Does This Work?

[Folly]

Hi,

I’m new to liquid cooling and planning my first loop.

After some research this is what I’ve come up with and also where my plans are going.

CPU is a 2600k@4.4 TJ07 Case

Alphacool VPP655-T12 Pump (Laing D5)

EK Supreme LTX CPU

EK CoolStream XT 240mm Dual Radiator (push/pull config)

Phobya 5.25" Single Drive Bay Reservoir

EK EKoolant Premium Fluid 2L

XSPC 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD (13-19mm) High Flex Tubing

XSPC 1/4" Thread Compression Fitting for 1/2" ID - 3/4" OD Tubing

Fitted RES-PUMP-RAD-CPU-

I was also trying to pick my parts so in the near future i can add GPU cooling to the loop

So adding to that would be:-

GPU's@stock

EK-D5 X-TOP Rev.2 Pump Top

EK CoolStream XT 480mm Quad Radiator (push)

And 2 GTX570 blocks + Fittings

Fitted RES-PUMP-RAD-RAD-CPU-GPU'S-

I have tried to do all the research myself but other opinions and ideas are always helpful

Would it be best to have 2 loops or should this work?

Cheers

 

[mrDMxtreme]

i would say that your configuration looks pretty good, but some pointers (well more like my personal input

)

1. Do one loop, having two loops will create a lot more tubing and ur going to lose 2-3C max, so i don't think its worth it. Go for the cleanest look with the least amount of hose possible (this means dry fitting and testing out to see what works best for ur components, just don't rush and it'll turn out amazing.

2. i looked at the tj07 and if your using a dual bay res, and a 480 in the bottom i'm assuming the 240 is in the roof right?? well assuming that i would go with the following configure:

RES - PUMP - RAD(bottom 480) - GPU - GPU - CPU - RAD(top 240) - (back to )RES

now i'll let the WCing pro's correct me, but i think that will be a super clean loop and considering that the 2600k isn't as hot as the bigger chips (lga 1366/2011) and that the 570 aren't that hot either (not 580 or 400 series) i think ur temps will be just fine.

p.s. if i'm interpreting ur loop order wrong draw something in paint over a pic of the tj07 and show me

-if i don't forget i'll try to add that for fun

 

[airdeano]

Hi,

I’m new to liquid cooling and planning my first loop.

After some research this is what I’ve come up with and also where my plans are going.

CPU is a 2600k@4.4 TJ07 Case

Cheers

monster loaded question, you know.

that's an expensive plan.

is this what you have now?

what kind of temps in loaded and idle do you have now?

what kind of air cooler do you have for those temps?

you might WC you rig and might not have gotten a performance gain from it.

so it is always a good thing to benchmark your air performance first and

then get a "recipe" for what you might need for WC. needs change almost

daily and trying to "sell-off" extra parts gets expensive, time consuming

and wasteful. PC water cooling gets a bad rap from a review stand-point.

all offer better cooling options than the other (marketing). suggestions

from Tom on his YouTube vids help a lot. you can get 300 different opinions

on how to WC your rig, which one is right? proven set-ups usually are the

indicator and most of those are bench-marked in a way to prove their gains.

you have a good grasp of the functioning of WC, will it work in your app?

you'll have to run that question up other SilverStone TJ07 case owners.

airdeano

 

[grandpatzer]

you may be able to cool the CPU + GPU's with just the 480 rad so just buying that now instead of the 240 rad.

Also look at thicker rads aswell Phobya has some for cheap.

the EK XT 480 is 47mm thick and the Phobya is 60mm thick, can you fit it in that case?

Price should be similar.

http://www.aquatuning.de/product_info.php/info/p9271_Phobya-G-Changer-480-Ver--1-2-Black.html

Edit--> Looking at this review the Phobya is marginally better flow and 0.5c cooler so you could just go for the EK XT rad, I still think that the 480rad might be enough for cpu + 2gpu?

http://www.hardwaremax.net/wasserku...-12-und-magicool-xtreme-quad-480.html?start=4

 

[Folly]

@mrDMxtreme

Agreed on the single loop, that’s what I ideally wanted.

I’ve not got any of the WC kit yet but have my eye on a single bay RES so it would leave room for a 240 in the front (just)

I like your idea of the RAD before it goes back into the RES too, what are the effects of going through the GPU’s first, going to have on the CPU temps (if anything)

My doodles to follow.

@airdeano

True it’s a very very expensive plan

I assume you’re asking about my current setup to find out if all of this is really needed? And well, no its not. J

Currently my i7 idles around 40-42 with 1.3V @4.4 Cooled by a D14 with 3 fans 2x controlled by a Mcubed T-balancer doesn’t go above 80

570’s both idle around 50 (triple Screens) and will top out at 90 with the fans at silly speeds

I’m not looking to overclock more than it is currently but I would love to see better temps with less noise

@grandpatzer

I’m hoping to also put the pump into the bottom so I’m hoping to get away with the thinner RAD but a 60 would go in with some effort but maybe only in push or pull but I doubt both would fit, mind you .5c isn’t a huge deal.

The plans/ideas i had were these two but I was assuming it would be best to have CPU before GPU and also having the RADS after the pump

or

Going on what grandpatzer said about just having just the 480 and running through the GPU's first I thought something like this?

 

[mrDMxtreme]

I like your idea of the RAD before it goes back into the RES too, what are the effects of going through the GPU’s first, going to have on the CPU temps (if anything)

think of it this way, the water in a loop is moving around very very fast, so the temp of the water itself is going to be almost the same so the order doesn't matter too much. that said the cpu temps are known to be the hottest thing in a loop so don't worry its not the loop order if you see the cpu a bit hotter then the gpu's

 

[Firat]

you will be fine with the rads you have but put them in 1 loop, i have both the 2600k @ 4.8ghz and 570 @ 904mhz in one loop with a dual 360mm rad and a dual 240mm rad after hours of folding cpu temp = ~ 60c and GPU temp = ~ 43c which is very good reults considering the mad OC i have on my GPU and CPU!!!! so an extra 570 shouldn't change anything plus you will have an extra 120mm radiator cooling capacity!!! so all gooood

 

[Folly]

think of it this way, the water in a loop is moving around very very fast, so the temp of the water itself is going to be almost the same so the order doesn't matter too much. that said the cpu temps are known to be the hottest thing in a loop so don't worry its not the loop order if you see the cpu a bit hotter then the gpu's

you will be fine with the rads you have but put them in 1 loop, i have both the 2600k @ 4.8ghz and 570 @ 904mhz in one loop with a dual 360mm rad and a dual 240mm rad after hours of folding cpu temp = ~ 60c and GPU temp = ~ 43c which is very good reults considering the mad OC i have on my GPU and CPU!!!! so an extra 570 shouldn't change anything plus you will have an extra 120mm radiator cooling capacity!!! so all gooood

Thanks very much guys,

I think I have settled on my loop order and what I need now with your help

Time to spend some money........

I have started a project log for my build if you want to watch it come together