Cooling Advice/help on res-less system

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  1. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    Should have all my parts by the end of the week (damn extremecooling and fans out of stock :miffed: ) and i'm planning on not using a res... summat like this (appologise for appauling paint skillz :p)

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    Main reason for this layout is shortest tubing and tidiest. And the coolest water goes to the cpu first.
    Any issues u can see with running summat like this and are there any pitfalls or things i need to be careful of or look out for?

    thx
    OLv.
     
  2. Altron

    Altron Minimodder

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    Reverse the T joint.
    Have the GPU on the end that is currently [tube going up top] so you don't lower your flow. On a T-Joint the bottom ets the least flow. Other than that pretty good.
     
  3. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    Personaly i would use:

    Pump--->CPU---->GFX---->Radiator---->T-split--->Pump
     
  4. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    so something a little bit like this:
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    would be better then?
     
  5. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    Look ok to me.....

    Got some nice l33t paint skillz i see there too :p
     
  6. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    lol :lol: no expense spaired with the presentation :p

    and with the 'Haddy Stamp of Approval' i shall go forth and venture into the unknown midst safe in the knowledge that if i mess it up, it is my own fault :D

    parts should have all arrived by thursday :D exciting isn't it? :p
     
  7. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    oh boy does that sound scary:geek:
     
  8. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    oh and it is :naughty: you can be directly liable for any systems that fail that you said would be ok :p lol

    p.s. how do add the persons name in the originall quoted by bit? or do u just add it manually in italics?
     
  9. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    Easiest way is to use the quote button down in the lower right of every post....

    OR

    Do it manually by using something like:
    PHP:
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by *Posters Name [/i][b]*info u want quoted*[/b][/quote]
     
  10. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    ahhhh didn't notice the one in the bottom corner :p

    currently trying to think of another problem i could encounter that will need me to utilize my extreme paint skillz :lol: :D
     
  11. Altron

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    You want the pump after the GPU
    Rad > CPU > GPU . T-joint > pump
    Pump heats the water a little, you want coldest water to CPU.
    But i'm not sure which was is better for flow.
     
  12. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    surely the pump doesn't have a noticable affect? i'm using a eheim 1048 which isn't the most powerful pump in the world so shouldn't generate much heat?
     
  13. Altron

    Altron Minimodder

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    I tihnk it's only a little, especially with an Eheim 1048
     
  14. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    The pump might add .0001 degree to the water...not enough to be worried about or that will cause problems...If it was a res system with a pump inside the res then yes you would be correct....
     
  15. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    yeh i thought so...

    blocks and fan should arrive tomorrow. extremecooling.co.uk are the slowest mail order company i have ever dealt with and would not recommend anyone to do business with them :(

    just need to source at T piece and then i'm good to go :rock:
     
  16. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    Dont forget pictures...
     
  17. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    i will take pics as soon as possible but currently don't own a digital camera (maybe santa will be visiting me this year) so i have to borrow my mates camera to take any pics. :(
     
  18. drunkenmaster

    drunkenmaster What's a Dremel?

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    Just to let ya know, first order form extreme took 4-5 days, then i ordered a maze 3.1 on the friday before xmas, it turned up saturday morning.

    As for flow, and pump position, i have a pretty big res, outta case, i know it make no diff but was cheap plastic box, wanted enough water to help deaden some sound. Rad before res, after cpu and no discernable diff in end cpu temps when i swith the rad to after the res.

    i don't know if i can put the rad's after the res this new setup i've got in the build. using dual 1250's to run a triple loop waterblock off one pump, and dual abyss's off the other pump. I guess running all inline would be ok, but sure I would get better flow rates with res's and rads not hooked up.

    With a 226w tec, 80w tec on 9700 pro, gf3, 2400+ clocked as far as it will go, and same for a 1600+ . I want fast flow. Not sure which way to go. Was thinking of two res's, but if flow different, that will create problems.
     
  19. Altron

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    You're friggin crazy dude...
     
  20. drunkenmaster

    drunkenmaster What's a Dremel?

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    Why thankyou;)

    Well, the plan was to put both rads in a window radbox that would use outside air to cool them, maybe fans, wouldn't make a diff i don't think. That way i can keep my window shut all winter:)

    But condensation would be too much hassle to deal with, kinda. Cos one of my cpu's needs to be insulated already, for the moment i'm just gonna keep the rads infront of a slightly open window, doing that now with less heat in system and no condensation at all, not even great temps.

    I'll go with that for a bit, then after a while i might make the rad box, i'll defo do it during summer anyway, as my room is like a sauna in summer.

    I was thinking of looking into a small heater with temp sensor to heat the water in res to 2-3 below ambient, that should give pretty good temps with the tecs, but also get rid of condensation problems. :rock: :rock:
     
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