you have if you can fit another loop in. Would've thought you could get away with 1 loop with a bigger pump and an extra rad though. Also if you really need to cool the chipsets or if you can get away without.