Help me design my Water Loop

[FarFarAway]

Hey Guys.

Well I have all my stuff:

And I have a massive case that Imma hack apart :

1x Zern.at Socket 939 Copper/Nickel (Rates 2nd best waterblock on market by watercoolingplanet.de)

1x XSPC Dual Crossflow 120mm Radiator with mounts (fans can be fitted both sides).

Specs

2x YS-Tec 125cfm 40db fans

1x Laing DD-12v D5 Pump (latest and greatest 12v pump on market)

1x Danger Den Fillport (for topping up your water)

3m (approx) of 1/2" ID Clearflex tubing

10x Jubilee clamps (best clamps to stop water leaks )

1x Bottle of UV Blue Dye

1x Bottle of Racing Coolant

There's a hole in the bottom for the rad and the case is on wheels so there is room for vents. I have two 120mm pretty high speed fans to push the air out of the case with

I was going to have the RAD + Pump at the bottom of the case ( I have 33 drives in the 3in1 device module + DVD + Floppy in the other bays). I was gonna loop the CPU straight over the GFX card from the pump and keep the PUMP loop close to the RAD. Then on the other side of the RAD I was going to put a small length of tubing, then the "T" joint and join the outflow of the CPU block to the DD Fillport

Here's a crappy pic:

Obviously the agles will be slightly diferent and the plastic tubing will be ok to bend. I haven't measured up yet or anything just need some views/alternates if you feel this is wrong

 

[NoL]

This way

 

[FragTek]

This way

Yeah, that way ^^^

Looks like a nice lot of parts kemp, keep us updated with plenty of pix!

 

[FarFarAway]

Thanks NoL that looks to make a lot more sense mate. I just thought the pump had to be the lowest in the system??

I'll be hooking this baby up tomorrow

 

[FragTek]

You gonna get a waterblock for your vid card mate??

 

[JN]

Putting the pump before the radiator will help your temps a bit, as the pumps generally put a bit of heat into the water.

I always put my pump at the lowest point, as this way its guaranteed a constant flow of water, however it can work just as well other ways.

Oh, and one tip for you mate - DO NOT run the pump without any water in the loop

 

[FarFarAway]

You gonna get a waterblock for your vid card mate??

No mate I'm not. I change my vid card more often than my pants and sell the old one so I just don't see the point

Oh, and one tip for you mate - DO NOT run the pump without any water in the loop

Cheers m8 - I won't

The loop that NoL suggested looks like it would fit better in my case so I think I'll use that

 

[NoL]

*score for my loop design*

Ya. All this cheers mate is getting to my head.

Why not buy a maze4-gpu or the like for gpu blocks and replace the mounting with a snap in design?

 

[Ham]

Wouldn't it better to put the radiator on a side/on the top? As heat rises, wouldnt it just go back into the case at the bottom. Or are yoy having like a wind tunnel?

Edit: I mean the on the extrior or your case.

 

[NoL]

You could have the fans between the rad and case and have them exhaust out the bottom.

 

[Ham]

Thats what i was thinking but wouldnt it be a better idea to just have it on the top of his case with the attatched fans blowing awat from the case?

 

[FragTek]

Meh it all works pretty much the same in the end, it comes out in the wash whichever way you do it.

 

[FarFarAway]

Here ya go people:

Let leak testing commence

I had to re-design the loop as NoL's suggestion would have produced (as XMS put it) a 20ft fountain!

I didn't know the pump pumps upwards! lol

 

[Ham]

Well done kempz. Good luck with the testing, I mean your mildy boned if it goes wrong...

Edit: Can we say boned?

 

[FarFarAway]

Yep boned is fine

Right leak testing now

Quick pic:

Gonna leave it on overnight....wish me luck!

 

[Tec]

Good luck mate

 

[FragTek]

Looks good kemp, great job!!!

*Crosses fingers and prays for no leaks!*

Let us know if you have any droplets in the morning

 

[NoL]

Buy some copper tube clips and bolt the tube for pump intake to the bottom of case so it doesnt run into ur video card.

Looks great though!

EDIT: Also get some fan filters for your rad man!

 

[Dav0s]

nice kemp, a gpu waterblock wd be sweet tho

 

[FarFarAway]

The reason I don't have a GPU block is cause I sell/swap my GPU's so often that its nice to have them with an untampered stock cooler - gets more money