My first WC attempt – lots of pics - Updated 04/11 - Page 2

.Radiant · 11th April 2011, 9:43 AM

or that

i figured the pump being under the res, it wouldn't matter all that much.

Alfonzo · 11th April 2011, 12:10 PM

Nice work but I do agree that the loop looks long (and a little complicated). I'd propose a different loop again - if it was at all possible to flip the radiator around to face the other way, I'd run res --> pump --> rad --> CPU --> gpu --> res, purely to tidy up the pipes crossing each other in the middle of the case.

You could do that even having the radiator in the current orientation, just means there's a diagonal pipe across the system from the pump up to the rad. But I guess you've got that going on from the rad down to the res at the moment anyway.

qwake · 11th April 2011, 2:05 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Yeah, I did add the vid card in the quickest possible way. I think I will go with something like res/pump/gpu/cpu/rad as Creekin suggested. I should be able to do this with the tube i have.

Turning the radiator I think will leave me with an odd tube crossing from the front of the case over to the CPU.

Does it matter which way the water flows through this GPU waterblock??

Creekin · 11th April 2011, 2:08 PM

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Originally Posted by qwake

Does it matter which way the water flows through this GPU waterblock??

nope

u should also be able to go "in" the bottom and "out" the top

Alfonzo · 11th April 2011, 2:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creekin

u should also be able to go "in" the bottom

That's what she said.

Creekin · 11th April 2011, 2:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfonzo

That's what she said.

what's her number?

they usually say "hellz NO!

"

qwake · 13th April 2011, 1:01 PM

Alright, loop changed! Now we are MUCH simpler and cleaner looking. The tube from the CPU to Radiator is just slightly squished / flattened due to the tight angle and twist.

This loop will be much easier to drain than what I had to do with the last layout..

Does anyone use a drain valve of any sort? thinking one of these between rad and pump may make things easier in the future .. tho I hope not to have to drain it to often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td-p7vci_0s

Creekin · 13th April 2011, 1:10 PM

looks good

only criticism is the rad to res line...
i might have made it a little longer so it goes straight down then follows the line of the gpu tube

i have a tap as a drain valve on my rig...

Click to view full size!

u could just open the stop fitting on the bottom of the gpu, drain into a container...then remove the gpu tube and drop it in a bucket...

ElBeasto · 13th April 2011, 4:14 PM

Looking good.

Can I ask where you got the clear res holders, I didn't think EK had sold them for years.

qwake · 13th April 2011, 5:08 PM

The Rad to Res line is shorter than I would have liked too, even an inch or two longer would have made it curve nicely rather than looking like its stretching to reach. BUT, as it is the longest line it would use the rest of my tubing to replace and because it is mostly hidden under the 240mm fan grill and not really visible through the window I didn't think it was worth it atm. It actually would have made that tube more out of sight and I want to see some of it!

This is the angle I pretty much see my case at.

Though it might be a while I'm thinking about upgrades already..

UD7 rev2 - touching my MB HS for more than 2 secs burns!

BigNG or Aquaero - prefer cheaper option - really just want to monitor everything and look at pretty graphs. Also most of the noise in my case now comes from the back Gelid pulling through dust mesh and I want to slow it down..

A stop plug with temp sensor to go with the above - do they make one with an LED port in the same plug?

A flow meter for the above..

A faster HD

Thanks for the comments and

!

qwake · 13th April 2011, 5:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElBeasto

Looking good.

Can I ask where you got the clear res holders, I didn't think EK had sold them for years.

Thanks!

I got the res second hand and these came with so Id say they are just that old.

qwake · 13th April 2011, 5:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfonzo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creekin

u should also be able to go "in" the bottom

That's what she said.

My GF read the thread and laughed, when I asked why she said "they sound like your sort of people"..

ElBeasto · 13th April 2011, 5:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwake

Thanks!

I got the res second hand and these came with so Id say they are just that old.

Haha cool!

I always thought they looked better than the black ones but I could never find any.

Creekin · 13th April 2011, 5:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwake

My GF read the thread and laughed

she's a keeper

can highly recommend aquaero and flow sensor
save up!
it's worth it

i prefer inline temp sensor to a stop fitting
none with led afaik, but no prob to make one with a plexi stop fitting and a Q block

11th April 2011, 9:43 AM	#16
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11th April 2011, 12:10 PM	#17
Alfonzo Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Carindale, BrisVegas Posts: 10,844	Nice work but I do agree that the loop looks long (and a little complicated). I'd propose a different loop again - if it was at all possible to flip the radiator around to face the other way, I'd run res --> pump --> rad --> CPU --> gpu --> res, purely to tidy up the pipes crossing each other in the middle of the case. You could do that even having the radiator in the current orientation, just means there's a diagonal pipe across the system from the pump up to the rad. But I guess you've got that going on from the rad down to the res at the moment anyway. __________________ tweet

11th April 2011, 2:05 PM	#18
qwake Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 48	Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I did add the vid card in the quickest possible way. I think I will go with something like res/pump/gpu/cpu/rad as Creekin suggested. I should be able to do this with the tube i have. Turning the radiator I think will leave me with an odd tube crossing from the front of the case over to the CPU. Does it matter which way the water flows through this GPU waterblock?? __________________ Intel i7 2700k \| 32GB 1866 Corsair \| 128GB Intel 330 SSD \| ASUS 570GTX

13th April 2011, 1:01 PM	#22
qwake Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 48	Alright, loop changed! Now we are MUCH simpler and cleaner looking. The tube from the CPU to Radiator is just slightly squished / flattened due to the tight angle and twist. This loop will be much easier to drain than what I had to do with the last layout.. Does anyone use a drain valve of any sort? thinking one of these between rad and pump may make things easier in the future .. tho I hope not to have to drain it to often. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td-p7vci_0s __________________ Intel i7 2700k \| 32GB 1866 Corsair \| 128GB Intel 330 SSD \| ASUS 570GTX

13th April 2011, 5:08 PM	#25
qwake Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 48	The Rad to Res line is shorter than I would have liked too, even an inch or two longer would have made it curve nicely rather than looking like its stretching to reach. BUT, as it is the longest line it would use the rest of my tubing to replace and because it is mostly hidden under the 240mm fan grill and not really visible through the window I didn't think it was worth it atm. It actually would have made that tube more out of sight and I want to see some of it! This is the angle I pretty much see my case at. Though it might be a while I'm thinking about upgrades already.. UD7 rev2 - touching my MB HS for more than 2 secs burns! BigNG or Aquaero - prefer cheaper option - really just want to monitor everything and look at pretty graphs. Also most of the noise in my case now comes from the back Gelid pulling through dust mesh and I want to slow it down.. A stop plug with temp sensor to go with the above - do they make one with an LED port in the same plug? A flow meter for the above.. A faster HD Thanks for the comments and ! __________________ Intel i7 2700k \| 32GB 1866 Corsair \| 128GB Intel 330 SSD \| ASUS 570GTX Last edited by qwake; 13th April 2011 at 5:14 PM.

13th April 2011, 4:14 PM	#24
ElBeasto Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,909	Looking good. Can I ask where you got the clear res holders, I didn't think EK had sold them for years.